IdleHvnds

IdleHvnds 7d

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I crave connection —
so much so that I become ravenous.
devouring any ounce of contact like a starved child.
not caring if soft words or sweet caresses are poisoned with crooked intention.

I crave connection —
so much so that the craving turns to solitude
Isolating myself while I digest these crumbs of antipathy.

#yearning #loneliness #darkpoetryfreeverseshortpoem

IdleHvnds 7d

Burning of Sacred Heart

It burns the heart —
When realization hits, you were playing a game that they never told you about.

You stand at the centre of the board —
mocked, shamed for not following the enigmatic rules.

#shortpoempoetry #freeversemelancholyheartache

IdleHvnds Jun 13

Danse Macabre

I never knew what comfort really felt like until I met you. 
Comfort, once foreign, now feels strangely asperous.

If I had known I’d be invited to dance with my demons, 
I’m not so sure I would have pursued you...
 Fear creeps behind me with every confident step I take toward you.

I find myself frantically searching for an escape— an easy way out. 
Who are you to enter my life with such certainty, 
only to sidestep my every reach?

Perhaps this dance is not with my demons, but with yours.

#emotionalvulnerability #innerdemons #darkromanticism #melancholy #fearofintimacy #love

IdleHvnds Feb 27

What we do in the shadows.

There are shadows that follow me,
haunting and taunting me.

There are shadows that follow me,
ravenous, salivating, ready to consume me.

They speak ever so sweetly, all the while threading each word with malignancy.

There are shadows that follow me,
I straighten my spine, while I feel them caress me.

There are shadows that follow me,
Paralyzed, while they devour me.

There were shadows that followed me.

Yes, I know that title is from the vampire tv show. Yes, I'm trying to lighten the poem by adding it.

#fear #inner #demons #haunting #melancholy

IdleHvnds Feb 21

the fall of man

The outbursts of angry women,
the most beautiful thing to witness.

We fight to be heard —
Another cycle, that will never end..
It is only a wish to watch the fall of men.

I no longer wish to shrink myself for the sensitivity of men.
Anger is an emotion all women should express and the song of anger is finally being sung.

#feminism #women #power #resistance #rage #empowerment

IdleHvnds Feb 21

the stranger

Dear self,
Who am I, really?
I’ve grown up to follow the teachings of other,
Of being other —
But never be myself.

IdleHvnds Feb 21

seedling

Now the real challenge,
Creating a balance,
A routine in which I can only grow from.
Sow a seed into the ash,
Watch the seedling flourish
More resilient —
The soul finally taking root in the earth.

#personal #growth #rebirth #resiliency