Hello Poetry

3251°

Akriti

No love is true or false
Love is love
Same for all
Sacred and pure.

It is just that
Some people love and
some only pretend.

603°

aAr

what a waste

"what will they think?"- the
thought i had the most in my
entire existence.

#fearofjudgement #haiku

592°

Josie West

High Seas

my emotions lurch
like a boat in a storm;
violent and unrelenting.
the time has come
to abandon ship
and sink to the inky depths
*calm at last

#suicide #depression #water #drowning #tw

523°

דוידסון סילבה דוראן

"The Box of Lies"

In the shadows, it's waiting
A vessel of deceit, a heart that's hating
The truth is hidden, the lies are revealed
In the box of lies, the secrets are concealed

I'm searching for the answers, but they're hard to find
In the maze of lies, I'm losing my mind
The box is whispering secrets, a siren's call
But the truth is elusive, and I'm bound to fall

Can you hear the whispers, in the dead of night?
A voice that's calling, but the words ain't right
In the box of lies, the truth is distorted
But the secrets are hidden, and the lies are exported

I'm trying to escape, but the box is locked tight
The lies are suffocating, and the truth is out of sight
I'm searching for a way out, but it's hard to find
In the box of lies, I'm losing my mind

In the shadows, the box is waiting
A vessel of deceit, a heart that's hating
The truth is hidden, the lies are revealed
In the box of lies, the secrets are concealed

In the box of lies, the truth is distorted
But the secrets are hidden, and the lies are exported.

488°

Josie West

Sunshine

If I am a planet
then you are my sun
my centre
my light
you keep me safe
grounded
without you I drift
you are comfort
you are warmth
you sustain me
my sunshine

#love #depression #sun #boyfriend #space #planet

487°

Izan Almira

Question!

Why is being ‘shameless’
something bad
but ‘fearless’
a desired quality
when shame
closes doors
and fear
saves lives?

Yes, the title is a reference to System of a Down’s song. I’d love to see what you think in the comments<3

#question #fear #shame

409°

Mrs Timetable

Moment

Can I
Live
In your
Moment?
I want to
Learn

Focus on my now
Learning to live in the moment

#focus #moment #alive #living

354°

Luke

What is it like?

What is it like to love?
It’s cliche to say
Its like an angel was sent from above,
It’s not a feeling,
It’s a knowledge.
Knowledge that,
Wherever I am,
Wherever you are,
My heart aches for you.

If you love, love hard, don’t be afraid to be heart broken because it mends.

#love

333°

Anailen

but

im getting better
but im scared for the downfall

Feeling manic

#mania #bpd #sh #scared #melancholy

319°

AL

Train station

Every day on this train station,
I stand and wait for confirmation.
She's standing on the other side,
and lets her hair out in a glide.

Shadows spilling on the platform,
wind is blowing in my face.
Number 23 incoming,
she is getting on the train.

And as I stand on this train station,
she turns around in confirmation.
The train doors close, I wave goodbye.
We'll see each other in no time.

The air feels nice, the station – empty,
next train is scheduled, one of many.
A windy summer afternoon,
it's cool, it's quiet, it goes too soon.

#wlw #queer #train #melancholy #summer #bittersweet

287°

𝗵

cycle of life

Time carves out the stone—
Leaves return to soil as breath,
Then rise up again.

haiku 01
04/16/25

218°

Kat M

The Direction of Yearning

I yearn for something long gone in the depths of the future;
Not able to place a finger on its familiarity.

Discovering what is already known
Can be a clarifying process of redundancy.

When a step forward feels like a tumble backward
Toward the inevitable direction of it all.

When a puzzle forms around me
I stand there, inert.

The challenge beckons me further. It calls me closer,
Etching itself deeper into my path.

Smiling at the fantasy of completion on the other side,
A field of emotional mishaps rains down before me.

Feedback Welcome!

#growth #yearn #challenge #learning #progress

211°

Linden Lark

When Will I Know Peace

I don’t think I could ever like my face,
not even on its best day.
It’s the only hall in my life
where you never lost your place.

#mentalhealth #selfimage #grief #healing #identity

190°

Abbott J Hardison

I Think Of You

They say there's no thing as true love,
Humans are also fondly known to lie,
I just can't believe it,
Not after knowing you.

I can't say it enough times,
I need something more to really let you know,
I yearn for you,
You are a necessity.

Even when times get dark,
We light each other up,
Even when they plant seeds of doubt,
We sprout even brighter than before.

We grow, we love,
We tire, we sleep,
We rest, we're restless.
I think, I think of you.

#thought #love #life #lies #time

166°

Filomena Rocca

Haiku 11

I'm a *******
Saying so gets nothing done
Guess I'll save my breath

#haiku

164°

Ayisha R

Low Batt.

Low
batt,
high—
stakes.
(mi)stakes.

Moonlight.

Moon light.

🪫🌗

Too drained, but must. stay. awake.

_________

© Ayisha Rahman, 2025

164°

Kezexxe

Where

Where am I runnin' to,
Where is this world comin' to,
What kinda bangs am I jumpin' to,
What doors will I be bustin' through,
Be good cause I'll be trustin' you,
What burning bridges will I be duckin' through,
Who will I be becomin' into in the future to come?

162°

colleen

impostor

there’s an
impostor
in the mirror
and she has
my smile.

155°

T

See yah, kid

How many times
must I think it through?
It's been three years now,
I no longer even know you.
Some may argue I never did.

But I saw it in you.
I saw it in your eyes, kid.
Two out of two, they both sat low.
Tears welled in your eyes when it was time for you to go.

153°

Solange Loe-Sack-Sioe

I must say..

Never before have I read so many beautiful poems here at “ hello poetry “.
So much young talent.
Keep on writing and sharing poets.
It really is a joy reading your work.

Shell✨🐚

Wish I had more time reading.

150°

DENNY R ALLISON

Write-Right

I pray,
   to find a way.
To express,
    with success.
What I need,
     to say.

129°

eva

I'm no longer a kid

I’m no longer a kid.
I care what people think of me;
the way I act,
the way I look,
the clothes I wear.

I’m no longer a kid.
Back then, letters were only building blocks used for spelling,
Why do they now mark the corner of my work?
Why do they determine my academic future?

I’m no longer a kid.
My tears are no longer spilled over a grazed knee
For now they pour over anxious thoughts-
Will they ever stop falling?

I'm no longer a kid.
We were told to be bodies full of kindness,
because everyone deserves love.
Why are some people treated differently?

I’m no longer a kid.
The world has opened up it’s true self to me
and now I drown in it.

-thelosstpoetjournals

#young #poet #childhood #reflective

128°

Marc Morais

Herd Mentality

Moo—

MOOOOO—
Moo, Moo, Moo
Moo, Moo

Moo?

MOOOOO?
Moo? Moo? Moo?
Moo? Moo?

Ribbit—

MOOOOO!?
MOOOOO!? MOOOOO!? MOOOOO!?
MOOOOO!? MOOOOO!

126°

Khoisan

Exformation.

My heart
the
true artist
of your
depravity
captured
the
essence
of
trust
in
its
past and present
explicitly
stained
.

124°

Decembre

I woke up suddenly

Last night I dreamt
Of music
And theatre
Front row seats

I could see
Every expression
Every fake tear
Every barely hidden laugh
Like I was in on the joke

There were some others
Too, I think
People I knew
People I loved

Together we smiled
There, in the front
Upon plush red seats
Numbers 88
To 91

Until suddenly
BOOM!
The air ripped me apart
Only a second of realisation
Before that world was gone

Basically imagine the bomb-test scene from Oppenheimer. The dead quiet before the sound hits.
I for the life of me can't remember what preceded this part of the dream--something weird I'm sure--but I remember it ended with a bomb that legit felt so realistic (well...as far as I can imagine) I could feel the vibrations of the hit. I didn't even have time to be scared in the dream. No waking up with a sudden lurch either. It was just
BAM
****
gone, and I was awake.
For a few seconds after waking I briefly considered the idea some people believe that "dreams are glimpses of alternate universes". Had some version of me just died? Ridiculous, but I entertained it the way you entertain daydreams.
I mourned a little for imaginary me.
It made me think of the scary times we live in. Things could change, just like that. Things are changing.

#dream

122°

Asher Graves

Newer Paths

a lone vagabond
adventuring through battlefield
on a crimson-lit night
-Asher Graves

Never tried haiku so here goes nothing!

#haiku

114°

Andrew

A Quiet Bloom

The petals cling—
not out of need,
but by nature.
Crushed silk
beneath my boots,
they rise with each step,
trailing inside
like secrets.
I didn’t mean
to bring the outside in,
but they hitchhike
on rubber treads,
on the hush of my leaving.
Now they scatter
across tile and rug,
bright bits of ruin
that refuse to stay buried.
They mark where I’ve been—
not loudly,
just enough.
A quiet bloom
in the hallway,
a whisper of red
by the door.
Nothing dies,
it just follows.

100°

nivek

a moon in the night

pulsating heart
veins aglow

life coursing
through stars

a moon in the night
sings of lovers

96°

Odd Odyssey Poet

These mistakes

I overslept with you –
We were dreaming about nothing
I secretly kissed your cousin
And I know she wants to make us public

I fell asleep on top of you –
But it wasn’t that comfortable
And you only fed me lunchables
And I haven’t met your mother still

I shared the night with you –
We had to share your single bed
Your girlfriends are my girlfriends
Before I even get to call you my girlfriend

I made this mistake of loving you.

#love #sad #mistakes #sleep #poetry

96°

Mimi

Strength

Strength is the power you have any put into something. Strength isn't muscle or smarts it's confidence and knowing your worth and limits.
Everyone has strength but may not be seen by everyone but it's in you. Remember you have strength, you're strong and stay yourself but you are amazing.

stay yourself you're perfect the way you are

#strong #strength #confidence

91°

Liana

Live in peace

They always say to rest in peace
But I've always wondered
Why we don't live in it too

The dead are dead
And we are living
Why do we save the good stuff when we're disintegrated underground?

Ann Frank was right about flowers
But there's more

Yeah ☮️🐸❤️✌️

90°

lia

The Moon Left Me a Note

The moon left me a note last night,
Tucked in a cloud, soft and white.
It whispered, “Why rush through the sky?
Even stars take their time to shine.”

83°

Ryan Geoffrey Hayward

Shapes

You have a circle,
of love declared.
Then comes a triangle
and 2 becomes three.
Worse is the square,
as its four be-known,
I don't fight if you won't.
If I'm nothing to your eyes,
then voices tell me to depart.
I'm way too tired.
to offer my plea.

#love #rhyme #pain #sad #guilt

81°

Aurie Esper

Our life

The world is vast—endlessly wide, filled with wonders, with magic, and with countless lives. Everything in this world holds beauty in its own way, and yet, I am just a mere human. I’m not immortal. I don’t have centuries to wander and witness it all.

My time here is brief. And so is yours.

So take my hand.

Let’s grow old together. Let’s spend this fleeting lifetime exploring the world’s wonders, side by side. Let’s step foot in places no one remembers and leave traces of ourselves in every corner. Let’s write our names into the wind, the rivers, the stones—so that even long after we’re gone, the world will still remember us.

It will remember my love for you.
It will remember the fire of our souls, burning as one.
And that fire will be one with the earth, into the skies—
forever a part of this world..

79°

Dr Peter Lim

The content of every poem

Every poem is a new world
where wonder and beauty richly unfurl

78°

Ami Mathur

A Joint love account.

I found someone to open my joint account.
Yes! The one in the world famous bank.
To deposit my love and my dreams
To share and withdraw them till eternity
No matter the rank.

I submitted all proofs with my applications
Reviewed and duly signed by co-applicant.
Asked the world to be our grantor.

Promising we will bond together-
With all my interest invested in this life
The one destined to be eminent.

We scrambled back the application of seventy pages.
Now, we will stay together for ages
We signed to build our assets with love
In any weather.

Upgraded to my love joint account-
I found love: profound.

Yet to happen, Read with poem titled "A single love account"