Submissions by scopow77 (Scot Powers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
DARK POEM
Published
27th Jan 2015 1:40am
27th Jan 2015 1:40am
Bitter pill
outwardly awkward
perpetually alone
you stalk the night
by moonlights cold glow
stay in the shadows
glare at the flow
bitter young man
witnesses the blow
the sirens they wail
cut through the night
race without winners
fearing the light
for light brings the change
that none will abide
unwilling to take
chance for a bride
surely you'll suffer
for all that you know
the price of permisson
bitter pill taken once more
perpetually alone
you stalk the night
by moonlights cold glow
stay in the shadows
glare at the flow
bitter young man
witnesses the blow
the sirens they wail
cut through the night
race without winners
fearing the light
for light brings the change
that none will abide
unwilling to take
chance for a bride
surely you'll suffer
for all that you know
the price of permisson
bitter pill taken once more
697 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2015 6:45pm
23rd Jan 2015 6:45pm
The Banshee
all at once the memories
come crashing to the fore
transporting me back in time
where I was yet once before
my hands began to tremble
shivers shook me to the core
sweat began to bead my brow
the clock struck half past four
The keening wail pierced the air
the banshee's mournful cry
heralding yet another
passing of my kind
The creature it has followed us
from a very early time
a transgression of an ancestor
brought this curse to life
our family has a history
we came from on the moors
just poor Celtic...
come crashing to the fore
transporting me back in time
where I was yet once before
my hands began to tremble
shivers shook me to the core
sweat began to bead my brow
the clock struck half past four
The keening wail pierced the air
the banshee's mournful cry
heralding yet another
passing of my kind
The creature it has followed us
from a very early time
a transgression of an ancestor
brought this curse to life
our family has a history
we came from on the moors
just poor Celtic...
699 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2015 00:43am
22nd Jan 2015 00:43am
Lightly
Lightly you did enter
at first merely a thought
but steadily each day it seems
you are closer to my heart
what is this fascination
that has me in it's grip
fighting to keep my balance
as my deck begins to tip
tossed about relentlessly
the loving waves begin to crush
all the weight pressed down on me
oh it's such a rush
at first merely a thought
but steadily each day it seems
you are closer to my heart
what is this fascination
that has me in it's grip
fighting to keep my balance
as my deck begins to tip
tossed about relentlessly
the loving waves begin to crush
all the weight pressed down on me
oh it's such a rush
648 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2015 6:17pm
2nd Jan 2015 6:17pm
Whispers
I hear you
but don't catch what you've said
some times I begin to wonder
if you are only in my head
real or imagined
you catch me every time
like a thief caught red handed
at the local five and dime
I know I've heard you call my name
clearly I'm not mad
but standing here alone in gloom
I make but one demand
finish your bloody sentence
don't leave me in a lurch
if you have something to say
lets have it quick and blunt
but time and time and time again
it plays out the very same
as I get to doing things
you...
but don't catch what you've said
some times I begin to wonder
if you are only in my head
real or imagined
you catch me every time
like a thief caught red handed
at the local five and dime
I know I've heard you call my name
clearly I'm not mad
but standing here alone in gloom
I make but one demand
finish your bloody sentence
don't leave me in a lurch
if you have something to say
lets have it quick and blunt
but time and time and time again
it plays out the very same
as I get to doing things
you...
660 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
11th Dec 2014 10:25pm
11th Dec 2014 10:25pm
A mile is the measure
Sitting by a window
on a lonely summer night
watching as the sun began
dropping out of sight
staring at my cup
reflecting on the times
I reach for the bottle
filled with spirits ,love and lies
I've walked
beneath the shadows of the trees
I've bathed in the sunlight
the warm rays washed me clean
I put myself in the shoes
of all that I do meet
a mile is the measure
humble pie is what I eat
The thunderclouds are gathering
around and in my head
stormy skies bring wailing cries
from those that have been wrecked...
on a lonely summer night
watching as the sun began
dropping out of sight
staring at my cup
reflecting on the times
I reach for the bottle
filled with spirits ,love and lies
I've walked
beneath the shadows of the trees
I've bathed in the sunlight
the warm rays washed me clean
I put myself in the shoes
of all that I do meet
a mile is the measure
humble pie is what I eat
The thunderclouds are gathering
around and in my head
stormy skies bring wailing cries
from those that have been wrecked...
682 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Oct 2014 6:31am
15th Oct 2014 6:31am
Awake
Awake in my skin
every sense reeling
imagined vertigo
taking control
falling yet rising
higher yet lower
unable to wake
adrift all alone
through doorways imagined
the journey never ends
soft voices calling
is this the end
light starts to penetrate
removing the veil
cobwebs receding
from destiny's trail
distant cries
drift through the night
bring visions on wings
a beautiful sight
destiny's gates
swing open for me
like the arms of a lover
embracing the heat
every sense reeling
imagined vertigo
taking control
falling yet rising
higher yet lower
unable to wake
adrift all alone
through doorways imagined
the journey never ends
soft voices calling
is this the end
light starts to penetrate
removing the veil
cobwebs receding
from destiny's trail
distant cries
drift through the night
bring visions on wings
a beautiful sight
destiny's gates
swing open for me
like the arms of a lover
embracing the heat
600 reads
3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Sep 2014 8:08pm
24th Sep 2014 8:08pm
Shadows
Shadows
you do taunt me
as you move across my wall
a trick of light which brings fright
so eerily you flow
perhaps you are a remnant
of some tragic played out scene
wandering eternity
unaware of what has been
maybe you are something else
an ancient call to flight
natures way of warning me
of creatures in the night
often I sit and watch you
and ask myself these things
then the room seem to grow cold
sometimes you move my things
the hairs on my nick arise
my ears begin to ring
I've seen you sitting mutely...
you do taunt me
as you move across my wall
a trick of light which brings fright
so eerily you flow
perhaps you are a remnant
of some tragic played out scene
wandering eternity
unaware of what has been
maybe you are something else
an ancient call to flight
natures way of warning me
of creatures in the night
often I sit and watch you
and ask myself these things
then the room seem to grow cold
sometimes you move my things
the hairs on my nick arise
my ears begin to ring
I've seen you sitting mutely...
668 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Sep 2014 8:01pm
21st Sep 2014 8:01pm
choices
The choices that we make sometimes
can reveal many things
the sorrows that do follow us
as winter turn to spring
a winding path of reason
drives the inner beast
choosing self destruction
with one of many ways
the drugs you take to make it real
rob you of your sleep
the booze is so succulent
warm waves that can't be beat
the roller coaster ride of life
can sometimes seem unreal
spinning uncontrollably
trapped within a wheel
The reasons for your journey
only you now hold the key
unlocking all the phantoms...
can reveal many things
the sorrows that do follow us
as winter turn to spring
a winding path of reason
drives the inner beast
choosing self destruction
with one of many ways
the drugs you take to make it real
rob you of your sleep
the booze is so succulent
warm waves that can't be beat
the roller coaster ride of life
can sometimes seem unreal
spinning uncontrollably
trapped within a wheel
The reasons for your journey
only you now hold the key
unlocking all the phantoms...
805 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Mar 2014 11:15pm
28th Mar 2014 11:15pm
A Cry In The Night
The loneliness came
on the wind through the rain
mournful tones sang a forlorn cry
spreading across fields
brought forth by the wheels
steam billowing out in the night
as the sound came to me
in my mind I could see
romantic evenings enjoyed
long lonely nights
alone with the light
running along the rails
the old four four two
had a trick or two
if you tickled her gauges just right
stoking her belly
so hot and smelly
yet feeling at once so alive
the wind in your hair
as you contentedly...
on the wind through the rain
mournful tones sang a forlorn cry
spreading across fields
brought forth by the wheels
steam billowing out in the night
as the sound came to me
in my mind I could see
romantic evenings enjoyed
long lonely nights
alone with the light
running along the rails
the old four four two
had a trick or two
if you tickled her gauges just right
stoking her belly
so hot and smelly
yet feeling at once so alive
the wind in your hair
as you contentedly...
607 reads
4 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Mar 2014 5:11pm
1st Mar 2014 5:11pm
One way ticket
Fool them all each day it seems
double life bursting at the seams
straddle the line life or death
keep it going never going to rest
Feels so good when your on the edge
climbing higher never enough I said
all the lies that you've told before
don't matter when your cold on the floor
You bought a one way ticket
a one way ticket
you bought a one way ticket
down
Meet the dealer out back again
stained reality always there
you can taste it feel it in your gut
euphoric rush fills your soul with rot
Feels so good when...
double life bursting at the seams
straddle the line life or death
keep it going never going to rest
Feels so good when your on the edge
climbing higher never enough I said
all the lies that you've told before
don't matter when your cold on the floor
You bought a one way ticket
a one way ticket
you bought a one way ticket
down
Meet the dealer out back again
stained reality always there
you can taste it feel it in your gut
euphoric rush fills your soul with rot
Feels so good when...
620 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Feb 2014 2:15am
21st Feb 2014 2:15am
A Voice
As the hands of time slowly trod
around the glowing dial
the musty flavor of the air
made the room strangely drier
a growing sense of dread ensued
as minutes turned to hours
silence became my enemy
a voice, all I desired.
picked up on the way home
unsure of what transpired
shackled to the table now
weary and defiled
left to think about my crime
no one would hear my voice
until a measured time expired
the truth it will suffice
What crime have I been charged with
you must respect my rights
or is this a kangaroo...
around the glowing dial
the musty flavor of the air
made the room strangely drier
a growing sense of dread ensued
as minutes turned to hours
silence became my enemy
a voice, all I desired.
picked up on the way home
unsure of what transpired
shackled to the table now
weary and defiled
left to think about my crime
no one would hear my voice
until a measured time expired
the truth it will suffice
What crime have I been charged with
you must respect my rights
or is this a kangaroo...
661 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Feb 2014 10:34pm
14th Feb 2014 10:34pm
The Gallery
Standing awash
in the light of inspirational splendor
a creation so bold
yet subtly sweeping
giving rise to emotional swells
that leave you reeling, gasping
catching your breath
like the rolling breakers
racing across the surface
of a large expanse of water
the meaning of life
never clearer than at this moment
when all senses collide
sight, sound, smell
touching you
at the very core of your being
the gallery is vast
not just of painted things
experiences and pleasure
all at once it brings
flashes of past days...
in the light of inspirational splendor
a creation so bold
yet subtly sweeping
giving rise to emotional swells
that leave you reeling, gasping
catching your breath
like the rolling breakers
racing across the surface
of a large expanse of water
the meaning of life
never clearer than at this moment
when all senses collide
sight, sound, smell
touching you
at the very core of your being
the gallery is vast
not just of painted things
experiences and pleasure
all at once it brings
flashes of past days...
748 reads
8 Comments
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