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.
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 at 3:07 PM UTC
I got mad at you
for not remembering my birthday
though your head was full of thoughts
of bills and bitter family issues
and I knew
Half-way through
I realised I wasn't angry
and I stopped talking
because I wasn't mad at you
I was mad at myself
Jealousy was tearing my mind to pieces
and was yelling at me "He never forgets her"
"Guess you aren't that important"
"Finally, you notice how little time
you spend on his mind"
And I got silent
even though I knew
you would worry that I was mad
and i knew
Today you brought me pastries
and made me blow out candles
made me feel loved
happy
not so much alone
But then again
I knew
how you care
how you love
how you're there
even when you aren't
And I knew then
and I know now
that I am happy
just being your friend
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 at 3:03 PM UTC
"DEAR BLANK CHALLENGE" PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS AND REPOST TRY TO KEEP IT GOING: HELLOPOETRY "DEAR BLANK" CHALLENGE SECRET SANTA POEMS EXCEPT NOT SECRET AND NOT SANTA RANDOM ACT/POEM OF KINDNESS STRANGER POETRY APPRECIATION
I thought it might be nice to do like a secret santa thingy on hellopoetry only not secret and not santa… what I mean is, find a random stranger you literally have never met and do NOT know at all whose poetry you like and spend actual time genuinely reading their work, picking out your favorite lines and responding to them, pondering them, etc. Write something positive to them and post it as a poem with their name in the title. The “DEAR BLANK” challenge only you put their name instead of “blank”. I think we could all use a little recognition that we exist and are worth something since everyone seems a little depressed on here (including myself) which is fine, it’s a great outlet but it would be nice for people to just spontaneously find that a random stranger spent time in their life just to recognize you and care about your poetry. To write a kind poem/letter to them responding to lines in their poetry. If you need an example I just posted DEAR IMALRIGHT which was exactly what I meant. Check out imalright's poetry btw it is amazing.
I plan on doing for more than one person and I'd love for you to do the same. Spread a little kindness, we could all use a little.
Also message me if you are going to do the challenge and message the stranger you do the DEAR BLANK challenge for so they know to look for and read your poem.
I just thought that Imalright who was a perfect stranger to me seemed like a wonderful poet and a wonderful person based on her poetry so I chose her.
You do that too if you accept the DEAR BLANK challenge.
INCLUDE DEARBLANKCHALLENGE AS A HASHTAG IF YOU DO THE CHALLENGE SO EVERYONE CAN FIND THEM
please repost this over and over so we can get as many people involved as possible and try and make a difference in a couple people's lives because I just want to make everyone feel loved but I'm just one girl, I can't do it alone. Please help me with this and join me in the DEAR BLANK challenge. Take time out of your day to properly appreciate someone's poetry who you do not know.
PLEASE REPOST LET'S GET EVERYONE INVOLVED!!! ;D
THANKS!
-EMBER EVANESCENT
May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 at 2:38 PM UTC
You are rain,
Accepted in comfort,
Born in love,
And never of hate.
I am storm,
Welcomed by protest,
Born with rage,
And never of love.
You were handed a spoonful of rice,
Because of the beauty you helped grew.
I was given an uncooked grain of rice,
Because of growth I have destroyed.
For hundreds of years,
And thousands after that,
You were the symbol for everything:
Strength, beauty, power, wisdom.
Whilst I am the symbol
Of things that I have long been fighting for
And deemed a monster
Whenever I try to do so.
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021 at 4:31 AM UTC
My feet were too big
so the glass slipper wouldn't fit
I hated housework
so no band of merry dwarves
I had frequent nightmares
so no peaceful sleep interrupted by a chaste kiss
I liked my hair short
so no prince tugging at my hair
Words, too often, hurt
and I am a bigger beast than any man I've met
No tiara for me
I will settle for a sword
No hero for me
I will be my own hero
No fairy dust for me
I will conjure up my own
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 8, 2021 at 4:29 AM UTC
It's not like I would die without you,
But yeah, I'll forget to smile,
Get lonely,
Probably cry every night till I fall asleep.
But don't you worry darling,
I'll survive.
Jun 23, 2020
Jun 23, 2020 at 9:15 AM UTC
She is sad,
She is hurt,
She is dying,
She is alone,
She is a mess,
She is judged,
She is ignored
She is suicidal
She is stressed
She is confused
She is ****** up
She is depressed
She is misunderstood
She is tired BUT STILL LIVING,
She is hurt BUT WONT SHOW IT,
She is screaming BUT IS SILENT
She is in pain BUT STILL SMILING,
Respect her, love her, nurture her,
'coz She is DESERVING.
Sep 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019 at 2:56 AM UTC
In the hope of time,
I kept running around.
Straying away the time i had.
Far away from what was mine,
Stood my diminished self.
in the hope of time,
I lost the little that was mine.
Sep 4, 2019
Sep 4, 2019 at 2:38 AM UTC
Tap tap
Scroll scroll
Click click
Hit like
(they'd probably hit like back)
Excuse me how dare you unfollow me
(here, I'm unfollowing you too)
Um, I really do not like your content
(but I don't wanna lose a follower so there you go)
How did this photo get only 40 likes
(deleting it now)
How did she have so many followers
(all of her posts are *******
Wanna have dinner?
(We can spend 2 hours sitting across each other while our hands are glued to our phones.)
Hey, want to meet up?
(So we can post social media stories to make it look like we're having fun.)
Hi, how was your day?
(Oh wait, I'll just check on your feed.)
Hey, how'd everything go with that job interview you had today?
(Right, I'll just look at your FB status.)
Hi, do you ever wanna talk?
(But you know, on the phone, or like, only online?)
Connect to disconnect
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019 at 2:10 PM UTC