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Keep RunningSomething broken, or something deadKeep Running2 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
and everything that was ever said
Punches, bruises, sticks and stones
and everything that broke my bones
to words they said would never hurt,
to a shoe that kicked my face with dirt
Yes, these tears are made by you
but even tears don't make lies true
Tears that dampened my pillow case
tell a story that you could never chase
and I'll keep running until I die
Because you'll never catch me, I'll watch you try
Hummingbird HeartWhir of a bird, weightless thing,Hummingbird Heart10 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Plucking away on scissor wings,
Suspended beauty, quivering and sleek,
You fly to each flower, and plant a peck on each cheek.
Propeller seed pollinator,
Is your heart likewise like a drum?
Do your wings beat in time?
Is it your blood that we hear hum?
Wayward bird,
What is all your flower-hopping for?
Are your affections so fleeting,
Or are you hoping to find more?
Summertime sweetheart,
Although I hope you'll give me a try,
I fear your kiss will be not a lover's hello,
But a one-time's goodbye.
Sonnet IIIWhat a woeful waste of time she saidSonnet III10 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
As she grimaced at my youthful verse,
Foolish is the work that forgets the purse
For every man ought to earn his bread,
And saying no more she quietly fled
Away from my pen's impalpable curse,
For when my mind in muses did immerse
Alas! I confess she was to me; dead.
While her beauty was still untouched by time,
The years would in time play their timeless part,
And how cruel be I to love her prime
And upon its ruin, listlessly restart,
Instead I dwell upon the ageless rhyme
For this airy heart belongs to the art.
MistakesI'm in a hole...sinking deeper and deeper,Mistakes10 months ago in Concrete Poetry More Like This
What's going on...my souls become weaker,
At a loss for words but there's no looking back,
I derailed this train...decimated the track,
Foreign perceptions clear my eyes,
And help me deal with these troubled times,
How did it progress this far...what can I do?
I must look within myself and find what's true.
The Trapped ReflectionHer reflection pressed its hands,The Trapped Reflection9 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Against the cold hard glass.
Trapped in regret.
A link to her past.
She met its finger tips,
As well as its eyes,
And all she could see,
Was the hate and despise.
Being chained to a moment,
A cage with no bars.
Forced to look up,
At a dark sky without stars.
It stares demanding..
The world she let grow grey.
And then it smiled
And walked away.
She tried to leave too
But couldn't turn back
And then looked up to a starless sky,
That was all but pitch black.
She put her hands against the hard cold glass.
And watched as her reflection,
Walked out of the past.
Out of the past and into
RegressDark swelling eyes with circles underneathRegress10 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
reek the havoc of the peace you try to seek
You can no longer hide
Behind your veil so white
The words spoken are eating you alive
You refuse to comprehend
And face what you fear
You float and Bob,
Trying to swim with your beer
You choose to fight this battle on your own
Dumbass! Just pick up the phone
People are close,
Closer than you think
Like a stalker in the daylight
When they're weak
I want to scream
And spit pity in your face
Empty the hurt
That dwells in your case
Fighting with a ghost
Yeah, that's real sane
I worry you wont come back
You need to feel the pain
I'm done
My Mind Wonders AwaySometimes my mind wonders awayMy Mind Wonders Away3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
To wondrous realms it makes up itself
There it gets lost from time to time inexplicably
My poor mind is only a naive boy
The universe is odd to him
We Are The LiarsWe twist are words to talk to you,We Are The Liars1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
And bend the facts to make them true.
We are the wolves, who lead the lambs.
Like gods of death who guide the dammed.
The tricksters and jesters, who kings all loved;
Until we had them lynched and clubbed.
We are the ones, who break your rules.
While dancing on your laws like fools.
The saints
the sinners..
The losers
and winners
Your friends and family that will always last,
It is we who wear the mask.
We lie to make our world more,
While wearing masks that you adore.
We are the ones who set up the fires
And bury the living in funeral pyres
We are the deities of deceit
And the brok
Saturday NightI don't know where I amSaturday Night3 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
And the music is too loud
There are far too many strangers
In this drunk mess of a crowd
Anywhere I look
There is some strange guy giving strange looks
And my head is spinning round
As if it's nowhere to be found
But it's Saturday night and everyone's here
Drinking pints of foul tasting beer
Because we need this to have fun
Because right now we have no fear
So drink away the worries
And don't care about the money
Get it down, we're in a hurry
To lose control
We're far too intoxicated
To care what they think
So let's talk a bit more loudly
And go buy another drink
We say it's only for tonight
But we know that's a lie
The Girl with the Glass HeartHe pitied the girl with the glass heartThe Girl with the Glass Heart4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
for she was not made of stone like him.
He thought, “her poor, battered heart must be so broken
that its shards cut her from within.
She must wish she was not so fragile,
that she was unbreakable like me.”
Then one day she said to him,
“my love, how I wish you were free.
I pity you and your marble heart,
carved of the hardest stone,
So unmovable by anything—
you must be so alone.”
Shocked, he argued, “but you must feel such pain
in that frail, little heart,
SucksPainSucks2 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Isn’t a game
When you know
It won’t go away
And you can’t cancel the plans you have today
You have to push on
And make it
And act like you don’t know what is going on.
Ex-ValentineBroken hearts and teddy bears,Ex-Valentine3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Rusted jewelry won from fairs,
Dusty, foggy memories
Of how I thought we used to be.
Pictures town and broken glass,
Old, stained jeans from picnic grass,
The girl I thought that once was mine
Is no longer my valentine.
FebruaryWhen I attempt to hold the beautiful snow,February3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
it melts in my hand,
and drips through the spaces between my fingers;
almost as if it's trying to escape,
and leave me as well.
Red Red Rose3 months ago in Text-based Imagery
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Behind the ScreenBehind the ScreenBehind the Screen2 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
By: Melissa
Behind
Glass barriers
I live my life, staring
Texting, Talking, Clicking, but not
Feeling
Serenity be my heartIn the silence of the night.Serenity be my heart3 months ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
Dressed In darkness, I approach my love.
I Whisper to soothe her heart:
"Long have I waited...Alone...For you"
In this secret place, We stand together.
In silence, We need nothing.
In this secret place, I want nothing.
Serenity be my heart, In the presence of my goddess.
SorryI am sorry,Sorry2 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
For all I am,
I'm sorry,
For making us cry.
The monster,
Deep inside,
Is unforgiving,
Unremorseful.
Please forgive,
All I've done,
It's you I love,
This isn't for fun.
You spark my life,
And my heart,
Without you,
It all seems dark.
But if you want to forget me,
I don't mind,
I don't blame you,
I deserve to burn.
Feelings are fragile,
As are hearts,
Words unrelenting,
Lets make a start?.
I mean none,
Of things I said,
I was a monster,
I should be dead.
Anger provokes,
My darkest side,
Blood evokes,
My will to die.
For all I did,
For all this shit,
All I put you through,
But my soul you lit.
Death calls,
My heart replies,
So as I fall,
I'm ready to die.
Forgive me,
Let me die,
Or be by my side,
What's it to be?
Free WillFree Will.Free Will10 months ago in Concrete Poetry More Like This
Is free will a devout gift or a curse?
Was it free will that granted a desperate man to steal an old lady's purse?
Was it free will that resulted in multiple bodies carried in a hearse?
Was it free will that justified a police officer to shoot the accused first?
Was it free will that allowed a family man's mentality to be so perverse?
Could this world of ours get any worse?
Free will gives us the chance for all of us to be distinctive.
But as a consequence people can act corruptive and vindictive.
But without this choice, our lives would be constrained and restrictive.
Undoubtedly these two differing perspectives are cont
Hello There Loneliness"Hello there loneliness, how are you today?"Hello There Loneliness3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Your silence says it all.
"Would you like to stare at the walls with me?"
Of course you would, that's why you're here.
"Lovely weather don't you think?"
Oh, you don't want to go out.
"I think I will close the curtains then, if that’s okay?"
You enjoy the darkness.
"Have I received any calls today?"
There hasn’t been any for a week.
"Wow, aren’t you quiet today?"
The only sound is my voice.
"I had a funny dream last night you know?"
I wished it would never end.
"Oh, how come I can’t remember it?"
You’re presence makes me forgetful.
"I think I will have a
I'm the little girlI'm the little girlI'm the little girl3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
who doesn't sleep very well
I'm the little girl
Who writes in the dark
I'm the little girl
Who barely see's what's going down
I'm the little girl
With the pills in her hand
who doesn't know what it's like to be gone
Displacement.In the past four years,Displacement.2 months ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
it seems I've forgotten how
to say the word 'home'.
FakingBehind her many smilesFaking2 months ago in Concrete Poetry More Like This
She covers up her fears.
Behind every laughter
She smothers up her tears.
If you could walk a mile In her shoes, You'd see the truth behind Her little ruse. You'll see that The smiles are fake. You'll see all the pain She takes. You may think that she's happy, Joyous, eccentric, and blithe. But soon you'll find out That things just weren't right. The words you say do hurt. The looks, painful. The twisted smiles she forces, They all just add to the turmoil. Inside her mind, She hates herself. She tries to change. But nothing's ever good enough. In fact, they just think she's deranged. Everyday is the same. The empty feeling. The empty smiles. She just stares at the ceiling Zoning in and out Of her world To the painful reality. She's about to hurl. She can no longer cry. No matter how
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