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Starecrow
22 I write poems and lyrics sometimes
Hyacinthus, I'm not a god, I cannot read your mind. I want to hear that song that you were humming in your sleep the other night . And when the birds start harmonizing would you wake me up? For now I'll try to sleep, it's getting dark. Hyacinthus, once more your song awakened every creature in the land except for me. And once more , Hyacinthus, I've missed it Once more your song escaped into the wind. Hyacinthus, next time we lie together I promise i will stay wide awake I'll try to be as quiet as a feather And hope to god that I will hear my name.
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May 25
May 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM UTC
Song for Hyacinthus
I always pick the buttercups That grow on my skin. Until they grow back And i pick them again And again Only for them to grow faster And thicker And faster and thicker. The days pass by As the wind wispers And the rivers flow And the wild flowers grow Like the flowers on my body. And I find myself yearning for the days Where every child was covered in buttercups Flourishing on their skin And they just left them there. And it was okay.
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May 20
May 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM UTC
Buttercups
Sometimes i hear colors, If that makes sense. Sometimes i see odors, If that makes sense. A colourful taste, A calming state, The dreadful sense of time. But thinking's a waste So leave no trace Of searching words to rhyme. Describing the future in past tense Asking again If that makes sense. If it doesn't... Forget what i said.
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May 18
May 18, 2026 at 4:47 AM UTC
If that makes sense
Waiting. I am always waiting. I smoke one more cigarette And i keep waiting. All i have is patience All i have is time So i buy another pack And i keep waiting. Cigarette after cigarette. Pack after pack. Ashes to ashes There's no cutting back. Until It fulfills me Until i am whole I will keep risking Smoking my last cigarette.
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May 17
May 17, 2026 at 6:17 AM UTC
My last cigarette
It's been two months, no rations left This ship is going nowhere. To think I hoped I'd leave my home To find a new life somewhere The only thing I'm hoping now Is that I won't get eaten. By those who spoke to me like friends; By whom my fate was written. I was the fool who stepped his foot On a strangers strange ship And yet the sea had warned me From the moment i stepped in. Before i boarded the ship My name was Mack O'Neill Now every day i worry that I'm gonna be their meal. The waves were high the sky was gray The ship was looking rusty The sails were dark and slightly rugged the crew was pale and musty "Bellow the deck It's packed with rats But the food is plenty the journey's short, we'll reach the port Before the barrel's empty" That's what the captain told me When i expressed my doubt a gullible young lad i was And now there's no way out It's been three months no rations left The rats have disappeared The mates are falling one by one We're reaching what i feared I was the fool who stepped his foot On a strangers strange ship And yet the sea had warned me From the moment i stepped in. I know one of those days they'll eat me But i don't know when and every night i pray that i will taste bitter by then.
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC
Mack O'Meal's Shanty
Down by the sea Late at night There lies a boy resting Green eyes glowing in the moonlight. He lifts his hand up to the sky To reach the stars above But by the time he blinks twice They're suddenly all gone What was once stars has turned to ants into his skin they crawl From his fingers to his tongue Craving his youthful soul. Laying eyes upon the deathly feast The boy screams in horror. And till the morning they'd devoured the boy by the water. Down by the sea, In the veil of dawn There lies an old man resting. Pale eyes glowing in the moonlight .
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC
Boy resting
Invade my mind Or better yet Invade my soul And make me feel human. Sing a melody to me Or better yet Let me sing it with you And make me feel human. Analyze me Dissect me Rip my soul apart And put it back together And then sing a lullaby To make me feel human.
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC
Feel human
Did Narcissus see me When looking at the lake? Did he fall in love With my reflection in the water? And when the lake spoke to him Did he hear my voice? Or was Narcissus too focused On my beautiful eyes? I am certain it was me. Who else could it be? It is me he couldn't bear to live without When he let the water take him. It is me who grew right beside that lake Hearing his cries for eternity. Who's there?
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM UTC
Who's there?
It's not a boy without a name Nor it's a little girl unborn. It's not a riddle neverending Nor it's a rose without a thorn. And light is nothing without something to reflect on. A mellow voice never heard Such shame in it's singing A hand trembling in despair And a phone left ringing. And light is nothing without something to reflect on. A stupid question never asked And a letter never written. A cry that was shortly hushed And a tongue ****** bitten. And the light went out with nothing to reflect on.
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM UTC
Nothing to reflect on
Winter nights are colder You, alone, have to rush As the flying beasts approach, As the water turns to glass, As the neverending street Seems to grow even longer, It's a shame that your siblings were all born stronger. It's a cold winter night for the runt. City walls are taller You ,alone, have been trapped And your whole body freezes As the world gets dark. As the flying beasts surround you, As the silence grows, In the corner that's found you You unclench your jaws Just before you attack You stand straight and say "I refuse to feed my enemy today." While your siblings grow older You, alone, had no luck. As the days get warmer, As the swallows come back, And although the water's ***** And the food tastes bitter That night you played your role in the litter The winter was too cold for the runt.
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May 16
May 16, 2026 at 9:12 AM UTC
The runt