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Flo Mar 2018
Article 1, Purpose

1. This act is aimend at exposing the lack of solidarity inside modern society

2. It shall give an opportunity to overthink ones own morals and values

Article 2, Definitions

1. The term people shall refer to individuals regardless of their ***, age or nationality

2. Narrow minded shall comprise all comments that are based without having any experience in the concerned field of application

3. Judging shall refer to the creation of an opinion of any kind

Article 3, Scope

1. This act shall apply to all people judging others on their narrow minded and enclosed beliefs

2. This act shall apply to all people in favor of expulsion measures of refugees in need

3. This act shall comprise all people that want to isolate themselves and are in favor of closing borders

Article 4, Application

1. All people in accordance with article 2 paragraph 1, 2 and 3 shall refrain of the action of judgement and exclusion mentioned in article 3 (1) and 3 (2) without having experienced war themselves

2. All people willing to close borders in accordance with article 3 (3) in order to protect their own interest shall imagine themselves in the same stage of helplessness before acting in such a nonsensical way

Article 5, Justifications

1. The justification of a measure enshrined in article 3 paragraph 1, 2 and 3 shall not be justified on the following grounds

(a) Hatred

(b) The fear of losing benefits

(c) The false allegation of knowing what is actually going on in Syria
I wrote this poem after reading an article of a Syrian mother, who had to flee the country to prevent getting tortured and killed. She counts every day until she can get back her children, which had to be left behind with the rest of the family as money was insufficient to smuggle them, besides the danger of the journey itself. I read the comments and saw people raging and filled with hate that she left her children behind. Saying that they were disgusted seeing her. This kind of behaviour inspired me to write this (let's call it a) poem.

The fact that I am a lawyer or soon to be lawyer explains the format of my writing. I apologize to all who have difficulties reading it. Trust me it would not be the worst kind of legislation you have ever laid your eyes upon ;)

Cheers to all believers of human dignity
806 · Dec 2015
Trying to be a good Poet
Flo Dec 2015
I'm trying to be a good poet
Using powerful and beautiful words
A scheme looking like art
I have seen it many times
The truth is
I'm not there yet
My journey has just started
Words are not as easy to find
Writers block
The sickness of a poet
Too often leaves me struggling
The appearance of my poems dull
Without much creativity it seems
Yet every kind response
Everyone that takes the time
To read and leave a nice comment
I shall say thank you
It may be a long way to go
But you show me
I'm on the right path
Since 2015 is coming to an end. I just want to thank everyone, who encouraged me, who liked my poems took the time to read them and leave a nice comment. I would have never thought to get such great response. Overall I just want to say thank you.I hope everyone has a lovely new years eve and stay save folks!
806 · Oct 2015
Love yourself
Flo Oct 2015
Everyone is talking about heart break
Most of your guys hearts ache
Love is not a simple thing
It's often the cause of this oh so painful sting

We try to compensate our emptiness with affection
It's only distraction
We have to love ourself first
To protect our heart from the worst
How can we expect people to accept us when we can't even accept ourselves
It is just a thing that I see most people struggle with, even I struggle with at times. It is very difficult to accept ourselves at times. Maybe sometime we do not worry about those little flaws on ourselves. Mostly these are the things that differ us from the rest and makes us special.
798 · Apr 2016
Indicator of Happiness
Flo Apr 2016
I am happy, I am quite sure
But every time I want to try
Expressing my happiness
Inside a poems lines
I'm left behind with a sad poem I wrote

Poetry is an Indicator
Reaching deep inside my mind
Revealing, showing me...
I may not be as happy as I thought
791 · Nov 2015
Fading
Flo Nov 2015
Baby I'm fading
You're like venom
Spreading inside, infecting my heart
It's making me numb
I'm trapped
Inside your cruel game of love
You won
isn't that enough?
No...
You have to break every piece of me
Some people just have the ability to drive you crazy.
789 · Dec 2015
Cloud 7?
Flo Dec 2015
Your presence, your love
Lifts me upon cloud seven
Though I'd rather spend my time
With someone else
Perhaps on cloud two
For I am to afraid
Of falling deep
All the way
Again
Sometimes you are just too afraid of being happy because there is always that possibility that you could lose it all.
784 · Apr 2016
Monotonous
Flo Apr 2016
Like the songs on the radio
My life became very drab
I am trapped, caged in stability
The unexpected went missing

How I wish the old times back
Excitement, Adventures
No responsibilities tying me down
And every day a new song on the radio
Stability is necessary, security is good
but aren't those the reason we're detaining
ourselves from living life to the fullest?
781 · Nov 2015
Vicious Love
Flo Nov 2015
Vicious love
You've caught me again
Holding me within your claws
Tearing up my heart
You know I can't love this person
Yet you make me

Watching me break down
Under the pressure of distress
There are so much better options
For me to fall in love with
Yet you seek out the impossible

Divided by thousands of miles
Our hearts kept far apart
The feelings are real
But there is no chance
For I have gone too far away
Again...
For all those, who know how it feels to fall for the wrong person. That know how hard long distance realtionships are.
760 · May 2016
Moments of Poetry
Flo May 2016
She has to be in the mood for poetry
Seeking comfort in the
Soothing melody of written words
Only reading in times of solitude
Where shed tears remain invisible

He needs to be in the mood for poetry
Hidden words inside his heart
Hoping to find fulfillment in his lines
Ongoing pain that has to be told
The ink stains left on his bare hands

We have to be in the mood for poetry
When solitude threatens to crush our heart
When pain needs to be expressed in lines
Over various boundaries of life
Poetry is a way to express ourselves
756 · Sep 2015
Rose coloured glasses
Flo Sep 2015
Sometimes you have to lose the rose coloured glasses
That make things so much easier, in order to truly find happiness
In places that you never thought they might be fulfilling after all
741 · Feb 2016
Casual Rant
Flo Feb 2016
You have so much potential
To make this world a better place
But why look at those poor faces
Them poor human beings on the news
When you can gaze at your own
Taking selfies, go on twitter and so on
Show them pictures
Of your lunch, dinner and desert
Better make a diet throw up some more food
Who cares if others are starving
As long as your make up/ hair is perfect
Why worry about important things
Yeah you got your priorities straight
Such a waste of potential...
I do not want to offend anyone. But sometimes it is the best way to gain attention to many nuisances going on around us. Everyone has the potential to do great things. Not many use it. I could go on with my rant but I think you get the message. Think big and help make this world a better place.
730 · Sep 2017
A word was enough
Flo Sep 2017
Two people,  a similar heart
Close in mind yet far apart

Many times I had my doubt
But the feelings you planted never got out

Subtle longing over time
Madness infests this body of mine

A word was enough to shake it all
How deep this time, will I have to fall?

You do not want to be alone
Late at night when you come home

I ask you where this is leading to?
As you respond "I hope it's you"
Sometimes it takes just one word to turn your world upside down.
702 · Jan 2016
Rebellious
Flo Jan 2016
The feeling of morals and values dwindling
Step by step
As the minutes go by
My mind working strenuous
Trying to forget the past
Decisions I've made
Lose significance
Suppressed by decisions as bad
Maybe worse
Trapped into a facade of being perfect
The need of breaking out
Showing off the
Abysses deep within my soul
Not able to patch that hole
No love in this world
Seems to be strong enough
Stop forcing me to be perfect
I'm not, neither do I want to be
When the night begins
I leave my perfect mask at home
Two sides within the same soul
Two sides of the same coin
Tonight the dark is taking over
Beware...
It's hard to be forced into being perfect all the time, to be responsible, to fall in love with the right people. Sometime you just feel to revolt and show them and rub it in their face that you're not perfect and neither do you want or have to be. It's important to learn from mistakes so let us make bad decisions and hopefully learn from them. Our mistakes play a big part in forming our personality. They are a part of life and some need to realize that.
686 · Apr 2021
Tattoo
Flo Apr 2021
The pursuit of individuality
Covered skin, a form of art
Special meaning hidden
Behind a colourful facade
679 · Feb 2018
Caught
Flo Feb 2018
I am caught
By a net of promising words
Lured in by your luminous character
Convinced by your hollow smile

Your affection like venom
Numbing my senses of right and wrong
Unexpected actions
Turned my world upside down

You've done well...
I've been infected...

Now let me cure these feelings
Sometimes certain persons just catch you off guard and feelings emerge, where no feelings are wanted.
675 · Nov 2015
Why won't you
Flo Nov 2015
Why won't you tell me everything's ok
That all the struggle got pushed out of my way
Why won't you tell me the truth
I do not need your lies to sooth

Why can't everything be the same
Who is the one I have to blame
In this everlasting change
Why does it have to be outside my range

It is so hard to accept
The truth that we cannot adept
To all the changes happening in our life
To all the incidents catching us by surprise

Won't you tell me everything is ok
for I do know it will never be that way
This poem deals with change and the struggles that come with it.
664 · Aug 2023
Dreams
Flo Aug 2023
Where to store all of my dreams?
So much desire
Yet lacking the means

Many ambitions
Yet so little time
Precarious conditions
Little chance to shine

In desire to create
Shackles bind my mind
What a truly cruel fate
The constraints of everyday life on the process of pursuing ones dreams, creativity and the urge to create.
659 · Aug 2018
The Mad Wall
Flo Aug 2018
I painted my wall
I covered them in parts
Until the white paint slowly disappeared
Lines of poems I wrote
Are staining my wall
Altered in their very meaning
Words that capture me
Over and over, again and again
They call it the mad wall
I call it creativity
A little describtion of the mess of words that I call my wall
Flo May 2017
Shared words
Succumbing significance
Among thousands of lines
Was it worth the effort?
A question that arises from time to time and everyone has to answer themselves.
642 · Jun 2018
I beg for Pardon
Flo Jun 2018
Some men make me worry
Degrading treatment towards women seems to be ok
On their behalf I would like to say sorry
This kind of bahaviour needs to stop today

As a guy it sickens me
The sheer amount of disrespect
Rating women, calling them a lousy three
Something in your head must be defect

The other day I heard a colleague say
Don't worry about their names
I'm saving them by the codes
Each letter leading me on different roads

"S" means hot, "X" is for a one time use
I was aghast, no I was shocked
In my opinion this is resembling abuse
After that further chat had to be blocked

A dark day for a believer of human dignity
No human should be reduced to an object
Fellow men, stand up when facing this immorality
This is a wrong we need to correct
I wrote this poem about half a year ago after being confronted with the above mentioned situation. I was debating whether I should publish this poem at all, as there are a lot of poems popping up especially in regard to the "me too" and "time is up" movement and I did no want to "jump on the train" so the say. However, I think it is important to stick up when facing wrongs like these no matter if this relates to women or men alike.

Cheers to the believers of human dignity!
634 · Dec 2015
A simple word of advice
Flo Dec 2015
I have known you for quite some time
You seem to be a riddle
One I can't quite figure out
Never opening your heart
Yet searching for love
I know you are scared
But isn't it the time to be bold?
Girl sometimes we have to take risks
In order to reach for what we desire
A poem I wrote for one of my friends...
628 · Sep 2015
Silence
Flo Sep 2015
A room no light that I can see
Darkness upon you and me
Shouting for help nobody can hear
Breaking down the hands over my ears
Drowning myself in silence
608 · Dec 2015
Bittersweet Memories
Flo Dec 2015
Last night I had this dream
A dream engrained in my mind
I dreamed about you girl
I finally saw you again
After all these years
Spinning you around
As we danced on the streets
Kissing your soft lips
Seeing your beautiful smile
Holding you close
As I once used to
A dream showing me
What we once had
What will never be the same
A thorn inside
Piercing my heart
Sharp pain
Bittersweet memories...
608 · Feb 2016
Fragile Heart
Flo Feb 2016
When a heart shatters
And you glue it back together
Piece by piece
It will never be the same
No matter how hard you try
Visible cracks are left behind
595 · Jul 2018
Living in the Past
Flo Jul 2018
Late night thoughts
In a solitude space drenched by,
White colour; call it a room
Memories a simple solution to escape
Reality, an ordinary moment
Dreaming and wallowing in the past
Lost feelings, experienced once more
It is a troubled track to pursue
I hope you will find your way back
Everyone has moments where they are dwelling in past memories.
593 · Nov 2015
The best of me
Flo Nov 2015
I try to push myself every day
To be the person that I want to be
Sometimes things get in my way
But don't you see
Every time I fail
I just have to continue on another day
Push yourself to be the person that you want to be, to achieve what you want to achieve. Don't give up. Tomorrow is a new day, a new chance...
593 · Oct 2015
Friendship
Flo Oct 2015
Our friendship was rusted
Over this long time dusted
Without connection
Or much affection

The past times were rough
We've been through a lot of stuff
Did not know what it still was
We both needed a pause

But remember one thing
No matter what happens you can always ring
I will open the door
Will be your saving shore

My dear friend
I would never pretend
Everything I say
I truly meant it that way
This poem is about an old friend of mine. We had times, where we did not talk much. But she knows. Whatever happens I got her back. This poem is about true friendship. It does not matter what happens. True friends will always be your saving shore in times, where terrible storms are threatening to drown you.
591 · Oct 2017
Lets not lose ourselves
Flo Oct 2017
If I would have surrendered myself
To your lingering presence
We would have lost
The morals we promised to adhere
Our passion we thought to never run dry

I needed to let you down
In order to save
Whatever is left of
"us"
Bittersweet Irony...
559 · Sep 2015
Monster
Flo Sep 2015
The dark deep inside your soul
Well hidden from our eyes
Every day is a disguise
Someone has created that hole
Unable to hide the evil within
The time of losing control
Unleash the bad from your soul
Show the monster you have always been
557 · Nov 2015
Common History
Flo Nov 2015
After more and more time we spend
With each other
We start to feel connected
Bonded by the same occurrences
Linked by the same pain

You know how I feel
By feeling the same
Always knew what to say
No need to be ashamed

We're sharing a lot of history
Been experiencing quite a lot
You might be the only one
That truly understands
My chasms caused by society.
Sometimes there is only that one person, that can really relate to what you're going through.
556 · Oct 2015
Doubt
Flo Oct 2015
Everybody is feeling doubtful from time to time but we could achieve so much more if we weren't standing in our own way...
545 · Sep 2015
Pride
Flo Sep 2015
Unable to accept the help we need
The pain in our body hidden so deep
Desperate inside, ready to shout
Opening my mouth nothing comes out
Afraid of showing our struggle
All the problems we have to juggle
to proud to admit our failure
545 · Sep 2015
Music
Flo Sep 2015
Playing strange melodies appealing to my heart
Giving me the strength to have a new start
Carries me throughout the dark
Let music be the spark
To ignite a fire of passion
A poem to remind people that music is a great way to overcome sad feelings and motivate oneself to start over again.
536 · Mar 2018
The River flows
Flo Mar 2018
Dear great river stream
I am longing for you inside my dream
Peacefully running towards the sea
A familiar feeling of home provided to me

Nothing seems to stand in your way
A path created over time without delay
At leisurely pace you're running by
A beautiful day beneath the blue sky

Treacherous your water can be
Though I am not afraid, as you can see
Always drawn back to you
The sound of water, the pretty view

Regardless of which time or place
A river running by I always embrace
Providing stability, a glimpse of home
Making every location a part of my own
An ode to the rivers, who remind me of my hometown...
520 · Dec 2015
Rain
Flo Dec 2015
There is humidity in the air
The clouds melting together,
Blocking out the sun
The wind is getting stronger
As I'm sitting on the front porch
Drops of water like tears
Dripping from the sky
The rain in all it's might
Trying to wash away
All of our mistakes
All of our pain
The question is
Will it be enough?
518 · Oct 2015
Depression
Flo Oct 2015
Deep inside where all the pain is hidden
Being afraid to talk to others
Showing weakness is forbidden
Needing help, nobody bothers
To show any sign of sympathy
There are a lot of people out there, who need help. Yet not a lot of people take the time to actually help and take the time to listen. Watch out for those, who hide a lot of pain under fake smiles. Sometimes the people that smile the most are the ones carrying around the biggest burden of them all. Not everyone is strong enough to make it through by themselves.
504 · Sep 2015
Shallow
Flo Sep 2015
You were unable of seeing the great personality within
Did not care you just want to use him
Playing with his heart before you leave
He should not have deserved this grieve

In this town he is good enough
Whispering into his ear telling him that this will change
These words sound tremendously rough
Knowing he is not good enough no more feels entirely strange
He really liked you
Your feelings however were always shallow
Leaving him behind moving on to the next best victim
495 · Dec 2015
Simple Rose
Flo Dec 2015
Lost in my thoughts wandering
Following a road without destination
A rose standing aside the road
So beautifully misplaced
The way the stalks part
Spikes along the way
Until they reach the top
Where a blossom
Is showing it's most beautiful shades of red


As I keep on staring
I finally come to realize
This is life
This is who we are

We're growing up
Each time the stalks part
It's another decision we have made
The spikes being the pain
Along the way called life
Until it reached the top
Where we can prosper
No matter the pain we have been experienced
One day it will wilt making room for others

Can life be really that simple
Like this beautiful flower
Standing alongside the road?
It might be...
Written without knowing, where this was heading to. So that's the result. I hope you enjoy.
491 · Jul 2021
Emotional Art
Flo Jul 2021
If I could paint
My feelings for you
I would use blue,
For all the hardship we went through
Red, burning passion
Remember those roses I gave you in old fashion?
Green for past jealousy
The fear someone could come between you  and me
Yellow for our optimism and joy
Everything we were about to destroy
Purple for the present dread and fear
The cause of our failure ever so clear
An abstract painting it would be
All this clash of emotion don’t you agree?
Once finished I’d cover it in black
I’d destroy it and never look back
A colour symbolizing the hole
That you left within my soul
489 · Mar 2018
Subtle Love
Flo Mar 2018
A hasty look, a gentle smile
Another compliment, once in a while
Your sweet touch upon my skin
I enjoy your proximity, my hidden sin
Here and there not too much
How I embrace your gentle touch
Every hug  a second too long
Hidden feelings growing strong
A keeper of secrets, a loyal soul
When will we start to lose control?
456 · Sep 2015
Loneliness
Flo Sep 2015
Spending another night thinking
Alone in the dark, no time for sleep
Spending the days drinking
Thoughts that I don't want to keep
Haunting me at night
Feeling so lonely
The inside of my chest so tight
If only
I could change myself
448 · Dec 2015
The Question
Flo Dec 2015
Your love might be real
But I know
He is the most important person in your life
And that will never change
The question is
Can I share the room inside your heart
Or will the lack of space crush my own
Sometimes our significant other leaves or gets taken from us and there comes the time to move on. Nevertheless they leave their marks, if we want to or not. Eventually we fall in love again. The poem deals with the question: can we love two people at a time?
447 · Sep 2015
Why?
Flo Sep 2015
Always going after the ones, who don't care
The ones we love, a love they don't share
Playing and using us
It hurts but but we can't see
Feeling empty useless and depressed
Why does it break our heart inside our chest
Knowing they would be this way
Why do we want to make them stay?
433 · Feb 2016
Insomnia
Flo Feb 2016
Laying still
Thinking about a way to catch some sleep
And maybe that's the problem
Don't start thinking when you try to catch some sleep!
430 · Sep 2015
Words
Flo Sep 2015
Words can harm, soothe or charm
Very differently they can be used
By people, who might not be enthused
To look after what they are saying

Many people, who are getting hurt
By unwisely chosen words
Words as powerful and deadly as weapons can be
Too late to apologize and say sorry

Be careful using the word
As you might regret, whom they hurt
Actioms that can not be undone
Horrible the consequences may be
414 · Nov 2015
Escaping into poetry
Flo Nov 2015
Writing is my escape
It's my thoughts taking shape
I'm no writer
No poet either
Just a simple guy
Standing underneath the same sky
A human being like you are
No matter if you're near or afar
I'm writing from the heart
All the way from the start
A late night poem written from the heart.
386 · Sep 2015
Scars
Flo Sep 2015
Been hurt long ago
Wounds that I'm afraid to show
Marking me ever since
Myself I have to convince
That my scars have fainted
My body however became tainted
Scars still affecting me today
Not allowing love to stay
Too afraid of getting hurt again
341 · Jul 2019
First Kiss
Flo Jul 2019
She wished for me.
A subtle longing for
Emotions and proximity.
Unable to resist,
I followed her call
Throughout a mild breeze
Of a starry night.
Caught by the beauty of her eyes,
I surrendered to her presence.
Green, crossed by brown,
Like gates to another world.
I was drawn to her
By a promising glance
Of her beautiful eyes.
Lost in the very moment.
Closing in,
I felt her soft lips
Gently upon my own.
A smile on my face
And the rhythm of two beating hearts.
Held her close
For as long as I could.
A treasure meant to be kept.

But time is relentless and
calls for goodbye.
A long passionate kiss
On the doorstep
Echoes on my way home.
Engrained in my mind,
I long for more.
332 · Sep 2015
I'm trying
Flo Sep 2015
I gave you everything I had
Receiving nothing in return
You are making me feel bad
You are making my heart burn
Sitting here lonely and depressed
Turning all the anger towards myself
Why do I feel so **** stressed
The feelings messing with my health
But you don't seem to care
A situation I should have predicted
No love that you could share
Why do I feel so conflicted
331 · Feb 2016
Untitled
Flo Feb 2016
Here I stand contemplating
About that forfeited opportunity
To steal myself one last kiss
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