Submissions by rosegold
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Creative minds stick together
SELF POEM
Published
8th May 2018 1:10am
8th May 2018 1:10am
Night
I don't shut down at night
like I'm supposed to
my wary mind
won't submit to the clock's
rules
won't abandon awareness or
succumb to the unconscious
won't surrender life to comatose
I won't let the night win me over
I make the most mistakes
at night
I find the most danger
at night
my judgment is blurred
at night
my darkest thoughts come out
at night
it summons me to its dreamland
where I'm free – released
into the timeless stillness
quiet
running...
like I'm supposed to
my wary mind
won't submit to the clock's
rules
won't abandon awareness or
succumb to the unconscious
won't surrender life to comatose
I won't let the night win me over
I make the most mistakes
at night
I find the most danger
at night
my judgment is blurred
at night
my darkest thoughts come out
at night
it summons me to its dreamland
where I'm free – released
into the timeless stillness
quiet
running...
#night
#NaPoWriMo2018
#insomnia #sleep
#insomnia #sleep
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12 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th May 2018 5:02pm
7th May 2018 5:02pm
Conquering Mountains
one step at a time
slowly trudging higher
muscles sore, steep climb
growing ever tired
dripping sweat, breathing heavy
don't you dare stop
gears keep turning, moving steady
inching towards the top
remember why you came
anticipate the view
don't think about the pain
don't let it get to you
you'll reach the peak at last
see its beauty on display
the struggle in the past
nothing in your way
confidence enhanced
you'll move on to higher heights
exploring deeper oceans ...
slowly trudging higher
muscles sore, steep climb
growing ever tired
dripping sweat, breathing heavy
don't you dare stop
gears keep turning, moving steady
inching towards the top
remember why you came
anticipate the view
don't think about the pain
don't let it get to you
you'll reach the peak at last
see its beauty on display
the struggle in the past
nothing in your way
confidence enhanced
you'll move on to higher heights
exploring deeper oceans ...
#motivational
#nature
#NaPoWriMo2018 #LifeGoals
#NaPoWriMo2018 #LifeGoals
975 reads
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DARK POEM
Published
6th May 2018 5:31pm
6th May 2018 5:31pm
ghost
I wandered this earth
like a ghost
faded, barely there,
unnoticed
passing over the world
letting it slip through me
powerless physically
but completely
and totally
free
a ghost
strange substance
a mind without matter
not bound by life's routines
or sicknesses and bodily needs
a ghost
misunderstood
on an earth polluted
crowds of hollow people
in empty human shells
pretty rotten souls
chasing temporary pleasures
and external sensations
blind...
like a ghost
faded, barely there,
unnoticed
passing over the world
letting it slip through me
powerless physically
but completely
and totally
free
a ghost
strange substance
a mind without matter
not bound by life's routines
or sicknesses and bodily needs
a ghost
misunderstood
on an earth polluted
crowds of hollow people
in empty human shells
pretty rotten souls
chasing temporary pleasures
and external sensations
blind...
#night
#shadows
#ghosts #NaPoWriMo2018
#ghosts #NaPoWriMo2018
672 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2018 7:26am
6th May 2018 7:26am
ruined
I ruined me
my body and soul
will never be clean again
Unfortunately
I can't erase my history
it sticks to me
and molds me into who I am
The me I used to see
is never returning
she's been edited away
hacked into and re-saved
the old version deleted
at high cost – data lost
she's irrecoverable
Now she's messy,
scribbled over, tainted
and sentenced to carry
burdens growing ever heavy
Now she's scarred, she's
damaged and dirty
Unwanted, unneeded ...
my body and soul
will never be clean again
Unfortunately
I can't erase my history
it sticks to me
and molds me into who I am
The me I used to see
is never returning
she's been edited away
hacked into and re-saved
the old version deleted
at high cost – data lost
she's irrecoverable
Now she's messy,
scribbled over, tainted
and sentenced to carry
burdens growing ever heavy
Now she's scarred, she's
damaged and dirty
Unwanted, unneeded ...
#regret
#identity
#confessional
#NaPoWriMo2018
#SelfReflection
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SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2018 7:24am
6th May 2018 7:24am
Panic
brain lit up like a match
struck on sensitivity
hand tremors
stay still
you look like a psycho
remember to breathe
deep and slow, count to eight
lungs choked by invisible hands
calm down
you're hyperventilating
uncontrollable panic
fists clenching skin
overstimulated
stop spazzing out
it shouldn't be that bad
hot flashes, cold sweat
ears ringing like fire alarms
head pounding, confused
you can't stop blinking
say something, do something
obsession, disconnection ...
struck on sensitivity
hand tremors
stay still
you look like a psycho
remember to breathe
deep and slow, count to eight
lungs choked by invisible hands
calm down
you're hyperventilating
uncontrollable panic
fists clenching skin
overstimulated
stop spazzing out
it shouldn't be that bad
hot flashes, cold sweat
ears ringing like fire alarms
head pounding, confused
you can't stop blinking
say something, do something
obsession, disconnection ...
#anxiety
#NaPoWriMo2018
#confusion
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DARK POEM
Published
5th May 2018 9:12pm
5th May 2018 9:12pm
Night Terrors
young imagination bright
awakening each night
creating horrors to hide in
shadows and haunt young minds
nightlight on,
bedtime songs,
prayers to scare
away the fear
click – lights out
one last glass of water
door left open a crack
baby bear snuggled tight
stories forming into dreams
innocence distorted
silence sounds like screams,
evil spirits hovering
prison bed
claws underneath
reaching out for little feet
too paralyzed to leave
mom...
awakening each night
creating horrors to hide in
shadows and haunt young minds
nightlight on,
bedtime songs,
prayers to scare
away the fear
click – lights out
one last glass of water
door left open a crack
baby bear snuggled tight
stories forming into dreams
innocence distorted
silence sounds like screams,
evil spirits hovering
prison bed
claws underneath
reaching out for little feet
too paralyzed to leave
mom...
#children
#night
#scary
#monsters
#NaPoWriMo2018
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th May 2018 8:18pm
5th May 2018 8:18pm
Stuffed Animal Purge
I'm thirteen now,
I'm not a kid;
These toys in my room –
I'm too old for this shit.
I'll get a trash bag
and stuff it tight.
I'll be sure to unplug
my pink night-light.
Goodbye Big Dog, and
Bunny Blanky,
goodbye Mama Duck,
and Beanie Babies.
Goodbye Frosty Snowman,
and Pikachu,
Goodbye Three Piglets,
and Winnie the Pooh.
Goodbye Pink Elephant,
and Mr. Hare,
and last but not least,
Goodbye Baby Bear.
Don't look so sad
We've had...
I'm not a kid;
These toys in my room –
I'm too old for this shit.
I'll get a trash bag
and stuff it tight.
I'll be sure to unplug
my pink night-light.
Goodbye Big Dog, and
Bunny Blanky,
goodbye Mama Duck,
and Beanie Babies.
Goodbye Frosty Snowman,
and Pikachu,
Goodbye Three Piglets,
and Winnie the Pooh.
Goodbye Pink Elephant,
and Mr. Hare,
and last but not least,
Goodbye Baby Bear.
Don't look so sad
We've had...
#childhood
#NaPoWriMo2018
#memories #LifeCycle
#memories #LifeCycle
397 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th May 2018 2:23am
5th May 2018 2:23am
hoodie
floofy, poofy hoodie
all around me
just like a hug
if you let me borrow it
I'll think of you every time I wear it
it feels like home
smooth, easy, soft
just like me
big, protective security
just what I need
soothing, warm, gentle
just like you
wrap me in comfort
hold me all snug
watch my fears sink away
into the deep fluff
of your hoodie
I'll be safe
contented in your care
it's enough for me
floofy, poofy hoodie
all around me
just like a hug ...
all around me
just like a hug
if you let me borrow it
I'll think of you every time I wear it
it feels like home
smooth, easy, soft
just like me
big, protective security
just what I need
soothing, warm, gentle
just like you
wrap me in comfort
hold me all snug
watch my fears sink away
into the deep fluff
of your hoodie
I'll be safe
contented in your care
it's enough for me
floofy, poofy hoodie
all around me
just like a hug ...
#love
#NaPoWriMo2018
#support #acceptance
#support #acceptance
502 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th May 2018 6:08pm
4th May 2018 6:08pm
grown-ups
all night,
she'd been
eying those
bottles lined
up on the shelf.
they offered her a small sip-
yes! challenge accepted
brought to eager lips-
she wanted to do
what the grown-ups did.
tell me I'm a big girl,
she begged them to
see her for more
than just
a kid-
they laughed
at her silly antics;
never mature enough
no matter what she did-
but she knew she'd
prove herself
someday-
she wanted to do
what the grown-ups did
she'd been
eying those
bottles lined
up on the shelf.
they offered her a small sip-
yes! challenge accepted
brought to eager lips-
she wanted to do
what the grown-ups did.
tell me I'm a big girl,
she begged them to
see her for more
than just
a kid-
they laughed
at her silly antics;
never mature enough
no matter what she did-
but she knew she'd
prove herself
someday-
she wanted to do
what the grown-ups did
#identity
#alcohol
#NaPoWriMo2018 #LifeCycle
#NaPoWriMo2018 #LifeCycle
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th May 2018 9:12am
4th May 2018 9:12am
Drama Queen
little drama queen
a handful, unpredictable
always putting on a show
emotions as fragile as glass
one extreme or the other
no balance, no self control
either dashing in circles
enthusiastically exploring young life
unconstrained by fences or rules
or flopped on the floor
lips puckered into a pathetic pout
that whined, I'm not happy, pay attention to me
one moment, bursting with giggles
only to fall apart in an instant
sent away bawling to naptime
exhausting child,
a...
a handful, unpredictable
always putting on a show
emotions as fragile as glass
one extreme or the other
no balance, no self control
either dashing in circles
enthusiastically exploring young life
unconstrained by fences or rules
or flopped on the floor
lips puckered into a pathetic pout
that whined, I'm not happy, pay attention to me
one moment, bursting with giggles
only to fall apart in an instant
sent away bawling to naptime
exhausting child,
a...
#children
#family
#NaPoWriMo2018
421 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th May 2018 5:52am
4th May 2018 5:52am
Echo of Hope
my hope has lost its feathers
it's quite the piteous sight
locked inside my lonely soul
hungering for flight
its body bruised and battered
its tender wings plucked bare
exposed to stormy wind and rain
struggling through frigid air
my hope has lost its voice
from singing for too long
but still it nests atop my heart
dreaming of its song
I hear it echo ever faint
though thunder rules the night
my hope has lost its feathers
but not its will to fight
it's quite the piteous sight
locked inside my lonely soul
hungering for flight
its body bruised and battered
its tender wings plucked bare
exposed to stormy wind and rain
struggling through frigid air
my hope has lost its voice
from singing for too long
but still it nests atop my heart
dreaming of its song
I hear it echo ever faint
though thunder rules the night
my hope has lost its feathers
but not its will to fight
#hope
#birds
#music
#storm
#EmilyDickinson
501 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Mar 2018 1:12am
8th Mar 2018 1:12am
New start
Your smile shines
a beam of hope
into my black-hole heart
Illuminating
with sparkling eyes
the road to my new start
a beam of hope
into my black-hole heart
Illuminating
with sparkling eyes
the road to my new start
#love
#hope
#inspirational
761 reads
4 Comments
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