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 2227ยฐ 
brandychanning
when you can see the peaks,
know
your not there

and yetโ€ฆ
 1153ยฐ 
inutilpaacas
as the bullet pierces through
the love for you spills out too
thoughts unsaid
prays unheard
what drips from my writ once was love.
 1015ยฐ 
Rick
these poems here
tethered to me
by some unknown
uncontrollable force
I didnโ€™t ask for this
I didnโ€™t ask for any of this
all I wanted to do was to play
with the women and the music
and maybe even my kids every now and then
not knowing, not caring,
not believing, not searching
for a higher purpose
for a greater meaning
for an elixir of divinity
but they have arrived
in different variances
& mass quantities
I didnโ€™t ask for this
now it is here
I canโ€™t stop
I wonโ€™t stop
until it kills me
until it kills something inside of me
until there is nothing left
except
these poems here.
 655ยฐ 
Marc Morais
There is something quiet
in the way
the flowers bloom
against the gray,
among abandoned doorways
and forgotten walls,
as if they belong thereโ€”
their softness brushes
against decay,
like a secret
they arenโ€™t trying to keep.

You stand still,
and time slows.
Nothing moves but a subtle drift,
nothing speaks
but the quiet cascade of petalsโ€”
growing where they shouldnโ€™t,
thriving where the world
has grown tired.

Itโ€™s almost enough
to make you believe
in somethingโ€”
a small kind of hope
that hides itself
in unexpected places,
waiting to be noticed.
 564ยฐ 
Amanda Mosquera
I write these gifts for you
In hope you see my vision
They are not a call for help
They are simply me creating whims
The fantasy is taking me over
It always has
 527ยฐ 
Anais Vionet
I was thinking that If we create an all-knowing, all-wise and all powerful AI, we should probably pay someone to sit next to its electrical plug.
 488ยฐ 
Harry Gione
I buried your number
In a pool of empty digets
I forgot your name
After you mentioned it at the bar
But for the life of me
When I woke up the next morning
Your face stuck to the back of my eyelids
like lead set in tar
And for dear humanity
While I drank my black coffee
I couldn't remember anything about who the hell you were
 473ยฐ 
Jimmy silker
This is not an exit
That what Brett Ellis said
In restaurant of conspirators
As the victims freely bled
The blood just keeps on pumping
Though they were slain
Months and years ago
For reasons half forgotten
Pushed down so far below
In the back alley
Or on Wall Street
The disconnection
Is the same
To remove what is not desirable
And make them take the blame.
 470ยฐ 
Xio
They cheered my rise,
they watched me burn,
Then found another,
Took their turn.
 358ยฐ 
Writeability
moments of kindness
reaching out to know you're safe
good people do exisit
This was in response to something a random person was trying to do for a person they cared about. It was just a quick poem/haiku of sorts. Don't judge for the quickness! Lol
 322ยฐ 
MidnightTheBlackCat
People love me
I know they do
So why do I feel so alone
Why does everything feel gloomy

Why do I long a hug so bad
Even when I'm hugged
Why do I long to be loved so bad
Even when I'm loved

Why can't I feel
I swear on my life it's there
So why
Why is it like this
WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
*ERROR
 266ยฐ 
Faiza
In the empire of my ribs,  
you are the only ruler.  
No gates, no wallsโ€”  
just endless streets  
whispering your name.

-faiza
 227ยฐ 
Lukas Buijs
When one loses grip
They must lower the bar just
To hang on to life
 224ยฐ 
Blaire Blues
whyโ€™d hurt come from birth,
whyโ€™s it bound to the barrel of north.
dashing in and out of the blueโ€”
where was your heart then,
what is it to you.

speedways, speedwaysโ€”
all I ever chased,
but I never met that one pace.
 221ยฐ 
Rita Anna Thompson
LIFE ONLY HAS THE MEANING I CHOOSE TO GIVE IT
IT IS UP TO ME TO GIVE EACH SITUATION MY INTERPRETATION
IT ISNโ€™T ALWAYS SIMPLE AND EASY I ADMIT
BUT IT IS THE UTMOST GENTLE AND POWERFUL SOLUTION
IF A POSITIVE AND BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME IS DESIRED
I MUST LISTEN QUIETLY TO MY HEART AND INTUITION
IT IS IN REALITY ALL THAT IS REQUIRED
THE OUTCOME SHALL ALWAYS BE POSITIVE AND CATALYTIC
GIVING BACK UPLIFTING AND SATISFYING RESULTS
DISREGARDING ALWAYS PRECONCEIVED IDEAS AND COLLECTIVE CRITIC
TRULY IT ONLY TAKES SELF-DISCIPLINE AND TRUE GUTS
 219ยฐ 
Qualyxian Quest
Worry for my son
Worry for my son
Feeling 55
Keep him, keep him close

Slowly. Day by day.
Quiet in the Way
Ordinary, yea.
          Close.
 193ยฐ 
Khadi Alza
Which oneโ€™s easier?
To focus on the good?
Or the bad?
The negative
And the sad,
Or the positive
And the glad?
Lately, Iโ€™ve been wondering why people tend to see the bad first. Maybe itโ€™s negativity biasโ€”our brains are wired to notice danger more. Bad things feel stronger, stick longer. Stress and self-doubt donโ€™t help either. But the good is still thereโ€ฆ just harder to see.
 185ยฐ 
Sunamin Tamang
~
She is mute
&
I'm blind.
 166ยฐ 
Marc Morais
It doesnโ€™t stay neatโ€”
nothing does.
Not the room.
Not the mind.
Not the feelings
I have for you.

I spill everything outโ€”
ink, blood, tearsโ€”
whatever I hold
too tight.

Even the rain
trips over itself,
but you call it
beautifulโ€”
you always do.
 160ยฐ 
David P Carroll
Two hearts intertwined
Kissing under the moonlight
And love whispers soft as dreams
And true love comes through
Tonight.
True Love โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ’–
 153ยฐ 
Bennett
A  daily mask
purveyor of a soulless smile
and feigned empathy

the patrons seeking truth
blinded by the dense wall
filtering out both sorrow and joy
like a vicious guard dog on patrol

the blunted emotions
have nowhere to run

truly a trade gone wrong.
ssri
 153ยฐ 
Nishu Mathur
Life was once happening
Now
Life just happens
 146ยฐ 
Mica Light Poetry
& ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€:    

"๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ.

๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ
๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ.

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ
๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ
๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ?

๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ
๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ?"

     ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€.
It's a dark cycle.
 146ยฐ 
alit
Your the only person
I have in my mind and heart
You asked about my intentions
and you wanted clarity
These are my intentions
Any relationship takes time to form and build
I apologize for any misunderstanding
I wanted to let you know where I was at
You wanted to know if I wanted more
I do
 133ยฐ 
David Plantinga
This heirloom china wants to slip
Out of my tremulous grip.  
But plasticโ€™s less heavy,
And nicely holds gravy.  
It bounces if ever you trip.
Another limerick about heavy dinnerware
 128ยฐ 
Travis Green
I was addicted to the exquisite smell of him
His hairy, golden flesh
His tall, strong body
His long, lickable arms
His sweet, kissable lips
His chiseled chest
His mantastic abs

He captured my nation
Of fragrant gayness
He fed me his plateful
Of smooth pulchritude
He moved me
He ruled me

He looked at me
With his dark, charming eyes
Leaving me so breathless
Making my vessel convulse
Giving me a rush
Making me explode like a grenade
In his sensational embrace
 126ยฐ 
Nat Lipstadt
To:  Patty m. and Steve,
cc:   Q

Re: whatโ€™s a mediocre man to do,

(freshly mind washed by the
requisite hours of deep sleep,
that washed away the webs
and dreads of yesterdayโ€™s
factoids, lactoids, and brain plaques(

so he can perchance, begin again,

(with fresh slate, white chalk screeching
on a freshly sponged whiteboard
~
(or blackboard when he rues the
upcoming with dreaded calendar
notifications notarized notations of
dead lines)


You see Stevie,
this piety poetry piercing of the soul,

(is a daily face washing, soul scrubbing
of two spies (MadMe vs  Metwo) both madder โ€˜n hell that life has ***-signed him a nother bothersome empty day with the curse
of justifying his existence)

oh yeah baby,
itโ€™s a contest, a contest within,

(and i am appointed and  disappointed to be
the Secโ€™y of the Interior who has the key to
the broom closet, and is/in charge of his
own corners cleanup, and besides a broom,
he ain't got no tools but stale words and heโ€™s gotta figure out nice smelling new combos to
justifying his occupying his
siloed-sole-soully space place)

in the uni(as in sole, one)verse

universe verse, get it?
445am Monday Monday
 122ยฐ 
JayJay
Stop.
Stop thinking about her.
Stop it!
Challenge: If you were to expand upon this, what would you add? (I'm curious as to what you all would say)
 111ยฐ 
Sofia
you
you make me feel like a person
 109ยฐ 
Breeze
An angel's halo emerges from wispy clouds
Shades of blue blanket the night sky
Stillness
Wind softly rustles in the still night
A distant campfire crackles
Warm breeze rustling the hair from my face
Calmness
The sky and sea are one in the same
Distant stars glimmer afar
Enormous shadows guard the night
Breathtaking
 107ยฐ 
Raven
reading your poems and feeling
jealous of your subjects;
mine have always been about you
did you see them?
did you know?
did they scare you away?
 104ยฐ 
JIGGYTHELASTBENDER
Lies will lead you to the  misery of digging in the dirt.
(These pills don't ever work
These pills don't ever)

You decieve yourself when you try make another see your worth.
These tears all on my shirt
There's tears all on my...!

Nauuuti-caaaa
The midas toooouuuuuch
(What do they know babe )
(What do they know ?)

Breaking uuuupp
To kiss and huuuuuuug
(What do they know baby)
He's been in the cold .....


Mmmmm don't really wanna talk to you,
Been around a square or two
But you cannot box me.

Mmmmm Why are you so beautiful?
In my eyes your memorable but you cannot take me...

Nauticaaaaaa
The midas touuuuch
What do they know babe
What do they know....
Breaking uuuuup
To kiss and huuuuug
 104ยฐ 
Lim Peh
I stand out in the sun ,
hoping for it to light up my missing deficiencies ,
probably missing vitamin D .
Likely .
 103ยฐ 
Star
She stretched her wings out.
Heartened! Nature called her forth.
A thoughtless coward.
Quiescent, sheโ€™s nothing but...
Stuck in an open gold cage.
 88ยฐ 
Liana
I guess the medication worked
I donโ€™t feel depressed

I donโ€™t feel anything anymore
So many more words to say about this, but there is something in the way. I can only hope that they will come out like the sun in the morningโ€ฆ
 86ยฐ 
Karen
A elderly gentleman.
Stands by the flowers.
Not knowing which ones to buy.
He takes in the colors, the beautiful scents .
For his beloved.
A single red rose he picks .
 82ยฐ 
Thomas W Case
I am so happy to announce the publication of my new book, It's Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump to the Madhouse, available on Amazon.  I also read my poetry on my youtube channel.
Thanks to everyone for this great site.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY4XDQYC
 79ยฐ 
NF
I will do it,
Shakespeare will have a nemesis,
My words will become the new Sonnet 18.

I will do it,
You will feel it deep in your bones,
Even when our lives are never meant to cross.

I will do it,
When you bear your secrets to the moon,
A reflection of me will embrace you.

I will do it,
So I rise from this corpse of failed dreams,
Become a discipline of Eros.

I will do it,
Entangle my name in yours,
Make ourselves infinite.
 73ยฐ 
Jia En
If you really
Meant what you said about
Caring for me,
I wouldn't always have to be
On the lookout
For signs that you
Truly do;
If you really
Trusted me
Then there wouldn't be
That wall between us; or
Perhaps I mean more
To you than most but I
Never really
See
It, you know?
Actions speak so
Much louder than words,
Have you heard?
 73ยฐ 
Mike Hauser
i've come to find
i have no life
with broom in hand
work all the time
day and night
don't seem right
the cards i play
this working life

i've come to find
i do hard time
this nightly dirge
this daily grind
wish i could hide
from the bite
worse than a curse
this working life
 71ยฐ 
Lost Indeed
I didnโ€™t see you today,
And yet, I know you were like the moon.
Even if you had nothing to say,
I know weโ€™ll be together soon.
T
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