Submissions by thinlane
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I just wander through my mind and pick up what's lying around on any given day. I'm not a trained poet but I enjoy writing nonetheless. It seems like a good way to drain the demons in my head in a constructive manner.
A Passed Age
Seems like an age has passed
Slow days and faster decades
And though it's not really surprising
I'm still surprised that we haven't
Run into each other
Somewhere
In this huge city
In all these years
In essence I was just a boy
That last day
Now there's very little essence left
And I'm old and wrinkled
And it sets me to thinking
On those days that I think of you
That you must be old as well
But I simply can't picture it
My thought version of you
Remains stuck in the 90's
Just a girl in essence yourself ...
Slow days and faster decades
And though it's not really surprising
I'm still surprised that we haven't
Run into each other
Somewhere
In this huge city
In all these years
In essence I was just a boy
That last day
Now there's very little essence left
And I'm old and wrinkled
And it sets me to thinking
On those days that I think of you
That you must be old as well
But I simply can't picture it
My thought version of you
Remains stuck in the 90's
Just a girl in essence yourself ...
#aging
#nostalgia
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The Bloom
I walked out of there
And right out of my life
Into a new way of living
And you are the flowers in my garden
It's all so new
I don't know what to think
I have no point of reference
To pigeonhole you
And it's glorious
A piece of springtime
In a mad winter storm
You are the blooms that fill my world
You've got to believe in it
It's so true
It's so unbelievable
And I believe in you
If there's nothing more to say one day
I'll say hello again
To live again the magic
Of having you here in my life
And right out of my life
Into a new way of living
And you are the flowers in my garden
It's all so new
I don't know what to think
I have no point of reference
To pigeonhole you
And it's glorious
A piece of springtime
In a mad winter storm
You are the blooms that fill my world
You've got to believe in it
It's so true
It's so unbelievable
And I believe in you
If there's nothing more to say one day
I'll say hello again
To live again the magic
Of having you here in my life
#FallingInLove
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Warm
I don't care about the lightning strikes
I don't care if the thunder roars
It's just a little electricity
And I've seen it all before
Another storm of the century
Blowing extra hard
The tide rises and buries the headland
Another billion or two lost for sure
It's just what we all ordered
Why act surprised that it came
If you fuck with Mother Nature long enough
She'll come and fuck with you in trade
Now that beachfront property might not be worth much for long
The new tide is rising
Drowning the old ways
Better pray like...
I don't care if the thunder roars
It's just a little electricity
And I've seen it all before
Another storm of the century
Blowing extra hard
The tide rises and buries the headland
Another billion or two lost for sure
It's just what we all ordered
Why act surprised that it came
If you fuck with Mother Nature long enough
She'll come and fuck with you in trade
Now that beachfront property might not be worth much for long
The new tide is rising
Drowning the old ways
Better pray like...
#storm
#water
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Winter Sun
I can't believe how warm it is today
As though winter has withered and died
I guess while it's warm I can dream
But I know that winter never gives up the ghost
So early
And we'll likely pay for this balmy day
With a foot of snow
And bitter cold
Oh well
While the sidewalk is clear I think I'll go for a walk
And greet my winter pale neighbours
As they stick noses outdoors
For a little sniff of spring
So warm your cold souls
And thank your God
For the sunshine
As though winter has withered and died
I guess while it's warm I can dream
But I know that winter never gives up the ghost
So early
And we'll likely pay for this balmy day
With a foot of snow
And bitter cold
Oh well
While the sidewalk is clear I think I'll go for a walk
And greet my winter pale neighbours
As they stick noses outdoors
For a little sniff of spring
So warm your cold souls
And thank your God
For the sunshine
#spring
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Bloom
I've been cold before but I know
That the sun will come back soon enough
Soon enough to warm the heart
Of a heartbroken man
And when that heat comes back
I'm gonna roar
I'm gonna get some attention
I'm gonna sing at the top of my lungs
And fuck you if you don't like the song
And it's gonna be real
No fucking around
Not gonna strike a poser's pose
I'm gonna tear the scab off my heart
And let the bad blood escape my soul
I'm gonna be pure
I won't hide from the pain
I'll live it all balls to the wall
Just to...
That the sun will come back soon enough
Soon enough to warm the heart
Of a heartbroken man
And when that heat comes back
I'm gonna roar
I'm gonna get some attention
I'm gonna sing at the top of my lungs
And fuck you if you don't like the song
And it's gonna be real
No fucking around
Not gonna strike a poser's pose
I'm gonna tear the scab off my heart
And let the bad blood escape my soul
I'm gonna be pure
I won't hide from the pain
I'll live it all balls to the wall
Just to...
#uplifting
#MovingOn
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Alive
I've been down this road
Many times
And it looks like I'm walking it again
It's a road full of heartache and hurt
But it's worth the trip in the end
I have to get my head back in line
With my heart and my needs
And realize that everyone
Has their share of pain
And learn to stop bitching and whining
When it's simply my turn to feel
The ache of being alive
Many times
And it looks like I'm walking it again
It's a road full of heartache and hurt
But it's worth the trip in the end
I have to get my head back in line
With my heart and my needs
And realize that everyone
Has their share of pain
And learn to stop bitching and whining
When it's simply my turn to feel
The ache of being alive
#motivational
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Big city
I live in a big city
But on a quiet little street
Where not much happens
Day to day
I feel kind of insulated from the nasty stuff
That goes on day after day
Just around the corner
Oh sure we've had our share
Of trouble and crime
Even here in my quiet little house
But just a break in or two
Not much when you consider
The murder and mayhem
That a big city engenders
I feel lucky and bored at the same time
I can understand the luckiness I feel
But the boredom worries me a little
I don't want any of that big...
But on a quiet little street
Where not much happens
Day to day
I feel kind of insulated from the nasty stuff
That goes on day after day
Just around the corner
Oh sure we've had our share
Of trouble and crime
Even here in my quiet little house
But just a break in or two
Not much when you consider
The murder and mayhem
That a big city engenders
I feel lucky and bored at the same time
I can understand the luckiness I feel
But the boredom worries me a little
I don't want any of that big...
#home
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Peace Of Mind
A Christmas Eve wish
For peace
I'm not so naive
That I would wish for
Peace on earth
But maybe peace in my own mind
Would be a good start
I could use the peace
It's much too noisy
As it is
For peace
I'm not so naive
That I would wish for
Peace on earth
But maybe peace in my own mind
Would be a good start
I could use the peace
It's much too noisy
As it is
#healing
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Guilt, Fear And Loathing
I think it's almost time
To drop everything
And take that giant step
That takes me away from here
There's no happiness
In my life and times
Only angry words
And hateful states
It just makes me feel like
Today's the day
I have everything I need
To take me away
So what is holding me back?
Fear?
Guilt?
Maybe even hope?
I don't know why I'm thinking like this
It's an anguished thought in my head
But it's pulling me in
To drop everything
And take that giant step
That takes me away from here
There's no happiness
In my life and times
Only angry words
And hateful states
It just makes me feel like
Today's the day
I have everything I need
To take me away
So what is holding me back?
Fear?
Guilt?
Maybe even hope?
I don't know why I'm thinking like this
It's an anguished thought in my head
But it's pulling me in
#anxiety
#SelfHarm
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The Drama
It's just another scene
Going down in the drama of my life
This one is supposed to break my heart
But I find that I don't care
Too much drama has deadened my emotions
Too many tears and way too many raised voices
I can't bring myself to get mad
You might just as well save your breath
I guess it's goodbye
Hello hello
Do you hear what I say
Over your strident cry
And the tears fall hot and heavy
But I don't care about any of it
It's nothing new to me at all
So I close my heart to it
Goodbye...
Going down in the drama of my life
This one is supposed to break my heart
But I find that I don't care
Too much drama has deadened my emotions
Too many tears and way too many raised voices
I can't bring myself to get mad
You might just as well save your breath
I guess it's goodbye
Hello hello
Do you hear what I say
Over your strident cry
And the tears fall hot and heavy
But I don't care about any of it
It's nothing new to me at all
So I close my heart to it
Goodbye...
#manipulation
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Intensity
At five in the morning
You grab onto my hand
As though the whole of the universe
Was ending
You whispered in fear
Into my ear
Please hold me and tell me
You need me
So I squeezed you with all the intensity
That I feel in my soul
When I think of your face
And told you I love you
And you said that I ruined it
And now I'm just wondering how
And what
I ruined with my love
It's too much you say
And I think you're crazy
But what I think doesn't matter
Cause we need some time apart...
You grab onto my hand
As though the whole of the universe
Was ending
You whispered in fear
Into my ear
Please hold me and tell me
You need me
So I squeezed you with all the intensity
That I feel in my soul
When I think of your face
And told you I love you
And you said that I ruined it
And now I'm just wondering how
And what
I ruined with my love
It's too much you say
And I think you're crazy
But what I think doesn't matter
Cause we need some time apart...
#frustration
#confusion
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Looking
I haven't found love
I haven't really truly been looking
I've been telling myself that I have
But that's not the same
Is it?
I haven't really truly been looking
I've been telling myself that I have
But that's not the same
Is it?
#honesty
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