Submissions by scalesofascorpion
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Nothing lasts forever.
STORY POEM
Published
31st Jan 2025 6:12am
31st Jan 2025 6:12am
It’s a bit dramatic, innit?
Could it be twin flame
Diagnosis: insane
I’m unfit for this game
Mediocre chair
Floor laid in shorn off hair
I left a candle there
Eyes stare into mirrors
Judging his reflection
Swallowing the darkness inside
Rising for the masses
Kneeling upon ovation
But who catches the tears that he cries?
My darkened skies hold lullabies
Sung from a tongue that isn’t mine
It’s a tragedy, but I’ll survive
Diagnosis: insane
I’m unfit for this game
Mediocre chair
Floor laid in shorn off hair
I left a candle there
Eyes stare into mirrors
Judging his reflection
Swallowing the darkness inside
Rising for the masses
Kneeling upon ovation
But who catches the tears that he cries?
My darkened skies hold lullabies
Sung from a tongue that isn’t mine
It’s a tragedy, but I’ll survive
#admiration
#grief
#SelfReflection
#shame
#TimeHeals
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SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Jan 2025 6:18pm
20th Jan 2025 6:18pm
wonderland
in my head the life I've lived
seems magic and whimsy did a flip
a hand pressed flat against a mirror
and now I'm trapped in underland
turns out the Queen of Hearts
is quite the narc and pretty smart
and I was privileged to be raised in her court,
but the wonder dies when children grow up.
I was never enough.
so let's play pretend
that we're best friends
I'll fake a smile
she'll sigh again
I piss her off
when I see right through
the innocent illusion
gazes locked as we circle ...
seems magic and whimsy did a flip
a hand pressed flat against a mirror
and now I'm trapped in underland
turns out the Queen of Hearts
is quite the narc and pretty smart
and I was privileged to be raised in her court,
but the wonder dies when children grow up.
I was never enough.
so let's play pretend
that we're best friends
I'll fake a smile
she'll sigh again
I piss her off
when I see right through
the innocent illusion
gazes locked as we circle ...
#acceptance
#grief
#love
#metaphor
#MovingOn
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DARK POEM
Published
20th Jan 2025 5:31pm
20th Jan 2025 5:31pm
dusk
#despair
#grief
#MentalHealth
#sadness
#SelfHarm
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SONG LYRICS
Published
13th Jan 2025 6:13pm
13th Jan 2025 6:13pm
alchemical
your body holds the score
of all the pain you bore before
you found the strength
to fight these crimes of treason
is it not overkill?
we’re stepping through the blood we’ve spilled
staring into the eyes of an unexpecting victim
the shackles of shame have become my grave
can I hold on to my faith?
or is it written in my fate?
the lies they told me lacerate
stripping me down to the core of my pain
can I let go of my blame?
another season another game
we are not the same. I am the rain
seeping...
of all the pain you bore before
you found the strength
to fight these crimes of treason
is it not overkill?
we’re stepping through the blood we’ve spilled
staring into the eyes of an unexpecting victim
the shackles of shame have become my grave
can I hold on to my faith?
or is it written in my fate?
the lies they told me lacerate
stripping me down to the core of my pain
can I let go of my blame?
another season another game
we are not the same. I am the rain
seeping...
#healing
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
#spiritual
#suffering
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SONG LYRICS
Published
3rd Jan 2025 4:05pm
3rd Jan 2025 4:05pm
almost
would you please
be my friend
I’m so lonely
a year past thirty
and I think I’ve been alone
where it counts
most of my life
no matter how I’ve tried
to be worth anybody’s time
that’s fine
I’ll do it on my own
as much as I can
but a one man band
only has so many hands
and I thought that family
was supposed to understand
I’ve run out of miracle plans
my heart caves in like sinking sand
so no, I won’t come
worship your god on Sundays
learn how I need to
suffer...
be my friend
I’m so lonely
a year past thirty
and I think I’ve been alone
where it counts
most of my life
no matter how I’ve tried
to be worth anybody’s time
that’s fine
I’ll do it on my own
as much as I can
but a one man band
only has so many hands
and I thought that family
was supposed to understand
I’ve run out of miracle plans
my heart caves in like sinking sand
so no, I won’t come
worship your god on Sundays
learn how I need to
suffer...
#family
#loneliness
#love #suffering
#love #suffering
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LOVE POEM
Published
30th Dec 2024 11:16pm
30th Dec 2024 11:16pm
Lust
intensity winds its thistling vines
binding limbs against an intricate pleasure
kneading a distraction to soothe the ache
chafing me raw In significant measures
binding limbs against an intricate pleasure
kneading a distraction to soothe the ache
chafing me raw In significant measures
#addiction
#hurt
#love #lust
#love #lust
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DARK POEM
Published
25th Sep 2024 5:25am
25th Sep 2024 5:25am
blip
it was thinking everything is fine
abruptly running out of time
just to find out that it wasn’t
the world had already begun shifting
before the first blink or sharp inhale
bloody fingers grip the blade deeply impaled
all systems failed and wait for the flatline
the ringing drowns out any rational mind
every heartbeat given all counted for nothing
abruptly running out of time
just to find out that it wasn’t
the world had already begun shifting
before the first blink or sharp inhale
bloody fingers grip the blade deeply impaled
all systems failed and wait for the flatline
the ringing drowns out any rational mind
every heartbeat given all counted for nothing
#dark
#despair
#suffering
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LOVE POEM
Published
10th Sep 2024 1:41am
10th Sep 2024 1:41am
crossroads
notifications like a wink in the dark
I keep a letter in the back of my bottom drawer
read every syllable of your elegant hand
twice over and I'll accept this friend request
could it be coincidence? are you who she sent
to meet me at the crossroads this time?
did just a thought of the past open the door?
the fear left and you stepped across the threshold
I know why I buried it
I never looked back over my shoulder
uncovered dirty truths within myself
now I can't help but to wonder
if all of that trauma was completely...
I keep a letter in the back of my bottom drawer
read every syllable of your elegant hand
twice over and I'll accept this friend request
could it be coincidence? are you who she sent
to meet me at the crossroads this time?
did just a thought of the past open the door?
the fear left and you stepped across the threshold
I know why I buried it
I never looked back over my shoulder
uncovered dirty truths within myself
now I can't help but to wonder
if all of that trauma was completely...
#confusion
#love
#regret
#relationships
#shame
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EROTIC POEM
Published
30th Aug 2024 7:39am
30th Aug 2024 7:39am
prayer
until this ship is wrecked upon the shore
and the darkness sings me to sleep
I’ll keep searching for Eden
always searching for him
would he not long to feel my teeth
the same bite branding mark to my flesh
oh, but I would be so gentle with my love
caress him in the softness of my hips
just to feel his fist clench around my throat
unmerciful bliss withholding my breath
trembling limbs giving way to his filth
so the sea trickles out from within
molten to my core against warrior skin
I’d lick every inch...
and the darkness sings me to sleep
I’ll keep searching for Eden
always searching for him
would he not long to feel my teeth
the same bite branding mark to my flesh
oh, but I would be so gentle with my love
caress him in the softness of my hips
just to feel his fist clench around my throat
unmerciful bliss withholding my breath
trembling limbs giving way to his filth
so the sea trickles out from within
molten to my core against warrior skin
I’d lick every inch...
#erotic
#lover
#passion #sensual
#passion #sensual
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LOVE POEM
Published
27th Aug 2024 8:02pm
27th Aug 2024 8:02pm
issues
when you call it’s so immediate
you want me wet and all I’m donning
is your fancy dress socks, my eyes crossed
you overwhelm me and I can’t get enough
I’m leaving bruises on my arms again
I don’t even care who sees me wearing them
does it make it worse if it’s intentional?
mutilation to release the emotional damage
would you even miss me?
I just want to feel relevant
I know something is missing
there’s an absence when you kiss me
breaking mirrors in my bathroom
exploding glass and perfume
try to focus on...
you want me wet and all I’m donning
is your fancy dress socks, my eyes crossed
you overwhelm me and I can’t get enough
I’m leaving bruises on my arms again
I don’t even care who sees me wearing them
does it make it worse if it’s intentional?
mutilation to release the emotional damage
would you even miss me?
I just want to feel relevant
I know something is missing
there’s an absence when you kiss me
breaking mirrors in my bathroom
exploding glass and perfume
try to focus on...
#hurt
#MentalHealth
#relationships
#rhyming
#SelfHarm
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ANGER POEM
Published
18th Aug 2024 6:52pm
18th Aug 2024 6:52pm
tombs
so you want to play the victim?
that's funny because I memorized the book
I'll be your villain if it suits you
I gave you more than I ever took
you're a never ending wasteland
maybe that makes me a crook
to try to build a life beside you
when you like your home to be a tomb
and isn't that way
most people like to play?
wanting everything
then giving nothing
consternation when it fades away
and isn't that the way
I hurt myself today?
for my basic need
this hole inside of me
getting bigger when...
that's funny because I memorized the book
I'll be your villain if it suits you
I gave you more than I ever took
you're a never ending wasteland
maybe that makes me a crook
to try to build a life beside you
when you like your home to be a tomb
and isn't that way
most people like to play?
wanting everything
then giving nothing
consternation when it fades away
and isn't that the way
I hurt myself today?
for my basic need
this hole inside of me
getting bigger when...
#anger
#hurt
#MentalHealth #relationships
#MentalHealth #relationships
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ANGER POEM
Published
17th Aug 2024 2:34am
17th Aug 2024 2:34am
endgame
I can't keep letting your emotions impact mine
you hate that my shields are up all the time
I know that you think you are trying
I don't know how to help you anymore
but I dived into the deepest hell
and I know how deeply you've met yourself
you can't give me what I need
long-suffering your lack of ambition
is so unfair to me, it is like pulling teeth
I've marked the path as far as I can see for you
and honestly that alone is too much
if you ever understand all I have done
emasculation has already doomed...
you hate that my shields are up all the time
I know that you think you are trying
I don't know how to help you anymore
but I dived into the deepest hell
and I know how deeply you've met yourself
you can't give me what I need
long-suffering your lack of ambition
is so unfair to me, it is like pulling teeth
I've marked the path as far as I can see for you
and honestly that alone is too much
if you ever understand all I have done
emasculation has already doomed...
#anger
#MentalHealth
#relationships
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