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i'm humani'm not slowi'm human3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
i'm not dumb
i'm not broken.
each day i grow
i understand
i pray.
understanding is difficult
hearing is impossible
speaking is invisible.
I learn to speak
I learn to listen
I learn to hear.
no matter how many times
I repeat.
the tears in my eyes
the shake within my body
i cry.
to understand one
you have to know
another.
i'm not slow
i'm not dumb
i'm not broken.
though i'm human
Statues in the Dark.Statues in the Dark.5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I'm lying again.
my hips are burning and I
shouldn't have but boy,
did I and it felt so BAD.
everything is good, though, for the
knobby-kneed soccer mom girls who
won't love, because they commit instead.
It's not so awful after all, living in
the land of smiles and
little kids without broken boys
on chandeliers and lovely girls with
hate in their fingers
(I will tear you apart and
grind your bones against
mine but it's just another
nothing because that's
how it will always be with
you and we won't see
each other again)
I will lie awake and intertwine your pinky with
mine because that's all
that I can bear to touc
The 7 Deadly SinsLust makes the blood run hot,The 7 Deadly Sins5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Blinding in her passion.
Pride turns the boldest boastful,
Grips them in his ego.
Wanting every little thing,
Greed digs his roots deep.
He turns every man aganist each other,
And Envy watches in glee.
Gluttony devours everything in sight,
Consuming everything he can.
Tainting men to not bother working,
Is what Sloth himself chooses.
Finally, Wrath in her fiery glory,
Spreads hatred in ones heart.
Only In America... Chapter OneChapter OneOnly In America... Chapter One9 years ago in Science Fiction More Like This
Day One, Hour One
UNSC Halcyon-Class Star Cruiser Pillar of Autumn, The Armory
JONATHAN
I awoke, and groaned in pain. My neck and back felt like I'd fell five feet onto raw steel. I slowly sat up, and rubbed the back of my head. I saw Tori and A.C. rise slowly as well.
"Where... are we?" Tori asked slowly.
I looked around; the room was roughly rectangular shaped. In the walls were numerous shelves, where boxes marked '120mm Rockets', near several large double-barreled Rocket Launchers sat. On the several pillars cutting the middle of the room, racks with dozens of Assault Rifles, Machine guns, Semi-Machine Guns, Pistols, and
Apparently People CareWhy do people care for me?Apparently People Care3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
They say that I'm
Amazing
Awesome
And pretty
They say
I'm smart and multitalented
I feel like I've
Let everyone down
Especially Okasan
I've started to feel
Now my head just reels
I'm confused so much now
I'm not used to feeling
Anything at all
I never thouht that anyone
Cared. But I guess that
I was wrong
I know that something
Isn't right, but
I can't put my finger on it
I need someone to help me
I suppose i I talk
'Stead of watching the clock
That might help a little
If I was allowed to express
Myself
Whoever that is now
I actually shed a tear today
And caught
House of SpiritsLook At It BrokenHouse of Spirits4 years ago in Philosophy & Perspectives More Like This
All fours, crouching and gasping.
I hadn’t killed
Him. My first reaction,
His warm blood on my face,
The Edge.
I make a real effort to remember
(How badly I had wanted…)
To explain the violence
(Suffocating me…)
Nearly bursting, ears buzz, clouding over in desperation,
My Lungs!
I shake, 2 steps, I fall, sick,
Catch my breath, faint heart leaping.
I don’t know.
Staring at bloody boots staining the sawdust.
The Trembling Evening overwhelming the ache
Confused, terrified at my own violence;
I killed him, destroyed him, cut him into pieces.
I don’t know.
(The House of Spirit, pg. 206
JoKer2 years ago in Visual & Found Poetry
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WIWSATA 5WIWSATA 53 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art
Chapter 5
1824, London
I didn't think I'd fall in love with anyone again. The experience with Julia had made me hopeful, but nothing had come of it. So, I was unprepared to fall for Fanny Keats.
She was similar to John in looks, but wasn't really an intellectual equal to him. She did not favor poetry; she was not quite as fond of reading as my sisters were.
We first became acquainted when I went to town to deliver a letter to her. She had been very apologetic for her guardians' coldness.
At that time, I had been much disappointed because of the ending of my connection with Julia. I saw her broth
Child of NewtownChild of Newtown5 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
The last time I saw you; your face, etched forever in my memory.
Those eyes, so wise, and yet loving. Your laugh, yes that laugh,
how can I ever forget! The memories we shared of good times
(sure, there were tough times too), frolicking in the wood, dancing
in the sand together, always together. You and me, me and you, living and
loving, sharing the best of times.
Will I see you again? Will we sing together again? Your favorite songs,
I know them all, word for word. I could sing them in my sleep, or recite your
favorite stories with one hand tied behind my back. Eating ice cream with you on a warm
summer night; the very best of times
Broken heart.....To you i gave my heart and love,Broken heart.....7 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
But you tore them apart,
And broke me like glass in your feet,
Shatered my hopes of a joyfull life...
Why??i ask from the night and form the stars shining bright,
As i lay in the dark waiting for death sweet release which shall never come...
Blooded tears run from my blooded eyes,
Why did you do it??oh did you broke me??...
I seal away into the darkness eternal,
There i shall rot away with the pain of my broken heart,
I hope not to be saved,Only restored,
Shall i truly be happy again??,
I do not know,Ido not hope
I only griev for the rest of my shatered life......
Hear these pained w
Perfect SituationI’m tired of always taking the blamePerfect Situation5 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
For all the things I did not do
Why should I be the one punished
For what you put her through
You should have just been honest
It would have been easier that way
Neither of us would be hurting this much
And I might have let you stay
Why have you been lying
What is it that I can’t know
Love me, trust me, save me
Or just take your things and go
I want you to stay
But right now I can’t stand you
I won’t let you do this
If only you knew
I know you said that you were sorry
But I can’t accept that now
I don’t know how you can fix this
So, I hope that you know how
Love is EternalThey say love is eternalLove is Eternal6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
I always wondered if that was true
I no longer have to question that
Because I fell in love with you
Forever is the longest time
And I want to spend it all with you
Because…before I met you
Love was not something I knew
Love can be so hard to find
But you and I have something real
It’s only when we are together
That I can say just what I feel
When everyone else can’t understand
When they just turn themselves away
You’re the one who gets me through it
And you know just what to say
They say love is eternal
And I know they’re not telling a lie
Love will always be alive for us
A
Torn Between TwoThis never would have happenedTorn Between Two6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
If it hadn’t been for me
As soon as you gave me a chance
I only wished to flee
If you had said no
Maybe I’d still love you
That always seems to work for him
Maybe that would’ve worked for us too
Each time I think of a way
That the story we’ve created will end
I realize there’s no happy ending
And my emotions twist and bend
I’m torn between the love I have
And the love I always wished for
I don’t understand why I still need him
Maybe I’ll always want more
I can’t say that I know whom to love anymore
Both choices lead me to dead ends
I’m in a no w
For ShinoEverything is changingFor Shino6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Each thing I thought I knew
I never dreamed that we were so alike
Are you suffering too
Tell me why
We’re both this way
And why this is our only escape
Why do I live another day
One day you and I
Will both be free
But you shouldn’t have to leave now
Not before me
Don’t jump and don’t fall
You know that we’d miss you
You can start a new life without dying
I’ll prove that this is true
I'm SorryI’m just tired of saying sorryI'm Sorry6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
For all the things that I didn’t do
I’m tired of saying I’m sorry
When all I did was love you
My only mistake was falling in love
When you did not love me too
And though you should be saying sorry to me
I’m apologizing to you
I’m just tired of saying sorry
For all the things that you did wrong
It’s not like it’s been just one time
I’ve been sorry for too long
I have to be sorry, this one last time
Sorry that you never needed me
Sorry that this was my fate
And sorry that you couldn’t set me free
No more excuses
And no more lies
I’m sorry to
Last ChanceLast ChanceLast Chance6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Tonight will be your final chance
I have nothing left to lose
I didn’t want to do this
But you’re forcing me to choose
Do I want to stay here
Is it worth all you put me through
My heart is freezing over
And there’s nothing I can do
You could do so many things
But you can’t express your love
So, in the right direction
We’ll give you one more shove
But you need to learn to stop shoving back
Don’t fight against our actions
This chance is your last one
Before you and I are over and done
Because I can’t take anymore of this pain
And I don’t want to be the one to blame
ChoicesThis world is full of choicesChoices6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Some are right, and some are wrong
I made the choice to love you
Though I didn't know it all along
It started with a few small words
It was then that I knew
I was falling so deep into love
And I was in love with you
I didn't want to believe it
I tried with all my strength to fight my heart
I never thought that I was worth it
But that was just blindness on my part
Some choices we make are made with the heart
Others are made with the mind
I know that I have doubted my decisions
But fate has learned to be kind
I know that my heart runs wild
And it says things that aren't true
But there is one choic
.:Save Me:.Please.:Save Me:.6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Bring me back to life
Save me
Before it's too late
I'm falling deeper and deeper
And I need you to pull me back to the surface
So I can breathe again
Please
Don't leave me in this rain
The drops are hitting like bullets
And I have no control over the people who are shot
And it's all my fault
I brought this curse onto everyone
And I couldn't stop it from getting through
And now I need someone to save us
Why can't things just go in the right direction?
Or is this perhaps a one-way street?
No, I don't believe that
There has to be a light through this tunnel
No matter how blindly I step into this dark tunnel
I'll still
No one is perfectThere's never a day when I can restNo one is perfect6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
It all falls apart but I'm trying my best
The darkness surrounds me, but I fight back
I hold onto the train as it slides of the track
I need to keep the tower standing up straight
I'm always concerned that I might be too late
I feel left out, but I know what I must do
Because I'm the only one that they can always turn to
I'm one of the pack, it's where I belong
I'm the support of the building so I have to be strong
Please don't leave me, I'm too afraid
There are just too many decisions to be made
Everyday it's the same, I watch them fall apart
All because of a secret they keep locked up in thei
WitnessBefore you I standWitness6 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
So Don't look away.
Don't turn around to run,
Don't scream in fear.
For in this ally,
With the moon as my whitness.
I'll stab you here,
I'll stab you now.
So you better wish for death
To come quick.
And the crimson will stain the ground,
And the pain you'll feel.
Will be like a kiss from the night...
-stitches
Someone's gonna dieSomeone's gonna dieSomeone's gonna die7 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
before their time
it's gonna be murder
it's gonna be a crime
I don't know how
probably a knife
watch how it stabs
it'll take a life
Death is on the sidelines
waiting impatiently
one of us has gotta go
very soon, quickly
Someone's gonna die
hear the vulture's cry
someone's gotta die
in the grave we lie
FaceI see the old man's face,Face7 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
dried-wrinkled as a prune,
and all I can think of
is how dead he will be soon.
Time creeps up, like a snake;
only one can save you,
Death can cure any ache-
how refreshing, like the dew.
Fall into the nothing,
and to yourself whisper,
of all you ar thinking
for Death is a great shape shifter.
I see the old man's face,
dried-wrinkled as a prune,
and all i can think of
is how dead he will be soon.
How
lucky
he
is.
UntitledBecause I got so caught upUntitled8 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
In my intricate choice of words
That I completely missed
The point I was making
So I started over
Subjugating my meaning
And once again, subdued
Because I got so caught up
In my intricate choice of words
That I completely missed
The point I was making
So I started over
Subjugating my meaning
And once again, subdued
EscapeEscape9 years ago in General Fiction More Like This
I left a note on the kitchen table:
"I love you all, but I don't know if I'll be home again. Don't try to reach me, because there are no phones where I'm going. Don't worry, I won't be completely alone, I have a companion. He and I are leaving our homes-our comfort zones-to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. I hope you understand.
Love, Penelope
P.S. I hope you don't mind that I took the tent."
And every word was true. Well, almost. I wasn't really leaving my "comfort zone", I was finally finding it. And although the phrase "something bigger than ourselves" suggests a sort of noble crusade, we weren't go
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