Submissions by kathyrivers (Kathy Rivers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
poetry is a necessity for me. it's a part of my soul... It's what makes me who I am... and it's what keeps me whole... when I'm struggling to breathe... and when I'm struggling to think... I write myself a poem and all my fears just shrink.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Mar 2020 7:53pm
28th Mar 2020 7:53pm
Corona! Corona!
Corona! Corona!
We hate you! You stink!
We all try to wash you away in the sink,
If you were a drug,
I'm sure we'd all quit,
Corona! Corona!
You're a real piece of s**t!
We'd rather go out
and buy tons of food
or buy the last pack of tp
(which is really rude),
buy clorox and lysol,
and clean till it hurts ,
than risk catching you
'cause F**K, you're the worst!!
Corona! Corona!
you're last on our list,
we simply can't see
why you even exist,
if you just disappeared
you'd tickle us...
We hate you! You stink!
We all try to wash you away in the sink,
If you were a drug,
I'm sure we'd all quit,
Corona! Corona!
You're a real piece of s**t!
We'd rather go out
and buy tons of food
or buy the last pack of tp
(which is really rude),
buy clorox and lysol,
and clean till it hurts ,
than risk catching you
'cause F**K, you're the worst!!
Corona! Corona!
you're last on our list,
we simply can't see
why you even exist,
if you just disappeared
you'd tickle us...
#hate
387 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Mar 2020 8:00pm
13th Mar 2020 8:00pm
Things I Want...
1.to feel happy...
2. to feel loved...
3. to feel free...
4. to get a good night's sleep...
5. to not worry as much...
6. to feel beautiful...
7.to not look in a mirror and immediately look away because I hate the way I look...
8. to feel like my existence matters...
9. to help change the world...
10. to feel happy...
Seems simple enough, right?...
It's not.
2. to feel loved...
3. to feel free...
4. to get a good night's sleep...
5. to not worry as much...
6. to feel beautiful...
7.to not look in a mirror and immediately look away because I hate the way I look...
8. to feel like my existence matters...
9. to help change the world...
10. to feel happy...
Seems simple enough, right?...
It's not.
#sadness
#depression
#dreams #despair
#dreams #despair
531 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Mar 2020 6:58pm
13th Mar 2020 6:58pm
Why Can't I?
If the crisp autumn leaves
that fall swiftly from the trees
can be swept away on an October breeze...
why can't I?
If the bluebirds chirping happily
ever present in the morning sky
at any time they wanted to
could spread their wings and fly...
why can't I?
Inside of me there's a raging fire
that urges me to soar ever higher
as it threatens to consume me with it's flaming desire
and I ache to get away...
yet, when in my ear the call of freedom rings
and I begin to stretch my eager wings
like a kite,...
that fall swiftly from the trees
can be swept away on an October breeze...
why can't I?
If the bluebirds chirping happily
ever present in the morning sky
at any time they wanted to
could spread their wings and fly...
why can't I?
Inside of me there's a raging fire
that urges me to soar ever higher
as it threatens to consume me with it's flaming desire
and I ache to get away...
yet, when in my ear the call of freedom rings
and I begin to stretch my eager wings
like a kite,...
#dreams
#frustration
#despair
#escape
#FeelingTrapped
449 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Mar 2020 7:40pm
12th Mar 2020 7:40pm
Happy Birthday To Me...
According to these papers,
I was born upon this day.
I'm "officially" one year older
but I just don't feel that way...
According to these numbers,
I turn seventeen today
I'm practically an adult now
and yet... I still don't feel that way...
I feel...
I feel like I'm six
insignificant and small...
except now there's no-one left here
to catch me when I fall
I feel...
I feel like I'm eight
sensitive and shy...
even now a single comment
is enough to make me cry
I feel...
I feel...
I was born upon this day.
I'm "officially" one year older
but I just don't feel that way...
According to these numbers,
I turn seventeen today
I'm practically an adult now
and yet... I still don't feel that way...
I feel...
I feel like I'm six
insignificant and small...
except now there's no-one left here
to catch me when I fall
I feel...
I feel like I'm eight
sensitive and shy...
even now a single comment
is enough to make me cry
I feel...
I feel...
#sadness
#confusion
#despair
355 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Mar 2020 5:05pm
12th Mar 2020 5:05pm
Scars
Every day it's the same routine
put on a smile that you don't mean
just so they won't know...
you hear the hurtful things they say
when your back is turned the other way...
and you start to feel cold...
you've got demons swarming in your mind
that it's a struggle just to keep inside
and you're losing sleep...
their voices haunt you in the dark
with hurtful words and sharp remarks
that never fail to cut you deep...
oh, you could break a million bones
or spend your entire life alone
and even get...
put on a smile that you don't mean
just so they won't know...
you hear the hurtful things they say
when your back is turned the other way...
and you start to feel cold...
you've got demons swarming in your mind
that it's a struggle just to keep inside
and you're losing sleep...
their voices haunt you in the dark
with hurtful words and sharp remarks
that never fail to cut you deep...
oh, you could break a million bones
or spend your entire life alone
and even get...
#sadness
#grief
#dark
#heartbroken
#despair
519 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
11th Mar 2020 7:39pm
11th Mar 2020 7:39pm
Forget Me
pay me no mind
i'm just a figure in the background
don't waste your time
trying to spot me amidst the crowd
i think you'll find
it's better just to walk away now
i'll be alright
and eventually... i'll just be another face that you've forgotten about
once you forget me...
and let me fade to gray...
just forget me...
it's just better this way..
so please forget me--
forget me...
i'm just a figure in the background
don't waste your time
trying to spot me amidst the crowd
i think you'll find
it's better just to walk away now
i'll be alright
and eventually... i'll just be another face that you've forgotten about
once you forget me...
and let me fade to gray...
just forget me...
it's just better this way..
so please forget me--
forget me...
#heartbroken
#despair
#emptiness #bittersweet
#emptiness #bittersweet
567 reads
12 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Mar 2020 9:21pm
6th Mar 2020 9:21pm
Life Isn't Hard...
Life is hard."
I hear it all the time
but there's something about that sentence
that they're not getting right
Life isn't something you can touch
and it's not something you can see
it's something deep within us
that allows us to just... be
No, LIFE isn't hard
the word you're looking for is LIVE
See, living takes a lot of effort
that some people just can't give
It's not that we don't want to
or that we're not trying hard enough
it's just... sometimes the things we go through
make living kind of tough ...
I hear it all the time
but there's something about that sentence
that they're not getting right
Life isn't something you can touch
and it's not something you can see
it's something deep within us
that allows us to just... be
No, LIFE isn't hard
the word you're looking for is LIVE
See, living takes a lot of effort
that some people just can't give
It's not that we don't want to
or that we're not trying hard enough
it's just... sometimes the things we go through
make living kind of tough ...
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#ignorance #determination
#ignorance #determination
470 reads
12 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Feb 2020 2:06pm
6th Feb 2020 2:06pm
Action
curtains up!
let’s start this show
got my mask on
I’m ready to go
lights on!
put on a smile
they can’t tell it’s fake
but I’ve known for a while
everyone’s watching
can’t let them see
how much my feelings
are destroying me
so its lights, camera, action
everyday… everyday
so no one has to see me
fade away… fade away…
let’s start this show
got my mask on
I’m ready to go
lights on!
put on a smile
they can’t tell it’s fake
but I’ve known for a while
everyone’s watching
can’t let them see
how much my feelings
are destroying me
so its lights, camera, action
everyday… everyday
so no one has to see me
fade away… fade away…
#sadness
#anxiety
#depression
#loneliness
#MentalHealth
538 reads
7 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
6th Feb 2020 1:57pm
6th Feb 2020 1:57pm
I CAN hear you...
People don’t tell me what I need to hear. I listen to the unsaid words, observe quietly, read the unspoken words between the lines. The words they think they hide from me. This kind of listening is an art in itself.”
you whisper hurtful words
around the corner … down the hall
you think, “what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her”
but you’re not there to see me fall
cuz I know what you’re not saying
and I hear what you won’t tell
I see through your disguise
so I won’t buy what...
you whisper hurtful words
around the corner … down the hall
you think, “what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her”
but you’re not there to see me fall
cuz I know what you’re not saying
and I hear what you won’t tell
I see through your disguise
so I won’t buy what...
#sadness
#secrets
#frustration
#disappointment
#hurt
1329 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2020 7:28pm
3rd Feb 2020 7:28pm
Soft Hearts
What do you do
When your mind's a living hell
Filled with demons and monsters
And you're trapped beneath their spell?
What do you say
When someone asks if you're okay
But the truth is, it's a struggle
To even make it through the day?
Yet, it all comes down to one thing:
Who you think you can trust
When you've been hurt too many times before
And it's usually because...
You're too soft and you know it
Just accept the truth
You don't know how to stop them
From taking advantage of you...
Still, it wouldn't be so bad ...
When your mind's a living hell
Filled with demons and monsters
And you're trapped beneath their spell?
What do you say
When someone asks if you're okay
But the truth is, it's a struggle
To even make it through the day?
Yet, it all comes down to one thing:
Who you think you can trust
When you've been hurt too many times before
And it's usually because...
You're too soft and you know it
Just accept the truth
You don't know how to stop them
From taking advantage of you...
Still, it wouldn't be so bad ...
#loneliness
#heartbroken
#LifeStruggles #confusion
#LifeStruggles #confusion
602 reads
9 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2020 5:39pm
3rd Feb 2020 5:39pm
Tired
Lately, I've just been so tired
Worn out by the troubles of every day
Damaged by the hurtful things
They don't know I've heard them say
The trials that I go through
the struggles that I fight
The thoughts that haunt me in the day
And keep me up at night
It just seems so pointless
to keep moving even though
It would be so much easier
for me to just let go
Sometimes I even wonder
Why I haven't surrendered
Maybe it's because that's not
How I want to be remembered
Although I will admit
I've considered it before ...
Worn out by the troubles of every day
Damaged by the hurtful things
They don't know I've heard them say
The trials that I go through
the struggles that I fight
The thoughts that haunt me in the day
And keep me up at night
It just seems so pointless
to keep moving even though
It would be so much easier
for me to just let go
Sometimes I even wonder
Why I haven't surrendered
Maybe it's because that's not
How I want to be remembered
Although I will admit
I've considered it before ...
#LifeStruggles
#insomnia
#MentalHealth
#despair
#temptation
423 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2020 3:36am
3rd Feb 2020 3:36am
The Price
What’s wrong with me?
Every time I see your face
My heart starts beating
All over the place
I can’t stop these feelings
These emotions you ignite
Even though you hurt me
I still hate it when we fight
The pain that’s in my heart
The things I’ll never say
I guess it’s true you know
There’s always a price to pay
Well, this is my price...
A pain that cuts so deep
Making me afraid
That I’ll never be complete
Tears hidden in my eyes
A broken heart that barely works
Sadly that doesn’t even
Dent the list of...
Every time I see your face
My heart starts beating
All over the place
I can’t stop these feelings
These emotions you ignite
Even though you hurt me
I still hate it when we fight
The pain that’s in my heart
The things I’ll never say
I guess it’s true you know
There’s always a price to pay
Well, this is my price...
A pain that cuts so deep
Making me afraid
That I’ll never be complete
Tears hidden in my eyes
A broken heart that barely works
Sadly that doesn’t even
Dent the list of...
#sadness
#regret
#loneliness #heartbroken
#loneliness #heartbroken
668 reads
6 Comments
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