Submissions by smackdownraven
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2018 6:47am
2nd Apr 2018 6:47am
Spiraling Into The LIght
the darkness rages
it screams out my name
with a hiss and lick of fire
it tastes one in turmoil
confusion howls
bi-polar mania brings me to my knees
shouting out to a God
i'm not sure I believe in
his nature unclear
still I find safety in the ritual
something I learned as a child
it may be only as good
as covering my head with the blankets
still I find warmth
in the faithful breathren
loyal soldiers of peace
proclaiming he has risen
I want to lay all my pain at his feet
and I...
it screams out my name
with a hiss and lick of fire
it tastes one in turmoil
confusion howls
bi-polar mania brings me to my knees
shouting out to a God
i'm not sure I believe in
his nature unclear
still I find safety in the ritual
something I learned as a child
it may be only as good
as covering my head with the blankets
still I find warmth
in the faithful breathren
loyal soldiers of peace
proclaiming he has risen
I want to lay all my pain at his feet
and I...
#spiritual
#TruthOfLife
630 reads
3 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
3rd Mar 2018 10:26pm
3rd Mar 2018 10:26pm
a deities foolishness
in the depths
you stole my breath
& filled my being
with the taint of sin
placed my soul in chains
so you could sit
supreme
on your throne most high
& look down
at the pitiful waste
i'd become
you knew the power in me
& it caused you to quake
well let me to tell you
I will rise again
shout to the celestial
& all ears who hear
of your tyranny
that blasts the weak
makes them shutter
you must have forgotten
who I really am
I am she...
you stole my breath
& filled my being
with the taint of sin
placed my soul in chains
so you could sit
supreme
on your throne most high
& look down
at the pitiful waste
i'd become
you knew the power in me
& it caused you to quake
well let me to tell you
I will rise again
shout to the celestial
& all ears who hear
of your tyranny
that blasts the weak
makes them shutter
you must have forgotten
who I really am
I am she...
#dark
613 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Mar 2018 1:10pm
3rd Mar 2018 1:10pm
I wander
in the dark I grieved
for something precious lost
knowing not what it was
my memory of this valuable item
fade into the mists
I couldn't follow to retrieve
pieces of my soul taken away
i'd given them freely
bartered my very essence
so I could rest for a moment
in the land of the forgotten
I sip from its cup
and it drank of me
taking more than I bargained
left hollow
I silently scream
"come back to me
and bring with you my dignity"
my pride washed out and diluted
its fortitude...
for something precious lost
knowing not what it was
my memory of this valuable item
fade into the mists
I couldn't follow to retrieve
pieces of my soul taken away
i'd given them freely
bartered my very essence
so I could rest for a moment
in the land of the forgotten
I sip from its cup
and it drank of me
taking more than I bargained
left hollow
I silently scream
"come back to me
and bring with you my dignity"
my pride washed out and diluted
its fortitude...
644 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
1st Mar 2018 3:19pm
1st Mar 2018 3:19pm
ricocheted thoughts from the edge
let crimson lips bleed truth
carve out the rotten
with wisdom bullet proof
my words weapons
that both protect and cut down
inside them there is shelter
a fortress to refuge
I am asylum
to the beaten and cast aside
they recognize my voice
it rings true
even to my own shame
I tell it like it is
with a razor tongue
I cut through my own bull
finding the heartbeat of the problem
and taking its pulse
my inner beasts I name
then call them to get in line
I won't...
carve out the rotten
with wisdom bullet proof
my words weapons
that both protect and cut down
inside them there is shelter
a fortress to refuge
I am asylum
to the beaten and cast aside
they recognize my voice
it rings true
even to my own shame
I tell it like it is
with a razor tongue
I cut through my own bull
finding the heartbeat of the problem
and taking its pulse
my inner beasts I name
then call them to get in line
I won't...
577 reads
14 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Feb 2018 4:11am
28th Feb 2018 4:11am
the perilous path
fated to pain
that it should be the colors I create with
I pick up the charcoals
then draw a straight line
to where I've been
and to where i'm going
it's a short path
without stops along the way
I muse within myself
how much wealthier I am
for the souls I've encountered
some who lent me peace
others strength
still others who I left gems of my own
so they might be richer
then with color
I fill in areas of my journey
it's bright with faces, zigs and...
that it should be the colors I create with
I pick up the charcoals
then draw a straight line
to where I've been
and to where i'm going
it's a short path
without stops along the way
I muse within myself
how much wealthier I am
for the souls I've encountered
some who lent me peace
others strength
still others who I left gems of my own
so they might be richer
then with color
I fill in areas of my journey
it's bright with faces, zigs and...
483 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Feb 2018 1:11am
27th Feb 2018 1:11am
pschotica
cruelest depression
left it's winter footprints
inside sunshine's smile
create a picture
one of your poetic pain
let it scream your depression
she's been far too silent
let's hear from mania
the lady you keep locked in the closet
let her and psychotica haunt the grounds
the poetic halls are padded you see
get naked and lewd
no one will tell you you're inappropriate
i'm so very sleepy
apathy is visiting I've become weary of him
and wish he would leave
he makes messes of...
left it's winter footprints
inside sunshine's smile
create a picture
one of your poetic pain
let it scream your depression
she's been far too silent
let's hear from mania
the lady you keep locked in the closet
let her and psychotica haunt the grounds
the poetic halls are padded you see
get naked and lewd
no one will tell you you're inappropriate
i'm so very sleepy
apathy is visiting I've become weary of him
and wish he would leave
he makes messes of...
530 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Feb 2018 7:17pm
23rd Feb 2018 7:17pm
Mania
i'm in the blue time
I entered this corridor by accident
there is gold knocker on the door
with trepidation I creep my way up to it
rose petal tea will calm me, sedate my nerves
all I have to do is go through the doorway
the one with a question mark on it
I know behind it lies my path to the future
I'm afraid not knowing the people I will meet
slowly I approach
my legs shaking
the door swings wide
a court jester greets me
who is this clown I wonder?
"dearest Raven we've been waiting for you ...
I entered this corridor by accident
there is gold knocker on the door
with trepidation I creep my way up to it
rose petal tea will calm me, sedate my nerves
all I have to do is go through the doorway
the one with a question mark on it
I know behind it lies my path to the future
I'm afraid not knowing the people I will meet
slowly I approach
my legs shaking
the door swings wide
a court jester greets me
who is this clown I wonder?
"dearest Raven we've been waiting for you ...
702 reads
15 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
9th Feb 2018 11:01am
9th Feb 2018 11:01am
broken promsies
my roses withered
& died
they once thrived on your touch
when you went went away
i pressed them in my heart's diary
they first bloom
when our love was strong
smiling upon us
in our innocent lust
then came the grey
& the sun of your countenance
clouded over
you shied from my touch
grew weary of our secret garden
the one we planted in hope
but hope fades
& becomes cynical
cynical of a heart that can't be true
our roses always...
& died
they once thrived on your touch
when you went went away
i pressed them in my heart's diary
they first bloom
when our love was strong
smiling upon us
in our innocent lust
then came the grey
& the sun of your countenance
clouded over
you shied from my touch
grew weary of our secret garden
the one we planted in hope
but hope fades
& becomes cynical
cynical of a heart that can't be true
our roses always...
604 reads
17 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Feb 2018 9:21am
9th Feb 2018 9:21am
The Goddess Blesses
a lone flower
sung in a garden
her song so sweet
it charmed the humans
they kept her well tended
the weeds of discontent
were banished
lest they choke
this enchanted blossom
she sings songs of wisdom
riddles to some
who lack the key to knowledge
she's from a far away place
blown on a mighty wind
when she was but a seedling
her songs laced with truth
it hurts the hearts of those
on the path of destruction
brambles of hate
murdered her siblings
bringers of hope ...
sung in a garden
her song so sweet
it charmed the humans
they kept her well tended
the weeds of discontent
were banished
lest they choke
this enchanted blossom
she sings songs of wisdom
riddles to some
who lack the key to knowledge
she's from a far away place
blown on a mighty wind
when she was but a seedling
her songs laced with truth
it hurts the hearts of those
on the path of destruction
brambles of hate
murdered her siblings
bringers of hope ...
570 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Feb 2018 7:29am
2nd Feb 2018 7:29am
star kissed
the night ache
& desired a soulmate
a divine love
with passion to match his own
the day was in his sights
he cast long shadows
on her curvaceous silhouette
the sun rivaled
him for her affection
the night wish
to make this sweet lady his wife
so he kissed her skin
with the stars
bedecked
with his finest jewels
she was finally
treated as a Goddess
his intentions shown
she shy from the sun
who left her naked
& exposed ...
& desired a soulmate
a divine love
with passion to match his own
the day was in his sights
he cast long shadows
on her curvaceous silhouette
the sun rivaled
him for her affection
the night wish
to make this sweet lady his wife
so he kissed her skin
with the stars
bedecked
with his finest jewels
she was finally
treated as a Goddess
his intentions shown
she shy from the sun
who left her naked
& exposed ...
664 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Feb 2018 5:17am
2nd Feb 2018 5:17am
watercolor thoughts
bleed in tomorrow
& let yesterday forget
it was an abortion
time & hope couldn't prevent
the clock strikes midnight
on my grief
it lives within
the doom of my chest
chimes of regret play
as sorrow's cello is thrummed
it proves a mournful melody
my heart's lonesome song
it's felt in the watercolor
depths of my soul
where the washed out colors
are poignant lilies
marking emotional death
raw cut glass feelings
in a sorrowful state
held captive are...
& let yesterday forget
it was an abortion
time & hope couldn't prevent
the clock strikes midnight
on my grief
it lives within
the doom of my chest
chimes of regret play
as sorrow's cello is thrummed
it proves a mournful melody
my heart's lonesome song
it's felt in the watercolor
depths of my soul
where the washed out colors
are poignant lilies
marking emotional death
raw cut glass feelings
in a sorrowful state
held captive are...
726 reads
6 Comments
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