Let's paint stripes on our
skin. Let's start with lines
of black and white. Why
not wear masks as we
begin ? We can be crazy
and wild. Touch your stripes.
Become alive. Feel the rush ,
feel the fun. Feel the tingle
from your paint brush. Feel
the untamed animal you have
trapped under your skin. Feel
the adrenaline kicking from
within* ~

We've been lost. Up and
down. Laughing like maniacs
and clowns. Broken and bent.
Wounded and hurt. Used and
abused. Beaten down to the
bone. Choked by the neck
and throat. Slaves to our
suicidal thoughts. Obeying
nothing but our sharpened
razors and shining blades.
We've been numb and
paralyzed , no one around
bothered to pause and
realize. But we moved
on as we clutched on
our lucky charms.

Despite our same homes
and walls. Same lives and
paths. Same work and ghosts ,
we found a light shining in
our cold worlds. Hope
dangling from a thread.
God's hand reaching out
from the morning's blue
skies patting our backs and
offering some help. We
found angels floating above
with their harps and violins
as we closed our tired eyes ,
they sang us songs to
make us feel alright.

We found new worlds that
exist inside of our chests.
Dreams of ginger heads ,
cookies and bread. Dreams
of gold and shimmering
jewels. Dreams of love and
wearing designer shoes.
We let go of the things that
hurt our souls and hearts.
In the hallow corridors of
our minds , we walked with
confidence and pride. We
promised that we'll keep
going in this life with out
a scream or a cry.

We promised ourselves to
move on as we let out gentle
breaths of relief instead of
sobs and sighs. We promised
to work ******* our lives.
We promised ourselves that
we'll survive no matter how
high our waves will rise. No
matter how rough our storms
and winds will get. With
a positive attitude
we'll bloom and shine
like the moon* ~

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 ~

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* ~

Can we live in a shell
instead of this hell ?

Under the ocean water
just you and me.

Can we build a home
inside of it ?

Put up torches and
decorate it with our
love.

Can we build an empire
of our own like people
do out on the shore and
build castles of sand ?

We'll be happy as clams
you know the sooner we
move and go* ~

Don't let my mother's love choke me to the bone.
Promise me you won't weep on my silver coloured grave stone.
Remember your my king on the throne. Lay me down
on gentle earth. My skin will be weeping with a joy I can't
keep in. Tell me you are mine and I'm yours. I know the love
we share is dark against the moon. Promise me you'll kiss the cracks on my lips while their redder than a shepherds warning. Hold me tight so I don't feel the fright . I'll meet you again in the afterlife I promise I'll still be your wife. We'll find the spot where our hearts were buried and the skies will still look like cotton candy blue. Through grave stone fields and wilted weeds you'll feel me floating by your side watching over you. As I gasp for the last breath ill look at you with a crooked smile saying I told you darling I would die for you ~

Feeling his tender
kisses on my neck
feeling his love on
my silky soft vanilla
scented skin* ~

I'll be flexible enough
to fold myself into a
boat to save you when
your drowning. I will
draw you a sun with
my crayons and oil
paint to make sure
the light shines on
your face when your
own lights start to
fade. I will cradle
you behind the
bones of my rib
cage on those
nights where
insomnia
forces
to open
your
eyes* ~

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* ~

A boy with
sunshine in
his mouth.

A girl with
daisies under
her skin.

He kissed her
and gardens
bursted into
life from
within* ~

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."

Torn like forgotten old
musical notes.

Left alone to bleed out
the saddest of melodies
from my veins.

The world was getting
heavy and the lights
began to dim. I stopped
eating and became little
and thin.

Waiting for someone to
pass by and fix me
before I die.

Waiting for the sunshine
to shine on my soul.

I shut my eyes and saw
a man wearing red
walking towards
me.

He had scotch tape and
a bag that read the word
"Love" on it.

He picked me up and
dusted me off.

Sat me on his lap and
made me rest on his
chest.

And began to play gently
on the old broken piano
keys a song that he
claimed was
dedicated
for me.

I thought this was all
a dream.

I couldn't believe that
this was happening
to me.

To be loved and healed.
To have a man who
glued my notes.  

And weaved the best
of melodies all over
my skin and bones.

And most of all to finally
not have to deal with
this life and mad
world on my
own* ~

Die young not bombed.
Heal wounds instead of
making new scars. Bleed
in shades of love instead
of different shades of red.
Make gentle love don't ****.
Plant flowers instead of ****. Scatter the seeds in the soil
and let the hungry and the
poor feed. Write poetry with
good intentions to allow your
words to caress a thousand
broken hearts. Use your ink
wisely instead of abusing it.
Listen to one another. Hug
your children when the sun
rises up. Say a prayer for your
lost ones. Light candles every
night for world peace. Gather
with your family over a warm
feast. This is how you'll change
this world to a better place.
This is how you'll paint smiles
on a million sad faces. This is
how you turn each other's
frowns upside down. This is
how love should spread on
mother earth's
grounds* ~

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* ~

She fell for him delicately
and effortlessly like maple
leaves down at his feet. She
gave up everything just to
feel his body heat. Together
in autumn weather they fell
for each other hard and deep.
He gave her secrets and kisses
to keep. His love felt soft and
sweet she even felt it at night in
her sleep. Autumn love was what
took over their minds and stallion
steal hearts* ~

You can't tear us apart.
We're made of solid steel.
We live in a country where
it's golden sands turned to
pomegranate red from all
the blood that falls. But in
the end we'll rise up and
stand tall because we will
win this war. ISIS will burn
to dust and ash while our
army men enter the gates
of heaven holding up our
Egyptian flag with pride
and laughs* ~

And you say that it's alright
But darling I know that it’s a lie
From the black in your eyes it
ruins your disguise and every word
you say. I care about you no matter
the things that you do. I'll be there
when you're feeling grey and blue. I'm
telling you this because i've felt that too. Hold still
now so i can kiss you and turn those
lips to pomegranate red. I'll make you
forget every bad word they said. Don't
worry dear love i promise those words
won't replay over and over again in your
head. Lay down now on bed i'll kiss you
hard in order to help you forget every bad
word they said. I care about you trust me
i'm not like those who make you you feel
empty and blue. You just know that i care
about you. I'll hold on to your hand and be
by your side. If you want we can even run away
and watch the riptide for an entire day* ~

What happened to the
simple things ? What
happened to love ? What
happened to us human
beings ? What happened
to when you'd look at the
sea you'd think of all the
things we could be ? What happened to the poetry
you used to see on the
curl of the waves ?

Did the pure hearts
shatter ? Did they break
and scatter ? Where did
our confidence go ?

Why is it that we reached
the point of jumping off
bridges and boats ? Why
is it that we reached the
point where our own words
cause us to cough and choke ? What happened to life ?
Who sharpened all these
razor blades and knives ?
Where did the respect
and loyalty go ?

I'm screaming under the
ocean waves from below. I
hope someone hears me
out there. And if they do
I'd like to know the answers
to these questions. I'd like
to know before my soul
leaves my body.

Before it wonders off.
Before it goes. Before I
become nothing but a
corpse. Before I drift
away above the tidal
waves to the
unknown* ~

Seamless, endless, we have
wrapped our story into one;
Where do you begin, where
do I end?

Wherever the road will
allow us to go, promise to
hold my scars and wounds.
Promise to hold me tight
to create new paths of our
own. To share one another
as if we're islands, as if we're
cathedrals, as if we're
treasure lands.

Keep worshiping me my love.
Keep this weary heart pumping
keep it healthy and strong.
Fix the cracks found in the
four chambers of mine. Fix
the loose door knobs as well.
Fix me with kisses and hugs.
Fix me with your tender love.
Fix the broken in me and
bent.

We curl together as if in a Mother’s womb.
Twin souls joined and birthed forth into this
world forever entwined, Let us be each other’s
healer, lover, and best friend until our end.
Never more to walk alone blindly through the
long and lonely nights; only sunshine to warm our
way, hand-in-hand, evermore to stay* ~

His lips are like the
edge of the galaxy.

His face , so bright
like mornings
sunlight.

His hair , wild like the
frozen flowers and
dandelions in the
meadows half
buried under
snow.

But yet so brave to find
a way to stand out
and show.

His voice , so calming
like a violin playing a solo
while shy and trying
to deny.

And his heart , oh his
heart , so pure and
divine* ~

I shut my eyes
and all i see is
me kissing you ,
while we're wearing
different shades
of dark blue* ~

Colour my petals ,
colour my stems. Don't
let me wilt don't let me
bend. Water me and turn
me holy.

Caress my leaves and
soften their every edge.
Don't leave me please ,
I am small and weary. I
need you for my
photosynthesis.

My roots are fighting
beneath the soil to feed
and breathe , despite my
silence I am trying to
survive and exist on a
planet like this.

Because of you I am
slowly blooming. Because
of you I am healing and
believing* ~

Opening up the chambers of my heart.
Wanting to spill out the words of love
trapped inside to you using nothing but
paper and pen , just like a drunk man spills
all his drink. I don’t know where to begin.
Whether to write down about how I felt the
first time we met. Or to write down about the
crush I had on you online. Or should I begin
with describing how my stomach twisted and
flipped the first time you sent me a kiss online
when the clock hit midnight and you typed
Happy New Day.
Oh my where should I begin. Perhaps with the
first time you held me skin on skin. Or the first
time you called me your person. You fill me up
with an infinity of words and colourful emotions.
Making me excited about writing them all down
at once. But yet you manage to leave me sitting
down confused and without a clue of where should
I begin. For now I’ll leave you with*

Thank you for existing thank you
for being loyal and true ~

Let's go on a road trip
and make your body my
map. Explore every mark
on your skin before i turn
the keys in the ignition of
your car and drive far. Let's
dance with our pants off for
fun you can even undo my bra.
Twist and twirl under
the heat of the sun. Sway
with me in front of ocean
bays or chase me in a garden
maze. Then go out for a pizza and beer.Have baby moons
for dinner with me and teach
me Jagger's dance moves
while we sip our wine from
these twisted vines. Cover
my behind in pizza dough then
go out and make angels in
the snow. Drench me in ice-
cream then ill watch you
become indecisive as you
stand in front of me not
knowing where to begin
licking it off my skin or where
to sin. Hold my hand and
roll down hills and skip the
talking about our bills for
a day. Let's stay in and play
with each other maybe even
kiss under the covers while
we listen to Mozart play his
violin. Let's chase bunnies
when the sunsets in the
meadows and cover our selves
with tiny shiny red bows. Let's
tangle our limbs when its after
dawn and exchange delicate
kisses on one other starting
from the head and ending at the
toes. Let's name the stars together under the dark night sky before
we make passionate love then
zone off and dream of getting
high , mermaids and astronauts
in outer space.Let's eat peanut
butter and jelly and show off
our bellies. Let's do everything together. Hand in hand we'll
find the courage to do all these
plans. Let's be free you and
me for an eternity* ~

Can you hear it ?
Can you hear it ?
The mermaids
whispering secrets
to the shells found in
the red sea. They don't
have flowers in their
hair. All they do all day
is laugh without a care
with pink clam shells
surrounding them
everywhere. Seaweed
wrapped around their
necks looking prettier
than diamonds and stone
gems. Can you hear
them from the distance
over there upon the
coral reefs. Sitting
and singing in peace.
If you hear them would
you tell me please* ~

Place your ribs into my
spine.

Sing me a melody
with a few rhymes.

Tell me lullabies on my
darkest nights. Tell me
things i can't deny.

Adjust the
stars in my skies.

Kiss me in bed before
i shut my eyes.

Run your fingers through
my hair.

Whisper prayers into
my ears.

Knot your fingers through
mine in the dead of night.

Cause my arms are trembling
as i lay down scared and
drenched in fear.

Place your ribs into my
spine.

And warm my body up
from this cold winter air.

Slap your skin against
mine and make me feel
your there.

Snuggled by my side
under the bed sheets.

Sniffing the scent of
lavender from hair.

Dressed in nothing but
your favorite underwear.

Resting by my side
without worrying
about running out
of time.

Or running out of tasty
red wine coming
from fresh twisted
grape vines ~

Bobbing our heads to the
beat of the rhythm of the
people singing in the street.

Dancing on branches and
twigs with happy feet.

Flying around the city all day. Standing on statues of clay.

While our hearts bloom just
like the flowers of spring do.

We look at one another's pretty feathers and say the words of
I love you.

While other pigeons watch
us as I lean forward to kiss
you the way morning dew
kisses the flowers and their
leaves too.

They watch us as I kiss you
the way lovers do at night in
the city lights.

As they shout out for an encore
and flap their wings to clap* ~

I have nothing to give
you but hollow ribs.
Rose thorns and
pebble stones.
I have nothing to give
you but these words of
love and broken music
notes.
I have nothing else to
give you but my every
inch for you to french
with those beautiful
cracked lips.
And for you to trace
with your fragile shy
fingertips* ~

Your love grew roots
around my rib cage. I
thought it would make
me feel strange but in fact
it gave me a reason to be brave.
A reason to stand up on the
stage and wave to those who
shattered and crushed me down  
and let my pieces scatter like
ashes in a grave. Your love is
the kind that saves* ~

Four letters forming one word.
Two vowels jump aboard.
L.O.V.E is not an extraordinary
word. I wrote it down with
ink on the paper looked up
and heard a sigh. Turned left
and right i didn't find anyone
in sight. Grabbed my pen
and looked down to write again.
Found the paper moving
gently up and down. And i
heard the letters sigh. Thought
I'm high but what i saw and
heard was true. Ran a finger
on the letters written down i
felt a pulse. As if the letters
had a heart beat of their own.
Ran to shut my bedroom door
so no one walks in. Grabbed
my pen and wrote the L and O
the V and the E. And the letters
giggled at me saying "We know
about you and him*" ~

Was it fate that we met ?
To find my true soulmate.

The whole thing was a once
a dream and now it has to
turned into a reality.

I felt like floating in the air
as if there was no gravity to
pull me down.

I breathed in your scent as I
held you between my hands.

How lucky am I to have you
for an eternity.

My soulmate has found me
online and now he is here
right in front of me.

Telling me "Oh darling , now
that I have found you would
you please marry me"

Without hesitating or asking
the question of why joyful
tears fell from my eyes , as
I said my I do's and vows* ~

Walking on the fluff of clouds. Singing happy songs out loud. Breathing autumns fresh air.
Wearing a bra that matches
my black lace underwear. I
wonder around town without
a clue. Going to places that
remind me of the scent of you. Observing around. Looking
like a fool looking like a clown. Looking for a place that's
similar to Alice's wonderland
in a hole underground.
Looking for a place
where we could
be alone and
never found* ~

She wears her heart
out like a big deal.
Cause she believes
that love is real. She
believes that it exists
and can mend what's
been broken and
bent* ~

She was suicidal and
sick to the bone. He
was a boy with a mind
of his own. He walked
around with his smokes.
While she walked around
with her body aches and
hurt. They stumbled upon
one another. That was when
he started flirting. He never
questioned her about the
sins her hands did. Neither
about the places where the
razor blade caressed her skin.
He only asked to marry her
and stay by her side till the
end. Till she's healthy and
strong. Till she chops off the
arms of her past. Till she
bursts in giggles and laughs.
And that was when he asked
for her to be his first kiss
while he approached to her
rosy lips* ~

Little boy with wounds
on his heart. And scars
on his feet. Little boy
wondering off and lost
in the streets. Looking for
something to eat. Looking
for his family’s picture in
the sand. Little boy with a
broken toy in his hand. And
bruises on his lips. Runs in
the streets with no clue looking
like a fool. All he wants is a warm
hand to hold and a heart to crawl
in when it’s night and time for
bed* ~

I hit back
when the
ink hurts
me* ~

She barely knew his
name. But she kissed
him anyway and his
beauty was to blame.
He was like a city
while she was just
a dark abandoned
alley* ~

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

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* ~

God created the world
in seven days. But i will
never know how much
time did it take him to
draw the details of your
pretty face* ~

I'm finding my heart
using your hands.

Healing my scars
using your love.

Lighting my dark
with all of your
sparks.
            
Reading the
words trembling
off your
tongue.

I'm following the
map that's stretched
over your skin and
bones.

While tasting the
honey dripping
from your voice.

And listening to
our hearts hum
the same melodies
from within* ~