Submissions by poetic_gawdess
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am Poetic Gawdess, self proclaimed poet of all things, not limited to. I write where my heart takes me. So do me a favor and read something you might enjoy.
SELF POEM
Published
16th Feb 2025 6:26pm
16th Feb 2025 6:26pm
Desert Rose
Romeo once said,
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
It’s actually quite cute,
the pale comparison of a mundane flower,
that everyone can get their hands on.
But I let him and Juliet have that moment, you see?
It’s only because he’s never stumbled upon a rose quite like me.
Rare, delicate, protected by thorns and not afraid of the heat.
In fact, I thrive in it, come alive in it.
But be careful, you have to fight the urge to touch me..
Unless you want to feel me come alive in your veins..then maybe we can work something out. ...
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
It’s actually quite cute,
the pale comparison of a mundane flower,
that everyone can get their hands on.
But I let him and Juliet have that moment, you see?
It’s only because he’s never stumbled upon a rose quite like me.
Rare, delicate, protected by thorns and not afraid of the heat.
In fact, I thrive in it, come alive in it.
But be careful, you have to fight the urge to touch me..
Unless you want to feel me come alive in your veins..then maybe we can work something out. ...
#beauty
#myself
#seductive #temptation
#seductive #temptation
104 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Dec 2024 2:40am
20th Dec 2024 2:40am
Peace x Piece
Hey baby,
i’m just trying to be your peace.
I know I can be wild sometimes,
I was never the one to accept
the collar or the leash.
I’d rather you be home
with me,
than out there
in them streets..
the ones that don’t care for you
but welcome you like it’s home
and i’m really just sitting here thinking
this is straight up off the dome..
i can be in a room full of people
yet i feel so alone
my vibrations are untethered
i’ll never ever put my best foot forward
for a motherfucker who...
i’m just trying to be your peace.
I know I can be wild sometimes,
I was never the one to accept
the collar or the leash.
I’d rather you be home
with me,
than out there
in them streets..
the ones that don’t care for you
but welcome you like it’s home
and i’m really just sitting here thinking
this is straight up off the dome..
i can be in a room full of people
yet i feel so alone
my vibrations are untethered
i’ll never ever put my best foot forward
for a motherfucker who...
#honesty
#love
#support
95 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
10th Dec 2024 5:50pm
10th Dec 2024 5:50pm
Undercurrent.
It feels like I’m swimming for my life,
around me, a large body of water,
and there are absolutely no signs of land in sight.
My arms and legs grow heavier
from exhaustion.
Fire is burning in my lungs, as I breathe
And while I think I’m breathing in fresh air
it doesn’t feel like oxygen, quite the opposite.
Something hot and unrelenting coils in my chest
even as I exhale.
suddenly feeling as though
I’m wading in the fiery lakes of hell.
“Keep swimming.” I think to myself.
The end has got to be near, ...
around me, a large body of water,
and there are absolutely no signs of land in sight.
My arms and legs grow heavier
from exhaustion.
Fire is burning in my lungs, as I breathe
And while I think I’m breathing in fresh air
it doesn’t feel like oxygen, quite the opposite.
Something hot and unrelenting coils in my chest
even as I exhale.
suddenly feeling as though
I’m wading in the fiery lakes of hell.
“Keep swimming.” I think to myself.
The end has got to be near, ...
#anxiety
#depression
#LifeStruggles #water
#LifeStruggles #water
185 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Nov 2024 4:30am
29th Nov 2024 4:30am
Submission.
Well, it’s finally happened.
I’m officially Life’s bitch.
Its plan to dig its claws into me,
went without a hitch.
Its firm grasp only tightening,
and
won’t let me go,
like a blood binding contract.
it took ownership of my tattered soul.
Why not someone else?
I have literally nothing to offer.
I try to do good, keep my head down,
living a mundane life,
so why bother?
I’ve felt the heaviness on my soul
from such a tender age..
how foolish of me to think I’d leave this lifetime ...
I’m officially Life’s bitch.
Its plan to dig its claws into me,
went without a hitch.
Its firm grasp only tightening,
and
won’t let me go,
like a blood binding contract.
it took ownership of my tattered soul.
Why not someone else?
I have literally nothing to offer.
I try to do good, keep my head down,
living a mundane life,
so why bother?
I’ve felt the heaviness on my soul
from such a tender age..
how foolish of me to think I’d leave this lifetime ...
#acceptance
#honesty
#sadness
#TruthOfLife
#wisdom
175 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Sep 2024 3:29am
12th Sep 2024 3:29am
Once Upon A Four Leaf Clover
Normally I don’t make wishes
but here I am finding myself
hopeful.
In my palm, delicately placed
a four leaf clover.
I’ve needed some good luck.
because lately i’ve been feeling stuck.
And now this little piece of greenery
has lit my fire,
like a match has been struck.
Fortune never seems to find me,
in fact, it evades me.
Hard times and bad days
are what made me.
Stronger? I’m not really sure,
but I’m durable.
Born to lose but built to win,
still mentally conditioned to believe that
I’m...
but here I am finding myself
hopeful.
In my palm, delicately placed
a four leaf clover.
I’ve needed some good luck.
because lately i’ve been feeling stuck.
And now this little piece of greenery
has lit my fire,
like a match has been struck.
Fortune never seems to find me,
in fact, it evades me.
Hard times and bad days
are what made me.
Stronger? I’m not really sure,
but I’m durable.
Born to lose but built to win,
still mentally conditioned to believe that
I’m...
#confessional
#hope
#myself
217 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Sep 2024 2:14am
5th Sep 2024 2:14am
The Girl of Your Nightmares
She is often described as wicked,
all because, well she’s “different.”
She’s fond of the nighttime
and the color black,
but it doesn’t mean she’s evil,
cut the girl some slack.
She looks unapproachable
she wears a mean look on her face,
like she would take your soul,
or put bitches in their place.
But she’s actually quite pleasant,
if you took the time to get to know her.
Instead of judge her from afar,
or give her the cold shoulder.
Her laugh is infectious,
her eyes are...
all because, well she’s “different.”
She’s fond of the nighttime
and the color black,
but it doesn’t mean she’s evil,
cut the girl some slack.
She looks unapproachable
she wears a mean look on her face,
like she would take your soul,
or put bitches in their place.
But she’s actually quite pleasant,
if you took the time to get to know her.
Instead of judge her from afar,
or give her the cold shoulder.
Her laugh is infectious,
her eyes are...
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#myself
#passion
#SelfReflection
227 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
15th Aug 2024 2:39am
15th Aug 2024 2:39am
Sore Loser
I know what it means to have loved
and have lost.
I never take it lightly—
simply because i hate to lose.
Now i see what happens when you snooze.
One misstep was all it took.
One minute i had you,
and now look…
I’m shook.
You’re gone, I’m gone..
Lost in the wind..
What happened to all of our plans?
What happened to my twin?
Not this shit again,
regretting rash decisions..
Feeling like a train wreck
Or a major car collision.
Wish i would’ve handled it correctly,
with more careful...
and have lost.
I never take it lightly—
simply because i hate to lose.
Now i see what happens when you snooze.
One misstep was all it took.
One minute i had you,
and now look…
I’m shook.
You’re gone, I’m gone..
Lost in the wind..
What happened to all of our plans?
What happened to my twin?
Not this shit again,
regretting rash decisions..
Feeling like a train wreck
Or a major car collision.
Wish i would’ve handled it correctly,
with more careful...
#love
220 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Aug 2024 2:43pm
10th Aug 2024 2:43pm
Euphoria
Memories began to fade..
I could no longer relive the days,
that I used to know.
Nor could I be the girl, I used to be.
An entirely different version of myself
I am not the same girl, that you see.
How I long for the feelings of euphoria,
to come and visit me.
In the instant I was happy, wild, young, and carefree.
Adulthood reared its hand back and slapped me in the face,
and now I feel like I am trapped in the sunken place.
Wanting to crawl out of this hole
that I have so blindly dug on my own accord.
I am in...
I could no longer relive the days,
that I used to know.
Nor could I be the girl, I used to be.
An entirely different version of myself
I am not the same girl, that you see.
How I long for the feelings of euphoria,
to come and visit me.
In the instant I was happy, wild, young, and carefree.
Adulthood reared its hand back and slapped me in the face,
and now I feel like I am trapped in the sunken place.
Wanting to crawl out of this hole
that I have so blindly dug on my own accord.
I am in...
#happiness
#hope
#myself #sadness
#myself #sadness
276 reads
12 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
16th Jul 2024 6:32am
16th Jul 2024 6:32am
Whiplash
Up,
Down,
Hot,
Cold,
Hell yes,
Fuck no.
I can’t keep up.
Shit is going fast.
Some time it’s real good,
others it’s real bad.
Holding onto my spinning head,
I think I’m giving myself whiplash.
I need some water,
and maybe several seats.
I can’t eat,
I can’t think,
hell, I can’t even sleep.
My mind is going ninety— to nothing.
I’m gonna crash and burn.
Yet, like a moth to a flame..
Here I am again. You’d think I’d have learned.
Fuck yes
Hell no
Down
Up...
Down,
Hot,
Cold,
Hell yes,
Fuck no.
I can’t keep up.
Shit is going fast.
Some time it’s real good,
others it’s real bad.
Holding onto my spinning head,
I think I’m giving myself whiplash.
I need some water,
and maybe several seats.
I can’t eat,
I can’t think,
hell, I can’t even sleep.
My mind is going ninety— to nothing.
I’m gonna crash and burn.
Yet, like a moth to a flame..
Here I am again. You’d think I’d have learned.
Fuck yes
Hell no
Down
Up...
#ADHD
#MentalHealth
#OCD
272 reads
5 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
14th Jul 2024 6:28pm
14th Jul 2024 6:28pm
Cuffed
#BDSM
#dirty
#erotic
#funny
#sex
514 reads
5 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
14th Jul 2024 1:53am
14th Jul 2024 1:53am
Dominatrix
#BDSM
#dirty
#erotic
352 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jul 2024 2:40am
12th Jul 2024 2:40am
Lovers or Losers?
No longer blindfolded
by your antics,
or your words that never rang true.
I’m free of the hold you had on me.
But now what is there for me to do?
I have to reacclimatize to this new life.
A life without you.
I’ve loved you,
much more than I’ve loved myself.
And you see, that’s the problem.
You’re the only thing I’ve ever known.
I was weak for you,
I had no idea how to be strong.
Not even an inkling.
And when this boat went down,
you abandoned ship, even if it meant
leaving me sinking.
And I still took...
by your antics,
or your words that never rang true.
I’m free of the hold you had on me.
But now what is there for me to do?
I have to reacclimatize to this new life.
A life without you.
I’ve loved you,
much more than I’ve loved myself.
And you see, that’s the problem.
You’re the only thing I’ve ever known.
I was weak for you,
I had no idea how to be strong.
Not even an inkling.
And when this boat went down,
you abandoned ship, even if it meant
leaving me sinking.
And I still took...
#conflict
#love
291 reads
9 Comments
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