Hello Poetry
Submit your work and get some sparkles! Create free account
christopher-blanck
christopher-blanck
American
Long trips don't measure distance. Deep breaths don't record depth. Seen sudden shock and change. Now witness slow wither and decay. If I could just open my mouth. If I could just say something. A whole year passes. No idea what happened. A new year; I am already forgetting.
0
Mar 15, 2014
Mar 15, 2014 at 8:44 PM UTC
Distance
Retreats are deeper than elusive sleep. Dying slowly, alone, in front of screens, any screen will do. Anxious weights in the presence of people I'll never know To be careless, like them, must be an answer. Closer than before but still completely out of focus. Intense wonder has served no purpose. Bowing out, surrendering beneath thick curtains, Never knowing true antagonists or faceless oppressors. Sparing doubt and masks, it will be as a dream, Without connections, arbitrary relationship is king.
0
Jun 15, 2013
Jun 15, 2013 at 8:07 PM UTC
Time for bed
Flow of time is cruel but I have yet to forget you. Too afraid of visiting stone monuments, where memories of you hide behind. I only occupy my room, a room we once both occupied. I read things I shouldn't. I notice passages absent, lines blacked out like top-secret archives. Anything positive now vanishing. Sincere, heavy, and warm feelings have all dissipated. Possessively overindulgent; even a timbre gentle white, Goddess' voice could not alleviate my futile cynical mind. Visceral note, I guiltily receive alone time to time. A barbed birthday gift, spite still spilling from it. Milk-skin and moon-eyed heroine of marvelous design, Delusional ruin left behind; She's all mine, I think.
0
Mar 24, 2013
Mar 24, 2013 at 3:23 AM UTC
Crook
I am muddy water settling. Stones skipped on my surface. People jumped and played in my depths. Stirring fish thoughts and algae emotion. Animals and trees kept hydrated on my pristine water. I taste of vintage wine and drunk sunlight all the time. Waterfall has to get away, going somewhere I've never been before. There's no use in fighting or crying because you can always leave; dry yourself off and erase your memory of my many streams.
0
Jan 17, 2013
Jan 17, 2013 at 4:41 PM UTC
Perfectly lost purity
Here we go Here we don't Admit defeat In surrendering Arms are useless No reason in doing right things Pointless fighting Lashed out of friends and enemies Have you seen me running? No trust and Not trustworthy At second glance Explicit content Becomes Imaginary Quickly lost my sweater Lost my shirt Summer rolls around Sadly I can't help this. We won't speak again I'll make sure of it. A stronger drink In a bigger glass I can't stand that It's all going to break. Needle still spins on Without echo Without tone Without devotion Laid side by side Too intimidating Dead branches of a tree We still insist on using Classical vibrations Muted with a finger persuading Soon we will be shipbuilding In arid climate Is it worth it? Telegram obsessive Rumor possessive Thinking of excuses For a second time. Thinking of triplets For snaking bass line. Vagabond breath I'm always losing. Rip tide took me out Walls of sand Struggled then saved by a stranger but I thought you were my father. Back to hotel rooms Or Empty rooms As if nothing ever happened. I can see a stone They put you under. Eased our minds That we could temporarily forget Then find you again. We made each other god In worlds less than holy.
0
Dec 1, 2012
Dec 1, 2012 at 3:25 AM UTC
Step Up
Mischievous; somewhere in between wayward and exasperating. Expectations are aggravating; When acceptance seems heavy in contrast to escaping. Restraint and avoidance lacks tactics; Both now seem increasingly attractive. At once a beguiled captive; an observant idiot. In correspondence, I've inadequate presence. An incessantly sidelined wallflower. An unintentionally shrinking violet.
0
Nov 19, 2012
Nov 19, 2012 at 2:48 AM UTC
Last year's poverty
I've ceased my habit of cigarette smoking; I can smell sun rays melting the tar within streets we've been driving on. Accumulating debris line the sides of city streets, Leftovers from a thunderstorm's retreat. Valleys and mountains seem to have undried green Patches and dry rivers run temporarily exhilarated; A swelling rush through landlocked zone, Becoming such a secretive and succulent oasis. A Summer season like this symbolically: Within harsh desolate heat, Air is voraciously evaporating liquids of life, Creatures adapted for unpredictability; Schemes for overcoming, constantly changing. Somewhat repeatable patterns of Summer downpour seems like a blessing. A rather rash and quick burst, calling to attention A reminder that it will soon pass. Advising to allow any present moment to fully consume your consciousness; Savoring every solitary drop.
0
Nov 13, 2012
Nov 13, 2012 at 1:43 AM UTC
Valley of Gold
Feeling Low; Not sure if it's any lower than before. Heavy Expectations; Weights strapped to backs of unwilling divers. Can't ascend too quickly for fear of the bends. Can't descend indefinitely or I'll never resurface again. It's unavoidable some say; Persuaded paths led me the furthest I've ever been away. Just one tree in the forest of many; Suspended solitary in swaying breeze Waiting to be turned into a magazine.
0
Nov 5, 2012
Nov 5, 2012 at 11:30 PM UTC
Can (not) be helped
Apathy is contagious, It slips through lips. Effortlessly navigates winding channels Discerning certain sweet spots. Sapping any will as its own. Lingering, it never deteriorates, Every breath bringing in more. I never cared much for catching water drops So now I don't try. Into each life some rain must fall Too much,Too much has fallen already.
0
Nov 1, 2012
Nov 1, 2012 at 3:09 PM UTC
Spots of Ink
When the world is **** People are quick to place blame; "You caused this!" They exclaim. For centuries small weights accumulate: Every time someone had to do something they didn't appreciate. Every time someone lost something that can't be replaced. My back accepts their momentary complaints. Their discomfort soon passes or they find another distraction; However it has yet to leave me. If I decided things would be this way, If a **** world is the product of all my decisions, Then as a creator did I make a mistake? In creating you, that is.
0
Nov 1, 2012
Nov 1, 2012 at 3:06 PM UTC
Higher Power