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  Aug 2018 Karmen
stopdoopy
I wish to gaze upon thee, look at the expanse of virtue.

You truly are a rival for Aphrodite.

An ethereal being.

I am but a priestess, at your alter, worshipping.

If I could meet those eyes, ghost fingers over satin skin, card through sleek locks, then surely I'd be blessed.

For you I'd do as Orpheus for Eurydice, without looking back.

To love a goddess such as yourself is eternal.
I really wanted to write about Hatshepsut and her lover instead but either I found the wrong woman pharaoh or I dreamt the whole thing I've read about her lover before so... couldn't do that. What I remember reading was that her successor started destroying things she's built and having her name erased off of things which is essential for the afterlife, so her lover broke into her tomb to write her name, thus ruining his own chance at an afterlife because desecrating a resting place was a huge no-no. So yeah Idk where I read that or if I did but that's the idea.

So I had to settle on a couple who's names I could remember/actually look up their story and here it is.


Just a heads up because it pertains to a poem coming up, I wrote this months ago.
  Aug 2018 Karmen
egghead
We cannot write silence.
The beats.
The pause.
The breath.
The way it aches
and persists

and begs that,

if only for a moment,

our consciousness is only a whisper.
our bodies,
our lips,
the air that passes through falling chests
and stillness.

A melody of emotion.
Sleeping in the quiet of a heartbeat skipped
a word lost to the wind.

The wickedness of reticence
Encapsulated in air and time.

The moment stretched too long.
Hesitation perpetuated in the grip of fingernails
pressed into palms.

We cannot write silence,
but we can try.

to find a way to immortalize emotion
to create space
in the ceaseless drone of words that speak and spin.

I cannot write silence. But I can write
tears and years
and the burn of long-stretched lies.

I can write goodbyes and hellos
And dozen ways to say
I love to hate you
Or
I hate to love you
and sometimes
I cannot tell the difference.
Silence.
The space I have upheld for myself.

I love to hate you
Heart.

I hate to love you too.

I cannot write silence.
But I know it.
and I have held it in my hand.
Inspired by the Vanity Fair article of André Aciman's reaction to his book *Call Me By Your Name* being made into a movie. Specifically the quote, "I couldn't write silence."
Karmen Aug 2018
a mind that can not ever feel right
heart that does not even fight
body that becomes light
remember everything will be alright

you gotta keep in mind
you must fail to achieve
easier said then done , we all know
but don't lose hope

its a world of your own
don't forget that
what you want , you can have
just cause its not great so society says
**** it , they can talk
so man up and walk
don't talk , just go handle it how you want
don't let other knock you off
you gunna be great
hell you already are

never forget that
days seems long
nights don't even come
always stuck in your head
don't let it change your ways
cause that **** can become a mess
and none the less you got this


your mind is fine
that heart that hold hurt, it will heal
body gone light becomes extra fine
stop that frowning
man it up , pick your head up

life a fucken mess
we all been there
less than or more
we can all say , we spent some time down the dark maze
getting lost
losing ourselves beyond  
talking of sane insane
life is just a game
thought the maze corrupts your head
you will find the light

learn from the daze
feel amazed
those dark days , thought you were better off gone
now look at you my friend
you standing tall
going at it as it comes
at a pace , this is no race
don't let society rush your moment
its all gunna take some time
cut yourself a little slack

life down the drain, feeling shame
change that frown
pick up your head
fix that crown
youre gunna make it out
doesn't seem so now
but promise my friend
this aint the end
not just yet
youll find the better
and love the pain when you reach that end

see now
that light is getting bright
youre doing alright
it was one hell a fight
may have lost yourself
but gained a new view
life couldn't be better
you own this world
its yours to do as shall wish
don't let it be anything less
or youll hold it in pain throughout your veins
making insane be insane
not like you wont be able to regain
just gets harder each fall
might have to even crawl
so take charge of your mind
see your new sight
given the mind a feeling of right
heart of gold , body that grows

you got this
your doing great
don't lose hope
it will be better just remember
rise back up after each fall
take your time , its not a race
then youll feel great
like a new dude
so very few
cant translate this write
and have better sight
but all will be aright

stay up ;
Karmen Jul 2018
Reminder of all reality took a swing to my face just today
Cause all isn’t the same
Memories are a fade
And I’m tryna go on
The thought that it’s the end
When we aint even dead
It’s all wished for never
Wanted to be your homie
Talk a little in the distance
But it’s your misses
She’ll make you regret
Whatever this , that
Was not when is
You’ll miss this
Just don’t know it yet
You’re gunna see
I was widdit
And no one can commit like I
Your eyes tell
Alll you hide and want to deny
I can see your life
your soul that guides
Reminds your heart
It’s its own beautiful art
Thought days get dark
It leaves a mark
That’ll spark another’s
Offering a hand
To make you feel at ease
Sweet breeze
I take in, coming one
Misery will not defeat me
Ahhaa forgot what I was on topic about . ******
Karmen Jul 2018
Mind body heart soull all consumed
Too fucken much when I least expected
Fucken up my vibes
Making me question each word I  express
No time to study , only blurred out
Not making sense
They usually aren’t what I’m tryna say
But feeling hells tough , sense of rush
There’s nothing to
Help myself return from this  dark fog
Becoming more within every hour
Slowly hiding my presence
Causing  it to be tough time seeing,
A path that might lead you home
So you may sink to your overworking  vibe . Seeking for a feel of something real
Cause lately you been feeling kind dead
You want this to end
Your life
Thoughts always going on
Too many ways of feels
******* I. Wish I could express
But forreal ain’t nothing to say
For you to stay
Or know my pain
My  feels are alll too Strong for someone have had  never to deal with things always alone  .
You want   It to be givens break but bet that’a pending joke I’m risking to state  
So lates
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