Submissions by moon_bather
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Been writing for 30+ years. always kept those writings to myself. Time to wear my heart on my sleeve...
Aspiring Apathy
I took the drive up
Mulberry Lane
Letting my mind drift
While I cursed your name
I saw your evil, yet
A sight to behold
Thinking thoughts that uplift
To erase your stranglehold
While the night went on
I ran for the hills
Brandished my glass
And gave you the chills
Realizing life is finite
Purpose seems hollow
Let it be an empty night
As I outrun the sorrow
Mulberry Lane
Letting my mind drift
While I cursed your name
I saw your evil, yet
A sight to behold
Thinking thoughts that uplift
To erase your stranglehold
While the night went on
I ran for the hills
Brandished my glass
And gave you the chills
Realizing life is finite
Purpose seems hollow
Let it be an empty night
As I outrun the sorrow
#apathy
#bittersweet
#despair
#escape
#FeelingLost
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Self-Justified
I write words
For utter fulfillment
Hand-me-downs and bring-me-downs
To express the tragic
These words I write
Help to soothe, since
Deceitful ones know no bounds
To exploit the manic
I write words
By the mouthful
Chewed up, then
Swallowed, then
Regurgitated
Onto paper
To satisfy mind’s eye
And keep the soul alive
Before it burns
down
...to the ember
For utter fulfillment
Hand-me-downs and bring-me-downs
To express the tragic
These words I write
Help to soothe, since
Deceitful ones know no bounds
To exploit the manic
I write words
By the mouthful
Chewed up, then
Swallowed, then
Regurgitated
Onto paper
To satisfy mind’s eye
And keep the soul alive
Before it burns
down
...to the ember
#confusion
#dark
#despair
#emotions
#FeelingLost
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Solace of a Broken Being
Hello sunshine
That glimmering smile
To help me see
No harm in dreaming
Of better days
Better ways
as I
Climb naked to the mountain top
No shame, balls out
Feel this emptiness
this pain, while I
live with full intent
Everything/nothing to give
Everything/nothing to get
...so be it
That glimmering smile
To help me see
No harm in dreaming
Of better days
Better ways
as I
Climb naked to the mountain top
No shame, balls out
Feel this emptiness
this pain, while I
live with full intent
Everything/nothing to give
Everything/nothing to get
...so be it
#acceptance
#emotional
#emotions
#MentalHealth
#MovingOn
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Forgone
Who cares about what’s next?
Why do we look towards the rainbow
Let live the way we do
No shame, no remorse
As the world turns
in spite of you
Why strive for that gold?
When the future has gone to black
Let live like we do
No shame, no change
The world will turn
In spite of you
amen
i am nothing
and so are you
let the world turn
in spite of you
Why do we look towards the rainbow
Let live the way we do
No shame, no remorse
As the world turns
in spite of you
Why strive for that gold?
When the future has gone to black
Let live like we do
No shame, no change
The world will turn
In spite of you
amen
i am nothing
and so are you
let the world turn
in spite of you
#despair
#disappointment
#emptiness
#grief
#sadness
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I'm Nothing, How are You?
So
this is the only avenue i have
kept in my back pocket
rocking out to muted sounds
i am
but a man
nothing more
but so much less
than you
could confide in
an ignorant claim
of self-defiance
oh my
i thought
for a brief second, that
i might be something
maybe have a thing to offer
yet it turns out
i'm just a pretty mess
like the aborted rest
of this shovel
all i can do is grovel
fuck them
and fuck you too
i'm here
but i'll never be you
motherfucker.
this is the only avenue i have
kept in my back pocket
rocking out to muted sounds
i am
but a man
nothing more
but so much less
than you
could confide in
an ignorant claim
of self-defiance
oh my
i thought
for a brief second, that
i might be something
maybe have a thing to offer
yet it turns out
i'm just a pretty mess
like the aborted rest
of this shovel
all i can do is grovel
fuck them
and fuck you too
i'm here
but i'll never be you
motherfucker.
#anger
#despair
#emptiness
#minimalist
#StreamOfConsciousness
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Dad Beats Down
buried thoughts rising up after long ignorance
from the roots of self-loathing, insecurity, angst
clear memories of your fiery eyes, Dad
as you would snap the belt
stare into my core
your mouth salivating
as you prepared to put this toothpick
of a sonofabitch
in his place
total submission
not gonna stop til there is no smirk left
not gonna stop til voice becomes mute
breaking down any sense of security
stomping out every last bit of self-assurance
to cope with your own flaws
to secure your insecurity
...
from the roots of self-loathing, insecurity, angst
clear memories of your fiery eyes, Dad
as you would snap the belt
stare into my core
your mouth salivating
as you prepared to put this toothpick
of a sonofabitch
in his place
total submission
not gonna stop til there is no smirk left
not gonna stop til voice becomes mute
breaking down any sense of security
stomping out every last bit of self-assurance
to cope with your own flaws
to secure your insecurity
...
#childhood
#father
#memories #son
#memories #son
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Better Days
#happiness
#hope
#redemption
#strength
#TimeHeals
84 reads
1 Comment
10-Foot Principles
#dark
#philosophical
#StreamOfConsciousness
#suffering
#universe
71 reads
3 Comments
DU Poetry : Submissions by moon_bather