Submissions by scalesofascorpion
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Nothing lasts forever.
SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Jun 2024 8:10am
23rd Jun 2024 8:10am
What Happened to August?
Oh, Leo
such potential
mind brilliant with your pencil
no stencil
dreams and ideas
that float away
you never made them
residential
Oh, Leo
how I would bleed
love's passion isn't
all that I need
I wasn't late, I simply
never arrived I was
stuck in your stagnancy
like a vice
Couldn't you have stayed with me?
Baby, stay with me
I'd lead you through the trenches
guard your senses
show you how the path goes
watch all your budding and growth
I'd brush off...
such potential
mind brilliant with your pencil
no stencil
dreams and ideas
that float away
you never made them
residential
Oh, Leo
how I would bleed
love's passion isn't
all that I need
I wasn't late, I simply
never arrived I was
stuck in your stagnancy
like a vice
Couldn't you have stayed with me?
Baby, stay with me
I'd lead you through the trenches
guard your senses
show you how the path goes
watch all your budding and growth
I'd brush off...
#breakup
#ImSorry
#MovingOn
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DARK POEM
Published
29th May 2024 6:24am
29th May 2024 6:24am
reaper
I knew you'd be here
always the dormant shadow
casting a constant reminder
over everything I know
a trail of rose petals
leads me to face the open mouth
of a cold gun barrel against my lips
awaking in sweat at the pull of the trigger
follow digital breadcrumbs
to find the weasel escaped the pen
I'm in arms again from the warning sent
my nightmare guardian
it's been years since then
honestly, I don't recall most of it
twisted pleasure a mutation
of a bottom floor, two-bedroom canary
you...
always the dormant shadow
casting a constant reminder
over everything I know
a trail of rose petals
leads me to face the open mouth
of a cold gun barrel against my lips
awaking in sweat at the pull of the trigger
follow digital breadcrumbs
to find the weasel escaped the pen
I'm in arms again from the warning sent
my nightmare guardian
it's been years since then
honestly, I don't recall most of it
twisted pleasure a mutation
of a bottom floor, two-bedroom canary
you...
#abuse
#anger
#dark #rebellion
#dark #rebellion
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ANGER POEM
Published
29th May 2024 6:10am
29th May 2024 6:10am
disconnect
I have your eyes,
but they are hollow graves
the dirt I fall into
did you just decide?
you regret the ride
I can't stand your pessimism
my heart aches for you,
but not the way you want it to
your claws reach across the table
it's always silent when it's coming
though, it's no longer a surprise
I hate that you still make me cry
i remember crawling in your lap
all your tears, the way you laughed
somewhere it turned into just a sigh
overlooked, but I took your side
it's lonely here...
but they are hollow graves
the dirt I fall into
did you just decide?
you regret the ride
I can't stand your pessimism
my heart aches for you,
but not the way you want it to
your claws reach across the table
it's always silent when it's coming
though, it's no longer a surprise
I hate that you still make me cry
i remember crawling in your lap
all your tears, the way you laughed
somewhere it turned into just a sigh
overlooked, but I took your side
it's lonely here...
#loneliness
#relationships
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LOVE POEM
Published
2nd May 2024 9:53pm
2nd May 2024 9:53pm
Soubi
It was supposed to be you and I, wasn't it?
another treasure lost in the void of obliviance
I overlooked our symmetry from the parallel
understanding slips as sand between fingers
you were plucking at a guitar on the cabin porch
of that religious campground each summer
and I'd hang around to keep your attention
a cool tough guy for a sheltered girl like me
you slid like a key into the darkest part of me
the caged animal too afraid to leave its prison
all the nights spent impulsively from the backseat
a thousand flickers of a...
another treasure lost in the void of obliviance
I overlooked our symmetry from the parallel
understanding slips as sand between fingers
you were plucking at a guitar on the cabin porch
of that religious campground each summer
and I'd hang around to keep your attention
a cool tough guy for a sheltered girl like me
you slid like a key into the darkest part of me
the caged animal too afraid to leave its prison
all the nights spent impulsively from the backseat
a thousand flickers of a...
#love
#regret
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SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Mar 2024 12:07pm
28th Mar 2024 12:07pm
masquerade
nothing is ever what it seems
perception shifting reality
can I trust you with your back to me?
I refuse to look
once upon a time, I could close my eyes
and all the scary things were just inside a book
I lie awake at night with my chest so tight
I need to feel you breathing
I've been waiting my whole life
to feel those teeth sink into me
(sink into me)
I don't know that it will be alright
hold me close, show me your darkest side
(I want to see)
mesmerizing, you hypnotize me
I wish to follow where you...
perception shifting reality
can I trust you with your back to me?
I refuse to look
once upon a time, I could close my eyes
and all the scary things were just inside a book
I lie awake at night with my chest so tight
I need to feel you breathing
I've been waiting my whole life
to feel those teeth sink into me
(sink into me)
I don't know that it will be alright
hold me close, show me your darkest side
(I want to see)
mesmerizing, you hypnotize me
I wish to follow where you...
#anxiety
#depression
#healing #hurt
#healing #hurt
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SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Mar 2024 11:54am
28th Mar 2024 11:54am
mirrors
pull me in, hallucination
I see you vividly in my dreams
much more than just imagination
you give me life, you make me weep
longing, I reach for nothing tangible
sorrowed lullabies swirl around my mind
I believe I know much more than planned
you're ruined like me
you are nothing and everything
the epitome of my desire
slip through the mirror with me
the ocean is not the deepest water
there's a grave in me and I think you know
that love is not the safest harbor
I believe you know much more than planned ...
I see you vividly in my dreams
much more than just imagination
you give me life, you make me weep
longing, I reach for nothing tangible
sorrowed lullabies swirl around my mind
I believe I know much more than planned
you're ruined like me
you are nothing and everything
the epitome of my desire
slip through the mirror with me
the ocean is not the deepest water
there's a grave in me and I think you know
that love is not the safest harbor
I believe you know much more than planned ...
#depression
#dark
#mirror
#misunderstood
#vulnerability
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SELF POEM
Published
26th Mar 2024 00:41am
26th Mar 2024 00:41am
dawn
crisp wind bites against
rosy damp cheeks
she braids dewy grass with a frown
under the morning glow
her eyes hold a thousand lost ages,
but no drops will fall from them now
Venus' light is energizing
she takes a breath once held before
brushes the petals of a golden tulip
exhausted of resurrection battle
holding fast for the morning's come now
butterfly flutters ripple the universe
a plume of foggy breath
crystals fly from shaken out curls
a lonely drip slips from the corner of this world
rosy damp cheeks
she braids dewy grass with a frown
under the morning glow
her eyes hold a thousand lost ages,
but no drops will fall from them now
Venus' light is energizing
she takes a breath once held before
brushes the petals of a golden tulip
exhausted of resurrection battle
holding fast for the morning's come now
butterfly flutters ripple the universe
a plume of foggy breath
crystals fly from shaken out curls
a lonely drip slips from the corner of this world
#strength
#healing
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Mar 2024 11:08pm
25th Mar 2024 11:08pm
cardigan
mascara stains
on woven sleeves
clenched by anguished fingers
salty drip
from trembling lips
my broken little visitor
on woven sleeves
clenched by anguished fingers
salty drip
from trembling lips
my broken little visitor
#grief
#MentalHealth
#acceptance
#healing
#PersonalGrowth
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EROTIC POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2024 2:15pm
3rd Feb 2024 2:15pm
lies
taste me
warm against this flesh
bereft of touch
swallow all sorrow
turn to gold
so brings tomorrow
weary heart
time is borrowed
divine electricity
heavenly fingers
tucked away memory
nothing lasts forever
except for this
distraction those lips
temporary paradise
necessary vice
whisper soft
pretty lies into ears
they only hear
until the moment is gone
warm against this flesh
bereft of touch
swallow all sorrow
turn to gold
so brings tomorrow
weary heart
time is borrowed
divine electricity
heavenly fingers
tucked away memory
nothing lasts forever
except for this
distraction those lips
temporary paradise
necessary vice
whisper soft
pretty lies into ears
they only hear
until the moment is gone
#loneliness
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LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2024 6:29am
3rd Feb 2024 6:29am
Bloat
would be a lie if said
"I hope you don't know this feeling."
I really wish you did
maybe then
love would be known
maybe then
love would be returned
instead
made hollow
yet
bursting all the same
maybe
this love is just angry
a grave
there is no justice
in this drowning
a waterlogged heart
spilling dull eyes
which dream of a better life
only to remember
light flickers out again
flashing memories
wolfy grin, reddened skin
photographed kiss
wild...
"I hope you don't know this feeling."
I really wish you did
maybe then
love would be known
maybe then
love would be returned
instead
made hollow
yet
bursting all the same
maybe
this love is just angry
a grave
there is no justice
in this drowning
a waterlogged heart
spilling dull eyes
which dream of a better life
only to remember
light flickers out again
flashing memories
wolfy grin, reddened skin
photographed kiss
wild...
#grief
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SELF POEM
Published
7th Jan 2024 3:59am
7th Jan 2024 3:59am
Papercuts
I see what you see
fourteen carats weaved in her hair
she stepped out of a desire never shared
St Tropez and glitter on her skin
she's the sun; I'm the moon
so beautiful, I think I love her too
pass the leaf and blow the truth
there was never anything I could do
I will never be her
I close my eyes and start to cry
a thousand scars, but I'm alive
you made me wish that I could die
basking in memory; I'm a phantom
a goddess lifting my own anvil
pretend to be strong; I'm such a handful
pet demons feasting...
fourteen carats weaved in her hair
she stepped out of a desire never shared
St Tropez and glitter on her skin
she's the sun; I'm the moon
so beautiful, I think I love her too
pass the leaf and blow the truth
there was never anything I could do
I will never be her
I close my eyes and start to cry
a thousand scars, but I'm alive
you made me wish that I could die
basking in memory; I'm a phantom
a goddess lifting my own anvil
pretend to be strong; I'm such a handful
pet demons feasting...
#confessional
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LOVE POEM
Published
25th Nov 2023 2:56pm
25th Nov 2023 2:56pm
Prince of Darkness
I'll admit
it is true
I like to bite
fingers wrapped
around my throat
memory sleeps deep inside
eat my screams
make me choke
another damsel
quivering
in the lap
of your throne
does your jaw
clench like mine?
what a design
Lord of my mind
drip a tear on
my patient tongue
out of reach
I've heard enough
dreamlike facade
does it cover enough?
keep your mystery visage
I'm drawn to the cuts
easy words
make a beautiful line
reflect the tragedy ...
it is true
I like to bite
fingers wrapped
around my throat
memory sleeps deep inside
eat my screams
make me choke
another damsel
quivering
in the lap
of your throne
does your jaw
clench like mine?
what a design
Lord of my mind
drip a tear on
my patient tongue
out of reach
I've heard enough
dreamlike facade
does it cover enough?
keep your mystery visage
I'm drawn to the cuts
easy words
make a beautiful line
reflect the tragedy ...
#admiration
#suffering
#obsession
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