Submissions by kilanti
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I’m Kenny.
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2019 00:04am
23rd Nov 2019 00:04am
suicide
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm #MentalHealth
#SelfHarm #MentalHealth
668 reads
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Sep 2019 5:10am
13th Sep 2019 5:10am
Prompt: Hungry Fire
For my writing class I had 90 seconds to go off this prompt. No rules except using our senses and going where it takes us. I rather like how it turned out.
Scorched Earth, wheezing and choking. The hungry fire forges through, rapidly spreading like a fever. Emblems shimmer through the air, if not for tragedy, one could marvel in awe. But a ravenous appetite; so grim, so ghostly. Whistles escape the moisture withering into thick air. Screaming mother, she cannot protect her young. We taste the salt of her ash & tears in the winds blowing over town.
Scorched Earth, wheezing and choking. The hungry fire forges through, rapidly spreading like a fever. Emblems shimmer through the air, if not for tragedy, one could marvel in awe. But a ravenous appetite; so grim, so ghostly. Whistles escape the moisture withering into thick air. Screaming mother, she cannot protect her young. We taste the salt of her ash & tears in the winds blowing over town.
#environment
#fire
#nature
#tragedy
#despair
316 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
20th Jul 2019 8:22pm
20th Jul 2019 8:22pm
Splitting
I began to split whilst at an amusement park with my boyfriend. That is this. That is all.
(Spoken word)
I am a talented person.
I’m talented in the sense that I can pause any fast-moving moment and absorb every detail.
Like the way your mouth twitches when you think to yourself; is that not the most adorable? The people who walk around holding hands; laughing and smiling to eachother, just completely in their own worlds.
Love is beautiful.
The smell of burgers and fries from the nearby shop lingers on everyone’s minds, making their stomachs rumble;...
(Spoken word)
I am a talented person.
I’m talented in the sense that I can pause any fast-moving moment and absorb every detail.
Like the way your mouth twitches when you think to yourself; is that not the most adorable? The people who walk around holding hands; laughing and smiling to eachother, just completely in their own worlds.
Love is beautiful.
The smell of burgers and fries from the nearby shop lingers on everyone’s minds, making their stomachs rumble;...
#relationships
#heartbroken
#identity #MentalHealth
#identity #MentalHealth
393 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Jun 2019 4:11pm
1st Jun 2019 4:11pm
I Fell (in Love!)
I fell in love with the way the city smells
After the golden rain passes through
I fell in love with stupid happy endings
And the way they cause a perfect deja vu
I fell in love with Hawaii's waves
I fell in love with the velvety sand too
I must fall in love with things I wish to see again
‘Cause I also fell in love with you
..
I fell in love with yellow tulip flowers
I'd pick them from outside the front door
And I fell in love with being in love
Because it's unlike any love I've felt before
I fell in...
After the golden rain passes through
I fell in love with stupid happy endings
And the way they cause a perfect deja vu
I fell in love with Hawaii's waves
I fell in love with the velvety sand too
I must fall in love with things I wish to see again
‘Cause I also fell in love with you
..
I fell in love with yellow tulip flowers
I'd pick them from outside the front door
And I fell in love with being in love
Because it's unlike any love I've felt before
I fell in...
#heartbroken
#breakup
#IMissYou #separation
#IMissYou #separation
519 reads
1 Comment
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
29th May 2019 9:56am
29th May 2019 9:56am
Resisting a Rest
If I could have just one morning where I wake up
Without the worry of how to push my feelings away;
I’ll remember, if just a second,
what it’s like to be okay,
And for once I won’t have to lie
through the expressions on my face.
I always think about people dying,
Or what I’d regret choosing not to say
Because the reasons I cannot sleep at night
Are the reasons I cannot really live in the day.
Without the worry of how to push my feelings away;
I’ll remember, if just a second,
what it’s like to be okay,
And for once I won’t have to lie
through the expressions on my face.
I always think about people dying,
Or what I’d regret choosing not to say
Because the reasons I cannot sleep at night
Are the reasons I cannot really live in the day.
#anxiety
#night
#insomnia #sleep
#insomnia #sleep
467 reads
1 Comment
SONG LYRICS
Published
28th May 2019 11:31pm
28th May 2019 11:31pm
Banana Skin
I’ve missed out on half my
identity. By the time
I grew up; the past turned, angels left land to fly high
Too late to meet the branches
of the tree that made me
I pray, God only knows the fate of my paternity
I suppose at some time
I’m gonna have to learn
That I’m more than just a girl you call up to burn.
When I’ve grown up in a
shell to protect me from yelling;
who am I once I shed that, is there anything left?
Chorus//
And we’re going down and we’re going down
Memory lane to find clues
You...
identity. By the time
I grew up; the past turned, angels left land to fly high
Too late to meet the branches
of the tree that made me
I pray, God only knows the fate of my paternity
I suppose at some time
I’m gonna have to learn
That I’m more than just a girl you call up to burn.
When I’ve grown up in a
shell to protect me from yelling;
who am I once I shed that, is there anything left?
Chorus//
And we’re going down and we’re going down
Memory lane to find clues
You...
#childhood
#identity
#confusion
#acceptance
#culture
505 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
25th May 2019 5:06am
25th May 2019 5:06am
King & Pawn
You talked about fate,
about being meant to be.
Then I saw you with another girl
whose hair was a prettier pink.
And I saw you sit next to her
And hold her hand and smile.
I didn’t let it bug me but then
I thought about how it’s been a while.
It’s been a while,
and you always cared,
But only at night
when the other girls weren’t there.
And they had low
self esteem;
you know who else does?
(Me)
I felt guilty whenever I chased you,
But my weakness was you, aloof
Because I thought maybe if I could...
about being meant to be.
Then I saw you with another girl
whose hair was a prettier pink.
And I saw you sit next to her
And hold her hand and smile.
I didn’t let it bug me but then
I thought about how it’s been a while.
It’s been a while,
and you always cared,
But only at night
when the other girls weren’t there.
And they had low
self esteem;
you know who else does?
(Me)
I felt guilty whenever I chased you,
But my weakness was you, aloof
Because I thought maybe if I could...
#loneliness
#relationships
#learning #SelfWorth
#learning #SelfWorth
453 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd May 2019 6:25am
22nd May 2019 6:25am
Selene
New friends always take me to see the sunrise,
Looking back to make sure there’s wonder in my eyes
And that is most beautiful, do not get me wrong.
But I’m more the type who chases the moon; I’ve always liked a good underdog.
Looking back to make sure there’s wonder in my eyes
And that is most beautiful, do not get me wrong.
But I’m more the type who chases the moon; I’ve always liked a good underdog.
#universe
#moon
#sky
#night
#astronomy
375 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd May 2019 6:13am
22nd May 2019 6:13am
Your Voice In My Head
Bury me deep
So I can’t see
How everyone’s living
Better off without me
Line em up neat,
In the backseat
Kept accompanied by
My own fears, indiscreet
Still a kid trying to keep
One home with one family
Naive; to be broken.
At night I can’t sleep.
I can’t sleep, though I’m alone
It’s dark and it’s cold.
Trying to find why your voice in my head
Is so much louder than my own.
Every night we talk
Your voice and laugh so calm
Even though that hurts
It breaks in...
So I can’t see
How everyone’s living
Better off without me
Line em up neat,
In the backseat
Kept accompanied by
My own fears, indiscreet
Still a kid trying to keep
One home with one family
Naive; to be broken.
At night I can’t sleep.
I can’t sleep, though I’m alone
It’s dark and it’s cold.
Trying to find why your voice in my head
Is so much louder than my own.
Every night we talk
Your voice and laugh so calm
Even though that hurts
It breaks in...
#teens
#childhood
#nostalgia
#dating
#fatherhood
446 reads
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SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Apr 2019 5:52am
17th Apr 2019 5:52am
Imaginary Friends/Beta Wave?
Sat up on the roof telling stories of abuse
Or our fears of falling loose
Or sweet memories of youth
And laugh and cry all night
Til we shiver and head inside
Let’s do this again, maybe next weekend, I’m so glad to call you a friend
And then I’m alone
And it was all a dream
It’s never happened before
I’m never quite what I seem
Sometimes I just want to scream
So I Dive in a world that’s all just make believe
And I probably watch too many movies
But I never went to high school
And we’re...
Or our fears of falling loose
Or sweet memories of youth
And laugh and cry all night
Til we shiver and head inside
Let’s do this again, maybe next weekend, I’m so glad to call you a friend
And then I’m alone
And it was all a dream
It’s never happened before
I’m never quite what I seem
Sometimes I just want to scream
So I Dive in a world that’s all just make believe
And I probably watch too many movies
But I never went to high school
And we’re...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#despair
#emptiness
#boredom
498 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
26th Mar 2019 11:47am
26th Mar 2019 11:47am
Dear Me
Many hate ourselves and we may never know why
Dear me,
I’m running out of songs to write
They’re about the same pain every
Time to face the facts, to face the truth
I’m still hurt; I’m still mad; I’m still scared of you.
You thought the universe would cheat you
And by that you cheated me
And you laid in bed shaking,
sick; afraid to fall asleep
But you never truly woke up from the meds
Despite a working body
And the world has nothing to do with your current suffering
Perhaps this whole time...
Dear me,
I’m running out of songs to write
They’re about the same pain every
Time to face the facts, to face the truth
I’m still hurt; I’m still mad; I’m still scared of you.
You thought the universe would cheat you
And by that you cheated me
And you laid in bed shaking,
sick; afraid to fall asleep
But you never truly woke up from the meds
Despite a working body
And the world has nothing to do with your current suffering
Perhaps this whole time...
#childhood
#identity
#abuse
#myself
#SelfWorth
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Mar 2019 6:43am
25th Mar 2019 6:43am
Lip; Sink
This mouth gets me into trouble
Whether I speak too much or quietly mumble
Sometimes I blurt out how moronic I am,
Others I stay silent and still they see a struggle
These lips, cracked and dry, from nervously licking them
In crowds of voices, myself I condemn
These very lips, you’ve watched and you’ve kissed.
Not sweet enough, I fear they offend
This tongue has twisted and tripped over words
Fighting back, she seems disturbed -
Spitting them out, scrambling around,
regretfully swallowing them back in reverse.
...
Whether I speak too much or quietly mumble
Sometimes I blurt out how moronic I am,
Others I stay silent and still they see a struggle
These lips, cracked and dry, from nervously licking them
In crowds of voices, myself I condemn
These very lips, you’ve watched and you’ve kissed.
Not sweet enough, I fear they offend
This tongue has twisted and tripped over words
Fighting back, she seems disturbed -
Spitting them out, scrambling around,
regretfully swallowing them back in reverse.
...
#anxiety
#love
#SelfWorth
421 reads
1 Comment
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