scarlet05 - Hello Poetry

My throat constricts, Im fighting against myself, There is no enemy, It was just me. My pillow is soaked, The rain did not drip through the roof tonight where it usually does, It was just me. It was just me, At midnight, Hushed, I hate this, They run, and run, and run.

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Feb 21

Feb 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC

scarlet05

Run

My throat constricts, Im fighting against myself, There is no enemy, It was just me. My pillow is soaked, The rain did not drip through the roof tonight where it usually does, It was just me. It was just me, At midnight, Hushed, I hate this, They run, and run, and run.

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You are taught that kindness is what makes you, And I cannot disagree, But this is not how society is structured, Although it claims to be. You are taught that money is not what limits you, Only your intellect, But I've seen children on the streets in my home country, Never to learn how to write. You are taught that your looks do not define you, That inner beauty is the true command, But I have lived, and I have seen, And I can tell you firsthand. You are taught that the faceless man in the suit wants to help you, But he will never care, Not unless, You slip money into his hand. You are taught that we are divided by factors, That black, white, purple will never be the same, That languages are barriers, And look at the answers this gave. The hand that waves at its people, Is the same hand that drops the bomb, The puppeteering mastermind, Intellectual freedom is gone.

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scarlet05

Feb 14

Feb 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM UTC

radoya3

What we are taught

You are taught that kindness is what makes you, And I cannot disagree, But this is not how society is structured, Although it claims to be. You are taught that money is not what limits you, Only your intellect, But I've seen children on the streets in my home country, Never to learn how to write. You are taught that your looks do not define you, That inner beauty is the true command, But I have lived, and I have seen, And I can tell you firsthand. You are taught that the faceless man in the suit wants to help you, But he will never care, Not unless, You slip money into his hand. You are taught that we are divided by factors, That black, white, purple will never be the same, That languages are barriers, And look at the answers this gave. The hand that waves at its people, Is the same hand that drops the bomb, The puppeteering mastermind, Intellectual freedom is gone.

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I love mundanity, We are so simple, So easy and joyful, I can tell you about the weather, And you can tell me about the woman you saw walk by today, We can go on like this forever, Happy I loathe mundanity, We are so difficult, Hard to please, Never at ease, I tell you of the war, You turn your head away, We can go on like this forever, In ignorant bliss.

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Feb 13

Feb 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM UTC

scarlet05

Small Talk

I love mundanity, We are so simple, So easy and joyful, I can tell you about the weather, And you can tell me about the woman you saw walk by today, We can go on like this forever, Happy I loathe mundanity, We are so difficult, Hard to please, Never at ease, I tell you of the war, You turn your head away, We can go on like this forever, In ignorant bliss.

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Tell me I can't do it, Tell me I won't make it to the end of the line, That my dreams are foolish, That my hopes for the world are too great, Tell me you hate me, Or you love me, Or merely tolerate me, Make your critique Believe me, I'll stay up thinking what you said, What i said If I do find it in me to fall asleep, It won’t matter, You come in dreams, There is no escape.

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Dec 1, 2024

Dec 1, 2024 at 5:47 AM UTC

scarlet05

Will

Tell me I can't do it, Tell me I won't make it to the end of the line, That my dreams are foolish, That my hopes for the world are too great, Tell me you hate me, Or you love me, Or merely tolerate me, Make your critique Believe me, I'll stay up thinking what you said, What i said If I do find it in me to fall asleep, It won’t matter, You come in dreams, There is no escape.

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