Submissions by faithmairee (Faith Elizabeth Brigham)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I eat, sleep and breathe poetry. I believe poets are born and not made.
the day the clock stopped
three days of
intermittent sleep
depressed, restless
losing her grip on reality
she shivers as
she moves into
a fetal position
she glances at the
clock on the wall
in her hospital room
the hands motionless
only a prayer
could save her now
she slips one hand
underneath her pillow
clutching her rosary
and the hands on
the clock move
intermittent sleep
depressed, restless
losing her grip on reality
she shivers as
she moves into
a fetal position
she glances at the
clock on the wall
in her hospital room
the hands motionless
only a prayer
could save her now
she slips one hand
underneath her pillow
clutching her rosary
and the hands on
the clock move
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i shall want need nothing
i shall want
need nothing
no, as i thee wed
amongst this
black-red flower bed
and with
this ring i,
thee, we are one
to life
i am yours
and yours a wife
bright sun less
warm than our love
and smiles bright
upon us, upon all
come we before
night it is
need nothing
no, as i thee wed
amongst this
black-red flower bed
and with
this ring i,
thee, we are one
to life
i am yours
and yours a wife
bright sun less
warm than our love
and smiles bright
upon us, upon all
come we before
night it is
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he read to me
the first time that i heard your name
i thought that i would go insane
it sounded like a summer breeze
i was so young i could not explain
the wonderful thoughts running through my brain
i wanted to know just what your were
and father said nothing at first
but seemed to know i wanted to
know everything but instead
he went to get a book and
i tried to get my first look
i never will forget the times he read to me
he had such a dramatic way of acting out the scenes
when he read edgar allen poe's "the raven"
he scared...
i thought that i would go insane
it sounded like a summer breeze
i was so young i could not explain
the wonderful thoughts running through my brain
i wanted to know just what your were
and father said nothing at first
but seemed to know i wanted to
know everything but instead
he went to get a book and
i tried to get my first look
i never will forget the times he read to me
he had such a dramatic way of acting out the scenes
when he read edgar allen poe's "the raven"
he scared...
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answer to the call
somewhere in the dark a baby cries
but no one comes to dry her tear-filled eyes
a young woman finds her dream of love is shattered
when she sees her lover caught up in his own lies
a single guy denies he can't stop gambling
even when it puts his bills so far behind
who is there to answer to the call
when the lonely soul cries out in desperation
for just the sound of a person's friendly voice
who will help the young one whose taste for liquor
has brought them to a place without a choice i pray
may God's grace be there to touch their very core....
but no one comes to dry her tear-filled eyes
a young woman finds her dream of love is shattered
when she sees her lover caught up in his own lies
a single guy denies he can't stop gambling
even when it puts his bills so far behind
who is there to answer to the call
when the lonely soul cries out in desperation
for just the sound of a person's friendly voice
who will help the young one whose taste for liquor
has brought them to a place without a choice i pray
may God's grace be there to touch their very core....
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forever love
Entered in the "Deep Love Competition."
a love like ours
can not compare
with any love
i have ever dared
to even dream
that could be shared
between two lovers
so entranced
we compliment
and are enhanced
i dare not say it
was by chance
we bonded from
the very start
to you i gave
all of my heart
i was as enchanted
by your sweet remarks
a love like ours
can not compare
with any love
i have ever dared
to even dream
that could be shared
between two lovers
so entranced
we compliment
and are enhanced
i dare not say it
was by chance
we bonded from
the very start
to you i gave
all of my heart
i was as enchanted
by your sweet remarks
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i can not say how long
i can not say how long ago
or where or when it was
i last thought of you
i only know that losing you
has taken time to mend
the pain of all the wounds
i suffered from your loss
all the nights i lost sleep
over you have taken a toll on me
i can not say i'll never love again
or how or when i will find a new love
i think the risk is still too
long in coming as is my growth
in knowing i am a woman now
for i have loved and came up
empty handed now to carry the burden
of learning to live without you, dear one
or where or when it was
i last thought of you
i only know that losing you
has taken time to mend
the pain of all the wounds
i suffered from your loss
all the nights i lost sleep
over you have taken a toll on me
i can not say i'll never love again
or how or when i will find a new love
i think the risk is still too
long in coming as is my growth
in knowing i am a woman now
for i have loved and came up
empty handed now to carry the burden
of learning to live without you, dear one
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truest love
once i was somebody's wife
but things didn't turn out right
i never thought i was real domesticated
but when it was all over
i was most certainly educated on the
evil ways a man can be
i still believe in love
though the scars he left went deep
my life is changed but
my truest love is still writing poetry
so when someone says
something i wrote has made them smile
it touches my heart very deeply
perhaps i have helped
them even in a small way to go on
writing is part of
my soul's work and i will write until
the day...
but things didn't turn out right
i never thought i was real domesticated
but when it was all over
i was most certainly educated on the
evil ways a man can be
i still believe in love
though the scars he left went deep
my life is changed but
my truest love is still writing poetry
so when someone says
something i wrote has made them smile
it touches my heart very deeply
perhaps i have helped
them even in a small way to go on
writing is part of
my soul's work and i will write until
the day...
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family secrets
i'll eat my words
i've said a dozen times
we have no family secrets
the cat's out of the bag now
the cat's out there somewhere
the truth is
i faith e. brigham
have a brother i never knew existed
adopted by a doctor i'm told
he might even be a doctor
himself by now
don't that beat all
i've said a dozen times
we have no family secrets
the cat's out of the bag now
the cat's out there somewhere
the truth is
i faith e. brigham
have a brother i never knew existed
adopted by a doctor i'm told
he might even be a doctor
himself by now
don't that beat all
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i can not wait for you
i can not wait for you
for i am sure
you have heard
i wait for no one
not even you
it has always been
this way and you
can not change things
i will come
whether you are ready
for me or not
but it is up to you
what you do with me
it has always been
up to you for
i was there when
you were born into
this world and
i will be there until
the very end
you may curse me
you may try your
very best to out wit me
but you can not win
for i was set in motion
long before you took
your...
for i am sure
you have heard
i wait for no one
not even you
it has always been
this way and you
can not change things
i will come
whether you are ready
for me or not
but it is up to you
what you do with me
it has always been
up to you for
i was there when
you were born into
this world and
i will be there until
the very end
you may curse me
you may try your
very best to out wit me
but you can not win
for i was set in motion
long before you took
your...
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where love leads
i do not know where
this road leads me
i only know
that i am going
i take my cues
from the director
i'm in the boat
but i'm not rowing
you move so nice
your looks seduce me
i want you so
but i can't let go
love's no small thing
so don't deceive me
i want to trust
it won't come easy
this road leads me
i only know
that i am going
i take my cues
from the director
i'm in the boat
but i'm not rowing
you move so nice
your looks seduce me
i want you so
but i can't let go
love's no small thing
so don't deceive me
i want to trust
it won't come easy
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crimes of a lifetime
That still, small voice
inside me
saying "You will sin everyday
of your life"
reminds me there is
no escaping punishment
guilt leaves me longing
for the care-free days
of my youth
before i knew about sin
and the evil men can do
inside me
saying "You will sin everyday
of your life"
reminds me there is
no escaping punishment
guilt leaves me longing
for the care-free days
of my youth
before i knew about sin
and the evil men can do
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a better place
my heart is strongly set
to do what good i can do
and when i leave this world
i hope to have made a difference
to have made the world
a better place in my own way
even if it is in a small way
by having tried to be kind
to all whose path has crossed mine
by treating others with respect
helping those in need of encouragement
to reach their goals
or perhaps by writing something
that helps someone in some fashion
if i have accomplished this
then i have completed my souls work
to do what good i can do
and when i leave this world
i hope to have made a difference
to have made the world
a better place in my own way
even if it is in a small way
by having tried to be kind
to all whose path has crossed mine
by treating others with respect
helping those in need of encouragement
to reach their goals
or perhaps by writing something
that helps someone in some fashion
if i have accomplished this
then i have completed my souls work
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