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 Jan 2016 Rachael
Arlo Disarray
I thought we were here for the poetry
Not to win a popularity contest and gloat arrogantly about how loved we are
Not to make friends with multiple personas of the same person
and wait for likes and comments to come pouring in on our *******

I thought we were here for the stories penned by talented writers and for inspiration in our own work
Not to plagiarize the writing of others and steal something from them that can't be replaced
Or to bring others down by telling them they're not welcome here
To bash others openly, repeatedly, harshly
making them feel like their words are not as important

I thought we were here for the poetry
not to call each other names,
slandering the only thing that separates us from everyone else in our lives;
our words

But I hang my head as I realize we're no longer here for the poetry
We're here to make war with each other out of petty differences and jealousies
when we should be using that passion to create inspiration from each other
 Jan 2016 Rachael
m i a
g r e y<
 Jan 2016 Rachael
m i a
she was a brown-skinned girl,
who was trapped in this world
struggiling with idenity,
she couldn't find any serenity,
she no longer had dignity,
she was too white to be black,
as people told her and laughed,
she was too black to be white,
this was now turning into a
fight/
between her and idenity,
she needed to find serenity
so finally in may, she woke
up one day and decided to be
g r e y.

G r e y [gray]
of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or an overcast sky.

but little did she know
that her skin colour
didn't define her
for it was the art in
her heart that did.
this is about a girl struggling with race and idenity, not realising that the colour of your skin doesnt define you. Youre perfect just the way you are. <3
;
If I had to describe myself,
I would say...

I'm not just the 50+ scars
from blood-stained razors
on my left arm;

I'm not just the countless tears
I cried when I pleaded
with your deity;

I am ";"

";" is never-ending.

I am ;
because my story doesn't end here.

I am ;
because I am forever evolving.

...so until
"."
arrives,
I am ;
This is probably my most simplistic piece but ironically one of my most inspirational once you understand the concept of the semi-colon. I got the idea from http://hellopoetry.com/takemeaway/ (Alexia Cousineau).
 Jun 2015 Rachael
Day Wing
Poems
 Jun 2015 Rachael
Day Wing
Written not only by the ink of pens, but also by the soul of  hearts
 Jun 2015 Rachael
Bello Embustero
The hate gets stronger and stronger
Until she can no longer take it
And then she breaks it; that thing called silence.
She breaks everything in her heart until she's no longer smiling.
No longer caring so she doesn't wanna fake that smile anymore
Although she's smiling

    Having no one to understand what she feels or how long her wrists has to bleed before she thinks she's okay...
She's full of it, full of hate..
Recognizing that her real eyes realized the real lies that came from the one she loved.
The one who she was willing to go above for.
Not knowing how to hate but desperately wanting to
Saying she's full of it but no one believes her
She wonders if they'll believe her when she decides to leave them..
Several attempts but never physically successful.. She believes that no one loves her
Because she's full of it, full of hate..

She has no mutual soul to cater to her, because she's full of it, full of  hate..

In her reflection she has grown out of her beautiful self.
She wants help, she needs help, but she keeps it to herself
It's killing her inside
She locks up her soul, remains speechless and heads outside this cruel world, longing for a place to fit in somehow..
She'll forever be that girl that was always different..
She's  the opposite of everything her parents wanted her to be
I guess she's unique
She's also full of it,
full of hate..


~N
 Jun 2015 Rachael
KA Lix
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 Jun 2015 Rachael
KA Lix
you said you were leaving

i was overwhelmed by this happiness

you were finally out of my life

i could finally be free

so you packed your things, you went to your car and loaded it

then,

you turned to me

pulled out a handgun

and shot me in the chest

my skin tore and presented a large gaping hole

and from it poured bright red disappointment

my ribs cracked and out rolled my heart onto the concrete of my patio

you laughed a hearty laugh with wicked undertones

you shoved your gun into your pocket

watched me choke, watched me scream at the top of my lungs, struggle for air, struggle for anything

then towered me, bent down swiftly and picked up the bleeding thing

you smirked at me, "only taking what's mine"

i never saw you again
 Jun 2015 Rachael
KA Lix
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 Jun 2015 Rachael
KA Lix
we saw each other for the first time

since you left

and i was an apathetic mess with my arms crossed over the hole of where my heart used to be

and you were a regretful paradox with clear liquid weakness lining your eyelids

i looked at you with empty eyes

and you grabbed a knife and stuck it in my abdomen

you carved and dug

you were looking for the part of me that loved you

that needed you

but you killed her when you left
 Apr 2015 Rachael
Dhaye Margaux
Let me be the wind, as you are the rain
So that I can be with and care for you anytime
Or I can reach you, kiss you, for there won't be distance
Let me be the wind that completes your symphony and rhyme

Let me be the wind that carries my words
To you, to hug you and kiss you softly
To make you feel how much I love you, over and over
Let me be the wind that echoes my love to your heart, deeply

Let me be the wind, Oh, how I wish I could be
So I can be there where you are, where the raindrops fall
Where love is the only thing that makes our world spin
Let me be the wind and hear my beseeching call
It's been a while I didn't post a piece. Thanks to Sir Pradip's poem "Carry My Love O Wind" which helped me find my muse at this time.
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