Hello Poetry

570°

Yaroslav

What if I never find myself
What if the road I walk is endless
I dream of finding way to stop
Of finding my way out
But there's no map
I'm in the labyrinth of my own thought

298°

Estelline

Smile

Put on a smile they said
You don’t want to be alone forever
No one likes the sad folks
I’m not trying to poke
But think about it

Ah you’re right…

I took the knife from my chest
In one swift breath
And held it up to my face
Glaring me in my eyes
It seemed to say
“you‘ll regret it”
But no, it’s what they wanted
It’s who I needed to be
Then I can be happy

I screamed as it cut into me
I felt the warm blood drip down my face
But it’s a small price to pay
Now onto the other side

Finally done
I dropped the knife
My hands stained red
And my face numb
When I looked in the mirror
I couldn’t smile
But the one I cut
Was just enough.

#smile #knife #cutting #face #happy #fake

250°

Azure

Pretty, angry

I’m angry at inspiration.
It breeds expectation,
And don’t you know that expectation
Is happiness’ enemy?

197°

Tabitha Lee

Rants for English...Part 2

Painful experiences teach valuable lessons. Firstly, without some of the things that happened to me, I would not be the person I am today. I wouldn’t be as humbled or able to help others so willingly as I am now. After all, painful days with my trauma and mental illness taught me that life isn’t about the future but the next breath. For some, it can teach them the power of their god or that there isn’t a god in my case. The healing process is where the lessons are learned in my experience.

139°

Shamai

In the Moment

I want to sleep
And sleep doesn’t come
Because
I think about things gone by
And things to come
And
I try to bring myself
Back to the present
It’s so easy
To let go
And think about
Things I want, or need, or would like to see
Happen
And
I bring myself
Back to the preset
What will tomorrow bring
And what was yesterday all about
I think
And remember
And try to make sense
Of things
And
I bring myself
Back to the present
Because
It is only
In the present
That I can live
Authentically

111°

Jazmine

Fear

I am afraid of you
I am afraid of what you can make me do
Your touch can weaken my legs
You grab me by the throat my heart skips and leaps
You whisper in my ear
The warmth of your breath sends chills down my spine
Your words make my stomach turn

I am so very afraid of you
Knowing that the every act betrays all that I am
And still a can’t sleep tonight anticipating you

I am afraid of you
I don’t know what I feel. I just know I have never felt it before
I know I have never been so free under your control

#romance #*** #kink #love

108°

michael cera

loss

your sun-dried absence,

thinly layered in daylight,

then tonight:

all the waterfalls call to arms,

alarming my life, and yours, and all,

but none of these words,

truly describe my loss.

79°

Valya

Right person, wrong time?

I miss you
The way you wrapped your tender arms around me
The way you looked at me when I was mad trying to find the answer in my eyes
The cold December nights where we laid cuddled up under blankets
The sunny spring days where we'd fall asleep under the shelter of the dark green trees
The humored voice you'd always use when telling me to not be scared of your mother
The way your eyes would settle on me as if I was the only one there

waiting for the impossible

#missingyou

67°

Brooklyn

Music

She keeps songs
locked away in boxes
like secrets.
She will take them out
like postcards
to help her remember
the feeling of
a different time,
a different person
by her side.
She likes the one
that makes her
eyes close
to see the lights.
She smiles at
the one that
makes her stand
up on tiptoes,
the one that
helps her forget
she doesn’t know
what to do
with her hands.

The tune
will carry her.

Like it did
the times when
voices broke
like a heart.
When instruments’ strings
would snap
and hurt.

#escapril #escapril2019

63°

Persephone

My Muse

You are truly breathtakingly beautiful.
And every time I see you, I condemn god for not gifting me with the ability to draw.
For you deserve nothing less then to be immortalized in art

#muse #love #beauty #beautiful #breathtakingly #inspiration #forbiddenlove #art #draw #artist

52°

Sarah

then I will sleep forever

our lips will never meet
nor our fingers intertwine
and so bless my dreams
for indulging what's not mine

#crush #unrequited #indulge #dreams #wish #love #heart #break #desire

33°

Puck

the generation of wasted youth

‘look mommy they’ve announced a new law’
article 21 it reads: phones are only allowed to be owned after the age of eighteen
she sighs
looks up
and
‘where are you waiting for, go outside, it is your time to be a child’
finally

30°

David Lessard

To an unread poet.

I used to read your poems
but lately you don't write
you're silent and aloof
you know that isn't right.
You can't close a door once opened
you can't abolish all your dreams
you're a poet of the heart
mustn't fall apart at the seams.
Say what you can in words
they speak the message true
spoken from the heart
the poems will see you through.
A hermit's not your style
a recluse, you are not
never give up writing
of things that you've been taught.
I used to read your poems
I'd read them once again
if you would send them out
(this one's from a poet friend)

28°

m h John

narcissism

i spent my life trying to please
someone with a twisted disease
i broke myself down
and tucked my feelings away
to become the person
they wanted me to be
i let myself be watched
through the glass of a two sided mirror
of a sociopath
i wallowed my spirit away
and begged for acceptance
but there’s nothing in the world
that i could do
to let the narcissist know
that i am human too

the only thing that can please a narcissist is being miserable

#narcissistic #narcissism #acceptance #realize #human #sociopath

28°

Sydney Rose

11:11

my one wish is
to find someone
who sees the world
as beautiful as i do
with their mouth
preaching poetic beauty
as i have once did
to all the boys
i have loved

27°

Loser

Scars

Things wont be the same after this.
I know that they weren't for me.

It takes time for these things to heal,
and it leaves a nasty scar.

But it's a scar you wear with your family,
It's a scar that keeps you strong.

Know that the sadness is okay,
know that I am never far.

This one is for you. I hope you are doing okay... I really, really hope that you are holding on.

#sad #hurt #scar #love #life #death #hope

27°

Em Glass

I believe

Oh, people.
Always saying something
different than they mean.
Always covering themselves
and then rolling up the sleeves--
that happens, I believe.

27°

Dianali

Apology

Like knocking on a door
Of a house in ruins
You can come,
But not a soul will let you in
There’s nothing here for you
There hasn’t, since a long time.

Pointless

#apology

26°

julianne

ANGER

He’d rather be angry than numb,
and so the feeling boils within him.
It swiftly moves through his body,
poisoning all that it touches.
The feeling settles,
burrowing deep into his worn bones.
The darkness surrounds him.
When the sun rises, he does too.

#anger #angry

26°

WILLIAM WORTHLESS

night beauty

i like to watch the stars when they come out at night
like diamonds in the sky how they shine so bright
clouds they float above high up in the sky
pure and so white as they go floating bye

moon up high above shining all around
like a great big torch lighting up the ground
everything so calm as gentle as can be
warms my heart inside wakes the soul in me

the beauty of the night for all the world to see
a lovely piece of nature that sets your spirit free

25°

DoloresDarlene

Heal me

Where do you go?
You just died
I could see it
Like a thousand times

One step ahead
Fond of planning
Like the sharpest knife
Always stabbing

Bury your secrets
Under the birdbath
In your backyard
Through the red path

And I won't look for signs
My eyes wide shut
Still find yourself
Among prison walls

25°

Sharmila Juliet

She Is A Poem

She is a poem of his heart
He never disclosed
In front of anyone.

#she #poem #he #heart #never #disclosed #love

25°

heyo

There’s only so much a poem can solve

If you’re the one that’s so concerned about the world ending
Why are you trying so hard to bring it to it’s knees?

22°

soo doo nimim

Unexceptional

Dull eyes in sunken ports
Dark like water in the night
They’ll drain your soul
From six to five
All business no play makes us all stupid and blind
Sleepless nights and caffeine fueled days
No money in their heartless banks
We starve in order to fill their tanks

#work #military #money #depression

21°

Terence James Potter

Live every day....

It was sunrise on that date
etched on my gravestone

If only I knew

What a day yesterday
might have been

20°

Josh

Seasons Change

You were born near the warm ocean,
grew up around there,
With your clear acrylic smile
and sun-kissed blonde hair

I, the winter cold
More north than I can remember,
We met that day you visited,
a brisk chill, that December

We drank and danced,
while the years passed over
Argued and grew apart,
our greatest fears, now sober

My memories of you, once treasured
Now, faded
as sun deprived lands complain,
Forever, jaded

19°

Dennis Willis

No Clue

Murky almost
poetry
spurks from
my mind
I am inclined
to not mind
as I accrete
skid marks
in sticky time

19°

gayatri

first date

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̴͓͋́͑̅͒̊m̵̭̈́̋́͊̄͘o̸̮̫͇͉̍͛̇̅͂͒̑̕r̵̳̹͚̺͚̂̆͝ë̶͇̗̺̬͍̖́́ͅ ̵̘̙̣͉̏̇̂̏͐͑͑ͅs̵̲͔͛͋̈́̾̉̊̏͛̓͆k̴̯̳̞̪͕͂̆̌̈́͘͝͠ͅì̸̧̢͈͖̖̠͉̖̫̐͗̃̏̿͑ͅn̴̘͍̤̳͓̙̲͍͕͋,̷̲͈͆̈̈́̂̑̓ ̸̭̩̭̲͐̆͊̓̑͌͜
̸̡͍̬̺̬̜̙́̈́̈́͝m̸̛̥̳͛̃͝o̶͓̔̏͗͋̄͌̓͝r̸̯͉̤̣̠̗͚̜̬͂͜e̶̛͇̩̯͔͓͕̹̝̼̓̐̄͊̌̃̈́ ̷͕̾s̴̨̮̰̠̦̞̖̬̤̪̅̏̿̾į̶͚͓̈̎̋̄̀͂̓̇͝l̸̡̹̯͑̓̐͊̈́͆́͌̚͝e̵͖̰͑̎̿͒̒͠͝n̸̨̛̫̹͍̑̋́̚͝c̵̛̳̤̻̞̠̲͎̖̯̓̎͌͝ē̶͇̟̦͖,̸̧̘̦͔͔͚̙̼̳̤̿͂͘͘ ̶̻̘̼̞͗́̍͋͠͝͠
̵̙̜̀m̸̝͒͒͐́̔̉̎́͌ͅo̸͕̙͕̭̮̟̱̠̒̆͌͗͗͆̕̕r̷̹͎̈ẻ̶͇̜̮̦͒͌̊̾ ̶̖͍̪̩̪̥̺̾̏̐̿̈s̷̡̼̲̈́ͅͅi̷̗̇̃̀͌̓̉̃͝n̶͕̐̓͆́̄.̶̧̖͈̮̲̲̺̜̦̈̄͐̎̔̆͠͝ͅ

take me out.

18°

Eshwara Prasad

Untitled

You are the time that swept through my mind, carrying all my dreams with you but leaving the sins of the past behind.

17°

Ariana Bagley

A Reverse Poem

I love him
I tell myself
I know that
We will be together forever
I don’t believe that
We could be separated
My thoughts tell me that
He’s the love of my life
Sometimes my heart lies and says
I could live an eternity
Without him
Like my friends say
“We’re perfect for each other”
And you can’t tell me
He’s not the one.

Now read from bottom to top.

16°

max

hey stranger

don’t be a stranger.

last night,
i reached out
to a few old friends,
forgotten family,
to make amends,
id gladly do it again;
it was nice
to push away my pride,
burn some bridges,
let go of grudges

hey stranger,
don’t be a stranger
smile like a friend

no point in constantly being angry, let go and vibe :) it’s nice out tonight and the air feels just right

16°

ruqayyah

the best moment to write.

i find that i write the best
just after a fight
just after i've cried
just after the tears have fallen

doesn't matter what story it is
happy, sad, mysterious
funny, tragic, ridiculous
i will always write it well

because any story i write
after a fight, after i've cried
is a story that gives me the most comfort
because any fiction

is better than this.

16°

haysia

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

They said,
"The most beautiful art is
looking into someone's eyes
when they talk about the
things they love."
And I said,
"Or looking at someone you love.
Or maybe, just maybe,
by looking at the mirror
is the most beautiful art
anyone should appreciate."

Appreciation post for myself; for you and for everyone as well. You deserve more than the world has to offer.

#love #yourself

16°

Shaun Yee

Frogs and Crickets In The Night

The throaty croaks of the after-rain frogs,
Hidden in the damp dark garden,
Calling and answering one to other,
While a few creatures silently listen,
The water drops linger on dampened leaves,
And the night crickets add their say,
In some fireflies' lights they glisten,
A finishing touch after a rainy day.

16°

Kelly McManus

Ain't It Good To Be Alive

When will the day come
when survival supersedes
their destructive needs...Kelly McManus

16°

Max

Falling

She said "I'm falling in love."

I said "I'm falling apart."

What's the difference?

#love #falling #apart #him #her #he #she #begin #short

15°

Michael

While Love Exists

While love exists with hate, love cannot be at peace.
While hate exists with love, hate cannot be absolute.

15°

Sevki

Mindful

My Mind the prison.
My Heart and Soul prisoner.

The chains,
Anxiety and Depression.

My Body the canvas,
Mindful of my Oppression.

#anxiety #depression #deep

15°

Deity Queen

Suicide Note

"Though it was at my hands, it was your weight that suffocated me."

15°

emnabee

The secret life of poets

The poet lives two lives.
One on the outside,
And one in their mind.

When you look in their eyes
You could see an abyss.

If you looked long enough
You could sink into it.

But most people don’t see it.

Take the time to read the words, though,
And you would know for sure.

The poet lives in two different worlds.

A little escape from the madness.
Or maybe, into.

#secret #life #poets