cyanidefire - Hello Poetry

little star, cold and timeless, ebbing in the gloom, breathing like lungs, exhale dust. thin blanket, old and creasing, grey and faded vermillion, stealing our shadows, a penumbra. aged animal, majestic in death, raising its horns skyward, embers in ashes, fossilised stone. our patron, quiet and brave, bringer of gentlest creation, player of sounds, little star.

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May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022 at 8:21 PM UTC

little star

little star, cold and timeless, ebbing in the gloom, breathing like lungs, exhale dust. thin blanket, old and creasing, grey and faded vermillion, stealing our shadows, a penumbra. aged animal, majestic in death, raising its horns skyward, embers in ashes, fossilised stone. our patron, quiet and brave, bringer of gentlest creation, player of sounds, little star.

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humming strings pick apart the quiet in the night air, in a simple and easy rhythm, shivering through the grass in a dream, dark at the edges, but a tune that i remember the words to dusk in the moonlight, cloud cover so the comets are just glowing streaks in the gloom, but silhouettes on top of the hill are looking up, missing pieces, on a cold, windless night one of them's singing, quiet and warm, red nails in the soil, other hand wrapped around a wrist where the hand ends in green, in shimmering strings, trying to press down the chords it is bitterly cold, and he can't feel his fingers, they're dreaming of summer and a breath of it remains on the air, warmly fumbling the lyrics under the clouds, on a hill next to home and the denim is thick and the rhythm is less steady, but the music continues, and a young child looks out of her window, and sees two angels on a hilltop, singing to the sky the sky, is falling down, the stars are thin and the song is ending, but they play the final note, and it never fades

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May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022 at 8:11 PM UTC

in final moments

humming strings pick apart the quiet in the night air, in a simple and easy rhythm, shivering through the grass in a dream, dark at the edges, but a tune that i remember the words to dusk in the moonlight, cloud cover so the comets are just glowing streaks in the gloom, but silhouettes on top of the hill are looking up, missing pieces, on a cold, windless night one of them's singing, quiet and warm, red nails in the soil, other hand wrapped around a wrist where the hand ends in green, in shimmering strings, trying to press down the chords it is bitterly cold, and he can't feel his fingers, they're dreaming of summer and a breath of it remains on the air, warmly fumbling the lyrics under the clouds, on a hill next to home and the denim is thick and the rhythm is less steady, but the music continues, and a young child looks out of her window, and sees two angels on a hilltop, singing to the sky the sky, is falling down, the stars are thin and the song is ending, but they play the final note, and it never fades

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recipes and bookmarks in strawberry are falling, stains upon my fingertips grasp colourblind for reds and yellows and pinks and all they find is dust, people, just falling away, crumbling inescapably, coming apart in my hands, just cracking, like mirrors, and all they do is stare, stare straight at me as they dissolve like sugar. they don't stay together, no matter how much I want them to. people cannot stay together. it seems that we're all breaking at different speeds, and I might be broken tomorrow, and he could be next week, and her, just dust in the cracks, human skin in the still air, floating aimlessly until we're ****** up by the hoover and quietly disposed of.

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May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022 at 8:08 PM UTC

skin

recipes and bookmarks in strawberry are falling, stains upon my fingertips grasp colourblind for reds and yellows and pinks and all they find is dust, people, just falling away, crumbling inescapably, coming apart in my hands, just cracking, like mirrors, and all they do is stare, stare straight at me as they dissolve like sugar. they don't stay together, no matter how much I want them to. people cannot stay together. it seems that we're all breaking at different speeds, and I might be broken tomorrow, and he could be next week, and her, just dust in the cracks, human skin in the still air, floating aimlessly until we're ****** up by the hoover and quietly disposed of.

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The sand is coarse among the waves, The foamy froth curls, rants and raves, The grainy ground is wet and packed, And seaweed from the ground is hacked. Plucked from stormy shallows dark - bold fish swims among the shark. Twisting in the deeper pools, Threads of green unfurl in spools. Monster beyond comprehension, Slim limbs hanging in suspension. Serpent lurks in Blue Lagoon, Carved in its scales a single rune. Magicks infuse currents strong - powers deep and tendrils long. The shrouded spirit, great insurgent, Mairocant, the last sea serpent.

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Aug 17, 2020

Aug 17, 2020 at 6:07 PM UTC

Mairocant

The sand is coarse among the waves, The foamy froth curls, rants and raves, The grainy ground is wet and packed, And seaweed from the ground is hacked. Plucked from stormy shallows dark - bold fish swims among the shark. Twisting in the deeper pools, Threads of green unfurl in spools. Monster beyond comprehension, Slim limbs hanging in suspension. Serpent lurks in Blue Lagoon, Carved in its scales a single rune. Magicks infuse currents strong - powers deep and tendrils long. The shrouded spirit, great insurgent, Mairocant, the last sea serpent.

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carefully reaching for your hand it's the first day I've seen you in person. I've known you for long enough that I'm surprised when you grab my hand back. when I look into your eyes, I see fear, and trepidation, and sadness, but also hope and happiness and love. I will do everything I can to keep holding your hand. you hold mine so gently so carefully. so kindly.

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May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020 at 9:00 PM UTC

Kindly

carefully reaching for your hand it's the first day I've seen you in person. I've known you for long enough that I'm surprised when you grab my hand back. when I look into your eyes, I see fear, and trepidation, and sadness, but also hope and happiness and love. I will do everything I can to keep holding your hand. you hold mine so gently so carefully. so kindly.

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imagine if we had a small flat buried in the middle of the city like i know you want away from the sky. living together and dancing drinking mocktails and laughing i want to see you happy just once. just once. we could have a dog or a cat, because we'd be in a penthouse suite looking over the rainy cityscape up high in the thin air. there would be dreams experienced side by side in the night and when you say my name i won't miss a beat. it's just a fantasy, a novelty afforded by imagination so that when i hear your voice i see our flat in the city and not what you wish you had said to me.

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May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020 at 8:56 PM UTC

Our Future

imagine if we had a small flat buried in the middle of the city like i know you want away from the sky. living together and dancing drinking mocktails and laughing i want to see you happy just once. just once. we could have a dog or a cat, because we'd be in a penthouse suite looking over the rainy cityscape up high in the thin air. there would be dreams experienced side by side in the night and when you say my name i won't miss a beat. it's just a fantasy, a novelty afforded by imagination so that when i hear your voice i see our flat in the city and not what you wish you had said to me.

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Tell me five things you can see. I can see the glimmering flame of a scented candle. It's spiced gingerbread, or pumpkin spice sugar cookies, or something. The flame dances above the wick, swirling hypnotically in my vision. I can see my cat, curled up and sleeping soundly beside me. His little chest is rising and falling slowly, and his ears flick every now and then. His paws are embedded into the fabric of my dressing gown. I can see my lamp, shining a warm yellow light across the room. The body is a dull chestnut brown, but the shade is silvery and glinting with spilled glitter from when I was young and played with fairy dust. I can see my ring, golden and inscribed with some Hobbit language on both the inside and the outside. I wear it everywhere. It's a bit wet. I just washed my hands. I see the moth sitting in the corner of the room. It's waiting for me to turn the big lamp on, I think. It's very small, with its wings all tucked in into a little rectangle. I haven't named it. Tell me four things you can feel. I can feel the soft cotton fabric of my duvet, running slightly coarse under my fingers as I rub it absently. It's rippling slightly from my fan. I can feel the air from my fan gently lifting my hair off my pillow, blowing cool winds over my hot neck and chilling my exposed hands. I can feel my wall and the paint chips flaking off it down the side of my bed. I can feel a small hole in the wall, creaking slightly when I push it. I can feel my glasses resting on my nose, slightly slipping each second. There's a wisp of hair stuck in the hinge, and I gently pull it out. Tell me three things you can hear. I can hear the quiet buzzing of my laptop, humming monotone beside me, its heat slightly warming my ankles. I can hear my fan whirring, singing out its little tune as it rotates around the room, occasionally clicking as it knocks against a bottle of body spray or cologne. I can hear my cat purring softly as he sleeps. He sneezes every once in a while, and he burrows into his paws with a small squeak as I watch. Tell me two things you can smell. I can smell my candle burning away, a Christmassy scent that reminds me of watching old Netflix shows with a mug of mulled wine or gingerbread latte. I can smell my cologne, a Diesel scent that's intoxicating. It's calming, and reminds me of sitting around a picnic table with my friends, rolling dice and leaning on each other too close. Tell me one thing you can taste. I can taste my toothpaste, gritty and sweet mint flavoured. If I lick my lips, I can still taste a bit of the ice cream I was eating - chocolate caramel. Please relax, and go to sleep. You're too tired. I love you. Goodnight. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

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May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020 at 5:13 PM UTC

Calming Anxiety

Tell me five things you can see. I can see the glimmering flame of a scented candle. It's spiced gingerbread, or pumpkin spice sugar cookies, or something. The flame dances above the wick, swirling hypnotically in my vision. I can see my cat, curled up and sleeping soundly beside me. His little chest is rising and falling slowly, and his ears flick every now and then. His paws are embedded into the fabric of my dressing gown. I can see my lamp, shining a warm yellow light across the room. The body is a dull chestnut brown, but the shade is silvery and glinting with spilled glitter from when I was young and played with fairy dust. I can see my ring, golden and inscribed with some Hobbit language on both the inside and the outside. I wear it everywhere. It's a bit wet. I just washed my hands. I see the moth sitting in the corner of the room. It's waiting for me to turn the big lamp on, I think. It's very small, with its wings all tucked in into a little rectangle. I haven't named it. Tell me four things you can feel. I can feel the soft cotton fabric of my duvet, running slightly coarse under my fingers as I rub it absently. It's rippling slightly from my fan. I can feel the air from my fan gently lifting my hair off my pillow, blowing cool winds over my hot neck and chilling my exposed hands. I can feel my wall and the paint chips flaking off it down the side of my bed. I can feel a small hole in the wall, creaking slightly when I push it. I can feel my glasses resting on my nose, slightly slipping each second. There's a wisp of hair stuck in the hinge, and I gently pull it out. Tell me three things you can hear. I can hear the quiet buzzing of my laptop, humming monotone beside me, its heat slightly warming my ankles. I can hear my fan whirring, singing out its little tune as it rotates around the room, occasionally clicking as it knocks against a bottle of body spray or cologne. I can hear my cat purring softly as he sleeps. He sneezes every once in a while, and he burrows into his paws with a small squeak as I watch. Tell me two things you can smell. I can smell my candle burning away, a Christmassy scent that reminds me of watching old Netflix shows with a mug of mulled wine or gingerbread latte. I can smell my cologne, a Diesel scent that's intoxicating. It's calming, and reminds me of sitting around a picnic table with my friends, rolling dice and leaning on each other too close. Tell me one thing you can taste. I can taste my toothpaste, gritty and sweet mint flavoured. If I lick my lips, I can still taste a bit of the ice cream I was eating - chocolate caramel. Please relax, and go to sleep. You're too tired. I love you. Goodnight. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

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Oh, sweetheart. You're every star in the sky. You remind me of a snowdrop encased in dark, cracked resin. Maybe frozen into the ice, then, deep beneath where the sun ever reached. The pride of the leviathan of the deep. God, you're breathtaking. Your eyes convey a thousand wishes, hope still glinting deep in there. You cultivate it like a small ember, a glowing shard of coal in the rain. It never goes out, not all the way. You can always blow it back to life. You absolutely astound me. Your bravery, your courage, your presence, it envelops me like the rumble of a thunderstorm deep within my chest. Your existence shines so bright it could light a path through Victorian London smog, your machinations a delightful enigma. I cannot imagine not knowing you now. Alabaster and deep azure, soot and iridescent verdant. I could get lost in your soul. Gazing into your mind feels like ****** of a secret, absolute ****** You make my blood boil. My veins are blue, bluest blue, thinking about you. You're every book on the shelf. You're every smile from a stranger. You're every star in the sky. Oh, sweetheart.

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May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020 at 4:52 PM UTC

Sweetheart

Oh, sweetheart. You're every star in the sky. You remind me of a snowdrop encased in dark, cracked resin. Maybe frozen into the ice, then, deep beneath where the sun ever reached. The pride of the leviathan of the deep. God, you're breathtaking. Your eyes convey a thousand wishes, hope still glinting deep in there. You cultivate it like a small ember, a glowing shard of coal in the rain. It never goes out, not all the way. You can always blow it back to life. You absolutely astound me. Your bravery, your courage, your presence, it envelops me like the rumble of a thunderstorm deep within my chest. Your existence shines so bright it could light a path through Victorian London smog, your machinations a delightful enigma. I cannot imagine not knowing you now. Alabaster and deep azure, soot and iridescent verdant. I could get lost in your soul. Gazing into your mind feels like ****** of a secret, absolute ****** You make my blood boil. My veins are blue, bluest blue, thinking about you. You're every book on the shelf. You're every smile from a stranger. You're every star in the sky. Oh, sweetheart.

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June is the soft smile of your best friend as you regale them with your tall tales about how the weekend went, and their sweet giggle as you eat cheap lollies from a shady ice cream van. June is a spinning ferris wheel at dusk, overlooking a royal blue bay scattered with olive green tents, and your little cab on the wheel that you get into over and over again. June is the crisp notes that you spend on thin, wispy clothes in high-street stores, and the novelty sunglasses you try on in an opticians and end up buying because they're cool. June is the flavours of a spice-infused curry, and a large spoonful of rice afterwards to soothe the burn. It is the tall cup of fizzy cherryade that tastes like it did when you were 7, but a bit different. June is rainbow-spotting with your friends, and being yourself, and maybe for once not feeling so alone in a world that's usually so cold. June is flying the flag of the weirdos, and jumping up and down to rock music, and flinging open your windows dramatically in time to the soundtrack of a musical. It is 80s music so loud that you can already see the noise complaint, but the complaint never comes. June is a month of discovery and talking about nothing for hours on end. June is about hope, and a dawn for something different. June is about having a dream, and having the power to make it come true, because no matter who you are, you deserve for your dream to come true. June is your time, but only if you let it be so. Will you stand? I will be beside you. I love you, and I'm glad you exist.

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May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 at 8:44 PM UTC

June - I'm Glad You Exist

June is the soft smile of your best friend as you regale them with your tall tales about how the weekend went, and their sweet giggle as you eat cheap lollies from a shady ice cream van. June is a spinning ferris wheel at dusk, overlooking a royal blue bay scattered with olive green tents, and your little cab on the wheel that you get into over and over again. June is the crisp notes that you spend on thin, wispy clothes in high-street stores, and the novelty sunglasses you try on in an opticians and end up buying because they're cool. June is the flavours of a spice-infused curry, and a large spoonful of rice afterwards to soothe the burn. It is the tall cup of fizzy cherryade that tastes like it did when you were 7, but a bit different. June is rainbow-spotting with your friends, and being yourself, and maybe for once not feeling so alone in a world that's usually so cold. June is flying the flag of the weirdos, and jumping up and down to rock music, and flinging open your windows dramatically in time to the soundtrack of a musical. It is 80s music so loud that you can already see the noise complaint, but the complaint never comes. June is a month of discovery and talking about nothing for hours on end. June is about hope, and a dawn for something different. June is about having a dream, and having the power to make it come true, because no matter who you are, you deserve for your dream to come true. June is your time, but only if you let it be so. Will you stand? I will be beside you. I love you, and I'm glad you exist.

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Villain. You have stolen my grace. When I poise myself to smile and simper, your bitter shadow fills my mouth and makes me shudder. When I ascend the steps to my royal quarters, I trip on the memory of your presence by my side. When I lay in bed, artfully sprawled across the velvet sheet, your forceful weight crushes my limbs and my lungs. When my eyelids flutter shut, intent on transporting me to dream-land, all I see is your divine, ethereal face. When I fall in love, I am eager to forget and begin anew with my sweet knight in disguise, but your crestfallen expression slows my pace. I may be free of you and your enchantment, your enthralling spell, but by the gods, Villain - I couldn't protect it all, and so you have stolen my grace.

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May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 at 8:26 PM UTC

Grace

Villain. You have stolen my grace. When I poise myself to smile and simper, your bitter shadow fills my mouth and makes me shudder. When I ascend the steps to my royal quarters, I trip on the memory of your presence by my side. When I lay in bed, artfully sprawled across the velvet sheet, your forceful weight crushes my limbs and my lungs. When my eyelids flutter shut, intent on transporting me to dream-land, all I see is your divine, ethereal face. When I fall in love, I am eager to forget and begin anew with my sweet knight in disguise, but your crestfallen expression slows my pace. I may be free of you and your enchantment, your enthralling spell, but by the gods, Villain - I couldn't protect it all, and so you have stolen my grace.

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