Submissions by nik
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Jan 2010 9:35pm
17th Jan 2010 9:35pm
Too soon
Go out!” they say, “go on the pull!”
But that’s not what I want.
I’ll go out, have fun and dance with my friends
Try not to drink 2 much
But I’ll not look for another
Not yet
Not now
Not so soon after he left me
I know we weren’t exactly, love’s young dream
But it was a relationship I entered with passion
I waited for his texts, his calls, his chat.
I dreamt of him holding me tight
Until the day he said, via a friend;
I don’t want,
What you want
I don’t want YOU anymore
The words cut me deep, so deep
Worse than a...
But that’s not what I want.
I’ll go out, have fun and dance with my friends
Try not to drink 2 much
But I’ll not look for another
Not yet
Not now
Not so soon after he left me
I know we weren’t exactly, love’s young dream
But it was a relationship I entered with passion
I waited for his texts, his calls, his chat.
I dreamt of him holding me tight
Until the day he said, via a friend;
I don’t want,
What you want
I don’t want YOU anymore
The words cut me deep, so deep
Worse than a...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Jan 2010 7:47pm
17th Jan 2010 7:47pm
Forgotten Haiti
The earth shook for sixty seconds
Killed so many people
But their world has been broken
For so many years before
They're on our TV screens
Begging us for help
We’ll send them aid no doubt
But where were we before?
There were people helping already
I admit that they were there
But not enough, or cash
We should’ve helped more before
They were living in homes so weak
How were they meant to survive
When the ground started moving beneath?
They needed the money before
We’re remembering them now
Wanting to ease...
Killed so many people
But their world has been broken
For so many years before
They're on our TV screens
Begging us for help
We’ll send them aid no doubt
But where were we before?
There were people helping already
I admit that they were there
But not enough, or cash
We should’ve helped more before
They were living in homes so weak
How were they meant to survive
When the ground started moving beneath?
They needed the money before
We’re remembering them now
Wanting to ease...
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STORY POEM
Published
16th Jan 2010 00:46am
16th Jan 2010 00:46am
Guardian
The night is young
The day is old
The in-between time of dusk
He comes
In his arms so warm
I finally find peace
His caresses alone ease pain
He comes
He holds me close
Whispers to me
Tells me I’m all he cares for
He comes
We lie in a room
So dark and warm
On the bed where I spend the nights
He comes
A light is building
Blinding my eyes
Emanating from my lover
He comes
His wings unfurling
I now can see
The soft, feathered edges I know
He comes
The strangest sensation...
The day is old
The in-between time of dusk
He comes
In his arms so warm
I finally find peace
His caresses alone ease pain
He comes
He holds me close
Whispers to me
Tells me I’m all he cares for
He comes
We lie in a room
So dark and warm
On the bed where I spend the nights
He comes
A light is building
Blinding my eyes
Emanating from my lover
He comes
His wings unfurling
I now can see
The soft, feathered edges I know
He comes
The strangest sensation...
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STORY POEM
Published
16th Jan 2010 00:03am
16th Jan 2010 00:03am
Angel dreams
Tonight I shall dream of angels
Beautiful and wingé d
Softly they shall caress me
And warm me from within.
They’ll whisper in my ear
Stories and sweet nothings
To ease my heart or drive me mad
Either shall suffice.
For as I dream of angels
And dreams of wings embracing
I shall want it ever more
Driven insane with longing.
Beautiful and wingé d
Softly they shall caress me
And warm me from within.
They’ll whisper in my ear
Stories and sweet nothings
To ease my heart or drive me mad
Either shall suffice.
For as I dream of angels
And dreams of wings embracing
I shall want it ever more
Driven insane with longing.
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SELF POEM
Published
15th Jan 2010 12:43pm
15th Jan 2010 12:43pm
Fallen
The fire inside is dying
The sparks are slowly fading
For years it’s been a part of me
Smouldering in my head
Dimming as I’m changing
The flames are slowly losing
The fight for my identity
Who I truly am
The face that I have hidden
Myself behind for years
Is taking root and growing
Taking over my heart
And the fire inside is dying
I’m losing who I am
I’m losing my sense of self
I’ve fallen now from grace.
The sparks are slowly fading
For years it’s been a part of me
Smouldering in my head
Dimming as I’m changing
The flames are slowly losing
The fight for my identity
Who I truly am
The face that I have hidden
Myself behind for years
Is taking root and growing
Taking over my heart
And the fire inside is dying
I’m losing who I am
I’m losing my sense of self
I’ve fallen now from grace.
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SELF POEM
Published
19th Oct 2009 2:23am
19th Oct 2009 2:23am
Broken
Everything was perfect
I had the perfect family.
My parents were in love.
We were happy in our home.
Everything was perfect
My sister had a man
My brother had a woman
I had a lad who liked me
Everything was perfect
I planned to go to college
University was calling
I was going to have a life.
Everything was perfect
Until she told me other
My parents weren’t in love
They hadn’t been for years.
Everything was breaking
The week of my exams
She told me she was leaving
She couldn’t stand the pain...
I had the perfect family.
My parents were in love.
We were happy in our home.
Everything was perfect
My sister had a man
My brother had a woman
I had a lad who liked me
Everything was perfect
I planned to go to college
University was calling
I was going to have a life.
Everything was perfect
Until she told me other
My parents weren’t in love
They hadn’t been for years.
Everything was breaking
The week of my exams
She told me she was leaving
She couldn’t stand the pain...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Oct 2009 4:48am
9th Oct 2009 4:48am
prisoner
He keeps me barred
He locks me in
Not with steel, with iron, with chain.
He keeps me prisoner with his helplessness.
I could have left,
I could have gone,
To an easier life
Without the stress
But I chose to stay,
To help him cope
To clean his house
And cook his tea.
I worry about him
This father of mine.
I’m the child taking care of the parent.
Couldn’t he show some gratitude?
He locks me in
Not with steel, with iron, with chain.
He keeps me prisoner with his helplessness.
I could have left,
I could have gone,
To an easier life
Without the stress
But I chose to stay,
To help him cope
To clean his house
And cook his tea.
I worry about him
This father of mine.
I’m the child taking care of the parent.
Couldn’t he show some gratitude?
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STORY POEM
Published
9th Oct 2009 4:36am
9th Oct 2009 4:36am
Dark fairies
As I sleep at night they whisper in my ear
Dark of hair, of eye, of wing,
They find me in my dreams
They make me dream of him.
Dark temptations talk to me
They tell me things, I know
With their black tattoos, of a chaos star
They make me dream of love.
Whispering on the air, tells of their return
They tempt me every day
They guide my hand, towards the phone
They make me dream of hate.
When he doesn’t answer the phone.
They tell me its my fault
I shouldn’t cling, I shouldn’t forget
They make me dream of guilt.
...
Dark of hair, of eye, of wing,
They find me in my dreams
They make me dream of him.
Dark temptations talk to me
They tell me things, I know
With their black tattoos, of a chaos star
They make me dream of love.
Whispering on the air, tells of their return
They tempt me every day
They guide my hand, towards the phone
They make me dream of hate.
When he doesn’t answer the phone.
They tell me its my fault
I shouldn’t cling, I shouldn’t forget
They make me dream of guilt.
...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Sep 2009 5:37am
25th Sep 2009 5:37am
civilisation
Bombs, guns, knives and death
screams echoing with pain and terror.
is this winning?
glad to be alive when all around are gone.
is this losing?
everyone has friends. everyone has family.
what happens to their lives?
some think death will get their voices heard.
but who'd listen to a murderer?
mothers, fathers, sons, daughters.
wives, husbands, brothers, sisters.
what is the difference that decides who dies?
look past the skin, the mind, the country.
past the religion and teachings.
what is the difference that gives birth to hate?...
screams echoing with pain and terror.
is this winning?
glad to be alive when all around are gone.
is this losing?
everyone has friends. everyone has family.
what happens to their lives?
some think death will get their voices heard.
but who'd listen to a murderer?
mothers, fathers, sons, daughters.
wives, husbands, brothers, sisters.
what is the difference that decides who dies?
look past the skin, the mind, the country.
past the religion and teachings.
what is the difference that gives birth to hate?...
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2009 4:14am
22nd Sep 2009 4:14am
angel v devil
There’s an angel watching over me
She tries to keep me safe
She tries to make me happy
But she hardly ever wins
There’s a devil trying to hurt me
He tries to make me cry
He tries to make me lose myself
He’s far to close to winning.
My angel is my friend
My devil is my fiend
They sit on my shoulders
To argue in my head
The angel’s getting stronger
She whispers in my heart
That all is well, I know it so
Together we will fight the devil
The devil’s getting weaker
He’s no longer in my head
To say the...
She tries to keep me safe
She tries to make me happy
But she hardly ever wins
There’s a devil trying to hurt me
He tries to make me cry
He tries to make me lose myself
He’s far to close to winning.
My angel is my friend
My devil is my fiend
They sit on my shoulders
To argue in my head
The angel’s getting stronger
She whispers in my heart
That all is well, I know it so
Together we will fight the devil
The devil’s getting weaker
He’s no longer in my head
To say the...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Sep 2009 1:04am
16th Sep 2009 1:04am
Divorce
You’re never here when I need you
But you complain that you never see me.
You left this home 2 years ago
It’s official that now its over.
I said you had to go
If it would make you happy.
I couldn’t deal with the tension.
I’m happy you moved on
Even that I have a new father.
But every now and then
I need you, my mother
To be right here with me
To tell me that it’s all ok
To be the rock you used to be
To help me deal with my life.
I know why you left him
I know why you went
I know you were never happy
Except when you...
But you complain that you never see me.
You left this home 2 years ago
It’s official that now its over.
I said you had to go
If it would make you happy.
I couldn’t deal with the tension.
I’m happy you moved on
Even that I have a new father.
But every now and then
I need you, my mother
To be right here with me
To tell me that it’s all ok
To be the rock you used to be
To help me deal with my life.
I know why you left him
I know why you went
I know you were never happy
Except when you...
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LOVE POEM
Published
13th Sep 2009 4:48am
13th Sep 2009 4:48am
what do you want?
I don’t hear from you for days
Then you appear back in my life
Wanting me for what you want
And not for what I need
I need you here beside me
To hold me when I’m down
To deal with my emotions
The way I deal with yours
It’s not the way you only want sex
It’s not the way you leave me
It’s not the way you can be so distant
It’s the way you give me hope
I should have left you years ago
Turned away from your temptation
When you disappeared the last time
I shouldn’t have welcomed you back
My head tells me you...
Then you appear back in my life
Wanting me for what you want
And not for what I need
I need you here beside me
To hold me when I’m down
To deal with my emotions
The way I deal with yours
It’s not the way you only want sex
It’s not the way you leave me
It’s not the way you can be so distant
It’s the way you give me hope
I should have left you years ago
Turned away from your temptation
When you disappeared the last time
I shouldn’t have welcomed you back
My head tells me you...
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