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 May 2015 VGC
sabrina paesler
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 May 2015 VGC
sabrina paesler
I’ve tattooed a line across
the veins of my wrist
and marked a down stroke
for every time
“you can’t wear red lipstick”
made me believe
I never wanted to in the first place.

for every time instead
I’ve stained my lips with cherries
learning how to tie the stems
so I can slip forget-me-knots
to the back of your throat—
do you feel my restriction now?

the razors that fly off my tongue
perk thorns on my skin,
another down stroke on my wrist
will teach me that
you were right,
shyness is a virtue.

no need to speak,
go spend one hundred dollars
and some percent for tax
to cover up,
even though I’m sure your mother told you
that cotton stains.

so make it black.
get your hair stuck
in the zipper of that sundress
and pray as you pull it out
that it will lose its pigmentation
in the process
mark a down stroke
for killing two flowers
for one bouquet.

hold it
close your eyes and throw it back,
I know we shouldn’t be wearing white anyway
but tradition can take a lot out of you
like what you really think—
don’t say **** in public.

instead drag your first impressions
all the way to the altar
and dress in your Sunday best
a flower on your lapel
clear on your lips
a stroke for the neat decline
of the son

I tattooed a line across
the veins of my wrist
and marked a down stroke
for every time
my image
was my fault.
 May 2015 VGC
Rae Harrison
Day 1: Blithe
(bl-I-the); happy or joyous
"I'm sorry but I'm rather blithe right now. It was nice to meet you."
Day 7: Convivial
(kon-viv-ve-ul); friendly, lively, or enjoyable
"The room spikes from dull to absolutely convivial just from your precence, darling."
Day 15: Pulchritudinous
(puhl-kri-tood-n-uhs); extreme physical beauty
"You look absolutely pulchritudinous tonight."
Day 16: Love
(luhv); an intense feeling of deep affection
"I love you."
Day 30: Veridical
(vuh-rid-i-kuhl); truthful; veracious
"This isn't how it used to be, if i'm being completely veridical"
Day 45: Simulacrum
(sim-yuh-ley-crum); a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness
"You were just a simulacrum for real love!"
Day 49: Lugubrious
(luh-goo-bre-us); full of sorrow or sadness
"Will the lugubrious feelings ever stop?"
Day 50: goodbye
(good-bi); used to express good wishes when parting
"Goodbye..."
 May 2015 VGC
Louisa Coller
My fingertips are scented iron,
I am here inside feeling so misplaced,
so irrelevant right now.

Three pairs of glasses on one desk,
two necklaces which are beautiful,
and then there is me here, so torn up.

I'm trying everyday to be happier,
but I feel like all I am doing is,
forcing out a beautiful happy facade.

Wear the mask, play the part,
nobody needs to know your pain today.

Wear the mask, play the part,
nobody'll know your main attraction.

My friends are pretty much the only thing,
the only ones I am bothering with.
Yet now I see, it's very clear to me,
that I will need to decide my path.

Why must I pick only one road?
When I want to explore them all,
I don't want to be forced aside,
to play a singular role this time.

Multiroling has been my key,
day #1 of false lies and screams,
I will paint a new image of me in the clouds.
 May 2015 VGC
Mike Hauser
If I could I would

Take every single tear

That you have ever cried

Mix them all with mine

Place them in my eyes

Then our tears together

I'd cry for the both of us

Knowing you have had enough

To the point of giving up

Because this life can overwhelm

If you don't hold tight

That's why it is I cry

These tears from both our eyes
 May 2015 VGC
Mike Hauser
I don't really miss you
And the times that I kissed you
Or how good it felt to have you in my arms

If you don't believe me
You can come over and see me
I don't see how that could do any harm

Would you mind wearing that red dress
The one that I like best
Give me a call, I'm here all the time

I could make dinner if you like
And we could discuss it all night
Then you will clearly see that I'm not lying

When I say I don't miss you
And the times that I kissed you
Or how good it felt to have you in my arms

And if you still don't believe me
I'll let you kiss me then you'll see
After all what could be the harm
 May 2015 VGC
Mike Hauser
He's a one hit poetic wonder
Where this one rhyme is all that he has
He feels no need to go any further
Since he's already given his best

He about sold his soul for this one piece
Blood, sweat, and tears in every line
So why in the world would he need
To try and do it another time

He has no problem with being known
As the one hit wonder, he is fine
For what took him only the one poem
Others have been striving for, for life
 May 2015 VGC
Mike Hauser
who are you,
when no one is around

who are you,
when no one's there to find you out

who are you,
when there's no one there to see

who are you,
when you don't  pretend to be

who are you,
when you are by yourself

who are you,
when you don't act like someone else

who are you,
when you are all alone

who are you,
when there's no one there to know

Because most times who you are
When you are by yourself
Says much more about you
Than when you are in a crowd
 May 2015 VGC
K Balachandran
In a clinic, getting treated for amnesia of the soul,
I meet her, by chance and feel a sense of deja vu,
but can't place her properly,from which age do you appear?
you sure are her. Your face is familiar, even after ages,
then you ask me whether I remember; in my brain
solar flair like magnetic energy, light up hidden spaces.
The red poppy design, isn't it a pointer enough?
"The poppy effect.My insignia won't allow to forget
though I too fall in to a forgetfulness described as divine"
In a moment, it happens, I tumble down parting
thick clouds of stardust memories,fleeting, yet haunting,
intoxicating scent of poppies, ***** haze  takes me over

youth was the country, we've been banished from long time back,
I destroyed my passport, in an angst, that can never be expressed,
I land on my legs, flying down,before her curious eyes and smile,
interplanetary voyagers, we hardly know what happens to us,
like a poem with images broken as seeds  and spawn.

I was the naked man on your bed, the day you came in
under the cover of darkness, made love heartily till the morn,
you mourned aloud, I didn't stop you, no taboo,threatened me,
and you said, would never forget the play of natural instincts.
in many places we met, in some strangers, others as lovers,
each night different, with our bodies regaling in ****** finger play,
we sat opposite, had dinners, joked about blind dates, being swapped,
promised to be in touch soon and properly date, though not compelled,
to find out more about ****** habits and ,decide where to meet.

At the time of a heist, notorious, we meet in a diamond showroom,
you thought I am the kind pin that pulls the string.A mole I suspected
you were, though confident in duping you one more sweet time.
In this world of make believe, you can take me as any avatar you think.
Converging in each other's eyes, we reconcile and forgive. for this life
You whisper, "Ï knew you were a nihilist"Ẃe were, that and more,
exploring the core,till the essence inexplicable, will be  clear.

Appreciating a glass of fine wine, we sit opposite,to each other.
we shake hands and I see you off, from an underground station,
to a galaxy, light years away,called Pinwheel, a cosmic  spiral,
then, I realize, we don't exist, you , me or whoever think they are,
when we insist, we exist, forget it brother,only eternity, nothing else.
 May 2015 VGC
surpratik
A girl who calls you Alligator
but does not *see you later
from a once deleted twitter account I had
 May 2015 VGC
surpratik
Dotted Lines
 May 2015 VGC
surpratik
Don't write his name in poems
Don't even speak to the walls
Keep your love a secret
If he doesn't care at all

Don't go engraving his name
on the canvas made of your skin
Hide him inside the hollows of your chest
Fade him behind a smokescreen

Don't christen his memories
You don't label them with dates
What worth were these days anyway
If he didn't dare to stay

Don't antagonize if the world does not know
Let me tell you what to do
If you think you really love him so much
(And Unless he's telling to wait
or you know for a fact he'll change)
WAKE UP!
And move the !%&# on.
I wouldn't agree to this myself. Cause maybe moving on is so terribly hard. What the hell on earth does "moving on" even mean.!? You don't forget someone, never ever! You WONT forget anything. God, you can almost wish you had amnesia, but until that happens, nope.. you can never just delete someone from your hard drive. You... JUST STOP LOOKING BACK. You'll always cherish them and their memories and that is a good thing. It's good not to hold grudges against someone who never loved you back. I mean, yes hate them.. Hate them as much as you love them. But if you will just plain hate them now, just think about it, was it even love in the first place. Or was it just obsession? So, yeah. Stop looking back. In the future, when someone asks, you tell them "Yes, there was someone. Someone dear to me." But you don't tell them who they were or where they are. You don't, because you're just reviving them in your mind.  If you never had them in the first place, and if they never liked you even once, then maybe being in love with them is a lesson. A lesson that, if someone loves you so much, you shouldn't ignore that. You shouldn't ignore what you went through, and you shouldn't let anyone else go through that for you.! Because if someone does love you so much, they'd always make sure you stay happy. Even if they had to keep their distance to do that. But if you find someone who loves you mad, more than any person ever did.. you don't let them go. Because they will never do that too.

But of-course, there are cases that have exceptions. Being in love with your best friend, still in love with your ex-wife/husband. Sometimes, holding on is okay too. Leave that to another poem someday.

Have an amazing day reader. Fall in love!! Maybe the first time, maybe again. Maybe, you just might be loved back. :)
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