Submissions by mel44 (Melgar)
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.
Anticipated Storm
I felt an incursion
For many years
a storm was brewing
It grazed upon my fears
I foresaw the tempest
the turbulent gales
I knew its force
would devour my sails
It raged upon arrival
I was ill prepared
for the pounding downpour
inner war declared
Madness consumed me
flooding my soul
with an ominous darkness
black as coal
Like a typhoon
my mind spun round
unable to breathe
towards hell I was bound
No one to save me
a fiery decline ...
For many years
a storm was brewing
It grazed upon my fears
I foresaw the tempest
the turbulent gales
I knew its force
would devour my sails
It raged upon arrival
I was ill prepared
for the pounding downpour
inner war declared
Madness consumed me
flooding my soul
with an ominous darkness
black as coal
Like a typhoon
my mind spun round
unable to breathe
towards hell I was bound
No one to save me
a fiery decline ...
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Sisters
Here are my two children
One pretty, the other smart
Painful is the message
To a child’s heart
Feeling insufficient
Despite what side you’re on
Traumatic impression
Adolescences gone
Instead of being sisters
Rivals we became
Competing for attention
Always placing blame
A constant apprehension
Fostering of fears
Animosity developed
Carried through the years
Although we are now grown
Tensions do not budge
Regardless of my efforts
I sense a bitter grudge ...
One pretty, the other smart
Painful is the message
To a child’s heart
Feeling insufficient
Despite what side you’re on
Traumatic impression
Adolescences gone
Instead of being sisters
Rivals we became
Competing for attention
Always placing blame
A constant apprehension
Fostering of fears
Animosity developed
Carried through the years
Although we are now grown
Tensions do not budge
Regardless of my efforts
I sense a bitter grudge ...
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Soul Journey
Seemingly damned
dark voyage unknown
soul on its knees
seeking solace
believing alone
kindred spirit
casting light upon a path
warm comfort
cordoned my spirit
from death’s looming wrath
certain of grace
I’ll endeavour the eternal quest
soulful trek
now pursued
at my own behest
although eager
the journey shall not be swift
no regal course
on tardy currents
but at last I am adrift
dark voyage unknown
soul on its knees
seeking solace
believing alone
kindred spirit
casting light upon a path
warm comfort
cordoned my spirit
from death’s looming wrath
certain of grace
I’ll endeavour the eternal quest
soulful trek
now pursued
at my own behest
although eager
the journey shall not be swift
no regal course
on tardy currents
but at last I am adrift
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Inflexible
Adamantly right
others easily wrong
judgemental declaration
ego headstrong
prideful minds
often restricted
from rising ideas
still unpredicted
in narrow biasses
deciding to ignore
sound worthy opinions
chosen not to explore
seeking no guidance
of what there is to learn
as that which I discover
no longer your concern
others easily wrong
judgemental declaration
ego headstrong
prideful minds
often restricted
from rising ideas
still unpredicted
in narrow biasses
deciding to ignore
sound worthy opinions
chosen not to explore
seeking no guidance
of what there is to learn
as that which I discover
no longer your concern
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Omnipotent Sea
Of your power
I am resolute
determined
unfaltering
I salute
Amid your force
a crushing wave
breaking
forever
on the brave
The water’s surge
and steadfast tide
swelling
overhead
I respectfully abide
The ocean’s hold
asserts easily
confident
sureness
I bow accordingly
I am resolute
determined
unfaltering
I salute
Amid your force
a crushing wave
breaking
forever
on the brave
The water’s surge
and steadfast tide
swelling
overhead
I respectfully abide
The ocean’s hold
asserts easily
confident
sureness
I bow accordingly
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A Selfless Courage
Diagnosis brutal, for you and for our three
unable to fathom, the abandonment of thee
Selfish in our thinking, prayers for your resilience
unpredictable, what you endured in experience
All your strength was summoned for an uncertain battle
selflessly you chose to fight with nerves never to rattle
A survivor in your nature as it had always been
combating valiantly, only for your kin
Wishing I possessed, a courage same as you
at the time of your living and...
unable to fathom, the abandonment of thee
Selfish in our thinking, prayers for your resilience
unpredictable, what you endured in experience
All your strength was summoned for an uncertain battle
selflessly you chose to fight with nerves never to rattle
A survivor in your nature as it had always been
combating valiantly, only for your kin
Wishing I possessed, a courage same as you
at the time of your living and...
#grief
#death
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Tribute to a Lyrical Muse
A lover of words
Inspired when young
Remarkable lyrics
Pervaded your tongue
Among the elite
An abundant conclusion
Unfailing as a muse
Your melodic illusion
Influence by your Dark Side
And more than The Final Cut
But Wish You Were Here
Felt forever in my gut
Animating my thoughts
When unable to express
All that I was sensing
Your music did possess
Inspired when young
Remarkable lyrics
Pervaded your tongue
Among the elite
An abundant conclusion
Unfailing as a muse
Your melodic illusion
Influence by your Dark Side
And more than The Final Cut
But Wish You Were Here
Felt forever in my gut
Animating my thoughts
When unable to express
All that I was sensing
Your music did possess
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Detox
Again
Proving disloyal
Summoning
Straight to hell
Savage beast
Vicious
Was your feast
This time
My finale
Enduring far too long
Your possession
Arrogant
With deception
Essential
To existence
Surviving
Not enough
Gaining acceptance
Surrendering
Without resistance
Mourning
Not a loss
Choosing
Life once more
With spirits expelled
Obsession
Being quelled
Proving disloyal
Summoning
Straight to hell
Savage beast
Vicious
Was your feast
This time
My finale
Enduring far too long
Your possession
Arrogant
With deception
Essential
To existence
Surviving
Not enough
Gaining acceptance
Surrendering
Without resistance
Mourning
Not a loss
Choosing
Life once more
With spirits expelled
Obsession
Being quelled
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Pruned Not Severed
Half winged images
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
hopeless
of flight
believing
insufficient
to bestow
delight
Fluttering in shadows
reluctance
to fly
disgraced
and shameful
reticent
to try
Hesitant to soar
averse
to fail
distraught
and untrusting
of what
may avail
Pruned not severed
capable
of aviation
when joined
together
and merely lifted
from isolation
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Always a Child
Much of my life
You were a ghost
Absent
When wanted the most
My blood yours
But from a distance
Unavailable
Feeling resistance
Unsure of self
I tried moving on
Disassociation
Believing it wrong
So I chose
Preferred to pursue
Interaction
Began to ensue
Something was easier
Improving from nil
Instrumental
To my heart’s will
As time does tell
My faith revealed
Adoration
No longer concealed
With resilience
Portraying care
Undeviating ...
You were a ghost
Absent
When wanted the most
My blood yours
But from a distance
Unavailable
Feeling resistance
Unsure of self
I tried moving on
Disassociation
Believing it wrong
So I chose
Preferred to pursue
Interaction
Began to ensue
Something was easier
Improving from nil
Instrumental
To my heart’s will
As time does tell
My faith revealed
Adoration
No longer concealed
With resilience
Portraying care
Undeviating ...
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Not Predicted
Upon our first encounter
full of fire and passion
we were truly captivated
Young and idealistic
our desires set ablaze
devoted and elated
Unconditional we thought
but far too immature
to reap what we cultivated
As that which burns too brightly
just as quickly dissipates
easily we underestimated
Bruised and wounded
yet amicable goodbye
we mutually vacated
Our history was tragic
soul mates sadly lost
then love was recreated
Affections...
full of fire and passion
we were truly captivated
Young and idealistic
our desires set ablaze
devoted and elated
Unconditional we thought
but far too immature
to reap what we cultivated
As that which burns too brightly
just as quickly dissipates
easily we underestimated
Bruised and wounded
yet amicable goodbye
we mutually vacated
Our history was tragic
soul mates sadly lost
then love was recreated
Affections...
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Measure of Courage
On the day of our birth
We are naked and exposed
But after spend our lives
Learning how to be closed
We are social creatures
With yearnings to belong
Yet we wear our masks
And play roles to get along
Actors on a massive stage
Without courage we pretend
Disguised in our self-made armour
Many walls built to defend
But there is more prowess
In apprehensive bravery
Of unveiling your true self
Boldly showing vulnerability
Returning to a pureness
The beauty from which we...
We are naked and exposed
But after spend our lives
Learning how to be closed
We are social creatures
With yearnings to belong
Yet we wear our masks
And play roles to get along
Actors on a massive stage
Without courage we pretend
Disguised in our self-made armour
Many walls built to defend
But there is more prowess
In apprehensive bravery
Of unveiling your true self
Boldly showing vulnerability
Returning to a pureness
The beauty from which we...
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