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.
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Jul 2018 3:13am
23rd Jul 2018 3:13am
Writer’s Block
When I don’t have
The words to say
The poetry remains
For
I have lost
And found
Countless lines
In the falling rain
The words to say
The poetry remains
For
I have lost
And found
Countless lines
In the falling rain
#rain
#nature
#confessional
#WritersBlock
#MyInspiration
542 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Jul 2018 3:50pm
22nd Jul 2018 3:50pm
Shades of Red
That summer we spent
Wishing on freckles
Like stars in the skies
Of our skin
Comes back to me
Every year
Like a sunburn
...
In shades shades of RED:
Like the heat
Like the blood
Pumping through our bodies
Embraced
Like my face
When I recall
Summer’s taste
Like the part of my heart
That beats for you
Still
Wishing on freckles
Like stars in the skies
Of our skin
Comes back to me
Every year
Like a sunburn
...
In shades shades of RED:
Like the heat
Like the blood
Pumping through our bodies
Embraced
Like my face
When I recall
Summer’s taste
Like the part of my heart
That beats for you
Still
#love
#summer
#gratitude
518 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Jul 2018 10:27pm
18th Jul 2018 10:27pm
Dreamers
Let dreamers
Dream
Let dreamers
Be
Let them stand
United
In the land
Of the free
Let the colors
Blend
From sea
To shining sea
Let the melting pot
Be seasoned
By diversity
Let the walls
Fall
To bridges
At our feet
For we have far to travel
To reach the world
We seek
Let us be awakened
By past missteps
Taken
And
Stumble not
Into tomorrow
For our dreamers
Are our beacon
Dream
Let dreamers
Be
Let them stand
United
In the land
Of the free
Let the colors
Blend
From sea
To shining sea
Let the melting pot
Be seasoned
By diversity
Let the walls
Fall
To bridges
At our feet
For we have far to travel
To reach the world
We seek
Let us be awakened
By past missteps
Taken
And
Stumble not
Into tomorrow
For our dreamers
Are our beacon
#identity
#dreams
473 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Jun 2018 5:17am
17th Jun 2018 5:17am
Cracks in the Pavement
I’ve slipped
And
Tripped on mistakes
Like cracks
In the pavement
But
I leave them open
And
Unpaved
For on occasion
Flowers grow
There
And
Tripped on mistakes
Like cracks
In the pavement
But
I leave them open
And
Unpaved
For on occasion
Flowers grow
There
#learning
#SelfDiscovery
656 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th May 2018 9:48pm
25th May 2018 9:48pm
Straight-Ships
When you say:
You prefer straight boys
What I hear is:
You like ships
Doomed to sink
...
Now
I’m still learning to sail these seas
But
I know that is not the way
To travel
Far
You prefer straight boys
What I hear is:
You like ships
Doomed to sink
...
Now
I’m still learning to sail these seas
But
I know that is not the way
To travel
Far
#love
#gay
#relationships #LGBT
#relationships #LGBT
526 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
28th Apr 2018 2:18am
28th Apr 2018 2:18am
Ready Player
I’ve been handed
Several cards
From your deck
Luckily
I’ve learned the art
Of Pokerface
You played
A losing game
My hands
Don’t deal the same
Lose
Or win
A new cycle begins
We
Are not the same
I
Am much more
Than our name
...
The apple
Has fallen far
From the tree
Cut down
To play
These cards
Several cards
From your deck
Luckily
I’ve learned the art
Of Pokerface
You played
A losing game
My hands
Don’t deal the same
Lose
Or win
A new cycle begins
We
Are not the same
I
Am much more
Than our name
...
The apple
Has fallen far
From the tree
Cut down
To play
These cards
#father
#identity
435 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
13th Apr 2018 9:55pm
13th Apr 2018 9:55pm
Silver Tongue
My eyes
Translucent curtains
That can no longer
Conceal lightening
My heart beats haste
As Thunder
Circulating
Shifts in weather
I count baited breaths
Like ushering winds
I bite my tongue
Down to the silver
Swallow the realization
That a storm is coming
For the clouds
Kept within my mouth
Will soon rain
From it
I shall surely drown
Or
Awaken
Translucent curtains
That can no longer
Conceal lightening
My heart beats haste
As Thunder
Circulating
Shifts in weather
I count baited breaths
Like ushering winds
I bite my tongue
Down to the silver
Swallow the realization
That a storm is coming
For the clouds
Kept within my mouth
Will soon rain
From it
I shall surely drown
Or
Awaken
#identity
#rain
#storm #SelfReflection
#storm #SelfReflection
484 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
7th Apr 2018 7:16pm
7th Apr 2018 7:16pm
Bricks
They told me
To cast out
My pain
Like a stone
To the river
But
It is fused
Within these walls
Built strong
Enough
To withstand the storm
And
From it
I have broken ground
...
Without pain
How can one
Remain
...
The first bricks laid
Are primary
And
Paramount
To the structure
And
Mine will not be
Picked apart
To ease
Or appease
...
Pain
Is not solely
Where I stem from
Nor is it
All that I know ...
To cast out
My pain
Like a stone
To the river
But
It is fused
Within these walls
Built strong
Enough
To withstand the storm
And
From it
I have broken ground
...
Without pain
How can one
Remain
...
The first bricks laid
Are primary
And
Paramount
To the structure
And
Mine will not be
Picked apart
To ease
Or appease
...
Pain
Is not solely
Where I stem from
Nor is it
All that I know ...
#strength
#identity
#myself #SelfReflection
#myself #SelfReflection
556 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Mar 2018 7:09pm
27th Mar 2018 7:09pm
Anchors and Air
I don’t know of anything
That I am remotely good at
And
Evidently
That includes swimming
For I
Am sinking
...
Tied to this anchor
The limb
I cannot sever
I sink
Deeper
And
Deeper
...
Beauty is found
In waves
Moments I do not fight
Breathes are granted
Not by submission
But rather
Acceptance of submersion
For
There are beautiful things
scattered amongst the dark
And
It is here
That the light appears
Most serene
And ...
That I am remotely good at
And
Evidently
That includes swimming
For I
Am sinking
...
Tied to this anchor
The limb
I cannot sever
I sink
Deeper
And
Deeper
...
Beauty is found
In waves
Moments I do not fight
Breathes are granted
Not by submission
But rather
Acceptance of submersion
For
There are beautiful things
scattered amongst the dark
And
It is here
That the light appears
Most serene
And ...
#anxiety
#identity
#confessional
#MentalHealth
#uplifting
460 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Mar 2018 3:40pm
13th Mar 2018 3:40pm
Silent Remedy
What can I say
When the well has run
Dry
When there aren’t any words
To offer you shelter
From this storm
When there aren’t any words
To bring her back
When there aren’t any words
To sooth
Your evident ache
...
We are the ones
That are supposed to pick you up
We are the ones
That you’re supposed to lean on
When the weight
Of the word
Proves too heavy
For ONE
We are the ones
That are supposed to cast
The monsters out
And
Hold the light
... ...
When the well has run
Dry
When there aren’t any words
To offer you shelter
From this storm
When there aren’t any words
To bring her back
When there aren’t any words
To sooth
Your evident ache
...
We are the ones
That are supposed to pick you up
We are the ones
That you’re supposed to lean on
When the weight
Of the word
Proves too heavy
For ONE
We are the ones
That are supposed to cast
The monsters out
And
Hold the light
... ...
#love
#grief
#BestFriend #family
#BestFriend #family
555 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Mar 2018 5:49pm
12th Mar 2018 5:49pm
SHE
She
Will tell you different
But
Those goosebumps on her skin
Revealed:
When she laughs
When she cries
When she feels
Just about anything
With her vigorous taste
For Life
Is actually accumulated stardust
Reaching towards the surface
In an attempt
To caress her cheek
As it mystically
Overflows
From within
...
She
Will tell you different
But
She is fucking magic
And
All those bewitched bystanders
Are left...
Will tell you different
But
Those goosebumps on her skin
Revealed:
When she laughs
When she cries
When she feels
Just about anything
With her vigorous taste
For Life
Is actually accumulated stardust
Reaching towards the surface
In an attempt
To caress her cheek
As it mystically
Overflows
From within
...
She
Will tell you different
But
She is fucking magic
And
All those bewitched bystanders
Are left...
#happiness
#kindness
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
607 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Feb 2018 9:48pm
25th Feb 2018 9:48pm
Water
I love water
How it caresses
How it quenches
How it
So easily
Runs itself over scared skin
Without a hint of blush
Or rush
How it envelops
All of me
And
Not just select parts
...
I love water
But it would drown me
If ever given the chance
How it caresses
How it quenches
How it
So easily
Runs itself over scared skin
Without a hint of blush
Or rush
How it envelops
All of me
And
Not just select parts
...
I love water
But it would drown me
If ever given the chance
#identity
#water
#spiritual
#MyInspiration
#SelfReflection
524 reads
3 Comments
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