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.
SELF POEM
Published
7th Sep 2021 8:10pm
7th Sep 2021 8:10pm
Low Enough
I pushed you down far enough
That you can't rise
I held you down low low down
Out of sight of my eyes
I can't bear to see you
It would barrel me down
Low low down deeper down
Please stay out of my mind
I've spent decades of my life
Trying to bury your memory
To keep you from bringing me
Right back down deeper down
Where I was before
I thought I'd pushed you down far enough
That you could not rise
Back into my line of sight
But how wrong I have been
All those things that I buried
Down low low down deep ...
That you can't rise
I held you down low low down
Out of sight of my eyes
I can't bear to see you
It would barrel me down
Low low down deeper down
Please stay out of my mind
I've spent decades of my life
Trying to bury your memory
To keep you from bringing me
Right back down deeper down
Where I was before
I thought I'd pushed you down far enough
That you could not rise
Back into my line of sight
But how wrong I have been
All those things that I buried
Down low low down deep ...
#denial
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Jul 2021 9:38am
26th Jul 2021 9:38am
Summer Sun
I went to see you there
In the early morning
When the fog was thick
And rolling through
I watched you standing there
That early morning
And wished time would stop
Before you saw me too
I had to see your face
Though I knew you'd cry
It's hard to forget the past
When it's staring in your eyes
But the seasons pass
And the fog rolls back
And the hot new songs
Have been playing much too long
When you said you loved me
I knew you'd feel that way
Just for a limited time
While...
In the early morning
When the fog was thick
And rolling through
I watched you standing there
That early morning
And wished time would stop
Before you saw me too
I had to see your face
Though I knew you'd cry
It's hard to forget the past
When it's staring in your eyes
But the seasons pass
And the fog rolls back
And the hot new songs
Have been playing much too long
When you said you loved me
I knew you'd feel that way
Just for a limited time
While...
#FallingInLove
#crush
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SELF POEM
Published
8th Jul 2021 10:41am
8th Jul 2021 10:41am
Shortcuts
I'm halfway to heaven
And all the shortcuts that I took growing up
Are starting to come due for payment
Before I know it I might find out
That I'm all the way there.
And all the shortcuts that I took growing up
Are starting to come due for payment
Before I know it I might find out
That I'm all the way there.
#aging
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Jun 2021 3:41am
25th Jun 2021 3:41am
Reaching Out For New Words
Trying hard to write
The words that just won't come
The ideas fly away before my pen
And I chase the empty page into my dreams
Just being here around you
Used to open up my mind
And I couldn't get the words down
Fast enough
But magic turns mundane
When you know how all the tricks are done
And all of yours are now old hat
To me
I have to find a new star to wish upon
New mountains still unclimbed
And as much as it might frighten me
I'm going to be alone
There is such a thing as too comfortable
And I can't...
The words that just won't come
The ideas fly away before my pen
And I chase the empty page into my dreams
Just being here around you
Used to open up my mind
And I couldn't get the words down
Fast enough
But magic turns mundane
When you know how all the tricks are done
And all of yours are now old hat
To me
I have to find a new star to wish upon
New mountains still unclimbed
And as much as it might frighten me
I'm going to be alone
There is such a thing as too comfortable
And I can't...
#MovingOn
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SELF POEM
Published
16th Jun 2021 12:41pm
16th Jun 2021 12:41pm
Hope Lost And Found
It becomes more difficult daily
To look at what's become of us
Of myself
After such a promising start
It hurts my soul
I place the blame at my own feet
I'm filled with shame
And hot stinking defeat
The future looks bleak
To my tired eyes
Each and every day
I try to find a way
To extricate myself
With some semblance of pride
But all avenues are closed to me
So I must slink away
Or find a dark corner
To curl up and fade from view
Or maybe from this life itself
To remake myself in the next one ...
To look at what's become of us
Of myself
After such a promising start
It hurts my soul
I place the blame at my own feet
I'm filled with shame
And hot stinking defeat
The future looks bleak
To my tired eyes
Each and every day
I try to find a way
To extricate myself
With some semblance of pride
But all avenues are closed to me
So I must slink away
Or find a dark corner
To curl up and fade from view
Or maybe from this life itself
To remake myself in the next one ...
#FeelingLost
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
28th Apr 2021 8:07am
28th Apr 2021 8:07am
Follower
Ancient words of wisdom
Don't bring me any peace of mind
Just telling me my thoughts are wrong
And pointing me in some ghostly direction
Is not what I can get my mind behind
I am absolutely not a blind follower
If you really wanted me to go along with that
You should never have given me an education
I will find my own truth
Don't bring me any peace of mind
Just telling me my thoughts are wrong
And pointing me in some ghostly direction
Is not what I can get my mind behind
I am absolutely not a blind follower
If you really wanted me to go along with that
You should never have given me an education
I will find my own truth
#faith
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SELF POEM
Published
18th Apr 2021 1:43am
18th Apr 2021 1:43am
The Problem With Leaving
I'm really unhappy with the big stuff
And the little stuff has earned my hatred
So there isn't a lot of room in my heart
For love
I don't much care for you right now either
But don't let that hurt your feelings
Because I save the most contempt
For myself
I might have to live here right now
But I get to choose for how long
And every time I look around I realize
That that time may by drawing to a close
There's one big problem with leaving though
And it's hard to overlook
No matter where I run to
There I am
And the little stuff has earned my hatred
So there isn't a lot of room in my heart
For love
I don't much care for you right now either
But don't let that hurt your feelings
Because I save the most contempt
For myself
I might have to live here right now
But I get to choose for how long
And every time I look around I realize
That that time may by drawing to a close
There's one big problem with leaving though
And it's hard to overlook
No matter where I run to
There I am
#emptiness
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Mar 2021 8:22am
9th Mar 2021 8:22am
Walking
I've seen that look that says I love you
As well as the I'm angry as hell stare
But before today I had never seen a look
That said I hate you
It's hard to miss it or misunderstand
I guess in your heart the goodbyes are already said
And I just have to wait until your lips
Catch up to your mind
So excuse me while I go out walking
I think I'll be awhile getting back
For the end
As well as the I'm angry as hell stare
But before today I had never seen a look
That said I hate you
It's hard to miss it or misunderstand
I guess in your heart the goodbyes are already said
And I just have to wait until your lips
Catch up to your mind
So excuse me while I go out walking
I think I'll be awhile getting back
For the end
#rejection
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SELF POEM
Published
4th Jan 2021 10:31am
4th Jan 2021 10:31am
They All Fall Down
I guess it's not enough that there are people dying all over the world
Now I get to watch my family fall apart
And make threats to each other
As though there is some replacement for the ones that we're supposed to be loving.
I'm sick at heart
And sick in body
And I find myself wishing that I could just die
To avoid anymore heartache
It's like living in hell
Within and without
Watch them all fall down
And see who's left when it's all over
Madness rules
And my own madness is making a pretty good case for itself
My body is...
Now I get to watch my family fall apart
And make threats to each other
As though there is some replacement for the ones that we're supposed to be loving.
I'm sick at heart
And sick in body
And I find myself wishing that I could just die
To avoid anymore heartache
It's like living in hell
Within and without
Watch them all fall down
And see who's left when it's all over
Madness rules
And my own madness is making a pretty good case for itself
My body is...
#anger
#conflict
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LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2021 10:01am
2nd Jan 2021 10:01am
The World At War
There's hardly light enough to truly call it day
We're both wide awake and dying to get away
Away from all the goddamned fighting that seems to hold us
Hold us in its sway
I've seen enough in my time here with you tonight
To know that it's not worth the time spent on the fight
The things you're sorry saying when daylight comes around
Are exactly what you meant to say and you damn well said it right
It has become impossible for either one of us
It has become a painful nightly ritual
I don't really want to start believing all the shit that we...
We're both wide awake and dying to get away
Away from all the goddamned fighting that seems to hold us
Hold us in its sway
I've seen enough in my time here with you tonight
To know that it's not worth the time spent on the fight
The things you're sorry saying when daylight comes around
Are exactly what you meant to say and you damn well said it right
It has become impossible for either one of us
It has become a painful nightly ritual
I don't really want to start believing all the shit that we...
#breakup
#conflict
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Dec 2020 12:03pm
30th Dec 2020 12:03pm
Face The Facts
Seen from this perspective
Life takes on a tragicomic look
Being gifted a modicum of intelligence
Just by dent of being homo sapien
You can know all the facts
And the reasons for your own demise
And wish for stupidity
So as not to have to face the facts
That stare you in the face
It's almost funny
To be smart enough to wish for ignorance
But you'll soon notice that nobody is laughing
I smile at the incongruence
But I smile through tears
Life takes on a tragicomic look
Being gifted a modicum of intelligence
Just by dent of being homo sapien
You can know all the facts
And the reasons for your own demise
And wish for stupidity
So as not to have to face the facts
That stare you in the face
It's almost funny
To be smart enough to wish for ignorance
But you'll soon notice that nobody is laughing
I smile at the incongruence
But I smile through tears
#bittersweet
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Dec 2020 12:00pm
6th Dec 2020 12:00pm
Memory Lane
I remember a face from a long time ago
And it pulls me back through the years
To a time that seemed to be much less
Consequential
Different parties and partners
And plans made on the fly
Living by the seat of your pants
Was I ever really that young
The face in my mind's eye
With the bright blue eyes filled with mirth
And a nose bent so slightly to the east
Brings those times roaring back to me
I almost wish I could do it all again
I never had a better friend
I'm not really sure who's wingman
Was who
But with time...
And it pulls me back through the years
To a time that seemed to be much less
Consequential
Different parties and partners
And plans made on the fly
Living by the seat of your pants
Was I ever really that young
The face in my mind's eye
With the bright blue eyes filled with mirth
And a nose bent so slightly to the east
Brings those times roaring back to me
I almost wish I could do it all again
I never had a better friend
I'm not really sure who's wingman
Was who
But with time...
#nostalgia
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