Submissions by prestonGibson (NomadsPath)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write about what my heart breaks and beats for. My work is rough, raw, flawed and imperfect; a work of self embodiment. I can't promise perfection, but I can promise authentic.
STORY POEM
Published
28th Jun 2015 5:31pm
28th Jun 2015 5:31pm
They Call Him Hippie
There's earth beneath his feet.
Some say he's filthy,
but he's made friends will a life you ought to meet.
Freedom flows through locks of hair-
the only thing about him tangled.
He knows and addresses by name the stars.
He sees a world much different than ours.
In the rain he stands and welcomes trickling strands
of water to kiss down his face.
A not so illusive grace has replaced his chains
binding those who choose a different space.
His eyes, wide open,
gaze to the sky in love affair.
All he needs he finds right...
Some say he's filthy,
but he's made friends will a life you ought to meet.
Freedom flows through locks of hair-
the only thing about him tangled.
He knows and addresses by name the stars.
He sees a world much different than ours.
In the rain he stands and welcomes trickling strands
of water to kiss down his face.
A not so illusive grace has replaced his chains
binding those who choose a different space.
His eyes, wide open,
gaze to the sky in love affair.
All he needs he finds right...
587 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Jun 2015 6:00am
24th Jun 2015 6:00am
Monsters Be Ahead [Caution]
She invited him to supper
Like many times before
Unaware her teeth were sharper
He walked on through the door...
Here there be:
•Wolves
•Sharks
•Lions
•Sheep
Walk these roads with caution
You never know who you'll MEAT
Like many times before
Unaware her teeth were sharper
He walked on through the door...
Here there be:
•Wolves
•Sharks
•Lions
•Sheep
Walk these roads with caution
You never know who you'll MEAT
534 reads
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LOVE POEM
Published
19th Jun 2015 2:32pm
19th Jun 2015 2:32pm
The Beautiful Break
Whispered echoes filled the halls of my home
As my prized possession fell to the floor
I watched it in slow motion
And I hoped it a pure notion
Now it lies there...
Broken Open
It's broken
It's beautiful
It's mine
Jarred pieces stretched out before the world
Catch and reveal reflections
Of all I've ever known
So much life was safely locked inside
-Yet in the blink of an eye...
it's vulnerable
It's broken
It's beautiful
It's mine
Gold's not meant for...
As my prized possession fell to the floor
I watched it in slow motion
And I hoped it a pure notion
Now it lies there...
Broken Open
It's broken
It's beautiful
It's mine
Jarred pieces stretched out before the world
Catch and reveal reflections
Of all I've ever known
So much life was safely locked inside
-Yet in the blink of an eye...
it's vulnerable
It's broken
It's beautiful
It's mine
Gold's not meant for...
623 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Jun 2015 5:08am
10th Jun 2015 5:08am
Undertow
No words
Nor actions were expressed
To ever let him know...
The silence
Took his very breath
As he went down with the undertow
Nor actions were expressed
To ever let him know...
The silence
Took his very breath
As he went down with the undertow
565 reads
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LOVE POEM
Published
6th Jun 2015 8:49pm
6th Jun 2015 8:49pm
Collision Course
I'll never get the truth from you.
Under a weight with my bones intact;
My heart is bleeding through-
I know what I should do.
The [why] in the road
We saw in the past
I'm presently pulling up to.
To the right is truth...
To the left is you....
Neither road is meant for two.
Under a weight with my bones intact;
My heart is bleeding through-
I know what I should do.
The [why] in the road
We saw in the past
I'm presently pulling up to.
To the right is truth...
To the left is you....
Neither road is meant for two.
625 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd May 2015 10:20pm
22nd May 2015 10:20pm
Adulthood
Bills that tower mountains.
Debts carving canyons.
Worrisome thoughts provoking tears,
filling depths of seas.
Structures form around me.
Adulthood views as far as they eye can see.
Hidden in my pocket, a voice calls soft and sweet.
"Worry less my dearest friend.
Forget not, smell of lilacs on the breeze.
Spread your toes in greening grass.
Keep close your waining dreams.
Catch the morning sunrise.
Bathe in moonlight gleams.
Wish on stars,
reach out your arms,
to feel the rain that's cleansing."
...
Debts carving canyons.
Worrisome thoughts provoking tears,
filling depths of seas.
Structures form around me.
Adulthood views as far as they eye can see.
Hidden in my pocket, a voice calls soft and sweet.
"Worry less my dearest friend.
Forget not, smell of lilacs on the breeze.
Spread your toes in greening grass.
Keep close your waining dreams.
Catch the morning sunrise.
Bathe in moonlight gleams.
Wish on stars,
reach out your arms,
to feel the rain that's cleansing."
...
595 reads
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st May 2015 6:49am
21st May 2015 6:49am
Dewdrops on Pines
Do you reside there?
In the air, I dare wander.
Do you sneak a kiss to my cheek?
Do you hear the words that I speak;
soft, and soundly sent to you?
Under breaths,
a voice lighter than whispers,
I silence my pleas to become a listener.
I see you when the sunlight paints
watercolored clouds amongst sunbeams.
Colton candy skies catch my ever seeking eyes.
I hear you when the pines glisten and gleam
with dewdrops that invoke the memory of you saying,
"Those glittering globes on the branches are fairies.
Though...
In the air, I dare wander.
Do you sneak a kiss to my cheek?
Do you hear the words that I speak;
soft, and soundly sent to you?
Under breaths,
a voice lighter than whispers,
I silence my pleas to become a listener.
I see you when the sunlight paints
watercolored clouds amongst sunbeams.
Colton candy skies catch my ever seeking eyes.
I hear you when the pines glisten and gleam
with dewdrops that invoke the memory of you saying,
"Those glittering globes on the branches are fairies.
Though...
618 reads
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th May 2015 6:43pm
11th May 2015 6:43pm
The Few
We all wear and tare.
We all go through storms
that devour our Holy Grounds.
We all fall down and familiarize ground.
We all meet the same maker.
We all travel with luggage weighing heavy.
We all walk blindly into the unknown.
Few rebuild.
Few try again.
Few look up from familiarized grounds
...and reach once more.
Few fight back.
Few see the horizon..
and dare to see why the sun meets there.
Fewer live like we get one chance.
Forever and always
claim the few that resides in you.
We all go through storms
that devour our Holy Grounds.
We all fall down and familiarize ground.
We all meet the same maker.
We all travel with luggage weighing heavy.
We all walk blindly into the unknown.
Few rebuild.
Few try again.
Few look up from familiarized grounds
...and reach once more.
Few fight back.
Few see the horizon..
and dare to see why the sun meets there.
Fewer live like we get one chance.
Forever and always
claim the few that resides in you.
653 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th May 2015 9:46pm
6th May 2015 9:46pm
Break Me Softly
Break me softly as you go.
Drop me swiftly whilst trying not to let go;
like a soup filled bowl filled to the top:
Too hot.
Your words, smooth as butter.
The likes of which I've never known.
You've got the makings of a lifetime-lover.
Break me softy as you go.
If I fall to pieces, before the masterpiece;
you're heart stopping glances and breathtaking smile,
burry me with all your kisses.
Regrant me life, for a little while.
All the stars may shine above,
but none so bright as you my love.
I feel the shake, and...
Drop me swiftly whilst trying not to let go;
like a soup filled bowl filled to the top:
Too hot.
Your words, smooth as butter.
The likes of which I've never known.
You've got the makings of a lifetime-lover.
Break me softy as you go.
If I fall to pieces, before the masterpiece;
you're heart stopping glances and breathtaking smile,
burry me with all your kisses.
Regrant me life, for a little while.
All the stars may shine above,
but none so bright as you my love.
I feel the shake, and...
670 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
1st May 2015 7:25am
1st May 2015 7:25am
Get Gone. Go On.
Tales retelling in my head
play out on walls around my bed..
"There once was a boy who dared to dream,
but feared to reach and tare the seam.
He walked crowded roads,
yet felt so alone.
Too much time was spent on his decadent throne.
Trials and errors paved his way home,
thus never allowed himself to get too far gone."
Gone. . .
The journey had ended before it begun?
What will the boy become?
Thoughts derail me from my slumber.
The fate of said boy has placed me in such wonder. ...
play out on walls around my bed..
"There once was a boy who dared to dream,
but feared to reach and tare the seam.
He walked crowded roads,
yet felt so alone.
Too much time was spent on his decadent throne.
Trials and errors paved his way home,
thus never allowed himself to get too far gone."
Gone. . .
The journey had ended before it begun?
What will the boy become?
Thoughts derail me from my slumber.
The fate of said boy has placed me in such wonder. ...
576 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Apr 2015 2:56pm
30th Apr 2015 2:56pm
Puzzle Pieces
I tried to ride the bike.
With all my might I held on tight
but fell and scuffed my knees all night.
Amongst trials and errors of getting it right,
I was familiarized with getting up off of the ground.
It was there a puzzle piece was found.
A boy once came and said to me,
"This is not right, so it cannot be."
I didn't understand what was wrong with me.
With a sniffle, and a tear, eyes shifted to feet.
It was there I found a puzzle piece.
I didn't get to say goodbye.
She was...
With all my might I held on tight
but fell and scuffed my knees all night.
Amongst trials and errors of getting it right,
I was familiarized with getting up off of the ground.
It was there a puzzle piece was found.
A boy once came and said to me,
"This is not right, so it cannot be."
I didn't understand what was wrong with me.
With a sniffle, and a tear, eyes shifted to feet.
It was there I found a puzzle piece.
I didn't get to say goodbye.
She was...
793 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Apr 2015 6:36am
25th Apr 2015 6:36am
Beyond Sidewalks
Often times I wonder
of the distance I could run,
yet I find myself retracting
before the journey has begun.
So much time is spent it seems;
trying to make sense of space and dreams.
Mysteries are what lies between
the Stars, and why they gleam.
I wonder of the wanders
far beyond sidewalks' bound.
I ponder all the findings
just waiting to be found.
Should my eyes deceive me,
my stars would have forsaken.
Should I fall and scuff my knees,
perhaps I'd be awakened.
I ponder all the findings ...
of the distance I could run,
yet I find myself retracting
before the journey has begun.
So much time is spent it seems;
trying to make sense of space and dreams.
Mysteries are what lies between
the Stars, and why they gleam.
I wonder of the wanders
far beyond sidewalks' bound.
I ponder all the findings
just waiting to be found.
Should my eyes deceive me,
my stars would have forsaken.
Should I fall and scuff my knees,
perhaps I'd be awakened.
I ponder all the findings ...
679 reads
2 Comments
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