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Heriava Oct 30
What will a bittersweet reality do?
when love and faith are tainted,
when doubt always cuts through.
A sleepwalk through the day,
and the deluded closes their eyes anew.

What can a bittersweet reality do?
to a mind convicted to its own room.
Seeing the side I've chosen,
becoming what used to make me fume.

And so the storm comes looming in fast,
but not the one from clouds.
The dreams of mine were always big,
but my nightmares are just as vast.

And so the wind welcomes destruction,
and the rain melts my shackles.
A friend is standing before me,
the cause of my reconstruction.
This is one of my first complete poems I made this year. I am aiming to inspire a different perspective to worse life events; to see them as opportunities for change, and as opportunities to learn about oneself. I am also hoping for some criticism or other perspectives. This is all I wanted to share for now, have an interesting day!
Selwyn A Oct 26
Whenever she opens her eyes, she writes poetry,
And with every breath, she pens dreams effortlessly.

Whenever she talks, the universe leans in to hear,
Whenever she thinks, she paints skies crystal clear.

Whenever she's near, my soul finds its beat,
Yet somehow, we're strangers, destined never to meet.
MetaVerse Sep 24

In the middle of midnight,
     night and morning kiss and part;
parting is such sweet sorrow.

Mihira Sep 22
Inside my body,
And inside my mind,
There’s a little child,
A child with colours—bittersweet.

I know not if she’s sad or happy,
But I do know she loves to paint,
My body in a colourful tent,
So I let her be.

Now that my body has grown,
The tent doesn’t fit.
But I do not complain,
For I do not wish to see her eyes watery lit.

Every night I lose my sleep,
In wondering,
If she could have a world’s peep.
But alas! My darling,

Will never receive love akin to mine in the world.
Even if the tent becomes cold,
I must stay.
I don’t think I should ever let her go,
Despite my body’s dents.

Being smothered in a colourful tent,
Is better than seeing my darling woe.
RueSE Sep 18
Dying petals adorn the sidewalk
They're varying pigments document life's varying stages of leaving,
Thwarts drafts of wind, their nature
to revel in my gaze
Not in act of personification,
They are not the object of attraction
No,
But a messenger to the careful stepper,
“Look up.”
What do you see?
Lily Sep 18
As the liquor passed down my throat
And my face remained stagnant
I felt a sense of warmth in my chest
It wasn’t just the drink
It was a sense of pride
Maybe I was good at something.
I was really good at not letting go
I clung on and on
All I wanted was to be with you
I knew it was selfish
I also knew it was truth
You were all that mattered
And if something mattered then I mattered
If something stayed then I would stay
If you thought I was good
Maybe I was good at something.
Elastic band practically reaching navel with ample coverage of backside in a hot pink.. the only remnant, arguably at best, of any semblance of ****…
more like a tribute to the past when secretive select gifts of lacy lingerie  covering only what was necessary were offered with anticipatory excitement…

Granny pants serving to be practical with not a hint of expectation….

Is this what we have become?
Hello Daisies Sep 14
The little girl within me
The five year old that's crying
The ten year old that's star gazing
The fourteen year old trying to run away
They never let me go
Not for one day
My soul always knows
But my heart has gotten cold

I've felt the entire galaxy of emotions
I was too young
I  had to be so strong
It was never fair
To let me wear
Every single
Piece of despair

I ran away
So to say
Lived my life
In every way
That would cause you
Shame
I became
The person to blame
I never wanted to tame
My name

The world broke me
Again
They hurt me
More than a friend
I became
Lost again
Broken and at
an end
Never to open

That little girl hiding
Me running
Never confiding
With her
I concur
She became such a blur

Empty with hints
stars and light
Soulless with a touch
love and fight
Searching for the spirit
That gave me flight

I fell so hard
Never wanting to feel
The pain that hurt her
The shame that killed her
The blame
The names
The broken and bruised
Lonely cursed
Hues

Without her
I was again
A blur
Everyday
Waking up afraid.
I didn't know
She still runs the show
She'll never let go
She's fighting
residing within
never dying
That girl who was always
Whining
Is still shining 🌟

The stars are blinding
Only to others
To me it's like love
Filled with the deepest of wonders
Wonderstruck
Wonderful
I feel her soul
In the simplest of times
She's fighting for her crimes

Never letting her dreams die
letting her hopes come true
And every time they do
I feel her heal
I feel her warmth
I feel the brightest smile
For galaxies and miles
Looking down on me
I twirl around the entire galaxy
Never a frown to be found
When her biggest dreams finally touch the ground
The last few years I felt really empty again but I found a spark of joy I didn't know I could feel so strong a few times and it's enough to keep fighting
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