WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
13th Apr 2024 2:06pm
13th Apr 2024 2:06pm
lucky 13
13 of 30
she was born on the 13th day
of the 3rd month
the most Pisces spirit you've ever seen
it's all that water...you understand
she swims in it
& me a solid Cancer
our home can be quite turbulent...
saturated in emotion
...as I'm sure you can well imagine
but she's the purest heart
with a penchant for mischief
{I tell her she gets it from my father
a man for whom she says she weeps
though she never met him
...not strictly true...she was just too young to remember...}
graced with a...
she was born on the 13th day
of the 3rd month
the most Pisces spirit you've ever seen
it's all that water...you understand
she swims in it
& me a solid Cancer
our home can be quite turbulent...
saturated in emotion
...as I'm sure you can well imagine
but she's the purest heart
with a penchant for mischief
{I tell her she gets it from my father
a man for whom she says she weeps
though she never met him
...not strictly true...she was just too young to remember...}
graced with a...
#beauty
#gratitude
#daughter #NaPoWriMo2024
#daughter #NaPoWriMo2024
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
5th Apr 2024 12:27pm
5th Apr 2024 12:27pm
the full story
5 of 30
she's been punching numbers in my memorydex
trying to get the full story
so she can work from the root of her pain
when alcohol saturation no longer cuts it
does nothing to numb the howling void haunting her
now she's looking for answers
from the only other person who was there
me...the previously silent witness
I've always known the day would come
when I'd have to stand before the wall
facing the firing squad of her unanswered questions
& all the unhealed wounds the bastard left us
the bridge with all...
she's been punching numbers in my memorydex
trying to get the full story
so she can work from the root of her pain
when alcohol saturation no longer cuts it
does nothing to numb the howling void haunting her
now she's looking for answers
from the only other person who was there
me...the previously silent witness
I've always known the day would come
when I'd have to stand before the wall
facing the firing squad of her unanswered questions
& all the unhealed wounds the bastard left us
the bridge with all...
#love
#daughter
#healing #NaPoWriMo2024
#healing #NaPoWriMo2024
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
8th Mar 2024 3:53pm
8th Mar 2024 3:53pm
value of intentions
I don't know whether to feel proud of myself
...or ashamed
I worked so hard all those years
masking to hide my pain
protecting her from the knowledge
so perfectly she never suspected
and now that it's come to the surface
she's asking me tough questions
and I can see the hurt in her eyes
that I suffered & kept it so quiet
but it was imperative to me she live her life unaffected
as normal as could be expected
never thinking how moods & occasional withdrawing might affect her
it was just the 2 of us for so much of her...
...or ashamed
I worked so hard all those years
masking to hide my pain
protecting her from the knowledge
so perfectly she never suspected
and now that it's come to the surface
she's asking me tough questions
and I can see the hurt in her eyes
that I suffered & kept it so quiet
but it was imperative to me she live her life unaffected
as normal as could be expected
never thinking how moods & occasional withdrawing might affect her
it was just the 2 of us for so much of her...
#motherhood
#confessional
#daughter #SelfWorth
#daughter #SelfWorth
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2024 1:28pm
23rd Feb 2024 1:28pm
this is why...
the only time I ever came to blows was in 6th grade
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
the popular girl used to bully me...daily
I never said a word
just silently took it
until one day she mocked my father
and I nearly ripped the hair off her pretty blonde head
got sent to the principal's office for my trouble
...completely unrepentant
he tried to tell me "we don't beat people up"
I said "maybe not
but you don't stop other crap from happening either
never stopped her from bullying me"
when asked why I never spoke up...I shrugged
and he asked...
#love
#father
#gratitude #daughter
#gratitude #daughter
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Oracle19
Poem Published
13th Feb 2024 7:41am
13th Feb 2024 7:41am
Mom. Mother. Beth.
#mother
#family
#memories
#suffering
#daughter
58 reads
4 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
30th Jan 2024 10:38pm
30th Jan 2024 10:38pm
Spoken Thoughts Through The Eyes Of A Princess
Father, will you tell me all the stories that originated out the depths of the sea
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
A land beforehand that defines our presence here on earth
A place in history that was preserved for you and for the generation divine calling of me
Will there be tales where the dragon slays the innocent with fire, the boogie man in black robes sitting on judgment seats
Taking breaths of Hebrew liberations to be placed in a cage to no longer pilgrimage free
I see Looming castles and exotic animals running in the wild
Fields of greenery as I walk through...
#father
#sun
#water
#daughter
#spiritual
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msbeav
Brenda
Brenda
Poem Published
13th Dec 2023 8:52pm
13th Dec 2023 8:52pm
I'm Sorry
I'm sorry Brandi,
How I wish I could go back to change the wrong things I put you through, and to make time rearrange.
I'm sorry for what my life, fears and screw-ups, have done to you, I simply rolled with what those fears handed me.
Yes I should have done more and not just let it be. I was so scared and didn't really know what to do.
I'm sorry I wasn't there for you like I should have been -there's no excuse for it.
Those wounds you bear may never mend and I live with that every day.
But that doesn't mean that I the love I feel for you isn't real....
How I wish I could go back to change the wrong things I put you through, and to make time rearrange.
I'm sorry for what my life, fears and screw-ups, have done to you, I simply rolled with what those fears handed me.
Yes I should have done more and not just let it be. I was so scared and didn't really know what to do.
I'm sorry I wasn't there for you like I should have been -there's no excuse for it.
Those wounds you bear may never mend and I live with that every day.
But that doesn't mean that I the love I feel for you isn't real....
#mother
#memories
#separation #daughter
#separation #daughter
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
16th Oct 2023 3:29pm
16th Oct 2023 3:29pm
super power: part 2
it's like she's gazing through otherworldly eyes
sees things beyond ordinary sight
it's not just the panorama displayed by her lens
it's like she's seeing something...
...from within
a communion of sorts
with the textures, shadows & shapes
something in the way her mind & the image communicates
and she shows me the results of her endeavors
frustrated
because it didn't appear as she saw it
like her magic isn't as strong as she expected
I tell her...
...sometimes it's better to just take it all in
accept that there's...
sees things beyond ordinary sight
it's not just the panorama displayed by her lens
it's like she's seeing something...
...from within
a communion of sorts
with the textures, shadows & shapes
something in the way her mind & the image communicates
and she shows me the results of her endeavors
frustrated
because it didn't appear as she saw it
like her magic isn't as strong as she expected
I tell her...
...sometimes it's better to just take it all in
accept that there's...
#love
#beauty
#magic
#admiration
#daughter
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WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
16th Oct 2023 3:26pm
16th Oct 2023 3:26pm
super power: part 1
she wears it like an extension of herself
not an accessory or additional limb
but an extra sense
what she sees when she activates that super power
...is anyone's guess
but it's always worth the wait
I've tried to anticipate
it does no good
been gifted the opportunity to follow in her wake
strict understanding...
...be quiet & stay out of her way
easy enough
I used to gaze into the same direction I saw her looking
tried to capture what I thought she saw
nah...it doesn't work
still take the chance...
not an accessory or additional limb
but an extra sense
what she sees when she activates that super power
...is anyone's guess
but it's always worth the wait
I've tried to anticipate
it does no good
been gifted the opportunity to follow in her wake
strict understanding...
...be quiet & stay out of her way
easy enough
I used to gaze into the same direction I saw her looking
tried to capture what I thought she saw
nah...it doesn't work
still take the chance...
#love
#art
#admiration #daughter
#admiration #daughter
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HottNess
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2023 5:04pm
3rd Sep 2023 5:04pm
Lost Girl
I’ve called a few men “Daddy”
But I know destroying his girl,
ain’t true fatherhood.
I truly do it for me,
not your twisted fuck fantasies.
I’m still stuck on , How does it feel to be loved by a man?
To be loved by a man without fucking him?…
How does it feel to hug a man without him sliding your panties???
Thats the child in me searching for what I never had
So when I say Daddy please understand its always for me and not your fantasies
Seeking healing from adolescent wounds
I’m lost out here . ...
But I know destroying his girl,
ain’t true fatherhood.
I truly do it for me,
not your twisted fuck fantasies.
I’m still stuck on , How does it feel to be loved by a man?
To be loved by a man without fucking him?…
How does it feel to hug a man without him sliding your panties???
Thats the child in me searching for what I never had
So when I say Daddy please understand its always for me and not your fantasies
Seeking healing from adolescent wounds
I’m lost out here . ...
#father
#family
#memories #daughter
#memories #daughter
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oskar
Poem Published
9th Jun 2023 7:13am
9th Jun 2023 7:13am
the loss of the known
The loss of the known
A sudden flash occurred, a moment of a forgotten past
walking down a wide road that only had a few cars trundling along
to the left where the road wears to the right, a café I thought of going
in for a beer, but the dog if left outside, would fret
A fine day, not hot or cold, must have been early spring or fall
tried to remember what I was doing before the curtain was drawn
I was left with an unfinished memory, one I had to make it up
to fill in the blanks.
Something sad about the scene of a sole...
A sudden flash occurred, a moment of a forgotten past
walking down a wide road that only had a few cars trundling along
to the left where the road wears to the right, a café I thought of going
in for a beer, but the dog if left outside, would fret
A fine day, not hot or cold, must have been early spring or fall
tried to remember what I was doing before the curtain was drawn
I was left with an unfinished memory, one I had to make it up
to fill in the blanks.
Something sad about the scene of a sole...
#father
#brother
#children
#childhood
#daughter
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oskar
Poem Published
6th Jun 2023 7:08am
6th Jun 2023 7:08am
my auntie
My Auntie
When he entered his aunt’s basement flat
I had been in the yard when she called me in
she squatted over a bucket of water, cleaning her fanny
I handed her a towel and a bottle of spray cologne
My aunt was not like other aunts took no interest
In knitting woolly socks for African children
She was a free spirit and loved men, but she preferred
Teutonic men and disliked the Latin types, except once
When we children brought home a black cook from
A banana ship; he spent two nights in her bed but looked
pale when the captain...
When he entered his aunt’s basement flat
I had been in the yard when she called me in
she squatted over a bucket of water, cleaning her fanny
I handed her a towel and a bottle of spray cologne
My aunt was not like other aunts took no interest
In knitting woolly socks for African children
She was a free spirit and loved men, but she preferred
Teutonic men and disliked the Latin types, except once
When we children brought home a black cook from
A banana ship; he spent two nights in her bed but looked
pale when the captain...
#brother
#sister
#childhood
#family
#daughter
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