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JudgementalCaged, like a wild animal,Judgemental in Free Verse More Like This
afraid to leave the house.
Accused of things,
I've not done.
All the stress is killing me,
eating me alive, bit by bit.
You hound me,
harassing me
like a dog with a hare.
I've done nothing to you,
and yet you persecute me,
say vile things about me
behind my back.
You call me a freak,
because of who I know.
Look inside yourself,
you are not as blameless
as you'd like others to think.
Judging me is your sin.
Without facts, without proof.
Vague assumptions,
veiled threats.
I have to wonder,
what is behind all this?
Your own fear?
Your own guilt?
There is nothing
in what you think y
New Year's EveA black velvet canvas,New Year's Eve in Free Verse More Like This
stretched over twin hills.
Dark water below mirrors,
vibrant greens rivaling emeralds,
electric blues that mock sapphires,
fire reds shaming rubies.
Higher and higher,
whistles, pops and loud bangs,
fly up into the sky, exploding.
Lighting up the night with broad strokes
that linger for a moment,
then are gone...
replaced by the next.
Silver sparkles and shines,
while glittering gold shooting stars
reach the heavens,
never touching the earth.
A broad canvas,
exhilarating paint,
lasting a moment in the sky,
and forever in our hearts.
Catch CandyA mysterious treasure.Catch Candy in Free Verse More Like This
Hard to catch,
harder still to hold.
Long legs,
long hair.
Dangerous to see,
more dangerous to touch.
Soft feminine curves
wrap a hard as nails attitude.
Stalking the night,
disdain for her prey.
Temptress, witch,
some have called her.
She is merely herself.
Maiden and harlot,
rolled into one.
Innocence and sin,
in one brilliant package.
She is my prize,
I've won.
I've done what you cannot.
Try, if you dare,
catch Candy,
and see what she does.
That is,
if I release her.
You Never Loved MeI gave you everything I had,You Never Loved Me in Free Verse More Like This
my heart,
my love,
my soul.
I thought we were happy.
I thought we had it all.
Now I sit here,
in a flood of my salty tears,
caused by you.
Everything was a lie.
Every word you said.
All the photos of us,
torn from their frames,
washed away.
So many lies,
and I saw only what I wanted to.
So blinded by my love for you,
I couldn't see through the beautiful lie,
which now taints every memory,
tarnishes each gift you ever gave,
simply because you never
gave me the one gift
that meant anything at all,
your heart.
I've come to the sad realization,
no matter how much I do,
no ma
Yesterday -Writing Prompt 21-We long for better days,Yesterday -Writing Prompt 21- in Free Verse More Like This
sometimes the past
is better left alone.
The golden days of youth
have passed,
leaving us older,
if no less wiser.
Should we wake the memories?
Or leave them to gather dust?
Things are never quite
as we remember,
our mind's eye putting
a thin veneer on everything,
making it somehow...
rounder,
fuller,
richer,
than it was when we lived it.
Not as accurate as a photograph,
even tough far richer.
Our past,
our yesterdays,
linger on in our minds.
None Of ItWhat are you searching for?None Of It in Free Verse More Like This
Here among the coral and the fish?
Is there something you hope to find?
There are many, many things
down here to find, human.
Not all are pleasant.
Best be careful,
lest the kraken find you.
A tasty morsel for him
you'd make.
So many dangers,
so much beauty,
and none of it yours.
Go your way,
back to the surface,
back where you belong.
The depths are -my- home,
you intrude on my solace.
You and your dreams of treasure,
humans are all alike,
only caring for themselves.
Do you care that your search
will destroy my home?
Again I ask,
what are you searching for?
What do you hope to find?
Objection -Writing Prompt 18-You don't realize how muchObjection -Writing Prompt 18- in Free Verse More Like This
I give you,
I give in to you...
Letting you do as you will,
giving you what you ask.
I never complain,
merely remember the adage
of what love is supposed to be.
So much of the time it feels
like this is nothing more
than a one way streeet.
Me giving, you taking.
Silently waiting,
my turn,
the day the tide will turn,
moving my way.
When you finally realize
everything I do...
But now you ask more and more,
you ask things I do not think
I'm comfortable giving.
So I stand up, knowing,
I may lose you,
by voicing my objection.
Moon -Writing Prompt 19-So far above me,Moon -Writing Prompt 19- in Free Verse More Like This
you hang there,
bright and full.
The light of my heart.
Soft and gently, so unlike
your harsh brother, the sun.
Your light barely caresses,
while his burns.
You seem so cold and distant.
But perhaps you are merely shy.
Every month you hide
your light, your face,
bundling everything into yourself.
Keeping everyone at bay,
only to show your smiling face,
two weeks later,
the glow from your brother
letting you light the night sky,
so gently, so sweetly.
Men and women, alike dream of you,
lady and light of magic and mystery.
Rogue -Writing Prompt 16-They warned me about you,Rogue -Writing Prompt 16- in Free Verse More Like This
all flashing teeth and perfect hair.
Sultry eyes and soft lips.
So many hearts you've stolen,
and now they're all just...
damaged goods,
afraid to love.
Now they see in every man,
a rogue, a heartbreaker.
You say what you -know-
she wants to hear.
The seduction a mere game.
But you cheat,
you have nothing invested,
while they have
their hearts,
their love,
their souls,
their dreams
on the line,
and you pluck them down,
destroying what you take,
making everything soiled.
Someday, someone's going to steal
your heart,
your love,
your soul,
your dreams,
crushing them to sand,
and
Look -Writing Prompt 17-You look, but you don't see.Look -Writing Prompt 17- in Free Verse More Like This
You listen, but you don't hear.
I'm in front of you,
I'm beside you.
But nothing I say,
nothing I do,
means anything to you.
You never see me,
my tears are invisible,
my pain is as well.
You never hear me,
I cry in the night,
and your name falls on deaf ears.
What will it take?
To make you really look at me,
to make you really listen to me.
All these years, and still,
my own family, my own blood,
is deaf and dumb to me.
Hopelessness of a FoolYou're a brilliant social butterflyHopelessness of a Fool in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
The mind behind the lie
But still away you shy
Unable to meet my eye
I see right through you
Disconcerting though, so true
Always aware of all you do
Your holding back.. too
Afraid again to meet my gaze
Hiding in a troubled haze
Change the way you look.. A phase
Pretending? Always.
When will you grow out of this?
Pretentious.. Foolishness
Hiding back behind.. Ignorant bliss?
As the sands of time hiss..
You've lost my respect again
Your situation has no win
And still you bring up back then
As if you can erase that sin..
It's as hopeless as can be
Yet you'll claim that you're happy
As y
My lovely angelMy lovely angelMy lovely angel in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
The one who sings the blues
My darling sparrow
The one who speaks those truths
When the night conspires
To tear it all away
It's your eyes that light desires
To find another way
You dare me to go on
The coy way you smile
Completing my weakened bond
Holding me here for a while
My dulcet dreaming lover
Who calls me through the night
Who tells me we need each other
To my hearts soft delight
No longer who I was before
I shyly glance into those eyes
You've opened every single door
Giving me wings to find the skies
Reality stand freeStronger then realityReality stand free in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
She steps into me
I am the one you see
More then you can ever be
Looking back to me
You will never see
*Reality*
When I need to make a stand
She's the one on hand
She's quite in demand
On our feet we try to land
No more a reprimand
*Stand*
I am only a dream
Deep inside a theme
Spitfire's gleam
Cleared the stream
Powerful the scheme
*Free*
The LionessSeemingly insignificant changesThe Lioness in Songs & Lyrics More Like This
steel fills my eyes and spine
I am what I am
Danger purest
The lion released
Try to speak over the roar
I can no longer hear you
I've shown you the door
There's nothing you can do
No longer tamed I roam free
No longer a mystery
The eyes of a predator
stare waiting
Try to speak over the roar
I can no longer hear you
I've shown you the door
There's nothing you can do
Stare into my eyes
See the feral beast
Gone is the smile
Looking for the feast
Try to speak over the roar
I can no longer hear you
I've shown you the door
There's nothing you can do
I have become a hunter
searching for my pr
Gossip's effectsTraitorous intentions, overwhelming sightGossip's effects in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
I could hear the mutiny coming from the night
Dragging me under into the murky deep
No more speaking, my silence I must keep
Holding back forgiveness for another day
Hatred overwhelming has entered the fray
Spineless venom was spat, it's rusting up my shield
Trying not to give in, never will I yield
Yet sometimes the battle, isn't worth the fight
No longer should I care, whether wrong or right
Tired and broken down, weary from within
Always another fight, why not just give in
Stubborn relentless, the spineless party creep
Pretending forgiveness, yet waiting for the leap
Pretenses falling
Running scaredRunning scared through the woods, the rains pouring downRunning scared in Free Verse More Like This
Hunted like a rabbit.. Left, right, down.. Duck..
Don't let them catch me.. Heart beats faster as I realize
again.. Alone..
So very alone...
Facing the enemy, nothing and no one to trust..
Realizing that at any moment it might be me..
Lying face down in the ditch..
Hide and seek.. I prefer to seek...
Still.. It's my turn to hide.
Rapidly the footsteps approach..
I crouch.. Heart racing.. Hoping it won't be heard over the pitter
patter of the rains..
Heavy as they fall..
Lighting streaks into the sky
Fear beats, has it given me away..
Duck my head down feel the cold
A
On the ropeIt's a little too lateOn the rope in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Giving yourself up to fate
Trying to find your own way
Keeping the cold voices at bay
Wasted opportunities thought
Friendships you were never taught
Past inflections
Vibrant reflections
You were never there
Pretending to care
Butterfly and fly by night
Take your face out of my sight
Feed your ego with someone else
My heart has far too many welts
As the poison you fed to me
Takes my sight so I cannot see
I'll wish you one last hope
That it will be your neck on that rope
Lost and FoundReality flipLost and Found in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Reality flip
Spin up and down
Spin up and down
Topsy turvy
bounce around
I search for where
The world is sound
I don't think
And I don't worry
too much lost
too surly
I chase the dance
As far as it will go
The birds fly
But I don't know
When the sky falls
I'll take a chance
All along I saw that glance
And in the depths I fall
into you
Bathing in the light
So I do
When the sky breaks
I will fall to the ground
Dancing all around for
the truths I've found
Lost and found
Dreaming up and flying
To the sky
Flying where you and I
see the clouds as they
race on by
Choking on the wisdom
Of the ages
I
Dance of a HeartbeatAs I lay me down to sleepDance of a Heartbeat in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Should death, ever, my soul reap
This love I shall always keep
In your name, steadfast, I hold on
Our common ground a special bond
That sees me to the coming dawn
When day breaks across the sky
The soft heartbeat that holds me by
Will help me find the reason why
Two hearts in a spiral pattern meet
They dance to the same beat
Softly we feel the heat
Loves compassion holds our soul
Two hearts combined to be whole
Yin and Yang balanced the final goal
Sta.sh
