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1d Cheng-et Teronpi

Colm

The universe puts her headphones on
And plays her favorite track
The raindrops in the meadow burst
And soak the earth
And with her feet up on the world
She smiles from ear to ear
And plays it back

What songs does the universe listen to? Is there a more beautiful sound than the rain falling in the secluded meadow. Truthfully, I don't know. But I do love the sound of these words as they roll off the tongue. YUPP!

BIG THANKS to everyone who liked, commented, and helped make this verse the Poem of the day (on 05/18/18). I really appreciate it! You can listen to me read this poem live on SoundCloud. Just follow the link and have an awesome day!

https://soundcloud.com/user-433755196/her-favorite-song-1

#her #favorite #song #verse #rhyme #poem #poems #poet #rain #universe

Jul 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

Monsters Are Not Universal

Jul 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

Damocles

Monsters Are Not Universal

Let’s not pretend
That's in the back of your mind
In the darkest rooms you visit
Or the dead of night
You’re not trembling.

For the monster under your bed,
Is the one lurking behind the mirror
And every day you give up,
Its image becomes clearer.

We all have dark sides; some of us flirt with them more than others, yet fear what's on the other side of that. Universal Monsters (Wolfman, Dracula, the Mummy, to name a few) all taught us these lessons, we were too busy eating popcorn to listen.

#monsters #society #foodforthought #brevity #thoughts #introspection

Jul 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

When Your Light Bothers Them

Jul 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

Arna

When Your Light Bothers Them

"Some people just can't resist your smile,talent and happiness for no reason."

Some people won't need a reason—
your smile will irritate them,
your talent will threaten them,
and your happiness will unsettle them.
But that says more about their emptiness than your brightness.
Keep shining anyway.

#keepshining #unbotheredsoul #letthemhate #silentstrength #smileanyway

Jul 10 Cheng-et Teronpi

Tears That Shouldn't Bleed

Jul 10 Cheng-et Teronpi

Charmour

Tears That Shouldn't Bleed

If tears were red,
they'd have seen —
my white pillow stained by morning,
red marks blooming on the bedsheet,
on my face,
on my shirt.
My eyes, still puffy,
still red
from the bleeding of the night before —
not from wounds,
but from weeping.
Eyes not meant to bleed,
yet they did.

And still,
no one noticed
the colourless blood I’ve spilled.

i wish my eyes never bled.......

#sad #tears #crying #bleeding #trauma #eyes #night #family

Jun 26 Cheng-et Teronpi

I Guess I Never Got To Cry About You

Jun 26 Cheng-et Teronpi

Limes Carma

I Guess I Never Got To Cry About You

I didn’t want to fall apart mid-sentence,
So I said less and asked more questions.
Tuned out love songs, skipped our street —
I made avoiding you look complete.

I smile and nod when your name is mentioned,
As if it doesn't pull me out of the conversation
They throw it around casually, like it's not cutting right through —
I guess I never got to cry out about you.

#heartbreak #grief #lettinggo #closure #emotionaldistance #unsaid

Jun 23 Cheng-et Teronpi

I Miss the Me I Never Got to Be

Jun 23 Cheng-et Teronpi

anuj

I Miss the Me I Never Got to Be

I was made to be on top by God,
But I became a tool that only nods.
I see myself — I know I’m better,
But I can’t control it… and that’s what’s bitter.

I want to live as my true self,
But became someone who hides from himself.
I knew I needed a pause, a break,
But they yelled, “Stop? For God's sake?”

So I paused… and quietly broke.
Now I can’t hit back — I’m sinking slow.
In a lake of silence, deep and wide,
I watch the real me — float outside.

This is for the version of me that never got the chance to grow. I didn’t fall behind — I just wasn’t allowed to catch up.

#lostself #deeppoetry #drowninginside #boysfeeltoo #mentalstruggles #poetictruth #findingmyself

Jun 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

selfish

Jun 19 Cheng-et Teronpi

rick

selfish

I’ve been at the helm on a rudderless ship
lost in a mercurial sea of deficiency
I could fly by the sit of my pants
with a suitcase already packed
on any given day
at any given time
at any given place
I was where I wanted to be
seeing who I wanted to see
doing what I wanted to do
despite my responsibilities as a father
or having to face the daunting tasks
that appeased my current girlfriend(s).
having no structure and no plan,
life was a timeline of formidable prospects.
I rather enjoyed it
quite nicely.

#poem #prose #nomad #vagabond #spontaneous