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solfang Apr 2020
how is it
possible that both
love and hatred
exist in the
same empty vessel
my body owns?
gotta stay strong, gotta keep the feelings going
solfang Mar 2020
they call it the honeymoon stage
as it's supposed to taste sweet
but why does mine taste like
a different kind of bitter?
choices were made, but were those the right kind?
Nathan MacKrith Mar 2020
Well That Flopped

It’s a rainy Friday’s Eve
I’m sitting near Sally Ann
who’s banging it out on the piano man
about angry dwarves’ revenge

A day februckt
a goose half-cooked
a poem I never finish
I lose inspiration after the bell

what was going (if not well)
somewhere north of hell
Dwarven Revenge is fantasy art
a faked ****** of the heart

Friday’s Eve becomes Monday’s ****
~
NM
03/02/20
*Low-German word pronounced
feh-BROOK-ed.
Means ‘broken or out of place’
will19008 Mar 2020
I write, then
your words appear quickly
almost out of nowhere,
of nowhere that I'm sure,
from no place I'm
certain exists

My handful of shabby
sentences elicit a flood
and your thoughts engulf
me, engage me, suckle
me on hope like a
starving beast

These, our seasons,
always returning to dances
that we know and we do so
unduly well: I will injure
you—without intent—and
you'll withdraw

again,
until next time
Paper Heart Poet Mar 2020
3 o’clock and I still can’t sleep
Only thing I wish for is dreaming deep
But my brain can’t stop its constantly ticking
I’m not even in love with you, still you make me think

You only told me the sad story of your life
Then wanted to cut your wrist with your key, not even a knife!
I thought I could be your friend and help
But we lost each other and now it’s only my image of you that is my friend

Or more than that, I don’t even know, oh dear
I honestly have no idea what I feel
Even though I always analyse myself, maybe too much
Still I don’t get why I miss your touch

The way you looked at me and knew
That I care about it and I will understand you
But then you said the opposite, now I can’t follow you  
You almost called me a ***** and said it’s my fault
Being out in high heels in the dark and cold

That was stupid, you were right, but see
I’m fed up with blaming myself for everything
I tried to be there for you when you had nobody
You didn’t give a crap about me when I was drunk and lonely

We’re not talking anymore, I won’t even write to you
I hoped it would help if I don’t see you
But it just got worse, you are always there
I couldn’t make you go, you would not move nowhere
Big Virge Feb 2020
I Used To Play … " Cricket "

So I Know About Boundaries ...
Grounds And … Wickets … !!!

Don't Catch The Ball Beyond Boundary Lines … !!!
Cos' It'll Be Your Downfall If You Step Outside …

Lines Designed That CLEARLY DEFINE …
Where You Should Reside To Keep Things Nice ...
And Not Collide With Laws That … Ride …

OUTSIDE ……................ " Positive Vibes " … ?!?

Cos' Personal Boundaries Are A DIFFERENT Thing ... !!!
If You Don't Act Soundly ... Things Eventually STING … !!!!!

So Here's My …. " Thesis " ….
Kindness for Weakness Seems To Be ....
Where Generosity Can Fuel ... PURE Animosity ... !!!?!!!

See Generous Heads ….
Have The Right To Get VEX … !!!!!
When Generous Traits Are Abused In Ways …
That Others Would Say Are ... " Cool and Okay " … !?!

Like …
Playing The Game ... of  Joking Away … !!!
About Things Being GIVEN ...
As If It Is …. " A GIVEN " …. ?!?

That Things Being Shared ...
Will … ALWAYS Be There … ?!?

Because of Generosity ...
With Things That Are … Quite Costly ... !!!!!

Food And Drink And Other Things …
That No-One Gets For … FREE … !!!!!!!!!

Unless You Are A LEECH ….
Who RARELY Plants A Seed … !!!!!
On Which People Can Feed …

UNLESS They're From Your Breed … !!!

By This I Mean The Breed Who Bleeds …
Your Own Blood Type Cos' They're YOUR CHILD … !!!

Meantime You Drop These … "Subtle Lines" …
And Play ALL NICE Around The Guys …
Who'll Share Their Crop of Food That STOPS.
  
The Darkness That Resides In Those Whose Minds …
Like To Take Bites Like …. " Human Parasites " …. !?!

Who Wonder Why You DON'T Reply …. ???
To Lines That Give … " SIGNS " …

That Boundaries Need To …. CLEARLY BE ….
REFINED DEFINED And Then … OUTLINED ...
To END Designs … of DELUDED Types ...

From Dealing In Crimes …
That CROSS … BOUNDARY Lines … !!!!!

See I Try To Restrict How I …. Enlist .…
Boundary Ropes That Just Say … "NO" … !!!!!

Because You NEVER KNOW … !!!?!!!
When Your Cash Flow May Leave You BROKE … !!!!!

Remember THAT QUOTE Cos' That's NO JOKE … !!!!!

And CAN'T Be … Cool … !!!
But Only A Fool Would Give You PROOF …
of How They ABUSE Your … GENEROUS Moves  … !?!

Like …
TRYING To Use … " Jokes " ...
As A Way To … " INVOKE " …

What You Give For Free ...
Like It's YOUR DUTY To FEED THEIR NEEDS ... ?!?

I'm NOT ... YOUR **' ... !!!
NOPE … DON'T Think So … !!!

THAT I Know ... BELIEVE It Yo … !!!!!

I Ain't Mad At You ...
In Fact We Cool And That's The TRUTH … !!!!!!!

Cos' Now My Share Is YES …." ALL MINE " …. !!!!!

I No Longer Care ...
About … How Your Life Has Been A TOUGH Ride … !!!

Mines' Been TOUGH TOO DON'T Get it Confused … ?!!!?
I've EARNED What I've Got WITHOUT Borrowing From …

My Friends Or Bods I BARELY Know ... !!!

BELIEVE It Bro … !!!  
Cos' That's A Boundary I've Yet To Cross …

NOT Accepting My Lot …
Cos' That To Me Seems Cowardly ... !!!!!

By This I Mean It Seems UNCLEAN …
To Take From Another …
WITHOUT ... Giving Back Brother …. ?!?

Be Grateful And Humble ….
When Others … GIVE To You …

Otherwise ……
You May Just … Stumble … !!!
When You Start To ASSUME ...

That You Can Make Assertions ……..
Or WORSE Still Make … " DEMANDS " … ?!!!?

That Prove Your Words Are Surplus …  
To Just Having …..  " A Laugh " ….. !!!

But Cool Man … " Ha Ha Ha " ... !!!

You've Marked Your Card And … " Crossed The Line " … !!!

Where What Was Fine …
Has Now Been MARRED ... !!!

You … " DROPPED The Ball " ... !!!
Whilst I've Now … " Caught " ...
Where … Some of Your Thoughts …
Seem To …. " RESIDE " ….

I Guess Like Brownies ….
……. " Overcooked " …...

Here's Something You …. " Overlooked " ….

You Really Should Act … " Soundly " …
When Running Talk That When  … " Absorbed " …

May Well Cross Peoples' …..

.... " Boundaries " …. !!!!!
Sometimes people really do feel that you don't have any ... ?!?

This is about one such individual !
Big Virge Feb 2020
" The Pressure... The PRESSURE ... !!! "

Ya Know I'm Like … " V For Vendetta " ...
When It Comes To … " The Pressure " ... !!!

PRESSURES That Surround … !!!
When You're On SHAKY Ground ... !!!

For Some These Pressures Tend To Hound … !!!
Because of Reluctance To Show Their TRUE Substance ...

Refusing To Bend In The Face of PROBLEMS … !!!
That Others Suggest ... You Should Try To DEFLECT … !!?!!

But Why Change Your Purpose Because You Are Nervous … ?!?
Such Actions Are Surplus To Facing Life's Hurdles … !!!

Top Athletes KNOW How The Story Goes …

EMBRACE The Fear And Get In Gear … !!!

Then … DRIVE On THROUGH … !!!
Use The Pressure As A Tool To Make SMART Moves …
And Reduce Your Tension ...
Cos' It's Just An Extension of The FEAR To Lose …

Sometimes You Have To Lose To Show You How To Win … !!!!!
Most Pressures Are A Test To Put You Under Stress …

To Make YOU THINK … " Assess and Progress " …
So That You Can Improve And Do Your Best … !!!!!!

But Things Can Get TRICKY ...
Ask … " Sabine Lisicki " … !!!

Now That's No Diss … !!!

She's A Major Finalist ...
Who Plays Tennis ....
But Has Yet To Enlist ...
What It Takes To Win …

... " Major Championships !!! " …

But If She Stays Strong I Don't Think It Will Be Long …
Before Ms Lisicki ... Puts Right That Wrong … !!!!!

See When You're CLOSE TO You're Dream …
You .... HAVE TO BELIEVE .… !!!!!!

You Can't Afford To CHOKE And That's NO JOKE … !!!!!!

You Have To Stay STRONG … !!!!!
Otherwise You'll Be Singing ...
Tear Filled Songs …. !!!
Because of What Is STINGING … !!!

The PRESSURE of ... Your Loss … !!!!!

FOCUS Is The Key To ... OPENING The Valve …
Where Pressure Is RELEASED And You Retain Your Towel ... !!!!!

Artists TOO …. KNOW This Is TRUE … !!!!!

A Lot of Pressure Is Applied ….
To Those Upsetters of The Lee Scratch Perry Type … !!!!!

There's A Song That's Called ...  " The Pressure " …
That Was Made By … Hip Hop's Tribe …
That Proves That It's A Quest To Put Pressures Aside …
When You Are Given TESTS That Make You Feel … ALIVE ... !!!

Like Going On Stage With Things To Relate …
That May UPSET … Because of Content …
In Things You Say ... That Simply Relate …

Your Views About People ...
That Show Them To Be … " FEEBLE " …  !!!

Now Let Me TELL YA … !!!
THAT'S SOME …. " PRESSURE " …. !!!!!!

But NOT The Type From Which I Hide … !!!

The Pressure of LIES Is A Much WORSE Ride … !!!
Lying To Yourself Is Then The ... ULTIMATE CRIME ... !!!!  

The Types of Pressures Designed By Minds ….
Who Love Adventures ... That AREN'T So Nice … !!!!!

In Fact I'd Say … or Venture … ?!?
That ... When It Comes To PRESSURE …
Within These … Modern Times …

It's Lies And YES DENIAL …
That Causes People Trials …
Just Like … " Death On the Nile " … !!!

Hercule Shows When Pressure's KNOWN …
That People Blow And Then EXPLODE ...
Or Even Worse …. Turn On Their Fold ….. !!!!!

See … Pressure Allies Itself To Such Vibes …
Which I Wouldn't Advise As A Guide To Good Times … !!!

Now Pressure From Peers ...
Can Lead To … " Veneers " … ?!?
That Really … AREN'T GOOD … ?!!!?

So Me I'd Adhere ...
To Steering …............. " Well Clear " … !!!

of Those In Your Hood ...
Who Would If They Could …
See You … Brought To Tears … !!!!!

See It's All About ... " YOU " …  
And How You Pull Through ... !!!
The Moments That … TEST Ya' …
When Options Look … "slender" …

Just ... ALWAYS REMEMBER …
You Must NOT Surrender … !!!

When Facing What We Know ...

As Being ….  

…. " The Pressure " ….
In no small way, inspired by watching Sabine Lisicki lose in her only Wimbledon Final, to Marion Bartoli, as it was clear that the pressure had got to her.

However, it then evolved into this piece of poetry, that speaks on how to best deal with pressures that come your way !
Richard Frank Feb 2020
In a world full of exceptional titans
They walk the lands and the world shakes
Talents forged in the highest forms of heaven

They scoop the gold glittering sun with their palms
Stars bow their heads as they twinkle with affection
The seas shake in fear and the world spins for them

I was overwhelmed,
Because who am I compared to this shining titans,
I was just a peasant farmer
Poor and helpless with nothing to boast of
At the Top
On the Edge
Filled with Anticipation
and Excitement

But
the rug was pulled out
from under its feet

Tock
down
the stairs
the marble goes

Tock
down
each step
the marble bounces
Up
and down

Tock
down
from the Edge
it started from
the marble drops

Tock
Tock
Tock

and no more
the marble no longer falls
for it is
at the bottom

where it no longer falls
but
it moves

the marble rolls
steadily
from side to side

until

it

stops

and sits there

quietly

silent
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