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468 · May 2019
Heavyweight
465 · Apr 2018
More Than Part 6
Maria Etre Apr 2018
It was
more than
just a shared
bench
when
time
paused
463 · Nov 2018
Ink Tongue
Maria Etre Nov 2018
I started
giving ink
to my tongue
and for some reason
I developed a sleeve tattoo
that spelled courage
Speaking without borders
speak your heart
462 · Aug 2018
Yara
Maria Etre Aug 2018
I see the world
in colors
and (h)ear
it in r(a)inbows
covering it
with a
(p)astel
of (p)ositivit(y)
"If I Could Give You My Eyes" Series
462 · Mar 2018
More Than Part 6
Maria Etre Mar 2018
It more than
just a
"Hello"
when my
my heart
speaks
through
my eyes
461 · Nov 2015
Exorcized
Maria Etre Nov 2015
You exorcized
my being
by leaving me harshly
through every tear
that left my eye lid

I felt it escape my physical form
from my toes through my nose
the shaking and the wailing
it was worth it

I was exorcized
I was relieved
from the demons
infecting my brain
I was lightened
from the ******* burden
that pulled me down
hell was no longer a fear

I was beyond that
I was in limbo
with a demon in my head
a virus of no antidote
spoiling my insides

I was exorcized
I felt at ease
and yes
it was
when
I cried
460 · Dec 2018
Thunder
Maria Etre Dec 2018
I broke
my heart beat...
thunder
....
I looked out
and saw the rain
d
r
o
p
459 · Mar 2018
Why We Write?
Maria Etre Mar 2018
For once
I'd like to see
your world
for mine
is already
naked
in pages
in front
of
your
eyes
459 · Jun 2019
Pillow Talk
Maria Etre Jun 2019
Beyond your reflection
lies a wonderland
of psyche
....
here come closer
want a peek?
*locks eyes
459 · Jan 2017
Free Fall
Maria Etre Jan 2017
It was this fear in my heart
and challenge in my mind
that pushed me
to sky dive
with my dreams
and enjoy
the fall and
hope for an
awesome  
crash!
458 · Jun 2017
Don't
Maria Etre Jun 2017
Great things
come to those
who don't assume
for the mind races to
conclusions
that reality
has failed
to yet
embody
457 · Oct 2018
Double Meaning
Maria Etre Oct 2018
I r
     e
         l  i  e  d
         on you
for inspiration
then I realised
(it was) so(me)where
else
all
a
l
o
n
g
456 · Mar 2018
Is it so bad?
Maria Etre Mar 2018
I have loved
for the sake of
loving

feeling

d
      r
             i
                  f
                       t
                           i
                              n
                                  g
for the sake
of me
of you
of everything
just to enjoy
the feeling
of
f
  l
    o
       a
         t
            i
             n
                g

s   p   a   c   e   d  
every      o   n   c  e

in          a

w     h    i   l    e
454 · Jul 2018
Wave Base
Maria Etre Jul 2018
The basics of basics
base themselves
in the base
of one's
self
you
can't
take the
basics out of the base
454 · May 2017
Elevator
Maria Etre May 2017
It took
an elevator ride
to realize
and notice
the ups and downs
of regular days
and that's a good thing
for my darling
you have not
stagnated
yet
452 · Apr 2019
ReValue
Maria Etre Apr 2019
Today
the sun showed me
my value
I shone
like a precious
stone
standing
alone
451 · Mar 2016
Thank you Charles B.
Maria Etre Mar 2016
I heard Bukowski the other day
with his harsh drunken voice
echoing in my ears
strumming my heart
telling me to "go all the way"

A switch was clicked
My mind was intoxicated
I felt him near
pointing his boney finger
at my noise
"Go all the way"

As simple as it sounds
those 4 words shadow a journey
that'll forever scar itself on your heart
and engrave itself in your mind

My surroundings just got clearer
your glasses just sharpened all the ***** edges
that were parasiting their way in your mind
slowly eating you away, feeding on the only
life form out there,

"...and you'll do it, despite rejection
and the worst odds "
It's this knocking against your skull
this tapping that's getting louder and louder
"you'll do it"

This lustful feeling for whatever it is
that your body yearns for
that seductive pull
your lover does to drag you closer

"Do it, do it, do it
all the way"
he says
449 · Jul 2018
"Marketing Kisses"
Maria Etre Jul 2018
Suitable for nights
casual Fridays
"feel like it" moments

Terms & Conditions
We are not responsible for any
Unexpected Outcomes."
448 · Mar 2019
The Other Way Around
Maria Etre Mar 2019
Someone told me
I feel too much...
like it's
a bad thing
like it's rain on beach day
like it's cold "hot cocoa"
like it's an incomplete "love letter"
like it's snowing on your vacation
//   it's a cold thanksgiving dinner
//   // a pimple on date night
//  //  your period on *** night
//  //  being broke on a Friday
and went on and on and on ... like
someone told me I feel too much
I said
Thank you, I am blessed
Read it from the bottom up now
448 · Sep 2018
B.O.D.Y
Maria Etre Sep 2018
I am her body
I am starving…
for attention

The last time she gave me a compliment
was the time the mirror was tilted towards the sun
and her rays wrote the words of beauty
very bright ..
so that her eyes could see

I am her body
a clingy companion unwanted
a friend-zoned partner.. with so much
life to give …
loved at once, and ignored many  
maybe if I jolt pain
she’d look at me..

I am her eyes
she doesn’t see
choses not to, her vision
distracted ..by …

the blue sky, attention like a goldfish
in a fishbowl, with all the blue,
but maybe this blue is new..

I am her ribs,
they show, that’s a good thing
but I am suffocating on the skin
that’s covered me too close
they layer me like sand dunes, sculpted by time
rubbing off by age, but
hey they show.. that’s a good thing..

I am her belly
breathing, many lovers loved…
hands laid on me, I felt the caress
and failed to warn her, it won’t last
I didn’t know.. I am sorry


I am her hands,
giving comfort, and warmth
fingerprints caved deeper, every birthday
she wrote, things her chords wouldn’t say
her hands guided… and (have been) deserted
loved and (have been) left
lifted and (have been) dropped
warmed and (have been) solo
gave and (have been) taken
warned and (have been) stabbed

I am her legs
gapped by less and less food
more and more steps
less .. more…
.. walks away…
counts calori……. steps

I am her mind..
a territory of landmines
placed by past experiences
sugarcoated with sprinkles
baked to perfection
the mastermind of the strategy
the lighthouse
for many .. but
not
her
447 · Mar 2018
Behind Pencils and Pages
446 · Feb 2019
Rebirth
Maria Etre Feb 2019
My eyes got their
shine back
when yours
put the sun to sleep
444 · Jan 2018
Made Up
Maria Etre Jan 2018
When your eyes
make your brain
smile

That...
http://www.upworthy.com/cant-find-the-right-word-for-a-hard-to-describe-emotion-meet-a-man-who-makes-them
442 · Nov 2018
Define
Maria Etre Nov 2018
(You)niform:
Remaining the same in all cases;
consistent; steady
442 · Nov 2018
Morse Code
Maria Etre Nov 2018
I have been
studying
the language of thuds
till a sailor
heard my heart
and deciphered
its tone

.. / -- .. ... ... / -.-- --- ..-
Morse Code Translator Insert Message here
https://morsecode.scphillips.com/translator.html
441 · Dec 2019
Role Play
Maria Etre Dec 2019
"I"
am
probably
"You"
in someone else's story
439 · Nov 2019
Lebanon 2019
Maria Etre Nov 2019
Can my muses
be revolting with my sisters
while my pencil carves
its sorrows
on papers
wet with tears?
438 · Mar 2019
Reflect
Maria Etre Mar 2019
What's wrong with loving everyone
is that not all know how to
love back.
436 · May 2018
Tessellate
Maria Etre May 2018
White slates
blank plates
isolate ....
let's relate
let emotions
delegate
risky stakes
who cares
let's ...
before it's too
late
Tessellate: decorate (a floor or pavement) with mosaics
436 · Oct 2018
It Is What It Is
Maria Etre Oct 2018
For all
the curveballs
life pitched
.......
Thank You
436 · Nov 2017
Fast Forward
Maria Etre Nov 2017
I looked at the clouds
they moved
gradually

Then I thought
maybe
I have pressed the fast
forward button
on my life
while the earth
is actually
moving
slowly
433 · Jun 2018
Nowness of Things
Maria Etre Jun 2018
Ok, let me get this straight..
actually no.
I don't want it straight..
straight never went .. straight
to what it's supposed to lead to

Let me get this curved?
maybe that would help
then again..
curved is straight with a dent
what if I have multiple
d             n                        s
    e                           t

Then let me get this dented?
ups and downs?
urgh... de ja vu...

Let me get this...
now..
that's more like it ...
432 · Sep 2018
Page 1
Maria Etre Sep 2018
I am
still writing the
"introduction"
and it seems
to over take
the book
of
me

"Hi"
432 · Jul 2017
Drinking Poetry
Maria Etre Jul 2017
I have read and seen
written and tasted
all the letters
in a cocktail
of words
with the after-taste
of meaning
the effect
of a poem
and the resonance
of a
hangover
432 · Dec 2018
Nude
Maria Etre Dec 2018
When you have nothing to lose
that's when your
guards fall like November leaves
and you're as naked as Eve's innocence
in the face of every thing and anything
431 · Jan 2018
B...b...b
Maria Etre Jan 2018
Vital
     Vivacious
           Vi
                b...b....b
                              rations
Shhh....shhhh....shhhh
                                    ake
                                             ache  
                                                  Br^ea^k
ribcages
431 · Feb 2018
More than
Maria Etre Feb 2018
It's more
than just a look
when my
eyes forget
how to blink
431 · May 2017
Night Air
Maria Etre May 2017
The night air
prompted me
to act upon
my true inhibitions
versus
putting them to sleep
and oh the wonders
that the wishing
stars
foresaw
430 · Aug 2019
AND...
Maria Etre Aug 2019
MUSK(Y) SCENTS

HUMID NIGHTS

CHEAP V(O)DKA

STALE N(U)TS

STINKY CIGARETTES
429 · Apr 2019
Changes
Maria Etre Apr 2019
I followed the lines
on my palm
and they never
seem
to make up
their mind
as time
passes
by
428 · Nov 2018
Dates and Slashes
Maria Etre Nov 2018
Dated memories
date back
to dates
I want to date
some erase
and scotch you
in between to recreate
new dates in old dates
428 · Oct 2017
In the Nude
Maria Etre Oct 2017
When was the
last time
you felt the
liberating rush
of the naked truth?
427 · Jan 2017
Tip of Things
Maria Etre Jan 2017
Leave me
basking in the chaos
of my unstable mind
drunk on my fantastical thoughts
high on my imagination
and slowly tripping
into feelings
I know I can
pin down
to reality
with the tip of my
pencil
427 · Jun 2017
Tomorrow's
Maria Etre Jun 2017
The sun
still rises
even
when the heart
is still
covered
in the darkness
of the night

... and that's a good thing!
426 · Apr 2019
Over Wear Yourself
Maria Etre Apr 2019
I never doubted that
one day
I'll break in
my new
self
424 · Nov 2017
Charges
Maria Etre Nov 2017
You're
attractive
when
you're
positive
423 · Mar 2019
Breathless
Maria Etre Mar 2019
Those spaces
between each line
form the places
where I lose
my
breath
writing about
you
422 · Feb 2019
Change of Fate
Maria Etre Feb 2019
If I really wrote
what I wanted
to write
I think
I would get close
to meddling
with
fate
421 · Aug 2018
Lyna
Maria Etre Aug 2018
(F)or all the
t(o)ugh times
that (c)alled
for (u)ltimate
(s)trength...
remember
them..
"If I Could Give You My Eyes" Series
420 · May 2019
What took you so long?
Maria Etre May 2019
She glowed
with a hue
the day
she knew
she had
it
all
a~~~l~~~o~~~n~~~~g
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