Upbeat Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Happy, positive, motivational and inspirational poetry
Good Things
tell me something good
whisper sweet nothings
in my ear
let them flow around
me like the sweet scent
of lilacs as we nestle in the
early morning dew
and gather light against
our eyelashes
whisper sweet nothings
in my ear
let them flow around
me like the sweet scent
of lilacs as we nestle in the
early morning dew
and gather light against
our eyelashes
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f**k you writers block hehe
exploding in a tsunami
crashing like heavy, furious fists
pounding on a door
that was bolted shut
in every way
every direction
i shout like a baptist preacher
but with words not so holy
laden with C4 in my fingertips
i write in a blinding fury
imagining mushroom clouds
of atom bombs
obliterating my literary chains
ripping them from aching wrists
rubbed raw and bloody
from frustrating nights
shivering in cold sweat
as if from withdrawal
from prescribing my drugs
crashing like heavy, furious fists
pounding on a door
that was bolted shut
in every way
every direction
i shout like a baptist preacher
but with words not so holy
laden with C4 in my fingertips
i write in a blinding fury
imagining mushroom clouds
of atom bombs
obliterating my literary chains
ripping them from aching wrists
rubbed raw and bloody
from frustrating nights
shivering in cold sweat
as if from withdrawal
from prescribing my drugs
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suits
Suits
I started work in an office, wore a suit that was cheap
and too small. They stuck me in a backroom that had
mustard coloured walls and no sunlight.
I sorted and filed bills that had been paid, and I never
understood the point of it. Yet it was one up from my
father, he worked for the council digging trenches by
spade- yes it was long ago- when it was hot he wore no
shirt muscular and tanned women sighed.
My father was married five times and died doing push ups;
or so mother said. After a year I understood i was not
going to be...
I started work in an office, wore a suit that was cheap
and too small. They stuck me in a backroom that had
mustard coloured walls and no sunlight.
I sorted and filed bills that had been paid, and I never
understood the point of it. Yet it was one up from my
father, he worked for the council digging trenches by
spade- yes it was long ago- when it was hot he wore no
shirt muscular and tanned women sighed.
My father was married five times and died doing push ups;
or so mother said. After a year I understood i was not
going to be...
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Breezy
I can taste the electricity in the air.
Wind moves through my hair
but doesn't stop.
Wind is odd.
It adapts to the solids in its path
and is always ready and willing to change.
It even adapts to the changes
other humans make.
Wind moves through my hair
but doesn't stop.
Wind is odd.
It adapts to the solids in its path
and is always ready and willing to change.
It even adapts to the changes
other humans make.
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Focus
Step out of your comfort zone
and onto the rope.
Leave the safety of the ledge behind
and cling onto any illusion of hope
because the only thing below you is air.
If you slip and fail here,
there's no safety harness
or net.
You'll simply be dead,
no questions asked.
Staying calm and in the moment
is any unharnessed tightrope walker's goal.
If you lose your balance
or foothold,
you're going to fall.
That's a fact.
Similar to life,
there's little room for error.
You almost literally walk the razor's edge...
and onto the rope.
Leave the safety of the ledge behind
and cling onto any illusion of hope
because the only thing below you is air.
If you slip and fail here,
there's no safety harness
or net.
You'll simply be dead,
no questions asked.
Staying calm and in the moment
is any unharnessed tightrope walker's goal.
If you lose your balance
or foothold,
you're going to fall.
That's a fact.
Similar to life,
there's little room for error.
You almost literally walk the razor's edge...
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I get my strength from cold places
One is only as weak as they allow themselves to be, one is only as strong as they force themselves to be
But from what I can see
One can't become strong just by trying to act strong
One can only heat steel for so long
After a while it will simply melt
To be strong, like steel, one must be constantly be dealt alternating and changing amounts of heat in the fire of. Love and positive thoughts
then quenched and hardened in the cold icy water of pain and loss
The world's strongest people are the ones who face the average highs of life and then face the worst possible...
But from what I can see
One can't become strong just by trying to act strong
One can only heat steel for so long
After a while it will simply melt
To be strong, like steel, one must be constantly be dealt alternating and changing amounts of heat in the fire of. Love and positive thoughts
then quenched and hardened in the cold icy water of pain and loss
The world's strongest people are the ones who face the average highs of life and then face the worst possible...
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It's Alright
I'll wake up one day with my heart intact because he'll help me fix it. I'll get up and look out my porch to the sea with my tattooed fingers and a cigarette in hand. It'll be my last one because I'll share it with myself. To live this life free of my stress. Not worry about money or college. I'm truly happy to be alive with everything intact.
With true friends that I've found .
With my writing.
With me.
Love is simple until you make it complicated. Life is complicated but it's your job to find the simplicity. It's your duty not to worry.
I'll be grateful until...
With true friends that I've found .
With my writing.
With me.
Love is simple until you make it complicated. Life is complicated but it's your job to find the simplicity. It's your duty not to worry.
I'll be grateful until...
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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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Dad
Positive
Admired
Successful
Proactive
Compassionate
Forgiving
Mentoring
Affectionate
Encouraging
Confident
Sensitive
Acknowledging
Cherished
Esteemed
Valued
Treasured
With Pride and Honour
We call him Dad;
Grandpa and
Great Grandfather
We love you Dad!
Admired
Successful
Proactive
Compassionate
Forgiving
Mentoring
Affectionate
Encouraging
Confident
Sensitive
Acknowledging
Cherished
Esteemed
Valued
Treasured
With Pride and Honour
We call him Dad;
Grandpa and
Great Grandfather
We love you Dad!
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A toast to you
He is wealthy beyond no end
Because he loves my best friend
She is beautiful and daring
Warm, comforting and caring
A man and woman of character
True friends that you treasure
Always there to lend a hand
Be supportive and understand
With an open door
Generous free pour
Opening their home to all
Whether it be Day light or nightfall
So cheers too you two
And thanks for all you due!
Because he loves my best friend
She is beautiful and daring
Warm, comforting and caring
A man and woman of character
True friends that you treasure
Always there to lend a hand
Be supportive and understand
With an open door
Generous free pour
Opening their home to all
Whether it be Day light or nightfall
So cheers too you two
And thanks for all you due!
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Sound Expanding
wings are flapping on the water
geese take flight it seems they’ve brought a
symphony of sound expanding
together with a float plane landing
across the bay where traffic’s roar
emerges from where buildings soar
towards the grey sky’s cloudy lowering
obscuring nearby mountains towering
although their presence still is felt
by the sea where feelings melt
dripping from the sky as raindrops
rushing down to sea from hilltops
into the ocean’s breathing out
then breathing in below the shout
of gulls and crows and ferries warnings...
geese take flight it seems they’ve brought a
symphony of sound expanding
together with a float plane landing
across the bay where traffic’s roar
emerges from where buildings soar
towards the grey sky’s cloudy lowering
obscuring nearby mountains towering
although their presence still is felt
by the sea where feelings melt
dripping from the sky as raindrops
rushing down to sea from hilltops
into the ocean’s breathing out
then breathing in below the shout
of gulls and crows and ferries warnings...
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Motivation 101
The obstacles of life can set you up to fail
The energy of Failure can be all around you
How strong is your mind of solitude?
How many NOs; will you have to hear before you quit?
Why is your spirit weak?
Why are you breaking in times you have to stay maintain your poise?
Why not push hard on a hunch?
You’re unique with special skills
You’re different that's why you have a bright dream
Your future is yours to dictate
Open the gate way to your dreams
Push forward to heights you never thought you would see
Overcome the adversity that's put in...
The energy of Failure can be all around you
How strong is your mind of solitude?
How many NOs; will you have to hear before you quit?
Why is your spirit weak?
Why are you breaking in times you have to stay maintain your poise?
Why not push hard on a hunch?
You’re unique with special skills
You’re different that's why you have a bright dream
Your future is yours to dictate
Open the gate way to your dreams
Push forward to heights you never thought you would see
Overcome the adversity that's put in...
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