Submissions by scalesofascorpion
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Nothing lasts forever.
The Gray
I think about the things that we used to be
drifting away through the stars; just a memory
they're never far, but I'll never feel him close to me
I revisit the ruined corridors of my mind
and weep for the love lost between the cracks
I assisted in the poisoning of our innocence
crushed beneath the weight of my own sin
pulled to the sound of my children's laughter
I cry on the floor of an abandoned nursery
the face of blame has found a place upon me
waiting until the smoldering embers had died
when I am all that remains...
drifting away through the stars; just a memory
they're never far, but I'll never feel him close to me
I revisit the ruined corridors of my mind
and weep for the love lost between the cracks
I assisted in the poisoning of our innocence
crushed beneath the weight of my own sin
pulled to the sound of my children's laughter
I cry on the floor of an abandoned nursery
the face of blame has found a place upon me
waiting until the smoldering embers had died
when I am all that remains...
#grief
#memories
#honesty
#SelfReflection
#responsibility
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Decay
all this time
going round and round
open my eyes
I am upside down
shedding my scales
feeling naked now
dark rituals
submerged never to drown
bite my skin
remind me where I've been
reap and sow
there is no afterglow
where do the wise ones go
to disappear
the only place I know to hide
is right here
can you see me?
fighting to go nowhere
fill the void
in beautiful nightmares
I count the coins
keep them in my pocket
worship everyday
become a sleep shaped...
going round and round
open my eyes
I am upside down
shedding my scales
feeling naked now
dark rituals
submerged never to drown
bite my skin
remind me where I've been
reap and sow
there is no afterglow
where do the wise ones go
to disappear
the only place I know to hide
is right here
can you see me?
fighting to go nowhere
fill the void
in beautiful nightmares
I count the coins
keep them in my pocket
worship everyday
become a sleep shaped...
#dark
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5 Comments
Sleeping on Trampolines
soul searching like every night
I'm just trying to find the love of my life
reach into the broken place inside
the feeling of home so familiar and I
pray to gods that haven't answered
they intervene when I seek death, but
what's really happening to me?
how many times have I passed by the string?
Do you love me?
watching meteor showers
gazing up at the sky
through the branches of a canopy
if my life was as easy as it seems
we'd never have crossed one another
you hold me in your arms like a lover ...
I'm just trying to find the love of my life
reach into the broken place inside
the feeling of home so familiar and I
pray to gods that haven't answered
they intervene when I seek death, but
what's really happening to me?
how many times have I passed by the string?
Do you love me?
watching meteor showers
gazing up at the sky
through the branches of a canopy
if my life was as easy as it seems
we'd never have crossed one another
you hold me in your arms like a lover ...
#hope
#romantic
#lover #dating
#lover #dating
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1 Comment
Swans
conversation
familiar face
translucent string
exonerate
softened touch
strangled throat
licorice bond
kaleidoscope
brushing fingers
soul exchange
licking lips
pouring rain
bleeding comfort
ancient wounds
magnetic pull
"I like your shoes."
familiar face
translucent string
exonerate
softened touch
strangled throat
licorice bond
kaleidoscope
brushing fingers
soul exchange
licking lips
pouring rain
bleeding comfort
ancient wounds
magnetic pull
"I like your shoes."
#hope
#dating
219 reads
3 Comments
Sun Lion
gravitational pull, self-manifested sun
pull me closer into radiant warmth
kiss my skin with ultraviolet tongue
trails of gold spread within the spit
should my bones break
beneath the weight of lover's galaxy
ascensional recipe we create
fingers tracing a chosen face
molten mouthing lava and lace
in hidden flower creates a lake
a fortress of stone beneath the waves
throne fit for a kingdom when we play
lap the blood from my scars
disintegrate my facade
melting ice forged within my youth
no shielding...
pull me closer into radiant warmth
kiss my skin with ultraviolet tongue
trails of gold spread within the spit
should my bones break
beneath the weight of lover's galaxy
ascensional recipe we create
fingers tracing a chosen face
molten mouthing lava and lace
in hidden flower creates a lake
a fortress of stone beneath the waves
throne fit for a kingdom when we play
lap the blood from my scars
disintegrate my facade
melting ice forged within my youth
no shielding...
#lover
#honesty
#support #healing
#support #healing
221 reads
1 Comment
Broken Hero
#depression
#lover
#addiction
#PTSD
#suffering
196 reads
1 Comment
Lush
#lust
#erotic
360 reads
4 Comments
Point Nemo
rippling darkness
I float on the surface
shimmering canopy
brings tears to my eyes
a world painted black
and surrounded by teeth
heavy hitch when I breathe
there's no light on the inside
at least not this time
the empty abyss beneath me
chilling my spine
I swallow the scream
isn't this a dream?
drowning from within
my impulses shivering
jackhammer in my chest
I lost the bet again
drifting to the offing
dragging air into my lungs
taste the salt falling from the orbs
stretching fingers out ...
I float on the surface
shimmering canopy
brings tears to my eyes
a world painted black
and surrounded by teeth
heavy hitch when I breathe
there's no light on the inside
at least not this time
the empty abyss beneath me
chilling my spine
I swallow the scream
isn't this a dream?
drowning from within
my impulses shivering
jackhammer in my chest
I lost the bet again
drifting to the offing
dragging air into my lungs
taste the salt falling from the orbs
stretching fingers out ...
#FeelingLost
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[ dreaming ]
dreaming
longing
working
for just
one day
I look
in the
mirror
and love
my shape
almond
wide eyes
no pools
of blue
try to
love what
I hate
feeling
a fool
hate this
disgrace
of a
body
can I
ever
erase
rebuild
myself
with a
smile on
my face
longing
working
for just
one day
I look
in the
mirror
and love
my shape
almond
wide eyes
no pools
of blue
try to
love what
I hate
feeling
a fool
hate this
disgrace
of a
body
can I
ever
erase
rebuild
myself
with a
smile on
my face
#MentalHealth
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3 Comments
tears are just salty rain
late night talks
you say I'll hear from you early
half past noon
despondency sinking in
I stare at the ceiling
maybe it won't be you
the world will keep turning
leaving me in its wake
I fight the darkness
from rising within me
the choke rises in my throat
familiar aching behind my eyes
drip
drip
drip
you say I'll hear from you early
half past noon
despondency sinking in
I stare at the ceiling
maybe it won't be you
the world will keep turning
leaving me in its wake
I fight the darkness
from rising within me
the choke rises in my throat
familiar aching behind my eyes
drip
drip
drip
#disappointment
#acceptance
218 reads
2 Comments
Bitter Heart
Poison apple, bittersweet
the taste of my instability
blurring the faces that I see
the high that brings me to my knees
toying the risk temptation brings
ephemeral passion eliciting screams
elysian chaos or is the monster me?
frenzied energy crystallizing everything
I'm at the crux; are you friend or foe?
stance yourself lest I split then fold
you over the edge and out of my mind
in protecting myself, I may skin you alive
so I withdraw into my loneliness
build my walls to reinforce
no longer only a carcass...
the taste of my instability
blurring the faces that I see
the high that brings me to my knees
toying the risk temptation brings
ephemeral passion eliciting screams
elysian chaos or is the monster me?
frenzied energy crystallizing everything
I'm at the crux; are you friend or foe?
stance yourself lest I split then fold
you over the edge and out of my mind
in protecting myself, I may skin you alive
so I withdraw into my loneliness
build my walls to reinforce
no longer only a carcass...
#loneliness
#addiction
#MentalHealth
#FeelingLost
#emptiness
298 reads
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scales
slip as a ship down the channel
a breeze sings the song of the tide
a delicate grip on the handle
a blade like a thief in the night
sharpen my wits; lift the anvil
a breach in the capture of light
lunar shards dance upon the wet floor
sirens echo their sweet lullabies
a breeze sings the song of the tide
a delicate grip on the handle
a blade like a thief in the night
sharpen my wits; lift the anvil
a breach in the capture of light
lunar shards dance upon the wet floor
sirens echo their sweet lullabies
#magic
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