Submissions by rosegold
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Creative minds stick together
SELF POEM
Published
29th May 2022 3:17am
29th May 2022 3:17am
to feel like myself
I don't remember what it means
to feel like myself
just an idea of a stranger I used to be
dormant, or dead
gathering dust
in the same robotic body
the same, but not unchanging--
passing through the days
lights fading, battery draining,
losing the life it once held.
pieces falling away, screws coming loose
parts covered in rust
I imagined it differently--
identity determined by a picture
on a card, but who do they see
when they look at me,
do they notice I'm missing
and they're staring at an empty...
to feel like myself
just an idea of a stranger I used to be
dormant, or dead
gathering dust
in the same robotic body
the same, but not unchanging--
passing through the days
lights fading, battery draining,
losing the life it once held.
pieces falling away, screws coming loose
parts covered in rust
I imagined it differently--
identity determined by a picture
on a card, but who do they see
when they look at me,
do they notice I'm missing
and they're staring at an empty...
#identity
#myself
#emptiness
202 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Apr 2020 9:02am
15th Apr 2020 9:02am
Dead Memories
autumn leaves
swirling through chilled blue skies
an assortment of all shades of death
falling, ever slowly
drifting to meet their end
yet it seems to happen so fast
one moment-
suspended in air
an infinite second
but before you know it
it's over
if you look away you'll miss it
now it's lost in a scattered mess
forever in the past
forgotten with the rest of them
come collect my pile of poison
colorful memories left
rotting on the wet ground
maroon and blood red
rake...
swirling through chilled blue skies
an assortment of all shades of death
falling, ever slowly
drifting to meet their end
yet it seems to happen so fast
one moment-
suspended in air
an infinite second
but before you know it
it's over
if you look away you'll miss it
now it's lost in a scattered mess
forever in the past
forgotten with the rest of them
come collect my pile of poison
colorful memories left
rotting on the wet ground
maroon and blood red
rake...
#fall
#memories
#MovingOn
431 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Oct 2019 6:08am
22nd Oct 2019 6:08am
shattered
I'm scattered...
tattered and
battered
my heart shattered
fragile, delicate
stolen from its
cage of bones
detailed, intricate
smashed
into sharp shards
of useless glass
trashed
tossed
broken
scratched
value lost
chipped
rough edges
scuffed up
stripped of worth
passed out pieces
to all who asked
given freely
spread around
parts of me
left out
found
and littered
trampled
on the ground
I'm in fragments ...
tattered and
battered
my heart shattered
fragile, delicate
stolen from its
cage of bones
detailed, intricate
smashed
into sharp shards
of useless glass
trashed
tossed
broken
scratched
value lost
chipped
rough edges
scuffed up
stripped of worth
passed out pieces
to all who asked
given freely
spread around
parts of me
left out
found
and littered
trampled
on the ground
I'm in fragments ...
#heartbroken
#SelfReflection
#despair
618 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th May 2019 9:34pm
11th May 2019 9:34pm
Rain
Rain
softened the heart
of the parched ground
woke it from slumber
with a splash of cold water
and the sky said thank you
in a stripe of color
Thirsty town
received long-awaited revival
it drank up, then produced
many shades of gratitude
living rainbows sprouting
across the new land
Snails sneak across
the shiny, wet sidewalks
and I don't even mind
stepping in puddles
and soaking my shoes
Listening to drops
softly hitting the roof
and decorating the windows,
remembering...
softened the heart
of the parched ground
woke it from slumber
with a splash of cold water
and the sky said thank you
in a stripe of color
Thirsty town
received long-awaited revival
it drank up, then produced
many shades of gratitude
living rainbows sprouting
across the new land
Snails sneak across
the shiny, wet sidewalks
and I don't even mind
stepping in puddles
and soaking my shoes
Listening to drops
softly hitting the roof
and decorating the windows,
remembering...
#beauty
#rain
#rainbow #NaPoWriMo2019
#rainbow #NaPoWriMo2019
599 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Apr 2019 8:34am
30th Apr 2019 8:34am
treasured memories
strolling along sandy edges
of eternal waves lapping at feet,
reminiscing on simpler times
collecting bits and pieces of memories
as pretty, shiny seashells
and smooth, colorful stones
to hold and admire in wet, salty hands
and keep safe in pockets
then toss them in the
treasure pile, back home
a beautiful hoard of days gone by
good and bad, happy and sad
all mixed up together in one box
of precious moments past,
minutes to last as long as
the aging mind will let them
of eternal waves lapping at feet,
reminiscing on simpler times
collecting bits and pieces of memories
as pretty, shiny seashells
and smooth, colorful stones
to hold and admire in wet, salty hands
and keep safe in pockets
then toss them in the
treasure pile, back home
a beautiful hoard of days gone by
good and bad, happy and sad
all mixed up together in one box
of precious moments past,
minutes to last as long as
the aging mind will let them
#beach
#memories
#NaPoWriMo2019
562 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Apr 2019 4:32am
26th Apr 2019 4:32am
Blooming
Bright orange,
blooming
waves of petals
spread across the hills -
bursting through the earth's
surface to say hello
to the sun.
Our hot, dry desert
that the world loves,
brown and lifeless
for as long as I've known it -
now transformed,
surprising me with its
hidden beauty.
Pretty purples and pinks
and poppies galore,
and a bit of blue
sprinkled in here and there.
Yellow and white mixed in
everywhere, and
the most vibrant green grass
I've ever seen.
Fields full of ...
blooming
waves of petals
spread across the hills -
bursting through the earth's
surface to say hello
to the sun.
Our hot, dry desert
that the world loves,
brown and lifeless
for as long as I've known it -
now transformed,
surprising me with its
hidden beauty.
Pretty purples and pinks
and poppies galore,
and a bit of blue
sprinkled in here and there.
Yellow and white mixed in
everywhere, and
the most vibrant green grass
I've ever seen.
Fields full of ...
#flowers
#nature
#uplifting #NaPoWriMo2019
#uplifting #NaPoWriMo2019
478 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Apr 2019 3:19am
25th Apr 2019 3:19am
hibernation
I'm taking a nap
I'm not sure how long
at least an hour
I can't go wrong
I'm pretty tired
so maybe two
or three hours
it's just a few
I'm so groggy
I could sleep all day
I think I will
it'll be okay
next morning
I still need more rest
maybe in a week
I'll be feeling my best
I keep hitting snooze
and the months go by
this hibernation
has become my life
I'm not sure how long
at least an hour
I can't go wrong
I'm pretty tired
so maybe two
or three hours
it's just a few
I'm so groggy
I could sleep all day
I think I will
it'll be okay
next morning
I still need more rest
maybe in a week
I'll be feeling my best
I keep hitting snooze
and the months go by
this hibernation
has become my life
#depression
#sleep
#apathy #NaPoWriMo2019
#apathy #NaPoWriMo2019
468 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Apr 2019 7:19pm
24th Apr 2019 7:19pm
peace and quiet
I wanted peace and quiet-
the noise stopped but
I still can't turn off the
damned ringing in my ears
or hush the constant whisper of thoughts
telling me things I don't want to hear
I listen hardest in silence
lulled by sound's absence
there's so much more than
simply voices or notes
the music I long for never plays
instead,
I get
unsettling beats
ghost tunes to fill the
emptiness in the air
maybe there's no such thing
as peace and quiet
the noise stopped but
I still can't turn off the
damned ringing in my ears
or hush the constant whisper of thoughts
telling me things I don't want to hear
I listen hardest in silence
lulled by sound's absence
there's so much more than
simply voices or notes
the music I long for never plays
instead,
I get
unsettling beats
ghost tunes to fill the
emptiness in the air
maybe there's no such thing
as peace and quiet
#anxiety
#silence
#peace #NaPoWriMo2019
#peace #NaPoWriMo2019
445 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Apr 2019 7:18pm
24th Apr 2019 7:18pm
hourglass
Whenever we're together, I'm constantly
watching the clock, dreading the
impending moment when I'll
inevitably have to leave
you and return to my
lonely, dark room.
It's like there's
a glaring
hourglass
keeping watch
to make sure I don't
relax or have too much fun
reminding me that my time is
running out, and my peace will not last.
When the last grain falls, I count the ticking
seconds until I can turn it over again with you
watching the clock, dreading the
impending moment when I'll
inevitably have to leave
you and return to my
lonely, dark room.
It's like there's
a glaring
hourglass
keeping watch
to make sure I don't
relax or have too much fun
reminding me that my time is
running out, and my peace will not last.
When the last grain falls, I count the ticking
seconds until I can turn it over again with you
#anxiety
#loneliness
#separation #NaPoWriMo2019
#separation #NaPoWriMo2019
458 reads
4 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
17th Apr 2019 8:08pm
17th Apr 2019 8:08pm
Adderall
awaken my brain
shake me up
make me itch for movement
I can do anything
with you running my mind
you melt away my shell
bring out the loud parts of me
that nobody ever sees
you unclothe me
and let me be myself
you show me the motivation
I can never find on my own
give me progress
and when I'm stuck
I'll come back for more
I don't need sleep-
how can I rest with you
pounding on my heart?
I don't need food for fuel-
you're good enough
until I crash hard
hungry and sad...
shake me up
make me itch for movement
I can do anything
with you running my mind
you melt away my shell
bring out the loud parts of me
that nobody ever sees
you unclothe me
and let me be myself
you show me the motivation
I can never find on my own
give me progress
and when I'm stuck
I'll come back for more
I don't need sleep-
how can I rest with you
pounding on my heart?
I don't need food for fuel-
you're good enough
until I crash hard
hungry and sad...
#drugs
#MentalHealth
#NaPoWriMo2019
565 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Apr 2019 3:02am
17th Apr 2019 3:02am
Is this a poem?
is this a poem
or just words
on a page
in short
little
lines
is this art
or is it nothing more than
thoughts of a lost soul
pieced together
into a lump
of something
we call expression
does this confusion
turn to beauty
or does my perception
make it something it's not
do these words mean anything
or are they just a stream
of pointlessness
coming from
my pointless
head
or just words
on a page
in short
little
lines
is this art
or is it nothing more than
thoughts of a lost soul
pieced together
into a lump
of something
we call expression
does this confusion
turn to beauty
or does my perception
make it something it's not
do these words mean anything
or are they just a stream
of pointlessness
coming from
my pointless
head
#WritingPoetry
#NaPoWriMo2019
372 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Apr 2019 00:51am
13th Apr 2019 00:51am
lethargic
lethargic
sleeping spirit
adderall wearing off
tired heartbeat
hunger pains setting in
flopped in one place
to stay
until my brain wakes up again
exhausted
from nothing
my mind running laps
body heavy
glued to my bed
I'm not trying to be lazy
pull me out
please
waiting
for the feeling to end
eternally trapped
like quicksand
the more I struggle
the deeper I sink
into greedy sheets
for just a moment more
sleeping spirit
adderall wearing off
tired heartbeat
hunger pains setting in
flopped in one place
to stay
until my brain wakes up again
exhausted
from nothing
my mind running laps
body heavy
glued to my bed
I'm not trying to be lazy
pull me out
please
waiting
for the feeling to end
eternally trapped
like quicksand
the more I struggle
the deeper I sink
into greedy sheets
for just a moment more
#depression
#NaPoWriMo2019
436 reads
2 Comments
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