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ScarsStanding in the showerScars4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Skin turning redder
I stay still and soak it in
This water won't erase my sins
Scars stand out bright white
Burns and cuts all in sight
The real scars cannot be seen
They reside inside of me
I wonder if all I will be
is a creature scarred eternally?
UntitledSomewhere in the forestUntitled3 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
A wolf cries to the moon
So I begin to ponder
Alone here in my room
As to what the wolf is after
When it calls out to the moon
I think I thought of something
But I fell asleep too soon.
We Are/You Aren'tWe are the unwanted, the brokenWe Are/You Aren't4 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
The ones you forgot about.
So don't be too surprised when we
Start to scream and shout.
We are the living, the dying
The ones you all put down.
But you'll know who we are when we
Run this goddamn town.
We are the corpses, the maggots
The ones you all despise.
But you'll be the ones scared when we
Expose all your lies.
We are the hunted, the lost
The ones you all spurn.
But you'll cry for our help when we
Leave you all to burn.
We are the losers, the winners
The ones that you deny.
But you'll be the ones damned when we
Hear the angels cry.
Cold NightStars bleed through the nightCold Night4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Pierce the velvet, shining bright
I stare up into the unknown
Feeling small and all alone
Hugging my arms across my chest
Wishing for a warm caress
Cold starlight bathes me
No one hears my quiet dream
I Am LostWhat should I do?I Am Lost4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Where should I be?
What do I like better?
I don't know the answers to these questions.
I have no clue whatsoever.
I am here just to be here.
I am here because this is where I was told I should be.
What am I doing with my life?
You tell me.
I am only doing what I was told to do.
I was told to go here,
Now I am here and everyone has left me.
I am without direction.
No one can, or will, point me where I am to go.
I am at a place I feel I should not be.
Even though, technically,
This is exactly where I am suppose to be.
Left BehindSo I mean nothing now,Left Behind4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
is that how it is.
You shut me out,
act like nothings amiss.
I know there's something wrong,
but you don't care that I care.
That's fine with me,
it's plain to see.
I've had a hard life,
maybe not like yours.
But things have happened,
that's for sure.
I wish things were different,
but they're obviously not.
I was wrong about a lot of things,
this one is now just among the lot.
WastelandQuestion marksWasteland4 months ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
In all of the faces
A blank expression
And faraway gazes
Heads full of nothing
No hands raised up high
My teeth are clenched
While the hour drags by
I just cannot listen
To one word they say
More minutes are passing
I'm dreaming away
My brain feels too big
For my head is to small
Those hammering noises
They crawl down the hall
A voice calls me back
Too harsh and too loud
It presses repeat
Til I throw my thoughts out
Then go back on standby
Til the final bell rings
When I shrug it all off
And pack up my things
othersI feel them all around meothers5 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
slipping through the trees
I sometimes see their shadows
I think they're stalking me
I catch little glimpses
from the corner of my eye
flesh mottled white and black
holes instead of eyes
Their limbs are twisted
but lanky and long
Their smiles are sparkling
teeth like crystals gone wrong
I run as fast as I can
trying to reach safety
They stay right with me
with apparent ease
I make it back to my home
I lock all the doors
I hole up in my bedroom
trying to wait out this storm
I know they're still out there
waiting patiently
I call them the others
because they're not like you and me
I do not know
CrowdsSitting in a crowded roomCrowds4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
People surround me
Speaking to each other
Noone bothers me
Sometimes I wonder
If I got up to leave
Would anyone take notice
Or would they ignore me?
Hope is GoneMy world crumbles down.Hope is Gone4 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
As I gaze out the window,
All hope vanishes.
Tears dissolve vision
As Lament envelops me
In his icy hands.
Color turns to grey
As redness creeps over me.
I'm lost forever.
backwardsGrowing old before my timebackwards5 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Life lived without reason or rhyme
I look back at the years
Wonder why I'm here
Waiting for death's embrace
Sad smile upon my face
No more tears or laughter
What are all these years for?
I'm so full of regret
For things I can't forget
If I could do it all again
I wouldn't know where to begin
I muddle though this life
Wondering at the pain and strife
I have made a mess of this
Now I stand upon this precipice
Is there anywhere to go but down?
I don't want to stand my ground
This torment is endless
Cold and broken, friendless
I cast a broken silhouette
An old man stained with regret
Still waiting
VolcanoHe carries smoke in his eyelidsVolcano4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Because his dreams have burned
To cinders
His eyelashes blink ash
And his soul glows faintly like
Dying embers
But do you know why,
His eyes are so fierce?
Because this calm,
Before the storm
Is only holding the volcano
That rumbles within his psyche
the other halfwhere can I find youthe other half5 months ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
the other half of myself
do you not exist
Endless LakeDip your toes in the icy depths of poetryEndless Lake5 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
let it sting with it's truth
start to comfort you with it's twisting metaphors
I have yet to leave this serene lake of words
Ripples turning into voices
spoken with enough force to push me under
make me gasp for breath as the lines finish
Poetry becomes us
becomes love and hate
understanding
souls holding on to anything that's left
My hands glide across the water
feeling it's pulse
the beat of a heart romanticizing and utilizing the words
we have learned to make
Fading into an ever-lasting tremor
the tremble you hear when emotion becomes too much
Waiting in the pause
silence before
Broken Arts and GoalsThe pen's out of inkBroken Arts and Goals2 months ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
and the pencil; snapped.
The voice can't sing
and the person won't act.
Inspiration drains.
No vision in those eyes?
The enthusiasts pray
that a new piece will arise.
The broken hearts and souls
can no longer create.
These broken arts and goals
lie shattered in their wake.
VictimizedYou always play the Damned,Victimized2 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
victimized.
I become condemned a liar,
cast aside for truthing,
you play Prey.
I am to blame,
all me, all me
apparently.
Like succubus,
once beautiful, you captivated me.
Now, Demoness;
blame me, I’m the vampire
extracting your ambiance.
Encase yourself, lock you away;
‘Do harm no more,’
you scream,
ambuscade,
as hands grapple your throat
from between the bars.
The hands you forced;
they aren’t mine,
but those you volunteered
for yourself.
I may have hurt youI may have hurt you, I probably have.I may have hurt you2 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
But this is a story of me, not of you,
And not of the things I have done,
To bite through your skin.
This is a story of little me,
Crumbled and broken.
Hidden by all the crap you throw,
Like knives through acid rain.
This is a story of little me,
Choking and heaving.
Trying so hard to swim, to clean,
All the oil like pain you feel.
This is a story of little me,
Frozen and stuck.
Unable to move through the words,
That form my glacier heart.
This is a story of little me,
Smouldering and burning.
My actions burning bridges as I run,
And I am flames and ashes.
This is a story of little me,
Safe and prese
We're No GoodI'm holding on to you, you're holding on to meWe're No Good3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
One day we're okay and the next we're arguing
What happened those days where we just were enjoying each other's company?
Where we wanted nothing more than to just be with each other?
But now we're going down, down, down, it's sad to see
Especially when at one point, this was it, you and me, together happy, laughing
This was it, this was the one, the silly "Forever and ever" saying
But now it's you and me, arguing, are we really happy now, honestly?
What are we fighting for now? Why are we still here? I'm wondering
Is this still what we really wanted? Or is it because we just don't know how to let go?
Are we holding on to something that's not meant to last?
I wonder if you think about these things too
What does it Matter?I shed a tear tonightWhat does it Matter?3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Under the falling snow
The reason isn’t right…
A dreadful reason to know
I cried for your happiness
And down that road you had to go
I cried for your love
A love I truly would never know
As I rose from my back to stand
I fell upon my knees
No longer with the strength to stand
Not knowing how that could be
I wish to write you a letter
But what good would that do
Even if you were to read my words
You couldn’t be bothered to reply
It’s not that you are living a hectic life
It’s just that life you choose to live
Has no room for me to be involved
Even if it’s just a simple corresponden
An ice cream tradition without youI ride to sonic alone on my bikeAn ice cream tradition without you3 months ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
I ordered the ice cream that we both like
Even when we weren't together
We still ate ice cream in cold or hot weather
It didn't taste the same
But what could I blame
The treat that we both liked to eat just wasn't as sweet
I took it with me and headed down the street
I couldn't eat it alone so i headed back home
The sun decided to leave and as it did it got dark
As I passed my neighbors I could hear their dogs bark
I put the ice cream away and took a shower
After that i tried my to taste it again the next hour
The ice cream makes my teeth get cold
I remember the time when our hands use to hold
Our ice cream tradition was meant for two
Its just not the same without you
Number FourI miss you.Number Four3 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
Today in art, our only class together, you sit at the neighboring table
With your other friends
That’s fine with me, I promise.
Still leaves me a little lonely, but I want you to be happy.
Do what you like.
But I spent the hour faking it.
Pretending to enjoy just their company.
I miss you.
I waited for your text yesterday.
You always text me first.
It never came.
And I’m too proud to send the first text.
So I just waited.
It wasn’t until today at 7:33 PM
My phone called “Toasty!” and I read your “Hey”.
I miss you.
I didn’t get to see you yesterday.
Didn’t speak a word to you
You Loved The LovelessYou are holding my heartYou Loved The Loveless2 months ago in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
Like you're holding my hand
I'm not falling apart
As you're helping me stand
I was losing myself
And just falling through cracks
Till you snuck up with stealth
And helped me to get back
You ignored the dark
You saw the light
You loved the loveless
Back to life
You held my hand
And helped me fight
You helped the helpless
Make things right
You still smile at me
Like the very first day
And you make me feel free
And you make me feel brave
I will do all I can
Just to make you feel good
I will do all I can
I will do all I should
You still make me smile
And you still make me laugh
You help me close my e
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