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Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

A bath when you're born

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

Kobayashi Issa

A bath when you're born

His death poem:

        A bath when you're born,
        a bath when you die,
        how stupid.

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

black roses

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

Chloë Fuller

black roses

on our backs
barely touching anywhere except finger tips
smiling behind my eyes
my hair gets darker to match the grey sky
the branches and pinecones above us are black roses in full bloom
I thought they were getting closer to us
You said we were getting closer to them
And to each other
getting lost with you
I have no desire to be found anytime soon

neverland

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

The Unintentional Joke

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

Rosie Dee

The Unintentional Joke

Your unintentional joke,
Caused unintentional pain.
I'm hurting-but you don't seem to care,
It's driving me insane.

A friend recently made a joke recently about something very personal I told them that I was dealing with and even the the joke was unintentional and I wasn't meant to get hurt...it did hurt a lot. (Also its not quite that they didn't care..more that they never even noticed how angry and upset I was about something to do with them-it was blatantly obvious but..nope) it's okay though we're still close friends,it just hurt a lot is all. Also it's just for anyone who's been in one of those kind of situations or similar. Always appreciate feedback/thoughts :)

#pain #sadness #hurt #insanity #unintentional #joke

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

your forceps

Oct 2014 Marie-Chantal

Patrick H

your forceps

stripped
my skin laid bare to bones

pull away the flesh from my face
and expose my broken teeth

I will drink cold water
poured from pewter
into tall glasses

hold my still beating heart
in your hands
and wring the blood from this muscle

drain away what’s left of me
collected in a kidney pan
of stainless steel
and feed me to the dogs

I will listen for the clinking sound
of your forceps falling on the floor

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

Gnarled Roots

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

Mark Ball

Gnarled Roots

These Gnarled Roots
Withered from time
Will forever control
Those shoots from reaching
The Shine.

Thick and stubborn
Taking everything of
Worth.
Pillaging the earth of
its fruit
All "in the name of the
Shoot".

We are told
The shoot can't be
A shoot
Without the
Root.
But what about
The "root" of
A problem?

So, little shoot
Chew on the bitter root.
Chew and
Survive.

#nature #shoot #root #gnarled

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

The Rain

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

Rosie Dee

The Rain

Today I got the urge to stand out in the pouring rain.
In the hope that maybe,
It might wash away the pain.
Wash away my sadness,
Wash away my fears,
And besides...in the pouring rain,
No one can see your tears.

Wrote this a while ago on the spot one early rainy morning when i was feeling a little down. And yes it's a little bit generic, and not the best I know-but hey i'm a novice! Criticism and thoughts etc appreciated :)

#love #fear #pain #sadness #rain #hurt

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

Ghost (Part one)

Sep 2014 Marie-Chantal

Rosie Dee

Ghost (Part one)

I saw you once across the street,
And all I did was stare.
For seconds after seeing you,
I realised you weren't really there.

Theres more to this poem then meets the eye, and more of the poem to be finished. But I like this little section on it's own so there it is. And yes i know it's boring and highly uncreative but hey it is wat it is i guess. Part two to come.

#ghost #partone #morethenmeetstheeye