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a clay coloured mug
with the dregs
of now-cold coffee
swirling with bits
accumulated dust
and a fallen fly
left on the side
it needs to be washed
but will be ignored
time and again
each time i pass by
because of how
it is stained;
not by the rings
lining it's inner surface
from top to bottom
with striations of brown
but because of
the lipstick smudge
on its outer edge
a sign of her presence
of all the memories
that a smear of red
can conjure
and a reminder
that she will
be home soon
Nastia Jun 4
Lawn mower,
At noon I hear yours echoes,
Like thunder, spread evenly
Across the earth.

Touching you
Always was unacceptable.
But now it's happened.

The wind rustles
My long plaid pants,
Touching the ends of my hair.
I walk slowly, rejoicing at this day.
Nastia May 9
I take an icy,
Velvety peach
With bruises
From the refrigerator.
It smells
Sweet and refreshing,
Like someone hugging
In the rain.
I carefully bite off.
Bite by piece.
Sour coolness
Remains in the mouth.
Now it is a release for him.
After all, he lay alone
Among five white apples.
Sandy Macacua Apr 11
Sometimes love isn’t loud.
It doesn’t always arrive with flowers,
or surprise visits,
or hours spent side by side.

Sometimes,
it’s in the late replies that still feel warm.
In the tired voice that still says “I love you.”
In the silence that doesn’t feel empty
because we know—deep down—we’re still choosing each other.

It’s in a random meme sent at 2AM,
just to say, “I saw this and thought of you.”
In a soft “pagod ako,”
not as a complaint, but as a quiet letting in—
letting me be part of your exhaustion.

It’s in the everyday check-ins:
“kumain ka na?”
“nakauwi ka na ba?”
Not just questions,
but little reminders that say:
I care. I’m with you. Even from far away.

It’s in the way we stretch time,
make space,
find light in the middle of our chaos.
In the way you pause your busy day
just to make me feel remembered.

Love, for us,
isn’t always about presence—
it’s about intention.
It’s about showing up
in small, quiet ways
that matter more than anyone else sees.

We’re not always available.
But we’re always trying.
And that trying,
that choosing,
even in between work, sleep, and everything in between—
that’s where love lives.

Because even when we don’t say much,
even when we’re tired, busy,
or miles apart—
I still feel you.
And somehow,
that’s more than enough.
inkedsolace Mar 23
school is frying my brain,
I can't keep up with the strain,
my neurology is down in the drain,
this workload drives me insane,
my backpack'll lend me a sprain,
and my posture will give me back pain,
these textbooks shall be my bane,
I lament this hail and rain,
of takeout and shirt stains,
of dreary weather, snow and rain,
I feel like I've been hit by a train,
every word I say is incoherent and inane,
so tell me, how do I stay sane?
i love (hate) chemistry
IdleHvnds Feb 21
I watched as the dog waddles away with his feet wrapped in a soft leathery boot, the owner too focused on getting around the mounds of snow to notice the dog's discomfort.

A soft whistle escapes from the accordion sides of the streetcar while a groan escapes an elderly gentleman, pressed too close to the wall.

I stand embraced by crowded bodies, snug in the middle of the streetcar walkway.

These times of discomfort remind me that I am human.
Experiencing life.
Watching, listening, enjoying the discomfort of mortality.
cherishing the imperfections, the frivolousness of each individual.
A balladry of the mundane.
A full streetcar on the way to work—I hate when you look up and see all the faces glowing from the light of their phones.
Daria Gos Jan 10
Around man hangs a shell through which no one thinks about the gorges

Everything so easy and accessible
like the life of a king shown at a school performance

Happiness appeared right after taking it
You don't worry about anything like just after your arrival

When you were little, innocent
in the adult world, you are no longer blameless

And to forget, you take it like everyday life
that poisons you, you can believe me for sure
No matter where you run, where you are and what you do. When you can't cope, you have to believe that the medicine for help can be someone close to you, someone who wants to help you. Even when you are alone, you should ask people for help, to make the problem disappear, you have to want it yourself, otherwise. The problem won't go away, it will drag on, wanting to pull you down, to an abyss, a ravine from which you won't get out
Enaemia Dec 2024
If you left what would happen
I wouldn't be able to say goodnight captain
The midnight talks the bliss the sadness would end
Maybe it would leave in my heart a dent

The time would stop for me and you
I wouldn't be interested in anything to do
The world will be dark silence echoes
I would dream of white flowers in a  meadow
With you lying down with a crown of flowers
Holding hands , enjoying every hour.

Now you are gone your scent remains
Oh we flew paper cranes what a waste!
The world didn't stop for you like it did for me
Coz you replaced me with a certain he

The weather is the same so are the cars
Then what changed it ain't the stars
Oh I see what you did to me
Made it a habit to share everything I see

I still don't blame you and never will
And don't worry i won't take any pill
I am glad that you were once there
But the pain is still difficult to bare.

Oh a saint in my textbook told me it's worthless
But sorry sir you cant explain it to be a breathless
Person crying all night
In memories of someone with whom they had a fight

Coming back to you the love of my life
I wished that someday I made you my wife
But life is uncertain no one knows what will happen
Sad that I wouldn't be able to say goodnight captain
Random emotions hehe heartbreak yeah not exactly but we have all been there
Oscar Similan Nov 2024
leaves bleed in the water
a small sip to check if it's
pleasing to taste
leave the cup alone
as I apply for jobs
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