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
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
90 reads
11 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
106 reads
13 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Aug 2018 12:16pm
23rd Aug 2018 12:16pm
Protection
Learned survival
at early age
performance always
as if on stage
never flinch
dare not hesitate
it is our fear
they evaluate
assuming weakness
despite strength
uphold defences
to any length
forge a garrison
and insulate
preservation
we actuate
emotional locks
become a shield
from any weapon
chosen to wield
at early age
performance always
as if on stage
never flinch
dare not hesitate
it is our fear
they evaluate
assuming weakness
despite strength
uphold defences
to any length
forge a garrison
and insulate
preservation
we actuate
emotional locks
become a shield
from any weapon
chosen to wield
#SelfReflection
65 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Aug 2018 00:20am
18th Aug 2018 00:20am
Now Unknown
Speaking then, from my soul
no place would I rather be
not in future or memory
There, your hand in mine
without hesitation
belief beyond reservation
Wholeheartedly I jumped
leaving you at the wheel
trusting us and all I feel
...
Oh God, was I mistaken
so completely wrong?
Has our love burned bright and gone?
Can you offer comfort
now I am in need
or my darling, will you watch me bleed?
no place would I rather be
not in future or memory
There, your hand in mine
without hesitation
belief beyond reservation
Wholeheartedly I jumped
leaving you at the wheel
trusting us and all I feel
...
Oh God, was I mistaken
so completely wrong?
Has our love burned bright and gone?
Can you offer comfort
now I am in need
or my darling, will you watch me bleed?
#love
#heartbroken
#despair
94 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Aug 2018 12:44pm
9th Aug 2018 12:44pm
Reticence
Only just a child
latchkey kid run wild
youth forever lost
Far too old when young
baby on a ladder rung
learning to climb alone
Abandoned and unprotected
reticence perfected
survival, nothing more
Building walls for preservation
dependence upon isolation
yet hardly staying safe
Harboured secrets meant to keep
now recalled in unquiet sleep
I suffer still in silence
latchkey kid run wild
youth forever lost
Far too old when young
baby on a ladder rung
learning to climb alone
Abandoned and unprotected
reticence perfected
survival, nothing more
Building walls for preservation
dependence upon isolation
yet hardly staying safe
Harboured secrets meant to keep
now recalled in unquiet sleep
I suffer still in silence
#loneliness
#childhood
#silence
74 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2018 9:57pm
2nd Jul 2018 9:57pm
Penance
Toxic shame lingers
like pale, dense fog
in early morning hours
hauntingly, it echoes
hindering slumber
and assuredly devours
Unsettled restlessness
of a broken soul
troubled, vacant stare
heavy, self-appointed
and battered cross
my weakened shoulders bear
Through tearful lenses
I easily see
my penance has just begun
who shall save me
from myself?
alas, I've come undone
like pale, dense fog
in early morning hours
hauntingly, it echoes
hindering slumber
and assuredly devours
Unsettled restlessness
of a broken soul
troubled, vacant stare
heavy, self-appointed
and battered cross
my weakened shoulders bear
Through tearful lenses
I easily see
my penance has just begun
who shall save me
from myself?
alas, I've come undone
#depression
#shame
114 reads
11 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Jun 2018 12:02pm
9th Jun 2018 12:02pm
Loss
Humming birds flitter
desolate garden spaces
hovering
hungry
barren, dull places
Grand orchestra assembled
vacant music hall
inspiration
unheard
muted chords fall
Evening stars dimmed
forming dark cloud
fading
smothered
not shimmering proud
Mournful child cries
tragic maternal death
grieving
struggling
never catching breath
desolate garden spaces
hovering
hungry
barren, dull places
Grand orchestra assembled
vacant music hall
inspiration
unheard
muted chords fall
Evening stars dimmed
forming dark cloud
fading
smothered
not shimmering proud
Mournful child cries
tragic maternal death
grieving
struggling
never catching breath
#grief
#death
136 reads
13 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Jun 2018 2:13am
5th Jun 2018 2:13am
Sum of My Scars
History alone
inadequate to define
the whole I have become
yet in your haste
presuming waste
to ignorance you succumb
Closed eyes
determined
unwilling to see
remaining
recumbent
in judgement of me
With forgiveness
bearing
your pious prosecution
I pray
knowing
you are worthy of absolution
Walk
if you could
amid my memoirs
discover
never will I be
only the sum of my scars
inadequate to define
the whole I have become
yet in your haste
presuming waste
to ignorance you succumb
Closed eyes
determined
unwilling to see
remaining
recumbent
in judgement of me
With forgiveness
bearing
your pious prosecution
I pray
knowing
you are worthy of absolution
Walk
if you could
amid my memoirs
discover
never will I be
only the sum of my scars
#forgiveness
#ignorance
104 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
16th May 2018 1:16pm
16th May 2018 1:16pm
Rising Again
In addiction
battling
far longer
than I care to recollect
attempts at wellness
littered with failure
despite intellect
Time and again
proving inadequate
and alone
combating
my demons
with insufficient armour
yet concession
I shall not condone
In faith and courage
rising
once more
pursuing grace
proceeding
with dignity
salvation
to embrace
For I am worthy
of recovery
belief
I must apprise
as I fear
another defeat
shall surely ...
battling
far longer
than I care to recollect
attempts at wellness
littered with failure
despite intellect
Time and again
proving inadequate
and alone
combating
my demons
with insufficient armour
yet concession
I shall not condone
In faith and courage
rising
once more
pursuing grace
proceeding
with dignity
salvation
to embrace
For I am worthy
of recovery
belief
I must apprise
as I fear
another defeat
shall surely ...
#addiction
113 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th May 2018 2:26pm
10th May 2018 2:26pm
Crisis
Screeching halt
Crushing metal;
rising from
the back seat floor
Racing heart
does not settle;
hot stinging
sensation sore
Eyes wet
head burning
ruby red;
gushing, bleeding
flashing lights
undiscerning
Maternal voice
panicked, pleading;
fearful shaking
comfort seeking
"Oh my baby"
mother shrieking
running towards me
as I fell . . .
Unnerved
and distressed
remembering
nothing more
Although feeling altered
to...
Crushing metal;
rising from
the back seat floor
Racing heart
does not settle;
hot stinging
sensation sore
Eyes wet
head burning
ruby red;
gushing, bleeding
flashing lights
undiscerning
Maternal voice
panicked, pleading;
fearful shaking
comfort seeking
"Oh my baby"
mother shrieking
running towards me
as I fell . . .
Unnerved
and distressed
remembering
nothing more
Although feeling altered
to...
#childhood
#NaPoWriMo2018
#LifeChangingMoment
103 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st May 2018 10:17am
1st May 2018 10:17am
NaPoWriMo
One last poem
before goodnight
summing up Napo
in a final write
challenge accepted
to create on command
thirty new pieces
to meet demand
ideas flowing
when I begin
pulling inspiration
from deep within
offering thoughts
on self-reflection
philosophies on faith
spiritual conception
expressions of love
joy and pain
sharing empathy
enduring shame
writing of darkness
relapse and grief
finding recovery
sensing relief
in this challenge
I've...
before goodnight
summing up Napo
in a final write
challenge accepted
to create on command
thirty new pieces
to meet demand
ideas flowing
when I begin
pulling inspiration
from deep within
offering thoughts
on self-reflection
philosophies on faith
spiritual conception
expressions of love
joy and pain
sharing empathy
enduring shame
writing of darkness
relapse and grief
finding recovery
sensing relief
in this challenge
I've...
#NaPoWriMo2018
99 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st May 2018 10:15am
1st May 2018 10:15am
Meditation
Anxiety rises
feeling unrest
learning to focus
upon the breath
drawing air deeply
extending exhales
being mindful
calmness prevails
engaging mind and body
practising how
be rather than do
consciously in now
accepting each moment
clarifying sign
appreciation occurs
no notion of time
thoughts may wander
but without judgement
returning again
to here in the present
releasing insecurity
of a buried past
freed from worry
resolve steadfast
feeling unrest
learning to focus
upon the breath
drawing air deeply
extending exhales
being mindful
calmness prevails
engaging mind and body
practising how
be rather than do
consciously in now
accepting each moment
clarifying sign
appreciation occurs
no notion of time
thoughts may wander
but without judgement
returning again
to here in the present
releasing insecurity
of a buried past
freed from worry
resolve steadfast
#spiritual
#NaPoWriMo2018
109 reads
2 Comments
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