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 Oct 2021
Katie
I've nothing to give
To the discussions of my betters;
The unscalable wall that lies
Between my thoughts and theirs.
Moments like this make it hard to live,
My motivation fetters.
None listen for comments or cries,
I'm seperate from the other's cares.

It's times like this:
Listening to friends,
I'm truly alone.
I only wish I could be better for those who deserve better
 Oct 2021
Katie
The marks on my neck
Do nothing to ease my pain
Do nothing to ease my fears
Do nothing to ease my despair

They only remind me
That I'm here on my own
That I'm here in memories
That I'm here without you

And I'm forced to imagine
All the men staring at you
All the things you're going through
All the things that remind you

And I'm forced to remember
The look in your eyes
The curve of your smile
The feel of your hand

I can't think without you
I can't sleep without you
I can't eat without you
I can't live without you
Living together is such a far off dream, but I need it to continue to be.
 Oct 2021
Katie
A caring warmth cast upon my back,
As the noose ‘round my neck went slack,
Unlike the rest, calm, knowing, unique.
It burst through my wall and found me weak.

Fear, uncertainty, caution and joy
Feelings thought lost: given by this boy.
My hand wrote harmless rhetoric
Of love and passion: euphoric.

I’ve a thousand words I want to say
With the coming of each new day.
The world is full of colour and life
Where once I saw but shades and strife.

Thankyou.

For giving me life.
For Alex
 Oct 2021
Katie
I’ve been nestled in the den
Of the dove and the hen
I’ve seen their coos of love,
I despised that hen and dove.

I’ve seen the warmth and light;
The glare was just too bright.
I shrank away to the frozen gloom
And relished awaiting my doom.

Days and months, months and years
I spent too afraid to admit my fears;
Accustomed with cold, light scared me,
That cruel harsh light of the free.
For Alex
 Oct 2021
Katie
The fly flies so the spider may dine,
The bird thinks that the spider tastes fine,
For the bird the cat puts it all on the line,
The cat, now happy, makes his owner feel divine.

The owner, for his cat, works a job and gets paid,
The money is given for the owners aid,
In keeping the customers coming and the corners unfrayed,
And the patrons are pleased and happy they stayed.

As the good mood rises, good deeds are the norm,
As valets and bookkeeps remain on form,
Farmers keep their cows happy and away from the storm,
Now around their waste the flies again swarm.

There's this wonderful cycle, life breeds life, keeps it fine,
All men and all women away from tirade,
But as you lay happy, safe and warm,

I find I have no place in this cycle of life.
Most of my silly ideas stay that way, but I'm in such a bad place I may as well write it down.
 Oct 2021
Katie
My leg feels no more
Holding down the printer door
Please fix the **** thing
Not really an ode but oh well.
 Oct 2021
Katie
As the center splits
A chasm, wind and water...
God ******, again!?
I actually had to leave work on my lunch break to by new shoes
 Oct 2021
Katie
There's no greater curse to the ears of man,
When I arrive at the bar, set with my plan,
Taking a seat by the cute innocent lad,
I don't want to seem like some dying fad,
I put in the effort, put me to the test,
Hear the mournful groan let out by the rest.
I'm bad at it. My face probably doesn't help xD
 Oct 2021
Katie
Love was always the work of writers,
The likes of which made hearts grow lighter.
But now?
It's become the works of some mathematician
Taking advantage of the human condition
To seek not love but lust and passion
And all manner of things to continue the repression
Of our need for care and kind support,
And our need for a proper loving rapport...
And I fear that I cannot keep up this game
To suppress my heart and become the same
As those grotesque and needy and shallow
(who deserve only to sit in some old rotting Barrow),
For now I sit, an eternity now,
With no one to love because I don't know how
And now I begin to fear and dread
That I'll be cold and alone 'till I turn up dead.
I'm probably just bitter because of my failings in dating, but I miss writing poetry and this is what came out.
 Oct 2021
Katie
Does it free you?
As you fly above the dark clouds,
Amidst wings of steel and rubber,
Dials, meters, readings distracting,
Pulling your eyes from horizons
But that's not why you're there.
It's that single moment,
Hidden above that grey barrier
When you pass a break
And look down on to the
Greens and blues and whites
Of everyday life
And at that moment.

You are free.
Truly.

— The End —