Q - Hello Poetry

Q Dec 2012

Letters

The letter was written in blood,
the paper was made of skin.
Many words were present,
but only one word was remembered.

Her body was torn,
the pieces were scattered.
Her blue eyes were empty
and her soul had been lost.

Her skin was the letter,
her blood was the ink.
The words were a warning,
and we were the warned.

Something was coming
and we had to run.
We took her advice
and we ran from the world.

We made a mistake --
we shouldn't have run!
We only see black
and we only hear death.

We are the letters,
our blood is the ink.
We warn of what's coming,
of what can't be outrun.

Q Dec 2012

They Won't Be There

How far will they push you
till you reach the edge?
How far will they pull you
until you give in?

They mock you,
they laugh,
because
they're afraid.

But they don't matter
and you shouldn't care
because in the end,
they won't be there.

Q Dec 2012

Rumplestiltskin

Once upon a time
there was a poor man
and he has a beautiful daughter.

The king saw the beauty
and brought them to his court
and commanded the girl to spin gold.

She did not know how
so she started to cry
until a small man came to help.

"I will spin this hay
into strands of pure gold
but you must give me a gift."

The young girl agreed
and gave him a necklace
then, soon, the room was full.

The very next day
her room was much bigger
and, again, she was told spin gold.

Alone in the room
the small man returned
and again requested a gift.

She gave him her ring
and the small man did spin
until all the hay was gold.

The greedy old king
wanted more gold
and the third room was much larger.

Again the man came,
still wanting gifts,
but the girl had nothing left.

The small man thought
and had an idea --
he wanted her first born child.

She sadly accepted
and the room filled with gold.
Then the daughter married the king.

The new queen had a daughter
and, just as he said,
the man came to take her away.

She wanted to keep her
so he gave her three days
to find his hidden name.

On the very last day
a knight saw a man
who had a peculiar name :

Rumplestiltskin

The queen dared to say,
"Could your name maybe be ...
Rumplestiltskin?"

He lashed out in anger
and tore himself in two
and never again was he seen.

Q Dec 2012

Ariel

The littlest mermaid
fell in love with a man
and she asked the witch to give her feet.

She gave her the gift
and she took her sweet voice
then she gave the mermaid a curse.

"If he does not fall in love with you
before the full moon rises,
you will turn into sea foam."

Ariel, the mermaid,
ignored the old witch
and made her way to the shore.

The man whom she loved
was also a prince
and he came to the shore to help her.

She loved him so dearly --
but he loved another,
and she knew should would not win.

So, as the full moon came,
she went to the cliff
and dove into the sea.

The prince, Eric, saw this
and ran to save her
but when he got to the edge, she was gone

When he looked over the cliff
and all that he saw
was a small bit of sea foam.

Q Dec 2012

Sleeping Beauty

There once was a kingdom
that was ruled by a king.
He'd soon have a son--
that's what he was wishing.

But a daughter he had,
and still he rejoiced
so the king threw a ball
and their happiness was voiced.

The young princess was named--
her name was Aurora.
She was showed with gifts;
The first came from Flora.

She blessed her with beauty
then next came dear Faun
and she blessed her with song.
Then she came to curse her.

Malificent came
and cursed her with death!
Then just as she came,
Malificent left.

Merryweather was smart
and she used the last gift
and changed death to sleep
only awakened by kiss.

She was soon sixteen --
the day of her 'death'.
The death that would turn
into and endless rest.

Aurora became
a sweet Sleeping Beauty
Because Merryweather's gift
had done it's duty.

She would only awake
by the kiss of one prince.
The prince was named Philip
and their young love was bliss.

But death struck him down
by Malificent's hand.
Now Aurora was dead,
just as she'd planned.

Q Nov 2012

Rapunzel

When the princess was lost
they all heard the sound.
The whole kingdom would search
until she was found.

But she didn't get lost --
she'd been stolen from home!
Because the evil witch -- Gothel --
wanted the throne.

The young girl, Rapunzel,
was locked in a tall tower
until the day Mother Gothel
would come into power.

The princess had planned --
Rapunzel had dared! --
to find an escape
so she grew out her hair.

It took so much time
and her hair was so long.
So she waited until
Mother Gothel had gone.

The door locked behind her,
the witch not in sight,
she hung her hair on a hook
and began her great flight.

Rapunzel escaped
and soon she found love.
But Gothel had found her
and both had to run.

Gothel was angry
and she ran after then.
Rapunzel had fooled her,
so she would get her revenge.

She grabbed a gold knife
and Rapunzel did dart.
Then the man that she loved
was stabbed in the heart.

Now, again, she is locked
in that very tall tower
and all she can do
is sit there and cower.

Q Nov 2012

The Watchers

The watcher of night
hid from the day
and fled from the light
because she could not stay.

The watcher of day
saw this sweet sight
as they played this new game
and he ran from the night.

But the watcher of night
did not want to run
so she ended her flight
and stood in the sun.

The watcher of day
was soon full of fright.
Should he, too, stay
or cower in her might?

So the watchers both stayed
and they faced on another.
The night wasn't afraid
so she stood with her brother.

As the night and day blend
Death come for the watchers
and one life did end --
and that life was her's.

A new watcher of night
now runs from the day.
She flees from the light --
She is forbidden to stay.

The watcher of day
is not pleased by the sight
but he still plays the game
and runs from the night.