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~
WTF?
My dad abandoned me. I have tried my whole life to please him...to make him proud of me. I have been his biggest admirer and cheering squad. I have stood behind him every step of the way, even when he made some serious mistakes. I forgave him. Because he is my dad. He is the only one I will ever have. And when I needed him and I mean really needed him, and asked for his help and support, something I have never had to do before...and I asked if I could go home..just for a few days. Have a change of scenery, have some Father, Daughter time...he said, and I quote, "No, that doesn't work for...
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Kiss
We stand
looking out into the ocean
you are bundled against
the cooler October breeze
that continually washes over us
the warmth of the sun
not reaching through to you
I stand gazing out at the waves
slowly crashing onto the shore
my open sweater
blowing in the wind
I close my eyes and feel the wind
and sun against my face
You look at me and say
"this doesn't bother you?
are you not cold?
let me warm you"
and you extend your arms
and hold open your coat
hesitantly, I enter
your arms...
looking out into the ocean
you are bundled against
the cooler October breeze
that continually washes over us
the warmth of the sun
not reaching through to you
I stand gazing out at the waves
slowly crashing onto the shore
my open sweater
blowing in the wind
I close my eyes and feel the wind
and sun against my face
You look at me and say
"this doesn't bother you?
are you not cold?
let me warm you"
and you extend your arms
and hold open your coat
hesitantly, I enter
your arms...
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HA!
I am technologically challenged
Of this I have no doubt
Nothing mechanical works for me
It just makes me want to scream and shout
It takes me hours to figure out how
computers operate, and printers. cell phones too
but it's impossible to quit
because everybody has one
and it's the only way to communicate
these days with you.
What happened to actually calling
someone to give a shout out, "HEY"
We rely on texts and computers
to express the way we feel,
by smily faces or sad faces...come on
that's just not real.
I want to...
Of this I have no doubt
Nothing mechanical works for me
It just makes me want to scream and shout
It takes me hours to figure out how
computers operate, and printers. cell phones too
but it's impossible to quit
because everybody has one
and it's the only way to communicate
these days with you.
What happened to actually calling
someone to give a shout out, "HEY"
We rely on texts and computers
to express the way we feel,
by smily faces or sad faces...come on
that's just not real.
I want to...
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Eyes Wide Shut
I may hide behind my
satin eyelids
and lashes covered with teary dew
but there is a fire
burning behind them
and it's not meant for you
My eyes glaze over your every
word..
they are not blinded by your lies
you have lost your position here
behind them your bantering
fades and dies
my eyes burn with a passion
that you will never know
it comes from deep inside
a place I never let you go
or have
i am blessed with recesses
that have no bounds
i reach down deep for them
without uttering a sound
...
satin eyelids
and lashes covered with teary dew
but there is a fire
burning behind them
and it's not meant for you
My eyes glaze over your every
word..
they are not blinded by your lies
you have lost your position here
behind them your bantering
fades and dies
my eyes burn with a passion
that you will never know
it comes from deep inside
a place I never let you go
or have
i am blessed with recesses
that have no bounds
i reach down deep for them
without uttering a sound
...
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Who Are You?
Who Are You..
really..
the purveyor of love
hopes and dreams
you wove your way so
eloquently into the valleys
of my heart
your words sweet as honey
poured over me in their
rich deliciousness
so milky sweet
i was immediately entrenched
in every syllable
oh how you
managed me so well
luring me into you with
so much ease
telling me all I needed
to hear, to believe, how rich
you made it all sound
so lovely, so heart renderingly
beautiful...
you wove lyrics into my
very soul...
really..
the purveyor of love
hopes and dreams
you wove your way so
eloquently into the valleys
of my heart
your words sweet as honey
poured over me in their
rich deliciousness
so milky sweet
i was immediately entrenched
in every syllable
oh how you
managed me so well
luring me into you with
so much ease
telling me all I needed
to hear, to believe, how rich
you made it all sound
so lovely, so heart renderingly
beautiful...
you wove lyrics into my
very soul...
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POISON
Eve 6
Inside Out
"I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Swallow my doubt turn it inside out
Find nothin' but faith in nothin'
Want to put my tender, heart in a blender
Watch it spin to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous then I'm through with you"
there he is again
wrapping himself around
every word I speak
grasping each one
as if it were a weapon
and turning them against me
coiling, swallowing, choking
me with his poison
as he...
Inside Out
"I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds
But the lack thereof would leave me empty inside
Swallow my doubt turn it inside out
Find nothin' but faith in nothin'
Want to put my tender, heart in a blender
Watch it spin to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous then I'm through with you"
there he is again
wrapping himself around
every word I speak
grasping each one
as if it were a weapon
and turning them against me
coiling, swallowing, choking
me with his poison
as he...
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The Pain
of not believing
when someone says they are there
for you
that they love you
and it is your own doubt
and disbelief in words
because they have always
done you harm
even when there
was love behind them
and instead of trusting
you add doubt and
frustration, because not everyone
is bad, not everyone lies
behind those three words
uttered way to often
that just the sound of them
brings fear and creates
turmoil inside my heart
and i question everything
why? what does it really mean?
what does he...
when someone says they are there
for you
that they love you
and it is your own doubt
and disbelief in words
because they have always
done you harm
even when there
was love behind them
and instead of trusting
you add doubt and
frustration, because not everyone
is bad, not everyone lies
behind those three words
uttered way to often
that just the sound of them
brings fear and creates
turmoil inside my heart
and i question everything
why? what does it really mean?
what does he...
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Lust
all i ask...
is that you pin me
to the cloth
of lust
and hold me fast against it
not allowing me one
breath of movement
as you glide your way
to the very depths
of my soul
is that you pin me
to the cloth
of lust
and hold me fast against it
not allowing me one
breath of movement
as you glide your way
to the very depths
of my soul
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The Spirit Angel
She awoke. Her heart weeping. He had given her so much pleasure with his words of love and devotion. He had spent hours with her speaking to her with such trusting softness that slowly melted her heart enough to let him slide into it. She was caressed by his warmth and love for her and she needed him now like a drug to keep her going. To keep her at the constant high she felt while he could be with her. To have his words whether written or spoken it did not matter. She had never experienced anything like him before. It was magical, wonderful, incredible the way he made her feel. She could...
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Max...imum Pleasure
I listen to you
Your voice so smooth
and luxurious
resounding in my head
You are firm about your feelings
and wants in your life
and that you want me to be part of it
you desire it, almost
demand it...
and I am intrigued
by your attentions
and your intentions
to never let me go
and how you tell me with
your eyes
and gentle smile
how you love
me so...
but, I have never
been here before
these feelings are
so new to me...
and I want to believe
the way you see
the future
for us both
...
Your voice so smooth
and luxurious
resounding in my head
You are firm about your feelings
and wants in your life
and that you want me to be part of it
you desire it, almost
demand it...
and I am intrigued
by your attentions
and your intentions
to never let me go
and how you tell me with
your eyes
and gentle smile
how you love
me so...
but, I have never
been here before
these feelings are
so new to me...
and I want to believe
the way you see
the future
for us both
...
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I'll Fly Away....
If I were to just pack my bags
and go
who would know?
for hours
that i was gone
That I decided
the wait...
was more painful
than everything else
I have previously experienced
That the want
was so great
it could no longer be ignored
that my soul,
my heart was literally
screaming for it
Or is that me?
and it had become so deafening
I did not hear it
till now?
and go
who would know?
for hours
that i was gone
That I decided
the wait...
was more painful
than everything else
I have previously experienced
That the want
was so great
it could no longer be ignored
that my soul,
my heart was literally
screaming for it
Or is that me?
and it had become so deafening
I did not hear it
till now?
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The Error of My Ways
I see what I have done now
I gave myself too eagerly
too willingly
I did not hold back my love
for even an instant
I poured myself into
all that you are
as if you were a vessel
for me to fill
with every part of my being
so you would never feel
empty
or alone.
I held on way too tightly
so afraid of releasing
you to all the outside forces
that could do us harm
I wrapped you so tightly in
the blanket of my love
that made you only yearn
for me
I would do...
I gave myself too eagerly
too willingly
I did not hold back my love
for even an instant
I poured myself into
all that you are
as if you were a vessel
for me to fill
with every part of my being
so you would never feel
empty
or alone.
I held on way too tightly
so afraid of releasing
you to all the outside forces
that could do us harm
I wrapped you so tightly in
the blanket of my love
that made you only yearn
for me
I would do...
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