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56 · May 2019
mourning.
willow sophie May 2019
People mourn the souls that have left
to encounter what lay beyond
in the afterlife.
Staring at a stone and soaking soil with tears
leaving their beloved with nothing but a grimace.
Foolish.
People should pity the living
who cope with society.
They should pity those
who live without love.
56 · May 2019
m a r g u e r i t e
willow sophie May 2019
I pluched a petal as white as a dove.
"She likes me," I exclaimed, a glint of hope
occupying my eyes.
Another dainty petal plucked.
"She likes me not," I pouted, my lips twitched
in disappointment.
The last petal plucked with the delicacy of silk.
"She likes me!" I smiled.
Oh, Marguerite, she must like me!
The daisy said so!
56 · Jun 2019
Rarity
willow sophie Jun 2019
It's a special something,
a rarity,
to find a soul as good
as yours.
56 · Jun 2019
Will you leave?
willow sophie Jun 2019
I was no longer thriving,
I was miserable.
It was time
for a differing adventure.
And so, impatient,
filled to the brim with gaiety,
I told you.
You acknowledged
my decision,
but will you leave
as I walk an unknown path
of obscurity?
Will you stay, support me,
love me?
Or will you leave?
56 · 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.
56 · Jul 2019
Hope
willow sophie Jul 2019
You really gave me hope,
just a glimpse,
but then I opened my eyes
and realized it was lies.
56 · 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.
56 · Jun 2019
Triple Threat
willow sophie Jun 2019
My mind, and all the knowledge and wisdom it holds.
My body, and all the scars of strength strewn across my skin.
My soul, and all the acceptance and love it holds.

I am at peace,
I am aligned
with all three crucial virtues;
you dare not show me your battle cry,
for I am a triple threat.
56 · May 2019
sunflower.
willow sophie May 2019
The clouds look like pigmented smoke,
magenta, navy, cyan and wine,
twilight is near and brisk breezes
bite my skin harshly.
And yet, my feet stay rooted in the field
cluttered with sunflowers that look to the sky,
their petals drifting in the wind,
creating a breathtaking contrast as they dance
among the stars.
56 · Jun 2019
why do I write?
willow sophie Jun 2019
I write to dissipate
my frustrations,
my sorrow,
my hurt.
In every little poem,
there is a message
that only a certain someone
could decipher.
55 · 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.
54 · May 2019
Shrewd
willow sophie May 2019
She was like a fox;

Shrewd,
a cunning look in her eyes.
Never malicious, but always quiet.
She avoided attention,
while her flaming hair never agreed.
She grinned, but was careful
not to show her gaiety.

She was like a fox;

A chaste huntress in plain sight.
54 · Jun 2019
Flint and Steel
willow sophie Jun 2019
You create a spark
with the friction of your hand
against mine;
with the friction of your lips
against my own;
you kindle a fire
within me,
as though your fingertips
were flint and steel.
54 · Jun 2019
Wanderlust
willow sophie Jun 2019
I want to go places,
somewhere,
anywhere else
other than my native land
where my secrets lay buried
in the soil,
for it has seen my best
and my worst.
54 · Jun 2019
What I had become
willow sophie Jun 2019
I couldn't quite believe
what I had become in that moment,
but it happened
without remorse.
54 · 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.
54 · Jun 2019
What a bore
willow sophie Jun 2019
Boring!
How dull,
I need something exciting!
Stimulating!
Challenging!
But please,
have mercy,
nothing boring!
54 · Jun 2019
Map
willow sophie Jun 2019
Map
I stare at every crease,
every name on the map,
waiting for the opportunity
to begin my research
in history.
54 · Jun 2019
Ocean
willow sophie Jun 2019
I live in a pond,
but if I wait long enough,
I'll see the ocean.
54 · May 2019
Dusk of August
willow sophie May 2019
Once upon an August dusk,
I relished summer as the sun set
and a crescent moon took its place.
willow sophie Jun 2019
if you dare speak ill
of my body and soul,
your opinion will forever remain
incorrect,
in my opinion.
53 · Jun 2019
patience.
willow sophie Jun 2019
She won't tell me
what hides behind her mask,
but when she's ready
I'll be waiting,
ever patient.
53 · Jun 2019
peace of mind
willow sophie Jun 2019
i meditate
when the obnoxious sounds
of artificial life
and shrieking vocals
worm into my brain.

well, they try, anyway.
but they will never enter
if i am at peace of mind.
53 · Jun 2019
Nightlight
willow sophie Jun 2019
I cannot shut my eyes,
I refuse another coat
of obscurity
unless I have a nightlight
to wash away
the darkness,
the unknown.
53 · Jun 2019
Leather
willow sophie Jun 2019
you have a peculiar, welcoming scent,
but your love is beautifully rough
like leather.
53 · Jun 2019
One Man
willow sophie Jun 2019
In a group of six men,
only one raises his blade to his heart
pledging loyalty, dedication,
one man.
One man, is that all
I can count on?
53 · 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!
53 · Jun 2019
Mischievous
willow sophie Jun 2019
Hellacious fun,
not malicious, but mischievous
as our tricks bring annoyance,
we get a kick out of it.
53 · May 2019
white flag
willow sophie May 2019
I'm rather agnostic,
I believe not that violence
is the essential way to win.
You're rather licentious,
no bounds, you're not grounded
and violence will be your ultimate defeat,
not your victory.
Nevertheless, you take your musket to the battlefield
while I wave my white flag with strength,
not surrender.
53 · Jun 2019
smite
willow sophie Jun 2019
I shall let this liquor
smite the doubt
kindled in my body.
53 · May 2019
Organ
willow sophie May 2019
When you hear the word "*****",
do you think of the whistling melody of an instrument?
Or perhaps the rythm of a beating heart,
and the pattern of breathing lungs.
52 · Jun 2019
Lemon Tree
willow sophie Jun 2019
When my time comes
and I am to leave this life
for the one beyond,
do not bother letting my body
decay in a casket.
Please, allow me to be buried near the ocean,
and plant a lemon tree
above my heart.
52 · Jun 2019
riddle
willow sophie Jun 2019
in every fable, every tale,
there will be a gatekeeper
to the treasure you seek.
a valiant hero
you may be
but pass through the gates,
you need not strength
but skill.
a sharp, quick mind
to answer the impossible riddle
that keeps you from what you need.
52 · Jul 2019
Like Honey
willow sophie Jul 2019
Your lies are thick
like molasses, you know,
like honey or syrup.
Sweet,
too sweet to be real.
And yet,
you let them fall out of your mouth
like a running faucet,
it's so easy for you
to lie.
52 · May 2019
without you.
willow sophie May 2019
I feel
d i s c o n n e c t e d
from you.
I feel
h a p p i e r
without you.
I feel
f r e e
from your insatiable grasp.
52 · May 2019
Sweet Serenade
willow sophie May 2019
Your voice is smooth,
an angelic rumble of laughter,
a serenade of sweet nothings.

I don't know what to call this
sensation,
your voice like running water,
it must be an aphrodisiac.
51 · Jun 2019
Lurking
willow sophie Jun 2019
I know what I saw,
what I felt,
it was dangerous,
mischievous.

So please,
I beg of you,
take my word as gospel
and hide from the shadows
that lurk within you.
51 · May 2019
Sweet Sunlight
willow sophie May 2019
I love,
I absolutely adore
staring into your eyes.
Oh, how those hues
of blue and green
capture the sweet spring sunlight
so majestically.
51 · Jun 2019
honeycomb
willow sophie Jun 2019
you're sweet,
your soul dented
with every cruel poke
to your heart.
Yet, you remain so,
very so sweet.
Sort of like
honeycomb.
51 · May 2019
Symphony
willow sophie May 2019
Let me, love,
allow me to remove your cold facade
so that we may engage
in a dance, a symphony
of carnal pleasure.
51 · Jun 2019
Miracle
willow sophie Jun 2019
The gruesome process
of saving the live of a human
on the brink of death
is challenging.

"What a miracle! I have been saved!"
they would say.

Correct,
you have been saved,
quite luckily.

However, it was no miracle
that saved you;
only concern and skill.
51 · Jun 2019
Iceberg
willow sophie Jun 2019
I
stand tall
on the tip of an
iceberg, as it sinks into
the depths of the infinite ocean,
an azure blanket under thousands of stars.
My sharp wit and clever mind cannot save me now;
I await my demise, my death, with a brilliant smile and open arms.
50 · Jun 2019
Technical Difficulties
willow sophie Jun 2019
An evolution of technology
has created a source of history,
information, questions
at your fingertips.

When technology and machines
begin to perish
will we thrive,
or suffer technical difficulties?
50 · Jun 2019
I d e n t i t y
willow sophie Jun 2019
My name
is used by more people
than I
but it means nothing
when used
to explain my identity.
50 · Jun 2019
Equals
willow sophie Jun 2019
If you would like to decipher
the meaning of mankind's actions,
watch how they treat their inferiors,
the people that are meant to stand beneath them;
do not bother looking
at how they treat their equals.
50 · Jun 2019
Spearmint and Oranges
willow sophie Jun 2019
An unlikely pair,
a ***** scent at the nape of your neck
as I pull you into an embrace;
you smell of spearmint and oranges.
50 · Apr 2019
Lovestruck
willow sophie Apr 2019
Love,
a lack thereof,
it's like being struck by
a bullet from above.
50 · Apr 2019
The Light
willow sophie Apr 2019
You are the light in a room
when the sun is absent
and the moon is hidden
behind drifting clouds.
50 · Jun 2019
Narcotics
willow sophie Jun 2019
a drug that helps me
hide from reality,
that makes me stupor
and helps me relax
when thinking about you.
50 · Jun 2019
silver lace
willow sophie Jun 2019
you are so delicate,
so pure
and brilliant,
i can't help but look at your smile
and think of
silver lace.
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