release

 

calm
within the eye
of the storm

joy
vicariously
obtained

warmth
besides
growing fire

clarity
from duty 
beyond self

peace
of a riptide’s
pull

focus
alongside
fear

awe
at primal
efficiency

pleasure
in
pain

release
through acceptance
of death


This poem is from the book, ‘A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken’.

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With You

 

something
must be wrong
with you
how else
would you
see worth
in me


This poem is from the book, ‘Bound To The Wings Of A Butterfly’.

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You Say

 

You say you love me,
But you don’t know me,
Not the full me,
Not every part of me,
Not as I really am.

You say I should open up,
That I should share,
That I should let you in,
Into my inner world,
Into my mind, my emotions, my everything.

You say you will accept me,
But that’s a lie,
You don’t know me,
Not all of me,
Not the parts you haven’t seen.

Do you know yourself well enough?
How will you react to me?
What will you do when I show you?
What will you think of my darkness?
My pain? My weaknesses? My desires?

No.
You only accept the parts you’ve seen.
Then you make assumptions,
Of yourself,
And of me.

That I’m not that bad,
That there isn’t much more,
That embarrassment holds me back,
That you can save me,
And that you would want to.

It is safer to hide,
To show a just little,

Just the parts that are acceptable,
The parts I have practiced,
The parts that work.

You don’t love me,
You just love those parts,
You just love the surface,
Your love hasn’t touched the depths,
It never will.


This poem is from the book, ‘Bound To The Wings Of A Butterfly’.

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love expressed

 

Erotica, R-18+

love expressed
as an act
of mutual submission
to one another
to god
to a future shared

a gift
simultaneously
given
and continuously
accepted

a promise
to bring and accept
all of yourself
in harmony
with the one
you chose
above all others


This poem is from the book, Kink, Volume 3.

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The Wolf & The Cat

 

Erotica, R-18+

The large wolf toyed
With the little pussy cat
He played with her
The same way she played with the rat

Pinning her down
Then letting her go
He gave to her
What she used to bestow

That primal power
That predatory lust
That look in his eyes
Submit she must

She wants to fight back
To show she’s no easy prey
But she couldn’t help but accept
To be his from this day

How could she not
When he is so much more
Besides she’s curious
There’s a new role to explore

The little pussy cat
Now owned by the beast
The large protector
With her as his feast

From hunter to hunted
She accepts his lead
She accepts his commands
She accepts his seed

She accepts her role
To always keep him satisfied
Knowing that he will love her always
His new pussy cat bride


This poem is from the book, ‘Kink, Volume 2’

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Love Is

 

Love is a mortgage,
A debt promise of pain.
Paid with interest,
For those you outlive.

Love is making connections
Despite knowing they will be broken.
And it’s the letting go
Of the guilt for doing so.

Love is for the small sacrifices,
That contain the hidden joys.
And the memory that’s both
Blessing and curse.

Love is knowing when to push,
And when you must concede.
The realisation that you’re wrong,
And the leaving of transgressions unseen.

Love is the give and take,
The unspoken word.
The comforts freely given,
And those gratefully accepted.

Love is the discipline to say no,
Through begging, pleading and pain.
And the careful observation,
Of limits reached.

Love is tempered guidance,
A shot at eternity.
And the words of encouragement,
To try once more.

Love is a partnership,
A bonding of the muse.
A step into darkness,
Taken together in faith.


 

Mantra

 

Be present,
For now is all that exists.
Grow, enjoy, and act morally.
Drop your ego, listen,
Empathise and forgive.
Trust your intuition and be compassionate.
Nothing more is within your control.
Let it go and just feel.
Accept yourself.


 
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Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is a poet, author, mental health advocate, and mindset coach. In these roles he has helped thousands of people move from a place of surviving to passionately thriving.

He is the author of 17 books, teaches on Skillshare, Insight Timer, and Udemy, hosts the Reality Check podcast, and is the creator of the Ask A Poet YouTube channel.

He is a qualified teacher, personal trainer, life long martial artist & coach, disability support worker, Reiki master, and is currently studying a Master of Counselling.

I Am Constant Change

 

Who am I other than constant change?

Thoughts come and go,
Same with emotion, memory and desire,
I am not who I was a moment ago,
And who I am won’t last.

I am constant change,
I am the thread of time,
Birth to death,
Ever changing,
Ever growing,
Never the same.

I am constant change,
I accept this change,
Embrace it,
Lean into it.

Therefore I won’t delete my past,
It was me,
Just as much me as my desire to delete it,
Who knows what I will think in four minutes?

I am constant change.