Submissions by jemac
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am on a journey… with my work, my explorations, and a few sad stories. I travel with a suitcase full of outrageous blessings. I am on a quest for truth, beauty and quiet joy. I am an artist, a writer, an explorer. ~unknown~
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in the realm
of all my pain
and confusion
i am filled with
sudden calm
not sure what scares me more...
of all my pain
and confusion
i am filled with
sudden calm
not sure what scares me more...
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I don't want to be lonely anymore....
Come home to me
I want to curl up
in the lap of your love.
for Maximus
I want to curl up
in the lap of your love.
for Maximus
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Breathe...
Breathe he said
I am breathing
aren't I?
he looked down at me
his face suddenly too close
it was then I realized
I was not breathing
well
it was as if there was not
enough air
that i was only taking in half breaths
the rest stopped
suddenly short
followed by
wheezing
first in then out
I was
suffocating
this was real
Relax
he said...
breathe as deep as you can
you can do this
work, push through it
Sit there like a good girl
and just breathe...
So I did
I sat up as straight as...
I am breathing
aren't I?
he looked down at me
his face suddenly too close
it was then I realized
I was not breathing
well
it was as if there was not
enough air
that i was only taking in half breaths
the rest stopped
suddenly short
followed by
wheezing
first in then out
I was
suffocating
this was real
Relax
he said...
breathe as deep as you can
you can do this
work, push through it
Sit there like a good girl
and just breathe...
So I did
I sat up as straight as...
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Flash Back...
it was late
she was alone
sitting quietly
reading
her sisters were in other parts
of the house
it was a hot summer night
sheer curtains gently blowing
she was deep into
the story
her parents had left a while ago
they had fought earlier and decided
to go out and resolve it in the dark of night
by themselves
in private
suddenly a blood curdling
scream came through the open window
she was so immersed in her story
it was as if it were part of it
like in a dream
but then...
she was alone
sitting quietly
reading
her sisters were in other parts
of the house
it was a hot summer night
sheer curtains gently blowing
she was deep into
the story
her parents had left a while ago
they had fought earlier and decided
to go out and resolve it in the dark of night
by themselves
in private
suddenly a blood curdling
scream came through the open window
she was so immersed in her story
it was as if it were part of it
like in a dream
but then...
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heading from nowhere to somewhere...
I am looking forward to
the universe bringing me
kind, loving people
who pass no judgements
or criticisizms
I realize of course
that this is probably never
going to happen
I mean realistically
when your own family members
think you are doing
something they may disapprove of
just because you are still breathing
there is a lot of available space
for something good...
the universe bringing me
kind, loving people
who pass no judgements
or criticisizms
I realize of course
that this is probably never
going to happen
I mean realistically
when your own family members
think you are doing
something they may disapprove of
just because you are still breathing
there is a lot of available space
for something good...
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~broken open~
I sense you keep so much inside
you have been broken open
everything happens in its own time
I know it is hard
before you were not ready
now it is time to embrace
things as they happen
delve into the experience
learn the lessons held there
lessons come from experience
experience comes from lessons
we must re~live these experiences
until we learn from them
it is time to free yourself
to break this cycle
give yourself peace
you will, you are ready....
you have been broken open
everything happens in its own time
I know it is hard
before you were not ready
now it is time to embrace
things as they happen
delve into the experience
learn the lessons held there
lessons come from experience
experience comes from lessons
we must re~live these experiences
until we learn from them
it is time to free yourself
to break this cycle
give yourself peace
you will, you are ready....
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Creepy Man
I find myself in a situation
i really don't understand.
What it is about me
that brings me
Creepy Men?
Sending me ridiculous messages
as if he knows who I am
and stupid symbols of love
because I guess he is afraid
i won't understand
words
He creates these scenarios
he must know will never
come to be
and even when I don't respond
he just keeps
following me...
i have been gracious in
my responses, not to piss
him off. Trying to tell him
in so many words that
whatever he is...
i really don't understand.
What it is about me
that brings me
Creepy Men?
Sending me ridiculous messages
as if he knows who I am
and stupid symbols of love
because I guess he is afraid
i won't understand
words
He creates these scenarios
he must know will never
come to be
and even when I don't respond
he just keeps
following me...
i have been gracious in
my responses, not to piss
him off. Trying to tell him
in so many words that
whatever he is...
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The Meeting
He stood before me for the first time
I could feel myself unravelling with want
his shirt loose and unbuttoned but
not all the way
jeans that fit so snuggly
I wanted to reach out and touch him so badly
but I needed to take him all in
breathe him in with my eyes
he was so much more
beautiful in person than I expected
his smooth skin a deep golden brown
his dark hair wavy against his brow
his eyes a much deeper golden brown
I wanted to find myself drowning in
his nose sharp and straight
his lips just the right...
I could feel myself unravelling with want
his shirt loose and unbuttoned but
not all the way
jeans that fit so snuggly
I wanted to reach out and touch him so badly
but I needed to take him all in
breathe him in with my eyes
he was so much more
beautiful in person than I expected
his smooth skin a deep golden brown
his dark hair wavy against his brow
his eyes a much deeper golden brown
I wanted to find myself drowning in
his nose sharp and straight
his lips just the right...
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do i want to fit in?
i am from another time
and space
I can feel that
in my soul
not sure how to
blend in with this human race
i have not the words
to express what is true
from my heart
my words slip through the cracks
and don't quite play the part
always misunderstood
and seen as a mystery
by my own sisterhood
i know not what it is
that sets me apart
and why people tend to take all
I say straight to heart
so many times i say nothing at all
and then i am seen as
a wall flower if i am seen at all
i blend in and out...
and space
I can feel that
in my soul
not sure how to
blend in with this human race
i have not the words
to express what is true
from my heart
my words slip through the cracks
and don't quite play the part
always misunderstood
and seen as a mystery
by my own sisterhood
i know not what it is
that sets me apart
and why people tend to take all
I say straight to heart
so many times i say nothing at all
and then i am seen as
a wall flower if i am seen at all
i blend in and out...
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flower petals
once a flower
in full bloom
many satiny petals
filled with the sweet scents
of the world
randomly given
(he loves me, he loves me not)
petals were shared
with whomever needed
a bit more love
and happiness in their world
to spread joy
giving
warming someones
cold heart
allowing them to breathe
in what is still good
in this life
by doing that
the flower was giving itself
away
a piece here
and there
not realizing that
eventually there...
in full bloom
many satiny petals
filled with the sweet scents
of the world
randomly given
(he loves me, he loves me not)
petals were shared
with whomever needed
a bit more love
and happiness in their world
to spread joy
giving
warming someones
cold heart
allowing them to breathe
in what is still good
in this life
by doing that
the flower was giving itself
away
a piece here
and there
not realizing that
eventually there...
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oblivion
when this all began
she had no idea how far
she could fall into the
depths of her own oblivion
it seems bottomless
the darkest place she has
ever seen
no one can understand
where she has been
she sees herself falling
tears streaming
before her as the walls
just slip away
leaving her nothing
to grasp hold of
like diving from a cliff side
the rocks jutting out so near
hoping you don't hit
them cause it all could end
right here
yet she just keeps
falling deeper and deeper
seems to be no...
she had no idea how far
she could fall into the
depths of her own oblivion
it seems bottomless
the darkest place she has
ever seen
no one can understand
where she has been
she sees herself falling
tears streaming
before her as the walls
just slip away
leaving her nothing
to grasp hold of
like diving from a cliff side
the rocks jutting out so near
hoping you don't hit
them cause it all could end
right here
yet she just keeps
falling deeper and deeper
seems to be no...
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2014
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
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