scarlet-and-gold - Hello Poetry

My warm embrace in your darkest days Brought you comfort you never knew But standing there while holding you close I grew much colder, too. Your grip grew strong, the walls caved in Smothered, I started to squirm But gazing in your pleading eyes You leaned, and I stayed firm. Your edges are rough, through no fault of your own But I am so, so soft Shallow cuts can still run deep My dear, you need to stop. Your eloquent yet hollow words Cloud my mind and senses Empty oaths, a hamster wheel I can’t beat your defenses. My empathy has entrapped me You’d never trust again But I am worn, my eyes are dull It’s not worth it in the end. Our paths were meant to meet, not merge You were nice to get to know But please, I ask one thing of you If you love me, let me go.

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Jul 24, 2025

Jul 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM UTC

If you love me, let me go

My warm embrace in your darkest days Brought you comfort you never knew But standing there while holding you close I grew much colder, too. Your grip grew strong, the walls caved in Smothered, I started to squirm But gazing in your pleading eyes You leaned, and I stayed firm. Your edges are rough, through no fault of your own But I am so, so soft Shallow cuts can still run deep My dear, you need to stop. Your eloquent yet hollow words Cloud my mind and senses Empty oaths, a hamster wheel I can’t beat your defenses. My empathy has entrapped me You’d never trust again But I am worn, my eyes are dull It’s not worth it in the end. Our paths were meant to meet, not merge You were nice to get to know But please, I ask one thing of you If you love me, let me go.

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We haven’t spoken in so long I haven’t forgot about you I’m sorry I went away... You know how things have been Would you like to go out on the town? Have a glass of Chardonnay or two Then we can wait for a taxi As the neon lights of the city Ricochet of the puddles of rain And we laugh as we get drenched In my little black dress and your suite and tie I’ve missed you. I feel like I don’t really know you anymore Maybe if we ease into it slowly Things will go back to the way they used to be I don’t know what else to say... The words are escaping me I love you. Please forgive me.

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Dec 20, 2019

Dec 20, 2019 at 10:50 PM UTC

Hello Creativity

We haven’t spoken in so long I haven’t forgot about you I’m sorry I went away... You know how things have been Would you like to go out on the town? Have a glass of Chardonnay or two Then we can wait for a taxi As the neon lights of the city Ricochet of the puddles of rain And we laugh as we get drenched In my little black dress and your suite and tie I’ve missed you. I feel like I don’t really know you anymore Maybe if we ease into it slowly Things will go back to the way they used to be I don’t know what else to say... The words are escaping me I love you. Please forgive me.

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Please don't hurt Across the computer screen I cannot hold you in my arms I can't stand when your eyes fill with fear And your voice becomes monotone Our souls are too similar That your pain seeps through your monitor Into my veins I know my touch Would wash your worries away But for now I send my light to you, my dear One day I will press my palm upon your face As you do mine

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Feb 1, 2017

Feb 1, 2017 at 5:26 PM UTC

Long Distance

Please don't hurt Across the computer screen I cannot hold you in my arms I can't stand when your eyes fill with fear And your voice becomes monotone Our souls are too similar That your pain seeps through your monitor Into my veins I know my touch Would wash your worries away But for now I send my light to you, my dear One day I will press my palm upon your face As you do mine

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"HEYYYY" Mind screams **** Forgot to shut it up with that little blue pill again Too late Morning will be torturous either way Dragged to hell by sleep deprivation Or the reminents of a pill taken a little too late at night Pick your poison Well well Sleep deprivation it is Now that you have my utmost attention What would you like to tantalize me with tonight? A poem? Fantastic! Not like my emotional or physical wellbeing matters anyway Please Entertain me with your 2 AM blues Ugh So late Really? Why are we googling North Korea? Can't we do this tomorrow? I'm gonna hate you so bad tomorrow

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Nov 28, 2016

Nov 28, 2016 at 2:27 AM UTC

Tylenol PM

"HEYYYY" Mind screams **** Forgot to shut it up with that little blue pill again Too late Morning will be torturous either way Dragged to hell by sleep deprivation Or the reminents of a pill taken a little too late at night Pick your poison Well well Sleep deprivation it is Now that you have my utmost attention What would you like to tantalize me with tonight? A poem? Fantastic! Not like my emotional or physical wellbeing matters anyway Please Entertain me with your 2 AM blues Ugh So late Really? Why are we googling North Korea? Can't we do this tomorrow? I'm gonna hate you so bad tomorrow

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I blanket my mind Blurry my view And nothing but Fuzzy faces Fluorescent lights The hum Of inane static noise Envelope my head Like a shot of Novocain With the sweet Sense of distance Disorientation Is the only destination For a world with a compass Spinning out of control But to let go Is to fling into space Slowly suffocate And fade away But the problem is I Don't Care. Compass Please fly me Away from here

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Nov 21, 2016

Nov 21, 2016 at 7:57 PM UTC

Passionately Apathetic

I blanket my mind Blurry my view And nothing but Fuzzy faces Fluorescent lights The hum Of inane static noise Envelope my head Like a shot of Novocain With the sweet Sense of distance Disorientation Is the only destination For a world with a compass Spinning out of control But to let go Is to fling into space Slowly suffocate And fade away But the problem is I Don't Care. Compass Please fly me Away from here

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Please refrain A sea of words So my A.D.D. brain Can find solace

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Oct 19, 2016

Oct 19, 2016 at 9:22 PM UTC

A.D.D. Brain

Please refrain A sea of words So my A.D.D. brain Can find solace

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It's silly how A little red number one A yellow lightning bolt Brings a rush of dopamine So minor Yet so addictive That the aspiration For validation Might as well be so strong That the cord of your mouse Is shooting ******* through your arm And moments are spent Mind-numbingly Refreshing the page Just to see if a stranger Not much different than yourself Bothered to click a **** button

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Oct 17, 2016

Oct 17, 2016 at 10:40 PM UTC

Notifications

It's silly how A little red number one A yellow lightning bolt Brings a rush of dopamine So minor Yet so addictive That the aspiration For validation Might as well be so strong That the cord of your mouse Is shooting ******* through your arm And moments are spent Mind-numbingly Refreshing the page Just to see if a stranger Not much different than yourself Bothered to click a **** button

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Empty bodies Trading masks To wear on certain occasions While beings form From the murky waters Of truth Into systematic Artificial Operative Efficient Structures of lies That keep kindred souls Trapped behind A window pane Watching the world collapse In 2D motion Only to find freedom Within the mind.

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Oct 17, 2016

Oct 17, 2016 at 9:15 PM UTC

Fake

Empty bodies Trading masks To wear on certain occasions While beings form From the murky waters Of truth Into systematic Artificial Operative Efficient Structures of lies That keep kindred souls Trapped behind A window pane Watching the world collapse In 2D motion Only to find freedom Within the mind.

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TW The world stands still And a silent scream Bounces off The synthetic walls As people transform To hollow statues Void of consciousness A million miles Away from here The scream gets louder And fills my empty chest Tightly squeezing Every inch of peace Out of my pulsating veins I dangle On the edge of a cliff And with every pulsating heartbeat I loosen my grip As words slip from my mind The hands on the clock Spiral down to hell Taking my sanity with it And I just Feel Everything Till I'm numb It fades away I cry And shake I am saved

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Oct 7, 2016

Oct 7, 2016 at 5:22 PM UTC

Panic

TW The world stands still And a silent scream Bounces off The synthetic walls As people transform To hollow statues Void of consciousness A million miles Away from here The scream gets louder And fills my empty chest Tightly squeezing Every inch of peace Out of my pulsating veins I dangle On the edge of a cliff And with every pulsating heartbeat I loosen my grip As words slip from my mind The hands on the clock Spiral down to hell Taking my sanity with it And I just Feel Everything Till I'm numb It fades away I cry And shake I am saved

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