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.
DARK POEM
Published
15th Mar 2017 5:02pm
15th Mar 2017 5:02pm
Never Satiated
Storms brewing
ache for protection
reaching for something
Compulsion arises
thirsty obsession
never quenched
Uneasiness builds
spiralling downward
reeling renewed
Lost soul again
comfort stripped
no longer intact
Excruciating, unbearable
no balance, unstable
unable to hold
Imminent darkness
escorted to hell
over and over, yet again
ache for protection
reaching for something
Compulsion arises
thirsty obsession
never quenched
Uneasiness builds
spiralling downward
reeling renewed
Lost soul again
comfort stripped
no longer intact
Excruciating, unbearable
no balance, unstable
unable to hold
Imminent darkness
escorted to hell
over and over, yet again
818 reads
5 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Mar 2017 11:58pm
14th Mar 2017 11:58pm
Truth Blindfold
Musty mold; mushrooming shadows infrared
Fire is cold; comparing fevers in my head
Empty hold; leaving messages misread
Waters scold; burning scars amid bloodshed
Voices bold; sewing echos like fine thread
Scenes unfold; warping a dark past instead
Stories told; weaving voices of the dead
Growing old; thinking phrases left unsaid
Truth Blindfold; feigning of facts as I bled
Fire is cold; comparing fevers in my head
Empty hold; leaving messages misread
Waters scold; burning scars amid bloodshed
Voices bold; sewing echos like fine thread
Scenes unfold; warping a dark past instead
Stories told; weaving voices of the dead
Growing old; thinking phrases left unsaid
Truth Blindfold; feigning of facts as I bled
627 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Mar 2017 4:59pm
14th Mar 2017 4:59pm
Who Will Be Gone
You fled by the time I was four
How could I have known
The affect it would assure
Now that I am grown
Not alone in your leaving
Quite a tidy sum more
Who came and left me grieving
Like a tide upon the shore
My heart exposed, on a sleeve
I always allow them to enter
Advantage lost and seeming naïve
Yet craving new adventure
With my raw and vulnerable soul
Naked, bare and unprotected
I offer up complete control
Until abandoned as expected
...
How could I have known
The affect it would assure
Now that I am grown
Not alone in your leaving
Quite a tidy sum more
Who came and left me grieving
Like a tide upon the shore
My heart exposed, on a sleeve
I always allow them to enter
Advantage lost and seeming naïve
Yet craving new adventure
With my raw and vulnerable soul
Naked, bare and unprotected
I offer up complete control
Until abandoned as expected
...
725 reads
5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
13th Mar 2017 2:19pm
13th Mar 2017 2:19pm
Mysterious Ways
God works mystery through you
Aware when on your knees
Accesses something deep within
Shines a path when you seize
Forgotten grace from the past
You are reminded of your worth
Carries when it’s hard to bear
Clarifies your place on earth
Former students at your gate
Proving differences made
Reveals your mother at your door
Advising, life is not laid
Repairs the strength of family
Reinforced, sturdy again
Marks gratitude for...
Aware when on your knees
Accesses something deep within
Shines a path when you seize
Forgotten grace from the past
You are reminded of your worth
Carries when it’s hard to bear
Clarifies your place on earth
Former students at your gate
Proving differences made
Reveals your mother at your door
Advising, life is not laid
Repairs the strength of family
Reinforced, sturdy again
Marks gratitude for...
771 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Mar 2017 2:16pm
12th Mar 2017 2:16pm
A Cycle of Bipolarity
Hypomanic, leave me here please
Ample energy yet mind at ease
Focused, prepared, accomplishing much
Spirit elevated, an angel’s touch
Content, grateful, my source of subsistence
Enlivened swell, a vivid existence
Confident persona, creative and strong
Mania attacks, the world spinning wrong
Vision blurry, racing thoughts in my head
No stopping now, a bull seeing red
Insomnia sets in, two hours no more
Cause to continue, with vigour I soar
Disturbed obsession, unreasonable craze
Delusions of grandeur, life...
Ample energy yet mind at ease
Focused, prepared, accomplishing much
Spirit elevated, an angel’s touch
Content, grateful, my source of subsistence
Enlivened swell, a vivid existence
Confident persona, creative and strong
Mania attacks, the world spinning wrong
Vision blurry, racing thoughts in my head
No stopping now, a bull seeing red
Insomnia sets in, two hours no more
Cause to continue, with vigour I soar
Disturbed obsession, unreasonable craze
Delusions of grandeur, life...
747 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
12th Mar 2017 6:09am
12th Mar 2017 6:09am
Revival
A hole in me, deep and vast
Now broken and alone
Aching, raw and exposed
Trust, I cannot condone
I feel I am but nothing
Hollow spirit turned black
Blind, afraid and beaten
How am I to come back?
Now broken and alone
Aching, raw and exposed
Trust, I cannot condone
I feel I am but nothing
Hollow spirit turned black
Blind, afraid and beaten
How am I to come back?
823 reads
8 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
12th Mar 2017 6:02am
12th Mar 2017 6:02am
Escape
Longing for freedom
Dark existence
Prison of fear
Hope's resistance
Longing for occasion
Conquer things past
Release of suffering
So long it must last
Escape the loathsome
Dissolve the scars
Elude the torment
And all that mars
Find deliverance
From that which tames
Ease all the pain
Until none remains
Avoid the betrayal
Contempt for life
Find a peace
Not plagued by strife
Expose the demons
Eliminate their taunts
Cut to escape
All that haunts ...
Dark existence
Prison of fear
Hope's resistance
Longing for occasion
Conquer things past
Release of suffering
So long it must last
Escape the loathsome
Dissolve the scars
Elude the torment
And all that mars
Find deliverance
From that which tames
Ease all the pain
Until none remains
Avoid the betrayal
Contempt for life
Find a peace
Not plagued by strife
Expose the demons
Eliminate their taunts
Cut to escape
All that haunts ...
750 reads
4 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
11th Mar 2017 6:31pm
11th Mar 2017 6:31pm
Cognizance
Intuitively known, the process involved.
Progression of shame, illness evolved.
Empirical cognition, numbed yet raw.
Persistently engaged, an incessant brawl.
Brutal and cruel, the enemy me.
Hostile in darkness, a constant melee.
Determined combat, futile skirmish.
Exhausted and drained, ceaseless anguish.
Madness leading to unease?
Or the drink, feeding disease?
Certainty exists, placed in between.
Embraces a solution, not previously seen.
Progression of shame, illness evolved.
Empirical cognition, numbed yet raw.
Persistently engaged, an incessant brawl.
Brutal and cruel, the enemy me.
Hostile in darkness, a constant melee.
Determined combat, futile skirmish.
Exhausted and drained, ceaseless anguish.
Madness leading to unease?
Or the drink, feeding disease?
Certainty exists, placed in between.
Embraces a solution, not previously seen.
670 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Mar 2017 6:25pm
11th Mar 2017 6:25pm
Panic Relief
Drowning, splashing, holding breath
Concealed appearance, unknown depth
Panic stricken, silent grief
Hearing no sirens of relief
Waves of turbulence almost crushing
Adrenaline streams madly rushing
Liquid salt of the eyes, a betrayal
White flag flown, weakness’s portrayal
Slow down to drift, amid the tide
Release control, let it subside
Belief in an end, self-rescue
Breathing again, as if on cue
Head above water, tread efficiently ...
Concealed appearance, unknown depth
Panic stricken, silent grief
Hearing no sirens of relief
Waves of turbulence almost crushing
Adrenaline streams madly rushing
Liquid salt of the eyes, a betrayal
White flag flown, weakness’s portrayal
Slow down to drift, amid the tide
Release control, let it subside
Belief in an end, self-rescue
Breathing again, as if on cue
Head above water, tread efficiently ...
679 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th Mar 2017 10:25am
11th Mar 2017 10:25am
Found Again
I was blinded
knew not what was real
existing alone
forgot how to feel
then you were there
just as before
more than human
you, I adore
knew not what was real
existing alone
forgot how to feel
then you were there
just as before
more than human
you, I adore
763 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Mar 2017 10:22am
11th Mar 2017 10:22am
Dreams Resist
In early hours
As dreams resist
Feeling tormented
Anguish amidst
Struggle for resolution
Quiet the naked soul
Agitated thoughts
Silence, the goal
A battle wages
Splintering the mind
Sensations of war
Spiritually unkind
Praying for truce
Simple armistice
Of body and spirit
As dreams resist
As dreams resist
Feeling tormented
Anguish amidst
Struggle for resolution
Quiet the naked soul
Agitated thoughts
Silence, the goal
A battle wages
Splintering the mind
Sensations of war
Spiritually unkind
Praying for truce
Simple armistice
Of body and spirit
As dreams resist
624 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Mar 2017 1:46am
11th Mar 2017 1:46am
Sober
A brightening path
future yet to gain
past becomes an unlit stage
never meant to remain
The heart again beats
strength grows inside
haze is lifted
no ache to hide
This tortured soul no longer cries
tears have gone away
silent, hollow, empty nights
now becoming day
future yet to gain
past becomes an unlit stage
never meant to remain
The heart again beats
strength grows inside
haze is lifted
no ache to hide
This tortured soul no longer cries
tears have gone away
silent, hollow, empty nights
now becoming day
617 reads
6 Comments
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