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675 · Jan 2015
deep thoughts on nothing
Brent Jan 2015
a cold evening
the icy floor
the way it touches my feet
makes me shiver to my core

as i ponder on thoughts
on what seems to be nonsense
doesn't explain anything
that makes my whole body tense

but as I go deeper to my mind
tears roll down my face
carelessly looking for
reasons I can't find

the cause of my despair
the reason of my depression
those I will never find
with this meaningless expression
losing sanity bit by bit
call it an exaggeration but i don't really know
669 · Mar 2016
paradox
Brent Mar 2016
my world revolves around you
yet your gravity keeps pushing me away
it ***** that i can't convince her how much i ******* love her
643 · Nov 2014
A Poem from a Son
Brent Nov 2014
Hello Dad, It's been awhile
You are away, a thousand miles
But you're in my heart, all this while.
Here enough to make me smile.

All this time, you're in my heart
Not just at heart, but also in mind.
It's just hard for me to see.
How hard it is to grow without you here with me.

I got used to the fact that you're not here.
But I never lose hope that you’ll ever come back.
It’s always in my mind that you are my Dad.
Like a solid rock that can never be cracked.

On your special day, I offer you this.
To let you remember that you are always missed.
A poem from a son who always loves you
Who gives these words from heart so true.
642 · May 2015
The Legend of the Solstice
Brent May 2015
There is a tale that you've always heard.
The story about the sun falling in love with the moon.
But here is a new legend
About the light-sent and the darkness-purged.

She was the daughter of the sun.
And he was the son of the moon.
She was morning's princess.
Beautiful as she holds the world's luminations in her eyes.
While he; he was night's prowler.
Quiet as his domain was the darkness.

As such as the sun and the moon,
They were destined for each other.
But such as Fate's ironies and games,
Their love was inevitably impossible.
They only catch glimpses of each other
At every dusk and every dawn.
But that wasn't enough for the purged.

While she was calm and silent with her primmed smile,
Shining the earth,
He was tired of being lonely
Wallowing in the unmoving darkness.

One night, he called up to Fate.

I don't want to be alone anymore! I can't stand this eternal void alone!

As he shouted, the sent heard and listened.
Her smile widened but her eyes were clouded with tears.
The earth was shrouded in clouds and storms.

Then Fate smiled and told the purged:

  How are you so lonely when you were never alone? You were always with your brethren.

Fate spoke as Fate showed him the stars.

  The light-sent always shone bright, even if she was truly alone. She brought light to the world without a doubt.

He became silent.

The time where him and her would see each other came.
And when he saw her clouded eyes,
He disappeared.
She waited for him to come back,
Yet he waited for her to leave.
When she gave up and left, only was the time he came back.

The next twilight came,
And he readied himself to see her.
But she never appeared.
Because she already left.

The next day, that time approached again.
They both showed up
But they didn't look at each other.
He knew she was there.
And she knew he was there too.
Always at dusk and dawn, they came.
But never again did they catch a glimpse of each other.

*never again
Been seeing a lot of sun-moon/day-night stuff. Thought I'd make one as well.
637 · Dec 2014
BC
Brent Dec 2014
BC
I want to know the reasons you smile, frown, cry, smirk.
The reasons your eyebrows curve, your forehead wrinkles.
The reasons you're happy, sad, angry, grumpy, bored, sleepy.

But you don't want me to.
634 · Apr 2016
Untitled
Brent Apr 2016
No one likes to be sad
for the right reasons.

It's strange.
You'd rather cry
because of ruined makeup,
a messy breakup.

But,
a failed exam,
a stab wound,
you'd even laugh through the pain.
or maybe it's just me
618 · Jan 2016
How to not cry II
Brent Jan 2016
Every time my urge to cry comes,
I just ask myself:


Are you still worth my tears?

Then I realize,

Y̶o̶u̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶t̶h̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶

*My everything isn't even enough of your worth.
why is this so ******* difficult
610 · Dec 2017
for our future
Brent Dec 2017
Every word
might not be enough to describe my
best wishes for us,
even if I try to learn every language and
read every book.
Good times are ahead of us.
Every bad second assures
more moments that we'll much cherish.
Let this journey of ours make your worries
over and done and let Him
guide us to the rest of our days
and always know that I will
never leave your side.
I actually two poems for my future spouse, this was the other
606 · Dec 2015
poets
Brent Dec 2015
poets are a surprise
whenever they feel an emotion
especially when it's a strong one
whether positive or negative
for them,
it's always a bittersweet blessing in disguise

whenever they feel despair
whenever they feel bliss
they capitalize on the emotion
and create their written masterpiece

anything that comes to mind
anything that piques the poet's smart
will always come forth
a written work of art
604 · Jan 2016
Untitled
Brent Jan 2016
If what you think you're doing
is helping me,
I'm not going to tell you
that it's not.
For you don't need to know
the pain of worthlessness
that you are making me feel
For you will not understand.
Instead of you
unknowingly destroying me,
I will subconsciously
destroy myself.

Your evenings are now my mornings
Your garbage are now my things
Your suns are now my rains
Your pleasures are now my pains
Your naughts are now my kinks
Your poisons are now my drinks
Your heights are now my shrinks
Your breaks are now my links

Everything that I'll do to myself
Will be my own responsibility.
Every kind of pain I'll inflict to myself:
Physical
Mental
Emotional
will not be your fault.
For this destruction was because of me.
For I have destroyed myself.
First two italicized lines are based from Set It Off's "Miss Mysterious". It got stuck in my head and inspired me to write this thing.
597 · Dec 2014
The Reason I Write
Brent Dec 2014
The only time I write is
when
  your words are like knives that leave scars.
when
  your words trap me behind metal bars.
when
  your words are like darkness that shrouds my view of the stars.

But as your words cloud my emotions,
I slowly lose my reason to write.
I thought what we had was forever.
Turns out everybody else was right.
*the first italicized line was from Panic! At The Disco's "This Is Gospel". I heard it again and it kinda stuck to my mind.
596 · Apr 2015
The Suicidal Painter
Brent Apr 2015
(Note that this is kinda ****** and macabre at some point so, your call)
The Suicidal Painter

A shadowy character. A man shrouded in darkness.
A foreshadowed pain and other feelings that can't be restrained.
A special being. A master of the arts.
But instead of a trusty paintbrush, he wields a rusty blade.

As a man of expression, he released his irrepressible depression.
He let the dark thoughts prance in his mind,
as these thoughts consumed his sanity.

As his thoughts continued to dance, the blade followed its steps.
It sliced and slit, and almost hits his critical veins.
As crimson red splatters in his supposed canvas,
The image of his beloved began to take form.

As his blade circle around his arm,
Teardrops roll on his cheeks and sweat form in his forehead.
Slowly, the droplets approach his wounds.
One by one, the drops make contact with his open skin.
And every excruciating sting he feels,
A memory with her disappears.

As his blood continuously drip from his severely lacerated arm,
he lets go of his blade.
Then he paints with his trembling fingers, a pair of wings for his beloved.
The blood red wings to let her go.
The unstable wings to set her free.

But even then, his blood-dipped fingers continued to swish and rustle through the canvas.
As he steadies her wings, she began to fade to the fabric.
As his consciousness wanes, he puts his finishing touch.
Like every maestro who is done with his creation,
he smiles
And as he sees her image completely gone,
he realizes his eternal freedom.
this is probably the longest thing I've ever done. and probably the bloodiest. i like this site very much. it's my emotional outlet for times like these. it's my way of releasing how i really feel, even though i'm not that great a writer.
581 · Apr 2015
The Heart Is The Universe
Brent Apr 2015
The heart is the world.
Filled with life known to exist or not.
Containing the life that make up everything.
And protects this life, even at the cost of its own.

The heart is the sun.
Pulsing heat and light into the world.
As of the warmth of an embrace.
And the illuminating glimmer of hope to others.

The heart is the vast outer space.
The wide black void.
But only through this darkness,
Can we see the specks of light better and brighter.

The heart is the universe.
Home of the known and the unknown.
Where the bloodstream lies as the continuum of time and space.
And the only place I'd rather be.
the heart is everything. the heart is the universe. let me be in your universe.
564 · Nov 2014
Brent Nov 2014
Will I find love if I go right?
For me to love, should I learn to take flight?
Oh, I will try with all my might,
To find the one who'd be in heart's sight.

Alas! Where do I begin my search?
Will I find love on a lovebird's perch?
To find the one who'll wear the veil at the church.
And in time, the one who'll offer a faithful dirge.

If I stare at the wind, will I find love?
Shall I find love if I look above?
Oh, will this heart learn to throb?
Or will I just find a reason to sob?
555 · Aug 2017
Seven
Brent Aug 2017
blue skies
yellow leaves
seventeen
butterflies

cool breeze
warm shade
red lips
rosy cheeks

pink dress
white shoes
squinted eyes
bright smile

ruined coat
muddy shirt
brown shoes
silly laugh

years pass
memories fade
longing for
favorite shade

your smile
your warmth
nothing more
but nostalgia

time flies
gray skies
dark stars
colorless life
532 · Jul 2015
Edge
Brent Jul 2015
Every single day, I think of you
Like a spore, latching to my shirt,
Are my thoughts of you, not escaping my mind.
Inevitable, as my brain describes when
Nothing is running in my head but you from
Evening skies through twilight blues.

Just like a river flowing endlessly away,
Over and under upon a rocky maze,
Your being continues to be engraved inside
Creating the perfect image of you and I.
Everlasting as the water's stride

Good memories to be remembered
As the best of friends
Likely to stay that way
Likely to be nothing but a friend to you
Or maybe even less
this is supposed to be the original version but....
531 · Dec 2014
Untitled
Brent Dec 2014
One chance is all I need,
And from the shackles of heartbreak,
You will be freed.
521 · Dec 2014
4AM 10w
Brent Dec 2014
Love is
crying in your sleep
even without
the nightmares.
505 · Dec 2015
should not hath
Brent Dec 2015
shouldn't have said that
shouldn't have asked
shouldn't have dug up
things buried in the past.

shouldn't have listened
shouldn't have heard
so my eyes shouldn't have glistened
because of your discord

shouldn't have hoped
shouldn't have assumed
for it has brought me the tropes
that will lead to my doom.
i should have said nothing at all. regret asking things from you.
482 · May 2015
I'm sorry 8w
Brent May 2015
I'm very sorry that I didn't bleed enough.
482 · Dec 2014
What if 10w
Brent Dec 2014
what if the
flow of
words
in
my
brain
stopped?
will you still appreciate me?
473 · Aug 2017
how to find words
Brent Aug 2017
how will he learn to write again
when words fail to reach him?

will he hold on to the same old words
which stuck to his pen rendering a mess?

will he reach to whichever combination of senseless vowels and consonants that appeals his voice
yet mutes the message he cannot even word?

will he break himself again to wring out the wild letters of emotion waiting to break free to splatter his paper crimson?

or will he just force a rhyme to make his paper black-and-white colorful?
how do i even write again i miss how to write
463 · Mar 2015
Facade
Brent Mar 2015
Seeing your face, I see nothing but lies.
There's no mistake. I saw through your guise.
A sight was enough. A quick look in your eyes.
Nothing more but a glance should suffice.
Everything you'll reveal will be no surprise.
But keep in mind that many things come with a costly price.
Will I wait for your virtue and keep resisting your vice?
Or just end it all and sever the ties?
449 · Jan 2015
blank space?
Brent Jan 2015
I thought
we were the players.
But
why am I
the one
being played?
emotions.
411 · Jan 2015
Untitled
Brent Jan 2015
I always say that
your happiness is mine.
But it turns out,
you don't deserve
my happiness.
394 · Aug 2015
Untitled
Brent Aug 2015
On grassy plains, ethereal as ever,
Lights from fireflies twinkle in the twilight skies
Letting it shine in your beautiful eyes
As it follows their illuminating trails,
Garnering you your most sincere smile.

Ecstasy fills me as I see your true bliss.
Controlling my mind and my emotions,
Yield to your clean soul.
Order is obtained in my insides as my actions
Justify this chaotic scene.

Even if this supposed "love" was supposed to save us both,
Nothing will ever save this soul,
Inside this body tarnished by darkness and sin,
Anchored by the heavy weight of living,
Longing for her love so true
Even when all hope is gone.
387 · Dec 2014
Untitled
Brent Dec 2014
your smile shines bright
memories unforgettable
nothing lasts forever
371 · Jan 2015
Untitled
Brent Jan 2015
Stab me in the chest
Put my heart to rest
Before my mind can attest
That my love for you be repressed
352 · Apr 2020
Placing values
Brent Apr 2020
trillions of lifeless happenings
under billions of dying stars
I hear millions of worthless words
from thousands of nameless faces
on hundreds of dull days
then all of these fade out of view
once I remember I belong
with the one and only you

the world is filled with fateful knots
and also many loose ends
but my all time favorite twist
that makes everything worthwhile
is being yours
it's my SO's birthday today. I love you bebu!
334 · May 2015
Untitled
Brent May 2015
I thought summer was the time of the flourish of our imagination.
But really it was just the time for false devotion.
Memories shared and memories forgotten.
Promises made and promises broken.

I thought summer was the time for keeping ourselves away from harm.
But really it was the reason for the cuts in my arm.
All of your words; worked like a charm.
Causing all of these false feelings to form.

All this time, I thought you were my treasure and luck.
Now I just think you're toxic as f*ck.
Infecting and corroding my heart with your poison.
The poison that's made up of your lies and your treason.
165 · Feb 2023
Four
Brent Feb 2023
For our favorite hobbies, we make our picks
For every typo and other things that make us tick
For our favorite meals, we contradict
For every remedy and care when we are sick

For every victory, big or small
For every challenge, to rise or fall
For every question, to each other's beck and call
For four years, we've been through it all

For every minute, we spend away
For many moments, we choose to stay
For hopes tomorrow, together we'll lay
For years to come, forever we'll say

— The End —