Submissions by Firebyrd
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My spoken word name is Phoenix Firebyrd I am a Poet, writer, singer, dancer, and theatrical presenter. I enjoy writing erotica, introspective pieces, community activism pieces, and not quite a love poem pieces.
I miss...
I miss...
warm hands...
and cool lips
that drip with
the nectar of lovers
sweet words
I miss... passionate
verbs vibrating
off of my solar plexus
I miss making love
before breakfast
Oh Lover speak sweet
to me
I miss allowing you
into my sacred sanctuary
I miss strong hands to handle me
smother my angst with searing heat
discover new land in me
Find my gold
I miss having some one close
to hold...
Empty bed too big
with just me in it
...
warm hands...
and cool lips
that drip with
the nectar of lovers
sweet words
I miss... passionate
verbs vibrating
off of my solar plexus
I miss making love
before breakfast
Oh Lover speak sweet
to me
I miss allowing you
into my sacred sanctuary
I miss strong hands to handle me
smother my angst with searing heat
discover new land in me
Find my gold
I miss having some one close
to hold...
Empty bed too big
with just me in it
...
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BRICKS
Damn...
this brick wall... is tall
Bricks stacked so high...
No body can see the real me
at all
Got these...damn Bricks stacked
like a balancing act
on my back
Got these...damn Bricks packed
got me strapped
till my soul is bent
Bound AND cracked
Bricks.. stacked so high
Past my eyes so I'm blocked
with Bricks stacked to the sky
I'm in shock over the way
these damn bricks stacked up
As I struggle with no help
and no damn back up
Soul... surrounded
No more tea just
Brick...
this brick wall... is tall
Bricks stacked so high...
No body can see the real me
at all
Got these...damn Bricks stacked
like a balancing act
on my back
Got these...damn Bricks packed
got me strapped
till my soul is bent
Bound AND cracked
Bricks.. stacked so high
Past my eyes so I'm blocked
with Bricks stacked to the sky
I'm in shock over the way
these damn bricks stacked up
As I struggle with no help
and no damn back up
Soul... surrounded
No more tea just
Brick...
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Reflections....
Truth...
Is all I see when I stare into my mirror
because there is no way for me
to hide the lines...
where gravity failed to defy time
Tenderness...
Seeping into my reflection
blurring the lines of
past hurts and rejections...
As a silvery brown red hue
begins to sift through my Locks
Making my hair look like
a sun that is forever setting...
Wistfully I smile
at this Image looking
back at me...
Right into my eyes I stare and see
All the previous versions of myself
That brought me to...
Is all I see when I stare into my mirror
because there is no way for me
to hide the lines...
where gravity failed to defy time
Tenderness...
Seeping into my reflection
blurring the lines of
past hurts and rejections...
As a silvery brown red hue
begins to sift through my Locks
Making my hair look like
a sun that is forever setting...
Wistfully I smile
at this Image looking
back at me...
Right into my eyes I stare and see
All the previous versions of myself
That brought me to...
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To Maya... with love
She was Regal...
In her ways...
In her walk...
In her words....
Yes Maya Angelou's
words touched
places in me that
I deemed unreachable...
Her Biography's and poems
touched the darkest parts of
me...and made my soul...
Teachable
Maya said...
"If someone shows you who they are...believe them"
Those are words I've
lived by from the first moment
I heard her say them...
So poised Maya was
with every gesture
reminding me of what
it means to be a Lady
To have dignity......
In her ways...
In her walk...
In her words....
Yes Maya Angelou's
words touched
places in me that
I deemed unreachable...
Her Biography's and poems
touched the darkest parts of
me...and made my soul...
Teachable
Maya said...
"If someone shows you who they are...believe them"
Those are words I've
lived by from the first moment
I heard her say them...
So poised Maya was
with every gesture
reminding me of what
it means to be a Lady
To have dignity......
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How I Cope
I see
Fragments of the Future
In side particles of dust
As I float...
I see my destiny
unfold
In this Purple Haze of smoke
I tilt my head back
jaw.. somewhat slack
As I rewind my favorite
Jill Scott track
and prop..
2 more pillows behind my back
so I don't choke...
3 ice cubes in my Jack... and
this is how I cope
With days & days of responsibility
Piling & Filing in on top of me
I toke... in the evening
so I can breathe...
cant let this world...
get the best of...
Fragments of the Future
In side particles of dust
As I float...
I see my destiny
unfold
In this Purple Haze of smoke
I tilt my head back
jaw.. somewhat slack
As I rewind my favorite
Jill Scott track
and prop..
2 more pillows behind my back
so I don't choke...
3 ice cubes in my Jack... and
this is how I cope
With days & days of responsibility
Piling & Filing in on top of me
I toke... in the evening
so I can breathe...
cant let this world...
get the best of...
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Let the Darkness Fall
I
Am tired
of trying to run walk and
roll steadfastly into the light
Tired of holding on to false hope
praying that Creator will make it right
Tired of the Motivational Madness
that only works for a few...
After the high wears off
these so called Teachers
are more fucked up
then me OR you....
Tired of troubles
coming by the dozens
Yet the blessings
only come in 2's
Tired of my soul being
battered and abused
While the Devil has his fun
seems like Creator is amused
Yet I...
Am tired
of trying to run walk and
roll steadfastly into the light
Tired of holding on to false hope
praying that Creator will make it right
Tired of the Motivational Madness
that only works for a few...
After the high wears off
these so called Teachers
are more fucked up
then me OR you....
Tired of troubles
coming by the dozens
Yet the blessings
only come in 2's
Tired of my soul being
battered and abused
While the Devil has his fun
seems like Creator is amused
Yet I...
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Nothing New..... Under the Sun
I...
I have seen that look before...
That secret look
that sweltering with heat look
That he gives her...
when he thinks Im not looking
I ...
I have seen it all before
Those heavy eyelids...
that spark flames
when she passes...
As she smiles tentively
in my direction....
Hoping I dont engage her
in conversation...
Hoping I don't say...anything
at all.
While you watch the both
of us...like a game of tennis
You just don't realize....
This...Is my game
I invented it.
I have been...
I have seen that look before...
That secret look
that sweltering with heat look
That he gives her...
when he thinks Im not looking
I ...
I have seen it all before
Those heavy eyelids...
that spark flames
when she passes...
As she smiles tentively
in my direction....
Hoping I dont engage her
in conversation...
Hoping I don't say...anything
at all.
While you watch the both
of us...like a game of tennis
You just don't realize....
This...Is my game
I invented it.
I have been...
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My Enigma
I...
Have decided
To remain...
Wide Open
No Point in shutting down now...
No way to shut you out... anyhow
My Enigma...
You are a ... part of me
Like a shadow...
Always right... behind me
Your Darkness...
So Inviting...
You know...You...
Excite Me...
You come closer...
In My Dreams...
Stripping me..
Of everything...
Just Like I Like It
I ... dont want to fight it.
Cause it's ...Too Sweet
The Mystery you give to me...
My palate would agree...
When you come near......
Have decided
To remain...
Wide Open
No Point in shutting down now...
No way to shut you out... anyhow
My Enigma...
You are a ... part of me
Like a shadow...
Always right... behind me
Your Darkness...
So Inviting...
You know...You...
Excite Me...
You come closer...
In My Dreams...
Stripping me..
Of everything...
Just Like I Like It
I ... dont want to fight it.
Cause it's ...Too Sweet
The Mystery you give to me...
My palate would agree...
When you come near......
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My Will
I
Have no fear
for from the bottom
I rise...
Eventhough
before I jump from this cliff
I still
Close my eyes
Feeling the wind
engulf me
In the distance
I hear an eagle cry
as I swoop over mountain tops
I realize...
I still know how to fly
Now...
I open my eyes
and take in the view
as I leave past regret
behind in a melancholy blue
I see where Ive been
as poignant tears fall
yet my heart rises
as I hear my future call
A wounded soldier I am
A wounded warrior I be
But...
Have no fear
for from the bottom
I rise...
Eventhough
before I jump from this cliff
I still
Close my eyes
Feeling the wind
engulf me
In the distance
I hear an eagle cry
as I swoop over mountain tops
I realize...
I still know how to fly
Now...
I open my eyes
and take in the view
as I leave past regret
behind in a melancholy blue
I see where Ive been
as poignant tears fall
yet my heart rises
as I hear my future call
A wounded soldier I am
A wounded warrior I be
But...
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Good f**kin Riddance!
Finally...
It has ended
This B-Flick
Reality Show
we used to call a relationship
has seen its last episode
That's right...
It's..Over...
As I become fire & heat
because you...
Will never again
be able to find shade
in the coolness of my shadow
You...wont have relief...
Not today...Not from me
I hope my words cuts you like
daggers...
Yes...I want you to bleed
Why...
Because this shit is over...
No more excruciating conversations
with You and YOUR EGO
Now granted... in...
It has ended
This B-Flick
Reality Show
we used to call a relationship
has seen its last episode
That's right...
It's..Over...
As I become fire & heat
because you...
Will never again
be able to find shade
in the coolness of my shadow
You...wont have relief...
Not today...Not from me
I hope my words cuts you like
daggers...
Yes...I want you to bleed
Why...
Because this shit is over...
No more excruciating conversations
with You and YOUR EGO
Now granted... in...
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JUST SO U KNOW
The thought of your voice is like
Vinegar being poured into an open wound...
Your Name reminds me of gritted teeth and
nails on chalk boards...
A grating vexation to
my souls exsistance
Insufferable beast...
walking around in a mans skin...
Wearing empathetic faces like a halloween mask...
Wandering to & fro...
Seeking whom you may devour.....
and...
I know youre hungry....
since I cut your belly open and freed myself
when you tried to devour me....
See....
My heart...
Is NOBODY"S...
Vinegar being poured into an open wound...
Your Name reminds me of gritted teeth and
nails on chalk boards...
A grating vexation to
my souls exsistance
Insufferable beast...
walking around in a mans skin...
Wearing empathetic faces like a halloween mask...
Wandering to & fro...
Seeking whom you may devour.....
and...
I know youre hungry....
since I cut your belly open and freed myself
when you tried to devour me....
See....
My heart...
Is NOBODY"S...
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19 Comments
Wet Dreams
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