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.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Jan 2021 2:45pm
1st Jan 2021 2:45pm
Blooming Wings
Lost and only just surviving
tired and broken; hardly thriving
Reaching for something to change how I feel
finding no comfort; unable to heal
Out of darkness I have grown
blooming wings all on my own
Learning to trust and accepting fear
ghosts of the past no longer appear
Dismissing judgement from convicting eyes
with resilience I will always rise
Out of darkness I have grown
attempting flight all on my own
Embracing a life that was always mine
I am found where my soul can shine
Out...
tired and broken; hardly thriving
Reaching for something to change how I feel
finding no comfort; unable to heal
Out of darkness I have grown
blooming wings all on my own
Learning to trust and accepting fear
ghosts of the past no longer appear
Dismissing judgement from convicting eyes
with resilience I will always rise
Out of darkness I have grown
attempting flight all on my own
Embracing a life that was always mine
I am found where my soul can shine
Out...
#strength
#hope
#courage #TimeHeals
#courage #TimeHeals
263 reads
16 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
24th Sep 2020 5:18pm
24th Sep 2020 5:18pm
Anam Cara
We are not tethered
by tragic losses and defeat
our struggles do not confine
suffering and pain
assuredly, do not define –
Shared compassion
and integrity align
our kindred spirit;
unbound by place or time
always we shall rise
together your hand in mine –
Illumine your soul
my Anam Cara;
we will forever shine
by tragic losses and defeat
our struggles do not confine
suffering and pain
assuredly, do not define –
Shared compassion
and integrity align
our kindred spirit;
unbound by place or time
always we shall rise
together your hand in mine –
Illumine your soul
my Anam Cara;
we will forever shine
#friendship
#spiritual
#support
297 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2020 3:34pm
23rd Sep 2020 3:34pm
Cold Grief
Winter creeps
single panes
tragic gusts
no shelter remains
sorrow crawls
within veins;
darkness walks
among the living
leaving pale
unforgiving
memories hazy
barren to reliving;
untold stories
past lost
grasping tightly
at what cost?
existent grief
in winter’s frost
single panes
tragic gusts
no shelter remains
sorrow crawls
within veins;
darkness walks
among the living
leaving pale
unforgiving
memories hazy
barren to reliving;
untold stories
past lost
grasping tightly
at what cost?
existent grief
in winter’s frost
#sadness
#grief
#death
241 reads
8 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2020 5:49pm
22nd Sep 2020 5:49pm
Peace is not Silent
Shared humanity
not hateful speak
words of forgiveness –
required speech
Acts of kindness
empathy, grace
hostility and malice –
compassion shall erase
In service of others
tolerance proposed
sensitivity, sincerity –
trust reposed
not hateful speak
words of forgiveness –
required speech
Acts of kindness
empathy, grace
hostility and malice –
compassion shall erase
In service of others
tolerance proposed
sensitivity, sincerity –
trust reposed
#peace
#patience
#humankind #tolerance
#humankind #tolerance
292 reads
17 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Sep 2020 8:43pm
21st Sep 2020 8:43pm
Orphan
i.
Essence departed
an orphan I have become
grief-filled emotion
alone, I have come undone
… in passing of your spirit
ii.
Anguish shall not fade
vulnerable in your death
memories survive
yet in shadows, I’m bereft
… in my sleep, there is no rest
Essence departed
an orphan I have become
grief-filled emotion
alone, I have come undone
… in passing of your spirit
ii.
Anguish shall not fade
vulnerable in your death
memories survive
yet in shadows, I’m bereft
… in my sleep, there is no rest
#grief
#heartbroken
#death
239 reads
8 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
6th Sep 2020 7:13pm
6th Sep 2020 7:13pm
Prayer for Peace
An honourable man you have been
do not be concerned;
allow yourself to rest...
love for you was earned
Family is with you
prepared for your passing-
always to be remembered;
your Spirit everlasting
Fear not what is before you
nor regrets of the past-
release the sorrows
your weary soul amassed
There exists a peace far greater
than anything you know
A promise of solace;
this grace God will bestow
do not be concerned;
allow yourself to rest...
love for you was earned
Family is with you
prepared for your passing-
always to be remembered;
your Spirit everlasting
Fear not what is before you
nor regrets of the past-
release the sorrows
your weary soul amassed
There exists a peace far greater
than anything you know
A promise of solace;
this grace God will bestow
#love
#grief
#death
266 reads
17 Comments
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
unwilling to face
uncertainty
Ambiguity of the present
far too much to bear
escape, my solution
protection I wear
Always seeking something else
numbing existence
observer of the world
yet only from a distance
Viability 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
unwilling to face
uncertainty
Ambiguity of the present
far too much to bear
escape, my solution
protection I wear
Always seeking something else
numbing existence
observer of the world
yet only from a distance
Viability halted
far too long ago
dodging reality
withdraw is all I know
#addiction
#escape
305 reads
11 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
408 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
546 reads
18 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
436 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
442 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
511 reads
9 Comments
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