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The Stand Still
KM Aug 2013
The Stand Still
Have you memorized the ocean wave?
It draws in an out so slowly
To the ocean you are a slave.

Being near the sea is something you crave
You stare into forever dully
Have you memorized the ocean wave?

Under the waters there is a cave
Calling your name so brashly
To the ocean you are a slave.

Something inside you is still brave
But you know you won’t act rashly
Have you memorized the ocean wave?

For the sea you have not yet forgave
It has taken your life wholly
To the ocean you are a slave.

The tides never seem to behave
Never dividing the time fairly
Have you memorized the ocean wave?
To the ocean you are a slave.
3/25/2013
One of my favorite styles of poetry. Villanelle.
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The Voices That Mock
KM Sep 2013
The Voices That Mock
The loneliness haunts me
And it never truly goes away
Only when I'm constantly chatting
Then I can deceive myself
For a while I forget how alone I am
But on the mornings when everyone
All my 'friends' whom I chat
Are gone doing this doing that
Only then do I feel the crushing burden
The heaviest weight I carry
Being alone
9/1/2013
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The Waiting Room of a Bride and Groom
KM Apr 2013
The Waiting Room of a Bride and Groom
There is a little waiting room
On the second floor
Where he sits, the groom
Intently watching the door.

Being late for your wedding
Doesn't seem so awful now
The news that he is dreading,
But - it's time for the vows.

Rain rain go away, why did you take his bride today. Rain rain, return here not. For she is gone, now he will rot. A slow slow pain, consumes his soul. What a bad bad game, he's lost control.
Vein.
Pistol.
Train.
Condole.
@Mike Hauser posted some work called The Waiting Room, and this was my brains interpretation or spin off of it.
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This Ones For Edgar
KM Apr 2013
This Ones For Edgar
When I was fourteen years old I fell in love with a writer that could never be mine.
This is my love story for him*

Who wrote of love in a kingdom by the sea
Of a sweet sweet love named annabel lee
None other than Edgar Poe, was he
Who wrote of a kingdom by the sea

Quoth the raven, quoth the man
Who wrote in books and has so many fans
Quoth the man, quoth the raven
Who wrote of stories that broken the havens.

What a lonely spirit guiding you've become
To hold you in my arms I'll never have the pleasure
With you I wanted to turn into one
I wonder if you were ever treated like treasure.

My darling Edgar Allan Poe
My far away mystery man
You walked the earth so long ago
And they all thought you a madman.

Do not fret to read me the bridal ballad
And I quote, Oh I am so happy now
Loving you had made me delighted
But to another I have promised my vow.
4/6/13
For a man that lived long before me
That I loved like a man of present.
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Three Words For You
KM Nov 2013
Three Words For You
It's like when I say I love you
I'm not just saying those words
They don't carelessly roll and trickle
Off my lips
Off my tongue
Through my teeth.
I'm saying that
I adore
Respect
Admire
Look up to you.
I'm saying that
All that you are
You hold the title of;
My best friend
The love of my life and
My everything.
When I tell you I love you
I'm not just saying three words,
I'm reciting my poetry
The depths of my heart
My songs
My sleepy 4 am promises
All for you
Because...
More than anything
More than anyone
I love you
11/23/2013
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Tired
KM Dec 2013
Tired
With such a heavy heart
I dust off and carry forth
The weight of my world
The weight of the entire earth

          Holds me by the ankles
          By the wrists and neck
          Baring down on all I am
          Waiting for me to break

                   The harder I try to fight
                   The tighter the suffocating grip
                   Even some good days
                   I wonder if I'm sick

                            Such a sad little thing
                            Just want to spread smiles
                            Maybe that's the reason why
                            I go through so many trials
The first two stanzas are more of 'near' rhymes than actual rhymes I suppose. Oh well.
12/12/2013
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To all my friends; (not a poem)
KM Aug 2013
To all my friends; (not a poem)
I will be traveling tomorrow morning and won't be back home till the 10th. I may or may not have internet access, so replying to messages will be slim to none and poems definitely won't get posted. I hope you all have a great week :)
Namaste.
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Tortured Soul
KM Jan 2014
Tortured Soul
The sharpest jagged nails
Sitting inside my mind
Like a jail cell with no clean air
I sit in the corner of my mind
***** and held by shackles
Dragging my jagged nails
Down the insides of my mind
And I feel it
I feel the nails on the inside of my skull
Clawing, digging, fighting
And now I know
The blinding screams
They were me all along
My very own prisoner
My little tortured soul
1/22/2014
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Trigger Warning: Depression and Various Other Mental Problems
KM May 2013
Trigger Warning: Depression and Various Other Mental Problems
Bury the pain till it drives you insane
Don't let them win don't forget your kin
It's eating you up darling good luck
They're calling you lazy but you're just going crazy
You sad little thing your bell will ring
It's coming to the end you can no longer pretend
The voices in your head bind you to your bed
The secrets your smile hides you are so full of lies
No one will want you your life is through
They tell you you're wrong but it's too late you're gone.
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Twisted Bobby-Pins
KM Aug 2013
Twisted Bobby-Pins
My hair doesn't exactly flow right
Like the way it does for other girls
I know I'm a pretty messy sight
It's a bit of a fuzz rather than curls

I hope you don't mind my eyes
I never really wear any face paint
It just feels like such a disguise
Without it, I've never gotten complaint

Not much effort is put into my looks
I hope that doesn't disappoint you
I learned to flirt from my books
Not too brilliant but it'll do

I always prayed to be who everyone adored
For my looks, my heart, and for me
Took me a while to learn I was made by the Lord
And that allows me to be me, and free
8/28-29/2013
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Unconditional Love
KM May 2013
Unconditional Love
You are love joy peace patience

Kindness goodness faithfulness
Gentleness self-control.

And you, in comparison to me,
Are the most pure human example
Of love, that I have ever seen.

You are patient and kind, you
Don't boast or get angry
And you don't keep records of
My wrong, even when I do.

If you need your space and time
To discover what you need to be
I will patiently wait right here.

Just as you were always there for me
I will be here when you are ready

I won't give up, best friend.
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Vegas Wedding
KM Jul 2013
Vegas Wedding
Woke up in a motel
Don't know where I was
How on earth I got here
What it is I'd done

Made it to the lobby
Breakfast being served
The look they gave me had no need
For the spoken word

Eggs and bacon filled my plate
And orange juice on the side
Stares and whispers overheard
"Sorry, did you say bride?!"

That's when she sat down next to me
My new blushing bride
I hollered to the waitress
Could I also get a side of cyanide

Was I just hung over
My mind was so clouded
What was I thinking
She moved closer and crowded

"My darling lovey
You seem confused"
Her soft sweet lips
I had to refuse

With teeth of green and looks that screamed
Of farm animals on the loose
Forget the fairy tale wedding
I think I married Mother Goose

Not quite and old hag
But no beauty was near
Or maybe that's the liquor speaking
I just need to get out of here

She huffed and puffed
When I would not embrace
But oh my heavens
I couldn't bear her face

She spoke about our future
And the children we would spawn
All i could think, if we had triplets
We could name them Wrong and Wrong and Wrong

I couldn't handle the thought
I had to get far far away
But "what happened last night.."
Was all I could say

So we went to the little white chapel
And found Elvis...of all places
He sent us to Marylin Monroe
Who handles all of his divorce cases

My darling bride was rather upset
But I couldn't handle being her groom
So I did what any man would
And rid myself of my gap toothed bride and her broom

Next time I wake up in a notel motel
And don't know who or where I am
I'll pack my bags right away
And call the quickest cab
Another wonderful collab I did with @Mike Hauser, he's truly a joy to work with
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Voice of Truth
KM Nov 2013
Voice of Truth
God, Father, Creator
The most perfect artist
Flawless work
Every time

Like the contrast
Of the deep blues
Greys, and purples
That make up rain clouds
As the deep oranges
Reds and yellows
Of the ever present sun
Fight the darkness

Or the contrast
You've created in me
Imbalanced, broken, a mess
Dark corners and scary halls
Constantly being fought
By my joy, my hope
The cheery bright child
That won't stay silent

The love you've created
The love you've allowed me to feel
And experience in full
Is more than I, a broken human, deserve
But regardless you show me
Mercy, grace, love, forgiveness
Because all the darkness
Within me or without
Will never take away my title;
Your beloved child
11/26/2013
And with that, the sky cleared up.
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When In Rome
KM Apr 2013
When In Rome
I’m surrounded by these people
Whose language I do not speak,
All of the sounds often make me weak,
A word I know, makes my nose crinkle.

Grey skies quite often sprinkle,
The apartment does have its leaks,
Wet furniture, oh but it reeks.
Finding my comfort, at the house with a steeple.

Praying, singing, dancing and love,
Your glory shines down on us from above.
We sing and praise your so Holy name,

Did you hear them ask me to play a game?
This foreign world, feeling like home,
You know what they say, “When in Rome!”
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When In Rome
KM Apr 2013
When In Rome
I’m surrounded by these people
Whose language I do not speak,
All of the sounds often make me weak,
A word I know, makes my nose crinkle.

Grey skies quite often sprinkle,
The apartment does have its leaks,
Wet furniture, oh but it reeks.
Finding my comfort, at the house with a steeple.

Praying, singing, dancing and love,
Your glory shines down on us from above.
We sing and praise your so Holy name,

Did you hear them ask me to play a game?
This foreign world, feeling like home,
You know what they say, “When in Rome!”
If anyone ever tells you being a tck is easy peasy they are LYING. LIAR. YOU ARE LYING.
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White Wine
KM Jul 2014
White Wine
Some of the sweetest wine
Softly rolls over my tongue
And I can barely taste
The flavor it offers
7/13/2014
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Women.
KM Sep 2013
Women.
I am a woman of society,
I am conditioned to believe my body is not my own,
but the man who decides to take me.
I am helpless without a man because I am weak.
I was a woman of society.
But now, I wish to be, a woman of my own devices.
I am vulnerable, but I am strong.
I am clever, beautiful, and know my own limits.
I, just as all women, have my ways of finding my strength, courage, and confidence.
I will be confident, though you will judge me.
I will be strong, when you try to harm me.
I will be beautiful, because I am me.
I can be all these things, still love a man, and he will still love me.
Wrote this maybe.. 4 months back? Got frustrated with woman not knowing and understanding that you can be strong, independent, beautiful and not be a man-hater at the same time.
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Wordless Poetry
KM Jul 2013
Wordless Poetry
I entertained the thought
of you and I writing together
But if we ever put in words
The sort of love we share
We would make the entire
world crumble with jealousy
7/25/2013
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Writing
KM Aug 2014
Writing
And I nearly drank to my limit of beer
And as I sat there on the toilet and peed
I realized my life is not nearly as hard
As one may think or so it may seem
For what are my challenges
When others have had so much worse
Writing whilst touching a buzz
Is so much more fulfilling, it hurts
I'll edit in the morn, when I'm dry and when I wake
For then my thoughts will be gathered
For goodness and poetic sake
8/11/2014
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Yin And Yang
KM Aug 2013
Yin And Yang
I'm the ocean but you're the sea
You're what flows inside of me
A harmonious flow
From dusk till dawn
Our love can be violent
Or slow and calm
A world above us
Or a world below
A sort of fullness
We overflow
Something I wrote a while back but couldn't find an exact date for. The last two lines I finished yesterday or the day before.
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Your Lips
KM Aug 2013
Your Lips
Is it weird for me to say
That I really love your lips?
But I don't have to kiss them
I just want to trace them
With my eyes
With my finger tips,
And just admire them
And they way they form words
Or the way your cigarette smoke
Just slowly creeps between them.
Then they smile
That gorgeous smile..
That they create as you exhale.
But maybe if it's okay
Not too much to ask
I would really love if I could..
Can I trace them with my lips, too?
Just a poem inspired by a conversation I heard 8/2/2013
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Yours Truly
KM Jul 2014
Yours Truly
I like knowing everything about you
The sad thing is you don't know everything too
You say it's alright, you say that it's fine
To me it just feels like your lying
I'm glad I do all the things for you, you say I do
I just really hope I start to feel them too....
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