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
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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Queen of the Ashes
In the game's shadowed play, unwitting, a pawn was I,
Yet from its depths, a lesson profound did rise.
Commanding demons old to kneel beneath my gaze,
Through labyrinth's twist, a game of disguise.
Not a pawn, but a queen, from the ashes I claim,
Unseen was the fire within, a dance in the blaze.
Crafted from stardust, a witch of untamed fame,
You sought to use, unaware of my inner maze.
The cost, still veiled, awaits its due time,
For you sought destruction, a pawn to demean.
Yet from the wreckage, a queen did climb,
Forged in trials, a...
Yet from its depths, a lesson profound did rise.
Commanding demons old to kneel beneath my gaze,
Through labyrinth's twist, a game of disguise.
Not a pawn, but a queen, from the ashes I claim,
Unseen was the fire within, a dance in the blaze.
Crafted from stardust, a witch of untamed fame,
You sought to use, unaware of my inner maze.
The cost, still veiled, awaits its due time,
For you sought destruction, a pawn to demean.
Yet from the wreckage, a queen did climb,
Forged in trials, a...
#MyInspiration
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
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Empowerment Unveiled
In the quiet of reflection's embrace,
I weave the sequel of my soul's trace.
Unveiled truths whisper in the night,
It was never about me, in the harsh light.
My feelings, like dust, scattered unseen,
A mere pawn in your grand scheme.
A tool for desires not my own,
In your quest, my heart was thrown.
Low, you stooped, in shadows cast,
But the universe watches, echoes vast.
Karma's footsteps, silent but sure,
Return to you, the intentions impure.
Yet, in this twist, a revelation clear,
My heart, untouched by spite or fear. ...
I weave the sequel of my soul's trace.
Unveiled truths whisper in the night,
It was never about me, in the harsh light.
My feelings, like dust, scattered unseen,
A mere pawn in your grand scheme.
A tool for desires not my own,
In your quest, my heart was thrown.
Low, you stooped, in shadows cast,
But the universe watches, echoes vast.
Karma's footsteps, silent but sure,
Return to you, the intentions impure.
Yet, in this twist, a revelation clear,
My heart, untouched by spite or fear. ...
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
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Whispers in the Shadows: Embracing the Unseen Journey
In the heart of night, beneath the moon's soft glow,
I wandered paths where shadows dance and secrets flow.
Through the corridors of memory, past the doors of Big Daddy's light,
I traced the echoes of laughter, and the whispers of the night.
Among the revelry and music, a darker tale unfolds,
Of energies unseen, of futures untold.
A dream of teeth falling out, a harbinger of despair,
A warning unheeded, floating in the air.
I stood amidst the entertainment, a sentinel in the crowd,
Bearing witness to a shadow, silent yet loud.
I reached out...
I wandered paths where shadows dance and secrets flow.
Through the corridors of memory, past the doors of Big Daddy's light,
I traced the echoes of laughter, and the whispers of the night.
Among the revelry and music, a darker tale unfolds,
Of energies unseen, of futures untold.
A dream of teeth falling out, a harbinger of despair,
A warning unheeded, floating in the air.
I stood amidst the entertainment, a sentinel in the crowd,
Bearing witness to a shadow, silent yet loud.
I reached out...
#strength
#secrets
#emotional #PersonalGrowth
#emotional #PersonalGrowth
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