#blanket poems on Hello Poetry

Jericho's little brother Jan 2020

when all of my sacred seemed heresy
nightime came out in his boots

hyenas and jackals
and wolves and curs
laughing and yapping and howling
their din
the sole noise in that darkness
save the blood singing inside of my ears

those canine predators lope easy, in endless pursuit of my courage
which has flagged after waning these years

i fight the urge to lay down
shake my head
turn around
and walk on bones
worm eaten by years

into the caress of this moonless oblivion
knowing that i am more hungry for bravery

after a turn without stumbling
though i cannot see
i return to this place
turning back
a thin man in a dream

smoke rising as i lay down
a signal sent to no one

#blanket

harley jane Dec 2019

Haiku

My blanket is warm
It covers my toes at night
And will keep me safe.

#blanket #warm #haiku

Matthew Nov 2019

a place to sit

to be an original
I am human a genetic pattern
for the future of the past
I am the present to all tomorrow's
I would like to be an original

a unicorn poet, the one and only
finding meaning to the words
left discarded like trash
in literature's cracks

creating a full meal from scratch
sweeping up the crumbs
for intellect to snack
thoughts out of bound
no throne or crown

a new way to show you to the door
to let the metaphors fly
free to soar from sorrows pity
the fools self-inflicted broken heart

mythical and wise
to bring insight to the inner peace
of man, beast, and machine
to no longer hear the war cry

to bring the dawn of possible dreams
a ladder to the bridge,
to the next evolution of life
to give to you not ask of you
a place to sit and absorb our universe

#personal #one #global #blanket #world #in #peace

Pyrrha Sep 2019

Redamancy

I want to tattoo his love into the universe
So it becomes permanent and never strays

I wish I could wrap his words around me like a blanket
So on the coldest nights I can feel his warmth surround me

He like a safe place; a security blanket
He makes life feel surreal

#redamancy #tattoo #blanket #words #warmth

Madison Greene Aug 2019

***** laundry

you can taste the pain I swallowed on the roof of my mouth
I remember the night covering us like a blanket
and the sun shining light to all of our mistakes
I remember your shirt hanging off my shoulder
and the way it looked on another naive stranger, she wore it well
I remember the scent it carried, the scent of you and me
who am I without this longing that wears the shape of you?

#pain #mouth #blanket #night #light #mistakes #stranger #love #longing

Anastasia Jun 2019

cold

i miss you
when you were next to me
and you were warm.
i'm still cold
even with
a deep blue
kingsize
fluffy blanket
and cheddar-broccoli soup
i'm freezing.
i miss you,
with your grey hoodie
and your smile
that warmed up my insides.

#cold #blanket #soup #missing #freezing

Vivi Jun 2019

Dreams

Light.
I open my eyes slightly and stare blankly at the window.
My mind is empty as I start feeling the sun on my skin.
All there is is regret.
Why didn't I close the curfew?
I turn over in hope that closing my eyes will make the world disappear again.
It doesn't.
It never does.
I cover myself with the blanket, hoping the darkness will tell me the story
of this warm feeling of memory.
Ah, it was a dream.
It must've been.
A dream about touch and peace.
Once again I try to calm myself.
Maybe I can go back to sleep and feel it again.
A small sigh with a silent prayer slips trough my lips.
I hope the dark gives my dreams back.
It doesn't.
It never does.

#morning #sun #light #regret #blanket #curfew #darkness #dreams #eyes #empty

abecedarian May 2019

the thin miracle blanket

upon the thick chill of modern life

she reflects, drawing over the body,
a thin blanket of cashmere,
how it miraculously
denies the chilling, its darkening physicality

I,
I listen in non-responsive, full attentiveness,
thinking perhaps a poem she is demanding,
“we all need more miracle blankets in our lives”

#thin #miracle #blanket #abecedarian