Submissions by DreamIllusions
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
When I put the pen to paper or the hands to keys - I feel as if I'm in a fever until all the thoughts make it out - only then I can breathe.
The Bass that Settled in You
You’re arms around me come undone
I see them spreading out flinging wide
You’ve become a gorilla in the darkness
Pounding your chest so deep and bitter
I cover my ears but I still hear it in my bones
It brings me to my knees with a quake
I know you’re hurting and I know you’re burning
Hot and cold, I know why you’re crying
Your eyes please don’t look away
Make me see what I already know
The pain you feel is so real and deep it touches mine
With a deep resounding thump
As it sinks to my core
Filling my legs
With a thunderous boom...
I see them spreading out flinging wide
You’ve become a gorilla in the darkness
Pounding your chest so deep and bitter
I cover my ears but I still hear it in my bones
It brings me to my knees with a quake
I know you’re hurting and I know you’re burning
Hot and cold, I know why you’re crying
Your eyes please don’t look away
Make me see what I already know
The pain you feel is so real and deep it touches mine
With a deep resounding thump
As it sinks to my core
Filling my legs
With a thunderous boom...
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SEE YOU AGAIN
You don’t know my name, you don’t know the rules
If you did would you call me out, would you shout
With your eyes, with your words
Make me see, make me talk
Make me look
Where you look
If I hold out, hold out my hand
Will you take it, take it and
Then keep me from falling, falling deep
Or help me climb, climb up what’s steep
Either way if I hold out, hold out my hand
Will you take it
Will you take it
You don’t know where I stand, you don’t know the half
If you did would you come to me, would you find my street
When the...
If you did would you call me out, would you shout
With your eyes, with your words
Make me see, make me talk
Make me look
Where you look
If I hold out, hold out my hand
Will you take it, take it and
Then keep me from falling, falling deep
Or help me climb, climb up what’s steep
Either way if I hold out, hold out my hand
Will you take it
Will you take it
You don’t know where I stand, you don’t know the half
If you did would you come to me, would you find my street
When the...
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The Danger That Comes at Love’s End
You tear me apart
There’s nothing left and I’m falling
Falling faster through the waters that drown
Your words bite my flesh and sink to the bone
Where nothing remains and I’m sinking
Sinking deeper through the darkness
That you’ve become
One minute and you hit the switch
Your eyes were soft and now they harbor daggers
Dangerous, so dangerous
You’ve already taken everything
And still you thirst for more
You’re playing hard
With hands no longer empty and I’m hurting
Hurting from bruises no one can see on me
Your words...
There’s nothing left and I’m falling
Falling faster through the waters that drown
Your words bite my flesh and sink to the bone
Where nothing remains and I’m sinking
Sinking deeper through the darkness
That you’ve become
One minute and you hit the switch
Your eyes were soft and now they harbor daggers
Dangerous, so dangerous
You’ve already taken everything
And still you thirst for more
You’re playing hard
With hands no longer empty and I’m hurting
Hurting from bruises no one can see on me
Your words...
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Now, The Night
When I was young, the night was far too long
With too many demons creeping in the stillness
With too many dragons breathing in the darkness
When I was young, the night brought black horses
All of them nicknamed ‘night’
Now the night is not long enough
I lay next to her and weep
Knowing all I have is her sleep
Now the night slaps the dawn awake
And pulls the covers back to light the day
While I grew, the days were far too bright
With too many white hot spots feeling for me
With too many pure beings grasping around me
While I grew,...
With too many demons creeping in the stillness
With too many dragons breathing in the darkness
When I was young, the night brought black horses
All of them nicknamed ‘night’
Now the night is not long enough
I lay next to her and weep
Knowing all I have is her sleep
Now the night slaps the dawn awake
And pulls the covers back to light the day
While I grew, the days were far too bright
With too many white hot spots feeling for me
With too many pure beings grasping around me
While I grew,...
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Paper Wings
I fly to you everyday
On wings of paper, wings of gray
And every minute along the way
I pray
I fly to you as fast as I can
With wings of paper, wings that long to land
And every tree I pass stands
Green and tan
I fly to you with the wind in my heart
My wings of paper, daring to tear apart
And every day I don’t see you is like a dart
Threatening my day not to start
I fly to you everyday
On wings of paper, wings of gray
And every minute along the way
I pray
I fly to you with many dreams
These wings of paper...
On wings of paper, wings of gray
And every minute along the way
I pray
I fly to you as fast as I can
With wings of paper, wings that long to land
And every tree I pass stands
Green and tan
I fly to you with the wind in my heart
My wings of paper, daring to tear apart
And every day I don’t see you is like a dart
Threatening my day not to start
I fly to you everyday
On wings of paper, wings of gray
And every minute along the way
I pray
I fly to you with many dreams
These wings of paper...
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Orchid
I’ve invited you in
To see the beauty in my yard
In my garden
See the flowers over there
See the special way they bloom
Blush
That’s the color, what it’s called
Close the gate behind you
No one else can come in
Just the two of you
Did you bring your camera?
There’s so much here to see
Sit here, on the lush green grass
Look there at that bed of flowers
Just about to open up
You’re just in time
I’ve invited you in
In to see the secret garden behind the wall
Behind the vines, vinca vines
Even some poison ivy I...
To see the beauty in my yard
In my garden
See the flowers over there
See the special way they bloom
Blush
That’s the color, what it’s called
Close the gate behind you
No one else can come in
Just the two of you
Did you bring your camera?
There’s so much here to see
Sit here, on the lush green grass
Look there at that bed of flowers
Just about to open up
You’re just in time
I’ve invited you in
In to see the secret garden behind the wall
Behind the vines, vinca vines
Even some poison ivy I...
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Med Clare
A Galleon holds treasure deep within
Underneath its full white sails
That billow in the angry or calm wind
While pirates hold on to the rails
I want to be held like that
Safe like that
Away from dangers like that
Floating without knowing
Like that
An oyster holds its pearl inside where it’s dark
Underneath its grown-up shell
That protects what’s it holds from the diver’s mark
In a cave where mermaids once fell
I want to be held like that
Safe like that
Away from dangers like that
Floating without knowing
Like...
Underneath its full white sails
That billow in the angry or calm wind
While pirates hold on to the rails
I want to be held like that
Safe like that
Away from dangers like that
Floating without knowing
Like that
An oyster holds its pearl inside where it’s dark
Underneath its grown-up shell
That protects what’s it holds from the diver’s mark
In a cave where mermaids once fell
I want to be held like that
Safe like that
Away from dangers like that
Floating without knowing
Like...
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Strangely Dark
And the house is strangely dark
Even the wind outside has calmed, the trees standing still
There are no noises from within, just a glow through the darkness
I fumble for the light but it does not come on
My heartbeat quickens as I try to look around
But the house is strangely dark
Then the wind outside picks up
First just a tap tapping from the maple tree, then growing
As if there’s a whirlwind right outside my door
And I wish I wasn’t alone
Because the house is strangely dark
So I step with trepidation, taking the only weapon I can find
And...
Even the wind outside has calmed, the trees standing still
There are no noises from within, just a glow through the darkness
I fumble for the light but it does not come on
My heartbeat quickens as I try to look around
But the house is strangely dark
Then the wind outside picks up
First just a tap tapping from the maple tree, then growing
As if there’s a whirlwind right outside my door
And I wish I wasn’t alone
Because the house is strangely dark
So I step with trepidation, taking the only weapon I can find
And...
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The Calling (winner of Tell Me Fantastical Lies Comp)
Sometimes it has a scratching, hate-filled voice
Eager to pull you into it's trap with its scraping sound
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, willing to please
Sometimes it has a dreadful, mourning voice
Calling out to anyone who'll listen to its begging
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, offering to help
Sometimes it has a menacing, angry voice
Pulling and tearing at your skin with promises
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, to hold its hand
...
Eager to pull you into it's trap with its scraping sound
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, willing to please
Sometimes it has a dreadful, mourning voice
Calling out to anyone who'll listen to its begging
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, offering to help
Sometimes it has a menacing, angry voice
Pulling and tearing at your skin with promises
But still you listen
You go to it
You run to it's side, to hold its hand
...
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Heat Rising
Can you feel it, Can you
Can you feel it
Can you
The smoke from our time together nearly chokes the air
So thick and warm begging, begging for more
You’re a magician, hypnotizing me with your hands
There is music here, turn in on, turn it up
So my breathing can match the beat
I can feel the heat rising when you’re near
And I can’t stop touching your skin
I think you know that I can’t stop the inferno
I think you know that I can’t let go
I just can’t get enough
The atmosphere is fueled by the electricity between us
So put...
Can you feel it
Can you
The smoke from our time together nearly chokes the air
So thick and warm begging, begging for more
You’re a magician, hypnotizing me with your hands
There is music here, turn in on, turn it up
So my breathing can match the beat
I can feel the heat rising when you’re near
And I can’t stop touching your skin
I think you know that I can’t stop the inferno
I think you know that I can’t let go
I just can’t get enough
The atmosphere is fueled by the electricity between us
So put...
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The Story Of The Dueling Dragons
The best way I can tell the story is like this
There was one time a black dragon and
He reared his ugly head at such a young age
Such a young age for his prey that is
The prey was not expecting it
For her beautiful swan to become a black dragon
A dragon of hate and fear and lust and sin
The dragon moved through her soul
He changed shapes often but at night
Was always the same black dragon
Once he was a shy and soft fledgling
In need of prey’s help and prey helps
Only to be laughed at, thrown down again
There came a point when...
There was one time a black dragon and
He reared his ugly head at such a young age
Such a young age for his prey that is
The prey was not expecting it
For her beautiful swan to become a black dragon
A dragon of hate and fear and lust and sin
The dragon moved through her soul
He changed shapes often but at night
Was always the same black dragon
Once he was a shy and soft fledgling
In need of prey’s help and prey helps
Only to be laughed at, thrown down again
There came a point when...
102 reads
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What Shall I Do
What would I do
If I reached out to you
If you reached out to me
If you took my hands
Make me weak in the knee
Then I’d have to hold on
Hold on to you until the feeling is gone
What if the feeling doesn’t go
Or goes and leaves me feeling low
Then what shall I do
So
What would I do
If I reached out to you
If you reached out to me
If you took my arms
Slid your hands up them, pulling me
Then I’d have to move forward
Move forward until I have to stop, until I’m cured
But what if I can’t be cured, what if there’s no way...
If I reached out to you
If you reached out to me
If you took my hands
Make me weak in the knee
Then I’d have to hold on
Hold on to you until the feeling is gone
What if the feeling doesn’t go
Or goes and leaves me feeling low
Then what shall I do
So
What would I do
If I reached out to you
If you reached out to me
If you took my arms
Slid your hands up them, pulling me
Then I’d have to move forward
Move forward until I have to stop, until I’m cured
But what if I can’t be cured, what if there’s no way...
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