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
12th Jun 2020 2:24pm
12th Jun 2020 2:24pm
Anything
Believing unable
to be in my own skin
unwelcome sensation
where I begin
Grabbing onto anything
to ease anxiety
I cannot face
daily uncertainty
Ambiguity of the present
far too much to bear
escape is my solution
protection I wear
always seeking something else
numbing my existence
observer of the world
yet only from a distance
Viability was halted
far too long ago
dodging reality
withdraw is all I know
to be in my own skin
unwelcome sensation
where I begin
Grabbing onto anything
to ease anxiety
I cannot face
daily uncertainty
Ambiguity of the present
far too much to bear
escape is my solution
protection I wear
always seeking something else
numbing my existence
observer of the world
yet only from a distance
Viability was halted
far too long ago
dodging reality
withdraw is all I know
#addiction
#escape
58 reads
6 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Sep 2019 8:07am
11th Sep 2019 8:07am
Could never be different
Blatant possession
indomitable truth
could not be different
than that of our youth
Holding captive
a belief of salvation
as our actions
satisfy no causation
No saviour exists
when we want relief
as there is no protection
despite belief
No rescue will come
we cannot be saved
from who we are
our past is engraved
indomitable truth
could not be different
than that of our youth
Holding captive
a belief of salvation
as our actions
satisfy no causation
No saviour exists
when we want relief
as there is no protection
despite belief
No rescue will come
we cannot be saved
from who we are
our past is engraved
#spiritual
#acceptance
180 reads
18 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Jul 2019 7:27pm
5th Jul 2019 7:27pm
I am an Empath
I can feel what you feel
my empathy intense
be it grief or bliss
grateful for this sense
I can conjure serenity
steadiness reassured
offering compassion
your peace of mind secured
I can absorb your emotions
inherently for me to own
sometimes it is pleasure
on occasion, despair’s chaperone
I can know your chaos
but manifest neutrality
ease your suffering
intuition my normality
I can perceive the whole of you
possessing an ability to lift
while the toxic may be my...
my empathy intense
be it grief or bliss
grateful for this sense
I can conjure serenity
steadiness reassured
offering compassion
your peace of mind secured
I can absorb your emotions
inherently for me to own
sometimes it is pleasure
on occasion, despair’s chaperone
I can know your chaos
but manifest neutrality
ease your suffering
intuition my normality
I can perceive the whole of you
possessing an ability to lift
while the toxic may be my...
#SelfReflection
284 reads
17 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jul 2019 9:09pm
4th Jul 2019 9:09pm
Conduct is Crucial
Boasting better than
a model of perfection
pompous superiority
yet void of all connection
Adorning prideful ego
arrogant attitude
claiming significance
in self-righteous solitude
Alone in your conceit
ungrateful for your mercies
debasing ideals of prominence
creating controversies
Convinced of independence
but lonely, isolated
obvious desertion
by those you were acquainted
…
Virtues may differ
just as night and day
but surely my values ...
a model of perfection
pompous superiority
yet void of all connection
Adorning prideful ego
arrogant attitude
claiming significance
in self-righteous solitude
Alone in your conceit
ungrateful for your mercies
debasing ideals of prominence
creating controversies
Convinced of independence
but lonely, isolated
obvious desertion
by those you were acquainted
…
Virtues may differ
just as night and day
but surely my values ...
#kindness
#morality
176 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2019 12:09pm
2nd Jul 2019 12:09pm
Polluted Past
Some histories can often mar
this chronicle, my memoir
woefully playing star
a past not so far
nor up to par
leaves a scar
branded
marked
stranded
ever more
aged premature
shame I cannot cure
of this I will assure
a woman now insecure
my innocence no longer pure
this chronicle, my memoir
woefully playing star
a past not so far
nor up to par
leaves a scar
branded
marked
stranded
ever more
aged premature
shame I cannot cure
of this I will assure
a woman now insecure
my innocence no longer pure
#LifeStruggles
#shame
220 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2019 8:17am
2nd Jul 2019 8:17am
I Am Your Muse
You are flesh
I am pain
post suffering
your words remain
I force the ink
upon the page
granting means
to share your rage
Provoke despair
my sole intent
prompting verse
revealing torment
Igniting grief
forming prose
my inspiration
you do not oppose
Using your ache
I summon misery
affording language
encouraging poetry
Past tragedies
I often peruse
holding my place
your unfortunate muse
I am pain
post suffering
your words remain
I force the ink
upon the page
granting means
to share your rage
Provoke despair
my sole intent
prompting verse
revealing torment
Igniting grief
forming prose
my inspiration
you do not oppose
Using your ache
I summon misery
affording language
encouraging poetry
Past tragedies
I often peruse
holding my place
your unfortunate muse
#MyInspiration
#WritingPoetry
#hurt
250 reads
9 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
1st Jul 2019 2:19pm
1st Jul 2019 2:19pm
Must Adapt to Survive
Fact and fiction misaligned
altered, distorted, in the mind
Malformed thoughts are often lies
attitude, perception, must revise
Extricate from diseased perspective
reject beliefs, found as defective
…
Learning to lean into the pain
disallowing its potent reign
Wings spread broadly, taking flight
out of shame, toward the light
In reflection, becoming wise
like a phoenix, resolute to rise
altered, distorted, in the mind
Malformed thoughts are often lies
attitude, perception, must revise
Extricate from diseased perspective
reject beliefs, found as defective
…
Learning to lean into the pain
disallowing its potent reign
Wings spread broadly, taking flight
out of shame, toward the light
In reflection, becoming wise
like a phoenix, resolute to rise
#SelfReflection
134 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Jun 2019 12:00pm
25th Jun 2019 12:00pm
Residual Trauma
Practicing compassion
each time we go in
an intrinsic gift
where we begin
Entering the unfathomed
weighted hands we hold
pulled into depths
of tragedies untold
Without judgement
empathy affirmed
validating anguish
fears acknowledged, confirmed
Vicarious pain
emotional exhaust
affording value to others
despite deepening cost
Not for gratification
nor prestige unearned
only in service
such efforts are concerned
each time we go in
an intrinsic gift
where we begin
Entering the unfathomed
weighted hands we hold
pulled into depths
of tragedies untold
Without judgement
empathy affirmed
validating anguish
fears acknowledged, confirmed
Vicarious pain
emotional exhaust
affording value to others
despite deepening cost
Not for gratification
nor prestige unearned
only in service
such efforts are concerned
#tragedy
#support
#suffering
210 reads
5 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
25th Jun 2019 11:30am
25th Jun 2019 11:30am
Ill-advised Solution
Uneasy emotions
required alteration
numbing
self-loathing
acute intoxication
Clamouring unsilenced
desired inebriant
muting
masking
consuming pollutant
Gasping violently
coveted breath
repressing
digesting
leading to death
required alteration
numbing
self-loathing
acute intoxication
Clamouring unsilenced
desired inebriant
muting
masking
consuming pollutant
Gasping violently
coveted breath
repressing
digesting
leading to death
#death
#alcohol
#addiction
264 reads
4 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
24th Jun 2019 11:16am
24th Jun 2019 11:16am
Retribution
Unfettered urges
not satiated
always vexing
never abated
Overflow of blood
alcoholic veins
despite purge
affliction remains
Troubled, tormented
wretched plight
wings of shame
taking flight
Bound to guilt
the deeds done
no annulment
self-inflicted shun
Alone, isolated
penance assigned
chained evermore
fate resigned
not satiated
always vexing
never abated
Overflow of blood
alcoholic veins
despite purge
affliction remains
Troubled, tormented
wretched plight
wings of shame
taking flight
Bound to guilt
the deeds done
no annulment
self-inflicted shun
Alone, isolated
penance assigned
chained evermore
fate resigned
#addiction
263 reads
16 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Oct 2018 11:24am
7th Oct 2018 11:24am
Polished Mirror
Emotional reaction
visceral
confrontation
Electing calmly
to disengage
Her rage
not my burden
Pain she bears
unknown to me
not my place
to judge
that which I cannot see
Knowing not
her path
nor where
her travels led
alternatively
I offer
prayers for her instead
I shall shoulder
no resentment
heart open
mind free
as I know her actions
had nil to do with me
visceral
confrontation
Electing calmly
to disengage
Her rage
not my burden
Pain she bears
unknown to me
not my place
to judge
that which I cannot see
Knowing not
her path
nor where
her travels led
alternatively
I offer
prayers for her instead
I shall shoulder
no resentment
heart open
mind free
as I know her actions
had nil to do with me
#kindness
#SelfReflection
486 reads
13 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Aug 2018 8:49pm
23rd Aug 2018 8:49pm
Eudemonia
While good fortune may be transient
and our pleasures often contingent
contentment is a serene condition
When we seek purposeful direction
and know meaningful connection
our sense of belonging amplifies
Appreciating each moment as a gift
we experience spiritual lift
and can delight in the divine
With an altruistic attitude
finding grace in gratitude
we are afforded authentic joy
Through our compassion and charity
by practicing kindness and sincerity
profound happiness is manifested
...
and our pleasures often contingent
contentment is a serene condition
When we seek purposeful direction
and know meaningful connection
our sense of belonging amplifies
Appreciating each moment as a gift
we experience spiritual lift
and can delight in the divine
With an altruistic attitude
finding grace in gratitude
we are afforded authentic joy
Through our compassion and charity
by practicing kindness and sincerity
profound happiness is manifested
...
#happiness
#hope
#inspirational #rhyming
#inspirational #rhyming
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13 Comments
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