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  Aug 11 CantSeeMe
Elo Franklyn
On the last page, a question lingers around,
A little gem for the reading crowd.
“Look up at the sky,” the book does implore,
And you start to ponder what you read before.

“Has the sheep eaten the flower?” you ask yourself,
A cosmic riddle, revealing itself.
For in this thought, the universe sways,
And shifts our view in wondrous ways.

If the flower still stands - proud and untouched,
Is the sheep’s hunger forever unhushed?
Would it dream of petals, soft and sweet,
While munching on grass beneath its feet?

But if the bloom has met its fleecy fate,
Is the prince’s planet now desolate?
Would stars shine dimmer in the night,
Mourning the loss of that floral light?

No grown-up sees why this matters so,
But children understand the question’s glow.
In pondering sheep and flora’s dance,
We glimpse the magic of happenstance.

Perhaps in asking, we become more wise,
Seeing the world through children’s eyes.
For in life’s garden, strange and vast,
It’s wonder, not logic, that truly lasts.

So gaze at the heavens, mind roaming free,
Imagine the possibilities you might see.
But watch out for a question, horrific, yet deep:
What if the flower ate the sheep?


  Aug 11 CantSeeMe
girlinflames
You need to let go
So what if people judge you?
As my friend said,
you need to start living
But how
do I do that?
  Aug 11 CantSeeMe
girlinflames
I’ve begun to realize
that great minds
don’t need a thousand words
to change a life
Often
ten
within a poem
can light up
the entire world
  Aug 11 CantSeeMe
girlinflames
I need to publish myself
To make myself known
For me
I need to know
that I exist
  Aug 11 CantSeeMe
girlinflames
I want to write many verses
and place them in a beautiful book
and call it all mine
CantSeeMe Aug 10
it was dark and tender
my dad next to me
I was five
so free
at the driveway
we be

at some point
of the night
we looked upon the sky

I don't know why

we looked at the north
I saw a star so bright
with the colour of light

I looked him in the eyes
and said
“that's…grandpa”
flying so high

he said “no”

that's the northern star
it will always be
the brightest of them all
it's there when you seek
a guide to peek

when you've traveled so far
where no one can fish
when you wonder
‘Is this… ?’
or
‘What if…?’’
remember the star
that's it
An evening in the driveway of our house with my father...

I can't remember many of my memories...
I used to remember all the bad things, now I've forgotten them too, but I still remember this one.
CantSeeMe Aug 9
sharp black villain lines
you use them in rhymes
they exist in every shape
the reason of fame
when they call out your name
people call them letters
the base from a language

but we know better
than describing the weather

cause I read your poems

and everyday I want
more…
please

give me more
I'm addicted to your words
please

let the words roll
spit them out
lay band-aids
to the wounds

you're busy I know
but maybe,
just one for the show?
please

last poem
you posted
is a gift
but still I wish
for more

one more

I'm almost feeling
like a creep
behind the tears
when silence weeps
behind the fears
when demons speak

behind the thoughts
where I have fought

but still I ask
for “one more poem”
behind the mask

but let me get this clear
we're just
strangers
so don't feel anxious
you can ignore me
but I'm sorry
I will overthink
rethink
every LETTER
that came out my mouth
sorry I didn't mean to shout
yes, NF can be proud
that line can be found
“when I grow up”

sorry

I'm talking to much
using the maximum of letters
this could be better

but please
could you write
one more poem
for you

and for…
a little tiny ghost
who loves every word
One more poem?
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