Submissions by superslooth
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Poetry is a unique way to express emotions, observe moments and process what is going on in your head. I think that is why I've always loved poetry, and the freedom of words on paper.
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2023 5:13pm
3rd Oct 2023 5:13pm
Young Love
When I think about you
I think about dads blue F150
And Zac Brown Band CHICKEN FRIED blasting on repeat
Those winding Georgia roads
A little sick and a little in love
We begged our parents for $300 and some alone time
Yours said yes way quicker than mine
Betsy convinced Penny and of course she agreed
10 hours on the road with hands gripped
Together on laps and faces on faces
We became adults in those 3 days alone
To the grocery store we went
“Lets make the perfect grilled cheese” you said
Damn you knew how much I loved...
I think about dads blue F150
And Zac Brown Band CHICKEN FRIED blasting on repeat
Those winding Georgia roads
A little sick and a little in love
We begged our parents for $300 and some alone time
Yours said yes way quicker than mine
Betsy convinced Penny and of course she agreed
10 hours on the road with hands gripped
Together on laps and faces on faces
We became adults in those 3 days alone
To the grocery store we went
“Lets make the perfect grilled cheese” you said
Damn you knew how much I loved...
#love
#teens
#travel
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LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2023 2:38am
3rd Oct 2023 2:38am
Abundance
In the dark risen playground
Between the years, he had found her back.
And now among the crowd, she lost him again.
Swinging in the arms of sunshine
She still missed the presence of his shadow.
When there were rhinestones all around her
She still missed the sparkle of his smile.
While she danced among the stars
She still missed his hand that led her through the crowd.
She spent her days in chaos
But as the night grew silent once again
The moon beamed his face in her newly lit eyes.
She let peace take over and silence...
Between the years, he had found her back.
And now among the crowd, she lost him again.
Swinging in the arms of sunshine
She still missed the presence of his shadow.
When there were rhinestones all around her
She still missed the sparkle of his smile.
While she danced among the stars
She still missed his hand that led her through the crowd.
She spent her days in chaos
But as the night grew silent once again
The moon beamed his face in her newly lit eyes.
She let peace take over and silence...
#love
#responsibility
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LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2023 2:28am
3rd Oct 2023 2:28am
Paris
Today, you are with the great romantics and the deadliest cynics
3482 miles from 9th street, our sweet deli on the corner
You tell me where you are, but I do not care
I have never cared, and I will be damned if I start now.
You have a purpose and you will find it amusing
You fool, you angel on the hill.
The rules of the game have not been decided
All I know is that I am the creator
and you will bend to my rules.
The bullet points are perfectly manicured and aimed to kill
Kill you, not me, of course
Because I, wonder if you know that...
3482 miles from 9th street, our sweet deli on the corner
You tell me where you are, but I do not care
I have never cared, and I will be damned if I start now.
You have a purpose and you will find it amusing
You fool, you angel on the hill.
The rules of the game have not been decided
All I know is that I am the creator
and you will bend to my rules.
The bullet points are perfectly manicured and aimed to kill
Kill you, not me, of course
Because I, wonder if you know that...
#love
#manipulation
#success
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LOVE POEM
Published
26th Sep 2023 5:15pm
26th Sep 2023 5:15pm
I Am Cold When You Leave
Animals that live above me are chasing tails again.
My parents drove 4 hours to drop off the dogs.
They told me where they were going
but it must have slipped my mind.
This is their second vacation this year
and it is only January.
The weekend ended and
it’s raining now.
I sat on my cracked leather couch
with a glass of pinot for 3 hours. Alone again.
The wine tasted as good as when I opened it
3 days ago. The TV decided to stop working
my lamp, constantly flickering.
I’m not sure why it felt so cold
the thermostat...
My parents drove 4 hours to drop off the dogs.
They told me where they were going
but it must have slipped my mind.
This is their second vacation this year
and it is only January.
The weekend ended and
it’s raining now.
I sat on my cracked leather couch
with a glass of pinot for 3 hours. Alone again.
The wine tasted as good as when I opened it
3 days ago. The TV decided to stop working
my lamp, constantly flickering.
I’m not sure why it felt so cold
the thermostat...
#love
#breakup
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SELF POEM
Published
26th Sep 2023 5:08pm
26th Sep 2023 5:08pm
Weekly Summary
On Monday my mother lectured about
the importance of living,
she reminds me once a week.
It comforts her more than me
so, I tell her I understand.
On Tuesday I told Steven that I was numb
I wanted to feel more alive, in which
he replied with it will get better.
That was his usual response.
I will try telling him again next week.
Wednesday evening, I wasted fifteen minutes
watching a talk on how to become a millionaire.
Then spent the rest of the night thinking of business ideas.
On Thursday I replaced my childhood
companion...
the importance of living,
she reminds me once a week.
It comforts her more than me
so, I tell her I understand.
On Tuesday I told Steven that I was numb
I wanted to feel more alive, in which
he replied with it will get better.
That was his usual response.
I will try telling him again next week.
Wednesday evening, I wasted fifteen minutes
watching a talk on how to become a millionaire.
Then spent the rest of the night thinking of business ideas.
On Thursday I replaced my childhood
companion...
#boredom
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2023 9:03pm
24th Aug 2023 9:03pm
On I-95 South
We have a pact.
I will stay behind you and you will lead me.
I do not know if we are going the same distance
but I trust you.
It is busy out here and everyone has found their partners.
I choose you, man in the white car
Bumper sticker says ‘baby on board’
so, you could never mislead me.
The silhouette of your hair resembles
A somewhat frantic lifestyle
yet 5mph over the speed limit seems tame
to me.
A while has passed at a mediocre pace
in the constant stream of metal, right
I swing.
you...
I will stay behind you and you will lead me.
I do not know if we are going the same distance
but I trust you.
It is busy out here and everyone has found their partners.
I choose you, man in the white car
Bumper sticker says ‘baby on board’
so, you could never mislead me.
The silhouette of your hair resembles
A somewhat frantic lifestyle
yet 5mph over the speed limit seems tame
to me.
A while has passed at a mediocre pace
in the constant stream of metal, right
I swing.
you...
#home
#travel
#SelfReflection
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SELF POEM
Published
24th Aug 2023 9:02pm
24th Aug 2023 9:02pm
Oh, to run
My brothers and I running through fields
of poppies and haybales.
dinner is ready in 5 minutes, my loves
never did we go on time, we let what we thought was
10 minutes go by and then we’d return.
Still, dinner had 15 minutes left to go.
We could have used those minutes
so wisely but instead we obeyed.
I think my mother wished we defied her sometimes
so, we can enjoy the beauties
of the open fields and endless greens.
Dinner was great but let’s run again,
this time we would climb up thick trees and skinny trees
and...
of poppies and haybales.
dinner is ready in 5 minutes, my loves
never did we go on time, we let what we thought was
10 minutes go by and then we’d return.
Still, dinner had 15 minutes left to go.
We could have used those minutes
so wisely but instead we obeyed.
I think my mother wished we defied her sometimes
so, we can enjoy the beauties
of the open fields and endless greens.
Dinner was great but let’s run again,
this time we would climb up thick trees and skinny trees
and...
#teens
#childhood
#aging
#freedom
#PersonalGrowth
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LOVE POEM
Published
7th Aug 2023 7:46pm
7th Aug 2023 7:46pm
Where are you?
I wake myself up
every morning and turn to look at you
you seem more pale than usual
your red hair doesn't catch the light
like it did in September
I haven't slept next to you
in 7 years
I don't believe it
but the blinding phone screen believes
you are not on there
you have never been on there
why are you not on there?
every morning and turn to look at you
you seem more pale than usual
your red hair doesn't catch the light
like it did in September
I haven't slept next to you
in 7 years
I don't believe it
but the blinding phone screen believes
you are not on there
you have never been on there
why are you not on there?
#love
#breakup
#TruthOfLife
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