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httpgreysea
18 oh, to die would be such a wonderful thing.
I spilled treacle on the floor Not carpet, luckily. For hours I stared at the mess I made I sat in it, letting the stickiness consume me I tried to start to clean But every moment I thought about it I sobbed a little bit more It’s just treacle Treacle on the floor I moved eventually Stuck my hands in and scooped It slipped through mostly Resuming on the floor Where would I put it? What use do I have for treacle from the floor? If I walk away from the treacle, it will still be on the floor If I try to clean it, it will fall back on the floor If I lay with the treacle, we both stay on the floor Days go by and no one calls No one cares that I’m on the floor Or how long I’ve been here Or how long I’ll stay Or why I tried to make a **** today
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Nov 3, 2021
Nov 3, 2021 at 9:17 AM UTC
Stuck on the floor
she comes out every hour I see her sporadically desperately ******* the life from the hollowed stick she brings a new one each time. sometimes she stands and looks up at the stars her breath not far ahead of her and i watch her from the window slowly loving her with every passing moment
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Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021 at 1:01 PM UTC
blue haired girl
When we lie there, counting the stars together, the warmth of the bonfire still blazing, and stinging our eyes to tears, You admit to me that you believe us twin flames. That we were once conjoined souls, and now we have found each other again. The world keeps turning as I process these words. Twin flames... This is a proposal you are making. To tie a band around my finger and cut off my blood flow, suffocating me back to purple- the colour you loved. "Stay here" the air around us begs, "Please don't go so far, this town is enough for now" Suddenly I feel as Aeneas did, when tricked by Venus and Juno. And you have suddenly morphed into Dido before my eyes. I turn back to the stars, because I cannot bear to see your face, as I tell you instead, that we are soul mates. And although I love you with every inch of my heart, we are Laurie and Jo, and I feel nothing more.
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Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020 at 8:50 PM UTC
Soul Mates
You know I was sad, and that my teenage years were rough. Yet you still stare in disbelief at the proof of purchase scattering my thighs wrists ankles stomach. The only valid form of proof i have that i was sad, and i never grew out of it
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Aug 12, 2020
Aug 12, 2020 at 1:37 AM UTC
Proof of Purchase
It started with a relapse. Nothing too bad, but a relapse nonetheless. I regretted it the second I put down the blade, and picked up the cloth to clean. I kept it to my right foot, hidden by a sock. A new, safe secret. Then the bone broke, fourth toe from the left. It oozed and swelled immediately, turning horrible shades of purple and black. Every step I took was agony, yet I couldn't speak up, and admit to the bone I broke- at the cost of admitting that I'm fighting a losing battle.
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Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020 at 8:56 PM UTC
Hubris in the form of a Toe
Should not be sobbing in her bed at night, over the concept of change. Things have changed before, and things will eventually change again, for it is the only constant in our lives. But still, I can't let it go, as the granary slips through my fingers.
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May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020 at 3:12 PM UTC
A grown woman
I've waited so long to leave, and to be my own person. To love, to hurt and to mend. But in all my wishful thinking, I forgot who I was leaving. And I'm not ready to say goodbye.
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May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020 at 3:00 PM UTC
things are changing.
If I clean my room, then I can allow myself to be happy. But, at the end of the day I'm just a sad girl sad in a very large room.
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May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020 at 3:42 PM UTC
If
I could give us forever, my love. I could give you forever. It's not selfish of you, to want to die is natural. But, I want you for more than the natural time given. I have wandered this earth, lost and lonely. Waiting for someone, who I didn't even know. Your wick is burning low, and the wax has evaporated. How could you stand to leave me? I can give us more. I want more.
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May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020 at 10:59 PM UTC
Slaves to time
I'm shaking as I go down to meet you and I don't like to see you in chains. I know, I know. Shh, listen- It isn't time yet... I need more time. I know my efforts are fruitless in the end, because the chains were never locked.
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May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 at 6:15 AM UTC
Placebo