Submissions by garyd
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
No experience whatsoever. Just have a need to express myself at times. Sometimes an idea or word stick in my head until I explore with it on paper.
SELF POEM
Published
15th Mar 2022 9:49pm
15th Mar 2022 9:49pm
show me
I feel the burn of the sun on my cheek; show me where to take shelter.
#aging
222 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Mar 2022 7:36pm
15th Mar 2022 7:36pm
Fogs of Summer
Near the dark edge of the jagged forest
Do not speak ill of others
Alongside the petulant sea
Silence will endure
Beware the fogs of summer
And the mists that twist and turn in the fall
For in their embrace
Many have gone
And few returned
Do not speak ill of others
Alongside the petulant sea
Silence will endure
Beware the fogs of summer
And the mists that twist and turn in the fall
For in their embrace
Many have gone
And few returned
#earth
#water
285 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Mar 2022 8:30pm
11th Mar 2022 8:30pm
Dark Woods
Dark are the woods at this hour
As I step onto the pine needle path
Working my way home
Peeking through the glazed snow
Are the remains of an unknown creature
Perhaps hare or squirrel
Too far gone to recognize
I continue, moving quickly but keeping my silence
But wonder
Did you die months before the first snow?
Is it only now you have decided to shed your tomb of white?
Or was your death more recent?
Perhaps by another
Or an act of nature
Was it ordained?
Soon, a new blanket of green will...
As I step onto the pine needle path
Working my way home
Peeking through the glazed snow
Are the remains of an unknown creature
Perhaps hare or squirrel
Too far gone to recognize
I continue, moving quickly but keeping my silence
But wonder
Did you die months before the first snow?
Is it only now you have decided to shed your tomb of white?
Or was your death more recent?
Perhaps by another
Or an act of nature
Was it ordained?
Soon, a new blanket of green will...
#death
#silence
334 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
8th Mar 2022 6:30pm
8th Mar 2022 6:30pm
Halfway
time of the essence
voices turn unfamiliar
pulled into the cracks
swim hard for the surface
straining for the light
halfway
held down
by unseen bonds
calming breaths
hold it back
until they visit again
in the coming dark
voices turn unfamiliar
pulled into the cracks
swim hard for the surface
straining for the light
halfway
held down
by unseen bonds
calming breaths
hold it back
until they visit again
in the coming dark
#dark
255 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th Mar 2022 5:03pm
7th Mar 2022 5:03pm
Chasing Parked Cars
chasing parked cars in an endless city of gray
around corners on empty streets
faces, both known and unfamiliar lead me astray
lost in a place I’ve never been
around corners on empty streets
faces, both known and unfamiliar lead me astray
lost in a place I’ve never been
#aging
220 reads
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Mar 2022 5:38pm
5th Mar 2022 5:38pm
CP Love
mind sharp as always
frozen limbs interfere
love finds a way
frozen limbs interfere
love finds a way
#relationships
#romantic
249 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Mar 2022 6:36pm
2nd Mar 2022 6:36pm
It's All Greek to me
It’s All Greek to me
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia,
Irlen Syndrome
Dyscalculia.
Autism
Asperger syndrome
Down syndrome.
Fragile X syndrome
Pervasive developmental disorders.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Cerebral palsy
Intellectual disability,
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Just words
Nothing More
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia,
Irlen Syndrome
Dyscalculia.
Autism
Asperger syndrome
Down syndrome.
Fragile X syndrome
Pervasive developmental disorders.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Cerebral palsy
Intellectual disability,
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Just words
Nothing More
#humankind
223 reads
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STORY POEM
Published
2nd Mar 2022 6:15pm
2nd Mar 2022 6:15pm
Bobby in the Bathroom
Sneaking to the bathroom
With no one else around
What he does is no secret
Its known all over town
Don’t go in the bathroom
When he’s in there alone
Or else you’ll get an earful
As he begins to moan
Bobby in the bathroom
It’s really quite the sight
Walk in unannounced
And you’ll run off in fright
I truly need the bathroom
I really have to pee
But I’m frightened to go in there
...
With no one else around
What he does is no secret
Its known all over town
Don’t go in the bathroom
When he’s in there alone
Or else you’ll get an earful
As he begins to moan
Bobby in the bathroom
It’s really quite the sight
Walk in unannounced
And you’ll run off in fright
I truly need the bathroom
I really have to pee
But I’m frightened to go in there
...
#lust
#funny
226 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
31st May 2021 3:17am
31st May 2021 3:17am
Sleep
Welcome my friend.
Tonight, time lingered.
Often you arrive without notice.
Always welcome, never shunned.
A relief from the pain, and the thoughts.
Mostly blackness, memories lost.
You are best when you leave emptiness behind,
nothing to invade the still of the dark.
Dreams are anxious, endless wanderings in a dead city.
Seeking but never finding.
Awake in a grey fog.
As the journey ends,
take me with you in the still of the morning.
Let me stay with you,
Forever.
Tonight, time lingered.
Often you arrive without notice.
Always welcome, never shunned.
A relief from the pain, and the thoughts.
Mostly blackness, memories lost.
You are best when you leave emptiness behind,
nothing to invade the still of the dark.
Dreams are anxious, endless wanderings in a dead city.
Seeking but never finding.
Awake in a grey fog.
As the journey ends,
take me with you in the still of the morning.
Let me stay with you,
Forever.
#bittersweet
524 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th May 2021 1:02am
30th May 2021 1:02am
Serena Lily
Child of the flowers
Eyes of jade alight with wonder
Walk slow at first and then run
Never looking back
Never an agenda
Know no bounds
Feel no chains
For the world to look out with the same innocence
Would change the world for the better
Much the better
Ignore the hate
Smile at the haters
See the world through your lens
Hearts are made to be loved
Not to be shattered
Know only happiness and joy
Child of the flowers
Stay free forever
Eyes of jade alight with wonder
Walk slow at first and then run
Never looking back
Never an agenda
Know no bounds
Feel no chains
For the world to look out with the same innocence
Would change the world for the better
Much the better
Ignore the hate
Smile at the haters
See the world through your lens
Hearts are made to be loved
Not to be shattered
Know only happiness and joy
Child of the flowers
Stay free forever
#happiness
#love
#kindness #inspirational
#kindness #inspirational
329 reads
2 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
29th May 2021 7:31pm
29th May 2021 7:31pm
DOM
Long trench coat and pointy boots
Silver belt buckle and that ridiculous pony tail or man bun
Makes you look like an ass
You think leaving a mark on flesh puts you in control
It does not
Learn to take what is given
Listen
Follow the words and the silence
Use your voice more than your canes and clamps
Only then will you understand
Silver belt buckle and that ridiculous pony tail or man bun
Makes you look like an ass
You think leaving a mark on flesh puts you in control
It does not
Learn to take what is given
Listen
Follow the words and the silence
Use your voice more than your canes and clamps
Only then will you understand
#BDSM
276 reads
1 Comment
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