OvaInExhile - Hello Poetry

An autumn bonfire exposè Empathy revealed in an ocherous glow Screams in flickers, smoke sting tears The porous spirit of a blank faced man Like automatic sponge, unmoved by will Trapping the dirt of the world Clogging the garden where flowers should grow The memory of a thousand prisoners Caged in internal wildfire Mourning of a warm summer wasted Looping char, eternal choke But like an oxygen starved inferno Life can change in an instant... Droplets of life fall from the sky Kissing the light, teasing On the other side of the flames A scarlet haired phantom sings change with a glance A gentle smile to ease the burns Compelled to heal, she sees her patient Rubies and emeralds glisten with promise A future blooms in ashes The heavens answer with a downpour And comforting darkness expands its reach Before the last bit of light is washed away A hand is held And the night isn't cold any more.

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Oct 6, 2020

Oct 6, 2020 at 10:15 AM UTC

OvaInExhile

Salvation in the Rain

An autumn bonfire exposè Empathy revealed in an ocherous glow Screams in flickers, smoke sting tears The porous spirit of a blank faced man Like automatic sponge, unmoved by will Trapping the dirt of the world Clogging the garden where flowers should grow The memory of a thousand prisoners Caged in internal wildfire Mourning of a warm summer wasted Looping char, eternal choke But like an oxygen starved inferno Life can change in an instant... Droplets of life fall from the sky Kissing the light, teasing On the other side of the flames A scarlet haired phantom sings change with a glance A gentle smile to ease the burns Compelled to heal, she sees her patient Rubies and emeralds glisten with promise A future blooms in ashes The heavens answer with a downpour And comforting darkness expands its reach Before the last bit of light is washed away A hand is held And the night isn't cold any more.

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Stare yourself down Just avoid the eyes, let's not make this personal Soak in the amplified reflection Feed on your favourite highlights Toss away the bones for the starving to chew Capture this moment, forever flawless Give the poor a feast for the eyes You shine so bright They will follow you little star Hang off a string and lead them They'll claw at your skin but never embrace you They'll chomp at your flesh and leave a rotting core You choose lust over love... Trade self worth for compliments Well then swallow your soul and drown in their praise It will never be enough.

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Oct 13, 2018

Oct 13, 2018 at 2:29 PM UTC

OvaInExhile

Vanity

Stare yourself down Just avoid the eyes, let's not make this personal Soak in the amplified reflection Feed on your favourite highlights Toss away the bones for the starving to chew Capture this moment, forever flawless Give the poor a feast for the eyes You shine so bright They will follow you little star Hang off a string and lead them They'll claw at your skin but never embrace you They'll chomp at your flesh and leave a rotting core You choose lust over love... Trade self worth for compliments Well then swallow your soul and drown in their praise It will never be enough.

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My restrained tears push through Like a frigid stream on a barren plateau An icicle melting in spring My eyes the dam, holding in despair Cracks in my face display the mounting pressure Of boiling steam Leaking emotional residue Wanting to burst into the cooling air like a **** that breaks through concrete to reach the ever enticing Sun We are birds whose wings have broken The endless sky an air of torment we must breath to live You found strength in the land that caught you in it's motherly arms But I could never call this home My soul wants to fly but my spirit is bound By a love that is yours And the well of my pain stirs Waves crash in my throat It hurts the most because I can't identify Please, I beg you, avert your eyes Don't watch as my armor fractures The hardened pieces of my pride falling to my feet, grounding me Holding me down Forcing my exposure under the spotlight of your judgement Compelling me to show you That I'm just I'm just... ...

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Oct 12, 2018

Oct 12, 2018 at 10:04 AM UTC

OvaInExhile

Cry

My restrained tears push through Like a frigid stream on a barren plateau An icicle melting in spring My eyes the dam, holding in despair Cracks in my face display the mounting pressure Of boiling steam Leaking emotional residue Wanting to burst into the cooling air like a **** that breaks through concrete to reach the ever enticing Sun We are birds whose wings have broken The endless sky an air of torment we must breath to live You found strength in the land that caught you in it's motherly arms But I could never call this home My soul wants to fly but my spirit is bound By a love that is yours And the well of my pain stirs Waves crash in my throat It hurts the most because I can't identify Please, I beg you, avert your eyes Don't watch as my armor fractures The hardened pieces of my pride falling to my feet, grounding me Holding me down Forcing my exposure under the spotlight of your judgement Compelling me to show you That I'm just I'm just... ...

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