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4d · 43
X-RAY EYES
and the best part
is when they saw
the poet versus the person
that
she
is
Maria Etre Aug 8
I felt the universe forced
its ways on me
Was I ***** to submit
to the conditions
I am in?
or
Do you call this learning?
I am sorry if this really offends anyone, the whole meaning is that I am at a stage in my life where accepting things feels uncomfortable and all I can do, is sit there and take it - silence or in poetry.
Aug 7
Says A Lot
Maria Etre Aug 7
The word
"drug"
has
YOU
in
it
In the midst of a connected world, I found myself addicted to a new drug that makes me disconnect from the digital realm and connect with a nostalgic feeling, a human, one... I am a feeling ******
Aug 5 · 225
Confusion
Maria Etre Aug 5
I cut the anchor
that keeps making me fall
and little did I know
that f
a
l
l
i
n
g

also feels like
f                     o                 in
                         l                   at                       g
Jul 29 · 75
Romantic Gravity
Maria Etre Jul 29
Come to me with a heavy heart
and I'll show you
how fast
the fall
is
Jul 28 · 76
(Ana)tomy
Maria Etre Jul 28
Eye Know
أنا :(Ana)
the pronoun for "I"
Jul 23 · 108
Who's Writing Who?
Maria Etre Jul 23
I wonder
if I surprised life
with the things I've done
or if it's vice versa
Maria Etre Jul 22
Maybe it's the thrill
of instability
that makes me hungry
for life,
hungry for you
Jul 17 · 128
Unre(quit)ted
Maria Etre Jul 17
One hell
of a hell
Maria Etre Jul 15
...and then ****
one skipped heart beat
skipped a whole chapter
then it skipped again
and skipped all the way
to the end
Jul 14 · 295
SOML
Maria Etre Jul 14
I have loved
the love
that never knew
real love
I have fallen for those whom have never been loved the way they deserve to be and I noticed that this is a recurrent thing - giving my heart the purpose of loving - since it's never been loved.
Jul 9 · 110
Disc Jockey
Jul 7 · 135
PALMS OPEN
Maria Etre Jul 7
For a person who lets go
with every line
the hardest part is to let go
of your idea
Jul 4 · 146
Blushed and Flushed
Maria Etre Jul 4
We made love
till even love
blushed
and
had to look away
Flushed: (of a person's skin) red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion.
"her flushed cheeks"
Jul 2 · 325
Come On, Jump In
Jun 30 · 229
Reverse It
Maria Etre Jun 30
Maybe age
stresses you to un-stress
and that's the magic formula
Jun 26 · 2.0k
Open Heart Surgery
Maria Etre Jun 26
Have you ever thought
that a poet's pen
performs
"open heart "surgery
every time
it writes?
Maria Etre Jun 24
"You're getting younger",
my life said as it gazed into my eyes.

"Can I whisper something?",
I smiled, as I marveled back.

My life cupped my face and pulled it closer,
"tell me, gorgeous".

"I am loving myself,"
I sighed.
People call others "hayeti" in my culture when they mean a lot to them, it can be between family members, friends, lovers, and sometimes it is even given randomly as a filler in speech to showcase care.
Maria Etre Jun 23
I am having an affair
with life
cheating on my married
state
which was committed
to ticking the boxes
of social norms
and not a partner
per say
I am not empowering cheating per say, I am shedding light on the fact that the adrenaline that you've always shunned away from might be just what you need to break away from the chains that society has imposed on you, as a man, as a woman, as whoever you are.
Look at the greener grass, keep your ethics, but this poem is merely a simile between swaying towards a life that you've always had a "thing" for, a lust for, and I say go for it, let go, let them, let yourself.
Jun 20 · 440
Travel
Maria Etre Jun 20
My eyes need new stories
for my heart
to write
Maria Etre Jun 20
The moment I let life unbutton my fears
and slowly remove my shirt
undraping my shoulders
exposing my skin
to the sun
we the
mo
me
nt
I
f
e
lt
re
bo
r
n
Jun 19 · 306
S(AH)MMER
Maria Etre Jun 19
It's all sunshine
and beaches
laughter
Suntans
and peeled skin
wrinkled faces
sunsets drenched in *****
open car windows
drizzling sweat drops
late nights stretched till dawn
flings and winks
but all this
misses
"u"
The Letter of Summer
Jun 17 · 149
Conversations with Self
Maria Etre Jun 17
"What happened?", asks the heart.
"None of your business", replies cupid.

or

"What happened?", asks life.
"A chemical imbalance", replies the brain.  

or

"What happened?", asks poetry.
"You listened to me, for once," replies the gut.
Jun 14 · 269
Wanted: Bigger Cage
Maria Etre Jun 14
I
c//r//a\ck\ed
my
ribcage open
((because the love))
(((((my heart carries)))))
(((((((((((((((((grew it)))))))))))))))))))))
and now it
doesn't fit
any
more
The love my heart carries keeps growing and growing me and at some point if I don't share it, I'll become love itself.
Maria Etre Jun 11
Here's to the
"relate"
in
relationships
A relationship isn't just between partners, it's between friends, siblings, colleagues, strangers, lovers, and non-lovers alike.
It's the connection that gets lost in relationship
Jun 10 · 257
\RockstarS/
Maria Etre Jun 10
Poets are emotional rockstars
causing rokkus
getting ****-drunk off of anything
that moves them
wrecking rooms
of highs after falling
grabbing the "feels"
and smashing them
on the stage of their life
fearless and loud
Now, that's adrenaline
Jun 4 · 175
In-the-Knowing
Maria Etre Jun 4
I knew nothing
till my knowing
fell short
the moment
I got to know
you
Jun 3 · 472
Bite
Maria Etre Jun 3
I took a bite
out of the unexpected
I was starving
to let go
of my "should's"
just to see what's
on the other side
of your flavor











*And it was sooooooo
satiating
May 28 · 123
Fornication
Maria Etre May 28
"What are you doing?", they asked.
"Life, softly and roughly.", I replied
May 26 · 411
Duality
Maria Etre May 26
It's not what is left
it's what's meant to be
right?
May 22 · 519
Wednesday 9:00 am
Maria Etre May 22
The shutters
                      let
                       in
                        l
                       i
                      n
                     e
                    s
                    o
                      f
                        l
                         i
                          g
                           h
                            t
                            t
                             o
                              t
                              r
                              a
                              c
                             e
                            y
                           o
                          u
                           r
                           o
                            w
                              n
                               p
                                o
                                 e
                                  m
May 20 · 219
Watching A Movie
Maria Etre May 20
I watched a movie the other day
the intro credits
were more of an intro
to you in this space
sober and aware
the air in between
well at least for me
felt different

The movie commenced
till a tune
a soundtrack
hit a scene
I nestling on the floor
beneath
felt
his feet
beat
to the beats
following the per second
theme

He's never seen this scene before
nor the movie as a whole
that's how you know
music runs through
his veins
without him
saying a word
tap tap ... wait tap
tap tap tap...wait tap tap
till the scene ended
he came back from his trance
he was watching the movie
again
Maria Etre May 15
If I had one thing to say
as I pen
the (.)
at the end of this book
it would be
"Thank you for
teaching my heart
a new language"
Every heart expresses differently, but when you encounter those who fake a language just to understand yours, your whole
May 14 · 1.1k
Purple Ashrafieh Trees
Maria Etre May 14
In the midst
of a morning walk
I followed a trail
of purple
flowers
fallen
and ripe
that led me to
the mother tree
who has grown
heavy
with too much
beauty to carry
Ashrafieh, is a magical place in Beirut, Lebanon. It has those purple floral trees who decorate not only its appeal but also the streets after they have fallen.
It has a certain feel to it, when you see them, you feel the cusp of summer that will flood the city with heat, but yet in the midst of everything has hit the ground, there's so much beauty to the fallen.
May 13 · 255
Seasonal Disorder
Maria Etre May 13
It rained in May
Maybe it's a sign
that even
April showers
unnaturally, can be
May's showers too
May 12 · 177
Shaky
Maria Etre May 12
When things
started falling apart
I felt the debris
scarring me and scaring me
May 8 · 264
Wet Ink
Maria Etre May 8
Here,
Let me wet
your quill
That's what
I call
a fresh
start
May 7 · 294
Lay vs. Be
May 2 · 119
Headphones
Maria Etre May 2
I miss headphones
with wires
I really felt
connected



























to my music
May 2 · 319
Virus
Maria Etre May 2
I vomited
the last piece
of you
and relieved myself
from the toxicity
that ate me up
from the inside

That's my kind of
glow up
Sometimes it's the word ***** that is healing in disguise
Apr 28 · 367
Detox
Maria Etre Apr 28
I placed a
"We're closed" sign
over my heart

It weighed on it
b
U
t

It's about time
we do some
spring cleaning
Apr 24 · 2.4k
CANNABALISM
Apr 22 · 801
TRACE MY SPINE
Maria Etre Apr 22
The kind of lines
I like to write
are ones
your body
feels
Apr 16 · 321
MayDay
Maria Etre Apr 16
I mayde** up
my mind
without
thin
king
"Mayday" is an internationally recognized distress signal used by pilots to indicate imminent danger or a life-threatening emergency situation
Apr 15 · 388
Fear Made Me Do It
Maria Etre Apr 15
Fear
made me
F$%k
the best
thing
that my
heart
felt
Apr 14 · 519
The Dressing of Things
Maria Etre Apr 14
In the stir
of the moment
we diluted

When things
settled
we separated
Apr 11 · 308
2025
Apr 8 · 721
Oh You Don't Say
Maria Etre Apr 8
And then
I said,
"All my poetry
is not
fictional"
putting all
these short
little bursts
of inspiration
in a different
perspective
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