Submissions by Scenario (MC)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write poetry because I am poetry. I can't escape myself and therefore I cannot escape it. It's a part of me forever, I am a part of it.
Reiteration
I'm tired and I'm cold.
All of these questions are growing old.
I hate to say this but,
most secrets are just better left untold.
You are so brave.
I've seen you talk about pretty much everything,
from that time you tossed your cookies on your homework
in seventh grade
to when your mother passed away
a couple years back.
I even remember when you talked about how your dad
had that heart attack.
I memorized
how your eyes
looked when you were sad
so I could
prevent that
in the future.
I...
All of these questions are growing old.
I hate to say this but,
most secrets are just better left untold.
You are so brave.
I've seen you talk about pretty much everything,
from that time you tossed your cookies on your homework
in seventh grade
to when your mother passed away
a couple years back.
I even remember when you talked about how your dad
had that heart attack.
I memorized
how your eyes
looked when you were sad
so I could
prevent that
in the future.
I...
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Reality Check
As I sit on the edge
of the roof,
I look down at the street
below.
"Just jump,
no one will know."
"They'll simply think you
slipped and fell."
'Eh,
not today.
You can go to hell.
I'm just up here
to tune my guitar.
I've come this far,
I'm not going to throw it all away
just because
you told me to.
I can do this.
Someday,
I'll be able to safely say that
I got through this.
of the roof,
I look down at the street
below.
"Just jump,
no one will know."
"They'll simply think you
slipped and fell."
'Eh,
not today.
You can go to hell.
I'm just up here
to tune my guitar.
I've come this far,
I'm not going to throw it all away
just because
you told me to.
I can do this.
Someday,
I'll be able to safely say that
I got through this.
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Sleepless
I can feel it
creeping back in
one flashback at a time.
Past lives
pass by
shattering reality
one image after another.
There's just so much a person can take
and I've had more than enough.
However, despite how rough
things get
I can't seem to forget
how you've been with me through it all.
Through the rise,
the fall,
even through the time when I was nothing at all,
you never left my side.
So, tonight,
just hold me
and tell me everything's going to be all right.
Know I'll believe you.
creeping back in
one flashback at a time.
Past lives
pass by
shattering reality
one image after another.
There's just so much a person can take
and I've had more than enough.
However, despite how rough
things get
I can't seem to forget
how you've been with me through it all.
Through the rise,
the fall,
even through the time when I was nothing at all,
you never left my side.
So, tonight,
just hold me
and tell me everything's going to be all right.
Know I'll believe you.
45 reads
2 Comments
Unwind
Consumed in soft, dark, inky blankness.
Covered with a comfortable wool blanket,
our only light is the television.
My entire body is heavy,
limp and relaxed.
Something inside me is screaming at me to get up and act
but I just don't feel like it.
I think I want to say something
yet my jaw remains slack.
I hold on to you tightly,
your cotton shirt warm and soft like your skin.
I never ever want to leave this moment that I'm in.
And so I let my eyes close,
warm and still.
I've not felt this safe and secure in years....
Covered with a comfortable wool blanket,
our only light is the television.
My entire body is heavy,
limp and relaxed.
Something inside me is screaming at me to get up and act
but I just don't feel like it.
I think I want to say something
yet my jaw remains slack.
I hold on to you tightly,
your cotton shirt warm and soft like your skin.
I never ever want to leave this moment that I'm in.
And so I let my eyes close,
warm and still.
I've not felt this safe and secure in years....
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5 Comments
Glass Candies
As I grew older,
the world seemed to change.
The colors, once vibrant around me,
slowly began to fade.
Days grew longer,
as did the winter months.
And as I continued to grow,
I learned about the hunt
for jobs in a nonexistent, crumbling economy.
Oppression quickly
became a part of my vocabulary,
I learned that word shortly after hearing about what was
happening in the Middle East.
Yet it would never occur to me
that a situation such as that would someday arise
in my own country.
Quite frankly,
it's rather...
the world seemed to change.
The colors, once vibrant around me,
slowly began to fade.
Days grew longer,
as did the winter months.
And as I continued to grow,
I learned about the hunt
for jobs in a nonexistent, crumbling economy.
Oppression quickly
became a part of my vocabulary,
I learned that word shortly after hearing about what was
happening in the Middle East.
Yet it would never occur to me
that a situation such as that would someday arise
in my own country.
Quite frankly,
it's rather...
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2 Comments
Fragmented Double Vision
Just got home,
chilled to the bone.
I can't even see.
Why can't I just be alone,
why can't you let me be?
I guess I'll be up for a while anyway
because I'm far too tired to sleep.
I just wish you weren't here right now,
maybe then I'd have some peace
and quiet.
"Take these pills."
"Don't do that."
"Forget all about your friends."
Just conform to society's will
and you'll survive 'til the end.
Promises are often made to be broken
and so are guitar strings.
I can't even begin to tell you...
chilled to the bone.
I can't even see.
Why can't I just be alone,
why can't you let me be?
I guess I'll be up for a while anyway
because I'm far too tired to sleep.
I just wish you weren't here right now,
maybe then I'd have some peace
and quiet.
"Take these pills."
"Don't do that."
"Forget all about your friends."
Just conform to society's will
and you'll survive 'til the end.
Promises are often made to be broken
and so are guitar strings.
I can't even begin to tell you...
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Wired
My hands are shaking.
My thoughts won't stop racing.
I keep on pacing
back and forth,
to and fro.
I know
that I need to calm down.
I just wish that
for a moment or so,
my heart would cease to pound.
I just want calm down,
to drop from this sweet, stressful high
and to plant my feet firmly back on the ground.
But it's much more complex than just that.
I keep hearing that god forsaken,
repetitive,
horrid sound!
Ticking, tocking,
constantly mocking me and all that I stand for!
Why does it even matter anymore?...
My thoughts won't stop racing.
I keep on pacing
back and forth,
to and fro.
I know
that I need to calm down.
I just wish that
for a moment or so,
my heart would cease to pound.
I just want calm down,
to drop from this sweet, stressful high
and to plant my feet firmly back on the ground.
But it's much more complex than just that.
I keep hearing that god forsaken,
repetitive,
horrid sound!
Ticking, tocking,
constantly mocking me and all that I stand for!
Why does it even matter anymore?...
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Crawl Back In
"Come on, you know you want to.
Why not just throw it all away?"
Stop,
I don't want to deal with you today.
"Is that what you think?
Or is that what they say?
It's not like you'll know for sure anyway."
No,
I know because it's my head, my brain.
"There you go again...
playing into their little mind games.
Did you honestly think you'd ever be okay?"
Well, maybe someday,
I...
"They're just saying that to buy themselves time.
I can't believe you even fell for that line!...
Why not just throw it all away?"
Stop,
I don't want to deal with you today.
"Is that what you think?
Or is that what they say?
It's not like you'll know for sure anyway."
No,
I know because it's my head, my brain.
"There you go again...
playing into their little mind games.
Did you honestly think you'd ever be okay?"
Well, maybe someday,
I...
"They're just saying that to buy themselves time.
I can't believe you even fell for that line!...
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3 Comments
Freezing Over
The air is cold,
your body is warm.
I reluctantly rest in your arms
and try to sleep quietly 'til the morning.
But the thoughts keep me up
and you notice I'm awake,
you hold me a little closer
realizing my health is at stake.
I'm shaking uncontrollably, unable to stay still.
Just a few hours ago I was okay,
I didn't even feel ill.
This fever is high,
and there's no more medicine to take.
It's going to be at least an hour or so
until this fever finally breaks.
So, for now, just hold me.
Tell me it'll all be okay....
your body is warm.
I reluctantly rest in your arms
and try to sleep quietly 'til the morning.
But the thoughts keep me up
and you notice I'm awake,
you hold me a little closer
realizing my health is at stake.
I'm shaking uncontrollably, unable to stay still.
Just a few hours ago I was okay,
I didn't even feel ill.
This fever is high,
and there's no more medicine to take.
It's going to be at least an hour or so
until this fever finally breaks.
So, for now, just hold me.
Tell me it'll all be okay....
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Midnight Fire
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Blissfully Unaware
I woke up this morning
holding on to you again.
I made us breakfast
with only thoughts of you running through my head.
I bought you some cheap flowers
and you said they were the "loveliest" you've ever seen.
The way you smiled when I handed them to you
made my reality seem like just a dream.
Lunch was amazing
and for once I didn't want to eat alone.
I like the way you decorate
because you make this house seem more like a home.
We watched Tango and Cash on Netflix
and laughed through the entire...
holding on to you again.
I made us breakfast
with only thoughts of you running through my head.
I bought you some cheap flowers
and you said they were the "loveliest" you've ever seen.
The way you smiled when I handed them to you
made my reality seem like just a dream.
Lunch was amazing
and for once I didn't want to eat alone.
I like the way you decorate
because you make this house seem more like a home.
We watched Tango and Cash on Netflix
and laughed through the entire...
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So Close
Seven miles down.
Thirteen to go.
It's been about an hour now
and I'm already missing home.
My feet hurt,
so do my eyes.
My heart hurts,
but not from your lies.
I just want to play this show.
There's only maybe ten more miles to go.
This guitar is already becoming heavier
than my thoughts.
It's dark as all hell, if hell were the interior of a casket.
The only way I can see clearly is when caught in the headlights of oncoming traffic.
Guess my circumstances aren't tragic enough to hitch a ride.
My cigarette went...
Thirteen to go.
It's been about an hour now
and I'm already missing home.
My feet hurt,
so do my eyes.
My heart hurts,
but not from your lies.
I just want to play this show.
There's only maybe ten more miles to go.
This guitar is already becoming heavier
than my thoughts.
It's dark as all hell, if hell were the interior of a casket.
The only way I can see clearly is when caught in the headlights of oncoming traffic.
Guess my circumstances aren't tragic enough to hitch a ride.
My cigarette went...
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