Submissions by ms_kitty_lagniappe (Ms K)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
1985-2005 as Bourbon Street Entertainer at Big Daddy's, Documentary Filmmaker, Writer, Poet, Virtual 3d Builder, Creator, 2010-23, I make Magic Happen
SELF POEM
Published
1st Oct 2024 00:23am
1st Oct 2024 00:23am
In Between
I stand in the quiet space
Between feeling and knowing,
Between what I can't quite name
And the truth I hold deep within.
I am certain of me…….
Of the strength that carries me forward,
Of the soul that always finds a way
To rebuild, to create, to heal.
But still, there’s a question that lingers,
A weight that rests upon my chest,
Not of who I am, but of what this is.
Uncertain, and yet… I feel….
I don’t have the answers yet,
I will step back to find my breath.
In the quiet of my work, I will know
In time, the pieces...
Between feeling and knowing,
Between what I can't quite name
And the truth I hold deep within.
I am certain of me…….
Of the strength that carries me forward,
Of the soul that always finds a way
To rebuild, to create, to heal.
But still, there’s a question that lingers,
A weight that rests upon my chest,
Not of who I am, but of what this is.
Uncertain, and yet… I feel….
I don’t have the answers yet,
I will step back to find my breath.
In the quiet of my work, I will know
In time, the pieces...
#acceptance
#determination
#healing
#learning
#PersonalGrowth
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LOVE POEM
Published
30th Sep 2024 2:55am
30th Sep 2024 2:55am
The Dance of Numbness
I’ve sat with pain, a guest for so long,
Written countless lines, my heart’s old song.
Opened once, now closed again,
Numbness, my comfort, my familiar friend.
The hurt no longer cuts, it simply stays,
An old companion through endless days.
The song repeats, echoes loud,
Comfortably numb, beneath the shroud.
I learned to dance with pain, embrace her tight,
But tonight, she clings with all her might.
Squeezing my heart, draining me dry,
How much more until I fly?
I thought I was ready, thought I’d be free,
But pain has other...
Written countless lines, my heart’s old song.
Opened once, now closed again,
Numbness, my comfort, my familiar friend.
The hurt no longer cuts, it simply stays,
An old companion through endless days.
The song repeats, echoes loud,
Comfortably numb, beneath the shroud.
I learned to dance with pain, embrace her tight,
But tonight, she clings with all her might.
Squeezing my heart, draining me dry,
How much more until I fly?
I thought I was ready, thought I’d be free,
But pain has other...
#acceptance
#choices
#emotions #TimeHeals
#emotions #TimeHeals
112 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Sep 2024 3:22pm
25th Sep 2024 3:22pm
A Heart Left Imprinted
You walked into my life, so quietly, so true,
Unseen forces came to tear us apart too soon.
Yet the moments we shared, they linger like gold,
Opening doors within me, of stories untold.
The beauty you brought, it danced in my soul,
Parts of myself you helped make whole.
Though the winds of fate pulled you away,
Your imprint on me is here to stay.
I hold you close, though you're far from sight,
Grateful for the love, the lessons, the light.
In every heartbeat, you still remain,
A piece of me, despite the pain.
Unseen forces came to tear us apart too soon.
Yet the moments we shared, they linger like gold,
Opening doors within me, of stories untold.
The beauty you brought, it danced in my soul,
Parts of myself you helped make whole.
Though the winds of fate pulled you away,
Your imprint on me is here to stay.
I hold you close, though you're far from sight,
Grateful for the love, the lessons, the light.
In every heartbeat, you still remain,
A piece of me, despite the pain.
#gratitude
#grief
#love #sadness
#love #sadness
130 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Jun 2024 11:30pm
6th Jun 2024 11:30pm
To My Father: Thank You for Throwing Me Away
Exhale, it's been a long journey for sure,
Through the heartache, I've found a cure.
From the shadows of your absence, I grew,
And now, Dad, I have something to say to you.
Thank you for throwing me away,
For leaving me behind, day by day.
Your absence was a wound, deep and raw,
But in the pain, I found my own law.
I begged for your love until I was fifty,
But all it did was leave me empty.
You saw me as a mistake, an unwanted trace,
But I found strength in your cold embrace.
In your rejection, I found my own light,
Dancing with...
Through the heartache, I've found a cure.
From the shadows of your absence, I grew,
And now, Dad, I have something to say to you.
Thank you for throwing me away,
For leaving me behind, day by day.
Your absence was a wound, deep and raw,
But in the pain, I found my own law.
I begged for your love until I was fifty,
But all it did was leave me empty.
You saw me as a mistake, an unwanted trace,
But I found strength in your cold embrace.
In your rejection, I found my own light,
Dancing with...
#father
#memories
#parent
161 reads
5 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd May 2024 5:33pm
22nd May 2024 5:33pm
The Powerful Women of Big Daddy's
In the heart of Bourbon Street, we stood tall,
Not just survivors, but conquerors of all.
Through the haze of neon lights and nights so long,
Our strength was unmatched, unwavering, and strong.
Through the smoke and lights, in that raucous din,
We ruled the nights with unwavering grins.
We stood tall in five-inch heels,
Ruling the night, an unstoppable force,
Strong women, never weak, never yielding,
Surviving the men, surviving the scene,
Management's grip, and the struggles unseen.
Heels like daggers, five inches high,
Sent many a...
Not just survivors, but conquerors of all.
Through the haze of neon lights and nights so long,
Our strength was unmatched, unwavering, and strong.
Through the smoke and lights, in that raucous din,
We ruled the nights with unwavering grins.
We stood tall in five-inch heels,
Ruling the night, an unstoppable force,
Strong women, never weak, never yielding,
Surviving the men, surviving the scene,
Management's grip, and the struggles unseen.
Heels like daggers, five inches high,
Sent many a...
#dance
#freedom
#job
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SELF POEM
Published
19th May 2024 4:43pm
19th May 2024 4:43pm
Beyond the Lights of Bourbon Street
For three decades, I danced on Bourbon Street,
Before the crowds, my spirit laid bare,
Millions saw me, barely clothed,
In Big Daddy's G-string, there I found my beat.
Every day, I bared more than skin;
My soul, my heart, wide open and free
My zen, my sacred dance of defiance,
In the glow of neon lights, my spirit spun.
Yet, they judged my body, not the essence within,
Saw my face, ignored the grace of my art,
To them, just a figure on display,
Never seeing the depths, or the strength of my heart.
But I am more than what the eye...
Before the crowds, my spirit laid bare,
Millions saw me, barely clothed,
In Big Daddy's G-string, there I found my beat.
Every day, I bared more than skin;
My soul, my heart, wide open and free
My zen, my sacred dance of defiance,
In the glow of neon lights, my spirit spun.
Yet, they judged my body, not the essence within,
Saw my face, ignored the grace of my art,
To them, just a figure on display,
Never seeing the depths, or the strength of my heart.
But I am more than what the eye...
#myself
#SelfReflection
124 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th May 2024 11:10am
14th May 2024 11:10am
Journey of Echoes
In the chambers of my heart, a melody plays,
A tune rich with the echoes of neon nights,
Where laughter once swirled with whispered dreams,
Where every friendship sparkled like a starlit beam.
I cherished each bond like precious gold,
With a spirit as open as the skies are wide,
Trusting in the dance of give and take,
In the sacred exchange of heartbeats and sighs.
But shadows sometimes fell on this luminescent glow,
As promises faded into the cool indifference of night.
I stood amid the silence, a lone dancer on a dimming stage,
My own...
A tune rich with the echoes of neon nights,
Where laughter once swirled with whispered dreams,
Where every friendship sparkled like a starlit beam.
I cherished each bond like precious gold,
With a spirit as open as the skies are wide,
Trusting in the dance of give and take,
In the sacred exchange of heartbeats and sighs.
But shadows sometimes fell on this luminescent glow,
As promises faded into the cool indifference of night.
I stood amid the silence, a lone dancer on a dimming stage,
My own...
#gratitude
#redemption
#strength
90 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th May 2024 11:13am
13th May 2024 11:13am
Sisters of Shadows and Neon Lights
In the glow of neon nights at Big Daddy’s,
We stood, sisters in arms, a pact against the world.
Bound by laughter and whispers, woven tightly,
Promises etched into the heart of night,
Or so I believed, as we danced from days into the dark.
I cherished our memories, treasures locked within my heart,
Believed in our bond, until the masquerade fell apart.
How did I not see? Did I mistake their shadows,
For warriors, true and right?
Years of laughter, secrets whispered, faces close and tight,
Yet behind my back, their words twisted like daggers in...
We stood, sisters in arms, a pact against the world.
Bound by laughter and whispers, woven tightly,
Promises etched into the heart of night,
Or so I believed, as we danced from days into the dark.
I cherished our memories, treasures locked within my heart,
Believed in our bond, until the masquerade fell apart.
How did I not see? Did I mistake their shadows,
For warriors, true and right?
Years of laughter, secrets whispered, faces close and tight,
Yet behind my back, their words twisted like daggers in...
#emotions
#sadness
#strength
117 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th May 2024 9:02pm
12th May 2024 9:02pm
Stepping into the light
Three decades woven with shared stories,
Beneath the neon lights of Big Daddy's,
where laughter mingled with dreams,
Intimacy grew, roots intertwining,
A friendship forged in youth’s gleam.
Shared secrets over drinks, laughter echoing,
our affection blooming amidst the glamor.
We weathered storms, literal and figurative
Katrina scattering us like seeds to the wind.
You chased your dreams, grasping that golden sun,
and from afar, I cheered, my heart full of your triumph.
Through the digital threads that spanned our distance,
I sent...
Beneath the neon lights of Big Daddy's,
where laughter mingled with dreams,
Intimacy grew, roots intertwining,
A friendship forged in youth’s gleam.
Shared secrets over drinks, laughter echoing,
our affection blooming amidst the glamor.
We weathered storms, literal and figurative
Katrina scattering us like seeds to the wind.
You chased your dreams, grasping that golden sun,
and from afar, I cheered, my heart full of your triumph.
Through the digital threads that spanned our distance,
I sent...
#emotions
#gratitude
#rejection
#sadness
#TimeHeals
92 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2024 9:44pm
6th May 2024 9:44pm
Queen of My Garden
In the garden of life, I once danced to tunes not my own,
Twirling for smiles, for applause, bending till I broke.
I wore a cloak woven from threads of your expectations,
Colorful yet suffocating, pleasing yet so hollow.
I walked a path where the two-faced Joker shows,
Their smile, a twisted serenade of deceit,
Their hands, shuffling lies like cards under the stage light's beat.
But in my hand, a card more fierce, more stark
The Queen of Spades, she rules the dark.
Her edges sharp, her bearing regal and composed,
Amid the thorns, her...
Twirling for smiles, for applause, bending till I broke.
I wore a cloak woven from threads of your expectations,
Colorful yet suffocating, pleasing yet so hollow.
I walked a path where the two-faced Joker shows,
Their smile, a twisted serenade of deceit,
Their hands, shuffling lies like cards under the stage light's beat.
But in my hand, a card more fierce, more stark
The Queen of Spades, she rules the dark.
Her edges sharp, her bearing regal and composed,
Amid the thorns, her...
#choices
#MyInspiration
#myself
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection
170 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Apr 2024 1:19pm
21st Apr 2024 1:19pm
Boundaries in Bloom
In the garden of my heart, where love’s roots run deep,
There blooms a tough, tender truth I must keep.
Among the thorns of harsh words, under weeping willow trees,
I plant my feet firmly, nurtured by a gentle breeze.
A table placed with care, a gift chosen with thought,
Yet the feast of affection cold, the present left to rot.
Words, like autumn leaves, fall sharp and unkind,
I gather them softly peace, the treasure I find.
Boundaries, like blossoms, unfold with grace,
Marking the space where respect must be returned.
The tangled weeds of...
There blooms a tough, tender truth I must keep.
Among the thorns of harsh words, under weeping willow trees,
I plant my feet firmly, nurtured by a gentle breeze.
A table placed with care, a gift chosen with thought,
Yet the feast of affection cold, the present left to rot.
Words, like autumn leaves, fall sharp and unkind,
I gather them softly peace, the treasure I find.
Boundaries, like blossoms, unfold with grace,
Marking the space where respect must be returned.
The tangled weeds of...
#family
#responsibility
107 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Apr 2024 10:28am
4th Apr 2024 10:28am
Sanctuary in Shadows
In the heart of revelry, beneath Bourbon's neon glow,
I danced, amidst spirits of joy and tales of woe.
Big Daddy's, our stage a world both fierce and fair,
A realm where shadows danced in the sultry air.
Thirty years on that floor, where dreams and demons meet,
Witness to lives that twirled on the edge of bitter and sweet.
The veil thinned, revealing energies dark and wild,
Yet around me, a sanctuary guarded me tenderly and mild.
Guarded by unseen forces, in the night's embrace,
I moved untouched, through time and space.
The abyss beckoned,...
I danced, amidst spirits of joy and tales of woe.
Big Daddy's, our stage a world both fierce and fair,
A realm where shadows danced in the sultry air.
Thirty years on that floor, where dreams and demons meet,
Witness to lives that twirled on the edge of bitter and sweet.
The veil thinned, revealing energies dark and wild,
Yet around me, a sanctuary guarded me tenderly and mild.
Guarded by unseen forces, in the night's embrace,
I moved untouched, through time and space.
The abyss beckoned,...
#memories
#acceptance
#SelfDiscovery
#choices
#SelfWorth
113 reads
0 Comments
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