Submissions by sweetdevil (CortneyB)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Jun 2024 3:19am
19th Jun 2024 3:19am
Dad
Oh what I would give
For us to just speak again
I really miss you dad...
For us to just speak again
I really miss you dad...
#haiku
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Feb 2024 7:10am
1st Feb 2024 7:10am
It's almost 2am
It's almost 2am
I woke having to pee
It's so dark in the living room
But one thing was still clear to see
It's almost 2am
And I am back in my bed in tears
Because my father's chair is still empty
Him being gone was always one of my biggest fears
It's almost 2am
And the room is silent and wrong
I miss the sounds of his TV
Even the sound of him breathing is gone
It's almost 2am
And there's a pit where my stomach once was
I hold my son close in my bed
Hoping he knows he's loved because
It's almost 2am
And...
I woke having to pee
It's so dark in the living room
But one thing was still clear to see
It's almost 2am
And I am back in my bed in tears
Because my father's chair is still empty
Him being gone was always one of my biggest fears
It's almost 2am
And the room is silent and wrong
I miss the sounds of his TV
Even the sound of him breathing is gone
It's almost 2am
And there's a pit where my stomach once was
I hold my son close in my bed
Hoping he knows he's loved because
It's almost 2am
And...
#sadness
#grief
#death #IMissYou
#death #IMissYou
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Jan 2024 2:10am
9th Jan 2024 2:10am
Why?
I gave him another chance
Why did I even give him a second glance?
Why didn't I walk away?
Laugh at the lies he had to say
I finally let myself love him again,
I opened my heart and let him back in
I said the words I was scared to say
That I loved him more than the light of day
I finally told him how much he meant to me
And then he decided to set me free
He said wanted time to be sure we were right
And that night he we had our first fight
And instead of letting me explain my side
He cut me off every time I tried
Twisting...
Why did I even give him a second glance?
Why didn't I walk away?
Laugh at the lies he had to say
I finally let myself love him again,
I opened my heart and let him back in
I said the words I was scared to say
That I loved him more than the light of day
I finally told him how much he meant to me
And then he decided to set me free
He said wanted time to be sure we were right
And that night he we had our first fight
And instead of letting me explain my side
He cut me off every time I tried
Twisting...
#love
#heartbroken
#breakup
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Dec 2023 00:41am
19th Dec 2023 00:41am
Floating in a state of pure serenity
The waves flow onto the sands of the beach,
The breeze make the leaves dance on the trees.
I feel the water rise over my feet
As I make my way into my favorite place
I feel the current move past my legs,
Pulling slightly on my hair as I lay back
And let myself float in a state of pure serenity
The breeze make the leaves dance on the trees.
I feel the water rise over my feet
As I make my way into my favorite place
I feel the current move past my legs,
Pulling slightly on my hair as I lay back
And let myself float in a state of pure serenity
#beach
#water
#peace
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Dec 2023 2:39am
7th Dec 2023 2:39am
How Do I Get It Out Of My Head?
There is one image I will never get out of my head
As much as I wish I could wash it from my memory forever
My father laying semi conscious in a hospital bed
Fighting the sedation when he hears us speaking in the hall nearby
An incision his collar to his waist
A tube down his throat,
A look of utter terror on his face
The nurse has us move away from the room
Trying to avoid startling him
My father needs his rest
Still as he can possibly be
My father kept trying to wake up
So they put him under
The phrase "medically...
As much as I wish I could wash it from my memory forever
My father laying semi conscious in a hospital bed
Fighting the sedation when he hears us speaking in the hall nearby
An incision his collar to his waist
A tube down his throat,
A look of utter terror on his face
The nurse has us move away from the room
Trying to avoid startling him
My father needs his rest
Still as he can possibly be
My father kept trying to wake up
So they put him under
The phrase "medically...
#father
#illness
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Dec 2022 2:30am
6th Dec 2022 2:30am
Curve ball
Life threw a curve ball
My world was turned upside down
But I won't go back
I'm a single mom
With the most beautiful boy
Who owns my whole heart
Meeting someone new
While a wonderful daydream
Is far from easy
But it is better
Than life with someone cruel
Who destroyed my heart
Maybe we still love
The people we were before
We aren't the same now
And so we move on
Hoping to find our true selves
Moving day by day
Praying we chose right
Separating our whole lives ...
My world was turned upside down
But I won't go back
I'm a single mom
With the most beautiful boy
Who owns my whole heart
Meeting someone new
While a wonderful daydream
Is far from easy
But it is better
Than life with someone cruel
Who destroyed my heart
Maybe we still love
The people we were before
We aren't the same now
And so we move on
Hoping to find our true selves
Moving day by day
Praying we chose right
Separating our whole lives ...
#love
#motherhood
#separation
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Nov 2022 6:46pm
27th Nov 2022 6:46pm
Keep Going
Time flows on like a river,
Days, weeks and months go by.
You do your best to keep up with it all,
But everything changes in the blink of an eye.
I was depressed, lost and confused
I had no clue who I wanted to be.
Now I have so much in life I am grateful for,
Blessings abundantly surround me
Still some nights I lie awake,
Wishing for the ease of before.
Because while I was so alone and sad,
I didn’t have to fear losing anything more.
Now I have so much in my life,
But I also have so much to lose
But...
Days, weeks and months go by.
You do your best to keep up with it all,
But everything changes in the blink of an eye.
I was depressed, lost and confused
I had no clue who I wanted to be.
Now I have so much in life I am grateful for,
Blessings abundantly surround me
Still some nights I lie awake,
Wishing for the ease of before.
Because while I was so alone and sad,
I didn’t have to fear losing anything more.
Now I have so much in my life,
But I also have so much to lose
But...
#hope
#gratitude
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Apr 2018 6:09pm
4th Apr 2018 6:09pm
Blessing
We thought for a long time this was impossible.
He had been told by doctors it was highly unlikely,
And my family doesn't have the best track record for this sort of thing.
But not only did we get those two pink lines that wonderful day,
We're at 11 weeks now and that's amazing.
I know we aren't totally out of the danger zone yet,
But I am starting to feel more hope with each day.
Because my doctors say things are going well,
And we're almost a third of the way!
So today I lay in bed,
Feeling my small baby bump under my...
He had been told by doctors it was highly unlikely,
And my family doesn't have the best track record for this sort of thing.
But not only did we get those two pink lines that wonderful day,
We're at 11 weeks now and that's amazing.
I know we aren't totally out of the danger zone yet,
But I am starting to feel more hope with each day.
Because my doctors say things are going well,
And we're almost a third of the way!
So today I lay in bed,
Feeling my small baby bump under my...
#love
#hope
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LOVE POEM
Published
15th Feb 2018 00:09am
15th Feb 2018 00:09am
Soul Mates
When in a relationship,
Two peoples souls dance together.
In most cases there is a clear dominance,
While one soul happily follows the other.
But occasionally two souls connect,
Both fierce and stubborn.
They both try to lead at once,
And undoubly collide frequently.
Sometimes the two souls separate,
Unsure that that is what they want.
They collect themselves again,
And decide how to move on.
Now, sometimes those two souls,
Who so stubbornly got in each other's way,
They both decide to go back to the other, ...
Two peoples souls dance together.
In most cases there is a clear dominance,
While one soul happily follows the other.
But occasionally two souls connect,
Both fierce and stubborn.
They both try to lead at once,
And undoubly collide frequently.
Sometimes the two souls separate,
Unsure that that is what they want.
They collect themselves again,
And decide how to move on.
Now, sometimes those two souls,
Who so stubbornly got in each other's way,
They both decide to go back to the other, ...
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DARK POEM
Published
1st Feb 2018 6:53am
1st Feb 2018 6:53am
Death
Two weeks have passed since that night
And since then I haven't tried to die
But the thought still sits in the back of my mind
Its there so why lie?
Why try to hide?
The thoughts inside my head
Voices whisper sweet nothings into my ears,
As death invites me into his bed.
Why fight his tempting call,
A voice sugar sweet?
Why go on living like this,
When our souls begs for the chance to meet.
Death is something most fear,
Seen as an inevitable end.
But what if its just the beginning,
Of an eternity spent with a...
And since then I haven't tried to die
But the thought still sits in the back of my mind
Its there so why lie?
Why try to hide?
The thoughts inside my head
Voices whisper sweet nothings into my ears,
As death invites me into his bed.
Why fight his tempting call,
A voice sugar sweet?
Why go on living like this,
When our souls begs for the chance to meet.
Death is something most fear,
Seen as an inevitable end.
But what if its just the beginning,
Of an eternity spent with a...
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SELF POEM
Published
31st Jan 2018 1:46am
31st Jan 2018 1:46am
Intentions
After recent events,
Many people question my intent.
Were my actions really accidental?
Or was what everyone thought real?
Did I try to kill myself?
Why take the bottle from the shelf?
Why take so many pills?
Was it just for thrills?
Did I want to die that day?
Who can really say?
I was drunk and stupid,
That much can't be disputed.
But how true are my words,
The ones everyone has heard.
That I meant no harm,
So please don't be alarmed.
How can I make such a plea,
While people look at...
Many people question my intent.
Were my actions really accidental?
Or was what everyone thought real?
Did I try to kill myself?
Why take the bottle from the shelf?
Why take so many pills?
Was it just for thrills?
Did I want to die that day?
Who can really say?
I was drunk and stupid,
That much can't be disputed.
But how true are my words,
The ones everyone has heard.
That I meant no harm,
So please don't be alarmed.
How can I make such a plea,
While people look at...
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Jan 2018 8:54pm
25th Jan 2018 8:54pm
Almost....
I almost died...
Okay, well that sounds a bit dramatic.
But I felt as if I were going to die.
It was honestly an accident.
I was drunk.
I wasn't thinking.
I had a really bad headache.
The pills were prescription strength,
But they were just tylenol.
How bad could they be?
I wake up in a few hours,
Sicker than I have ever been before.
I can tell something is seriously wrong...
But I can't say anything,
I can barely stay awake long enough to puke,
Then I am back down again.
The next night they...
Okay, well that sounds a bit dramatic.
But I felt as if I were going to die.
It was honestly an accident.
I was drunk.
I wasn't thinking.
I had a really bad headache.
The pills were prescription strength,
But they were just tylenol.
How bad could they be?
I wake up in a few hours,
Sicker than I have ever been before.
I can tell something is seriously wrong...
But I can't say anything,
I can barely stay awake long enough to puke,
Then I am back down again.
The next night they...
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