Submissions by mikemason (White Tiger)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
~ I'm an artist, writer, poet, photographer and crazy creative creature ~
Memories
The rain
inside your brain
will only stop,
when reflections
on the wet cement
are drained
of every
drop.
inside your brain
will only stop,
when reflections
on the wet cement
are drained
of every
drop.
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Storm Cloud
You're the sunlight in my heart
That shines upon my flora,
Enlighten me with gentle grace
Illuminate my aura.
We danced inside a bright sky
I was blinded by your glare,
Thunder bolts erupted
Our love blew into the air.
Goodbye now,
Storm cloud.
That shines upon my flora,
Enlighten me with gentle grace
Illuminate my aura.
We danced inside a bright sky
I was blinded by your glare,
Thunder bolts erupted
Our love blew into the air.
Goodbye now,
Storm cloud.
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The Spider
The spider is a true web master,
Sticky strands of sheer disaster.
Her net can trap unlucky prey,
Until she plucks the corpse away.
A spider has eight eyes and legs,
She spins some silk around her eggs.
Her territory rarely grows,
She'd rather stick to what she knows.
Not the best choice for a pet,
Her fangs may be the greatest threat.
When unprovoked she's not a biter,
None should run from harmless spiders.
Sticky strands of sheer disaster.
Her net can trap unlucky prey,
Until she plucks the corpse away.
A spider has eight eyes and legs,
She spins some silk around her eggs.
Her territory rarely grows,
She'd rather stick to what she knows.
Not the best choice for a pet,
Her fangs may be the greatest threat.
When unprovoked she's not a biter,
None should run from harmless spiders.
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Insomnia...
Eyes are glaring, staring deep
So tired I just cannot sleep.
Run down halls, hit the walls,
Wide awake when nighttime falls.
Begin bawling, skin is crawling,
This is cruel and so appalling.
No sleepy teas will give me Z's,
No pill will set my mind at ease.
Feeling lazy, going crazy,
Body hurts, my mind is hazy.
Cannot cope, I'm losing hope,
I'm holding on to my last rope.
Start to shake, gonna break,
Guess I'll dream while wide awake.
So tired I just cannot sleep.
Run down halls, hit the walls,
Wide awake when nighttime falls.
Begin bawling, skin is crawling,
This is cruel and so appalling.
No sleepy teas will give me Z's,
No pill will set my mind at ease.
Feeling lazy, going crazy,
Body hurts, my mind is hazy.
Cannot cope, I'm losing hope,
I'm holding on to my last rope.
Start to shake, gonna break,
Guess I'll dream while wide awake.
769 reads
2 Comments
The Camel
They are most peculiar mammals,
Desert Ships are known as Camels.
They're lean and strong, almost sunproof,
It looks as though they walk on hoof.
But on their feet; two special toes,
To help trek sand dunes, I suppose.
With bony knees they walk with ease,
Through burning deserts with no breeze.
They survive this dry existence,
Since their humps provide subsistence.
Those humps have water they can sip,
While they go on their desert trip.
...
Desert Ships are known as Camels.
They're lean and strong, almost sunproof,
It looks as though they walk on hoof.
But on their feet; two special toes,
To help trek sand dunes, I suppose.
With bony knees they walk with ease,
Through burning deserts with no breeze.
They survive this dry existence,
Since their humps provide subsistence.
Those humps have water they can sip,
While they go on their desert trip.
...
506 reads
1 Comment
Pandora's Box
Love is like a fruit bowl
Many colors; each so sweet,
Vengeance is a lover
Who would rather go and cheat.
Honesty a canvas
Blank but filled with many shades,
Envy is a blood pool
Never meant for you to wade.
Pride is like a dark cloud
You can't touch; but it will rain,
Greed can be a staircase
Each step stabbing you with pain.
Happiness a rainbow
If you chase it it will flee,
Gratitude will fill you
As will honey for a bee.
Wrath can be a hammer
As it shatters bitter...
Many colors; each so sweet,
Vengeance is a lover
Who would rather go and cheat.
Honesty a canvas
Blank but filled with many shades,
Envy is a blood pool
Never meant for you to wade.
Pride is like a dark cloud
You can't touch; but it will rain,
Greed can be a staircase
Each step stabbing you with pain.
Happiness a rainbow
If you chase it it will flee,
Gratitude will fill you
As will honey for a bee.
Wrath can be a hammer
As it shatters bitter...
616 reads
2 Comments
Doggie Bath
I try to give my dog a bath
At least once every month,
She's small and sweet but after weeks
She smells just like a skunk.
Her fur is white, on rainy nights
She walks through every puddle,
Her coat turns grey in several days
She knows there will be trouble.
I get a towel, she starts to scowl
Then runs straight for the door,
I grab the pup and pick her up
Just like each time before.
My canine daughter hates the water
And fears what's near the bath,
A water pool and dog shampoo
Are subjects of her...
At least once every month,
She's small and sweet but after weeks
She smells just like a skunk.
Her fur is white, on rainy nights
She walks through every puddle,
Her coat turns grey in several days
She knows there will be trouble.
I get a towel, she starts to scowl
Then runs straight for the door,
I grab the pup and pick her up
Just like each time before.
My canine daughter hates the water
And fears what's near the bath,
A water pool and dog shampoo
Are subjects of her...
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1 Comment
Love is like a fruit bowl
Love is like a fruit bowl
Many colors; each so sweet,
Kindness is a tall tree
Offering squirrels a retreat.
Honesty a canvas
Blank but filled with many shades,
Vanity a blood pool
Never meant for you to wade.
Sadness is a dark cloud
You can't touch; yet still it rains,
Learning is a staircase
Each step causes growing pains.
Happiness a rainbow
If you chase it it will flee,
Gratitude will fill you
As will honey for a bee.
Vengeance is a hammer
It can shatter bitter souls,
Jealousy...
Many colors; each so sweet,
Kindness is a tall tree
Offering squirrels a retreat.
Honesty a canvas
Blank but filled with many shades,
Vanity a blood pool
Never meant for you to wade.
Sadness is a dark cloud
You can't touch; yet still it rains,
Learning is a staircase
Each step causes growing pains.
Happiness a rainbow
If you chase it it will flee,
Gratitude will fill you
As will honey for a bee.
Vengeance is a hammer
It can shatter bitter souls,
Jealousy...
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2 Comments
Stolen Innocence
Officers got to my house
Before the break of dawn
I rode with them for miles
They told me to stay calm.
"Her body's on the roadway"
The cop motioned to me,
He lifted up the crime tape
So I could go and see.
She laid there with a blanket
Wrapped around her body,
The cop gently unrolled her
The smell, it was ungodly.
Nauseous, I then vomited
And struggled hard to focus,
I knew the woman's clothes ...
Before the break of dawn
I rode with them for miles
They told me to stay calm.
"Her body's on the roadway"
The cop motioned to me,
He lifted up the crime tape
So I could go and see.
She laid there with a blanket
Wrapped around her body,
The cop gently unrolled her
The smell, it was ungodly.
Nauseous, I then vomited
And struggled hard to focus,
I knew the woman's clothes ...
508 reads
3 Comments
Heart of the strong
I now need a heart of the strong
To weather this wicked storm,
For I have suffered for so long
I am frozen, make me warm.
I could use a soul of the wise
Those who lived beyond their years,
For I have no more alibis
To save me from sins and fears.
I would like a mind of brilliance
To tackle society,
Give me strength and resilience
To face impropriety.
I want to be chiseled like stone
So they'll notice me in a crowd,
I will never again be alone
Friends flatter and make me feel proud.
I now...
To weather this wicked storm,
For I have suffered for so long
I am frozen, make me warm.
I could use a soul of the wise
Those who lived beyond their years,
For I have no more alibis
To save me from sins and fears.
I would like a mind of brilliance
To tackle society,
Give me strength and resilience
To face impropriety.
I want to be chiseled like stone
So they'll notice me in a crowd,
I will never again be alone
Friends flatter and make me feel proud.
I now...
638 reads
2 Comments
I am me
See how I can be a sculpture
Like a work of art,
I can blend into your culture,
Or be set apart.
I could be the greatest worker
Building industries
Or a brilliant scientist
Curing your disease.
Maybe I'm a great creator
Sowing fields of grain,
I could be the liberator
Freeing you of chains.
Let me be the scales of justice
Weighing every sin,
Or be the man whose dying breath
Blows away like wind.
Or I could be a child of God
I know He makes good stuff,
I tried to be a different me ...
Like a work of art,
I can blend into your culture,
Or be set apart.
I could be the greatest worker
Building industries
Or a brilliant scientist
Curing your disease.
Maybe I'm a great creator
Sowing fields of grain,
I could be the liberator
Freeing you of chains.
Let me be the scales of justice
Weighing every sin,
Or be the man whose dying breath
Blows away like wind.
Or I could be a child of God
I know He makes good stuff,
I tried to be a different me ...
787 reads
4 Comments
Barbed wire fence
A barbed wire fence around
Our house on the main route,
Would keep the sheep inside
And block the neighbors out.
Tore my clothes on those barbs
A hundred times or two,
My mother stitched them back
Until we wore them through.
One night we had a scare
A car crashed through our yard,
It took out half our fence
And hit a sheep real hard. ...
Our house on the main route,
Would keep the sheep inside
And block the neighbors out.
Tore my clothes on those barbs
A hundred times or two,
My mother stitched them back
Until we wore them through.
One night we had a scare
A car crashed through our yard,
It took out half our fence
And hit a sheep real hard. ...
677 reads
5 Comments
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