ranae - Hello Poetry

I Purity in its truest form Dancing above the waves and lilies Red, yellow, green Dots against soulful blues Nourished by the breeze itself II Ghostly on my shoulder Weighing the stones in my soul III The sun rests On a dragonfly’s scales It’s yawns are visible On the tips of its wings IV Prismatic dragon Scales ultraviolet Ancient Armored Safe V Aquatic prisoner Sheltered from air and light Waiting under the second sky VI An agent of the most meddlesome gods Messenger to the discouraged Reminder of grief Comforter to the lost VII Horse stinger Snake stitcher Devil’s friend I agree VIII Elusive secret keeper Whose ears are too far to whisper to Oh what breaths I would share IX Scientifically simple Spiritually overwhelming Good luck charm Or bad omen Depending on point of origin X Four iridescent wings Veined, sectioned Beating thirty times in a heartbeat Labor so strenuous For a spirit made of wind XI Ageless Mythic in both beauty and purpose A serpent in life Flight found only in rebirth Metamorphosis XII Returned friend Paused briefly on naked skin My questions unanswered The burn of death where four feet rested Have you found happiness? XIII The sun rises in the east The dragonfly stirs at death

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Jul 31, 2018

Jul 31, 2018 at 5:40 PM UTC

ranae

Thirteen Ways to See a Dragonfly

I Purity in its truest form Dancing above the waves and lilies Red, yellow, green Dots against soulful blues Nourished by the breeze itself II Ghostly on my shoulder Weighing the stones in my soul III The sun rests On a dragonfly’s scales It’s yawns are visible On the tips of its wings IV Prismatic dragon Scales ultraviolet Ancient Armored Safe V Aquatic prisoner Sheltered from air and light Waiting under the second sky VI An agent of the most meddlesome gods Messenger to the discouraged Reminder of grief Comforter to the lost VII Horse stinger Snake stitcher Devil’s friend I agree VIII Elusive secret keeper Whose ears are too far to whisper to Oh what breaths I would share IX Scientifically simple Spiritually overwhelming Good luck charm Or bad omen Depending on point of origin X Four iridescent wings Veined, sectioned Beating thirty times in a heartbeat Labor so strenuous For a spirit made of wind XI Ageless Mythic in both beauty and purpose A serpent in life Flight found only in rebirth Metamorphosis XII Returned friend Paused briefly on naked skin My questions unanswered The burn of death where four feet rested Have you found happiness? XIII The sun rises in the east The dragonfly stirs at death

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I will shut myself away from the world In Rapunzel's highest tower I'll board the windows and cut my hair And burn my unkept bridges I'll hide in your heartbeat As the shadow of your pulse Until my ghost can stand on her feet Until the next time you search for me As you look, I'll be an echo in your bones A sting in your blood, a chill down your spine I'll sneak out of your chest through your veins And I'll bring your soul with me to fill my skin

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Mar 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 at 9:41 PM UTC

ranae

Vengeance

I will shut myself away from the world In Rapunzel's highest tower I'll board the windows and cut my hair And burn my unkept bridges I'll hide in your heartbeat As the shadow of your pulse Until my ghost can stand on her feet Until the next time you search for me As you look, I'll be an echo in your bones A sting in your blood, a chill down your spine I'll sneak out of your chest through your veins And I'll bring your soul with me to fill my skin

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Shadow walker Follow me into the light The world will know Your name - strong Your suffering - silent And the boulder Blocking away your soul Will crumble under the weight of the moon Shadow walker I understand life In the depths of everyone's glory Drowning in your unclaimed gold And the tears of a silent voice Life's talent perched on your tongue Shadow walker Come closer, I'll listen Your lifesong is beauty Cracking from unpracticed lips Mouth dry from unuse Shadow walker I've lived in the dark Take my hand I'll be your guide.

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Mar 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 at 9:36 PM UTC

ranae

Shadow Walker

Shadow walker Follow me into the light The world will know Your name - strong Your suffering - silent And the boulder Blocking away your soul Will crumble under the weight of the moon Shadow walker I understand life In the depths of everyone's glory Drowning in your unclaimed gold And the tears of a silent voice Life's talent perched on your tongue Shadow walker Come closer, I'll listen Your lifesong is beauty Cracking from unpracticed lips Mouth dry from unuse Shadow walker I've lived in the dark Take my hand I'll be your guide.

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I feel like I'm falling Through space and time and life again Struggling just to catch my breath The gasps of air I rip from sky Do nothing to keep me alive The atmosphere congeals around me The pressure is too much My lungs are finally caving in The pain of failure drowns me The tides are always changing They taught me how to dream In black and white and calmer still To leave this color behind

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Mar 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 at 9:22 PM UTC

ranae

Untitled

I feel like I'm falling Through space and time and life again Struggling just to catch my breath The gasps of air I rip from sky Do nothing to keep me alive The atmosphere congeals around me The pressure is too much My lungs are finally caving in The pain of failure drowns me The tides are always changing They taught me how to dream In black and white and calmer still To leave this color behind

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When I weep I remember Unplucked eyelashes Arms free from scars Boxes full of bandages Bottles full of pills I remember Unbitten nails The skin on my Elbows Knees Lips When I weep I mourn the pieces of me My past poisoned

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Mar 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 at 9:18 PM UTC

ranae

Graveyard

When I weep I remember Unplucked eyelashes Arms free from scars Boxes full of bandages Bottles full of pills I remember Unbitten nails The skin on my Elbows Knees Lips When I weep I mourn the pieces of me My past poisoned

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I am a clock Counting eternity Tick tock Tick tock tic

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Mar 22, 2018

Mar 22, 2018 at 9:17 PM UTC

ranae

Tic Tock

I am a clock Counting eternity Tick tock Tick tock tic

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