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.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2017 00:03am
2nd Apr 2017 00:03am
Education For All
I demand an appropriate education
for all those with special needs
administrators of pedagogy
I see ignoring student’s pleas
I realise modified instruction
requires teachers to differentiate
but to consider it as unfair
makes me justifiably irate
If one had no legs to stand
I would not command their walking
one should not mandate a write
based on simple talking
They know that one plus one is two
but maybe not the square route of eight
to demean amid their peers
such shame does...
for all those with special needs
administrators of pedagogy
I see ignoring student’s pleas
I realise modified instruction
requires teachers to differentiate
but to consider it as unfair
makes me justifiably irate
If one had no legs to stand
I would not command their walking
one should not mandate a write
based on simple talking
They know that one plus one is two
but maybe not the square route of eight
to demean amid their peers
such shame does...
750 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
1st Apr 2017 00:14am
1st Apr 2017 00:14am
How Do I Say Goodbye
The loss of a loved one, heart wrenching
death of my mother, paralysing
In her passing, I died too
spirit broken, struggling through
Eleven years, my morning unfinished
as if her value would be diminished
Strongest person I have known
feeling her absence in every bone
Knowing not how to be whole
this suffering takes its toll
In my dreams, I feel our paths cross
cannot recover from such tragic loss
death of my mother, paralysing
In her passing, I died too
spirit broken, struggling through
Eleven years, my morning unfinished
as if her value would be diminished
Strongest person I have known
feeling her absence in every bone
Knowing not how to be whole
this suffering takes its toll
In my dreams, I feel our paths cross
cannot recover from such tragic loss
#grief
#death
819 reads
10 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Mar 2017 11:26pm
30th Mar 2017 11:26pm
The Critic
To hell with the voice, easily finding fault
your words, no volume, from such a mighty horse
I’ll defer your naïve jurisprudence
accepting not your ignorant discourse
No tribute do you deserve
weakness, resting upon your throne
while casting doubt on those that fight
hypocrisy not to condone
The accolade must be awarded
to those in firm belief and standing proud
assembling for the silenced
vocalising for an oppressed crowd
Honours are due without a doubt
to men and women in the trenches ...
your words, no volume, from such a mighty horse
I’ll defer your naïve jurisprudence
accepting not your ignorant discourse
No tribute do you deserve
weakness, resting upon your throne
while casting doubt on those that fight
hypocrisy not to condone
The accolade must be awarded
to those in firm belief and standing proud
assembling for the silenced
vocalising for an oppressed crowd
Honours are due without a doubt
to men and women in the trenches ...
930 reads
5 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Mar 2017 6:39pm
29th Mar 2017 6:39pm
Wonder
Mere stranger’s nod
a smile and hello
pedestrian crossing
car comes to a slow
Warm hugs of welcome
upon arrival
sweet smell of spring
tulips survival
Relationships built
by acknowledging respect
the melodic sound of language
a different dialect
Forever friends
where time has no place
modest souls
that offer grace
A place called home
resting when...
a smile and hello
pedestrian crossing
car comes to a slow
Warm hugs of welcome
upon arrival
sweet smell of spring
tulips survival
Relationships built
by acknowledging respect
the melodic sound of language
a different dialect
Forever friends
where time has no place
modest souls
that offer grace
A place called home
resting when...
854 reads
13 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
29th Mar 2017 2:35pm
29th Mar 2017 2:35pm
Dragon's Den
I am pleading in this squat
Crawling on the floor
Impatiently awaiting
Hoping of your score
My heart furiously pounds
You are absent; no not here
In a twisted panic
I know you are not near
Caring not for safety
Addiction leads the way
Yet I beg only to find you
Whatever, I will pay
Frantically I search
Into the dragon’s den
Needle in your arm
I am left alone again
Crawling on the floor
Impatiently awaiting
Hoping of your score
My heart furiously pounds
You are absent; no not here
In a twisted panic
I know you are not near
Caring not for safety
Addiction leads the way
Yet I beg only to find you
Whatever, I will pay
Frantically I search
Into the dragon’s den
Needle in your arm
I am left alone again
810 reads
8 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
28th Mar 2017 5:46pm
28th Mar 2017 5:46pm
My Suicide
To anyone who loves me
Toughest apologies
Broken is my spirit
My soul, on its knees
In duress of darkness
No light answered plea
Prisoner of madness
Evil’s detainee
Not if I was loved enough
Leading to decision
Excruciating anguish
Making the incision
Torture, I am protesting
Relief is to die
I beg of you no mourning
Of my suicide
Inspired by My Suicide competition
Toughest apologies
Broken is my spirit
My soul, on its knees
In duress of darkness
No light answered plea
Prisoner of madness
Evil’s detainee
Not if I was loved enough
Leading to decision
Excruciating anguish
Making the incision
Torture, I am protesting
Relief is to die
I beg of you no mourning
Of my suicide
Inspired by My Suicide competition
1023 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Mar 2017 1:50am
27th Mar 2017 1:50am
Frozen
Winter’s snow, shivering chill
A season’s icy, frozen spill
Unforgiving and bitter cold
Soul unheated, arms enfold
Inhumane, insistent frost
Amid a blizzard, calm is lost
Arctic, frigid, freezing mix
With iced emotions, I cannot fix
Inspired by A picture is worth competition
A season’s icy, frozen spill
Unforgiving and bitter cold
Soul unheated, arms enfold
Inhumane, insistent frost
Amid a blizzard, calm is lost
Arctic, frigid, freezing mix
With iced emotions, I cannot fix
Inspired by A picture is worth competition
834 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Mar 2017 11:45pm
26th Mar 2017 11:45pm
My Resolve
Forgive but not
to forget
an uncomfortable resolution
Wearing shame
while your head held high
a validation of a transgression
Dismissing the past
does not negate
the scars of your action
Unlamented apology
from a conscience
does not excuse your infraction
Not mine to punish
nor to pardon
look not to me for absolution
Forgive but not
to forget
an uncomfortable resolution
to forget
an uncomfortable resolution
Wearing shame
while your head held high
a validation of a transgression
Dismissing the past
does not negate
the scars of your action
Unlamented apology
from a conscience
does not excuse your infraction
Not mine to punish
nor to pardon
look not to me for absolution
Forgive but not
to forget
an uncomfortable resolution
684 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
26th Mar 2017 4:57pm
26th Mar 2017 4:57pm
Nothing to Absolve
Inspired by Song of Myself: Walt Whitman competition
10. “I have no mockings or arguments, I witness and wait."
When words become toxic
Refusal to engage
Your thoughts are noxious
Vow never to feed your rage
Utterances have meaning
A voice can slit a vein
Inability to rescind
After statements lain
Silent in your discourse
I've no expression to retract
Remaining quiet in your anger
As you are on attack
When your temper fades
And fury has passed
Your guilt will overpower
While my peace...
10. “I have no mockings or arguments, I witness and wait."
When words become toxic
Refusal to engage
Your thoughts are noxious
Vow never to feed your rage
Utterances have meaning
A voice can slit a vein
Inability to rescind
After statements lain
Silent in your discourse
I've no expression to retract
Remaining quiet in your anger
As you are on attack
When your temper fades
And fury has passed
Your guilt will overpower
While my peace...
662 reads
4 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
26th Mar 2017 2:02pm
26th Mar 2017 2:02pm
Unholy
Evil takes custody
Seizes me by hand
That which binds
Inept to understand
Never left at peace
Purpose, unseeing
Possession unannounced
Subjugates my being
Luring to a place
Powerless to resist
Ugliness endures
Light contradicts
Impotent to determine
The path I am to flee
To disengage darkness
Greater than me
Seizes me by hand
That which binds
Inept to understand
Never left at peace
Purpose, unseeing
Possession unannounced
Subjugates my being
Luring to a place
Powerless to resist
Ugliness endures
Light contradicts
Impotent to determine
The path I am to flee
To disengage darkness
Greater than me
768 reads
11 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
25th Mar 2017 1:32am
25th Mar 2017 1:32am
Addiction Adrift
A performer I became
dancing on a stage
proving my best friend
from an early age
Warm comfort you offered
a magic, simply flawless
unquiet and fretful
you presented solace
Until I was betrayed
I saw you as my saviour
yet quickly losing place
you failed to be my armour
You seized my soul
as if it was a gift
left me on the ocean
simply set adrift
dancing on a stage
proving my best friend
from an early age
Warm comfort you offered
a magic, simply flawless
unquiet and fretful
you presented solace
Until I was betrayed
I saw you as my saviour
yet quickly losing place
you failed to be my armour
You seized my soul
as if it was a gift
left me on the ocean
simply set adrift
733 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Mar 2017 00:37am
25th Mar 2017 00:37am
Forever Vow
For you I will allow
On wings of a dove
Insatiable crave
True to the grave
An unyielding love
A forever vow
On wings of a dove
Insatiable crave
True to the grave
An unyielding love
A forever vow
730 reads
4 Comments
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