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.
SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Jan 2020 7:32pm
28th Jan 2020 7:32pm
Atlas
(soft guitar intro about 8 secs. at most)
VERSE 1 ( soft and slow)
cold hands and empty eyes
it hit you hard when you realized
that the world we live in ain't so wonderful...
you tried your best to help them heal their scars
but by yourself, you couldn't get that far
and the stress and sorrow started to take its toll...
but you should've known...
CHORUS ( medium-fast and passionate)
you don't gotta be like atlas
you don't gotta carry the weight of the earth
you don't gotta be like atlas
you don't gotta give until it...
VERSE 1 ( soft and slow)
cold hands and empty eyes
it hit you hard when you realized
that the world we live in ain't so wonderful...
you tried your best to help them heal their scars
but by yourself, you couldn't get that far
and the stress and sorrow started to take its toll...
but you should've known...
CHORUS ( medium-fast and passionate)
you don't gotta be like atlas
you don't gotta carry the weight of the earth
you don't gotta be like atlas
you don't gotta give until it...
#kindness
#friendship
#inspirational
#despair
#disappointment
544 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Jan 2020 8:55pm
27th Jan 2020 8:55pm
Glowstick
It's okay to be a glowstick. Sometimes you have to break before you can shine."
you can call me names
you can make me cry
but all the things you do
only help me learn to fly
you can call me stupid
say I just don't got a clue
but you're the one who's clueless
of the things that I've been through
But go ahead & try to hurt me
I've got a secret you don't know
anytime somebody breaks me
like a glowstick, they make me glow
So just try to bring me down
go ahead and cross that line
and just like...
you can call me names
you can make me cry
but all the things you do
only help me learn to fly
you can call me stupid
say I just don't got a clue
but you're the one who's clueless
of the things that I've been through
But go ahead & try to hurt me
I've got a secret you don't know
anytime somebody breaks me
like a glowstick, they make me glow
So just try to bring me down
go ahead and cross that line
and just like...
#strength
#bittersweet
411 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Jan 2020 8:48pm
27th Jan 2020 8:48pm
Pain
I can FEEL it
it rips at the walls around my heart
desperate to be let in
so it can tear me apart
it claws at the doors of my mind
screaming its battle cries
determined to get in
it tries and tries and tries
not only my pain
but the pain of a thousand different souls
each of them furtively
trying to become whole
everywhere I go I feel it
like a presence in the air
pain so great and sorrowful
it brings one to despair
I feel it in the street and
I feel it in the store
I only wish I...
it rips at the walls around my heart
desperate to be let in
so it can tear me apart
it claws at the doors of my mind
screaming its battle cries
determined to get in
it tries and tries and tries
not only my pain
but the pain of a thousand different souls
each of them furtively
trying to become whole
everywhere I go I feel it
like a presence in the air
pain so great and sorrowful
it brings one to despair
I feel it in the street and
I feel it in the store
I only wish I...
#sadness
#despair
415 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Jan 2020 4:58pm
24th Jan 2020 4:58pm
You Don't Know
There's a story behind every person. There's a reason why they are the way they are. Think about that before you judge someone."
See that girl over there?
black hoodie? ripped jeans?
with her black lipstick,
you call her different
but if you looked behind the scenes...
then you'd know...
it's just a mask that she wears
to keep her hands from shaking
so no one sees her breaking
cuz she feels like nobody cares...
and that boy in the corner?
...
See that girl over there?
black hoodie? ripped jeans?
with her black lipstick,
you call her different
but if you looked behind the scenes...
then you'd know...
it's just a mask that she wears
to keep her hands from shaking
so no one sees her breaking
cuz she feels like nobody cares...
and that boy in the corner?
...
#loneliness
#secrets
#LifeStruggles
#misunderstood
#emotional
584 reads
21 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
24th Jan 2020 1:54pm
24th Jan 2020 1:54pm
No More You and I
VERSE 1
the countdown has started...
I'm running out of time...
to find the broken pieces
of this fragile heart of mine
yeah, I know that I could fix it
if I decided to try
but sitting here without you
I can't find a reason why...
VERSE 2
I gave you the keys...
to the lock around my heart...
hoping and praying
you wouldn't tear me apart
I gave you my everything
my heart was yours to take
but you took this heart
made out of glass and decided it was yours to break...
CHORUS
but now...
the countdown has started...
I'm running out of time...
to find the broken pieces
of this fragile heart of mine
yeah, I know that I could fix it
if I decided to try
but sitting here without you
I can't find a reason why...
VERSE 2
I gave you the keys...
to the lock around my heart...
hoping and praying
you wouldn't tear me apart
I gave you my everything
my heart was yours to take
but you took this heart
made out of glass and decided it was yours to break...
CHORUS
but now...
#sadness
#loneliness
#heartbroken
#despair
#bittersweet
769 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2020 5:10pm
23rd Jan 2020 5:10pm
Drawing LInes
It's nighttime now...
the sun has said its goodbyes
and disappeared beneath the ground
now...
as the moon rises in a coal-black sky
and the beauty of the stars
is blurred by the water in my eyes
I lay here...
with tears running down my face
my breathing ragged
as I try to calm my racing thoughts
and battle the tsunami inside
carrying monsters
with all-too-familiar names...
depression
anxiety
self-hatred
low esteem
guilt
shame...
telling me lie after lie
but like the idiot i am
i...
the sun has said its goodbyes
and disappeared beneath the ground
now...
as the moon rises in a coal-black sky
and the beauty of the stars
is blurred by the water in my eyes
I lay here...
with tears running down my face
my breathing ragged
as I try to calm my racing thoughts
and battle the tsunami inside
carrying monsters
with all-too-familiar names...
depression
anxiety
self-hatred
low esteem
guilt
shame...
telling me lie after lie
but like the idiot i am
i...
#sadness
#grief
#dark
#shame
#despair
451 reads
19 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2020 4:46pm
23rd Jan 2020 4:46pm
Breathe
Standing on the edge of the crowd
racing mind, sweaty hands
trying to calm down but
you're scared & you can't
your heart beats faster
the voices get louder
the lights start spinning
you're getting dizzy
and you just...
can't seem to...
breathe
Sitting in the crowded lunchroom
self-conscious & afraid
Are they judging me?
Can they somehow see?
My panicked face?
My heartbeat race?
or the anxiety,
taking hold of me,
until I...
just cannot...
breathe? ...
racing mind, sweaty hands
trying to calm down but
you're scared & you can't
your heart beats faster
the voices get louder
the lights start spinning
you're getting dizzy
and you just...
can't seem to...
breathe
Sitting in the crowded lunchroom
self-conscious & afraid
Are they judging me?
Can they somehow see?
My panicked face?
My heartbeat race?
or the anxiety,
taking hold of me,
until I...
just cannot...
breathe? ...
#anxiety
#despair
435 reads
19 Comments
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