Submissions by paperstains
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Jun 2022 10:39pm
21st Jun 2022 10:39pm
Ride Along
Let's go for a drive
we can flip a coin
for who gets the wheel
and who's going to ride
volume just high enough
to catch the songs
that must be sung
So we can talk
in the intimacy
of enclosed space
where other voices
can't penetrate
and we are grounded
in each other
as the ever-changing horizon
dances beyond the windows
we can flip a coin
for who gets the wheel
and who's going to ride
volume just high enough
to catch the songs
that must be sung
So we can talk
in the intimacy
of enclosed space
where other voices
can't penetrate
and we are grounded
in each other
as the ever-changing horizon
dances beyond the windows
#love
#relationships
520 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
20th Jun 2022 4:32am
20th Jun 2022 4:32am
Be Naked With Me; I Dare You
I want to clasp your hardened hand
entwine my fingers
with your buried innocence
while the other
tears at my clothes
Severing seams
echo the sound of me
coming undone
Let me explore every crevice
of your soft underbelly
the you shielded beneath the surface
Then pull my hair
pin me down
shackle me in your grip
show me what it means
to be at the mercy
of your strength
Slap my pussy
mark me with your teeth ...
entwine my fingers
with your buried innocence
while the other
tears at my clothes
Severing seams
echo the sound of me
coming undone
Let me explore every crevice
of your soft underbelly
the you shielded beneath the surface
Then pull my hair
pin me down
shackle me in your grip
show me what it means
to be at the mercy
of your strength
Slap my pussy
mark me with your teeth ...
#love
#erotic
#passion
569 reads
17 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Jun 2022 10:13pm
16th Jun 2022 10:13pm
Cliff Diving
She's singing right to me
about love, hard places
"And if I have to choose
my heart or you"
I'm pinned to the spot
by the impossibility
of this separation
The finest surgical blade
couldn't remove you
from that part of me
composed of cells
tattooed with your name
sending you through my veins
There's nothing left
but to lose
I surrendered self-preservation
with a simple shattering
realization
that we had become us
and the depth
of...
about love, hard places
"And if I have to choose
my heart or you"
I'm pinned to the spot
by the impossibility
of this separation
The finest surgical blade
couldn't remove you
from that part of me
composed of cells
tattooed with your name
sending you through my veins
There's nothing left
but to lose
I surrendered self-preservation
with a simple shattering
realization
that we had become us
and the depth
of...
#love
#acceptance
509 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Jun 2022 2:16am
15th Jun 2022 2:16am
Marigolds
Mandatory for dad's garden
grandaddy's too
planted amongst tomatoes
and peppers
to chase the pests away
almost stubborn as dandelions
but wanted
Mixed flame flowers
bloom all through summer
stay steady through fall
to greet leaves
gathering on the ground
to meet them
They are strong
sturdy and humble
braving hurricanes
and lack of rain
a connection
to the men I come from
as I plant them
every year
to keep the vegetables company
grandaddy's too
planted amongst tomatoes
and peppers
to chase the pests away
almost stubborn as dandelions
but wanted
Mixed flame flowers
bloom all through summer
stay steady through fall
to greet leaves
gathering on the ground
to meet them
They are strong
sturdy and humble
braving hurricanes
and lack of rain
a connection
to the men I come from
as I plant them
every year
to keep the vegetables company
#father
#flowers
#nature
491 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Jun 2022 10:46pm
14th Jun 2022 10:46pm
Uncertainty
When your pen
left behind lines
scribing the horizon
I knew
--- I used to
your thoughts
were finding a way
to carry me
left behind lines
scribing the horizon
I knew
--- I used to
your thoughts
were finding a way
to carry me
#love
#WritingPoetry
#FeelingLost #minimalist
#FeelingLost #minimalist
493 reads
12 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
13th Jun 2022 3:53am
13th Jun 2022 3:53am
On Clarity, and Being Completely Understood
You requested a clear message
no signals that could be misunderstood
I don't want to leave you guessing
Yes, my mouth waters
at the mere idea of you
in front of me
inviting me to devour you
My tongue effervescent
with anticipation
and the depth of my want
to discover every texture
of your skin
memorize you for the moment
then conveniently forget
so I can explore you anew
for each again and again
you allow
I meditate on the feel of you
soft and warm ...
no signals that could be misunderstood
I don't want to leave you guessing
Yes, my mouth waters
at the mere idea of you
in front of me
inviting me to devour you
My tongue effervescent
with anticipation
and the depth of my want
to discover every texture
of your skin
memorize you for the moment
then conveniently forget
so I can explore you anew
for each again and again
you allow
I meditate on the feel of you
soft and warm ...
#lust
#sex
#erotic
590 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Jun 2022 11:21am
10th Jun 2022 11:21am
To My First Love, In Memoriam
I've tried to write this
three times
and I hated every one
for feeling clumsy
and try-hard bittersweet
So unworthy of who you
are to me
You helped me find pieces of myself
that I hadn't lost
I just didn't think they existed
and I learned that I could be loved
by someone who didn't have to
It was terrifying
beautiful
and eventually overwhelmed
because “our future” was a concept
I wasn't prepared for
So I ran
Though, not far
just enough distance for...
three times
and I hated every one
for feeling clumsy
and try-hard bittersweet
So unworthy of who you
are to me
You helped me find pieces of myself
that I hadn't lost
I just didn't think they existed
and I learned that I could be loved
by someone who didn't have to
It was terrifying
beautiful
and eventually overwhelmed
because “our future” was a concept
I wasn't prepared for
So I ran
Though, not far
just enough distance for...
#love
#grief
#friendship #FirstLove
#friendship #FirstLove
487 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
9th Jun 2022 3:42am
9th Jun 2022 3:42am
Epistle for a Water Sign
I left you my pain on a page
then walked away
to plant tomatoes
hoping to beat the rain
Alone, I sat with hands in the soil
a growing wind
and time to think
about things like fighting for something
that can't be won
only given freely
and the futility of amethysts
attempting to shine like diamonds
Closer to the end
than the beginning
the water began to fall
first in cold drops on warm skin
then pelts that began to chill
while I...
then walked away
to plant tomatoes
hoping to beat the rain
Alone, I sat with hands in the soil
a growing wind
and time to think
about things like fighting for something
that can't be won
only given freely
and the futility of amethysts
attempting to shine like diamonds
Closer to the end
than the beginning
the water began to fall
first in cold drops on warm skin
then pelts that began to chill
while I...
#love
#friendship
#acceptance
466 reads
8 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
8th Jun 2022 6:47am
8th Jun 2022 6:47am
No Sex with the Ex
Can't fuck you
just for fun
but I want to
sometimes
pretend history
and nuisance things
like feelings
wouldn't muck it all up
mushroom cloud
the present version of us
keeping the most open secret
that the want has never gone
I've lubricated with tears
from the pain
it took to get from there to here
So, while we play friends
in semi-polite conversations
I'm still thinking about biting
your inner thigh
promises of paybacks
me pinned at the...
just for fun
but I want to
sometimes
pretend history
and nuisance things
like feelings
wouldn't muck it all up
mushroom cloud
the present version of us
keeping the most open secret
that the want has never gone
I've lubricated with tears
from the pain
it took to get from there to here
So, while we play friends
in semi-polite conversations
I'm still thinking about biting
your inner thigh
promises of paybacks
me pinned at the...
#love
#lust
#sex
#friendship
#porn
758 reads
7 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
7th Jun 2022 10:48am
7th Jun 2022 10:48am
One Ragged Exhalation at a Time
Last night I displeasured myself
for hours
until every tender part of me
was numb
or bruised, sore
the bedding more fluids
than cotton fibers
my fingertips wrinkled
from their extended bath
your name sputtering
harsh from my lips
a curse
for hours
until every tender part of me
was numb
or bruised, sore
the bedding more fluids
than cotton fibers
my fingertips wrinkled
from their extended bath
your name sputtering
harsh from my lips
a curse
#anger
#dark
315 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
5th Jun 2022 8:58pm
5th Jun 2022 8:58pm
Cue the Orchestra
From shadows
concealed in curtains of time
and distance
I can only watch as the dance
begins and bursts into motion
unfolding an old story
of something more than lust
because the need, the want
is bigger than that
In fluid nod to noir
she begs for death
little deaths at a time
by dozens of small cuts
desperate desire to feel the blade
pierce parts of her
that need a fix
an addict in relapse
sober lacks drama
and drama is too much to resist ...
concealed in curtains of time
and distance
I can only watch as the dance
begins and bursts into motion
unfolding an old story
of something more than lust
because the need, the want
is bigger than that
In fluid nod to noir
she begs for death
little deaths at a time
by dozens of small cuts
desperate desire to feel the blade
pierce parts of her
that need a fix
an addict in relapse
sober lacks drama
and drama is too much to resist ...
#lust
#fall
#obsession
610 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Jun 2022 11:16pm
3rd Jun 2022 11:16pm
Swallowing Fractions to Fill the Hole
The guy with the guitar reminds me of you
not his face
the sound of his voice
he can't have your touch
but I like the way his fingers move
when he plays
It's how he sings his stories
candid straight shots of tequila
with the shielded openness
you wield so well
Felt a twinge of guilt when I give him my number
acutely aware of the false familiarity
in shared glances while he sang
the flirtatious ease chatting between sets
...
not his face
the sound of his voice
he can't have your touch
but I like the way his fingers move
when he plays
It's how he sings his stories
candid straight shots of tequila
with the shielded openness
you wield so well
Felt a twinge of guilt when I give him my number
acutely aware of the false familiarity
in shared glances while he sang
the flirtatious ease chatting between sets
...
#conflict
#separation
587 reads
6 Comments
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