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May 2021 · 528
Clingy
Maha May 2021
don't touch me
I'll take your name and tie the ribbon around my eyes
don't call me
I'll make your hands the collar around my neck
take heed and
give me nothing
for I will make you my everything
about me, about them
May 2021 · 1.0k
swiped audience
Maha May 2021
how many times do I tap past your eyes
before you feel the twinge of regret
for letting my kite string go
when I chose to fly so low to you
about them
May 2021 · 464
wannabe wallflower
Maha May 2021
if I could hold my breath
and become the spackle on the wall

I would

if I could paint myself into the background noise

I would

yet somehow
sans any concurrence
I am dragged into the spotlight
notions of wonder and gold dancing beyond my eyelids

I'm told I'll be glitter and gold and all things good
but to hang as a portrait on the wall

aye, I would.
about me
May 2021 · 417
Decay
Maha May 2021
how does it feel to be envied
to be the hydrangea blooming in the chaos
only to know the sludge that your roots lay in is poisoning you every minute of every day
your petals will fall.
about me
May 2021 · 227
2nd choice
Maha May 2021
when did your eyes stop glittering
like the stars did when I point them out every night
like the hope that sits with her net of dust on the shelf to the left
after a while
I haven't a clue how to fill this role anymore
how many seashells should I bring to show you before you finally decide to leave?
Apr 2021 · 966
Lost At Sea
Maha Apr 2021
like the tides
I push and pull,
scream and shout,
my strength washes ashore,
shining in the sun,
glistening amongst the rocks
grab it,
quickly now
before the tide comes back in to wash this beach clean
hurry now
before the current carries it away
never knowing where it might wash up again.
about me
Apr 2021 · 428
Inquiry
Maha Apr 2021
But what defines it?
Are there rules?
Who started them?
Most of all, is it real?
Is there really a reason?
Or, is this just like everything else?
Apr 2021 · 234
Jaan
Maha Apr 2021
To see you,
     To hold you,
          To embrace you,
The prices I would pay to feel your gentle heart near mine once again.
To love you,
     To kiss you,
          To cry with you,
I would go back in time to make sure you understand my care.
I'm so sorry my dear. No mortal could ever understand, and I pray to God you did,
I will always love you.
Meer, Thabraize, Shazore, Minnie. Rest in peace and power, i see you in the stars, and I beg for one more glimpse.
Mar 2021 · 978
Haptic Feedback
Maha Mar 2021
do fires kiss my skin's senses not when I should be kept back at a spines distance
not when I solicit crimson splashes
from transients that gaze longingly
from a screens distance
but for the aftertaste of tenderness
I often wonder if the inferno that burns in a particular shade of loneliness
could be extinguished with nothing more
than what you call a "hug"
about me
Feb 2021 · 316
Remainders
Maha Feb 2021
your hands are gone
misplaced by rendevouz
that swallow the entire night in their embrace
is that why
my skin bleeds honey
and my bones become a barrier
as the hills of my body are contouring around another
is that why
when their vines constrict me
I am reminded yet again
that you had just been
a temporary tattoo
about them, about me
Feb 2021 · 853
Strange
Maha Feb 2021
a touch that once grazed the topography of my face
the valleys of my chest
secured the locks that kept my secrets
the same touch that now taps past pixels of my presence
in an effort to erase what once was
as quickly as it came
do you ask it
if it remembers?
about them
Feb 2021 · 832
Garden Statue
Maha Feb 2021
I have sat here
watching the sun
each ray warming my stone
day after day
I have sat here
a constant to some
I didn't know it was there to others
I have sat here
wondering why I am
wishing for the end
praying for the beginning
cursing for my demise to be swift
I have sat here
waiting to die
for so long
that I have forgotten how to live
about me
Jan 2021 · 332
Repeat Offence
Maha Jan 2021
I often wonder if their thoughts race as fast as mine
a racehorse, sprinting not for glory
for his life
for something far worse
lingers behind him
I often wonder if they strung themselves up from the rafters
peering down at themselves
omnipresent in a sense
do they cry when I cry
do they paint extravagant scenes with their heads
only to watch them play out in an almost jokingly slow motion
do they stare into the eyes of their next
sweet nothings slipping things past their shoulders
till hands are around your neck
and you've whispered "I told you so"
I'm afraid I hate asking questions, but I must ask one I'm most afraid of
how long will it take this time?
About Me, About Them
Jan 2021 · 737
Hues Of You
Maha Jan 2021
honey glazed toast, and hot coffee with a drop of cream
cinnamon and sugar spilled across mahogany
untamed thunderheads rolling across a once pale pink sky
and beyond the garden gates
I often wonder if that's where it is
one more hue, to paint the entirety of you
Jan 2021 · 175
Untitled
Maha Jan 2021
I suppose every pond looks pink in a sunset.
Jan 2021 · 579
Previous Prescriptions
Maha Jan 2021
there is a box of pills under my bed
each one labeled something unpronounceable
and yet
amongst all these bottles
I haven't yet been prescribed reassurance.
about me
Jan 2021 · 291
a parable
Maha Jan 2021
but is it
if I add to the weight of the world
that someome built on your shoulders,
the stars whisper sternly
when the language I speak
translates incorrectly
due to a metronome that's been off-beat for centuries,
I beg my creator
for His cruel hands
shaped a seive out of a pitcher
and i will lay,
spilled.
to them
about me
Dec 2020 · 305
Imposter
Maha Dec 2020
the demon that sits in my throat
his voice rumbling in my head
and my eyes
his horns are in my chest
twisting with every breath
his tongue whispering in my ears
kisses cold along my neck
clawing deep into my hips
a grip I cannot escape
God help me, I choke past him
"My sweet, he left you on that cold winter's conception."
my skin grows cold and clammy
my eyes weak and heavy
I am not me in this body
for there is a demon who sits in my throat.
about me
Dec 2020 · 398
Like River, Like Water
Maha Dec 2020
I see you in every woman I meet.
In the hair of one, the hands of another
I was praying for you last nights
and
I want you to be your best selfs
but those are words that are foreign in your mouth.
you're still here, nested in my crows feet
behind the double pane, snickering just past my cheekbones
I heard
you
her


oh.
Nov 2020 · 710
Sunlight
Maha Nov 2020
I could've sworn I saw the sunshine dance over your cheekbones, and twinkle through your eyes. It rolled through the fields of your hair, trickling past the crinkles of your grin. It flows from your fingertips and paints my skin in the loveliest of hues. I must be crazy, not being so would be news, it can't be true, there must be an excuse,

But as if on cues,
I can hear the "          's".

ps. I do too(s).
about them
Sep 2020 · 249
Puzzling Questions
Maha Sep 2020
do you think puzzle pieces ask themselves why they fit in each other's arms the way I do in yours?
About Them
Sep 2020 · 171
Paradise Visions
Maha Sep 2020
lagoons deep with their waters a murky verdigris
a thousand sunsets had set and sailed
the trees and their emeralds glistening from storms past
a head amongst flowers, resting in their pastel bunches, peering up at the whisps of clouds smearing the sky
how long can I stay in this dream, how long before it disappears like everything once before it.
Feelings
Sep 2020 · 244
The Front Yard
Maha Sep 2020
perhaps I am a ****.
despite her best efforts to contain me, and his unpleasant grounds keeping, I grew.
I don't believe I'll bloom any time soon, but I keep growing.
Though, I can't help but wondering,
How would have I been had they raised me like a flower?
About Me
May 2020 · 159
Songwriter
Maha May 2020
when you press my keys
and pluck my strings
when you compose your song
don't ignore the drum in my chest
she's the conductor anyway.
About Me
May 2020 · 585
Porcelain
Maha May 2020
in my father's home
tucked into a closet
stands a lovely doll
a dress that spilled over the edge of the armoire that she perched upon
dimming light cast a soft twinkle in her eyes,
a shimmer in her hair
I yearned to be like her
until her façade cracked
and she looked like me
About Me
May 2020 · 174
Twins
Maha May 2020
the air lays foggy
we lay bathed in grey
she holds me loosely
as if her embrace was forced too
her nails press into my spine
suffocating in her breast
tangled in her rib cage
"I'll keep you safe." she says
each word carving into my thighs
I would've believed her
had her twin behind me not responded
"but what if she can't?"
About Me
Apr 2020 · 934
Vulnerability
Maha Apr 2020
And when all of you are tucked in,
asleep soundly in your beds.
The comforter I'd sewn,
keeping you safe like I promised,
I'll shut the door
and close my eyes to weep too.
About Me
Apr 2020 · 130
bouquets
Maha Apr 2020
how far will I grow
when I am only fed the scraps
their rough knuckles
my ever yielding petals
how many bouquets must I give
before my leaves finally wither
my stems shrivel
and my heart and roots grow still and cold
will I too be knarled and twisted
like the trunks above had foretold
I am running out of petals
and now the air is cold and tastes like metal
About Me
Mar 2020 · 297
Problems
Maha Mar 2020
I've filled my bottle with empty promises
drunk off their sweet lies, bitter after kisses
my blood is wine, and it spills with every tremble
when it rolls out of my hand, jagged pieces littering the cold tile
will I finally see a reflection of my soul
in the glass that I break and the fire in my lungs
with no sun I grow crooked,
to fall in love with myself would be ideal
but even she hates me.
About Me
Mar 2020 · 139
Whose Voice
Maha Mar 2020
the voice in my head isn't mine and I don't like her very much
sometimes she says things of value
but most of the time she makes me hoard things that aren't good for me
I'm afraid she's making making me sicker
someday, maybe, I'll be louder than her
I stood up for myself the day I wrote this.
about me
Feb 2020 · 226
MANT REQD
Maha Feb 2020
i wish it were obvious
that I treat my car the way I treat myself
because we're both so busy
running everywherre
always out of time.
my car needs maintenance.
Jan 2020 · 361
Question and Answer
Maha Jan 2020
I don't know
If my answer will always be
That I'm afraid of thinking about
Is it safe to say,
you should read this one backwards too. It's a conversation between two people.
Jan 2020 · 169
Treasure Box
Maha Jan 2020
everyone's found a spot
a home for their box
but me,
everything's just piling up
in the passenger seat
a rlly good friend of mine said "having a partner is like letting someone carry a treasure box of your things sometimes"
Jun 2019 · 225
Maybe
Maha Jun 2019
Maybe someday
I won't be afraid
To admit how fast
And how much
I had fallen
Maybe someday
You'll squeeze my hand
And tell me
It was the exact same
So that's one more song
That we can sing together
To Them.
Jun 2019 · 279
Tuesday Nights
Maha Jun 2019
My soda went flat in its bottle
It tasted like the air, sticky and thick
The heat from the lighter only added to the warmth of the night
A chorus of cars driving past
Joined by the cacophony of a too full balcony
Muffled shouts from the interior
Garlic wafting up through the windows
aimlessly scrolling
This times like these
I'm reminded what home is
I found my family.
May 2019 · 265
Falling
Maha May 2019
My name sounds so pretty on your lips
I'm begging you
We have all the time in the world
So I don't think you'd mind
If I stole one more
Just for the road
Just to get me home
Just so you know
That I need you to catch me
To Them.
May 2019 · 436
Kas
Maha May 2019
Kas
I never knew how to say it.
My lips couldn't form the words.
But you taught me how.
I know you learned too.
Time and time again I've seen things end.
But honestly, you're my best friend.
And if this is only for a little bit,
Then let's stop and look at the birds.
There's only one thing to say now,
I love you.
To Her.
Dedicated to the sheer amount of platonic love I feel for my best friend.
Good luck on ur finals ***, I'm so proud of u, we can def go get Korean food to celebrate this over!
May 2019 · 268
Mom
Maha May 2019
Mom
I wish you would understand.
My time is different than yours.
I'm sorry yours was predetermined to be wasted.
But I want to write this story myself.
I wish to be autonomous.
And I want to breathe.
You're a restrictive corset
Holding me by my baggy clothes
Cursing me so hard I began to believe
That I was a cursed entity, bound to roam the land with the exact same fate as you.
Married off to a stranger who glued three children to my hips without so much as kissing me in the mornings when he'd get home from the night shift.
No.
Never.
We look the same
But I'm sorry
We will never be the same.
Not everyone has good family. Be kind to people around mother's day.
May 2019 · 722
New
Maha May 2019
New
I felt a thousand lifetimes
In your air
I feel strange
This is a beginning
And not to be afraid of
To them
May 2019 · 205
12:34AM
Maha May 2019
Surely you heard
The stream babbling about us
The trees whispering amongst the wind
And the leaves crunching under our careful steps
The squirrels and turtles
Veering everyone away from us
I'll be sure to play this cassette back
To them
Apr 2019 · 171
Perhaps
Maha Apr 2019
Perhaps
The gentle sigh of the wind in the trees
The giggle of the mermaids that live in the stream
The happy and casual conversation between birds floating high above
Every rock's jagged surface, laced with soft moss and dew
And bittersweet candy that lingers on my lips and fingers
Perhaps
These are good things.
-
Mar 2019 · 258
Untitled
Maha Mar 2019
I wonder quite often
If it's like feeling sunshine on your arms and legs
After being slowly frozen
While being taught white history
If it's like putting on traditional clothes
And strutting proudly around town
If it's like cool water
Tickling your scalp
After this week's hottest day of the century
Is it the feeling you get when you've finally got new tires
And 65 down the toll road late at night
Feels just as smooth as the bass rumbling in your spine
Is it the same as letting go of someone
Who didn't understand
You needed a much bigger ***
So you could really bloom into the flower you knew you were
Perhaps one day I'll know
Till then, I have to be home by 9.
About Me.
Mar 2019 · 396
Wheel of Fortune
Maha Mar 2019
But a fool dressed in red
She walked across town proudly
And ventured out
Where no one dared to tread
They all warned her
That there always was
And will be
Ever impending dread
For what comes up
Must come down
O Fortuna, let me lie in my bed
For I am but a fool dressed in red.
Men ain't ****.
Mar 2019 · 158
Me
Maha Mar 2019
Me
A definition that I clung to
As if my actions need defining
As if my characteristics need meaning
As if what belonged to me, my image,
Truly was never mine.
About Me
Mar 2019 · 215
Untitled
Maha Mar 2019
I'll miss you.
But you'll come back.
You always do.
You're a part of me.
One day I'll have less of you.
But it's ok.
You're just
Hair.
About Me.
Feb 2019 · 621
Good Morning
Maha Feb 2019
Y'know when you wake up in a good mood, and your whole body is warm and fuzzy, and the sun doesn't hurt your eyes, the blankets are holding you exactly where you need them to?
That's you.
That's what you make me feel.
That's how much I think I love you.
To Them
One day this poem will be for someone.
Feb 2019 · 1.6k
Untitled
Maha Feb 2019
I have never wanted
To drown in an ocean
So deep and unending
I have never wanted
To burn in the sun
Each tender kiss
Scorching my skin
I have never wanted,
To get lost in the jungle
Humidity and smoke
squeezing the air
from my lungs
I have never wanted
To sink into quicksand
So cold and unforgiving
But here I am
Begging
To Them.
Feb 2019 · 672
Remember
Maha Feb 2019
I catch you again
What are you memorizing?
Don't fret, I am too.
To Them.
Feb 2019 · 521
Quicksand
Maha Feb 2019
They made me worry about quicksand a lot as a kid.
Giving me little bits of advice to keep in mind:
Don't move too much you'll go down faster!
If you're stuck just hold onto something!
As if it really was an all too common problem in the stale suburbs.
But I realize now quicksand isn't just one thing. It has many different names.
Don't let it swallow you up!
Just ask for help!
How do I do that?
I tried to hang on and not let it consume me,
But here I am, drowning in quicksand.
About Me.
Feb 2019 · 239
Monsters
Maha Feb 2019
It's in the closet.
It's under the bed.
It's behind the dresser.
Now it's in your head.
Everyone has seen theirs.
But no
Sometimes people we
love and care about laugh and
give it food.
We're all terrified of it.
Sometimes we feed it.
Now it follows.
Now it sits in the back of the car.
I think it wants to **** me.
About Me.
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