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 Sep 2014
r
you came to the rodeo
with your latest portfolio
of sidekick apparatchi(c)ks

colorful lily - a realpolitik mariposa
and gloriosa - tall like a ponderosa
while i rode the appaloosa-
cool like - little joe

do they make you hum
a sweet song like i do?

sitting on your spanish saddle
booted to skeedaddle
when i beat the buzzer
while buzzards circled-
beneath a purple sun

you came that time
when i rode
-on the blue mesa.

r ~ 9/24/14
 Sep 2014
Poetic T
I felt degraded
You stripped me,
Exposed,
Uncovered,
Peeled,
Back what made me feel whole
You were removing
Taking away
What gave me confidence,
Before I had a feeling of being
Fulfilled,
Completed,
Perfect,
But everyday I became
Less,
You didn't realise how this
Felt,
To have so much
Then bit by bit removed,
Till I was an  empty room stripped bare.
I wanted to change the aspect of being laid bare, as if I was a room being stripped as the people were moving out.
 Sep 2014
Traveler
I find myself staring into space
contemplating assumption of the unknown
A whisper within and my awareness extends
another aspect of my identity has shown

The unknown is not a lie it is simply unknown
Like the truth behind the eyes of a lover
Exclusively yours to cherish or deplore
-That is-
When ultimately the conclusions are discovered

Yet I can't help but believe that science deceives
And emptiness and nothing are lies
The only measurement of success is lost to death
For we are compelled by existence to strive

The ladder of evolution distorts our sights
From limited to limitless we climb by night
A simpleton above, a genius below
We are only limited by what we think we know

The mind may lie but the spirit knows
In dreams I've seen my lives of old
Imprinted attributes of all that I am
Angels, demons, lions and lambs

- In conclusion-
Beyond truth no question remains
Living and dying are one and the same...
Traveler Tim
Re 01-17
when we see ourselves
as being here
to comfort others.
 Sep 2014
Helen
You write the most beautiful words
for the woman in your life
I get it now, I'm such a cow
I only see destruction and strife
I'm lying right next to him
just now, as I write
he doesn't know
I'm twisting the knife
I want to be that woman
so proud, so bold
but in his eyes I've grown
so bitter, so cold
except I've had to weather
such unexpected plans
that all I can do
is look down
at my upturned hands
palms out in supplication
raised as a defence
ready to hold against a cheek
that doesn't take offence
I read words from such males
that hold a vow so sacred
and epiphanies become true to me
that leave me standing raw and naked
dedicated to so few that know their woman :)
 Sep 2014
eunsung aka Silas
there are no words to describe
the space in between
where love blossoms or welts

no words to describe
the space in between
when life lifts you up or crushes you

no words to describe
the space in between
the joy of birth and grief of death

the greatest gift of my spiritual journey
has been learning to experience
the space in between
where life is more than either/or
joe cole's assignment
 Sep 2014
Jack
Even the smallest refrain

Why is the sky so much darker
When did the sun start to set
So many shadows are falling my pathway
Hoping my heart can forget

What is the meaning of never
Can I still stand on my own
How could you leave me out here in the darkness
Hiding these fears I have sown

Can you not see I am crying
Pleading with stars in the sky
Calling your name till the heavens are reeling
Seeking the day passing by

Empty my dreams they have fallen
Shattered this earth down below
Collections of feelings stretched long in the mist
Anguish felt ever so slow

Echoes the branches are swaying
Silhouettes pointing at me
Staring upon every sorrow now spoken
Here in this night I can see

If in your heart you find waiting
Even the smallest refrain
Hear of my words for I beg you to listen
I need you, please love me again
Not a state of mind, just a poem.
 Sep 2014
Ocho the Owl
It's moments like these

moments of exhaustion
moments of sullen solitude
moments of wondering what the point of moving forward is...

When I don't have the energy or motivation
Moments that I can't be strong

that I have you
I have this outlet

you be strong for me when I cannot
I will do the same for you one day

Namaste
Hey, my band has released a music video:

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PS: I'm the one with the bare feet, broken glasses, crazy pants, various hats, and black guitar with the pink strap; stage leftest. <3
 Sep 2014
Poetic T
What were the words used
I
Wish
You  
Were
Dead
I said it enough times,
Each time sadness,  
Etched on your face,
Love
Endless
Compassion
If I did wrong,
Words spoken then
Then it was at rest,
But I still spat out those words
I WISH YOU WERE DEAD
Then the worst day of a life,
When I awoke to tears
My mother hugging me
Dad
Is
Gone
I said
"We argued last night"
He is just probably keeping out my sight,
"Mother hugged me"
And cried no he's gone..
Then it dawned,
"Gone"
"Gone"
"No"
He cant be, the last words I said
I
Wish
You
Were
Dead
I don't want this wish
I take it back,
"I want him to hug me"
Tell me everything is all right
But words weren't meant to be the
Last,
"Daddy I love you"
Never did I hate, they were just anger,
"Daddy I love you"
"I Wish you weren't"
"Tears now fall no more words except"
"Daddy I love you"
Forever regretting those last spoken words...
 Sep 2014
r
whiskey whispers
sound like you

a burning smokey river
-fire down below

kiss my fever

whiskey whispers-
get me through.

r ~ 9/21/14
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 Sep 2014
Poetic T
If my footsteps were music
What would the
Road
Journey
Notes
Be, would the song
Have many high notes
Or would each step
Be an enigma
Of different tunes.
"Slow notes"
When life was getting me down
Would it be a
Slow dance,
Feet dragging as the slow beat
dragged me further down,
Then
As if a burst
Of happiness,
Dance
Fast,
Beats,
Adrenaline
Surges through my being,  
As the walk is me dancing
Through this part of my life,
Hands high,
Smile on my face,
As with each step I am dancing,
Through my life,
Each step as I move forward
Will always be different
So there will be many
More
Footsteps,
Beats,
Tunes,
That will move me through footstep
Maybe slow or fast so is life with each step..
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