Submissions by nightbirdblue
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction “You can use my skin to bury secrets in, and I will settle you down...” ~Fiona Apple
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
6th Feb 2019 10:51pm
6th Feb 2019 10:51pm
Nightmarred
Last night, the twists of black bled a new instigation of dismay… The dark kitten, with a void punctured acerbic; hard and skeletal, is submerged in a steaming pool of white wine. A woman approaches, and observes to an out-drawn soul, “Oh child, it doesn’t hurt.” Then her lips moisten, as she turns the void with swift pounds of her razor-knuckled fist. The dark kitten hastens; thrashes, but remains silent to the void. Ever deep; the wound deepens. A sustained blood flow, unclotting. Then the girl, crying, appears; she implores the woman to heed, but the hag persists. Mourns of the child echo...
#dark
#cats
#despair #nightmares
#despair #nightmares
142 reads
7 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
6th Feb 2019 10:45pm
6th Feb 2019 10:45pm
The Third Dead Bird
While driving to work earlier today, I came to a country road where a considerable gathering of birds were basking gleefully on the warm sun-enriched pavement. Hoping they would scatter and fly out of my way, as any wise bird usually does, I didn’t touch the brake. Regrettably, halfway through the flock an unlucky fledgling hit the grill of my car. In the rearview mirror, I saw that I had killed it, as it lay limp amidst its more-fortunate community members.
Returning down that road later in the day, the birds had settled again in my way. I drove cautiously this time as not to harm...
Returning down that road later in the day, the birds had settled again in my way. I drove cautiously this time as not to harm...
#death
#birds
#satirical #ShortStory
#satirical #ShortStory
113 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Dec 2018 8:38pm
29th Dec 2018 8:38pm
Don't Fan The Flames
penny for your thoughts they say...
my thoughts are too deep to sell so cheap...
tinged with regrets...
paid too high a price...
truth isn’t nice...
let sleeping dragons alone...
lest their fire burn all to the bone...
by LMB
my thoughts are too deep to sell so cheap...
tinged with regrets...
paid too high a price...
truth isn’t nice...
let sleeping dragons alone...
lest their fire burn all to the bone...
by LMB
#regret
#dark
#secrets
#memories
#disappointment
190 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Dec 2018 10:31pm
27th Dec 2018 10:31pm
Call Me Geometry
call me geometry
drain the fluid from my veins
liquify my insides while the
alchemist eats up my remains
bleach tightened optic nerves
to transmute your evil castings
now stare into the crystal ball
and recalculate my misfortunes
it’s the romanticized history of a
starving teenage beauty queen
playing funhouse in the mirrors
cutting away all inequalities
melt muted tormented reflections
drawing me into fatal chemistry
manipulations of the prefrontal cortex
recast the tortured soul unseeing
from the ashes of...
drain the fluid from my veins
liquify my insides while the
alchemist eats up my remains
bleach tightened optic nerves
to transmute your evil castings
now stare into the crystal ball
and recalculate my misfortunes
it’s the romanticized history of a
starving teenage beauty queen
playing funhouse in the mirrors
cutting away all inequalities
melt muted tormented reflections
drawing me into fatal chemistry
manipulations of the prefrontal cortex
recast the tortured soul unseeing
from the ashes of...
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#philosophical
#healing
#surreal
166 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Dec 2018 2:53pm
26th Dec 2018 2:53pm
The Walls Reinstall
Light is easy to love;
show me your darkness.”
I honestly don’t know how to talk about it
I don’t know how to talk about it honestly
this... depression
when two weeks ago, my eyes
flung open as I was trying
to fall asleep next to you
because the urges were there
once again
how the memories of him
sometimes still overwhelm
and steal my breath away
it’s so complicated
I’m afraid you might judge
or worse; be hurt
by the knots that twist up my heart
this...
show me your darkness.”
I honestly don’t know how to talk about it
I don’t know how to talk about it honestly
this... depression
when two weeks ago, my eyes
flung open as I was trying
to fall asleep next to you
because the urges were there
once again
how the memories of him
sometimes still overwhelm
and steal my breath away
it’s so complicated
I’m afraid you might judge
or worse; be hurt
by the knots that twist up my heart
this...
#depression
#relationships
#confessional #FeelingLost
#confessional #FeelingLost
229 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Dec 2018 4:05pm
13th Dec 2018 4:05pm
I Failed Youth
for now
that time alone
I crave in magnitude
and so
be you brilliant, moon gazer
yearning at your soul
of stings unseen
untangle
the web of my zodiac
disperse these moods
center me
enveloped in your midnight cold
yarn me moonbeams
of iridescence
ancients once told of
but I failed to show
and I lost my home
should I have known?
that time alone
I crave in magnitude
and so
be you brilliant, moon gazer
yearning at your soul
of stings unseen
untangle
the web of my zodiac
disperse these moods
center me
enveloped in your midnight cold
yarn me moonbeams
of iridescence
ancients once told of
but I failed to show
and I lost my home
should I have known?
#moon
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#ignorance
#nostalgia
165 reads
15 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th Dec 2018 8:39pm
11th Dec 2018 8:39pm
This Haunting from Yesteryear
the smell of cold exhaust
pollutes my nostrils
forming a sadness that drips
with cerulean tears
this song seeps into my senses
arousing sensations
inexplicable
producing verse with reminiscent fear
the sound of sterile snowflakes
in stale winter air
that allows them to stall
stagnant in the atmosphere
thus unfolding a frequency
I would rather not ride out
switching the stations now
not letting that static interfere
pollutes my nostrils
forming a sadness that drips
with cerulean tears
this song seeps into my senses
arousing sensations
inexplicable
producing verse with reminiscent fear
the sound of sterile snowflakes
in stale winter air
that allows them to stall
stagnant in the atmosphere
thus unfolding a frequency
I would rather not ride out
switching the stations now
not letting that static interfere
#dark
#snow
#music #memories
#music #memories
129 reads
10 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
10th Dec 2018 6:30pm
10th Dec 2018 6:30pm
Smudge Blessing
May the memories
of this house fade
for my dwellings
to make way
May I be protected
while I’m here
as well as loved ones
I hold dear
May this hearth
become my home
cleanse my spirit
and heal my soul
of this house fade
for my dwellings
to make way
May I be protected
while I’m here
as well as loved ones
I hold dear
May this hearth
become my home
cleanse my spirit
and heal my soul
#home
#spiritual
#rhyming
#pagan
#healing
205 reads
22 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
10th Dec 2018 6:25pm
10th Dec 2018 6:25pm
Mantric Sounds to Fall Asleep
Cooling ground
Beneath my feet
Slowing down
With each heart beat
Peace is found
Among the trees
Beneath my feet
Slowing down
With each heart beat
Peace is found
Among the trees
#nature
#Buddhist
#rhyming
#insomnia
#minimalist
150 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Dec 2018 1:13pm
6th Dec 2018 1:13pm
By The Ink of My Skin
I walk the stairs
to the parlor
sitting down
I recline
close my eyes
hear the sound
special wavelengths
magnetize
and dissolve
fading pigment
on my finger
where a promise
was once made
one year later
after the hatred
I grieve for you
confused
while I remove
this tattooed
wedding ring
familiar sting
effort made
only in vain
lessons learned
the laser snaps
another pang
but this time
it’s my heart
that cries your name
this weight ...
to the parlor
sitting down
I recline
close my eyes
hear the sound
special wavelengths
magnetize
and dissolve
fading pigment
on my finger
where a promise
was once made
one year later
after the hatred
I grieve for you
confused
while I remove
this tattooed
wedding ring
familiar sting
effort made
only in vain
lessons learned
the laser snaps
another pang
but this time
it’s my heart
that cries your name
this weight ...
#grief
#strength
#heartbroken
#confusion
#healing
163 reads
7 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
15th Nov 2018 9:07pm
15th Nov 2018 9:07pm
The Last Words of a Crow
By the moonlight I strolled
Along a path freshly mowed
Winding ‘round a cat-tailed pond
When I saw the shadow of a Crow
In this cold midnight hour
Her silk-black feathers glowed
She turned her eye on me
And in that moment she spoke:
“Bluebird, my darling
The last time I saw you
Spring’s flowers still bloomed
A brilliant bright yellow
Now you know who I am
And where I have travelled
And I’ll keep looking after you
Wherever you may go.”
My heart sang back to she
Notes carried upon the...
Along a path freshly mowed
Winding ‘round a cat-tailed pond
When I saw the shadow of a Crow
In this cold midnight hour
Her silk-black feathers glowed
She turned her eye on me
And in that moment she spoke:
“Bluebird, my darling
The last time I saw you
Spring’s flowers still bloomed
A brilliant bright yellow
Now you know who I am
And where I have travelled
And I’ll keep looking after you
Wherever you may go.”
My heart sang back to she
Notes carried upon the...
#family
#birds
#night
#nature
#RobertFrost
184 reads
16 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Nov 2018 4:55pm
14th Nov 2018 4:55pm
Softly Spoken Secrets
Confidence whispers in her ear
As they walk along the bridge
Windswept and tousled hair
An attraction still persists
This silence that they share
She and she alike, resist
Though hearts burn to compare
Secrets that warmly glow within
Wondering when the time will come
To express such radiant love
A knowing that cannot be denied
Guided by the Universe from above
So we take our time, walking slowly
Magnetized as we may be
We are still learning and growing
Along this bridge of destiny
And as...
As they walk along the bridge
Windswept and tousled hair
An attraction still persists
This silence that they share
She and she alike, resist
Though hearts burn to compare
Secrets that warmly glow within
Wondering when the time will come
To express such radiant love
A knowing that cannot be denied
Guided by the Universe from above
So we take our time, walking slowly
Magnetized as we may be
We are still learning and growing
Along this bridge of destiny
And as...
#secrets
#FallingInLove
#learning
#admiration
#bisexual
151 reads
6 Comments
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