Hello Poetry

349°

Yu Han Sung

patch me up

I'm not broken
don't throw me away

299°

Giovanna

Don't be a moon!

Why do you have to be the moon?
when you can be the star with your own light!

#moon #star #light #success

251°

nal

dearest devil

God said that I was his favorite,
but the Devil leaned and whispered:
"I used to be his favorite too."

#replacement #replaced #renewal #substitution #trade #preferred #chosen #favored #treasured #god

210°

Carol E García

Silence

The heart swells and swells,

a bit threatening. The heart hardens

and hardens, frightfully...

I am afraid for my heart.

I feel its mound beneath

the flesh of my breast, thudding

when it is tender, feeling absent when

it hardens...

The heart tries to soften when it becomes

hard, to keep thudding and rising, afraid

of the silence.

When the heart feels love,

it swells, enlarged with

blood and promise, anxious

for the sound of its own drum.

#unrequitedlove #queer

210°

Zach Thornton

doubt

You can sip every drop of me,
if you want me.
Do you want me?
Sorry, I get carried away,
you know me.
Do you know me?

207°

Peacock Secrets

America (re: My Country 'Tis of Thee)

My country 'tis of thee
Land of Police Brutality
For thee I weep!

Land where George Floyd has died
Land of the alt white pride

From every black graveside
let protests ring

My country, thee
land of those not yet free
we cannot breathe

The original verses of the song go something like this:

My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From ev'ry mountainside
Let freedom ring!
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love; ....

#white #breathe #floyd #police #protest #justice #peace #free #america #black

185°

Alexandre

drowning

He is like the ocean
But I never learned how to swim
Now I’m drowning
In a love
I cannot contain

You’re perfect. I just don’t know how to love

#him #love

176°

Clarkia

Heart Strings

When he pulls me
There is no where to go
No where to meet him
But I still like it

147°

Lunar Roses

Sorry I liked you

You didn't ask for this relationship
I did
You didn't want a romance
I did
You wanted it to be casual
I couldn't
I would say you want to be friends
but I don't know if you do

My first mistake
I went into our friendship with romance in my eyes

My second mistake
I didn't let my feelings die that night

I dreamt of you the day I wanted to sever that connection
My head hurts
There's a pressure in my mind
Is this what our friendship is supposed to feel like?

I can't ask anything from anyone, in the end it's their life but still
Do you value our friendship? Or is it an obligation
Do you care about me? Or am I just another person in this world
Do you enjoy my company? Or am I just another part of your anxiety

If you do value me, then we can rebuild
But if you don't, then I don't know

I don't know

131°

Midnight Thinker

to be

~
to be or not to be
and here's a key,
are there things you wanna see?
is there any spree?

or is it only that you flee
from something to be free?
to be a ship in (a) restless sea?
or maybe not to be?

let's see
if there's a point just to be.
or more than just to be?
~

your subjective understanding is most welcomed. I made it more abstract so it can be applied to different perspectives.

#being #life

131°

Inevitable

We made it to "forever"

It took all year for the imprint of your promise to erase from my finger
and
In 7 years I will have a body you have not touched.

"Every single cell in the human body replaces itself over a period of seven years"

#divorce #love #breakup

122°

Tyler Matthew

Lullaby

Within the blinking of an eye
we live our lives and then we die
with no time left to ponder why
A baby's breath, a tired sigh

We look back on how much we've grown
the loves we had, the threads we've sown
to find ourselves here all alone
with weary heads and hearts of stone

Fighting just to say goodbye
and when we do begin to cry
we sing ourselves a lullaby
and finally we shut our eyes

#poet #poem #poetry #sleep #death #life #memories #love #afterlife

121°

Julia B

Girl

There was a girl
She was hurt
She didn't know what she could to,
Without advice,
She sank into the unknown.

#girl #unknown #hurt #lost

112°

Reach the light

Look at stars,
They are so far
I catch a shooting star
to burn fire
in my heart.

I know what I want
In me, someone
tryna be number 1 #
be the only one
great as the sun.
I know it's so hard
a pillar wish to fly,
the winds wants to find
where it belongs.
Nothing will be wrong
to follow what we love
And I'll be strong
to reach the light.

I haven't written a poem for long time
in life there're a lot of things to carry and I was kinda confused.

101°

Amari Afolayan

Bygones

Grab a friend
Have a blast
For in the end,
They could be your last
A hand you lend
Lend it fast
That friend
Is in the past
Unless...
You let bygones be bygones
'Cause the affection you send
Makes you friends 'till the end.

99°

Abunde

?

Do you just only love me, or are you in love with me..?

love vs Love

#love

88°

Kyle

Insane

I'm about to go insane,
Because of this pain.
I keep thinking of things,
That would become my sin.
It's hard, I'm getting tired.

#depression #anxiety #suicidalideation #pain #sadness #loneliness #tired #outburst

83°

Mahery

Getting Out Of Bed In The Morning

Mustering,
rallying,
courage,
strength.
Praying.
Hoping.
Today is better than the last.
In truth,
my barrel is overflowing,
water gushing,
like blood from a stab wound.

#depressed #depression #nomotivation #overwhelmed #strength #pain #mentalillness

73°

Adam Darbyshire

Hated

Troubled mind
Satiated
Fear of self
Negated
Existing moment
Elated

70°

How far does the dark go

The dark side

Mum says “light a candle, burn some incense”
but mum my inner sense is the only thing stopping me from burning myself to the ground because I can’t stand the light anymore.

Nan says “your'e too bright to be depressed”
but the bright sparks that flicker of a memory that is dark, and the flame only reminds me that everybody I love is someday gonna die.
But mum..... nan...... i’m not afraid of the dark, that’s the problem.

It’s hard to have fun when i don't feel like having fun.
Don’t get me wrong it’s not that i don’t want to go to the party,
I WANT to go to the party,
but i’m stuck in an abusive relationship with depression and anxiety and they talk me out of going.
Cancel plans last minute, making up a physical illness,
because "sorry I'm too depressed to see u" sounds utterly ridiculous.

#depression #lost #stuck #family #anxiety

62°

Mr Shankley

Chains of the past

I kissed a girl with a broken smile;
nothing could come near.
She carved it with a pocket knife;
slit from ear to ear.
And she wears it like her favourite scarf;
it keeps her from the cold.
So I told her its only woven by
her enemies of old.

58°

Danielle Blackburn

Green eyes

I have gotten good at hiding these lies
Behind these green broken eyes
The pain and broken inside
That is getting hard to hide
And when asked will be denied
Pushing everything aside
While trying to keep everything inside
Looking like everything is great on the outside
Hiding behind these green broken eyes

57°

Brumous

Anhedonia "Wall flower"

The flowers of Anhedonia grows upon me,
Its roots engulf my whole being.
Serendipity long lost, Only the remains of this wintercearig feeling inside this small yet feeble vessel.
I don't know what to do or what to say; maybe to fill up that satisfaction I crave.
Mind slowly turning insane,
I keep things to myself, and that's all that I can say.
All the florets blossom in the longing shade;
of darkness that might never fade,

Anhedonia.

#anhedonia #poem #flowers #1stpoem #wallflower #serendipity

49°

Jon York

Deep Within You

Inside you

is where I want to

be,

thrusting

within the folds

of your mind

penetrating

the sweet softness

of your soul,

throbbing

as I release my love

deep within you.
Jon York 2019.

46°

Mr Zeal

Watch your step

Lessons always there less is always more
When you’re alone with me you’ll never come up short ,
If I give it to you would you. Leave?
If I tell it to you would speak?
my emotions kinda deep
Ride my heart or you will sink
Cause I’ll take you high that you never seen
Low as Lucifer dreams

42°

Dennis Willis

Too Long

I've listened too long to
I've prolonged this too effortless
I've longed and longed

You've been lovely
You've been taking my breath
You've been almost almost mine

42°

Humble

Letter to self

Dear me,
Don't just sit
Rise, and pursue greatness.

Don't just watch
Go after what you want.

Don't just exist
Strive and start living.

Don't just dream
Work hard and aim for success.

Don't get tired
Keep hiking until you get to the peak.

#rise #letter #me #purpose

41°

Traveler

MAKE YOURSELF

Whether a comma, or colon:
Punctuation slows my rolling
I need no period. When I end
no Capitalization when I begin
Rulelessly I flow my art
Not a single!
Exclamation mark
Are you not the one
Who'll know?
Where a question mark
No longer goes

Warp the structure
Bend the lines
Put in repeat
Let emotion unwind
Make yourself
Your poetry's the best
Be your own ruler
Pass your own test

Take your own road
Where ever it leads
Lover or hater
It's all poetry!

Traveler Tim
.
P.s
Strange, the Hellopoetry computer demanded I put two stars on this poem to repost it to the front page... But it was worth it, it’s been on here for over a year now, I appreciate it Elliot.

Hay
No matter who you are
You have my deepest respect!

Vanity
All is vanity
The meanings of passion
The aesthetic expression
The lines we draw and stay within
Even love is beyond intent
Vanity transcends
Flowing from our pens
And so we breathe again

#traveler #tim #contemplation #cccommings #incubus #instruction #rules #directions #help

38°

Bailey

Isn't Enough

Sometimes the light
Isn't enough to out the dark
Sometimes silence
Isn't enough to bring peace
Sometimes fear
Isn't enough of a warning
Sometimes finding someone to love
Isn't enough

#enough #light #fear #peace

37°

Chani Goldstein

Our Love

Although I have
Nothing to say
I still want
To sit quietly
By your side
And take in
Our love

#my #love

35°

Hank Helman

Can

It can't be

That I will spend an entire life,
Begging for love,
Confused by anger,
Afraid of frowns,
Eager to blame,
Bored with myself,
And
Waking up dead,

Can it?

I tried to sneak up on myself. Tip toed. Didn't work.

33°

Emily

Sea

I am the deep, the sky in reverse
I have what you seek, for better or worse

I am the blue of infinite depth
I've swallowed the crews and cleared the decks

You are afraid or maybe intrigued
Of the place where you played and also was freed

Kiss me now like you did before
Give me your vow and the ocean is yours.

#sea #ocean

32°

Terence Chinnery

The Greatest Loss

The greatest loss I feel
Is not for that which has been taken from me,
But that which I've given away too cheaply.

31°

Emma

Understanding

I know you.
Sometimes you say things, expecting that I won’t understand, and I think it’s strange because
I know you.
That’s what this is. I know you,
And I want you,
And I care about you
Anyway.
Don’t want no one else.
You might not know me,
The stanchions you use to prop yourself up eating all that I have fed you,
In the darkness,
In the night,
But I know you.
And I want you anyway.

#understanding #knowing #poem #freeverse #care #wanting

31°

Laila

i love you

They’d waited too long to say

“I love you”.

3 words. 3 syllables.

Yet they held millions of emotions unspoken.

and now that they’d done it, they wouldn’t,
couldn’t, stop

they told each other all the time. In the end of the argument and before the good news.

In the middle of the storm, even though it was hard to see, and after, when the raging winds had settled on a breeze

before the rising sun turned the sky pretty colors and after it flickered out and faded away into the dark

Underneath the stars that their love had been etched into

There was no love until death for them. Because it would never stop. Their love was beyond. It rose above any border that would dare to try and stop it. There was no finish line

because they were each other’s end game.
-L.R

#love

29°

Crystal Freda

A dying art

Why is poetry dying
when we still have the gift?
If we still have water
then we still have a ship.
We can sail to the places
these words take us.
We are still shaken
by the words that make us.
Why should we let poetry die
when there is so much to explore?
If only people read it
and discovered more.

#poetry #read #death #nature #life #art

27°

Alyssa

A cup of tea

I poured myself
inside your cup
pretended to be tea
your lips pursed to the rim
burning kiss
bile churns
you forgot
I'm made of sins

27°

Dreamer

Memories

Memories drift on by
They sting me
like the crisp winter zephyr
It hits like bricks
now I'm stuck in its mortar.
I want to run away
but I'm here to stay

27°

Himangshu Singh

heaven and hell.

is heaven the rainbow
and hell the rain
for when I love the heaven
i fall for hell.

i love the rainbow but rain manages to keep all my notice

#rain #rainbow #heavenandhell

26°

Me

The Coffee Artist

He used to
park his rusty red
mobile
near the riverside where you
tend to walk
chat talk
to the world
He used to serve the most
passionate Latte
One day you recognised
a delicate
bird on the foam
He used to park near the riverside
and still does

Art is patient and perseveres through times where there's seemingly no audience :)