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Apr 2017 PaperclipPoems

Emily Dickinson

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Some Wretched creature, savior take
Who would exult to die
And leave for thy sweet mercy’s sake
Another Hour to me

Apr 2017 PaperclipPoems

Silent Voice

Apr 2017 PaperclipPoems

Donny Shaun Victor Elliott

Silent Voice

I can write yet I can't speak
I am strong yet I'm weak
I can express my thoughts on this page
Yet I am truly hesitant of the stage

My thoughts abound
Yet my voice finds no sound
I am quiet within the roars of crowds
Yet my mind soars above clouds

Though at times I wish to change
And my silent voice rearrange
I'm more creative due to compliance
I hear more due to silence

I remain humble behind the scenes
Trapped in the confines of my dreams
Whether by fear or by choice
I possess a silent voice

#introvert #silent #voice

Apr 2017 PaperclipPoems

Untitled

Apr 2017 PaperclipPoems

poetrylover17

Untitled

And suddenly i see the world differently,
Girls with bright smiles
and slit wrists.
Shining eyes.
Broken pasts.
Shattered beautifully.
Sharp pieces held together carefully,
walking, taking steps forward.
The pieces cutting deeper, inwards.
Fighting, battling.
Hurting, Dying.
****** struggle, Beautiful remains.
No pain, No gain
innit mate?

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

A Bird in the Hand

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

harlon rivers

A Bird in the Hand

A sound was heard at my
garden door
A feathered smudge found upon it

There she lay in frightened
trembling dismay
   A giant knelt ...
yet still towering above her

He reached out and touched
her pounding heart
Then cupped her warmth
in his hand

She stayed awhile until
she could smile
At the kindly human mystery

This love they shared
is uncommonly rare
She knew she could be freed

Before she flew
she whispered a song she knew
into the gentle giant’s  beard :

“I cannot make you happy
You're a wounded Bird like me ―
be Free...
you must find the strength to Fly”…

"A Bird in your hand
  is worth two in the bush ―

   Come fly away with me"...

March 2012 © harlon rivers ... all rights reserved
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Thank you so much for the special feature this simple heartfelt poem has been allowed.  It is based on actual events that happen often where habitat
meets civilization.  As humans we can mitigate this footprint left behind by lifting the weight of caring with actions that speck louder than words. Who among us has not needed a helping hand when we are struggling with the unexpected?  Moments we must find the strength to carry on with a little help from our friends?

   Find the strength to fly ―

Written March 1st, 2012
reposted from my original account
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#peace #nature #adieu #kindness #birds #audubon

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

Charles Bukowski

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

Q

Charles Bukowski

I picked up four of your books
From the room of my late best friend
He taught me to enjoy reading poetry
Instead of just writing it.

He told me he liked my poems
I was second next to you.
I was reading your poetry
When he hung himself to "Hallelujah."

I don't enjoy your work the way he did
But I keep and read your books all the same
Because he saw something in your work
So I'll search until I find it as well.

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

¿Reality?

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

Mike Hauser

¿Reality?

Skipping in and out of reality
Into this world of make believe
Then as quickly as I do
It's back to reality

In and out of the wormholes
That were bore out just for me
Is this my reality
Or the world of make believe

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

Undone

Mar 2017 PaperclipPoems

AnActualToaster

Undone

I deleted every line
That said I ever loved you
Regretted every song
That I had ever wrote you
I can't possibly erase them
They're all a part of me
Reminders of a bad decision
Yeah, that sounds like me
My heart just full of stupid
My head just full of dumb
My works just full of love
And now it's all undone.

And I hate myself with each one I find again.

Thank you, everyone, for your kind words, I can't express enough how happy I am that I actually made Daily poem <3

#love #regret #stupid #you #undone