Submissions by rachel679
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I took my first creative writing class in the fourth grade and am still madly infatuated with a blank piece of paper.This is as real as it gets....thank you for letting me be myself.
DRUGS POEM
Published
1st Feb 2012 3:57pm
1st Feb 2012 3:57pm
Sunday Morning
It's 5:45 a.m.,
And guess what we're doing?
Waiting again with the "on its way" promises.
When will we learn?
Hell, its the Lord's day,
And we're chasing down the devil...
But, only because we need a little help
Getting through today-
Being a mom, a better half, and a domesticated role model.
Anyways, we can sleep tonight,
Cause Monday morning is already waiting for us,
With a thousand more things
We'll be expected to accomplish
Before 5 p.m. Friday.
It's such a vicious cycle,
Yet,still we thrive on the way it drives...
And guess what we're doing?
Waiting again with the "on its way" promises.
When will we learn?
Hell, its the Lord's day,
And we're chasing down the devil...
But, only because we need a little help
Getting through today-
Being a mom, a better half, and a domesticated role model.
Anyways, we can sleep tonight,
Cause Monday morning is already waiting for us,
With a thousand more things
We'll be expected to accomplish
Before 5 p.m. Friday.
It's such a vicious cycle,
Yet,still we thrive on the way it drives...
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DRUGS POEM
Published
1st Feb 2012 3:25pm
1st Feb 2012 3:25pm
January Dry Spell
I spit you out like blood from a strong left jab.
I stare at you with sunken eyes,
But you'll never see me blink.
I'm abused by you, made real by you- obligated.
I'm not backing down, its not that easy.
Many things course through my veins,
But I assure you greeds' not one of them.
Lust, perhaps insanity- a few shots, speed, weed-
I'm g'd and key'd...
Broken? No, I'm fine.
The prying fingers of a smile rape my perpetually chapped lips.
How do you like me now?
Is this how you envisioned your grade-A, all-American,
Great White Hope??...
I stare at you with sunken eyes,
But you'll never see me blink.
I'm abused by you, made real by you- obligated.
I'm not backing down, its not that easy.
Many things course through my veins,
But I assure you greeds' not one of them.
Lust, perhaps insanity- a few shots, speed, weed-
I'm g'd and key'd...
Broken? No, I'm fine.
The prying fingers of a smile rape my perpetually chapped lips.
How do you like me now?
Is this how you envisioned your grade-A, all-American,
Great White Hope??...
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Jan 2012 11:23am
13th Jan 2012 11:23am
Another Day
Make another day history as you step up to the mic,
for the satisfaction of the draw.
Go ahead- be glorified in the moment-
Spit,spin or break it down in the
graceful glide of the b-boy
practicing in the corner
for greater thing to come.
You see, it's forever coming and going.
This is just your glimpse,
don't let it go to your head-
Hell, in the grand scheme of things,
you're not all that special.
But, nonetheless, be you.
Paint a picture to reflect how all lives
are recorded and set to music,...
for the satisfaction of the draw.
Go ahead- be glorified in the moment-
Spit,spin or break it down in the
graceful glide of the b-boy
practicing in the corner
for greater thing to come.
You see, it's forever coming and going.
This is just your glimpse,
don't let it go to your head-
Hell, in the grand scheme of things,
you're not all that special.
But, nonetheless, be you.
Paint a picture to reflect how all lives
are recorded and set to music,...
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
12th Jan 2012 2:05pm
12th Jan 2012 2:05pm
My Words
I want my words
To make you shudder,
Crave a drink,
Or seek a buzz....
Find delight in me,
And a cigarette after me.
To make you shudder,
Crave a drink,
Or seek a buzz....
Find delight in me,
And a cigarette after me.
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LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jan 2012 1:57pm
12th Jan 2012 1:57pm
Your Arms
In your arms,
Is where I found myself.
In your embrace,
I have built dreams,
Felt compassion,
And found an unconditional security.
You are my sanctuary,
And every moment you surround me,
I am fearless and oblivious
To the the demands
Of the outside world.
....I want to be there now.....
So very, very badly
That I can close my eyes,
And almost feel you laying behind me,
Pulling me closer,soothing my soul
With he warmth of your exhales
...
Is where I found myself.
In your embrace,
I have built dreams,
Felt compassion,
And found an unconditional security.
You are my sanctuary,
And every moment you surround me,
I am fearless and oblivious
To the the demands
Of the outside world.
....I want to be there now.....
So very, very badly
That I can close my eyes,
And almost feel you laying behind me,
Pulling me closer,soothing my soul
With he warmth of your exhales
...
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SELF POEM
Published
9th Jan 2012 2:36am
9th Jan 2012 2:36am
The Best I Can
Finally, I've opened my eyes-
Seen the truth-
Packed up my childhood fantasies
And misconceptions,
And tucked them neatly away
Beneath the dense onus
Of an all to harsh reality,
Trying desperately to holding my head up,
Despite the burdens of responsibility
That bear down unforgivingly upon me,
And I begin to fien again.
The worst part is...
While i was away...
They raised the stakes.
So,
I think of you,
And sleep it off,
And try to hide it
The best I can.
Seen the truth-
Packed up my childhood fantasies
And misconceptions,
And tucked them neatly away
Beneath the dense onus
Of an all to harsh reality,
Trying desperately to holding my head up,
Despite the burdens of responsibility
That bear down unforgivingly upon me,
And I begin to fien again.
The worst part is...
While i was away...
They raised the stakes.
So,
I think of you,
And sleep it off,
And try to hide it
The best I can.
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LOVE POEM
Published
8th Jan 2012 8:52pm
8th Jan 2012 8:52pm
Waiting In The Wings
Why is it that sometimes I can't hear you speak?
I know you're there-
Cleverly disguised-
Buried somewhere deep inside.
I love the way you sit there
In the sanctuary of my mind~
Eyes closed, kneeling, pretending to pray.
I would give anything to touch you-
To assure you that I was yours from the beginning;
Despite the way I sometimes sought you
In the company of others.
I tried to escape you,
But my heart refused to let go,
And that's not something I could leave behind.
....it knows too much...
So, I'll gladly accept my magnificence...
I know you're there-
Cleverly disguised-
Buried somewhere deep inside.
I love the way you sit there
In the sanctuary of my mind~
Eyes closed, kneeling, pretending to pray.
I would give anything to touch you-
To assure you that I was yours from the beginning;
Despite the way I sometimes sought you
In the company of others.
I tried to escape you,
But my heart refused to let go,
And that's not something I could leave behind.
....it knows too much...
So, I'll gladly accept my magnificence...
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DRUGS POEM
Published
8th Jan 2012 7:19am
8th Jan 2012 7:19am
The Garage
The garage becomes a super-charged fortress,
And every conversation is easily split five ways,
And for the most part,
We all seem to stay on top of every twist and turn.
God, you gotta love the mind of a tweeker!
There's nothing quite like it.
All of a sudden,
In the time it takes an average rotation,
We become engineers and storytellers-
Who, oddly enough,
Can relate to anything that might come up.
It's a great feeling to believe (however briefly),
That you may ACTUALLY be able...
To conquer the world-
Super heroes with bullet proof...
And every conversation is easily split five ways,
And for the most part,
We all seem to stay on top of every twist and turn.
God, you gotta love the mind of a tweeker!
There's nothing quite like it.
All of a sudden,
In the time it takes an average rotation,
We become engineers and storytellers-
Who, oddly enough,
Can relate to anything that might come up.
It's a great feeling to believe (however briefly),
That you may ACTUALLY be able...
To conquer the world-
Super heroes with bullet proof...
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SELF POEM
Published
8th Jan 2012 3:15am
8th Jan 2012 3:15am
A Confession
It somehow seems the world is shrinking
One junkie at a time...
Getting tangled up in dangerous habits,
That are harder to shake than the images
Of what we've lost but can't release...
I can't possibly do this forever...
There isn't enough dope,"good" friends, or patience,
No one lasts this way....
Spinning with this kind of intensity....
All in the name of love and stupidity...
The two things that perfectly define me,
I regret to confess.
One junkie at a time...
Getting tangled up in dangerous habits,
That are harder to shake than the images
Of what we've lost but can't release...
I can't possibly do this forever...
There isn't enough dope,"good" friends, or patience,
No one lasts this way....
Spinning with this kind of intensity....
All in the name of love and stupidity...
The two things that perfectly define me,
I regret to confess.
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DRUGS POEM
Published
6th Nov 2011 10:47am
6th Nov 2011 10:47am
Slipping
I'm tripping over random thoughts again,
Too caught up trying to be
Perfect and punctual-
Pretending I can do it alone-
Without that extra push.
You make it look so easy-
Accomplishing almost nothing
As you run circles around me
In your waking hours,
The whole time flaunting
Your sober bravado.
The habitual lust of my past
Shadows my every move,
Taking advantage of
Every vulnerable moment I have-
Waiting on me to drop
The heavy burden of the future
That I so cautiously balance.
On my shoulders-
The...
Too caught up trying to be
Perfect and punctual-
Pretending I can do it alone-
Without that extra push.
You make it look so easy-
Accomplishing almost nothing
As you run circles around me
In your waking hours,
The whole time flaunting
Your sober bravado.
The habitual lust of my past
Shadows my every move,
Taking advantage of
Every vulnerable moment I have-
Waiting on me to drop
The heavy burden of the future
That I so cautiously balance.
On my shoulders-
The...
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LOVE POEM
Published
24th Oct 2011 6:16am
24th Oct 2011 6:16am
Situation Clarity
As I begin to fall,
There is a clarity
To the ambiguous thoughts,
That never seem to end.
It would be Hell to fall forever-
Always anticipating something,
Like a re-occuring dream,
Where veins are so...
Weak and thin and crucial,
Making the intoxicating flow of words
That much easier to capture.
There is no longer
A want for her necessities...
And I fear,
She's beginning to feel this,
And so,
She remembers nothing said
That night we both died...
Publicly, I've blocked you out,
Denying your
"Insane Bitch"...
There is a clarity
To the ambiguous thoughts,
That never seem to end.
It would be Hell to fall forever-
Always anticipating something,
Like a re-occuring dream,
Where veins are so...
Weak and thin and crucial,
Making the intoxicating flow of words
That much easier to capture.
There is no longer
A want for her necessities...
And I fear,
She's beginning to feel this,
And so,
She remembers nothing said
That night we both died...
Publicly, I've blocked you out,
Denying your
"Insane Bitch"...
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SELF POEM
Published
23rd Oct 2011 11:10pm
23rd Oct 2011 11:10pm
These Times
I lay here- curled in the wake of falling asleep.
Fighting harder than I ever have
To let myself be loved-
Or at least sober.
These are the times that seem
The hardest to tame,
Cause they so easily consume me
In Their fatal descent into
Complete demoralization-
Constantly trying to find some
Sort of absolution...
Expecting to discover
What I can't even touch-
Even though we're all capable of
Of being tangible...
-Once In Awhile-
But, between temptation and tomorrow,
...
Fighting harder than I ever have
To let myself be loved-
Or at least sober.
These are the times that seem
The hardest to tame,
Cause they so easily consume me
In Their fatal descent into
Complete demoralization-
Constantly trying to find some
Sort of absolution...
Expecting to discover
What I can't even touch-
Even though we're all capable of
Of being tangible...
-Once In Awhile-
But, between temptation and tomorrow,
...
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