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67 · Jun 2019
Shifts of Moon
willow sophie Jun 2019
There are phases in your life,
a constant change on the daily,
and by night
the moon shifts with you
in all of its glorious phases.
67 · Jun 2019
Grief
willow sophie Jun 2019
I know loss,
and at first it's heartbreaking,
but once your grief has diminished,
you'll realize it was the best thing
for you.
67 · Jun 2019
Glass
willow sophie Jun 2019
The young children sleep
as wine and run are poured
into crystal glass.

(13w haiku)
67 · Jun 2019
my own lover
willow sophie Jun 2019
i'm kinda over
your love, it's mediocre,
not quite adoration,
maybe just platonic.
that's alright, though,
because i've always been
my own lover.
67 · Jul 2019
Cheer
willow sophie Jul 2019
The infectious laugh
of a young man
who brings cheer to all
without notice.
67 · Jun 2019
Don't Stop
willow sophie Jun 2019
Don't let fear stop you.

Don't let them stop you.

Don't let yourself stop you.
67 · Jun 2019
What a bore
willow sophie Jun 2019
Boring!
How dull,
I need something exciting!
Stimulating!
Challenging!
But please,
have mercy,
nothing boring!
67 · Jun 2019
waterfall of sand
willow sophie Jun 2019
years ago,
it was,
that i tipped the hourglass.

and for years now,
i've been reminded of how lonely I am
because of an infinite waterfall
of sand.
66 · Jun 2019
Surrender
willow sophie Jun 2019
I surrendered
my mind,
my body,
my soul
to you
only to have you
break me.
66 · Jul 2019
Charades
willow sophie Jul 2019
In a game of charades
I am the jack of all trades,
that is, unless,
I were to have my own name.

"Well, my friend, tell me. Am I human?"

"I must offer you my candor and admit that I truly don't know."
66 · Jun 2019
loving you
willow sophie Jun 2019
you don't gotta love yourself
before loving someone else,
but whether or not you do love yourself
will change your way of changing others.
66 · Jun 2019
Lavender
willow sophie Jun 2019
You smell so lovely,
the fresh scent of lavender
coming from your skin.

(13w haiku)
66 · Jun 2019
What is to Come
willow sophie Jun 2019
I am aware of how agonizing
this must be for you, sir,
but the truth is often vexing.
Thus, I will show you only candor
and tell you of the pain that is to come,
if you will listen and admit acceptance.
66 · Jun 2019
Opposites Attract
willow sophie Jun 2019
For only one reason,
people decide that opposites attract.
Some want to discover what they are not,
they want to find what they do not have.
And others, they are afraid of what is not like them;
what is unfamiliar.
66 · Jun 2019
Crimson Ink
willow sophie Jun 2019
A miniscule slit in my wrist,
a sufficient amount for just a
teardrop of blood
to fall on the parchment
as I sign a blood-binding bond
in crimson ink.
willow sophie Jun 2019
if you dare speak ill
of my body and soul,
your opinion will forever remain
incorrect,
in my opinion.
65 · Jun 2019
Poppy Petals
willow sophie Jun 2019
The delicate petals
of a poppy field
fall like the lives
of children
in Yemen.
SPREAD AWARENESS NOW!
65 · Jun 2019
Tears
willow sophie Jun 2019
Eyes so full of tears
that leak, fast, over the brim
as I wait, patient.

(15w haiku)
65 · Jul 2019
Not at All
willow sophie Jul 2019
Can I trust you?

No, nevermind,
what an absurd question,
wasn't it?

Of course not.

We're all human here,
right?

Then I obviously cannot!

Humans are greedy,
and always hide something
whether it's yours
or theirs.
65 · Jun 2019
Luggage
willow sophie Jun 2019
I cary emotions
deep in my soul
where no one cares venture,
not even me.

Alas, it's tiring,
keeping all this sadness,
this remorse,
this love
buried deep down.

It's a shame,
really,
that I cannot share these feelings.

At this point,
it's like heavy luggage,
always and never on my mind.
65 · Apr 2019
To lie like Sakura
willow sophie Apr 2019
They come and go,
every time.

They are beautiful, with unimaginable pulchritude.
But lies upon lies upon lies!

The accumalation,
is just
too much.

So you let them go, you let them fall,
like the petals
of a sakura.
65 · May 2019
mechanical heart
willow sophie May 2019
your heart turns,
not because of pumping blood,
but because your heart has cogs and springs
that turn with a click
to keep you alive.
65 · Jul 2019
The River
willow sophie Jul 2019
The river lies,
but it is kind.
It will carry you swiftly,
carefully,
peacefully,
before submerging you
into utter chaos.
64 · Jun 2019
Sunflowers
willow sophie Jun 2019
The sunflowers bloom
so majestic and yellow
deep in the meadow.

(11w haiku)
64 · Jun 2019
logic in poetry
willow sophie Jun 2019
you can look at poetry
with a logical eye,
but you would miss
the message
with lack of wisdom.
64 · Jun 2019
Hum
willow sophie Jun 2019
Hum
Hum a song like a bee,
no matter what they say.
64 · Jun 2019
Pine
willow sophie Jun 2019
The prickly pine tree
that sits in my garden
as the centerpiece.

(12w haiku)
64 · Jun 2019
Girls
willow sophie Jun 2019
The slurs may have been passed about
so easily from a pair of malicious lips
to another, but ours did not quiver.

She loved me,
and we had so much in common
because we loved what we were;
girls.
63 · Jul 2019
L i e s ?
willow sophie Jul 2019
I could tell you one big truth
- I love you -
before an even bigger lie.

I could tell you one devastating lie
- I will stay -
before an even more devastating truth.
63 · Jun 2019
Politically Incorrect
willow sophie Jun 2019
If I defy
the word, rather,
the lies
of my superior,
my opinion is defined as
politically incorrect.
63 · May 2019
What's that Feeling?
willow sophie May 2019
a stabbing
a burning bubble in your chest
your heart fell to your stomach
and your vision is blurred

t'is the sensation, the desperation, of anxiety.
63 · Jun 2019
Burning Steel
willow sophie Jun 2019
You place your blade
in flames,
letting them like your weapon
send white heat across the core.
Pressing it to your skin,
the steel burns a scar to your arm
as a symbol of victory
in the time of war.
63 · Jul 2019
Problems
willow sophie Jul 2019
You don't break a sweat
unless you're running from your problems.
You do not clean
unless you sweep your guilt under the rug.
You do not bathe
unless you procrastinate.
You do not sleep
unless there is too much to bear.
63 · Apr 2019
masked.
willow sophie Apr 2019
i'm tired,
so tired
all the time.
                                            i'm carrying a wrecking ball
                                            behind my back
                                            like it won't **** my spine.
a mask won't do,
now will it?
                                           you're too smart
                                           to fall for that trick.
a facade won't do
but will you stay
if i show you?
63 · Jun 2019
Woman
willow sophie Jun 2019
I am a woman;
we are gracious,
even with the difficulties.
62 · Jun 2019
Dream
willow sophie Jun 2019
If this is all just a dream,
together, you and me,
something that could never be.

You were so out of my league,
I don't know what to believe,
if I am in a dream,
don't wake me.
62 · Jun 2019
trust no-one.
willow sophie Jun 2019
my mother always told me,
"trust no-one".
i never took her word as gospel,
even after i was used.
when i was betrayed,
however,
i knew to hide my secrets,
because i had no more trust
to spare.
62 · Apr 2019
ocean of daisies
willow sophie Apr 2019
red hair
white dress
she ran, ran as fast as she could
to the willow on the hill
that stood atop of an ocean of daisies.
62 · Jun 2019
dragonfly
willow sophie Jun 2019
the dragonfly treads lightly
on pure waters,
its body a brilliant indigo
on an azure blue lake.
62 · May 2019
turtleshell.
willow sophie May 2019
you kind of remind me of a turtle's shell.
you're colourful,
strong,
and you've always got my back.
62 · May 2019
Lover Mine
willow sophie May 2019
The fire you kindle within me,
lover mine,
whether you laugh or cry ile,
is a love that came early
travelling with dawn.
62 · Jun 2019
Virginity
willow sophie Jun 2019
A school,
engulfed by many pure,
untouched, untainted
by lust.

And those
who have indulged
have discovered the epitome
of love.
Alas, after it all,
they knew the loss
of their virginity.
61 · Jun 2019
Failure
willow sophie Jun 2019
I used to be afraid of failure,
not because I feared disappointing myself,
but because I feared the opinion of others.
61 · Jun 2019
The End
willow sophie Jun 2019
On the brink of tears,
it's nearly here;
The end of it all,
it's in my palm;
Metal on my fingers,
I'll pull the trigger;
Will I go blissfully,
will anyone miss me?
Only time will tell,
so I bid you farewell;
Now is my time,
I will finally die.
61 · Jun 2019
Mocking Cards
willow sophie Jun 2019
I glared, not cocky,
and pulled a card from the deck.
I hoped for a King,
but I pulled a Joker.
He laughed, too,
when I hoped for a Queen
and received only a Jack.
I hold no trump card up my sleeve,
nothing to save me,
not even an Ace.
I grimace, I surrender;
I accept my defeat.
61 · May 2019
embroidery
willow sophie May 2019
With every ***** and every stitch,
you've embroidered my red string of fate
deep into my skin.
61 · Jun 2019
Skin
willow sophie Jun 2019
My skin upon yours,
a seductive pleasure
that we give with love.

(12w haiku)
61 · Jul 2019
Doubtful
willow sophie Jul 2019
Hope is the only thing
stronger than fear,
but the only thing stronger than hope
is doubt.
61 · Jun 2019
bricks
willow sophie Jun 2019
i have an infinite amount of bricks
and i keep stacking blocks of clay
filling the cracks with grout,
i build a wall
and i won't let them in,
i must remain alone
because alone
protects me.
61 · Jun 2019
Inferior
willow sophie Jun 2019
You will only accept my words
if I am on my knees, inferior,
while you stand on your feet, superior,
looking down upon me.
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