Submissions by rosegold
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Creative minds stick together
SELF POEM
Published
6th Mar 2018 7:37am
6th Mar 2018 7:37am
Scarlet Letters
I'm covered by the scarlet letters
Sewn into my skin
They've stolen my identity by
Broadcasting my sin
Sewn into my skin
They've stolen my identity by
Broadcasting my sin
#identity
#shame
637 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Mar 2018 2:15am
5th Mar 2018 2:15am
Single
They travel in pairs
Happy, holding hands, in love
I'm the odd one out
Happy, holding hands, in love
I'm the odd one out
#loneliness
#relationships
#haiku
633 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Mar 2018 4:03pm
4th Mar 2018 4:03pm
Compass
I'll wander away
I'll slip on my mistakes,
I'll trip up countless times.
I'll fall out of line,
I'll stray from the course,
I won't always stay on track
I won't travel the fastest
Or be the most efficient.
I'll take detours, I'll explore
Side roads and make wrong turns
But like a magnet,
I'll be drawn back to
Where I should be.
I have my Compass -
I won't be lost forever
I'll slip on my mistakes,
I'll trip up countless times.
I'll fall out of line,
I'll stray from the course,
I won't always stay on track
I won't travel the fastest
Or be the most efficient.
I'll take detours, I'll explore
Side roads and make wrong turns
But like a magnet,
I'll be drawn back to
Where I should be.
I have my Compass -
I won't be lost forever
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#FeelingLost
676 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Mar 2018 9:47pm
2nd Mar 2018 9:47pm
She gets around
She'll stop at the coffee shop before it closes
to watch the guys work and hope one notices.
She'll visit the diner and sit on a stool
to talk to the waiters and tell them they're cool.
She'll take walks at the park, music blaring,
singing along just to catch the boys staring.
She talks to strangers, don't tell her mother;
She flirts at the world, announcing her number.
She's been stringing a web; look what's caught:
Eight dozen guys all stuck in a knot.
Their eyes fixed on her, her eyes on the mess--
She's...
to watch the guys work and hope one notices.
She'll visit the diner and sit on a stool
to talk to the waiters and tell them they're cool.
She'll take walks at the park, music blaring,
singing along just to catch the boys staring.
She talks to strangers, don't tell her mother;
She flirts at the world, announcing her number.
She's been stringing a web; look what's caught:
Eight dozen guys all stuck in a knot.
Their eyes fixed on her, her eyes on the mess--
She's...
#jealousy
#loneliness
#shame
#greed
#lust
478 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Feb 2018 00:09am
25th Feb 2018 00:09am
You forgot
Hey, you forgot about me. You said that you needed me, couldn't live life without me... And then you forgot about me.
I miss your mechanical pencils scrawling feelings onto my lightly lined pages, and I miss your thoughtful eyes reading me, crossing out, rewriting, and reading again. I miss being filled up with your words and imperfections.
I miss the tight hug of your backpack or purse. I traveled wherever you went, staying by your side, always available for spontaneous inspirations.
I miss looking forward to being opened each day, and taking in your...
I miss your mechanical pencils scrawling feelings onto my lightly lined pages, and I miss your thoughtful eyes reading me, crossing out, rewriting, and reading again. I miss being filled up with your words and imperfections.
I miss the tight hug of your backpack or purse. I traveled wherever you went, staying by your side, always available for spontaneous inspirations.
I miss looking forward to being opened each day, and taking in your...
#WritersBlock
496 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Sep 2017 9:57am
20th Sep 2017 9:57am
Oxygen
Music is my oxygen
Drumming the beat to my heart
Pumping breath into my weak lungs
Music is my life support
Filling my leaking veins with blood
Pouring thought into my empty soul
Music is at my very core
Stitches of madness and sanity
Currents surging through my brain
Music feels my silence
And answers with beautiful vibrancy
New notes ripple with every echoing wave
Drumming the beat to my heart
Pumping breath into my weak lungs
Music is my life support
Filling my leaking veins with blood
Pouring thought into my empty soul
Music is at my very core
Stitches of madness and sanity
Currents surging through my brain
Music feels my silence
And answers with beautiful vibrancy
New notes ripple with every echoing wave
#music
991 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2017 10:29am
3rd Sep 2017 10:29am
Not Now
don't think about it,
not now,
give yourself time to calm down
don't think about it,
not now,
you need to focus on driving
don't think about it,
not now,
there's people around, watching you
don't think about it,
not now,
you need to rest well for tomorrow
don't think about it,
not now,
You need to pass your classes
don't think about it,
not now,
just wait a little longer
don't think about it,
not now,
suppress the feelings until you're strong enough ...
not now,
give yourself time to calm down
don't think about it,
not now,
you need to focus on driving
don't think about it,
not now,
there's people around, watching you
don't think about it,
not now,
you need to rest well for tomorrow
don't think about it,
not now,
You need to pass your classes
don't think about it,
not now,
just wait a little longer
don't think about it,
not now,
suppress the feelings until you're strong enough ...
#anxiety
#grief
#denial #LifeStruggles
#denial #LifeStruggles
605 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2017 5:27am
3rd Sep 2017 5:27am
Listen and Laugh
listen to them
and laugh along
as they crack themselves up
at their ignorance and insensitivity
it's fine
it's just a joke
don't overthink it, loosen up
don't ruin the fun for the rest of them
and laugh along
as they crack themselves up
at their ignorance and insensitivity
it's fine
it's just a joke
don't overthink it, loosen up
don't ruin the fun for the rest of them
#bullying
#frustration
#ignorance
#humankind
#vanity
600 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Sep 2017 11:58pm
2nd Sep 2017 11:58pm
Hippie Van
I want to get a hippie van
and live life day by day
Travel wherever my wheels can
and do things my own way
I'll dress it up all nice inside
I'll make it my new home
I'll listen to my hippie jams
I'll learn to be alone
I'll move along the west coast
I'll spend days on the beach
I'll leave my world behind me
I'll drive out of its reach
I'll sing and paint to earn my wage
when I'm not on the road
I'll get along with what I have
I'll live by my new code
I'll get a dog who needs...
and live life day by day
Travel wherever my wheels can
and do things my own way
I'll dress it up all nice inside
I'll make it my new home
I'll listen to my hippie jams
I'll learn to be alone
I'll move along the west coast
I'll spend days on the beach
I'll leave my world behind me
I'll drive out of its reach
I'll sing and paint to earn my wage
when I'm not on the road
I'll get along with what I have
I'll live by my new code
I'll get a dog who needs...
#peace
#LifeGoals
#travel #freedom
#travel #freedom
702 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Sep 2017 8:41pm
2nd Sep 2017 8:41pm
She Was
she was
red rosy cheeks
short blonde hair,
cute dresses and ribbons and
baby dolls
song bursting from her heart
her presence radiating energy
passionate
impulsive
expressive
the laughter of the party
the spark to small worlds
she was a tree-climber
a story-teller
she was the funny one
with her dirty bare feet
she was roller-skating
and the smell of chlorine
she was candy-eating
and hour-long phone calls
holding hands through tears
playing away the years
she...
red rosy cheeks
short blonde hair,
cute dresses and ribbons and
baby dolls
song bursting from her heart
her presence radiating energy
passionate
impulsive
expressive
the laughter of the party
the spark to small worlds
she was a tree-climber
a story-teller
she was the funny one
with her dirty bare feet
she was roller-skating
and the smell of chlorine
she was candy-eating
and hour-long phone calls
holding hands through tears
playing away the years
she...
#BestFriend
#friendship
#admiration
#childhood
#memories
698 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Aug 2017 7:45pm
24th Aug 2017 7:45pm
Ugly Colors
regret
mistakes
rubbing dirt into my eyes
painted my spirit with ugly colors
lost time
poor choices
stuffing my ears with mud
painted my spirit with ugly colors
rotten fruits
thorny paths
rolling in swamps of filth
painted my spirit with ugly colors
ruined
tainted
can't be cleansed
permanently impure
scrubbing hard
smearing the mess
with the mold from my sponge
and the sweat dripping from my face
...
mistakes
rubbing dirt into my eyes
painted my spirit with ugly colors
lost time
poor choices
stuffing my ears with mud
painted my spirit with ugly colors
rotten fruits
thorny paths
rolling in swamps of filth
painted my spirit with ugly colors
ruined
tainted
can't be cleansed
permanently impure
scrubbing hard
smearing the mess
with the mold from my sponge
and the sweat dripping from my face
...
#regret
#shame
#redemption #art
#redemption #art
775 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Aug 2017 10:38pm
23rd Aug 2017 10:38pm
Not a Stage
We
don't
exist
to
perform
Earth
is
not
a
stage
We
don't
exist
to
compete
The
world
isn't
your
judge
don't
exist
to
perform
Earth
is
not
a
stage
We
don't
exist
to
compete
The
world
isn't
your
judge
#acceptance
#identity
#SelfReflection
#TruthOfLife
#humankind
735 reads
11 Comments
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