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 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Marigold
I hate it when they call me cute,
or pretty.
I am so much more.
So much ******* more.
I could destroy you.

I am an intelligent being,
capable of many things,
i carve my path in life;
I do not search for your approval.
I do not need your validation
of my outward appearance
to feel accepted.
I am aware of my own self,
and all that I possess,
so much more than 'cute'.

Save me from hearing
your stupid compliments
None of what you say to me,
has not been said
to every girl before.
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Pablo Neruda
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Pablo Neruda
I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz
or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:
I love you as certain dark things are loved,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries
hidden within itself the light of those flowers,
and thanks to your love, darkly in my body
lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
adshimabuko
In class the teacher asked
To write a list of our bad habits
Your name showed up in my list
Twice

By that time
I knew I would fall in love
With anything that would remind me
Of how it felt to be alive

I was taught that roses can grow anywhere
And that I had to be careful
Whose heart I choose to grow them
My bad

They told me I deserved better
But the ones I deserved
Were chasing girls
They didn’t

I learned the hard way
That life is much like a party
You arrive at your fullest
And get out like ****

Falling in love reminds me of being drunk
Not matter how bad the hangover is
You would still drink again
Because the feeling it gives you
Is indescribable



I know I’m getting older
Because my childhood dream
Of being invisible
Has turned into a nightmare

The edges of my soul
Are sharper now
I’ve got some demons inside
Don’t get too close darling

Fire raises like a work of art
In front of me
And it keeps me from seeing
It’s burning my life to ashes

You could have stopped all of this
But you ran away
Like a poem
With feet
Arms
And a heartbeat
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Jowlough
Lost
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Jowlough
Right now still I am missing
all the things that circles in you
each time I thought I could be on my own
I'll step back, I'm longing for you.
As I sit here, thinking those moments
all these words came crashing through.
I know it translated but somehow, It is you.

I am alone in this cold freezing night
feels like, I'm out of sight.
I'm with you; It's true.

Lost feels like I'm lost,
Since you've been gone, my love.
Lost feels like I'm lost,
Since you've been gone, my love.

Right now, still I am searching
for that sweet serenity.
each time I thought I can be on my own
I'll step back, Longing for you.
as I sit here, Thinking those times
I know that the glory is mine.
I know it translated but somehow, it's you.

I am alone in this cold freezing night
feels like, I'm out of sight.
I'm with you; It's true.

Lost feels like I'm lost,
Since you've been gone, my love.
Lost feels like I'm lost,
Since you've been gone, my love.
 Jun 2014 Sherlinda
Susan G
I wish I was addicted to alcohol instead of your smile
Because a hangover wouldn't hurt as bad as this heartbreak
One night I tried to forget your name by drinking ***
But I forgot my own name first and thought of your kisses
I haven't slept in two and a half years
It is almost like your name is written on my ceiling to keep me awake
3 A.M and I can only think of you
you
you
june/1/2014
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