afr - Hello Poetry

I want to bottle this moment The moment I knew I had met angels The curl of your smiles The twinkle of your eyes The sound of your laughs I laid on a bed the color of the clouds You danced around as you painted your china faces We talked about what we wanted to be and what we had already done We flipped our hair to the beat We sang without the weight of insecurity That is when I knew When I knew you were sent to me from God above When I felt the heat from the vents Saw the light from your phone When I flipped my hair and screamed out lyrics When for the first time in a long time I felt free I don't know how God knew I needed you But I did and now I won't let you go

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Feb 10, 2018

Feb 10, 2018 at 8:33 PM UTC

For S and P

I want to bottle this moment The moment I knew I had met angels The curl of your smiles The twinkle of your eyes The sound of your laughs I laid on a bed the color of the clouds You danced around as you painted your china faces We talked about what we wanted to be and what we had already done We flipped our hair to the beat We sang without the weight of insecurity That is when I knew When I knew you were sent to me from God above When I felt the heat from the vents Saw the light from your phone When I flipped my hair and screamed out lyrics When for the first time in a long time I felt free I don't know how God knew I needed you But I did and now I won't let you go

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Why don’t you smile anymore girl Why don’t your eyes twinkle anymore Why don’t you laugh and twirl Everything seems to be a chore I watched my grandma’s memory turn to stone She was no longer free I watched her feel as though she were alone All I could say was, please don’t forget me I grew up with her making me laugh She helped me through it all She was my other half And refused to let me fall She never failed to make me smile She hugged me whenever I cried She always went the extra mile But then she started to forget She lost her memory and would sometimes cry She forgot any feeling of glee I didn’t understand why All I could say was, please don’t forget me When she got older and older it got worse I didn’t know who I should be It felt like a curse All I could ask was, please don’t forget me I told her not to leave until I was ready She thought I was But, I don’t know how to remain steady Death has no clause

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Feb 4, 2018

Feb 4, 2018 at 9:07 PM UTC

Untitled

Why don’t you smile anymore girl Why don’t your eyes twinkle anymore Why don’t you laugh and twirl Everything seems to be a chore I watched my grandma’s memory turn to stone She was no longer free I watched her feel as though she were alone All I could say was, please don’t forget me I grew up with her making me laugh She helped me through it all She was my other half And refused to let me fall She never failed to make me smile She hugged me whenever I cried She always went the extra mile But then she started to forget She lost her memory and would sometimes cry She forgot any feeling of glee I didn’t understand why All I could say was, please don’t forget me When she got older and older it got worse I didn’t know who I should be It felt like a curse All I could ask was, please don’t forget me I told her not to leave until I was ready She thought I was But, I don’t know how to remain steady Death has no clause

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Don't call me a ***** because I stood up for myself Call me a ***** because I am so much more than that Call me a ***** because I am an unapologetic feminist Call me a ***** because I am stronger than you will ever be Call me a ***** because I trusted you Don't call me immature because you can't take what you dish out Call me immature because I believed our friendship was real Call me immature because I thought you cared Call me immature because I do not let you walk all over me Call me immature because I want my first kiss to mean something But please Do not ever call me your friend again

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Jan 10, 2018

Jan 10, 2018 at 8:25 PM UTC

Don't Call Me A *****

Don't call me a ***** because I stood up for myself Call me a ***** because I am so much more than that Call me a ***** because I am an unapologetic feminist Call me a ***** because I am stronger than you will ever be Call me a ***** because I trusted you Don't call me immature because you can't take what you dish out Call me immature because I believed our friendship was real Call me immature because I thought you cared Call me immature because I do not let you walk all over me Call me immature because I want my first kiss to mean something But please Do not ever call me your friend again

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It is kind of funny It has been 7 years since I heard the silk of your voice Since you let me sit on your lap Since we laughed I lost you Then Nana Now I lost G-Ma I think I am loosing myself But every time I start to slip away I think of the oceans you called eyes and keep swimming

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Dec 17, 2017

Dec 17, 2017 at 2:23 PM UTC

7 Years

It is kind of funny It has been 7 years since I heard the silk of your voice Since you let me sit on your lap Since we laughed I lost you Then Nana Now I lost G-Ma I think I am loosing myself But every time I start to slip away I think of the oceans you called eyes and keep swimming

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I trusted you I listened to your intricately spun webs of words I believed that you were just hugging me as I felt the breath leave my lungs I did not feel the lies tighten around me I did not realize I was stuck until I was caught in your web You know I am not upset about the boy I am upset that I laid down and let you trick me I am upset that I became your latest victim

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Oct 29, 2017

Oct 29, 2017 at 8:46 PM UTC

Trust

I trusted you I listened to your intricately spun webs of words I believed that you were just hugging me as I felt the breath leave my lungs I did not feel the lies tighten around me I did not realize I was stuck until I was caught in your web You know I am not upset about the boy I am upset that I laid down and let you trick me I am upset that I became your latest victim

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When you give a girl a dog you give her a best friend Her hand becomes forever intertwined with a paw She will rush home for school and run to hug her best friend As she gets older she will confide in the dog She will wait for her dog to be next to her before she starts crying When she cries she will only feel better when her dog rests their head on hers She will run to the dog whenever she is scared or sick She will find comfort in the dog when she panics Her dog will make everything seem better When the dog begins to get old she will refuse to believe it She will not accept that she will lose her best friend Until you come home and tell her she only has one more day She will cry and sit with the dog for hours She will spend all her money on treats for the dog the night before She will become numb to the world around her when she says goodbye She will want another dog immediately so she can try not to think about it She will refuse to think about it Until she calls out for her dog, her baby, her Pepper and does not hear the click of her best friend's nails on the floor She will wait for the barks that begin at 4:30 every night She will lay where she used to with the dog She will cry every time she thinks about her baby She will yearn for the barks that once annoyed her or the constant barks She will miss feeding her dog under the table Or the times when they would dance together The feeling of her thick fur under her hands Or the fur that would somehow end up everywhere She will feel as though there is no light without her dog But she knows that those 12 years 88 days were the best of her life She will never want to trade anything for that time The laughter through the tears when she finds an old photo will change everything She will remember that she shall reunite with her dog at the Rainbow Bridge

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Aug 21, 2017

Aug 21, 2017 at 4:10 PM UTC

When You Give A Girl A Dog

When you give a girl a dog you give her a best friend Her hand becomes forever intertwined with a paw She will rush home for school and run to hug her best friend As she gets older she will confide in the dog She will wait for her dog to be next to her before she starts crying When she cries she will only feel better when her dog rests their head on hers She will run to the dog whenever she is scared or sick She will find comfort in the dog when she panics Her dog will make everything seem better When the dog begins to get old she will refuse to believe it She will not accept that she will lose her best friend Until you come home and tell her she only has one more day She will cry and sit with the dog for hours She will spend all her money on treats for the dog the night before She will become numb to the world around her when she says goodbye She will want another dog immediately so she can try not to think about it She will refuse to think about it Until she calls out for her dog, her baby, her Pepper and does not hear the click of her best friend's nails on the floor She will wait for the barks that begin at 4:30 every night She will lay where she used to with the dog She will cry every time she thinks about her baby She will yearn for the barks that once annoyed her or the constant barks She will miss feeding her dog under the table Or the times when they would dance together The feeling of her thick fur under her hands Or the fur that would somehow end up everywhere She will feel as though there is no light without her dog But she knows that those 12 years 88 days were the best of her life She will never want to trade anything for that time The laughter through the tears when she finds an old photo will change everything She will remember that she shall reunite with her dog at the Rainbow Bridge

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I want my best friend back sometimes I just want to take a shovel and dig Dig to see if you are actually there I want that plot to be empty I want my heart to love again I want to live with you I want you to eat jelly donuts and spill them all over you I want you to tell me I grabbed the wrong egg

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Jun 5, 2017

Jun 5, 2017 at 8:38 PM UTC

I Miss You

I want my best friend back sometimes I just want to take a shovel and dig Dig to see if you are actually there I want that plot to be empty I want my heart to love again I want to live with you I want you to eat jelly donuts and spill them all over you I want you to tell me I grabbed the wrong egg

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I used to love to count the rings on your fingers Each came with a story and stayed on your fingers through it all Your engagement ring was my favorite, star colored band and a diamond so glistening the angels were jealous Sometimes if I close my eyes and imagine hard enough I can remember your smile reflecting off the pool of diamond The day the ring left your finger even the angels cried out in pain The ring ceased to be surrounded by the magic it used to The band turned to a dull silver and the diamond lost its shine The ring I used to believe was more beautiful than life itself no longer shines

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Apr 25, 2017

Apr 25, 2017 at 10:13 PM UTC

Rings

I used to love to count the rings on your fingers Each came with a story and stayed on your fingers through it all Your engagement ring was my favorite, star colored band and a diamond so glistening the angels were jealous Sometimes if I close my eyes and imagine hard enough I can remember your smile reflecting off the pool of diamond The day the ring left your finger even the angels cried out in pain The ring ceased to be surrounded by the magic it used to The band turned to a dull silver and the diamond lost its shine The ring I used to believe was more beautiful than life itself no longer shines

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Your eyes are like sunflowers They light up the world like the sun on earth Your petals droop as the other flowers try to reach you but Fall to the ground instead Even as they fall around you, you continue to reach for the stars The stars everyone tells you, you can’t touch But day after day you stretch and stretch until you can’t reach anymore

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Sep 26, 2016

Sep 26, 2016 at 9:17 AM UTC

tes yeux

Your eyes are like sunflowers They light up the world like the sun on earth Your petals droop as the other flowers try to reach you but Fall to the ground instead Even as they fall around you, you continue to reach for the stars The stars everyone tells you, you can’t touch But day after day you stretch and stretch until you can’t reach anymore

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Hi its me I know we left it on bad terms last time but I promise I've changed I've been feeding you alright I even sleep sometimes How are you? Are you feeling better than last time? I care for you now I promise No, I'm not lying I won't hurt you again I promise I'm so sorry body

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Sep 12, 2016

Sep 12, 2016 at 9:01 PM UTC

Hi

Hi its me I know we left it on bad terms last time but I promise I've changed I've been feeding you alright I even sleep sometimes How are you? Are you feeling better than last time? I care for you now I promise No, I'm not lying I won't hurt you again I promise I'm so sorry body

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