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irinia Feb 2022
we are here because of the trees
what about the climate of our mind?
too many versions of alternative realities
and we've killed the spirit of oceans
in our souls
our bones don't grow roots anymore

we exist because of the flowers
and we are dying in the most stylish way
wearing Dior mascara, high heels, oh,
the latest Zara shirt

we are here because of the bees
it's not to late to ask ourselves
what is the climate of our hearts?

death can be so
just so asymptotic with our obsessions
so asymbolic on golden shoulders
and climate just another
hollow word
sent to Mars
"we are suiciding ourselves with carbon monoxide"
Andreas Simic Feb 2022
First the diagnosis
Then the prognosis
Indeed it is cirrhosis

Alongside the cancer
Is the answer
They will no longer be a dancer

First comes shock
At no longer being a chip off the old block
Wanting to throw a rock

It just can’t be they are too young
Why has it spread to the lung
Will these be the last words rung

I want to ring its neck
But we need all hands on deck
So emotions are kept in check

Then sadness comes along
Oh this is so wrong
They want us to be strong

All leading to depression
And many a session
Even a confession

Can’t they be given another chance
Couldn’t there be a different circumstance
But in the end we all end up at acceptance

The five stages of grief
In a brief
Poem is my belief

Andreas Simic ©
Timothy Jan 2022
Decoupled from my conscience of subjective discernment
The necessity for personal authority over impulse
Vs an instantly gratifying road to distraction
Journey of wilful blindness
Consequential destination deferred
But upon arrival lies the choices
To decouple, To adjourn
Or to confront the demons towards which my back I have turned
Self-romanticised truths to whom before I have spoken
Yet despite a colourful history our personal promises lay broken
Under the rug
Etched into the bottom of a bottle
A chasing of tails
Ignorance long forgotten
A cycle indeed
But of downward trajectory
Gratefully, the bottom of which yet to be met by me
But somehow graced by others
With stronger character than I
A slippery *****
An exponential decent
Over which I now maintain a watchful eye
I Can't accept the truth baby, ignorance is bliss. I can't escape the memories of all that this is. Rather let them fade away to champagne thrills, falling off the edge of abyss.
Rather let them fall like I fell for you. Like the ashes, burning off of this cigarette.

Cause I knew it from the start.
Every second, every time. I knew you'd break my heart every time we spoke a rhyme.
I knew it'd fall apart.
Couldn't say that you were mine.
But that's just want I want to say because I know it's time.
So ask me how I feel.
I can't tell what's real.
Insist that we would fall apart until you sealed the deal.
I wish you said loved me like you said you used to feel.
and I wish youd call me baby
cause you know I'd hope it's real.

But how can I love you if I never loved myself? Like everyday I wake up wishing I was someone else.
Cause everyone I know has seen a better side of hell.

And you know I fall apart, in the darkness by myself.
louella Dec 2021
[x] Denial: i ran to the ends of the earth to get some answers. Death was the only response I received. No! That didn’t happen! Leave me alone!

- [x] Anger: why am I cursing your name in these recycling bins? I hate you with all my being! I’m so glad I don’t have to see you. I hope you rot like a corpse in the dying cemetery.

- [x] Bargaining: please, I’ll stop wining if I get her back. I won’t complain anymore; I won’t dare act put out. I’ll respond to her old texts or emails or whatever. I’ll do anything...

- [x] Depression: my bones are aching. I can’t hold myself upright. In fact- I hate myself. I gag watching my reflection in the mirror. If you stopped liking me, who can love me now? I used to admire the ripples in the stream, but now I punch the water and cry until my hands are pruny. It’s not healthy, but I’m hopeless and nothing can fix me.

- [ ] Acceptance: yesterday I thought of you and I didn’t frown. I smiled bittersweetly, cause you are gone still, but it’s over. You were a fabulous friend for all those years. I won’t forget that. I’ll let go of the sorrow and the years we spent together. I’ll walk the way of the weather vane and dry my tears in the light of the sun. Thank you for the moments and goodbye my old solider.
I lost you
Are these the right stages of grief?
What’s wrong with me?
Chloe Dec 2021
I let you escape
out of my grasp
to perpetuate
your task

I let you escape
No fluid left
Too much time
has passed

I let you escape
I couldn’t believe
Oh, you were so sick
and pretty

I let you escape
out of my grasp
I didn’t know I deserved
to say no
Elizabeth Kelly Dec 2021
There’s a certain blurry gentleness to denial
A Tylenol bottle cotton plug of protection
Muting the inevitable rattling,
A scratchy puff, a cloud,
Shoving it down into the bottle
Until it’s wedged Somewhere Else
now just a half a whisper you can almost hear
On a tv with no subtitles

I like it here.
Swaddled against such unpleasantness
Nestled and unfocused.
That’s the key.
Focus your attention on anything for too long and you’re *******
The spell will be broken
That little whisper
Now a shard of glass
Now unforgiving and sharp edged on your naked awareness

Now, it insists
Now
Hear me NOW

NO, ****!
So many wishes spill out when you lose,
The blood of your unreason stinging your eyes like black pepper
Like a floodlight in a dark room
Pluck it out or shove it down
It will find a way to find you
Outside or inside you
In front of or behind you

You can’t escape this time
Or can you?

If you sink to the bottom you can hide awhile
With the anchor on your ankle
And the waves on every side caressing, pressing oh so gently
Like a kiss, like a smile.

Bliss endless and tidal
Like denial.
Big Virge Sep 2021
So What Is It These Days...
With People And All Their...
... “ Friendship Claims “.... ?!?
  
Whodini’ Were The Group...
Who Said It... BEST... !!!
  
When It Comes To Friends...
How Many of Us REALLY Have Them... ?!?
  
If We’ve ONLY Ever Met...
On The World Wide Web...
  
Then We're Really NOT Friends...  
Because We HAVEN’T MET... !?!
  
Don’t Folks Get That Yet... ?!?
  
A Few Messages Sent...
On The Internet...
DOESN’T Make Us Friends... !!!
  
And... Twenty Twenty...
Has Clearly Shown To Me...
  
That So Called... “ Friends “...
Fast Become... Acquaintances...
  
When Pressure Liks’...
And Starts Rocking Their Ships...
  
You See... I’m A REALIST...
When It Comes To Friendships... !!!
  
Because TRUTHFUL Talk...
Makes People Walk...
From Friendship Zones...
When It Gets Told...
And SINKS Their Boats... !!!
  
It’s Really... AMAZING...
To See How Realness STINGS... !!!
  
A Straightforward Text...
Can Leave Relationships DEAD... !!!
  
That’s Right RELATIONSHIPS... !!!!
  
Because It’s NOT Friendships...
That Come From Internet Links... !!!
  
Or... Online Calls...
Cos’ They Fall Well Short... !!!
  
of ACTUALLY SEEING...
And PHYSICALLY Being...
In The Presence of...
Someone’s Company... !!!
  
Where You Can...  
Feel The Essence of...  
... Their ENERGY... !!!
  
Because What You FEEL...
Can SEAL The Deal... !!!
  
And Help To REVEAL...
What’s REALLY... REAL... !!!
  
Which Is Clearly Why...
Always Being Online...
Seems To Work For The Minds...
of These Insecure Types...
  
And A Lot of Whites...
Like To Hide Behind...
  
Online Chats...
That Enable Them...
  
To REJECT... Contact...
So They Can... Social Distance... !!!
  
Did You Get The Link...
To This COVID Thing... ?!?
  
And What’s With These Chicks...
Who Are FAR TOO Quick...
To Make Claims of Friendship...
  
Because of Web Messages...
And Being... Supportive... ?!?
  
Fans Support Famous Names...
But Are NOT In The Frame...
of Who The Famous Then Name...
As Being Their... FRIENDS... ?!?
  
Are You People INSANE... !?!
  
RECOGNISE YOUR PLACE... !!!
  
And DON'T Make Claims...
About... Friendships...
  
If What You’re Really Saying...
Is That You Want Some ****... !!!
  
People Really Need To QUIT...
Making INSANE Claims...
And Getting IRATE...
When The Truth Comes Out...
And Confirms The Grounds...
To Which They’re Bound... !!!
  
Friendships Take TIME To TRULY BUILD... !!!
And Even Then Some DON’T Fulfil...
  
The Promise That...
They May Have Shown...
  
.... INITIALLY.... !!!
  
Because People DO LIE...
And DO... DECEIVE...  
And Will Sometimes Use...
Another Persons Strength...
To Make Themselves Feel Good...
  
Because Deep Down They Know...
That Their Soul Is CONTROLLED...  
By The FEAR of Being...
Someone Who’s NOT Liked... !!!
  
Because They Speak Their Mind... !!!
NO MATTER What Their Talk May Cost... !!!
  
And Even Though I...  
Am One of Those Guys...
  
I’ve Learned To Now...
Shut Relationships Down...
Before They Drown...
My Peace of Mind... !!!
  
Because Many Will Try...
To... Make You Feel...
As If They Like You Keeping It Real...
  
But Are Quick To REACT...
When Your Chat Speaks FACTS...
That HURT Their Heads...
And Make Them VEX... !!!
  
Which Is Why This Verse...
Like... BIG VIRGE Words...
  
Are Those That...
DO NOT Deal In... ACTS... !!!
  
I APPRECIATE Those...
Who’ve SUPPORTED Me...
And Done Me FAVOURS...
That Were MORE Than Gracious... !!!
  
But DON’T MISTAKE That...
For Being My FRIEND... !!!
  
Cos’ Like Many Have Said...
When It Comes To Your End...
  
You Can Count Your TRUE FRIENDS...
On The Fingers of A Hand...
  
Don’t You EVER DOUBT THAT... !!!
  
So To Those Who Make Claims...
That Are Just A... BIG SHAM... !!!
  
My TRUE Friends Are VERY FEW...
Cos’ They Can Handle The TRUTH...  
And Don't Deal In Talk That's FARCE... !!!
  
So Don’t Need Any Clues...
Or Need To Provide Proof...
  
of.....
  
... “ Who They Really Are “...
Sometimes people just try a little too hard, to be something that they're not !

A true friend doesn't even have to utter the word, because it doesn't need to be said, to know that you are one to someone.
Big Virge Sep 2021
Now I’m NOT In Some Room...
Playing Roles With Tom Cruise... !!!

But Do You REALLY THINK...
You Can Handle THE TRUTH... ?!?

I’m Simply Asking...
Because It’s HARD To Do... !!!

When Truth Is Released...
Like Some Viral Disease...
That Just DOESN'T PLEASE...
Or Make You Feel Healthy... !!!

Is It EASY To Take...
When People Make Claims...
That You Are... UGLY...
Or Are Far From Pretty... ?!?

Cos’ It’s Happened To Me...
And Has NOT Been Easy... !!!
To Hear Someone’s Truth...
That... ISN’T So Cool... !!!

But I’ve Handled It Due...
To Others Who’ve Proved...
That Their Truth Saw A Dude...
Whose Good Looking In Ways...
That Made Them Want To Lay...
And Get **** In Bedrooms... !!!!!!

But Do You Recognise...
That Truth Hurts Sometimes...
When People Deny...
The Truth To Spread Lies... !?!

Or That... That Truthful Line...
Twists The Truth To Define...

That... Even A LIE...
Can Make The Truth Shine... !!!

Run THAT Line Through Your Mind...
And Then See If I’m Right... ?!?

Do You Try To Conceal...
Rather Than Just Reveal...
How You Truly Do Feel...
About Life’s Daily Meal... ???

Or Do You Contrive...
Play Possum And Hide...
The Truth From Yourself... ?!?

Do You Think That Serves Well... ?!?

Do You Think That Your Ego...
Does Not Affect People...
Or Do You NOT CARE...
About Others Welfare... ?!?

Do You HONESTLY Share...
Your Thoughts When Your Scared... ?

Or... Live In DENIAL...
Like Some SICK *******... !?!

Who Thinks That It’s OKAY...
To Cause Young Children Pain... !?!

Cos’ To Me That’s INSANE...
And Is Just NOT The Way... !!!

Do You Sexually Sway...
And Have Deviant Traits...
That You’d Truly DISPLAY...
If They’d Put You In JAIL... ?!?

Do You See What It Is...
That This Piece Is Asking... ???

Cos’ It’s Asking You THIS... ?!?

How HONEST Are You...
When It Comes To The TRUTH... ?!?

Do You HONESTLY Do...
What You Would Like To Do... ?!?

Or Are You Just Doing...
What Others Are Doing...
So That You Fit In...
And Aren’t Seen As A Freak...
Or Someone Who Sins...
By Friends And Family... ?!?

Do You Choose To Present...
A World of Falseness...
When You Are Online...
That Allows You To Hide...
What You Really Look Like... ???

Do You Present Yourself...
As... Somebody ELSE... ?!?

Why Would You Do That... ?

Do You Think That It’s Cool...
To Put Up An Act Instead of Be True... ?!?
Because Clearly Some Do...
Like To Play Folks For FOOLS... !!!

Do You Really Place Trust...
In Someone Who Does... ?!?

Do You Just Want To Cuss....
When You Think of This Stuff...
Do You Care Anymore...
About What’s Now In Store...

Now Corona Has Called...
And Locked People Indoors... !?!

Do You Write Honest Verse...
When It Comes To This World... ???

Do You Now Follow Trends...
And Use The Internet...
To Claim That Your Story...
Is NOT... Allegory...
When Posts That You Make...
DON’T Relate To YOUR Name... ?!?

Do You See The Nonsense...
of Posts That Relate...
To OTHER Folks Stories...
That CLEARLY AREN’T YOURS... !?!

Do You See Your Own Flaws...
Check Yourself And Then Pause.

Do You See That These Questions...
Could Go On... FOREVER... ?!?

Do You Think That It’s Clever...
To Create Vendettas...
Through Usage of Letters...
Instead of To BETTER...
And Show That You’re Measured...
In Things That You Write...
That Will Reach People’s Eyes...
As Well As Their Minds... ???

Do You Think That It’s Time...
For Me To End These Rhymes... ???

Do You Think That It’s Right...
For... YOU To Decide... ?!?

Well On That Last Line...
Is Where I’ll Recline...
And Will Now Finalise...
This Question Filled Write...

So Here’s The Last Question...
That I’ll Now Put To Heads...
Who’ve Read This Poem...

When It Comes To The TRUTH...
That Revolves Around YOU...
And The Things That You Do...

My Question Is THIS...
When You Take Time To Think...
And Be TOTALLY HONEST...
About Your Life’s Content...

When You Look At Your World...
And How It Now Turns...
Are These The Two Words...
That You TRULY Do View...
To Be The Ones That You’d Use...

Cos The Words Are These Two...
That I’ll Use To Conclude...

They Are Simply....

...... “ Do You ? “.....
“Do You” ... A Poem written By Big Virge 22/1/2021
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