Submissions by shadowsfallsoftly
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Shadows fall softly giving way to night. The blood sings in my veins so violently alive. Here in the shadows I find myself revived. Here dreaming in the darkness with all too open eyes.
Unamed
He shall find me in the moonlight
Speaking to the trees
Dancing with the wind
He shall find me in the moonlight
Waiting
Will I know him?
My kith
My kin
He won’t be afraid
We shall gaze into eternity
Be in wonder of the stars
He shall whisper ancient words
And show me his sacred heart
He will, walk with me hand in hand
Through the shadows of the night
Kiss my waiting lips
And breath into me light
Speaking to the trees
Dancing with the wind
He shall find me in the moonlight
Waiting
Will I know him?
My kith
My kin
He won’t be afraid
We shall gaze into eternity
Be in wonder of the stars
He shall whisper ancient words
And show me his sacred heart
He will, walk with me hand in hand
Through the shadows of the night
Kiss my waiting lips
And breath into me light
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anticipation
My frustrated fingers
Grasped at buttons
Unable to undo
Growing more impatient
Flustered as the moments
Passed and grew,
And you lay amongst my pillows
Bravely stifling a laugh
As I fumbled mightily
With each well placed clasp
And finally, with a smile
You stilled my shaking hands
And whispered … “slower”
Your voice still held a laugh
Then ever slower
Your finger traced my lips
And hovered just an inch away
But you refused to kiss
Your eyes glinted playfully
With every...
Grasped at buttons
Unable to undo
Growing more impatient
Flustered as the moments
Passed and grew,
And you lay amongst my pillows
Bravely stifling a laugh
As I fumbled mightily
With each well placed clasp
And finally, with a smile
You stilled my shaking hands
And whispered … “slower”
Your voice still held a laugh
Then ever slower
Your finger traced my lips
And hovered just an inch away
But you refused to kiss
Your eyes glinted playfully
With every...
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Hate you
Tears pour down my face
and I am crushed beneath the pain
unfair
this love mixed up with hate
unfair
that I still cry for you
in the stillness of the night
that I weep into my pillow
and scream into the silence
I hate you
I hate you
for every harsh word
for making me beleive we could
make it work
I hate you
I hate you
for every drunken night
for every whispered promise
for every stupid lie
I hate you
because you have on
and yet I still cry for you
when the...
and I am crushed beneath the pain
unfair
this love mixed up with hate
unfair
that I still cry for you
in the stillness of the night
that I weep into my pillow
and scream into the silence
I hate you
I hate you
for every harsh word
for making me beleive we could
make it work
I hate you
I hate you
for every drunken night
for every whispered promise
for every stupid lie
I hate you
because you have on
and yet I still cry for you
when the...
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ashamed to be a women.
I don't know if I'm proud to be a woman
or a little bit ashamed
in a society that peddles
instant beauty
instant fame.
When sexuality is demonized
by those in authority
and the perfect woman
is someone who deceives
we teach our little girls
constantly to strive
inadverdently we teach
that they have to be desired
yet we also teach them
and my mother did the same
that womanhood is wrong
and we should all be ashamed
I went to christian college
want to know what I learned?
that eve...
or a little bit ashamed
in a society that peddles
instant beauty
instant fame.
When sexuality is demonized
by those in authority
and the perfect woman
is someone who deceives
we teach our little girls
constantly to strive
inadverdently we teach
that they have to be desired
yet we also teach them
and my mother did the same
that womanhood is wrong
and we should all be ashamed
I went to christian college
want to know what I learned?
that eve...
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Suicide
I looked into dark water once..
And thought longingly
Of the jump
They say that drowning is peaceful
And I had had enough…
I have also wondered if the cutting of the blade
Would help give me perspective, or a brief reprieve from pain
And I have thought longingly of the red welling of my skin
And swore that they’d be sorry
So sorry in the end..
So, in some ways I understand the ending of a life
Or thoughts that are so seductive and give us peace at night
But friend
If you would listen
Through your struggles and...
And thought longingly
Of the jump
They say that drowning is peaceful
And I had had enough…
I have also wondered if the cutting of the blade
Would help give me perspective, or a brief reprieve from pain
And I have thought longingly of the red welling of my skin
And swore that they’d be sorry
So sorry in the end..
So, in some ways I understand the ending of a life
Or thoughts that are so seductive and give us peace at night
But friend
If you would listen
Through your struggles and...
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Dinner
We sit across from each other
In a scarred booth in some generic
Restaurant
Surrounded, by others just like us
Young lovers leaning in too close
Wearing desire in their eyes
Causing old ones to cluck their tongues
And disapprove for they have forgotten
The brazenness of youth
The thrill of whispered promises
Below the din of human noise
Of stolen glances
And jokes there punchlines half forgotten
Yet funny all the same.
Of flushed embarrassment
And passionate debate
That takes the...
In a scarred booth in some generic
Restaurant
Surrounded, by others just like us
Young lovers leaning in too close
Wearing desire in their eyes
Causing old ones to cluck their tongues
And disapprove for they have forgotten
The brazenness of youth
The thrill of whispered promises
Below the din of human noise
Of stolen glances
And jokes there punchlines half forgotten
Yet funny all the same.
Of flushed embarrassment
And passionate debate
That takes the...
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The world
Lover please speak softly
for I come to you tonight
weary of the world,
and too tired to fight.
For the world has laid her mantle
about my shoulders like a cloak
and, dared me to stand proudly
beneath her queenly robes...
and I feel as though I'm hovering
at the edge of some great cliff
perhaps the mouth of hades
and shadows there are dancing promising me
peace If only I would jump into the darkness deep
Lover please speak softly
for tonight I'm but a broken thing
and shadows in my heart are dancing ...
for I come to you tonight
weary of the world,
and too tired to fight.
For the world has laid her mantle
about my shoulders like a cloak
and, dared me to stand proudly
beneath her queenly robes...
and I feel as though I'm hovering
at the edge of some great cliff
perhaps the mouth of hades
and shadows there are dancing promising me
peace If only I would jump into the darkness deep
Lover please speak softly
for tonight I'm but a broken thing
and shadows in my heart are dancing ...
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Home for the summer
I hate it here
Back where I once was
And old scars are aching
And I slowly come undone
My demons haunt these hallways
Does it ever end
It feels like a never ending cycle
When did it all begin
I should be a big girl now
But still the fear is there
And I feel my body tensing
Why am I this scared.
Back for the summer
A few months and nothing more
Yet I feel as though I’m falling
Stuck forever more…
And still I am the strong one
As I slowly break inside
Because I won’t give up
Now I’m...
Back where I once was
And old scars are aching
And I slowly come undone
My demons haunt these hallways
Does it ever end
It feels like a never ending cycle
When did it all begin
I should be a big girl now
But still the fear is there
And I feel my body tensing
Why am I this scared.
Back for the summer
A few months and nothing more
Yet I feel as though I’m falling
Stuck forever more…
And still I am the strong one
As I slowly break inside
Because I won’t give up
Now I’m...
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Courtly love.
You come to me
And kneel
In my silken sheets
How brazen you are
As your hand touches my cheek
You think that I am sleeping
As your secrets in the darkness pour
And to think… I know your heart
But I only love you more.
Many nights you’ve knelt beside me
As if in fervent prayer
And poured confessions
Until they filled the air.
And how I longed to draw you
To my breast with tender ease
And kiss the gentle innocence
That brings you
To kneel beside me….
But though I love you more
Your...
And kneel
In my silken sheets
How brazen you are
As your hand touches my cheek
You think that I am sleeping
As your secrets in the darkness pour
And to think… I know your heart
But I only love you more.
Many nights you’ve knelt beside me
As if in fervent prayer
And poured confessions
Until they filled the air.
And how I longed to draw you
To my breast with tender ease
And kiss the gentle innocence
That brings you
To kneel beside me….
But though I love you more
Your...
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My reflection
tonight my reflection
is my enemy
but that is ok
tomorrow I'll make peace
but that is another day
Tonight I can't find beauty
in her smile in her eyes
and she looks back so sadly
her face reflecting mine.
Tonight every imperfection
every inch or pound gained
seems a condemning finger pointing
my way.
is my enemy
but that is ok
tomorrow I'll make peace
but that is another day
Tonight I can't find beauty
in her smile in her eyes
and she looks back so sadly
her face reflecting mine.
Tonight every imperfection
every inch or pound gained
seems a condemning finger pointing
my way.
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innocents lost
I wish I could dress it up
with lingerie and lace
that the memory didn't reek
with cheap whiskey
and pain
I wish I could tell you
I was loved
worship
treasured
but it would be a lie
to say I didn't lay on
tearstained sheets
wishing I could take it back
they say it's a moment of transcendence
when a flower truly blooms
that it is a moment of bliss
All I can remember is tears running down my face
drinking a little whiskey to stave off the pain..
and the all to naive boy who was a man ...
with lingerie and lace
that the memory didn't reek
with cheap whiskey
and pain
I wish I could tell you
I was loved
worship
treasured
but it would be a lie
to say I didn't lay on
tearstained sheets
wishing I could take it back
they say it's a moment of transcendence
when a flower truly blooms
that it is a moment of bliss
All I can remember is tears running down my face
drinking a little whiskey to stave off the pain..
and the all to naive boy who was a man ...
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Facebook stalking
I thought I would regret it
when I looked at your facebook page
I thought that I would cry
every time I seen her face
but instead I was looking at a stranger
someone I didn't know
and, it finally hit my that i've started to let go
yes, there are things I miss
memories that make me laugh
but we have both moved on now
and I'm ok with that..
I'm glad I didn't marry you
where would I be now?
living with your parents
in your childhood house?
you tried to clip my wings
told me I would stay at home ...
when I looked at your facebook page
I thought that I would cry
every time I seen her face
but instead I was looking at a stranger
someone I didn't know
and, it finally hit my that i've started to let go
yes, there are things I miss
memories that make me laugh
but we have both moved on now
and I'm ok with that..
I'm glad I didn't marry you
where would I be now?
living with your parents
in your childhood house?
you tried to clip my wings
told me I would stay at home ...
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