Submissions by inechoingsilence
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I wrote short stories at 7, poems by 12. For more than twelve years I was incapable of writing or singing - I was emotionally closed off to everything except living. Now, at 40, I've regained my voices and there is poetry and song in my life once more.
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2021 6:27pm
3rd Feb 2021 6:27pm
To: Sweetest Love
We were everything, now we are nothing
Forever you have my heart as I let yours go
Forever you have my heart as I let yours go
#sadness
#grief
#loneliness #heartbroken
#loneliness #heartbroken
233 reads
14 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
15th Jan 2021 4:49pm
15th Jan 2021 4:49pm
Mausoleums
Memories in mourning shrouds, severed ties
touching lives, feather light leaving no mark
Forever is forever sworn, sacred oaths
born in deepest night always die in day’s light
Do no harm, leave no trace of my passing
Paths cross, merge in a heartbeat, separate
Impossible to remember every bright moment
your forgotten moments with me are final proof
I don’t remember until I walk over the grave of us
touching lives, feather light leaving no mark
Forever is forever sworn, sacred oaths
born in deepest night always die in day’s light
Do no harm, leave no trace of my passing
Paths cross, merge in a heartbeat, separate
Impossible to remember every bright moment
your forgotten moments with me are final proof
I don’t remember until I walk over the grave of us
#grief
#rejection
#dark
#despair
#disappointment
244 reads
5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Sep 2020 3:26am
2nd Sep 2020 3:26am
The Journey
She forever dances in the in-between
pirouettes so lightly along cliff edges
Thrives radiant in the time between times
walks in both sun and shadow with ease
Respecting, thanking All who listen
He speaks in song-language ancient
Fire, revenge, yearning in his blood
pained, broken, penitent from afar
This soldier fought for love of ideal
For land so green, for denied liberty
Her path her own, she walks content
until they meet at a dark crossroad
Trying to warn, or to frighten - who knew?
Attempting to change her...
pirouettes so lightly along cliff edges
Thrives radiant in the time between times
walks in both sun and shadow with ease
Respecting, thanking All who listen
He speaks in song-language ancient
Fire, revenge, yearning in his blood
pained, broken, penitent from afar
This soldier fought for love of ideal
For land so green, for denied liberty
Her path her own, she walks content
until they meet at a dark crossroad
Trying to warn, or to frighten - who knew?
Attempting to change her...
#religion
#faith
#spiritual #curse
#spiritual #curse
265 reads
0 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
18th Aug 2020 9:14pm
18th Aug 2020 9:14pm
Successfully Alone
She knew her worth, she was no man’s whore.
A modestly dressed beauty, all deep green eyes
and a smile that made everyone smile with her.
Kind, gentle, with a double-edged intellect
Book smarter, people smartest, as she spoke
fear and/or admiration was the given response.
She knew her worth, she was no man’s whore.
To bat lashes and giggle, fiddle with hair and coo
was a dance she could do with disdainful expertise
To play the game, to strike, score, take home
some person to whom she had no true attraction
made her...
A modestly dressed beauty, all deep green eyes
and a smile that made everyone smile with her.
Kind, gentle, with a double-edged intellect
Book smarter, people smartest, as she spoke
fear and/or admiration was the given response.
She knew her worth, she was no man’s whore.
To bat lashes and giggle, fiddle with hair and coo
was a dance she could do with disdainful expertise
To play the game, to strike, score, take home
some person to whom she had no true attraction
made her...
#sex
#erotic
#sensual #orgasm
#sensual #orgasm
340 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Aug 2020 8:23pm
18th Aug 2020 8:23pm
Forget Emotion
If I study wildcraft of nature without
I can deny the wildcraft within.
I can deny the wildcraft within.
#grief
#loneliness
#dark
#heartbroken
#despair
257 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Aug 2020 3:45am
13th Aug 2020 3:45am
Forgotten
Always third
Never first
Rarely second
Never us
Always them
Then me
Afterthought
Oh, you forgot
Didn’t realize
I give up
We never were
Go to them
Never first
Rarely second
Never us
Always them
Then me
Afterthought
Oh, you forgot
Didn’t realize
I give up
We never were
Go to them
#grief
#loneliness
#dark
#disappointment
#emptiness
315 reads
7 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
10th Jul 2020 3:25pm
10th Jul 2020 3:25pm
The Submissive to the Dominant
Without submissive, the Dominant is bereft
His need is feral instinct, without thought
She submits with purest joy, rarest treasure
The Dominant is too honored, humbly grateful.
Our ritual agreement missed no steps.
There were no misunderstandings, yet
a handful of joyous days turned ashen nights
sobs of torturous pain replace blissful cries
Submissives know to anticipate, prepare
I knew we would not stand the test of time
Wise is one who sees the ending at the start
Heartbroken, in grace I give you a way out. ...
His need is feral instinct, without thought
She submits with purest joy, rarest treasure
The Dominant is too honored, humbly grateful.
Our ritual agreement missed no steps.
There were no misunderstandings, yet
a handful of joyous days turned ashen nights
sobs of torturous pain replace blissful cries
Submissives know to anticipate, prepare
I knew we would not stand the test of time
Wise is one who sees the ending at the start
Heartbroken, in grace I give you a way out. ...
#lust
#erotic
#BDSM
#sensual
#passion
542 reads
3 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
10th Jul 2020 1:58pm
10th Jul 2020 1:58pm
Infinite Shatter: The Eulogy of Two
#lust
#dark
#erotic
#BDSM
#LongDistanceRelationship
459 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Apr 2020 11:19pm
29th Apr 2020 11:19pm
Musings in a Pandemic
The four kids go out for little walks each day
running home when they see anyone else
Yesterday, they played with chalk on the front walk
My youngest son never leaves the yard
as he jumps and jumps on his pogo stick.
My older two kids are on the phone all day long
One could say just like typical teenagers
Except teens call friends and attend school
Now they call school and can’t go with friends
What a mad, twisted world we live in today!
Husband hasn’t prayed with a quorum since
rabbis said praying on your porch was no good. ...
running home when they see anyone else
Yesterday, they played with chalk on the front walk
My youngest son never leaves the yard
as he jumps and jumps on his pogo stick.
My older two kids are on the phone all day long
One could say just like typical teenagers
Except teens call friends and attend school
Now they call school and can’t go with friends
What a mad, twisted world we live in today!
Husband hasn’t prayed with a quorum since
rabbis said praying on your porch was no good. ...
#anxiety
#dark
#confusion #fear
#confusion #fear
319 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Feb 2020 8:14am
23rd Feb 2020 8:14am
Janus
I service a deity with two faces
Faithful penitent, holy harlot
mind supine to their whims
Words and Music the Janus
I attempt to appease
Bound to verse and loop
submissive to rhythm and rhyme
deprived of sleep and sanity
in their most sacred service
until such time as they are content
So jealous, this individual deity
insistent, persistent until I yield
I spend my days and nights
seeing chords and hearing words
seduced into divine intoxication
Faithful penitent, holy harlot
mind supine to their whims
Words and Music the Janus
I attempt to appease
Bound to verse and loop
submissive to rhythm and rhyme
deprived of sleep and sanity
in their most sacred service
until such time as they are content
So jealous, this individual deity
insistent, persistent until I yield
I spend my days and nights
seeing chords and hearing words
seduced into divine intoxication
#conflict
#music
#WritingPoetry #art
#WritingPoetry #art
272 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Dec 2019 1:29pm
23rd Dec 2019 1:29pm
Manifesto
You want my turns of phrase, my prayers
sacred secrets I keep to get through my life
When the world seems flat-line terminal
I scream into the silence, fire in my eyes
Keep waiting, today isn't when I fall
A single breath, then another, over again
Push on through, keep your head down
Get it done, walk away and onto the next one
Just a second, you think only words
ensure my survival from day to day?
Words are just useless noise without intent
Faith is the catalyst bringing them to life
sacred secrets I keep to get through my life
When the world seems flat-line terminal
I scream into the silence, fire in my eyes
Keep waiting, today isn't when I fall
A single breath, then another, over again
Push on through, keep your head down
Get it done, walk away and onto the next one
Just a second, you think only words
ensure my survival from day to day?
Words are just useless noise without intent
Faith is the catalyst bringing them to life
#strength
#courage
#motivational
#inspirational
#redemption
436 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
18th Dec 2019 2:34am
18th Dec 2019 2:34am
Dancing in Hell
The time has come, here and now
No choice remains, you must go
Darkness has fallen, delay no more!
Tonight you dance with demons
The hall is at capacity, every monster
impatiently waiting- honored guest
You indescribable, exquisite mortal,
dance like your soul depends upon it
They will try to force you to submit
these tempting devils you dance with
offering to end your pain, right this instant
Surrender sweetly, darling... just let go
Move lightly, don’t miss a step ...
No choice remains, you must go
Darkness has fallen, delay no more!
Tonight you dance with demons
The hall is at capacity, every monster
impatiently waiting- honored guest
You indescribable, exquisite mortal,
dance like your soul depends upon it
They will try to force you to submit
these tempting devils you dance with
offering to end your pain, right this instant
Surrender sweetly, darling... just let go
Move lightly, don’t miss a step ...
#hell
#freedom
#escape #dance
#escape #dance
479 reads
2 Comments
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