Submissions by marina2020 (Rain Woman)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write in the dead of night, scribbling my emotions on a page.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
Today 1:00am
Today 1:00am
To Nap Or Not To Nap
Naps are a curious thing
Sometimes they are very useful
Other times it feels very disorienting
I think this one was a bit of both
I definitely needed more rest
After the long night I had
But I also think I’m getting sick
And my body woke up feeling miserable
It doesn’t help that I fell asleep in the light
And woke up in the dark
That's an easy way to screw up my internal clock
Sometimes they are very useful
Other times it feels very disorienting
I think this one was a bit of both
I definitely needed more rest
After the long night I had
But I also think I’m getting sick
And my body woke up feeling miserable
It doesn’t help that I fell asleep in the light
And woke up in the dark
That's an easy way to screw up my internal clock
#sleep
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Apr 2025 11:33pm
20th Apr 2025 11:33pm
Mine
I look at you
And I see comfort
I see forever and always
Every day feels so special
Makes me happy
I don't have to worry about anything
I know you will be here for me
Through anything
I have so much love for you
I love watching you grow
I love seeing your passion for your work
I love your determination and strength
I love how much you support me and my dreams
I couldn't have asked for a better person to call mine
And I see comfort
I see forever and always
Every day feels so special
Makes me happy
I don't have to worry about anything
I know you will be here for me
Through anything
I have so much love for you
I love watching you grow
I love seeing your passion for your work
I love your determination and strength
I love how much you support me and my dreams
I couldn't have asked for a better person to call mine
#love
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Apr 2025 9:28pm
19th Apr 2025 9:28pm
Trying To Write
I sit here
Staring at my computer
Wondering what to write
It’s hard for me to write midday
I don’t have much inspiration
So I just sit here
Tapping my fingers lightly on my computer
Waiting for a thought to enter my mind
It’s strange
Usually my mind won’t shut up
But when it comes to constructing a poem
It all vanishes
How convenient
I flip over my phone
It’s been thirty minutes and still nothing
Staring at my computer
Wondering what to write
It’s hard for me to write midday
I don’t have much inspiration
So I just sit here
Tapping my fingers lightly on my computer
Waiting for a thought to enter my mind
It’s strange
Usually my mind won’t shut up
But when it comes to constructing a poem
It all vanishes
How convenient
I flip over my phone
It’s been thirty minutes and still nothing
#WritersBlock
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Apr 2025 2:05am
19th Apr 2025 2:05am
Summer Nights
I can't wait for cool summer nights
Bonfires and s'mores
Family and friends
Pets and creatures in the dark
Fireflies and spring peepers
The stars shining bright all around me
I could get lost just staring at them
Being outside at night in the summer is my favorite
It's so relaxing and calm
My soul heals in the darkness
Nothing can compare to those nights
Bonfires and s'mores
Family and friends
Pets and creatures in the dark
Fireflies and spring peepers
The stars shining bright all around me
I could get lost just staring at them
Being outside at night in the summer is my favorite
It's so relaxing and calm
My soul heals in the darkness
Nothing can compare to those nights
#summer
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Apr 2025 2:02am
18th Apr 2025 2:02am
The Process of Writing
Inspiration is hard to define
Hard to fathom
Until it shows its face
Usually pretty quickly and fleeting
Working fast to jot it down
Take notes
Begin to write
Do anything to remember the thoughts
They flood in almost faster than you can comprehend
Sometimes it’s a topic
Others it's the rhythm and flow
A few words here and there
The rest to be filled later
The rewording happens even faster
Sifting through all the synonyms in my brain
Finding the right word or phrase that convey the emotion
Faster still...
Hard to fathom
Until it shows its face
Usually pretty quickly and fleeting
Working fast to jot it down
Take notes
Begin to write
Do anything to remember the thoughts
They flood in almost faster than you can comprehend
Sometimes it’s a topic
Others it's the rhythm and flow
A few words here and there
The rest to be filled later
The rewording happens even faster
Sifting through all the synonyms in my brain
Finding the right word or phrase that convey the emotion
Faster still...
#WritingPoetry
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Apr 2025 2:33am
17th Apr 2025 2:33am
Little Buddy
Little Buddy
Why do you like zucchini so much
You need more nutrients than that
Why are you so dramatic when I give you leafy greens
That's what your species is supposed to eat
You are so pampered that you are being picky
You won’t even eat the nutrient pellets that literally all reptiles tend to eat
Little Buddy
You drive me crazy
And make me worry
Why do you refuse to eat what’s good for you
You remind me of a toddler
Even though you are a tortoise
You really need to eat other types of food
Little Buddy
Why do you like zucchini so much
You need more nutrients than that
Why are you so dramatic when I give you leafy greens
That's what your species is supposed to eat
You are so pampered that you are being picky
You won’t even eat the nutrient pellets that literally all reptiles tend to eat
Little Buddy
You drive me crazy
And make me worry
Why do you refuse to eat what’s good for you
You remind me of a toddler
Even though you are a tortoise
You really need to eat other types of food
Little Buddy
#animals
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Apr 2025 3:54am
16th Apr 2025 3:54am
Life Is Cruel
How am I supposed to function without you
You were supposed to watch me grow up
And help me learn about life, being independent, and an adult
You weren’t supposed to die before I graduated college
How am I supposed to keep going
When every day I think of all the things you won’t see
The memories we won’t create
The time we didn’t get
All the things I wish we got to do together
Now I just chase the songs that remind me of you
Crying until I have no energy left in me
Wondering how the world could be so cruel
To take away the most...
You were supposed to watch me grow up
And help me learn about life, being independent, and an adult
You weren’t supposed to die before I graduated college
How am I supposed to keep going
When every day I think of all the things you won’t see
The memories we won’t create
The time we didn’t get
All the things I wish we got to do together
Now I just chase the songs that remind me of you
Crying until I have no energy left in me
Wondering how the world could be so cruel
To take away the most...
#father
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Apr 2025 5:17pm
14th Apr 2025 5:17pm
Tired and Cold
I'm cold
And sad
And tired
I don't have the brain power to work
Yet I'm here
Pushing through the noise and chaos
I really don't want to be here
I just want to sleep
Better yet, get a good night's sleep
Haven't had that in a while
I don't know what my problem is
I'm exhausted
Some days I just don't want to function
Some days it's hard to care about anything
I'd rather be laying in bed under a blanket watching a show or movie or something
And sad
And tired
I don't have the brain power to work
Yet I'm here
Pushing through the noise and chaos
I really don't want to be here
I just want to sleep
Better yet, get a good night's sleep
Haven't had that in a while
I don't know what my problem is
I'm exhausted
Some days I just don't want to function
Some days it's hard to care about anything
I'd rather be laying in bed under a blanket watching a show or movie or something
#sadness
#sleep
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Apr 2025 1:03am
14th Apr 2025 1:03am
Games
One of my favorite pastimes is games
Board games, video games, card games
Almost anything you can think of
They are a perfect escape
From super easy to extremely complex
It's hard to find a game I do not enjoy
I love the adventure they take me on
And the endless laughter with friends and family
We get into so much shenanigans
And create many inside jokes
Some games I enjoy all by myself
With a cup of tea, a snack, and my heated blanket
Either way, games make the perfect vibe
Board games, video games, card games
Almost anything you can think of
They are a perfect escape
From super easy to extremely complex
It's hard to find a game I do not enjoy
I love the adventure they take me on
And the endless laughter with friends and family
We get into so much shenanigans
And create many inside jokes
Some games I enjoy all by myself
With a cup of tea, a snack, and my heated blanket
Either way, games make the perfect vibe
#family
#friendship
#passion
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Apr 2025 00:18am
13th Apr 2025 00:18am
Cloudy Days
Cloudy days are weird
It feels like time stops
The gray clouds never changing
Makes me feel very unproductive
And makes my head hurt
Temperature was cold too
Not helping its case
It’s been strange
Even the animals haven’t acted normal
Like they sense it too
As much as I want the day to end
I also wish I had accomplished more
But what was there to do
When pain leads the day
And the weather doesn’t help
It feels like time stops
The gray clouds never changing
Makes me feel very unproductive
And makes my head hurt
Temperature was cold too
Not helping its case
It’s been strange
Even the animals haven’t acted normal
Like they sense it too
As much as I want the day to end
I also wish I had accomplished more
But what was there to do
When pain leads the day
And the weather doesn’t help
#clouds
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Apr 2025 3:49am
12th Apr 2025 3:49am
Procrastination
We’ve hit the time where all my backup poems are gone
And I wait until the last minute to start writing
I was seconds away from going to bed
Then remembered I hadn’t written anything today
So here I am
Trying to string together a conscious thought
After a long day of work and a night out
I’m surprised I even remembered at all
I should plan better in the coming days
Maybe start writing in the morning so this doesn’t happen again
But alas I have hit the fifty unique word count
And now I can go to bed
And I wait until the last minute to start writing
I was seconds away from going to bed
Then remembered I hadn’t written anything today
So here I am
Trying to string together a conscious thought
After a long day of work and a night out
I’m surprised I even remembered at all
I should plan better in the coming days
Maybe start writing in the morning so this doesn’t happen again
But alas I have hit the fifty unique word count
And now I can go to bed
#WritersBlock
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Apr 2025 11:26pm
10th Apr 2025 11:26pm
The Tortoise and The Cat
You’d think I was torturing my tortoise
As he squirms about in his water bucket
He makes a lot of noise as he tries to climb the walls
I hear it's quite common for his species to be this dramatic
Especially when they are soaked in water
It’s for his own good to keep him hydrated and healthy
Yet he is still not a fan
My cat watches curiously
Her head bobbing up and down at him
They have been siblings for some time now
Yet she is still fascinated by him
She could stare at him all day
And he is a brave little dude
He...
As he squirms about in his water bucket
He makes a lot of noise as he tries to climb the walls
I hear it's quite common for his species to be this dramatic
Especially when they are soaked in water
It’s for his own good to keep him hydrated and healthy
Yet he is still not a fan
My cat watches curiously
Her head bobbing up and down at him
They have been siblings for some time now
Yet she is still fascinated by him
She could stare at him all day
And he is a brave little dude
He...
#animals
#cats
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