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199 · Dec 2016
Cruel Interlude
Waking up
not wanting to wake up,
cruel interlude
from the company
of two,
I fall into
inverse reality
feeling blue.
Lonely
without you.

Whispers
underground,
the sound
of the falling rain,
earth swallows the scream,
this cry let go
in the wind;
the words
I could never say
aloud.

Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Within this aura
of grey silence,
a lone cloud
in the sky;
I search for peace
between this storm
and the next sunrise.

I pretend
you're a figment of
my imagination;
as if nothing
is as it seems.
The scars you left,
laid to slumber;
clothed in amour
of a dream.
199 · Aug 2016
Immortal
The way the wind
       still clings to the leaves
             long after they've fallen

love is eternal
enduring all things
191 · Aug 2016
Without you
of a broken heart
like a piano out of tune
melancholy
the off key sound
of me without you
188 · Dec 2016
Stars
Fireflies
of sky
midnight
tempests
tempting
the mind
to find
escape
of darkest night
a place
of solace
peace
from chaos
soft lullaby
of dream
Darkness is light to a dreamer.
187 · Dec 2016
Trapped Door
Depression was a trapped door. I fell unknowlingly, unwillingly, caught beneath its shadow. But you can only cage the light for but so long.
Ill find my way back to the light eventually.
187 · Aug 2016
Eternity in a kiss
Rain folding
into the rose bud
our voices trailed
into one deep breath
a whispering moment

Eternity in a kiss

There was
no turning back
only the instinct to embrace
the kindred spark
between two spirits

That certain spell
of ancient magic
a touch that heals
all broken places
that thing called love

Eternity in a kiss
182 · Sep 2016
Library
The sky
filled with stars
your eyes
tell a million stories
each one
a reflection of
the beauty of
your soul
176 · Oct 2016
Because
I will listen
as if I am the stars
& your voice is the wind

I'll hold you
as if you are the night
& my arms are the sky

Because I love you
158 · Dec 2016
Lukewarm
sure as the wind blows

one is persuaded to be

all in or nothing

either love me or leave me

but do not string me along

©achosenword
155 · Dec 2016
Inescapable
he crept in
while she slept in
always the last
and the first thing
on her mind
©achosenword
I have been studying the tanka form, sometimes the original japanese 5/7/5/7/5 and also the english modern form of short/long/short/long/long format. Really practicing it beacuse I find it such a unique form, so much meaning in so little words and lines.
154 · Aug 2016
Temporary
lonely
is something I am
accustomed to
not something I wish to be
but have learned to accept
151 · Oct 2016
Heart
Be careful with me
For I am soft as rain
sensitive to holding
especially when held
by human hands
hell bent on breaking
beautiful things
151 · Dec 2016
Well
again and again

the odds are stacked against me

but all is not lost

hope is a well within me

that refuses to run dry

©achosenword
146 · Aug 2016
Desire
To be
The wick
Consumed
By your flame
The waves
Crashing your shore
The love you crave
I am desirous
To be yours
Eternally
139 · Oct 2016
Hope
What is
a sliver of light
in darkest night?

to the lost
it is the way home
to the caged
it is the way out

always
it is hope
134 · Oct 2016
Oxygen
tops of trees
reaching for the moon
between your eyes
where your soul shines
is where I breathe
121 · Dec 2016
Mistake
I took a dive

Cannon ball style

into the ocean of you

I was all in

from the beginning

not knowing

there was no depth

beyond the surface

no beauty skin deep


The mask was pretty

but the underneath was

purely a mirage of paradise

too good to be true

You were more jagged rock

than water

a knife through the heart

just a shallow pool

of empty promises


From this

I learned a hard lesson

Next time

Ill remember to dip my head

before my chest

test the waters first

before risking my heart

only to drown

in a dead sea

©achosenword
116 · Aug 2016
Untitled
lone walk home
the moon a shade of blue
I miss you
112 · Aug 2016
Summer Nights
I like the dark
when you are here
there are no monsters
I can rest
in the firelight
of eyes that never tire
of burning for me
seeing me for me
I can drown
in the sound
of the silence
that speaks
in heartbeats
and gentle sighs
a sincere love
The yearning
to be found
is lost in the arms
of home
And all I know
and all I feel
assures me
with you
is where I belong

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