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500 · 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

.. / -- .. ... ... / -.-- --- ..-
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498 · Sep 2017
Halo
Maria Etre Sep 2017
I drew a halo
over your head
to show
the world that side
and keep
the demons for me
498 · Feb 2018
More than
Maria Etre Feb 2018
It's more
than just a look
when my
eyes forget
how to blink
496 · Oct 2017
Relax it's Raw
Maria Etre Oct 2017
Here's a call
for all those lost souls
trying to find their way
relax..no one does..

A call for those depressed
about about missed opportunities
that might have lead them
somewhere else
relax...regret nothing..

Here's a call for you
I know how you feel
unloved, in love with unreciprocated love
alone, lonely, isolated, drunk, voided,
relax... there's nothing wrong with you
because I too feel the same
.. you're not alone
495 · 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 ...
494 · 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
493 · Jun 2018
Censor Bar
Maria Etre Jun 2018
"I think you
need to feel
this..." says intuition

"Can I censor it?
The movie seems
fine from my side"
says the heart
492 · Apr 14
The Dressing of Things
Maria Etre Apr 14
In the stir
of the moment
we diluted

When things
settled
we separated
492 · Dec 2017
Cracked
Maria Etre Dec 2017
It is only
when a writer
is broken
that ink spills
from her cracks
to fall on paper
For full entry: https://indiedoodles.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/cracked/
491 · 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
491 · Jun 2019
Pillow Talk
Maria Etre Jun 2019
Beyond your reflection
lies a wonderland
of psyche
....
here come closer
want a peek?
*locks eyes
490 · Jan 27
Time To "Self"
Maria Etre Jan 27
Does maturity
dress itself
just to fit in
while your
raw
spirit
undresses it
every
single
time?
489 · 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
489 · 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
488 · 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
487 · 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
487 · 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?
486 · Feb 2019
Doorbell
Maria Etre Feb 2019
The heart has become
foreign to the knock
of love on its doors
It stored a doorbell
Maria Etre Feb 26
Wonderful things come out of the darkness
to show us that they too try.

Wonderful things come out of darkness
to show us that they too love what we love.

Wonderful things come out of the darkness
to show us that we're not that different.

Love you little anglerfish!
485 · Oct 2017
Adrenaline Junkie
Maria Etre Oct 2017
There is
a certain kind of
rush
my body feels
when I pull
my heart out of my chest
and place it
in front of you
484 · Dec 2018
Thunder
Maria Etre Dec 2018
I broke
my heart beat...
thunder
....
I looked out
and saw the rain
d
r
o
p
483 · Mar 2018
More Than Part 6
Maria Etre Mar 2018
It more than
just a
"Hello"
when my
my heart
speaks
through
my eyes
481 · 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
481 · Mar 2019
Breathless
Maria Etre Mar 2019
Those spaces
between each line
form the places
where I lose
my
breath
writing about
you
481 · 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
481 · Aug 2017
Paradox
Maria Etre Aug 2017
Tame that fire
my darling
for they
say strike iron while
hot

Burn that flame
my darling
for they say
love is a burning
passion
480 · Oct 2017
In the Nude
Maria Etre Oct 2017
When was the
last time
you felt the
liberating rush
of the naked truth?
480 · 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
479 · Jul 2018
Anthony
Maria Etre Jul 2018
Don't change
the pe(r)son
I s(e)e
in good (m)(a)tters
and bad
s(i)tuatio(n)s
"If I could give you my eyes" Series
Maria Etre Dec 2024
The cat attacked the tree
everything came
falling down

The cat left
me picking up
the ornaments
and starting
all over again

Realizing that
I get a second chance
to decorate it
to put it together
again
in a different
way

*pauses and reflects
at healing in life
477 · 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
474 · Jun 2018
Starting Point
Maria Etre Jun 2018
.
(No one ever started a novel with a point, here's mine)
473 · Dec 2019
Role Play
Maria Etre Dec 2019
"I"
am
probably
"You"
in someone else's story
472 · 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
471 · Feb 2019
Rebirth
Maria Etre Feb 2019
My eyes got their
shine back
when yours
put the sun to sleep
471 · Aug 2018
Ali
Maria Etre Aug 2018
Ali
Your facade
does no(t)
r(e)flect
(n)or give justice
to what's
insi(d)e that
h(e)art of you(r)s
that you
keep hidden
"If I Could Give You My Eyes" Series
471 · 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"
468 · Feb 5
Gravity-less
Maria Etre Feb 5
"I am over the moon", love said
"But how can you breathe?" logic asked

"I can't", love smiled
"How are you alive?", logic asked

"I am catching my breath", love replied
"Up there?", logic replied

"Weightlessly",
love closed its eyes
and fell
468 · Mar 2019
Reflect
Maria Etre Mar 2019
What's wrong with loving everyone
is that not all know how to
love back.
468 · 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!
466 · Dec 2024
OPPOSITES DON'T ATTRACT
Maria Etre Dec 2024
RAISING YOUR
VOICE
will only
lower you
in my
eyes
Maria Etre Dec 2024
Listen,
poems read
differently
when you're close to the poet

Listen,
run your hands
across my pages
caress the dents
feel the depth in some
and the lightness in others

Listen,
come closer
place your ear
on my papers
listen to the waltz
my pencils do
with every
stride, every curve
Full poem here: https://indiedoodles.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/how-well-do-you-know-a-poet/
465 · Jun 3
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
464 · 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
462 · 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
461 · May 2016
Growls
Maria Etre May 2016
It burned
at the back of my throat
like a lump of cancer
killing every living cell of hope
I had for
myself

Can this be the cycle I feared
the one that bites you in the ***
after years of planning
and assessing?

Why have I found myself
rotting in this chair, scarring my eye sight
drying my creative juices
guideline by guideline?
461 · 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
460 · Aug 2018
Sun Rays
Maria Etre Aug 2018
I always showed you
how I shone
under the sun
but you never noticed
what happens
when I melted
460 · Jul 2019
What do you read?
459 · Feb 2019
Call Me
Maria Etre Feb 2019
When was the last time
you called to show
your
emotions?
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