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Lyrical Apr 2019
(This is a slam poem I had to write for class so it has all my personal notes on how to recite it typed in so just feel free to ignore those lol)

Dear my one-day daughter,
You don’t know me yet (pause)
I may not know your face (pause) but I know that the glimmer in your eyes inspires me to push through the rough patches (soft)
I may not know the sound of your voice (pause) but I already know the impact your words will have on me…
I may not know you yet (soft) (pause)
But at the same time (brief pause), I have known you long before I ever knew myself…

My little girl

She - whose eyes were always on the stars, for she was never taught to look down on herself - except to look into (elongate) the mirror to admire the body that held her. You are my daughter...not yet but one (elongate) day

My one-day daughter…  never forget your worth

Show the world your beautiful glow and allow your kindness to overflow into the hearts of others (gentle pause)

Brighten their days (kind & soft) … be their fire on the cold nights, hold their hands so they know they’re not alone, we are never alone (grow in intensity and speed then go quiet)

But most importantly don’t forget that your hand needs holding too, your heart needs protection too, your chilled bones need warmth too, You…


You (pause) with pure (elongate) joy because "sad" will not be (hold) in your vocabulary, (pause) but on the days (elongate) where the word "depression" fills your entire (elongate) dictionary (pause) I want you to know - that I (pause) still love (quiver) -you


Your fingers (elongate) are able to interlock with your own and sometimes (stress) that’s what you have to do so (quick) don’t forget to pay mind to your own blue fingertips (slow); it's ok to kiss your own cheek goodnight (soft)

It's ok to be in love (elongate) with yourself, so please…(soft)
I’m begging you (sense of urgency) (sigh)
Treat yourself kindly (add inflection almost like a question)
Treat my little girl kindly (more of a command and less of a request this time)
I have had the name Clementine picked out since I was about thirteen, so it started out as a poem dedicated to her and gradually became something deeper. It became a message to women who struggle to give themselves love. It's a message to my younger self who was so afraid of caring for herself that she only cared for others.
Lyrical Feb 2019
Before you, I had friends but was often alone.
I was entirely unaware of the void.
I didn’t know your name or your face.
It was me, myself, and I.
I did all my school work and tried to be stable.
Before you, I was just fine.

~~~

When I met you I didn't feel so alone.
Our friendship put a light in my void.
With every corner I turned I looked for your face.
No better friends than you and I.
With wobbling feelings, it was hard to stay stable.
I figured having a crush was fine.

~~~

With your arms around me, I never felt alone.
I'm full and fuller of you, the extinguished void.
Every night dreaming of your shining face.
The world revolved around you and I.
With you by my side, I felt nothing but stable.
Forever with you would be just fine.

~~~

You started pulling away, I couldn’t help but feel alone.
As you removed yourself I began to remember the void.
Every once in a while I got to see your face.
You were here but you weren't and for that, I cry left without a dry eye.
Our relationship teetered for you were not stable.
I told myself "forget it, it's fine."

~~~


You broke all your promises and left me alone.
Grappling for pieces to fill my void.
Tears streaming not on mine but your face.
You didn’t want to go…but you did and I then poured out my eyes.
Wanting you back and wanting you gone, my thoughts were never stable.
I cried myself to sleep each night, but all others heard was "I'm fine."

~~~

Forgotten, discouraged, all I feel is alone.
No matter how hard I try to make them fit no one else can fill this void.
I can't think of my own best friend without seeing your face.
I'll never forget your beautiful smile, it's so perfect in my eyes.
You're no longer mine, the thought leaves me unstable.
For breaking a promise is there such a fine?

~~~

I'm trying to not feel so alone, to fill the void with self-love.
To direct my love to my own face, to the shine of my own eye.
I won't lie I'm still unstable; I'm not ok right now but eventually, I will be fine.
idk I figured I'd try out Sestina format
Lyrical Nov 2018
Dear Radiant Warmth,

I missed it...my target, my opportunity...Possibly my only chance to connect with you under full certainty that you wanted me too.

You were so close. I could feel your warmth grace my skin gently. My heartbeat pounding and tangling itself with yours.  

Ha,..even my heartbeat aches to be near you.

My heart has more courage than me, however, for despite our distance being less than a millimeter, I couldn't. I just couldn't...do anything.

Anything to seal the space.

We could be so beautiful.. Not beautiful as in attractive, but beautiful as in luminescent, so much that when you see two people in.."like" with each other. And you can feel the emotions pouring out of them despite the silence that surrounds them.

Though their hands may not touch, fireworks shine as a stunning display in their eyes..comparable to a celebration. As though they're celebrating having found each other.  

All of the monsters insignificant and incinerated by the shield of pure care that engulfs the pair.  

The heart's determination exudes confidence into its holder. Not because it wants to, but because it was made to... Because deep down past the veins, in the deepest crevice of the heart's chambers, lives the stardust begging to join with the other....

...Maybe that's why my heart aches every time you leave...every time the school bell rings..every time I close my eyes to sleep because the thought of not hearing your voice makes me sick to my stomach...

..I really do believe some of the dust that makes up our souls is from the same star, and my dust wants you...in the most innocent sense of the word. It just wants to be near you... More than anything it wants that. And I wholeheartedly agree..u,  

You help me a lot. More than you realize and more than I have the capability of ever explaining to you.  

I know I'm stardust to you, but I need you to know something.. I was dirt before I met you. Thank you for teaching me that I'm not dirt. I've never been dirt. That you for telling me that I'm stardust too. Even if its a lie.  

I like you. I miss you. I hope to see you soon. Goodbye love. I hope this reaches you and I hope it helps you understand.

Love,

Petey
So...it's been a long road with this one. After being dumped by the same person twice I think it's time to move on. Although you talk of future third chances that isn't something I can gift you with.
Lyrical Nov 2018
Deep Breaths,
stressing changes nothing.

Deep Breaths,
-because you have no time to falter
-because they need your strength
-because you'll fail if you don't

No...Scratch all of that.

Deep Breaths,
-because you deserve peace
-because you've done your best
-because..well just because you can.

You won't be able to breathe forever so why waste a single moment of it?

Why waste time on problems you don't have the power to solve and situations you have no power to change.

This is your one and only life so don't you dare go spending a moment of it believing you're undeserving.

Don't do it for me,
or them,
or her,
or him,
but YOU.

Because in this time and in this moment you are what matters.

This life belongs to you so please treat it kindly.
Lyrical Nov 2018
She
She's so kind and funny and smart.
Her smile is a work of art.
I want to know her, but where do I start?
When I'm still recovering from a broken heart..


Is it too soon? Probably so..
But with each passing second, my feelings grow
And bloom into something so beautiful and true.

My heart revives and it flutters for you.


Is it too soon? Most likely yes..
I really should stop these feelings, I guess.

I'll bury it below,
1,000 feet undertoe
And never..

Will I let this blossom grow

...

No...

I won't stop these feelings!
I won't put them to rest!
I'll let them grow and pound in my chest!


I'll treat her with kindness and show her I care
And no matter what I'll always be there.


Is it too soon? Probably so..

Regardless,

I will let this crush grow.
sorry for all the spam I'm basically just transferring my poems from wattpad cause honestly no one cares there
Lyrical Nov 2018
"I'm sure you are, love." I say,

But my words are misconstrued,

For what I was really saying was,

"I'm sure you are love"

because by god if you aren't the loveliest being I've ever encountered during my journey on this planet, then I don’t believe there is --

-- one more time I will speak these words hoping you'll catch sight of my secret --

-- wish, I wish you would say my name and pull me --

-- in your arms is the only place I want to --

-- exist next to you would be the world's most cherished treasure...but I am no pillager and you are by no means gold...
-- <<<means the word that would've ended that sentence is being used simultaneously to begin the next sentence. This was my first attempt at a slam poetry style.
Lyrical Nov 2018
I am free.  

It's all said and done  

I may still be sad, but at least I can run.

Because even if everything in life crumbles to dust

I

AM

FREE

My breath still shakes and my heart still aches

and hell if that is all,

But I can smile because all the while I refuse to fall.

I will fly to the sun,

I will go to no end,

And I will fight with all my might to be with my fiery friend.

That stunning sight, oh beautiful light, please shine another day?

Blind their eyes, act as my disguise so that I might get away.

Because

I AM FREE
this is from around September of last year and since it's the poem I used for my application I figured it would be appropriate to post.

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