A Place for Sharing - Hello Poetry

Jan 15

Syafie R

Lithium

In the hush of your name, a storm is stilled,
A prayer, weightless as dusk fading to nothing.
You pour through my veins, dissolving into me,
A secret I've longed to keep.

Swallow me whole—consume my need,
Until silence is all, and our voices are gone.
I crave your stillness,
A balm that heals yet burns—
My anchor, though I float between breath and oblivion.

You cannot stay forever,
And I cannot breathe without you.
What is life but a flame too long held?
A flicker that burns and fades.

#desire #transcendence #silence #love #longing #impermanence #intimacy #surrender #spirituality #emotion

Jan 15

Syafie R

Humanoid

I drag this weight,  each step a crime against the ground. 
Am I a ghost, 
too solid to slip away, 
or an animal,  broken, bent,  flesh tight with the burden of living? 
I cannot call myself human— 
humans ache with love,
 but I am jagged,  a wound that won't heal. 
Too wild to tame, 
too hollow to be held. 
Time to vanish—
 to dissolve into night, 
my absence felt by none.

#existentialism #alienation #pain #identity #loneliness #despair #fragmentation #selfdoubt #humanity #transience

Jan 15

Syafie R

Duality

Life, mean—
 Unkind it seems. 
A battle fierce, 
A shattered dream. 
Yet in the dark, 
A spark still gleams, 
And through the storm, 
Mankind redeems.
How do you feel,
as you carry on? 
Is life meant for you,
or mean all along?

As this is an interactive poem, I’d love your thoughts on the question it poses.

#overcoming #journey #contrast #fate #endurance #growth #challenges #reflection #transformation #purpose

Jan 15

Syafie R

Shadowsong

A whispered "love," a trembling plea,
Yet silence spreads like a raven’s decree.
The night devours, the stars recede,
Unspoken truths, a soul that bleeds.

Your lips unmoved, your gaze a tomb,
A frigid void, a lover’s doom.
I claw at shadows, a specter’s trace,
But find no warmth in your hollow embrace.

What lies ferment beneath your guise?
What poison rests in your deadened eyes?
I taste the ache, a bitter hymn,
The only sound—a distant "hmm."

#love #loss #silence #longing #grief #haunting #unspoken #heartache #solitude #eternity

Jan 15

Syafie R

Fusilli

Fusilli, born of southern light, 
Curves like a dance,
spirals through the night. 
Her taste, a delight,
her warmth so bright, 
Yet he, unknowing, lost her in haste.
 With rough hands, her essence slipped away, 
A lesson learned too late, in disarray.
For hands unwise can turn gold to dust, 
Now he watches, regret a quiet trust.
 Some loves, like pasta, require time to rise, 
A truth revealed beneath the southern skies.

#love #patience #regret #growth #tenderness #fate #essence #time #learning #reflection

Jan 15

Bekah Halle

Sliding Doors

Too much in our bellies, too much in our hearts,
We spew out hateful words, crying from our disenfranchised parts; our families, the world inside and out,
All need peace and strength to fight
The war outside, rather than focus all attention on the war inside.

#slidingdoors

Jan 15

Immortality

Unconditional

To be a star,
you must burn.

To be a flower,
you must blossom.

To be art,
you must be created.

To be music,
you must be played.

To be a river,
you must flow.

But to be a lover,
you may not be loved.

I think love should never be conditional...

I’m not perfect, and maybe I’m the most complicated and imperfect girl.
Anddd... a lot of people dislike me and give sarcastic comment for that, buttttt.... my parents and siblings love me unconditionally <3...I thank God every day for it.
It's not about quantity of people, but quality of love, for me..... hehehe..... :)

Remember,
You are never alone; there’s always someone with you.
Maybe it’s just you who are too focused on what's in front of you and haven’t noticed the one standing beside you.

#family #love #unconditional #imperfection #god #life #path #alone #complicated #start

Jan 15

Bekah Halle

don't say a word...

guilt
the terrible torturer
twists you from the inside out
when affected
we're like lambs to the slaughter

Jan 15

Bekah Halle

the best you've got

time and times to remember
sailing mostly quietly by

a memory worth remembrance
-love you found despite yourself

travelling a finite road
-with eternal consequence

friends and past lovers gone
-often prayer leaves the lips

a whispered personal conversation
-with the God of Love

in your loneness
this is the best you've got.

Jan 14

Mrs Timetable

Novel

Would you prefer to be
The introduction,
A fascinating chapter,
The illustrations
The conclusion,
Or the epilogue?
The prequel,
The sequel?
We are all designed
For a part
In everyone's
Story

Life chapters

#life #chapters

Jan 14

Pradip Chattopadhyay

Over All Else

A year is going to die
but its memories will stay
in the times ahead.

The success, the failure, the try
will be there next day,
the worries to carry to bed.

But over all else
the love I got
will still warm my heart.

As certain as time sails
what can't be bought
will be life's special part.

Was I as generous in giving
for this special gift I received
was I as kind?

The question is haunting
though I tried indeed
my best wasn't good enough I find.

Forgive me where I failed
didn't shine in the light
you let me be in.

I promise to make amend
and keep it in sight
loving you more is all I mean.

Jan 14

Emma

Falling into a deep depression again...

Truth folds, disappearing into silence.
The weight of grief clings,
hands flicker, click-click, searching for light.

Choices drown in still waters,
shadows ripple, fingers snap-snapping,
an ache that hums through the air.

The void opens, whispering her name.
She steps forward, untethered,
into the shape of the unknown.

I posted this earlier but couldn't find it, so I'll try again.

#depression #grief #mentalhealth #tired

Jan 14

Nishu Mathur

I coloured my world

I coloured my world today
my hands smeared in pastels
canary yellows
ripe peaches and cardinal ochres
pink from a flamingo sunrise
a passionate cerise

Splashed
an array of feisty blues
a flamboyant turquoise
a topaz tango
a twinkling periwinkle

Streaked it with
beams of gold
contoured lilac smudges
lavender tipped edges
in custard pineapple floats

Splattered emeralds, toned pistachio
fern greens with swift finger strokes.

Tempered it with
muddy crusty earthy browns
rock coloured sandy mounds
reined in royal purple
the sensual blaze of a flaming sunset
the dark indigo of a gloaming sky
agate drops a few
a silver sliver of a crescent new

I coloured my world
with my eyes
my words
my fingers, hands
my hues
....just the way I wanted to

Old poem

#metaphor #life #perception