She didn't like mirrors.
They made her feel unsecured.
They only showed her scars
and stretch marks but never
the beauty of her soul. She
only saw what society didn't
like. The wrinkles the spots
the flesh covering her bones.

What about the constellations
of the stars ? What about the
stories in her eyes ? What
about the beautiful person
trapped deep down inside ?

Mirrors were slowly ruining
her dear life

She met a boy. Funny how
he changed this all.

He called her pretty when they
first met.
He saw what no one has ever
seen before.
He saw the beauty of her soul
and kissed her every scar.

Held her from behind and
kissed her neck while they both
stood exposed with no clothes
in front of the mirror hung up
on the back of his bed room
door.

He held her tight as he
said I fell in love with you girl. I
fell for the beauty of your flesh ,
soft skin and bones.

I fell in love with you all and I
just can't take my eyes off
of the beauty of you and all
the things you simply do* ~

He kissed my neck.
And asked me to lift
my hair. He whispered
I love you in my ear.
And I felt my heart beat
hard from within. And
the blood boil under my
skin. I felt humming birds
racing up my spine and
flying from the hair I lifted
up behind. He saw the
beauty I had trapped in
my veins and eyes. He saw
the real me the day our
bodies touched and made
passionate love. A love
that no paper can handle
a love that refuses to be
tamed a love that can not
be simply explained* ~

He held me close and
knew all the secrets I
had buried under the
forest floor before. He
kissed my neck and the
winds made the leaves
dance to the melody of
our pounding hearts that
became in sync. His
moonlight drenched my
skin as he stirred the
chaos I had hidden deep
down from within. And
so passion and lust took
over our bodies and
souls and we began to
gently sin* ~

She's the bread
to his Nutella. She's
the vines to his grapes.
She's the garden in
his ribs. But most of
all she's his* ~

She cried a pond the
day his father set fire
to his wings. Where
ever she walked she'd
drown the place with
her tears while she carried
her pain under her skin.
She put out the
blazing flames with the
tears she cried over
him. She put out the
fire before it destroyed
his gift and scarred his
skin. She put out the
hurt he carried from
within. The left their
homes and started a
family of their own.
They left as their wings
carried them across the
velvet skies. They left to
enjoy their new
lives* ~

He promised me that
the moon will light up
the night sky on our
wedding night. While
we say our vows and
let tears of joy roll
down our cheeks.
While we dance the
night away with the
gentle melody that
he'll be strumming
on my heart strings
on that very special
day* ~

The love i carry for him
in my heart can create
tsunamis and thunderstorms.
It can also make the skies
open up and let rain fall* ~

Kissing is an art.
You won't know
that if you haven't
done it from the start.
Wars rage on in the
mouths of those who
kiss. Wars of gentle
love by both of their
tongues. A kiss can
heal and make you
numb. It can also
make you feel and
become undone. It's
not about how long
you kiss. But how
the lips move along
with the person you
love. A true kiss that
is free of sin is the
one that you feel given
on your soul and heart
but not just on the
surface of your skin.
And like I said kissing
is a form of art* ~

Whisper your darkest
secrets across my chest.
Tell me naughty words
to put my lust to rest* ~

Mark the walls.
Mark the trees.
Mark the forest
floors and leaves.
Mark the mountains
and seas. Whisper
to the stars. Whisper
to the shy morning
skies. Tell the people.
Tell them about our
love. Tell them the
story about you
and me and all
the things we
want to be* ~

Water always goes
where it wants to go.
Nothing can ever stop
it. And we decided to
be like that. So we held
hands and drifted with
the currents* ~

I followed the glitter he
left on the floor. Where
ever he walked it seemed
to come out of the pores
from his skin. Leaving me
craving for more. It looked
so pretty and shiny. Never
in my life have i knew that
such beauty could exist in
a person like you* ~

He gave me wings.
And watched me
fly up high in the
sky with the bold
eagle by my
side* ~

I sewed a dress with
nothing but the best of
musical notes my own
ears have ever heard.
I sewed it from the
melodies that fell
from his maroon
coloured violin* ~

Breathe me in. Like the
scent of blooming flowers
in spring. Take me to a
secret place where the
law can not find us. I'll
show you what love feels
like. We'll taste passion
and lust on the tip of our
tongues. Press your body
against mine while we kiss
behind your bedroom door.
Whisper i love you as your
hands touch my hips , lips and
unclip my black lace bra.
Show me the light
cause i've been trapped in
a dark metaphor for so long.
Teach me how to breath
because my lungs haven't
been working from all the
weights they've carried all
along. Undress my soul before
you lay your hands on my
skin. We can tell each other
stories before we begin to
explain them in the form of
gentle love. Let me curl against
your chest. It's been years
since my soul got to experience what's it like to rest. Let me
press my lips to your neck.
And i promise to write you
****** poetry. The kind that
your eyes will desire to
read while you sit alone in
bed with your legs widely
spread while its dark. Love
me for what i am. Love the
small broken little girl that
exists under this skin. Love
the ashes of my heart. For
it's been burnt too long. Hug
me tight through the night.
Because I need you by my
side. Calm the tempest i have
in my mind and tell me a lullaby tonight while i watch the
stars sparkle in your eyes
under the nights black
sky* ~

I'm fragile like a child. With
soft skin and delicate bones.
I feared the dark and those
throwing me with stones. I
feared bullies that existed in
school. Never liked to walk a
mile in my own shoes.
Found a boy who reached
out to me. The way a hand
reaches out to rescue a child
drowning in a pond. Hugged
me with warmth and told me
i'll protect you as if I'm your
mom and from winter's blistering
cold. He wiped away my tears.
And brushed my hair behind my
ears. He patted me on the back
while promising that he'll help
me get my life back on the right
track. He had loyalty that exists
in elephants herds. Because
he made sure that i was
loved and not alone* ~

He said i'll make you
the most prettiest bride.
Promised to pick out my
wedding dress. To zip it
from the back for me. And
adjust flowers in my hair.
Go out for fancy pizza
instead of boring white
wedding cake. He promised
it'll be a memory of a lifetime.
And i couldn't ask him for
more. I promised i'll help him
clip his bowtie on. Tie his shoe
laces and spray him with his
favorite cologne. And to love
him more than any other day.
And to sway with him under
the moonlight. We promised
to see our bodies dressed in
galaxies and stars before we
go to bed on that day. To wear nothing but the night on our
exposed fragile skin* ~

We were the young
youth dying to fall in
love. Wondering lost
in the lands of God.
Looking for a warm
hug. For a hand to hold.
Looking for a flickering
candle light in the dead
of night. For a home and
a safe place to stay. We
found what we wanted
in each other's arms eyes ,
and untamed hearts. We
found the love and the light
We found our home in each
other's chests and bones* ~

Stay up late with me
and decorate the moon.
Hang up on it shiny little
lamps and stamps. Stay
up with me and watch it
shine in the night's sky.
And hold hands as we
watch the stories we
have in one another's
eyes. Stay up with me
all night and be by my
side. Watch the moon
enjoy it's new lights
and sigh* ~

Falling from the sky
above. Screaming out
in pain. Wings grew on
his way down to the
ground. Causing his
back and bones to
ache. Screaming in
the dark asking God
to show him a spark
or any kind of mark.
Not aware of how his
wings looked like. Or if
they were in shades of
black or grey. They held
powers to create storms
at the end of the day.
They held powers to
break the silence in
undiscovered forests
and in caves near the
oceans furious waves.
Falling down from the
sky he thought his life
has came to an end.
Falling down from the
sky carrying thoughts
of why. He wasn't aware
that he was given a gift
from the angels above.
He thought he was
****** and forever
cursed.

He met a girl down on
his way. She looked pretty
and free. Flapping her wings
with such beauty. With marks
on her skin and stars in her
eyes. He asked her how will
they survive. In undiscovered
lands and in darkness. She
replied by holding hands. The
only way for us is stick together through midnight and dusk.
Before the sunshine covers
these lands with its golden
rays. We have to find a hiding
spot to stay and pray. When it's
dark we can come out and play.
We'll have each other all day.
Would you mind if i place a soft
kiss on your lips ? They say love
heals all kinds of wounds. Would
you mind if i place a kiss on
those marks found on your
skin ? I promise they'll feel
better by noon. Don't you frown
now boy. We were given a gift
from God. Wings to carry us
wherever we want. And each
other to hug and kiss when
times get hard* ~

He gave me a ladder
to climb. To touch the
velvet skies up high. And
catch the silver moon. He
gave me a ladder that lead
to heaven where the angels
play their harps and flutes.
Where they twist and twirl
in pretty white gowns. Where
they flap their wings as their
voices rise up while they
sing about all beautiful things.
I'll wait for you and set a table for
two he said. We'll dine and
have a glass of wine from
freshly twisted vines. While
we dangle our feet from the
fluff of clouds. Laugh loudly
till our heart beats become
in sync. And sprinkle glitter
and gold after midnight. Where
the world is silent and every
one is asleep. Where the
young hearts are up telling
each other stories of love.
Where the girls and boys sigh
as they read romantic poems
about you and I* ~

He made me see
the world in rainbow
colours instead of
black and grey. His
love showed me the
way* ~

It's my skin that makes
me feel. Feel loved and
warm. Feel that i am forever
yours.

I want to curl into your
pores. Like a seed that
waits for its moment to
bloom. I want my skin to
be perfectly stretched over
my bones just like yours.
Where i'd get to feel every
beat of your heart pounding
against my exposed chest.

Your so soft and smooth.
You make me want to melt
like an ice cream cone on a
hot summer night. To take
my shirt off in front of you is
what i'd like to to do and stand
up right while you feel my
back bone making the shivers
begin from head to toe. Making
gardens grow in the places
you touch and caress on the
small of my back and flesh.

Hugging you skin on
skin is not lust. It's just a
feeling i have with in. A passion
that stirs under my skin. It
craves to be touched by
your every inch. It wants to
be loved by a boy like you.
It wants to experience your
dark. It wants to play with
your shadows in the dead
of night. That's all what it
wants to do to forever be
touched by someone like
you* ~

Because he pulled
me from darkness to
his light. Because he
held my hand tight when
i was scared. Because
he handed me over his
heart without fearing
that i'll tear it apart with
no care. I knew he's the
one the minute his hand
reached out before the
sun came up. Before the
morning dew dropped.
He came to rescue me
while the whole world was
drowning in it's deep
sleep* ~

I refuse to be dragged in
the dark again. To let my
mother pick on me. Listen
to the trash words being
thrown at me again. I want
to take a stand. Pack my
bags and leave. Never look
back again. Dissolve in the
sky or sleep by the sea shore
at night. Go over to my lovers
home and stay . I'd taste
the devils tears as long as
that'll help me go far from
home. Never spoke a word
about the battles i have going
in my head to her. Never told her about my first poem or what
gives me an adrenaline rush.
Never told her about the words
that make me blush. Or why
did I major in accounting or
anything that has caused me
pain. Never told her about my
plans of wanting to disappear
and die.
They say no hugs are warmer
than a mothers hug.
But they lied. I didn't know it'll
feel so cruel and cold. They
said every daughter has a
special bond with her mom
too but they lied just like they
always do. I kept my secrets
under my skin and never spoke
about them but with him. I dream
of the day where i'll graduate
and move out of this place.
It feels like winter all day. The
walls of my room are like prison
cells they never saw the meaning
of love. They never saw happy
moments , laughter nor painted colours on the ceiling above.
They saw tears roll silently on my cheek. They've only seen my
petals wilt slowly and fall as the
years passed by. They only saw my colours fade away into the black
and grey. I need out of this place
and into my soulmates arms. I
need to go somewhere far
away from home* ~

It was not just a kiss where
the lips meet and then that's
the end. I felt him in my blood
stream. I felt alive. Wanting
the sun to drench my skin.
Wanting the world to know
how madly in love i am with
him. Flowers bloomed from
around us just like they do in
the season of spring. He brushed
the chaos and pain off of me
while our lips met to kiss over
and over again. He kissed
me with such passion that
caused my heart to beat after
I have put it to sleep. His kiss felt
like the best kind of poetry as
it felt soft and sweet* ~

The dark taught
me how to write.
While he taught
me how to love
with the remaining
ashes of my broken
little innocent
heart* ~

Give me butterflies
and fairy wings to
soar up high in God's
blue skies*~

It was dark and cold. The
sea was my only home.
The waves almost eroded
my lonely bones. I cried
and ached. But this was
the result of my past mistakes.
It was hard to take. But i
held on fate. That there will
be a better place. Where the
sunshine pours on one's skin.
And the leaves fall for you on
the floor. Where the flowers talk
about love. And the wind carries poetry that used to be written
back then in the old centuries.
Where i'll find a man who holds
me with care and plays with
my chocolate brown hair. Where
he'd kiss me when I'm scared
and mend my chest and bones.
I held on fate the way a child
holds on his moms big thumb.
Met a boy who climbed up a
ladder in the middle of a raging storm. Held a hand out and told
me to go downstairs to his
home. Where the weather is
warm and the dark is gone. He
took me to a place where i
thought only existed in the back
of my brain. He took me home
and into his heart. And i said
you must be the heaven they
speak of found on earth. I love
you boy. And I love that hand
that rescued me from the dark.
Hold still now and let me kiss
your lips and pure heart. Together
we can make fine art with both
of our stories and sparks. And
sing a song a song of love a song
about the melodies we have
trapped deep down in our
innocent young hearts* ~

I used to drown in my
imagination when i was
a kid. My parents never
liked it. Locked me
up from society. Said no
to most of what i asked.
Pulled me out of my swimming
class. Tried to **** the ink
I used to write little scraps
of poetry with. They wanted
to zip my imagination and
crush my innocent little heart.
But i was lucky because i
met a boy. He unzipped
my mind. Stood from behind
and watched me pick up
my paper and pen and
start to write
again* ~

I tied a string to the
moon and made it
my balloon. It floated
across the night sky.
And I painted constellations
with the tears it cried.
While i shared with the
moon the love that exists
between me and
you* ~

Like a wolf in the night
we run faster than the
speed of light. Filling the
midnights silence with our
howls as we wake up the
owls while the arrows on
humans clocks go tick tock.
Running through God's
woods marking every tree
as our territory. Hoping that
our hearts will break free from
the cages they beat behind.
Trying to speak in the language
of humans. Trying to tell the
world that the wolf running
by my side is mine. Mine till
eternity mine as long as there
is gravity keeping us together
side by side on gentle earth's
ground. Running through the
woods as the winds ruffle
through our heavy fur we
reached the river side and
made our vows. Making sure
that the angels above have
written it down on the clouds
of fluff. So everyone could
witness the story of our
love* ~

We left our homes the
way maple leaves do.
We fell effortlessly and
free from our trees. We
said our good byes and
passionately kissed the
branches before we left
and landed softly on earth's
gentle grounds. But autumn
had murdered us , stood
from a distance and laughed
like scary clowns do
as we fell down without
making a single
sound* ~

In the rain up on the
forest trees. He climbed
up to play the piano
softly for me. Touching
the black and white
keys while humming
along his secret
melody* ~

And darling I
don't mind lighting
myself up in flames
to light up your
dark* ~

I hit back
when the
ink hurts
me* ~

I've been dragged in the
black hole. Lived with a
tortured soul. Had no home.
Roamed the city streets in
the dark. Wondered about
the four letter word "L.O.V.E".
I tripped one night and fell
into a boys heart. He showed
me the light with just one spark
and he kissed my heart. He
showed me what's it like to
be alive and showed me
what's it like to be
loved* ~

Out of all the sins people
are committing around the
world someone gets the nerve
and tells me loving that man
of yours is a sin. We're all
made from the same stardust.
We all worship the same God.
Why try to ruin a person's
happiness in the name of religion ? Seriously they must be kidding.
From ****** to ISIS to stealing
and lying they claim my love
for him is also a terrible crime.
There are no rules for love. The
heart will always want what it
wants. Whether the people
around like it or not. Out of all
the chaos going around the
world they find the time to laugh
and point at the chaos of mine.
They speak of love as if they've
seen it before and felt it. But I'm afraid I have to call them blind
and not having a **** clue. For
they cannot pause to define
and they cannot measure it's
depth. I'm afraid their talks are becoming such a bore. And I
pity for such empty wondering
silly souls* ~

I bleed in different shades
of poetry. I don't bleed in
the colours of red. I write
down love letters for you.
To guide you on the days
where i can't come over
to hold your hand and kiss
your neck. To light the darkness
found in your room. To shut
the noise in your head. And  
to scare the shadows that come
out every night wanting to play.
I write these words for you. The
letters back down in my throat.
I won't deny it hurts to choke
on love. They are too shy
to tremble from my lips.
Therefore i sigh and write
them down with nothing
but black ink, a pen and a
gentle kiss on your
coffee coloured
skin* ~

You peeled the mask
off my face. Saw the
scars that marked my
flesh. Caressed the skin
below. You called me
pretty as you sighed your
poetry down my throat. I
watched your eyes make
love to my soul. In that
moment i knew you would
be my home for an eternity
and i couldn't ask my God
for more* ~

Becareful everyone because there is an account ( http://hellopoetry.com/ritaderrickhotmailcom/ ) who keeps sending weird messages. Do not reply back to their email. If you seen such a message don't reply and the same message has been sent to many other poets on HP this persons profile has no poems on it either or followers which makes the issue seem a bit suspicious and weird
"Hello,
ritaderrick@hotmail.com
how are you doing today? i hope all is well.
My name is Rita, In search of a man or woman who understand the meaning of love as Trust and faith in each other rather than one who sees love as the only way of fun, but a matured Man with Nice Vision of what the world is all about, and after reading your profile I took Interest in you, so please reply me with this Email( ritaderrick@hotmail.com) . i will be very happy to read your reply so that i will send my picture to you then we can start know more about each other. Thanks for reading my mail and be Bless.
Rita."

Rosy cheeks. Cranberry
flavored lips. Wild curls like
dandelions in my eyes. A
shy smile that took a while
to be formed. Innocence of
a lost child is what i see in
your beautiful face. Thick
eyebrows perfectly drawn
just like the ones of a wolf
in the woods. I'm still left
with the question how many
days did it take God to
create the details found
on your skin and face
every time i watch the
sun set and rise in your
beautiful eyes* ~

There is a land mine in my
lungs. It explodes when your
not nearby. And im left alone
with my soul wanting to cry.
Wanting you with me. Wanting
to feel your body heat. And your hands all over me.

There is a car crash in my eyes.
When i don't see you i see terrible stories and lies. Your presence
makes things easy and alright.
Your love makes the blood pump normally through my arteries. Your
all that i want darling. Your all
that i want sweetheart* ~

Wrap me up and save
me. I'm drowning in God's
seas again. The waves
are hard to escape. I can't
breathe as the water is filling
up my lungs again. People
gathered to watch my
miserable life end. No
one offered me a hand.
You were the only man
willing to dive and take
the swim. You dragged
me above the waves. Held
my head up and cried in
pain "Please don't do this
again". "Breath in breathe
and out". "Breathe in the
words trembling from my
mouth" "Breathe in these
words of I love you and i'll
always do till the very end"
he said as he dragged me
to the sea shore. Where he
laid my body down. Kissed
my lips and neck. Where
he picked the seaweed
off my golden coloured
dress* ~

What hurts you hurts
me. The pain you feel
tears my heart apart.
And i can't make it
stop. But i'll be by
your side my dearest
love. To watch over
you. To feed you. And
to kiss some of your
hurt away. I'll be by
your side to hold your
hand so you won't cry.
I'll be there for you no
matter what just like I
promised on the day I
said my wedding
vows ~