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lauren-leal
lauren-leal
29/M USN Veteran / / Started writing in 2015 / / Every poem is a keyhole view into the person I am, follow me and read enough; you'll know me better than I do.
It's hard to forget the past When it takes away something That I felt was meant to last So I'll wait for my phone to ring No line and hook to be cast We'll see what time will bring
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Jul 16, 2023
Jul 16, 2023 at 8:41 PM UTC
Resurgence
Deep within blue eyes I see a constellation I'll find nowhere else
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Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM UTC
One Glance
My wounds runs deep Steeped in time Memories to keep Into my prime Testing my virtues Taking a deep breath Walking in my earth shoes Feeling like ego death I must stay focused On what I desire Despite this fire Thoughts like a swarm of locusts Time to embrace the new That being with you I refuse to be static Time with you is chromatic It's a complete headliner With you it's all about the major and the minor
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Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023 at 6:54 PM UTC
Awareness
I pick my scabs and wonder why I keep remembering
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Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023 at 12:24 PM UTC
Scar Tissue (10w)
I find myself in that familiar place where wounds reopen and the feeling of danger beckons to race Old scars wanting to tear apart like a stray bullet to the heart Old habits emerge so mindless despite being met with kindness I question if I've really healed If these years have anything to yield Uncomfortable is how I've felt Do I peek at this hand that is dealt I'm at a crossroad of old and new Simply locked scared at what to do Yet I know I will choose you I will always wear my heart on my sleeve No matter the times it's torn away In the work I've done I believe Will keep you beside me day by day This 'uncomfortable' is my test Trust me that you'll get my best My work will not be undone because what we have has just begun
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Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023 at 1:15 AM UTC
My Mettle
"I rebuilt my Temple, just to jump from the roof."
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Nov 6, 2021
Nov 6, 2021 at 2:55 PM UTC
Leap of Faith (10W)
I can't just simply love Simple words mean nothing appealing When there is an absolute depth To how I am really feeling I love you like the first bloom in Spring The singing of birds The chatter of the bugs I love you like picnic hugs I love you like Summer's first heat The blazing sun and a giant pool The sweet repeat The charcoal grill with searing meat I love you like the first fallen leaf of Fall You are the crunch of the leaves beneath my toes You are the blanket You are the first chill breeze that tickles my nose I love you like the first Winter snowfall Pure white, with footprint flaws You are the snowflake upon my finger Unique among them all, but here with me you've come to fall To fall with you is what I'll do I don't love in simplicity I love in pictures and feelings This is just a glimpse of what you mean to me
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Aug 13, 2020
Aug 13, 2020 at 5:43 PM UTC
Seasonal Love
"We quote the good, but are poetic of the bad."
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 9:37 PM UTC
The Good and Bad
I thought I found the best A god among the rest But it was just a test It's just a jest A joke to show me I'm not real To show me I'll never truly feel How to love in life Without the strife Without the pain of past Showing me it can't last A fist full of lies Punching the inner me as it dies I'm on my last bump of hope As if it's a form of dope Thinking I'm gonna be alright Without the will to fight I just lie here and frown I'll wear my smiling painted mask And I'll drown In enough liquor to fill an endless flask
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 8:28 PM UTC
The Jest
I'm wrapped up in my head Through that forest fogged with dread Congrats to my demons you won I'm tired and numb You've convinced me my fears are real That I've lost and made a deal Trapped in rewind The same emotions are what I find It's too good to be true Now I wonder what to do I'm angry and morose Taking in depression like a drug overdose I hate my own reflection I'm always trying a new deflection To pretend that I can't feel pain In my forest, it begins to rain I'll choose to die inside I'll choke on my pride ***** what we call life Next time, stab me with a real knife
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM UTC
Numbed