Poems/short stories/ drama plays/ literature

[Jking]

Hey everyone figured I make a topic where people could write anything they want except a whole book. You would be better off putting it on Amazon, or other platforms then here if it’s a whole book. Everything else is far game. Write a long ass poem, a nice short story, or even a drama play. I’m looking for any literature in general as long as it’s not a gigantic book. The haikus are fun but they are not quite as free from, and limited in my opinion. Still fun to write though. Hopefully this will be better for people who don’t want to stick to such rigid rules.

[Jking]

Alright so sadly some my best content I wrote is gone because the computer I stored it on is no longer with us. Luckily I have a preference to writing on paper so plenty content to share. I’m to embarrassed to put some of these up here because I wrote a good bit of these on drugs, and some of the stuff I wrote sober are just cringe worthy. It’s funny some of the ones I like best I have no memory of writing.

[Jking]

Fading dreams

I strive for a dream I can no longer see
Lost between all the drugs, and who I want to be.
Am I just a lost soul at this point seeking relive
Do I still wear my armor, and don my sword
Taking from others so I have more
Moving forward I feel I can’t relent
Fear rises at the thought of shaming my kin
Still haven’t gotten over the lost of a good friend
At this point I can’t even pretend
Falling apart in a wreck
Everything begins with a check
Now it’s time to shed some blood
Releasing these feelings like a flood
I still remember the skin I cut
I can’t stop no if, ands, or buts
Even if takes the grave
I’m gonna pave my way
I’m starting to remember the steps I made
Looking for hope to win this race
Praying that my dreams won’t fade

[Jking]

Broken nights

I gasp for a breath that won’t come
Has if a weight is on my chest slowly suffocating me
Finally greeted by sweet fresh air
Only to feel the pressure increase, and creep for my neck
Time is running out like an hourglass
This problem I can’t seem to face
I can only seem to make it worse
In my blood is there a curse
What is it that makes it hurt
Lost in a forest of dark memories
Drowning in the nostalgia of better days
Doing anything that can make me okay
I dream of beautiful broken things with wings shining like lights
Like a bonfire burning bright for a night
Before they must leave, and take flight

[Jking]

Ethereal paths fading from sight

Stab stab away at my mind dark thoughts
Rend, and tear it apart til I become mindless
I’m scared to wake up diminished
Somehow lesser than I was the day before
I strive so far toward a better end just to fall down
Dark sprits circle my heart like thier bound
The Demons in my head whispering sweet sounds
The love in my heart as started to wane
As each scared encounter leaves pain
The past I can’t ever be rid of even in my sleep
Though some memory’s bittersweet I must keep
I can be present, and move toward a better point
Throw away the logic that Has failed
It will be so better when I prevail
Through the path only my eyes can see
When it reaches its end I will be free
As long as I keep that dream in my mind
I’m sure that I will be fine

[Jking]

Stained reign

Darkness has finally leaked in
A stain that takes time to wash from the soul
I choose the wrong ways to cope
I just felt out of hope
My brain chemistry out of line from drugs
Time can heal all if you let it
Doubt creeps in my being when before it was clear
Resolved to die, or make it I thought
Enough thinking I’m wrong from society’s view
Don’t you know I’m human to
Even I can feel so terribly blue
Waiting on something I thinks due
Like a king I’m ready to rule

[froggy33]

great stuff, you could create some good lyrics with those.

[Jking]

great stuff, you could create some good lyrics with those.

Thank you i play the guitar a lot, and after looking some of these over I might make a song out of one. I love literature in all forms including song lyrics. I’m still really shy about writing which is probably why I post here less people but I do plan to release a non fiction novel on Amazon eventually that I’ve been writing also. I write these to feel better kinda like a release but it really makes my day to know someone likes anything I’m writing.

[Jking]

Back steps

I feel back a step
All for feelings I should of kept in check
The recovery seems more painful each time
As if being punished for not being able to shine
It’s my fault; knowing it’s easy to just keep pace
Yet why do I still feel the need to chase
A path of poison is all it ever will be
Walking it will just keep me from being free
Letting go is easy but I can’t see to move on
It’s like a long never ending con
Where I am a self made victim of it
Insanity seems to be where I will end up
Still the hope that I can do this is enough
Fueling me for the fight; suppressing fright
I will show that my future can be bright

[Jking]

Freedom chained

Are we really free, and unbound?
No we are oppressed though not a threat
All the things we could of had, and kept
We have given to the wrong people who brought dread
I swear sometimes they wish us to be dead
The injustice grows as people accept it with open arms
Not realizing they only mean us harm
Stand up my fellow people, and understand
They have nothing without us
Yet they pretend to earn our trust
Numb to the constant people in pain
People who just want freedom to dance in the rain
No they would rather us stay in these chains of deceit
This way it’s easier from them to take what we keep
The sheer audacity makes me weep

[Jking]

Scattered thoughts

Hope slowly comes, and go
Could be a product of the blow
All I know is that it hurts
Deep inside something shifts
Then I feels so adrift
Amongst the rapids of life
Balancing on the edge of the knife
I try to go against the flow only to get battered
Sometimes I wonder does it really matter
Though soon these thoughts will scatter
Leaving me feeling relieved
Like I finally hit calm in sea
Hoping my dreams will come to be.

[Jking]

Tempered ashes

Fire surrounds building walls licking ever closer
The screams remind me of chalk board being scratched
No matter what I must preserve with unyielding will
Ignore the thieves turned killers stealing life
Every single day on the path I fight
Knowing anytime I could die
Breathing my last breath at night
I just wanted to make things right
Reaching always to far with might
Just relax, and things will be alright
From ashes a new foundation forms
It’s more robust; tempered through fire
Prove of an old life expired
Now it time to rebuild my empire

[Jking]

Weathered stones flow down river

Through the past I find solace
For the the future I have hope
In the present I struggle, and stumble
Years of arrogance has turned me humble
I try so hard to go against the wave
Only to realize sometimes it’s easier to be Carried away
Just go with the flow of the bright day
Lay back to enjoy the beautiful sights
Through the darkness, and through the night
No need to be sad at the absence of light
Inside me the two sides fight
For dominance they kill for the right
To control what’s left of this sorry sight.

This is a temporary title.

[Jking]

Permeance slowly changes

A sky so blue it’s like looking at a painted ceiling
A world so big it causes anxiety, and wonderment.
Hope, hate, love, and more emotions pouring through me
As a man sees a reflection on what could be if he changed
The worst part is even with the pain he will remain the same
For fear of losing before he even makes it to the test, event, or race.
Praying that all this will accumulate into something beautiful with grace
Instead of just disappearing like grains of sand in the wind that never sates
A man having seen the art of the world can only cringe now
As people desecrate, and tear down the things I once thought pretty
They want one thing to turn this world into a twisted toxic city
Though I’m not without blame
After all I couldn’t change

[Jking]

Mean fires

A loving family is slowly eroded by time, and felled by sickness
I’ve lost so many that I’m scared of the the constant risk
Terrified that more will be brought low deaths sometimes sweet but often cruel kiss
Myself have suffered pain, starvation, and life woes like everyone else
Though different we all hurt but sometimes I just want to melt
To erode so quick I don’t notice; to spare the pain of watching one by one til I’m alone
I know things change but at heart I’m a boy who just want to keep a happy home.
These thought are irrational considering how blessed I am by Gods Grace.
I can’t help but to shed tears constantly as I push forward scared of life’s race
A piece of me dies with some; a permanent scar that helps me remember
To forget is a disservice I tried; the memories stuck even as I danced the edge.
Even if I’m the only one I will remember everyone who added so much to this man
I will keep in mind that I am a child of god though I sin I try knowing he has a plan.
To help people is my ambition; to be of service but I find it so hard to like people.
Jaded I have become through the mean fires but still I can’t turn off these feelings
Soothing soft souls send some love to this guy who desperately needs to see light.
A light that hugs you, and wraps you in warmth sending a message unspoken.
Your alright just breathe, and everything is fine you just have to give time.

[Jking]

Legacy

I wake up in a unknown place
To scared to even face
One must grow to keep pace
You either burn bright or fade
Instinct tells other I’m okay
Surrounding by menacing landscapes
No hope of making a escape
Instead of dawn; deep dark dusky gorges surrounding.
A mistake, or misstep might see you gone
My only wish is be remembered in song.

[Jking]

Crumbled life

Perpetual sorrow like an unending blizzard.
Attacks on multiple fronts, and relentless discomfort
A struggle just to to survive
Sometimes I don’t chose life
Give me something good as the house crumbles
Through this life I’ve become humbled
I’ve felt lost before but this feels more permanent
Soon who I was will just be a remnant
My life is finally over
For these last breaths I won’t be sober.
Single shining shackle shake apart
The journey I have to make is far

[Greyfeather]

Liberation Poems
"Vagabond Child"

Sleeping on a pillow of wire metal rollers
Pins biting ears wet with sorrow
Flowing from eyelids clutched tightly
Defying self-pity
Six years old my frizzy head unworthy.
Dark houses, with beds made so tightly like boxes, ruffled skirts
Matching curtains deligtfully parted while shades seal the glass our Secrets allotted
To cousins and neighbors knowing them fully
Sharing them sparingly spiced up with jealousies
Spread on a bed of chaff leavened by grudges
Kept tight in a cupboard one hundred years old
Generations unfold
Unsightly and twisted
By land-loving avarice.
I was banished, hair shaven
Dark strands pubic and wayward
Like the hair of a foreigner
Wet and compressed
On my pillow abandoned
The door was locked after me
A drafter of drifters unwelcome
Forever,
Still seeking my fellows
My outcast survivors

[Jking]

Layers of the played.

I hate my family who take advantage
After all a medicated mind is easier to manage
All my friends are made of bad things
That’s all we do when we meet, and hang
To them I just the yes man to use
Every time it’s always just a ruse
Even the sky laughs with scorn as it muses
At some point is it even worth crying at night
Should I just cash out now, and get out of sight
To disappear like a Gypsy I just might.
I can weather the abuse, and small sleights
Even when they make me want to jump from heights
Hard heavy heart hinting at what’s to come
Diabolical feelings sneaking up; I’m done
The edge feels precarious to ride
Sadly it’s the only time I feel alive

[Jking]

Lonely witness

A cut that disfigures; scaring more than skin
A attack I never want to experience again
In my mind I’m already gone but my heart lingers
Constantly broke, tired, and sporting ice cold fingers
Warmth so far gone; before me is a hellish impasse
Even my own value insufficient; myself I must surpass
Obscurity protects me while casting a lonely shroud
Through so many years I only wanted to make them proud
Learning I was different was a hard but a blessing
Life trials tempered me and taught me lessons
Sleep soundly slippery prey for its not your day
Times always realign when it’s time to pay
Til then may the earth bear be a witness
As I fade away even from business

[Jking]

Sometimes I feel stuck
Pain, and hurt; things look up
Praying it’s enough

What do you regret
Missed chances that won’t come back
Bitter nostalgia

Falling on torn wings
Soaring but for a sweet dream
Ballad of fell kings

Never occurred to me to put my haikus here. I figured I would from now on just to keep my content together. I originally made this thread for everyone but no one but greyfeather as gave it a shot. Thanks sole contributor. I feel like this is kinda like my place I write til I feel better. I’m going to school to be a nurse but originally wanted to be English teacher. I love the English language arts. Sadly I’m a broke college student so I found some platforms that will buy my content so I will be writing less here most likely. I will also be trying to get some of my Poems published. So I might take down some until they get published then put them back. I thank everyone who reads these, and it makes me ecstatic when someone actually enjoys them. Wish me luck on selling my content, and getting poems published.

[Jking]

Through the snow one marches
Blood stains everywhere he walks
Cold, and anemic but carries himself with poise
It’s dead silent the moon cast a shadow with no noise
A mission to find something missing
He asked for help but none listened
Onward alone on his quest but never faltering
Punched back, down, and hurt but still he walks
Painting a morose but powerful picture but doesn’t talk
Even when he goes in the wrong direction knowing he’s lost
It’s only a temporary setback one of very little cost
Another loss then a victory but the work is yet to be done
For all his days he shall blaze with resolve, and never run.
He sees the end but can not predict when it will come
One day he will tell his adventures to his son

[Jking]

The sky shatters as rain falls, and clouds rumble.
Flashes of light streak through sky making things crumble
A scene of complete chaos cuts, and changes scenes
Natures wraith coming down on the free, and innocent
Forever changed in less than an hour; upended vagrants
Stand tall for the strongest trees always benefit from the storm
Stressed to breaking builds stronger branches, and foundation
Like a phoenix at death deftly defy it rising from ashes reborn
You will see a light always even when the sky clouds, and pouring
Time heals but won’t wait so quickly you must get to mourning
Only then can you get back to having peace in the morning
One day though I guarantee you will meet as long as you believe
You must have faith in god, and the trinity forever entwines your paths
So in the end we can all meet where all roads intersect

You wouldn’t believe how much content I save, and don’t post. This is from like a week ago but I like it. Some I just ain’t finished, or gave up on.

[Jking]

Cost of karma, and rising hope

I’m not owed anything through this life
With these own hands, and a little bit of strive
I shall shape, and mold the path I will walk
No matter how hard it becomes I won’t balk
Through my faith I feel comfort in the elements
In pain I’m blessed even when sad, or mad
Resilience built upon failures of hurtful past
The old me is just something to be surpassed
How do I make it when I’m coming apart at the seams
Remember your dreams, and things are not what they seem
the moment you falter a chance is forever lost
In the end I will never know the what all this cost.
Hang on you might find yourself finally flying free
Believe in effort, perseverance, and god will help you see
That we can all be more than what we thought we were meant to be.

Going to go through my drafts, and post anything I think is worth while before finally giving it a break.

[Hulu2021]

Never as a child did I think, that as I got older I would sink, to a pit of despondence from which my heart lies cold, and my eyes cannot see the happy things once hoped for.

The emptiness consumes my days,
with despair instead of joyful sun rays.

The shadow of things that once were is all that remains until the whole darkness consumes my vision.

[Jking]

Fates hand is unknown
These land I roam
Hoping to find purpose
Prosper from my own work
Times I feel dark loneliness
Binding bad bitter thoughts
I just feels so lost
A ray of sunshine shines strong
Hoping victory will last long
Til then I will peddle along

I swear the comments time out to fast I wrote a poem the other day but lost it due to having to sign in again. To me there’s nothing worse writing something when I feel inspired then lose the whole thing. Guess I should write them on paper first.

[Jking]

Sun, and the moon both shed light
Yet neither will reach from any height
My heart which is enshrouded in darkness
Many might mistake for being heartless
I tend to hide my emotions
They are deep as the ocean
Anything to stop coasting
Through a life that doesn’t fulfill
I always fail to deal



Sticking to paper for now. So many people post on haikus but so few do the poems. Looks like only two people attempted it. I guess poems aren’t very popular.

[Jking]

Fire burns away empathy
As I sing a sad symphony
Hardest trial yet
I keep making wrong bet
Possessions gone with the wind
I wish really I could bend
Back to the start I would go
Trampled by my own feet
A sad person to meet
Fire in my heart I shall keep

[onespeedstop]

Sticking to paper for now. So many people post on haikus but so few do the poems. Looks like only two people attempted it. I guess poems aren’t very popular.

I don't post here cause my crap is depressing, and that seems like something people dun wanna stumble across. I do appreciate that you rhyme at least, something sorely lacking from a lot of so-called "poetry". I'd rather a weak line that rhymes, than 3 that wander, and use big words, and fail to pull me back to the end of a sentence/stanza/statement. Rhyming is the punctuation of poetry. Without that, I dunno what people think it is they're doing or saying.

[Jking]

I would still like to see your works. Depressing, or not others work inspires me, and helps me view things from a different perspective. I’m glad you like my poems I try to add figurative devices like personification among others, and good rhyme scheme. I wish more would post cause it would expand my horizons I think. Also this is for all literature everyone not just poems. I would love to see any kind of literature.

Depressed; sleep soundly
Express thoughts; actions
Reading life’s captions

[Jking]

Living a life of contradiction
Fighting with addiction
When I make a right turn
I still end up burnt
It’s all my fault
Lies are what I caught
Pain is what I brought
I want to be stable
I know i can be able
Yet I choose despair
One would think I don’t care

[Jking]

Stuck at a crossroads
Choices that will define my life
So hard to make right
To save, or destroy what’s left
My sanity I so carefully kept
The tears I refused to wept
Now it’s all for naught
These feelings I wrought
So easily was i bought

[Jking]

Deep dark dangerous depths
Not meant to ever be met
Bright light like the sun, and moon
Seeing it grants one a great boon
Natrual netrual nature always there
Never shown the proper care
Looking for something rare
Path is dangerous; do you dare
To stand and take the risk
Knowing you might miss

[Jking]

Caught in a illusion
Forced to watch conclusion
Stuck in resigned fate
Feeling deep hate
Rowing down rivers
Climbing up mountains
All but for a glimpse
Of the time I had sense

[Jking]

Death by a thousand thoughts
I told life to screw off
I won’t be bought
Joy is all I sought
It’s a state of mind
Work the grind
Only way to be fine

[two.spirit.sun]

a poem I wrote from my book that I am self-publishing...

titled: "a voice called past"

[Jking]

Living in the dark
Walking in a park
Hoping to feel a spark
Praying for eternal joy
Joke is its all a ploy
No need to be coy

Glad to see a couple people posting. I have been down lately but it brings me joy to see others works.

[Jking]

Title: up, down , flip

Contradictory behaviors abound.
One moment the clown
One moment wearing a crown
Can’t keep me down
My logic is usually sound
Then the script flips
My life a series of eccentric clips

Been a while so heres another poem to ease my pain through writing. Working title so far,

[Jking]

I want redemption
Filled with resentment.
Cutting myself in the kitchen
Everything’s a commitment.
How long can I cope
As long as I don’t lose hope
I haven’t reached the end of my rope

[IndelibleDotInk]

I used to think
Keanu Reeves
was a silly actor
with a 'whoa' in every movie
since then
rewatching his earlier moments
I find myself agreeing with his assessments
and after he played a washed out harsh husband in flannel
and a wife-beater
he hit gold
becoming Neo (1st Matrix only, he could only do so much with the sequels' scripts)
and John Wick.