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.
Depravity
You like that dont you..
and no,dont worry
Im not asking you
Im telling you
what you like,
Im telling you
that I see right thru you
Down inside the real you
The you that is weak
the you that secretly seeks
to be revealed,all your secrets
Layed bare.
Thats where I will be waiting
Infact Im already there.
As I whisper sweet insanities
So succulent to your wretched soul
That you ..cannot wait..
to engage me.
With your flagrant
Obscenities,
Delicious like tongues
On virgin flesh wrapped
In a...
and no,dont worry
Im not asking you
Im telling you
what you like,
Im telling you
that I see right thru you
Down inside the real you
The you that is weak
the you that secretly seeks
to be revealed,all your secrets
Layed bare.
Thats where I will be waiting
Infact Im already there.
As I whisper sweet insanities
So succulent to your wretched soul
That you ..cannot wait..
to engage me.
With your flagrant
Obscenities,
Delicious like tongues
On virgin flesh wrapped
In a...
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Slit Wrists
America's got slit wrist
as Apathy drips from its veins
and 3month old babies
crave bottles of milk laced
with cocaine
As we except New Age wisdom
from 9 year old prodigy's
who teach from books
Based on Brain washin Phychology
That makes us believe in the invisble
rise of our economy, based on
the position of the moon in astrology.
America's got slit wrist,
Now the earth feels her pain
'cause no one cares about
the Ozone layers, or why
our skin burns when it rains.
They have laced our childrens...
as Apathy drips from its veins
and 3month old babies
crave bottles of milk laced
with cocaine
As we except New Age wisdom
from 9 year old prodigy's
who teach from books
Based on Brain washin Phychology
That makes us believe in the invisble
rise of our economy, based on
the position of the moon in astrology.
America's got slit wrist,
Now the earth feels her pain
'cause no one cares about
the Ozone layers, or why
our skin burns when it rains.
They have laced our childrens...
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10 Comments
Addicted
I
Laid my soul bare for you.
Wide open to the bones,so
deep...I let you seep into
my thoughts and poison my mind
I could only think about you
Spreading me out..
Spreading me thin..
Baptizing me in your flesh
With my skin.
Everytime my spirit tried to speak
You gagged me with your 9 inches deep
Until I no longer reached for the stars
I just reached...for you.
Wide open to my bones
So deep I let you seep
Into the core of my sweetness
and marinate my will until
there was nothing left but
My weakness...
...
Laid my soul bare for you.
Wide open to the bones,so
deep...I let you seep into
my thoughts and poison my mind
I could only think about you
Spreading me out..
Spreading me thin..
Baptizing me in your flesh
With my skin.
Everytime my spirit tried to speak
You gagged me with your 9 inches deep
Until I no longer reached for the stars
I just reached...for you.
Wide open to my bones
So deep I let you seep
Into the core of my sweetness
and marinate my will until
there was nothing left but
My weakness...
...
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Used Goods
Her smile,not as bright
teeth not as straight
hair not as long
now she's alittle over weight.
She's used goods
no worse for wear.
She lets the boys ride
and have a good time
as long as they pay
their fare.
Her eyes.. used to shine
Now they only reflect
neglect,and a sinister
mental condition,that
for too long has gone
unchecked.
Her soul, vexed as she is
dis-eased from her core
Cause she was Mama's Baby
and Daddy's Maybe,but neither
of them loved her anymore.
You would...
teeth not as straight
hair not as long
now she's alittle over weight.
She's used goods
no worse for wear.
She lets the boys ride
and have a good time
as long as they pay
their fare.
Her eyes.. used to shine
Now they only reflect
neglect,and a sinister
mental condition,that
for too long has gone
unchecked.
Her soul, vexed as she is
dis-eased from her core
Cause she was Mama's Baby
and Daddy's Maybe,but neither
of them loved her anymore.
You would...
183 reads
6 Comments
Our Secret
When I saw you today
after so many years,
All bright and smiling
I remembered...everything
Instantly.
You looked at me as if I was
apart of your new life,the one
where demons did not exsist and fear
was dismissed with hugs and kisses.
But we both knew the truth,
I saw it in your eyes that you remembered
the truth too, you remembered what we did
and why we did it.
As you moved so gracefully, introducing your
Fiancee to all your old friends from our neighborhood
I waited...I knew you would come.
while I sat...
after so many years,
All bright and smiling
I remembered...everything
Instantly.
You looked at me as if I was
apart of your new life,the one
where demons did not exsist and fear
was dismissed with hugs and kisses.
But we both knew the truth,
I saw it in your eyes that you remembered
the truth too, you remembered what we did
and why we did it.
As you moved so gracefully, introducing your
Fiancee to all your old friends from our neighborhood
I waited...I knew you would come.
while I sat...
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Daddy's Girl
I
should have been a Daddy's Girl.
I was built for it
climbing trees,
skinning my knees
They say I favored you, with my
square jawline rich with Apache
and Blackfoot Indian blood running
through my veins
I even laugh like you some say
So strange to see my own reflection
and know that my
face is the only memory
I have of yours.
'cause every lil' girl needs her Daddy.
But there was no-one there to hold me
when I cried out in the night
from the hands of some other man
who...
should have been a Daddy's Girl.
I was built for it
climbing trees,
skinning my knees
They say I favored you, with my
square jawline rich with Apache
and Blackfoot Indian blood running
through my veins
I even laugh like you some say
So strange to see my own reflection
and know that my
face is the only memory
I have of yours.
'cause every lil' girl needs her Daddy.
But there was no-one there to hold me
when I cried out in the night
from the hands of some other man
who...
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Dont tell me you love me
Dont tell me you love me,
just because the butterflies
in my stomache still havent
found a place to rest
Nor because my nervousness
over you still has my palms
wet with sweat.
Dont tell me you love me
Simply because you enjoyed the walk
from the coffee shop to my apartment
on a starlit night when our conversation
was like sugar-cane to my brain.
You even told me that I was more
radiant than the moon herself,
As you gazed into my face as if
I was priceless to you,yet I was
Breathless over you. ...
just because the butterflies
in my stomache still havent
found a place to rest
Nor because my nervousness
over you still has my palms
wet with sweat.
Dont tell me you love me
Simply because you enjoyed the walk
from the coffee shop to my apartment
on a starlit night when our conversation
was like sugar-cane to my brain.
You even told me that I was more
radiant than the moon herself,
As you gazed into my face as if
I was priceless to you,yet I was
Breathless over you. ...
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4 Comments
Words
Words,
Like hollow tips in guns
A deadly weapon is in
the lesson of
using ones tongue.
Be Careful with your words
and how they are used
they should always be chosen carefully
and should never be abused,
Words are filled with power
they give people
the strength to believe
Words,once heard can be
tricky things
so do not be decieved.
Be Careful,and
choose your words with care
Remember to always use words
Like Honest and fair.
Learn to use words that matter
Use words to change your life
Use Positive...
Like hollow tips in guns
A deadly weapon is in
the lesson of
using ones tongue.
Be Careful with your words
and how they are used
they should always be chosen carefully
and should never be abused,
Words are filled with power
they give people
the strength to believe
Words,once heard can be
tricky things
so do not be decieved.
Be Careful,and
choose your words with care
Remember to always use words
Like Honest and fair.
Learn to use words that matter
Use words to change your life
Use Positive...
182 reads
2 Comments
Still Breathing
I was barely born
my mothers placenta
was torn
but I
kept breathing.
Then,
in the autum season
she committed parental treason
gave me up for no reason
even so I am..
still breathing
As a youth I was plagued
with visions and dreams
in foster homes where my
li'l life was ripped at the seams
but I am
still breathing
I've seen death up close
with a man's hands on my throat
been homeless in the street
with no food for me
or my kids to eat.
At times I lost more than I gained ...
my mothers placenta
was torn
but I
kept breathing.
Then,
in the autum season
she committed parental treason
gave me up for no reason
even so I am..
still breathing
As a youth I was plagued
with visions and dreams
in foster homes where my
li'l life was ripped at the seams
but I am
still breathing
I've seen death up close
with a man's hands on my throat
been homeless in the street
with no food for me
or my kids to eat.
At times I lost more than I gained ...
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Touched
You touched me
I felt it.
Deep,and
Penetrating
Not like others,
all grit and greed.
you were not a taker
when you touched me.
You saw my need,you saw my heart
You saw my pain,and you touched me.
My soul was laid bare for you
you saw my ugly truths
you saw my brokeness,and
it did not matter.
When judgement is all I expected
You came and touched me with
your compassion
You saw me.. empty and aimless
in my spirit,
yet you were not
Repelled instead you were
Compelled to reach out to me...
I felt it.
Deep,and
Penetrating
Not like others,
all grit and greed.
you were not a taker
when you touched me.
You saw my need,you saw my heart
You saw my pain,and you touched me.
My soul was laid bare for you
you saw my ugly truths
you saw my brokeness,and
it did not matter.
When judgement is all I expected
You came and touched me with
your compassion
You saw me.. empty and aimless
in my spirit,
yet you were not
Repelled instead you were
Compelled to reach out to me...
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Crunchy
I feel crunchy today like
Planters Peanuts
from the depth of my soul
right thru to my guts
I dont have a reason,
I just woke up this way
I guess its gonna be
a crunchy kinda day!
I dont want to talk
theres too much on my mind
my emotions are raw
and Im NOT the crying kind
I cant listen to music
thats not what I need
I cant even smoke
and for true I Love my weed
Today I just need
a little TLC
so I can be smoothe
and not so crunchy.
Planters Peanuts
from the depth of my soul
right thru to my guts
I dont have a reason,
I just woke up this way
I guess its gonna be
a crunchy kinda day!
I dont want to talk
theres too much on my mind
my emotions are raw
and Im NOT the crying kind
I cant listen to music
thats not what I need
I cant even smoke
and for true I Love my weed
Today I just need
a little TLC
so I can be smoothe
and not so crunchy.
99 reads
2 Comments
The Right
152 reads
5 Comments
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