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.
The Happy House
She looks out the window
She’s trying to find her happiness
Since it’s not here inside her home
Where it’s supposed to be
She went through all the same old shit
With a marriage to a man that she supposed she loved
And then a house that’s full of noisy kids
But it hasn’t filled her up with anything but chores to do
Where does she have to go
Or what does she have to do
To find that joy that she craves so deeply
It mystifies her so that she just weeps
On television all the things that she has here
Bring joy to all...
She’s trying to find her happiness
Since it’s not here inside her home
Where it’s supposed to be
She went through all the same old shit
With a marriage to a man that she supposed she loved
And then a house that’s full of noisy kids
But it hasn’t filled her up with anything but chores to do
Where does she have to go
Or what does she have to do
To find that joy that she craves so deeply
It mystifies her so that she just weeps
On television all the things that she has here
Bring joy to all...
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4 Comments
Darkened Window
Look out the window as darkness begins to fall
And soon the window will show what lies inside
Instead of the darkness outside
A mirror on what is known
And a reversal of fortune
For those inside
Who have become actors on a stage
For any passerby who cares to see the show
Making up the lines in their heads
Based on what the actors face would reveal
As they make their entrances
And hit the spots
With perfect accuracy
Until realizing they are watched
The actors take their bows
And close the curtains on the show ...
And soon the window will show what lies inside
Instead of the darkness outside
A mirror on what is known
And a reversal of fortune
For those inside
Who have become actors on a stage
For any passerby who cares to see the show
Making up the lines in their heads
Based on what the actors face would reveal
As they make their entrances
And hit the spots
With perfect accuracy
Until realizing they are watched
The actors take their bows
And close the curtains on the show ...
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What The Soul Demands
She thinks of him with sad eyes
Filled with the tears that will fall in just a few moments
Knowing that she will break his heart
And not knowing why she must
Only that she must
The feeling has been inside her for months
That there was something wrong
And she must be the one to fix it
There is no other waiting to take his place As he will no doubt think and accuse ...
Filled with the tears that will fall in just a few moments
Knowing that she will break his heart
And not knowing why she must
Only that she must
The feeling has been inside her for months
That there was something wrong
And she must be the one to fix it
There is no other waiting to take his place As he will no doubt think and accuse ...
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3 Comments
Puppy Love
We came together at such a young age
A puppy love I suppose I would call it
Not knowing what they call it these days
When I am so much older
And yet within that puppy love there is only
One important word
Love
It was a true love
Hot as a fire out of control to begin
As most loves are
And then with embers tamped down and yet
Still capable of blazing at any time
Did we just grow older and away from
The heat of our love
Or did the fire just blaze for the last time
And then die
From our inability to understand ...
A puppy love I suppose I would call it
Not knowing what they call it these days
When I am so much older
And yet within that puppy love there is only
One important word
Love
It was a true love
Hot as a fire out of control to begin
As most loves are
And then with embers tamped down and yet
Still capable of blazing at any time
Did we just grow older and away from
The heat of our love
Or did the fire just blaze for the last time
And then die
From our inability to understand ...
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4 Comments
The Worries Of My Life
The ledger of my life looks like an empty page
And I wonder what happened to all my days
Now that I can see the end
So close to me
For all I’ve done
It seems it adds up to just one frosty breath
That lingers for just a moment by my mouth
And then disappears into the air
As though it were never there at all
As the end draws ever near I wonder
And I worry
Though I know that it’s a useless waste of what’s left
I worry
And I wonder what happened to all my days
Now that I can see the end
So close to me
For all I’ve done
It seems it adds up to just one frosty breath
That lingers for just a moment by my mouth
And then disappears into the air
As though it were never there at all
As the end draws ever near I wonder
And I worry
Though I know that it’s a useless waste of what’s left
I worry
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Life Changes
She grows tired about eight o’clock
And pours herself a glass of wine
She’s been trying to find a new way to go
But she’s running out of dreams
It’s been a long, long time
Since she was young and full of life
But she isn’t really all that old
It’s just sometimes how it seems
And she sips her wine
As the tears slide down her face
She lights a cigarette
And blames the tears on smoky eyes
She wants to reinvent her life
She needs to find something that’s fresh and new
She has to find herself a new direction ...
And pours herself a glass of wine
She’s been trying to find a new way to go
But she’s running out of dreams
It’s been a long, long time
Since she was young and full of life
But she isn’t really all that old
It’s just sometimes how it seems
And she sips her wine
As the tears slide down her face
She lights a cigarette
And blames the tears on smoky eyes
She wants to reinvent her life
She needs to find something that’s fresh and new
She has to find herself a new direction ...
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Memories Of Happiness
I spent the night in sadness grip
Knowing that you did not want to be with me
At least on that night
Of all the others I could not be sure
And that saddened me ever more
Since all I want in the world is to be by your side
I just wandered the house
With the memory of other nights together
Racing through my heart
And those images made me laugh
It was a sad laugh
But a laugh nonetheless
I could live in the memory of you
Alone but together
And still remain happy
Until you came to my door
Smiling
Knowing that you did not want to be with me
At least on that night
Of all the others I could not be sure
And that saddened me ever more
Since all I want in the world is to be by your side
I just wandered the house
With the memory of other nights together
Racing through my heart
And those images made me laugh
It was a sad laugh
But a laugh nonetheless
I could live in the memory of you
Alone but together
And still remain happy
Until you came to my door
Smiling
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Fighting Words
You cannot fight alone
Although
When I refuse to be sucked into the vortex or her argument
It is as though I am fighting even harder
In that she goes
For lack of a better word
Batshit
She throws her high school psychology at me
As though she knows what she means
Telling me that my silence is a slap in the face
As though it isn’t worth my time to argue with her
And she calls me names which I won’t repeat
And all the while she is right
By my silence I am simply saying that her argument has no merit
And so I won’t bother to...
Although
When I refuse to be sucked into the vortex or her argument
It is as though I am fighting even harder
In that she goes
For lack of a better word
Batshit
She throws her high school psychology at me
As though she knows what she means
Telling me that my silence is a slap in the face
As though it isn’t worth my time to argue with her
And she calls me names which I won’t repeat
And all the while she is right
By my silence I am simply saying that her argument has no merit
And so I won’t bother to...
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2 Comments
Darkness And Pain
Sitting lonely in a darkened room
Life has taken his purpose away
And he wonders how long to bother
Carrying on when it all means nothing
To him or to anyone else
When he was young and proud
They would listen
And now not one will look
At him or at any his age
So he sits in the dark
In his sadness
And he’s set to go
To leave this life
Since it left him long ago
And he waits
With just his pain for company
For the word
That heaven will send
That will be the last day
In this life at least
The end
Life has taken his purpose away
And he wonders how long to bother
Carrying on when it all means nothing
To him or to anyone else
When he was young and proud
They would listen
And now not one will look
At him or at any his age
So he sits in the dark
In his sadness
And he’s set to go
To leave this life
Since it left him long ago
And he waits
With just his pain for company
For the word
That heaven will send
That will be the last day
In this life at least
The end
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Lies And Liars
Everything is said and done
The mystery laid open wide
With a mirthful smile on its face
She wanders home
Streets as quiet as the grave
Tears burn down her cheeks
No doubt left now to lean on
As truth has opened its eye and looked at her
She understands and it breaks her heart
All lies left falling on the floor
Did she prefer to not know?
It seems that way as her heart is broken
By truth and all it brings to her
She still can’t believe what she has to believe
Her thoughts drag on the road beside her
Through the muck and into her...
The mystery laid open wide
With a mirthful smile on its face
She wanders home
Streets as quiet as the grave
Tears burn down her cheeks
No doubt left now to lean on
As truth has opened its eye and looked at her
She understands and it breaks her heart
All lies left falling on the floor
Did she prefer to not know?
It seems that way as her heart is broken
By truth and all it brings to her
She still can’t believe what she has to believe
Her thoughts drag on the road beside her
Through the muck and into her...
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Time
Time had slipped away with love long before the love story ended
And so it was almost a thankful thing to be able to walk away
With no screaming or tears
No hatred left to linger and torment
Just a melancholic feeling of something that once was there
But no longer lived
Left only with lines on my face where none had been before
I left there and moved on with life
In search of what was to come next
But not really in any hurry for it to be a staggering love affair
I thought that last with a smile
Knowing that if one came along I would happily...
And so it was almost a thankful thing to be able to walk away
With no screaming or tears
No hatred left to linger and torment
Just a melancholic feeling of something that once was there
But no longer lived
Left only with lines on my face where none had been before
I left there and moved on with life
In search of what was to come next
But not really in any hurry for it to be a staggering love affair
I thought that last with a smile
Knowing that if one came along I would happily...
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A New Life
There won’t be any more living this way
He’s tired of being tired of it
He packs what he thinks he might need for a week
And decides he will buy whatever else he needs
As he goes along his new trail
He is finally excited with life
Sees a future where he didn’t before
And sees more than just one more day in front of him
That he isn’t sure he even wants to live
What life will hold he doesn’t know
And doesn’t much care
It will finally be life again
Instead of just existence
He smiles as he closes the door on his old life
And drives into the...
He’s tired of being tired of it
He packs what he thinks he might need for a week
And decides he will buy whatever else he needs
As he goes along his new trail
He is finally excited with life
Sees a future where he didn’t before
And sees more than just one more day in front of him
That he isn’t sure he even wants to live
What life will hold he doesn’t know
And doesn’t much care
It will finally be life again
Instead of just existence
He smiles as he closes the door on his old life
And drives into the...
561 reads
2 Comments
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