Submissions by mel44
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write as an outlet to make sense of my world and experiences. My purpose of sharing my words with others is in the hope that readers may identify with them insofar as what it means for them.
SELF POEM
Published
13th Oct 2024 10:49am
13th Oct 2024 10:49am
Trance Illuminated
I found suffering
from their sin
buried in pain
afforded by kin
carved into the past
future fails to begin
Vaguely asleep
barren dreaming
assuredly alive
but not gleaming
brutal existence
lacking meaning
Eyes closed tightly
yet unrested
any drifting
the mind contested
all this slumber
quite uninvested
Nonetheless prone
in sombre snooze
ignoring all sparks
meant to be cues
frozen lullabies
do not amuse
…
The past and present
now...
from their sin
buried in pain
afforded by kin
carved into the past
future fails to begin
Vaguely asleep
barren dreaming
assuredly alive
but not gleaming
brutal existence
lacking meaning
Eyes closed tightly
yet unrested
any drifting
the mind contested
all this slumber
quite uninvested
Nonetheless prone
in sombre snooze
ignoring all sparks
meant to be cues
frozen lullabies
do not amuse
…
The past and present
now...
#memories
#PersonalGrowth
#sleep
123 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Oct 2024 9:55pm
6th Oct 2024 9:55pm
No Title Required
Political unrest
in this day and age
ignorant followers
absently full of rage
A businessman you say?
despite obvious failure
you lack essential skills
to deliver any financial cure
Claiming for the people?
you are the very plight
as you are only loyal
to the wealthy and white
Enforcing our border?
such is your claim
but you are a liar
in your discriminatory shame
Protector of women?
yet you consistently debase
then toss aside their rights
what an...
in this day and age
ignorant followers
absently full of rage
A businessman you say?
despite obvious failure
you lack essential skills
to deliver any financial cure
Claiming for the people?
you are the very plight
as you are only loyal
to the wealthy and white
Enforcing our border?
such is your claim
but you are a liar
in your discriminatory shame
Protector of women?
yet you consistently debase
then toss aside their rights
what an...
#anger
#CallToAction
#hate #politics
#hate #politics
122 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Oct 2024 1:49am
2nd Oct 2024 1:49am
Self-preservation
Hindered by sharp razored stages of grief
others said broken beyond what mattered
declining to share in their baseless belief
not some image of a mirror shattered
I treaded devoutly beneath the deep
in an internal, dark, turbulent sea
the many secrets directed to keep
I have discovered no longer serve me
Defying odds stacked against survival
I shall escape their painted enclosure
impotent to hold space as my rival
self-preservation after exposure
Standing sound in the wake of bereavement
my oppressors choke...
others said broken beyond what mattered
declining to share in their baseless belief
not some image of a mirror shattered
I treaded devoutly beneath the deep
in an internal, dark, turbulent sea
the many secrets directed to keep
I have discovered no longer serve me
Defying odds stacked against survival
I shall escape their painted enclosure
impotent to hold space as my rival
self-preservation after exposure
Standing sound in the wake of bereavement
my oppressors choke...
#courage
#strength
129 reads
14 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
25th Sep 2024 5:46am
25th Sep 2024 5:46am
Out of Ash
I do so tire
of the revival
no taste for the elixir
Unaware of what it is
that underwhelms
knowing not what is right
Numb, uninspired
without feature
remove the mask you place
Take leave of me
my flesh to hide
off to the cellar
Bearing no peace
I call for you not
to breathe me to life
No honour do you gift me
attempting to control
actions for me alone
All this is me
in the mirror
not for you to imagine
Not for amusement
or your God complex ...
of the revival
no taste for the elixir
Unaware of what it is
that underwhelms
knowing not what is right
Numb, uninspired
without feature
remove the mask you place
Take leave of me
my flesh to hide
off to the cellar
Bearing no peace
I call for you not
to breathe me to life
No honour do you gift me
attempting to control
actions for me alone
All this is me
in the mirror
not for you to imagine
Not for amusement
or your God complex ...
#death
#disappointment
#oppression #suicide
#oppression #suicide
170 reads
10 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
24th Sep 2024 6:10pm
24th Sep 2024 6:10pm
Unexpected Loss - with Thor_Azine
Distant echoes, haunting thunder
prequel of the storm to come
fractured light in all directions
destruction cannot be undone
Stretched upon a grave of hope
anticipated future not in the cards
reflection in a mirror shattered
blood-stained razored shards
Burning in ashes of the aftermath
amid carnage and catastrophe
drenched in tears not meant to shed
blinded, unable to see
Holding breath as to not feel
mourning in mists of red
struggling with a hungry grief
essence of profound dread
...
prequel of the storm to come
fractured light in all directions
destruction cannot be undone
Stretched upon a grave of hope
anticipated future not in the cards
reflection in a mirror shattered
blood-stained razored shards
Burning in ashes of the aftermath
amid carnage and catastrophe
drenched in tears not meant to shed
blinded, unable to see
Holding breath as to not feel
mourning in mists of red
struggling with a hungry grief
essence of profound dread
...
#despair
#disappointment
#LifeStruggles
111 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Sep 2024 5:44pm
24th Sep 2024 5:44pm
Credence to the Whole
Sometimes it is darkness
the delivers us to light
and reliving memories
often secures foresight
Owning one’s history
bestows a new grace
acceptance necessary
as past and present interlace
Incomplete and limited
if discarding recollections
what makes us unique
is our story and imperfections
Approval of the entire self
offers credence to the whole
acknowledging all the elements
facilitates cognition of the soul
the delivers us to light
and reliving memories
often secures foresight
Owning one’s history
bestows a new grace
acceptance necessary
as past and present interlace
Incomplete and limited
if discarding recollections
what makes us unique
is our story and imperfections
Approval of the entire self
offers credence to the whole
acknowledging all the elements
facilitates cognition of the soul
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection
103 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Sep 2024 7:00am
24th Sep 2024 7:00am
Melancholia
A sadness within
does surely reside
ekes out its place
unwilling to hide
Forever overtaking
each fragment of thought
alone and isolated
desperate, distraught
Lost motivation
inspiration gone
lacking self-will
not carrying on
Shackles confine
repressed fears alive
escape not apparent
failing to thrive
Much is the plight
of a melancholic mind
critical illness
cruel and unkind
does surely reside
ekes out its place
unwilling to hide
Forever overtaking
each fragment of thought
alone and isolated
desperate, distraught
Lost motivation
inspiration gone
lacking self-will
not carrying on
Shackles confine
repressed fears alive
escape not apparent
failing to thrive
Much is the plight
of a melancholic mind
critical illness
cruel and unkind
#depression
#NaPoWriMo2024
#sadness
99 reads
8 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2024 5:57pm
23rd Sep 2024 5:57pm
The Comfort of Green
Warm like the sun, shining on your face on a crisp September morning
Feels soft like leaves of sage when your fingers are exploring
Smelling of freshly mowed lawns during a hot summer day
and young stems on a Conifer tree in the middle of May
Sounding like Celtic music as the violin weeps into sound
or the rumble of a stream as it rolls over mossy ground
It tastes like spearmint but also of citrus discovered from a lime
Such is the colour of green. Its lively warmth, simply sublime
Feels soft like leaves of sage when your fingers are exploring
Smelling of freshly mowed lawns during a hot summer day
and young stems on a Conifer tree in the middle of May
Sounding like Celtic music as the violin weeps into sound
or the rumble of a stream as it rolls over mossy ground
It tastes like spearmint but also of citrus discovered from a lime
Such is the colour of green. Its lively warmth, simply sublime
#nature
107 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2024 5:44am
23rd Sep 2024 5:44am
Settling the Score
It was inevitable
I had to come undone
to process the battles
I should have won
seeing now the price I paid
to become this woman
that trauma made
ill prepared to cope
numbing without care
this wretched disease
my cross to bear
a sense of resilience
motives are pure
fighting for survival
settling the score
I had to come undone
to process the battles
I should have won
seeing now the price I paid
to become this woman
that trauma made
ill prepared to cope
numbing without care
this wretched disease
my cross to bear
a sense of resilience
motives are pure
fighting for survival
settling the score
#alcohol
#PersonalGrowth
#SelfReflection
116 reads
6 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2024 00:15am
23rd Sep 2024 00:15am
Echoing Myths - with Adagio
Ebbing twilight of souls, gods and monsters
the banshee’s scream echoing myths
roaming the Irish countryside
a supernatural songstress
wailing an omen of doom
hovering, floating, like a mist
gliding over the thatched cottages
where the aroma of Stobhach lingers
a foretelling for the dying
lamenting anguish
releasing a sonic scream
eclipsing whisperings of the heart
inhumane amplitude of fatality
shattering the winter’s glass of ice
an eeriness of imminent demise
forged by the banshee’s song
mournful melodies ...
the banshee’s scream echoing myths
roaming the Irish countryside
a supernatural songstress
wailing an omen of doom
hovering, floating, like a mist
gliding over the thatched cottages
where the aroma of Stobhach lingers
a foretelling for the dying
lamenting anguish
releasing a sonic scream
eclipsing whisperings of the heart
inhumane amplitude of fatality
shattering the winter’s glass of ice
an eeriness of imminent demise
forged by the banshee’s song
mournful melodies ...
#dark
#death
#mythology
78 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2024 3:28pm
22nd Sep 2024 3:28pm
It is You
It was your hands
that held me when ill
genuinely grateful
you helped me be still
It was your strength
granting me courage to fight
when my hope was lost
and woefully out of sight
It was your belief
affording me assurance
that I could survive
fostering my endurance
It was your confidence
that willed me tenacity
to persevere through darkness
that forbade me to see
It is your heart always
that sweeps me away
yet keeps me grounded
and my demons at bay
It will forever...
that held me when ill
genuinely grateful
you helped me be still
It was your strength
granting me courage to fight
when my hope was lost
and woefully out of sight
It was your belief
affording me assurance
that I could survive
fostering my endurance
It was your confidence
that willed me tenacity
to persevere through darkness
that forbade me to see
It is your heart always
that sweeps me away
yet keeps me grounded
and my demons at bay
It will forever...
#husband
#lover
200 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2024 12:14pm
22nd Sep 2024 12:14pm
Torrents of Insanity
Restless, unsettled preoccupation
manic, unstable ideation
pervasive thoughts for protection
maladapted process of intellection
Ill equipped to manage bracing
obsessive thinking, frantic pacing
no relief, comfort chasing
cannot cease the endless racing
Darkness envelopes, neurosis and anxiety
trembling, unsteady, unable to see
afflicted and condemned by society
mind fractured in torrents of insanity
manic, unstable ideation
pervasive thoughts for protection
maladapted process of intellection
Ill equipped to manage bracing
obsessive thinking, frantic pacing
no relief, comfort chasing
cannot cease the endless racing
Darkness envelopes, neurosis and anxiety
trembling, unsteady, unable to see
afflicted and condemned by society
mind fractured in torrents of insanity
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
121 reads
11 Comments
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