Submissions by forever-for_real (Tess Stoops)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write. Always.
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Mar 2012 3:29am
28th Mar 2012 3:29am
You Can't
I need your love.
The closest thing I have to peace,
the only thing sustaining me.
My eyes are swimming, tears,
drowning me.
Hold me.
You can't, you can't.
The night seperates us.
I kiss your shoulder as you turn away.
The seasons pass
unraveling our gentle sighs.
We must wait for heaven.
This heaven of books written
won't do.
Only passing time can bring us together.
The night swallows us whole.
Save me.
You can't, you can't.
The closest thing I have to peace,
the only thing sustaining me.
My eyes are swimming, tears,
drowning me.
Hold me.
You can't, you can't.
The night seperates us.
I kiss your shoulder as you turn away.
The seasons pass
unraveling our gentle sighs.
We must wait for heaven.
This heaven of books written
won't do.
Only passing time can bring us together.
The night swallows us whole.
Save me.
You can't, you can't.
756 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Mar 2012 10:07pm
13th Mar 2012 10:07pm
More
We are not much more
than this.
This quiet moment
dripping in perfect
acceptance.
This utopian love.
This quiet moment before I kiss you,
pull you close,
and writhe against your heat.
We are not much more
than the feeling of
fingertips gliding over
wanting bare skin.
Feels like sunlight, warm.
Almost a burning.
It almost hurts,
almost enough.
We are not much more than this.
The longing and begging.
More, baby, more.
The feeling of our skin meeting, heaven
We are this lust,
this love.
We are not much...
than this.
This quiet moment
dripping in perfect
acceptance.
This utopian love.
This quiet moment before I kiss you,
pull you close,
and writhe against your heat.
We are not much more
than the feeling of
fingertips gliding over
wanting bare skin.
Feels like sunlight, warm.
Almost a burning.
It almost hurts,
almost enough.
We are not much more than this.
The longing and begging.
More, baby, more.
The feeling of our skin meeting, heaven
We are this lust,
this love.
We are not much...
567 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Mar 2012 10:05pm
13th Mar 2012 10:05pm
Maddened Angels
Otherworldly evil angels.
Because we fly on
singed wings, under
gray clouds
like sheets above us.
The rain can't wash us clean.
Can't put out the fire that
that once
consumed our maddened souls.
Now dancing at our feet.
We try to flee but it follows,
never bothering to hide away.
And we accept it.
Look into each other's eyes and
see the still-burning embers.
The coal in our soul
flaring.
We love each other
in our own twisted ways.
We're all mad here.
Because we fly on
singed wings, under
gray clouds
like sheets above us.
The rain can't wash us clean.
Can't put out the fire that
that once
consumed our maddened souls.
Now dancing at our feet.
We try to flee but it follows,
never bothering to hide away.
And we accept it.
Look into each other's eyes and
see the still-burning embers.
The coal in our soul
flaring.
We love each other
in our own twisted ways.
We're all mad here.
610 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Jan 2012 00:54am
26th Jan 2012 00:54am
My Love
There's a taste of fantasy
on your lips
and sights of legends
in your eyes.
You're a lover's myth,
the dream of lover's passed.
And your voice
reveals an undreamed depth,
kisses
like fairytales.
There are memories I have
of the world
you make into so much more
without making yourself less.
I do not exist without you.
If you cease and I continue
my pen will cease.
Leaving only a shadow
on an empty always page.
I cannot pen life
without you.
You're paradise.
My oasis, salvation....
on your lips
and sights of legends
in your eyes.
You're a lover's myth,
the dream of lover's passed.
And your voice
reveals an undreamed depth,
kisses
like fairytales.
There are memories I have
of the world
you make into so much more
without making yourself less.
I do not exist without you.
If you cease and I continue
my pen will cease.
Leaving only a shadow
on an empty always page.
I cannot pen life
without you.
You're paradise.
My oasis, salvation....
829 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Jan 2012 00:37am
26th Jan 2012 00:37am
The First Night
The rain falls and I listen
remembering fingers running through my hair
and a strong palm cupped over my ear
to silence my demons for the night.
I remember warm arms around me
and a kiss on my cheek.
The night even the devil felt love,
even I did.
It was never said
but it was there
hidden under everything.
Now the rain falls and unearths it.
Putting out the fire.
And I remember everything,
everything and nothng.
remembering fingers running through my hair
and a strong palm cupped over my ear
to silence my demons for the night.
I remember warm arms around me
and a kiss on my cheek.
The night even the devil felt love,
even I did.
It was never said
but it was there
hidden under everything.
Now the rain falls and unearths it.
Putting out the fire.
And I remember everything,
everything and nothng.
672 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Dec 2011 3:55pm
18th Dec 2011 3:55pm
Falling Stars
When words meant everything
why did we never say enough?
I've been crumbling lately,
stumbling over
things I meant to say,
wishing you knew.
Let's face it baby.
We're both broken,
breaking,
rebuilding
all in one fluid motion.
All in one sigh
we never hear from the other.
We collapse.
Rebuild.
I want everything to be okay
but the sky is shattering.
Can we make it?
I believe in you.
Just let go long enough
to catch me.
This frigid room and overflowing journals,
it's all we have
to fall into.
I...
why did we never say enough?
I've been crumbling lately,
stumbling over
things I meant to say,
wishing you knew.
Let's face it baby.
We're both broken,
breaking,
rebuilding
all in one fluid motion.
All in one sigh
we never hear from the other.
We collapse.
Rebuild.
I want everything to be okay
but the sky is shattering.
Can we make it?
I believe in you.
Just let go long enough
to catch me.
This frigid room and overflowing journals,
it's all we have
to fall into.
I...
817 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Dec 2011 3:44pm
18th Dec 2011 3:44pm
Our Own Heaven
Kisses stolen.
All the time in the world isn't enough.
Fingertips brush against bricks,
my silent smile, filling the blanks.
The sun blinds me
just for a moment.
There's an almost promise,
an unmeant oath,
of somethin new on the wind.
Palms pressed together,
eyes looking up,
toward forever.
We never even thought of looking back.
Soaring,
we steal kisses flying on
angel wings.
All the time in the world,
in the making of this,
our own heaven.
All the time in the world isn't enough.
Fingertips brush against bricks,
my silent smile, filling the blanks.
The sun blinds me
just for a moment.
There's an almost promise,
an unmeant oath,
of somethin new on the wind.
Palms pressed together,
eyes looking up,
toward forever.
We never even thought of looking back.
Soaring,
we steal kisses flying on
angel wings.
All the time in the world,
in the making of this,
our own heaven.
846 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Oct 2011 00:52am
19th Oct 2011 00:52am
Whispers
I hear a whisper
in the night
telling me
not to fight,
just succumb
to the pain
and you'll never
feel again.
I refuse.
I deny.
Whispers only
tell me lies.
I close my ears
to the sound,
keep my eyes
on the ground.
I refuse.
I deny.
Whispers only
whisper lies.
I feel your hand
on my face
as you lead me
to our place.
In your heart
I find my home
and I never
want to roam.
I hear your voice.
I say your name.
My life will never
be the same....
in the night
telling me
not to fight,
just succumb
to the pain
and you'll never
feel again.
I refuse.
I deny.
Whispers only
tell me lies.
I close my ears
to the sound,
keep my eyes
on the ground.
I refuse.
I deny.
Whispers only
whisper lies.
I feel your hand
on my face
as you lead me
to our place.
In your heart
I find my home
and I never
want to roam.
I hear your voice.
I say your name.
My life will never
be the same....
1014 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Oct 2011 00:43am
19th Oct 2011 00:43am
While You Sleep
Your body beside me
swaying with the tide
of your breath.
In and out.
Your eyes swirl
in delirious sleep.
I kiss your forehead gently.
I won't wake you.
You're an angel lying next to me.
i'm the devil
burning myself out.
While you rest,
I sneak outside.
I hate to leave you.
The moon welcomes me
with a cool grin.
You sigh gently
as the door closes.
I light my cigarette.
Smoke billows around me
on the evening wind.
Bare feet on black top
and I bathe in moonbeams.
I wonder why I'm here
wounding...
swaying with the tide
of your breath.
In and out.
Your eyes swirl
in delirious sleep.
I kiss your forehead gently.
I won't wake you.
You're an angel lying next to me.
i'm the devil
burning myself out.
While you rest,
I sneak outside.
I hate to leave you.
The moon welcomes me
with a cool grin.
You sigh gently
as the door closes.
I light my cigarette.
Smoke billows around me
on the evening wind.
Bare feet on black top
and I bathe in moonbeams.
I wonder why I'm here
wounding...
802 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Jul 2011 2:26am
14th Jul 2011 2:26am
Always and Never
Tell me you'll stay forever.Even if it is just a lie.I don't know how long I'd wait. Maybe forever.It's easier not to try.Easier to say goodbye.Easier to believe the lie.It'd be easier for me to die.I turn my back on the world sometimes, looking over my shoulder to see if anyone comes after me.No one will this time, it's not anyone elses fault, it's mine.for being so cold,wanting to be alone in the dark,just to see if I still have my spark.The time came when you needed me to save you, and I didn't.I pulled you under scream still caught in your throat.You're so cold but you make me feel...
680 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
5th Jul 2011 3:44am
5th Jul 2011 3:44am
You're Killing Me Here
I cry for you in my sleep,
but you take no notice.
You can't feel my touch, nor taste the tears.
When did this fear define me?
I make no move, don't even breathe.
The panic pulls me under.
I half-ass hold my breath,
half-heartedly hope I won't drown.
The chill creeps down my throat like ice water.
I smell the cold.I don't fight the shudders racking my chest.
I accept the pain that follows.
Colors swim and sounds amplify.
The fault line on my heart shifts.
You don't see my struggle.
Yes babe, you hurt me.
So many times...
but you take no notice.
You can't feel my touch, nor taste the tears.
When did this fear define me?
I make no move, don't even breathe.
The panic pulls me under.
I half-ass hold my breath,
half-heartedly hope I won't drown.
The chill creeps down my throat like ice water.
I smell the cold.I don't fight the shudders racking my chest.
I accept the pain that follows.
Colors swim and sounds amplify.
The fault line on my heart shifts.
You don't see my struggle.
Yes babe, you hurt me.
So many times...
851 reads
0 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
4th Jul 2011 4:44am
4th Jul 2011 4:44am
Dear One Who Can't Compare
Dear less-than-rival,
Who are you to me? You've followed me many years, in my shadow. I can't see you in that darkness dear. Neither can anyone else. Maybe it would be best if you just disappeared. Or better, find someone else to attempt to outdo. Someone on your level. I'm so far ahead you'd have to go backwards to catch up. I don't compare myself to you. There is nothing the same. I find a way around every hurdle thrown at me. I've known pain you never will. You cry for lost love, over something you yourself caused. When you want something too much, it has a way of slipping away,...
Who are you to me? You've followed me many years, in my shadow. I can't see you in that darkness dear. Neither can anyone else. Maybe it would be best if you just disappeared. Or better, find someone else to attempt to outdo. Someone on your level. I'm so far ahead you'd have to go backwards to catch up. I don't compare myself to you. There is nothing the same. I find a way around every hurdle thrown at me. I've known pain you never will. You cry for lost love, over something you yourself caused. When you want something too much, it has a way of slipping away,...
848 reads
0 Comments
DU Poetry : Submissions by forever-for_real (Tess Stoops)
