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He posts a poem
He sits and waits
Hoping people can relate
To the words on his pad.

He posts a poem
He keeps eyeing for comments
Hoping for critics and commends
To show his words have value.

He posts a poem
Silence.
Finally peace
With his internal demons,
He posts a poem
To silence the torment
His words completely absorbent,
Killing each demon within him.
He posts a poem
To extinguish the flame
That is to blame
For all his sadness and despair.
He posts a poem
Not for anyone else,
But for himself,
A seemingly innocent task
But an internal cry for help.
HELP!!!...

Silence,
Once again
As he posts this poem.
... And so I said 'I love you'
As you lay the same words
And so I wonder if it's true
As you lay the same words
Whether your 'I love you'
Means anything to you
As it means to me.
There will be a time
That your name
Will escape someones'
Lips for the last time.

All that is left
Are unspoken memories
Or decaying possessions
Of a fading light.
[Tales of my late best friend. Tales of the one person who truly understood me]
I see the stars, I soar the skies
I keep my heart in my chest
I'm telling all sorts of lies
Because my heart isn't in my chest
It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to say no to someone you love. It’s okay to say no to a friend. It’s okay to say no to a parent or child. It’s okay to say no to a job or relationship.

It’s okay to say no to ****** advances. And it’s okay to say no to a person who’s romantically interested in you. Even if it hurts someone’s feelings, even if you disappoint people, even if you’re judged and ostracized — it’s okay to say no to anything and anyone that causes you pain or makes you uncomfortable. You’re allowed to put yourself first. You’re allowed to set limits and boundaries.

And you deserve to make your happiness and well being a priority. You don’t ever have to settle for something or someone that doesn’t feel right. And you definitely don’t have to compromise yourself for the sake of making other people happy. YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, AND IF THAT MEANS SAYING NO, IT'S MORE THAN OKAY.**

A quote by – Daniell Koepke
"No" is a complete sentence.
It does not require justification or explanation

(not my quote)
I'm not an artist
But when I drew you
I felt drawn to you.

I'm not a musician
But when I played you a tune
I felt we were perfect in tuned.

I'm not a scientist
But when I was synthesizing you
I felt our chemistry and bond strengthened.

I'm not an author
I do not know how to create fictional universes
But I know that my universe is all I have to offer.

I'm not a swimmer
But I would swim a thousand rivers
Against the current just for you.

I'm not a poet
But I would eloquently write of my love
For no one but you.
I'm no Pablo Neruda
But I can make you one promise;
That if I say I love you;
I will love only you.
 Mar 2016 Ashley Dewicki
Eriko
for the longest time*
I yearned to belong
a home, a haven
but now I see
that all I have
to belong to
is me
..........................

**I am my own home.
feeling
Take all your emotions and throw them away,
try to keep your feelings at bay.
I know you never want to feel this way,
one day I promise you...I'll make him pay.
Please don't let your mind stray,
I know your emotions have gone down this dark alleyway.
You feel like that day was your doomsday,
I wish I could tie him to a ******* railway.
And maybe even push him down a stairway...
I'm sorry that he made you feel this way,
please just take the thought of him put it on a fishing line and castaway.
Darling don't pay attention to what people say,
because his time will come on judgement day.
So just wait because this rainy day
will pass and the sun will rise making it feel like Friday,
and all the feelings that you feel today
will be better than the ones you felt yesterday.
Even though it has been ages
since we've talked
I know I got to you
I seeped under your skin
And I still reside there
Quietly waiting...
For you to feel that itch again
If you would just scratch
You could still feel me
Wow such a surprise~ Thanks HP for the daily selection honor and Thank you fellow poets for all the nice comments. I truly appreciate them all!!
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