Submissions by wallyroo92
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Apr 2025 00:04am
13th Apr 2025 00:04am
The Great Big Canvas
When the grand fire in the sky goes to sleep
In the darkness comes a different kind of light
It watches us closer with that pale mystic hue
That glows softly and feels cooler in the night
But behind it there are others that seem further away
Twinkling like faint sparkles amidst ocean waves
They must be the gods who come to visit us in dreams
Those figures we must capture and illustrate in caves
Those distant lonely lights seem to send us a message
Telling tales and stories we have yet to understand
As we ponder and wonder about...
In the darkness comes a different kind of light
It watches us closer with that pale mystic hue
That glows softly and feels cooler in the night
But behind it there are others that seem further away
Twinkling like faint sparkles amidst ocean waves
They must be the gods who come to visit us in dreams
Those figures we must capture and illustrate in caves
Those distant lonely lights seem to send us a message
Telling tales and stories we have yet to understand
As we ponder and wonder about...
#inspirational
#stars
#universe
#uplifting
#WritingPoetry
55 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Apr 2025 00:04am
13th Apr 2025 00:04am
The Ribbons and Her Darkness
Tranquility arrives around sunset
As a journey of some seventeen thousand days winds down
Reflection at this point is so poignant
That messages written in those stars above become clearer
Must be the nostalgia of it all
Time becomes precious and valued with each passing minute
Verses feel more empowered
When poets instinctively begin to compose their magnum opus
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As a journey of some seventeen thousand days winds down
Reflection at this point is so poignant
That messages written in those stars above become clearer
Must be the nostalgia of it all
Time becomes precious and valued with each passing minute
Verses feel more empowered
When poets instinctively begin to compose their magnum opus
58 Unique Words
59 Total
#acceptance
#death
#peace
#universe
#WritingPoetry
47 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Apr 2025 4:23am
12th Apr 2025 4:23am
Here We Are
Maybe it was the idea of being in love
Or innocence conjuring an epic fantasy
That persuaded me to write and create
As if the words would sway some power
Like a wish
Like magic
And bring her to me
But destiny and life have their own plans
We all have different paths to take
We were so young
We were so scared
But the seeds had been planted
Time was a double-edged sword
The waiting
The longing…
Ten years later
We found each other
We felt that fire again
Even when the circumstances...
Or innocence conjuring an epic fantasy
That persuaded me to write and create
As if the words would sway some power
Like a wish
Like magic
And bring her to me
But destiny and life have their own plans
We all have different paths to take
We were so young
We were so scared
But the seeds had been planted
Time was a double-edged sword
The waiting
The longing…
Ten years later
We found each other
We felt that fire again
Even when the circumstances...
#love
#stars
#universe
90 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Apr 2025 4:23am
12th Apr 2025 4:23am
The Ache of Self Containment
Vulnerable
I let myself be susceptible
Feeling secure and helpless at the same time
Drifting into a comfortable trance
As if cocooned in a vessel of love
That travels across the vast expanse
I watch the stars reflect in her eyes
Behind clusters of clouds and dust
Hiding worlds and secrets never to be revealed
Like a heart that aches in self-containment
Foretold by the figures of ancient constellations
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I let myself be susceptible
Feeling secure and helpless at the same time
Drifting into a comfortable trance
As if cocooned in a vessel of love
That travels across the vast expanse
I watch the stars reflect in her eyes
Behind clusters of clouds and dust
Hiding worlds and secrets never to be revealed
Like a heart that aches in self-containment
Foretold by the figures of ancient constellations
55 Unique Word
69 Total
#love
73 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Apr 2025 3:40am
11th Apr 2025 3:40am
Sun Rise, Sun Set
Sometimes things must be dark so we can see the light
Just like at night, when the stars decorate the sky
And during the day when I’ve dreamt of chasing clouds away
My mind can tend to get lost while time just flies by
But right before the sun sets there is a certain anticipation
An array of colors weaves right before the sun is gone
The light blue gives away to a darker shade for a new view
Until the hues begin to change again right before dawn
I have breathed the cool air and felt the hot afternoon glare
When every step I took made my...
Just like at night, when the stars decorate the sky
And during the day when I’ve dreamt of chasing clouds away
My mind can tend to get lost while time just flies by
But right before the sun sets there is a certain anticipation
An array of colors weaves right before the sun is gone
The light blue gives away to a darker shade for a new view
Until the hues begin to change again right before dawn
I have breathed the cool air and felt the hot afternoon glare
When every step I took made my...
#dawn
#moon
#PersonalGrowth
#SelfReflection
#sun
76 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Apr 2025 3:40am
11th Apr 2025 3:40am
When We Cross
I’m often amazed at the insightful musings of others
Not just in their intellect
But also in the spiritual sense of being and understanding
As if clarity has been achieved through the obstacles they’ve faced
Perception comes at different times and different levels
Especially when we’re caught up in those moments of unity
Poetry seems to capture it perfectly
Making our journey through this human experience
That much more fantastic
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Not just in their intellect
But also in the spiritual sense of being and understanding
As if clarity has been achieved through the obstacles they’ve faced
Perception comes at different times and different levels
Especially when we’re caught up in those moments of unity
Poetry seems to capture it perfectly
Making our journey through this human experience
That much more fantastic
60 Unique Words
70 Total
#death
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeCycle
#love
#SelfReflection
66 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
10th Apr 2025 5:11am
10th Apr 2025 5:11am
The Last Remains
that night we had an ugly fight
I screamed
With a guttural rage trying to make my voice box explode
All the anger caged up was trying to escape
Screaming like a demon throwing up
Until I couldn’t scream anymore
I felt self-loathing but held it against the world
I wanted to watch everything burn
I wanted to see the look in her eyes
While the barrel went in my mouth
Right before the bullet went through my brain
My tendencies were the goriest of the gore
I wanted to scar others for life
That’s how much I hated myself ...
I screamed
With a guttural rage trying to make my voice box explode
All the anger caged up was trying to escape
Screaming like a demon throwing up
Until I couldn’t scream anymore
I felt self-loathing but held it against the world
I wanted to watch everything burn
I wanted to see the look in her eyes
While the barrel went in my mouth
Right before the bullet went through my brain
My tendencies were the goriest of the gore
I wanted to scar others for life
That’s how much I hated myself ...
#death
#father
#love
#redemption
#suicide
94 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Apr 2025 5:11am
10th Apr 2025 5:11am
Parallel
While everyone else slumbers and sleep avoids us
The subconscious connects to the universe
With an energy that flows smoothly
Mystically
As if the synapses firing at high speeds
Are working out equations and conjuring hypotheses
Based on years of trial and error
Maybe it’s a parallel realm
Reaching out
They’ve figured out the kinks
While we’re here finding ourselves back at square one
Perhaps it’s the spirit
Reaching deep into the subconscious
Pulling up a bucket full of resolutions from the well of memory ...
The subconscious connects to the universe
With an energy that flows smoothly
Mystically
As if the synapses firing at high speeds
Are working out equations and conjuring hypotheses
Based on years of trial and error
Maybe it’s a parallel realm
Reaching out
They’ve figured out the kinks
While we’re here finding ourselves back at square one
Perhaps it’s the spirit
Reaching deep into the subconscious
Pulling up a bucket full of resolutions from the well of memory ...
#meditation
#SelfDiscovery
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1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Apr 2025 5:04am
9th Apr 2025 5:04am
We Are Stardust 2
We are splendor from ancient times
Part of those particles left from the big bang
From every single atom we can ever fathom
Where life in the universe once began
We are at one with the cosmos
With every galaxy, cluster and constellation
We are a reminder of the chaos and order
Derived from an astronomical configuration
We are the memory of creation
Cherished by a macrocosm that knows no end
The answer to existence’s biggest mystery
Given only when we are able to transcend
We are descendants of eternal beings ...
Part of those particles left from the big bang
From every single atom we can ever fathom
Where life in the universe once began
We are at one with the cosmos
With every galaxy, cluster and constellation
We are a reminder of the chaos and order
Derived from an astronomical configuration
We are the memory of creation
Cherished by a macrocosm that knows no end
The answer to existence’s biggest mystery
Given only when we are able to transcend
We are descendants of eternal beings ...
#astronomy
#stars
#universe
54 reads
2 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
9th Apr 2025 5:03am
9th Apr 2025 5:03am
Augury
I could see the pain in her eyes
For the things that she used to tell
And for the many that she kept to herself
People her time were built different
Like strongholds of resilience and secrets
Every now and then
I’d get a glimpse of the world she came from
She knew that old ghosts sometimes come back
Not to haunt
But try to stir you away from the current path
And yet, she always remained stoic
Death and spirits tend to have that effect on some people
For her
It was a way of life
Because even though now she...
For the things that she used to tell
And for the many that she kept to herself
People her time were built different
Like strongholds of resilience and secrets
Every now and then
I’d get a glimpse of the world she came from
She knew that old ghosts sometimes come back
Not to haunt
But try to stir you away from the current path
And yet, she always remained stoic
Death and spirits tend to have that effect on some people
For her
It was a way of life
Because even though now she...
#death
#mystery
#peace #suffering
#peace #suffering
60 reads
1 Comment
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
8th Apr 2025 2:21am
8th Apr 2025 2:21am
Overcoming Fear
It wasn’t so much the fear of what happens after death
But the constant guilt over things beyond my control
It just felt like many of the decisions I made in my youth
Were based on the premise – I was trying to save my soul
And yet for some reason it felt like something was missing
Many of the things I saw and witnessed didn’t make sense
I had lost faith and found it and lost it over and over again
And until the veil was lifted it stripped away that innocence
Then I believed I’d achieve something with a bigger purpose
Even the little...
But the constant guilt over things beyond my control
It just felt like many of the decisions I made in my youth
Were based on the premise – I was trying to save my soul
And yet for some reason it felt like something was missing
Many of the things I saw and witnessed didn’t make sense
I had lost faith and found it and lost it over and over again
And until the veil was lifted it stripped away that innocence
Then I believed I’d achieve something with a bigger purpose
Even the little...
#faith
#humankind
#PersonalGrowth
#religion
#spiritual
65 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Apr 2025 2:21am
8th Apr 2025 2:21am
Finding Space to Breathe
Those who grasp too much squeeze very little”
My mother and grandmother used to advise
And then I had to learn the concept of letting go
When poetry felt like rhymes and rain from the wise
Tammy spoke about taking that sacred pause
Elisha wrote about finding space to breathe
Because even though some things are too sharp
I discovered a place where I had to cut my teeth
It may be difficult to move on if we still hold on
To excessive things that don’t add up to anything
It will feel like taking some weight off our shoulders
When...
My mother and grandmother used to advise
And then I had to learn the concept of letting go
When poetry felt like rhymes and rain from the wise
Tammy spoke about taking that sacred pause
Elisha wrote about finding space to breathe
Because even though some things are too sharp
I discovered a place where I had to cut my teeth
It may be difficult to move on if we still hold on
To excessive things that don’t add up to anything
It will feel like taking some weight off our shoulders
When...
#meditation
#PersonalGrowth
#WritingPoetry
64 reads
2 Comments
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