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 Sep 9 Cassie love
Malcolm
I wrote a word and let it go,
A seed it was, I did not know;
It fell to earth in secret ground,
And there a living tree was found.

I gave a word to one long dead,
It rose to life and gave them bread;
I whispered low, the branches grew,
And clothed the land in morning dew.

I read a word that made them glow,
I took a word and watched it grow;
It bore a fruit I could not see,
Yet filled the world with mystery.

I spoke a word I can’t take back,
It darkened sky and turned it black;
The fruit was sweet, the poison whole,
It sowed a storm that stole a soul.
09 September 2025
Once Upon a Word
Copyright Malcolm Gladwin
 Sep 9 Cassie love
Maddy
Not a beauty queen
No silver screen
No Emny though I want one
Just you and me
Me and You
Never going to be
Feet on the ground
Reaching for stars yet unseen
You know want I meant
You know what I mean
Never going to be more than what I am
Not sure what that will turn out to be
Still a work in progress stlll hard to be believed
No greater love in tbe world than what we share
For some never going to be
Never going to be
 Sep 9 Cassie love
Laura
Life is but just a number.
A day given, to each and every man.
A day to be born.
A day to die.
But each day is just a number.
So as each man knows not the numbers of his days.
Let's live each day, with love and care.
Heart knows truth
Mind makes truth
Heart feels warmth
Mind makes stories to get warmth

Heart sense feelings of love
Mind play games to trap love

Heart knows your false promises
Mind drills the heart not to listen
And force to slide in the superficial golden cage with never ending slow pain
I smile at all the life I’ve known,
The paths I took, the things I do,
But in the silence of my thoughts,
I’d have been happier with you.
Indefinitely

Must be fate
I can’t stay away from that word
Stuck in a loop of wanting
Still in the same situations

Yet I’m still growing
One day maybe I’ll have it all
Unless I can’t manifest it

Except
Let’s be real
It wouldn’t be that bad
Zebras aren’t that rad
All I can ask is for peace

I’m tired

Less and less sleep each night
Out and about more each day
Very much exhausting
Especially while being heartbroken

Yet here I am
Outgoing per usual
Until-indefinitely
Let’s see this go unnoticed
Even though historical facts say
They are not from the same mother
Adolf and Bibi, at the end of the day
Aren’t that distinct from one another
I've met the devil
On several Sundays
He's always sitting alone
His bottle dripping liquor burning
I've seen his testimony
Know its riddled with lies
I've sat and danced with temptation
Till the powder under my nose
Brought me begging on his doorstep
For a way to let go
Gave up my demons
So I wouldn't end up Dead in a ditch
But I still talk to the devil
Whenever im caught in a pinch
 Sep 7 Cassie love
snipes
I cut down the sunflowers,
just to brighten up your day.
seeding the grass so it remains green.
 Sep 4 Cassie love
Irma
Suffering found poetry, death found philosophy, and i found them both.
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