Denial by R Bennett Okerstrom Forbidden love [191 words]
The Sound Of A Tear by M Q Walters - [76 words]
Heather Dream 4,836 by Branson Storm Another tease from the ghost of my soulmate. [131 words]
Whatever Happened To All The Good Ideas? by Roberto J Moreno It's about society's lack of integrity. [245 words]
Three Wishes by Ralph R Martinez a poem about getting back together with an ex [100 words]
The Sky Above by Ralph R Martinez A poem I wrote for a friend, but never gave it to her... bummer. I should have. [85 words]
Sickness Of The Young, Poems by Mila Strictzer A collection of Poems. [2,758 words]
Nostalgia by K P William Cheng - [126 words]
My Angel Online Friendship by Ralph R Martinez This poem I wrote for a girl I met via the net she loved it! She'll always be specia... [153 words]
Love Joy Agony And Hatred by K P William Cheng - [214 words]
Lady Liberty Looks On by David Soriano A collection of poems. [1501 words]
Hunter For Her Feel by Roberto J Moreno Its about envisioning rather than seeing. [110 words]
Hello, Am I Your Son? by Roberto J Moreno It was a rainy day. [181 words]
Growing by Hope - [124 words]
Drive by Wolfa A poem. Yes. Yes it is. [88 words]
Witch's Broom by David Soriano A nature poem dealing with outer space and galaxies. [53 words]
Who You Gonna Call? by David Soriano A poem about seances. [104 words]
What Is Life? by David Soriano What is....life? [126 words]
Unreachable by Clarmila Orpeza A basic human quandary -- Why do we want the one we can't have? [99 words]
Through The Valley by Branson Storm A walk through the valley of darkness. [891 words]
Three Dimensional Vision by David Soriano A poem on thoughtfulness. [53 words]
Things I'd Like To Say by David Soriano A poem for a man of few words. [47 words]
The Tired And Poor by David Soriano Cheap Labor. [108 words]
The Second Effort by David Soriano The 1970 Kansas City Chiefs- up and over! [56 words]
The Land Of Green by David Soriano A humourous poem about an Irish Farmer's day in the field. [130 words]
The Irish Healer by David Soriano A poem based on an Irish legend about a healer. [73 words]
The Eye Of Evil by David Soriano A brief poem about the evil eye. [45 words]
Teleportation by David Soriano A poem about ghosts. [49 words]
Surf's Up by David Soriano Unusual poem about surfing. [81 words]
Study Guides And Solution Manuals by David Soriano A poem about academia and psychology. [33 words]
Spiritual Hunger by David Soriano A poem about spiritual differences. [97 words]
Slugfest And Sureshot by David Soriano A poem about a pinball machine. [82 words]
Sense Of Self-Worth by David Soriano A poem about one's self. [67 words]
Security Blanket by David Soriano A poem about the Shroud. [58 words]
Science And Religion by David Soriano A poem about... science and religion. [73 words]
Runaway by Jennifer Mendez - [119 words]
Restless Departed by David Soriano A soul not wishing to leave very expensive property. [70 words]
Receptor Sites by David Soriano A poem about consciousness elevation. [60 words]
Rapture by David Soriano A mysterious poem .... [110 words]
Placidness by David Soriano A poem about thoughtfulness. [78 words]
Pasteur by David Soriano A poem in honor of Louis Pasteur. [52 words]
Panspermia by David Soriano A poem about origins of life. [52 words]
Outrun The River by Sue (Sooz) Simpson The snow was melting fast and he owed it to himself and his seld of dogs to make it to safety. [145 words]
Odor- Eaters Needed by David Soriano A poem about shoes. [52 words]
Neanderthal Expressions by David Soriano A thoughtful poem on creativity and needs of self-expression. [60 words]
Moving On by Elizabeth Jessica Allen This is a collection of verse that portrays my feelings towards journeys that had to be made by me. [940 words]
Morlock Clones by David Soriano A poem based on the author's interpretation of the "Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. [67 words]
Mixed Emotions by David Soriano A humourous poem about a... piggy bank. [104 words]
Meloncholy Madness by David Soriano A poem about alchemy. [81 words]
Megalithic Ruins by David Soriano A poem about Stonehenge. [55 words]
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Love Of Winter by David Soriano Winter-my time of year. [57 words]
Linguistic Tongues by David Soriano A poem about weirdness based on a true story. [90 words]
Life's Work by Elizabeth Jessica Allen This is a collection of poetry which look at different aspects of past relationships. [1,013 words]
Leaving On by Branson Storm Words to family and friends prior to departing for a life of solitude. [208 words]
Inward And Outward by David Soriano A thoughtful poem on fellow man and life elsewhere in the universe. [66 words]
Intellectual Kelvinism by David Soriano A poem focusing on academic snobbery. [111 words]
Inner Demons by Alberto Pupo How insecurity kills... [65 words]
In Retrospect by David Soriano A poem describing appreciation. [122 words]
If I Had You by Jennifer Ramirez This poem needs no description, simply stated, I wrote this for my Husband Coy, because he's every... [166 words]
His Winged Sphinx by David Soriano An intepretation of the set and setting for H.G Wells when he wrote the "Time Machine". [165 words]
H.G. Wells by David Soriano A poem about writer H.G. Wells and his life. [120 words]
Hearts Clock by Ashley Negrete - [67 words]
Halloween by David Soriano A tale written for a Halloween night. [76 words]
Find Eternal Rest by David Soriano Restless spirits. [148 words]
Face Down In The Street by David Soriano A poem about sensitivity toward our fellow man. [90 words]
Emotions Of The Heart by Wantana Tierney - [121 words]
Dreams Of Transmutation by David Soriano A poem about alchemy. [144 words]
Competition by David Soriano Only the strong survive. [82 words]
Civil War News by David Soriano A poem based on American Civil War trading cards from ca. 1961. [56 words]
Chronicles Of Irish Tradition by David Soriano A poem saluting the excellence of Irish literary tradition. [69 words]
Calamus Revival by David Soriano A thoughtful poem on reflection. [79 words]
Boomerang by David Soriano A poem about the boomerang sport. [60 words]
Bogs, Swamps, Lagoons And Marshes by David Soriano A poem about..wetlands. [75 words]
Bloomin Annoying by Josh And Nicole Fish 'n' Frog It's a surprise. [107 words]
Bleaching Green by Andrew French Depicts the struggle of dealing with the addictions in everyday life. [83 words]
Ants by Kurt Kitasaki A short poem about a terrifying entity. [12 words]
American Revolution by David Soriano A poem about the 1960s era. [100 words]
Altered State by David Soriano A poem about being in a coma. [37 words]
8 by Clarmila Orpeza Wanting and needing. [48 words]
Young Love by Ralph R Martinez A short story/poem about a young couple in love. [370 words]
Without Her by Ralph R Martinez A poem about a couple who has been 2gether 4ever,and the wife ends up leaving this world. Now the h... [149 words]
What Is It? by Preston Miles Metz This is a rhythmic pentameter with a recognizable scheme. I wrote it recently, as my current inter... [134 words]
Underneath The Stairs by Mike Schiller This poem was written in a few seconds. A girl emailed me with a description of a photo s... [215 words]
Tantalize The Senses by Stephanie Siegfred From a chocolate lover's delight to the heartbreak of adoption... [373 words]
Sophie by Eloise H Anson - [153 words]
Someday by Christy Mack Disappointments in life... one of my more mature poems. [113 words]
So, Are We Famous Yet? by Fyona Doyle Latz - [129 words]
Ship Of Fools by M Q Walters - [72 words]
Self-Refusal by Vianne-Marie Fortier This is a poem I wrote about myself. I was in one of those writer's block moods when I hate myself... [40 words]
Politicians by Kurt Kitasaki A mild attack against politicians. [18 words]
My Mind Filled. by Ralph R Martinez A poem I wrote for a friend of mine. [136 words]
Memberwhen by Sue (Sooz) Simpson Memberwhen that mystical word of long ago memories. [189 words]
Marbles by Onederose Don't fight what distracts. [55 words]
Long Walk Back To Jurassica by Sue (Sooz) Simpson Evolution and progress or three million steps backwards? [323 words]
Lightning by Kurt Kitasaki A short poem on the violent force of nature. [13 words]
Jason (I Still Need You) by Christy Mack The love of my life. [121 words]
Imprisoned Heart by Preston Miles Metz This poem was inspired and written when I was a teenager in love, naive and still innocent. D... [83 words]
I'll Be There by Ralph R Martinez A poem about a friend who offers. His love to a friend during a time of need. [87 words]
Friend Of Mine by Ralph R Martinez This is a poem that i had written for a friend of mine. She loved it! [134 words]
Empty Nest by Vianne-Marie Fortier This is about a bunch of siblings who leave home for college and have to tell their mother that this... [94 words]
Dreams Of A Librarian by Lisa Petro This is included in an anthology of poetry to be published in October, 2002 entitled Lett... [81 words]
Cobweb, A Collection by Ben Rymer A collection of verse. Many of them are simple sketches of scenes of nature with a couple ... [846 words]
Captive Of Earth by Sendria Crandall - [110 words]
Call It As You Will by Onederose Here's to the strength in US. [85 words]
Backwoods Beast by Preston Miles Metz This is a humorous poem written when I was a youngster. It is part of a cherished collection. ... [80 words]
Awkward by Vianne-Marie Fortier This is just a spur of the moment poem. Inspiration comes from "So much for the Afterglow" by Everclear... [43 words]
A Journey Throughout by Alberto Pupo A journey... [73 words]
A Day With Dog, Poetry, And Prose by Preston Miles Metz This is a blank verse, thoughts and reflections during a spring day. [298 words]
Dark Oblivion by Jessie Finn There are no words to describe the hidden message of this poem, just read it and you will know wh... [129 words]
Your Unique Picasso by Fyona Doyle Latz - [124 words]
Where To Go by Jennifer Mendez - [69 words]
Voices Inside by Jessie Finn A haunting poem about the conflict of ones mind. [80 words]
Travel In Darkness by Alberto Pupo The road of a weary traveler... [73 words]
Tongues, A Collection by Durlabh Singh A collection of verse: Tongues, Green Green, Hunters Of Sea. [210 words]
The World Through Your Head by Roberto J Moreno Late night random thoughts. [179 words]
The Scream by Bollimuntha Venkata Ramana Rao - [89 words]
The Replacement... by Alberto Pupo Substituting one for the other... [57 words]
Straying From The Path by Wolfa A Poem, once more. Ahh, my memories of a certain delightful time in high school... and ... [471 words]
Satan Wears A Dress by Ryan Watts - [40 words]
Realizations by Alberto Pupo To realize... [64 words]
Never Again by Eloise H Anson I'm terrible at poetry, but, hey, I tried! [111 words]
Love And Friendship by Juned Ahsan - [165 words]
Last Goodbye by Jennifer Mendez - [162 words]
Jesus Fucked A Camel And Now We All Have Gonorrhoea by Ryan Watts - [190 words]
Flicker by Michelle Worswick - [18 words]
Emotion Pool by Alberto Pupo A pool of emotions brewed into one. [42 words]
Dead by Drevan - [66 words]
A Lack by Alberto Pupo the confusion created when I miss her... [58 words]
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TITLE (EDIT)
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AUTHOR
M Q Walters |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
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AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (69)
But One Thorn (Poetry) - [73 words]
Caress The Memory (Poetry) Lost things...held onto... [58 words]
Come Due (Poetry) ...eventually it all comes due [156 words]
Courage (Poetry) -It is difficult to find it...but courage is a must [42 words]
Damn The Memory (Poetry) Damn the memory. I was but a child that day. [124 words]
Diamonds On Morning Dew (Poetry) - [78 words]
Dig (Poetry) Why does it have to be so hard? [65 words]
Doesn't Matter (Poetry) -Written for Darrell...who never once felt the sting of tears that slid down my face. For the one who led me down this road that he hates me for. Who calls me names when he's had the one to many he al... [117 words] [Romance]
Don't Look At Me (Poetry) No need to don the mask...don't look at me. [181 words]
Easy (Poetry) No way to wash away the sin... [125 words]
Encore The Tears (Poetry) - [34 words]
Fading Away (Poetry) - [92 words]
Fairy Dance (Poetry) - [90 words]
Fallen One (Poetry) - [26 words]
Fistful Of Sand (Poetry) - [90 words]
Fools Heart (Poetry) - [38 words]
Frigid Rain (Poetry) For those who have said, I love you, but lied. [93 words]
Hollow Heart (Poetry) And if your life at home Is in a hollow heart It’s wasted on an old mans tears. [77 words] [Relationships]
I Am A Rose (Poetry) - [32 words] [Relationships]
I Am His Butterfly (Poetry) I wish I could trust. [88 words]
I Need To Be A Dream (Poetry) If I were a dream I would not feel... but mostly if I were only that, no one could really see me... or all the the things I hide behind. [116 words]
If I Could Dream You Here (Poetry) - [151 words]
I'm Crawling (Poetry) This title was deleted... not sure why... anyway here it is again...'cause that's how I am. [67 words]
Image In The Glass (Poetry) Because I have been deemed worthy of the heart... [142 words] [Relationships]
It (Poetry) Just something different for me. [35 words] [Erotic]
It Was All Because Of You (Poetry) I struggle to overcome the lost loves in my life… [98 words]
Keep It Fun (Poetry) For you...best I could do...in keeping it real anyhow. [44 words]
Liars Tongue (Poetry) Finally getting it... [66 words]
Mr. Jacobs (Poetry) I have been a rehab nurse for many years, this a poem about a man I admitted one afternoon, who spoke only of his garden and his desire to go home. When I came to work the next day I found that he had... [110 words]
My Gardener (Poetry) - [51 words]
My Heart Is Free (Poetry) - [83 words]
My Passion (Poetry) - [101 words] [Erotic]
Night (Poetry) - [99 words]
No Tide (Poetry) Just a poem... [88 words] [Romance]
No Whys (Poetry) A love poem...I guess. [103 words] [Romance]
Obliteration (Poetry) I am what I am...and you are smaller than me [61 words]
Ode To A Could've Been Friend (Genres) You know who you are.... [159 words]
Of The Dream (Poetry) - [153 words]
On Broken Wing (Poetry) Finding by accident that one can love again, and learn something about ones self, though it ends painfully. [103 words]
Once Upon A Time The Story Goes (Poetry) - [95 words]
Out Of The Darkness (Poetry) For Mike...because he loves me for what I am...and all I am. [112 words]
Pieces Of My Heart (Poetry) Just a poem... pieces of my heart. [124 words]
Pieces Of Time (Poetry) Ramblings of a heart that cannot go back in time... [110 words]
Secrets (Poetry) Some secrets are truely meant to never be told...I told one once...the price was more than I have learned to bear...shhhhhhhhh. [115 words]
Ship Of Fools (Poetry) - [72 words]
Silenced Heart (Poetry) - [50 words]
Silently Wept (Poetry) Must learn to build walls, without doors that allow others in. [91 words]
Soul Meld (Poetry) - [84 words]
Suicide (Poetry) Standing on the edge. [137 words]
The Bad One (Poetry) - [141 words]
The Color Of My Moon Is Red (Poetry) - [77 words]
The Sound Of A Tear (Poetry) - [76 words]
The Sparrow (Poetry) Perhaps less about the sparrow and more about the caged bird. [69 words]
Time I See (Poetry) - [98 words]
To Touch The Sky (Poetry) - [64 words]
Vengence Driven (Poetry) What it is. [62 words]
Was I Ever Once Worth The Time (Poetry) Still trying to figure out what I'm worth....and why it seems to be easier for others to just think you'll "figure" it out...what is with that anyway? [75 words]
Watched Me Fall (Poetry) Oh well... [75 words]
When All I Want Is (Poetry) - [224 words]
Where I Came From (Poetry) More woe is me stuff.The outside changes all the time...but the inside remembers where I came from. [119 words]
Where I Cannot Hide (Poetry) I can feel it in the air...taste it on my tongue...it comes...just the way it always does. [102 words]
Where My Heart Has Been (Poetry) Better to have some secrets...nice when they don't ask. [126 words] [Romance]
Where You Lie (Poetry) - [142 words]
Whispered Lies Among Soft Sighs (Poetry) Just what it is... [101 words]
Why Dream (Poetry) RBO doesn't believe in dreams...thinking he might be right. [42 words]
Written By His Hand (Poetry) Today I read a song, written back in '44 [66 words]
Wrong (Poetry) I struggle everyday to be what they need...my past full of pain that I can't grip...anger I can't get beyond...in the end have failed the ones that needed or trusted me the most...but if I were gone? [232 words]
Wrong Side Of The Tracks (Poetry) - [163 words]
You Can't Save Me (Poetry) - [263 words]
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Masks
M Q Walters
Sweet words whispered in vain,
And what we do to hide the pain.
This mask I wear is but mine,
How dare I to think I could cross that line.
I lift my face into the rain,
Hoping it will wash away this pain.
And as the heaven clears,
I only hope it has hidden the tears.
I stand here in my confusion,
Trying to seperate reality from illusion.
Knowing I have become lost,
And so great has become the cost.
Dreams lie upon the ground shattered,
As I wonder to whom it even mattered.
Who knows about tomorrow,
And who cares about the sorrow?
And who knew it would be this way,
Are there no words yet to say?
As the darkness reaches out to take me,
I know it was only I who did forsake me.
Why do we search to see behind the mask,
And who gives us the right to even ask?
Masks are worn but to hide
The pains that live inside.
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"Shattered dreams. I seem to know a bit about that topic." -- R. Bennett Okerstrom.
"And I know a bit too much about that topic" -- mattie.
"So many of us wear masks, and i guess sometimes even though people question and become curious, they never really want to see whats behind. I really liked this one and could relate, good work" -- rebecca tantos.
"Thanx Rebecca...but to love us (the real us) they have to see behind the mask. :)" -- mattie.
"I've worn many masks in my life.Some happy,some sad.I liked this poem and it made me wonder which mask I've worn more often." -- David D.
"Wow that is really moving, it is so true that we do use a mask everyday to cover the pain inside, beautifully written." -- Tamsin Butler.
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