Selected poems on Hello Poetry

Jun 30, 2024

Nigdaw

Bonsai

Never allowed to grow
Beyond ornamental,
Small perfect leaves
On small well pruned branches;
To please the eye
Of miniature torturers.

Cramped in a micro life,
Roots restrained
Within un-natural boundaries.
The promise of a tree
Never really fulfilled,
Beyond a whisper.

Fussed over relentlessly,
Like an O.C.D.
Perfect shape and form,
Trained from natural beauty,
To sit on a shelf
Hidden from reality.

#tree #organisation #bonsai #gardening

Jun 29, 2024

Belle

Permanence

I'm desperately searching
For an ounce of permanence
In a world in which
Everything fades to nothingness

Jun 27, 2024

sophie

a lamb to the slaughter

i inhale the things you say.
the frozen words burn my lungs
as my knees reach the ground.
i’m incredibly tired.
still,
i act as a servant,
a lamb to the slaughter.
but this time,
i, the lamb, know what i’m in for.

despite everything i’ve been told to think,
your words are simply more than sound.

words hurt me far more than they should

Jun 26, 2024

jerely

youthful days

Oh young sweet child
Oh dear your love is overflowing
Oh youthful days
Oh clear your heart and soul.

@jerelii
Copyright

Jun 25, 2024

Jessa Montes Saquin

:(

I felt lonely lately,
everything seems so sad.

#lonely #sad #alone

Jun 23, 2024

sankavi

concert

i went to my first concert
it was the best thing ive ever been to
everyone was so alive
i felt so alive
it was all such an "in the moment" experience

jumping
sweating
laughing
singing
screaming

i wish life was a concert

yungblud

Jun 20, 2024

sandra wyllie

I the Bonsai

dwarfed and obscure,
sit neatly arranged for all to adore.
Parched from the aridity, neglected by the sun,
I the bonsai never truly begun.

Cast in the shadows, growing off to the side,
never fully *****, always wanting to hide.
I the bonsai have the capacity to grow,
a little warmth and attention is all I need you know.