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I S A A C Jul 2023
my biggest fear is to forget
forget how my lips stretched into a smile
forget how my comments made you giggle when you were raining tears
my biggest fear is to be forgotten
like the shoes that carried you 100km or the eldest daughter
my biggest fear is too common
just like me, riding the waves of insecurity
peace is a breath away but so is shame
the only thing unforgotten in my brain
the way it stitches my situation
the way it feeds the roaring flame
my footprints in the sand are destined to wash away
my biggest fear is to exist without a trace
Kushal Jul 2023
Woe is me.
Oh, where is me?
Out of sight and gone with the breeze.

Woe is me.
Oh, where is me?
Danced on off into distance,
Your wonder has taken you far from home.

Woe is me.
Oh, where is me?
How far come,
How far gone.

Home...
Now a mirage under desert sun.
Woe is me.
Oh, where is me?

I think it's time to head back.
Hastfan Jul 2023
When I die, where do I go?
Does time not pass, noticed no?
Before my life, did time pass?
Did my presence stop present past?
When I was born did I wake?
I do not remember the day.
Did my consciousness come to be?
Or did non-existence pause for me?
Is this the natural state?
Is life the unhealthy, unnatural way?
Why is there a before and after?
Or does what existed before not matter?
Does past become present at once?
Does my heart that beats truly love?
Do these words that come from from my mind,
Exist before written, line by line?
I wish my mother had told me this,
That the point where past and presence switch
Is oft where you find reality sits.
When I die I believe time will pass all at once
Because when I sleep time does not pass for me
It only starts when I awake.
James Rives Jun 2023
imagine reaching deep into yourself,
past any sense of doubt or regret,
and reliving what made you -you-.

saturday mornings when your dad
cut grass and expected help he didn't ask for while bacon and eggs waited
in the kitchen,

or sundays where evening cartoons robbed you, so you wished
for extra sleep before sermons
and trips to CVS.

or holidays alone because jobs
are demanding, and it won't happen
again next year, where stillness forms into repression,
fueled by discomforts, angsts,
sadness.

and it isn't until much later
that the light of your own existence
takes root, petals up toward the sun,
and chooses to flourish.
Sudzedrebel Jun 2023
And I have severed the bridge,
The bond of the astral soul
To this corporeal form.
Similarly feeling, so far
From all that is tangible.
What I am, I don't know
And the point, in the grand scheme.
A stream of air, a speck of dust
Tiny particles without any meaning
louella Dec 2022
i guarantee that you would be a beautiful existence
even if no one in the world wanted you around, i hope you would know that i would
i wanted you around

we could have been best friends
laughing like psychopathic fools
above couch cushions
you could have been the reason high school doesn’t ****
or the reason why i learned so many lessons

you could have been my lover
someone who finally deems me worthy for this worn-out world

don’t tell me you’re stuck in some cruel realm
tell me you’re safe in the arms of someone who wants you
someone who knew you would grow from the roots embedded into the mushy ground
into a lush cherry tree

“my dear, they say i’m unwanted. unlovable, useless. am i?”

angel, no. somethings just don’t work out the way we plan. you’re more useful than the swords they used to clip your wings. you’re more wanted than the acceptance that they received for doing those vile things to you. maybe they were just as scared as you…

“my dear, but i was wasted. used as a token to change my status of being. where am i?”

angel, i don’t know where you are. i hope with all my heart that you are in some place where your wings are the perfect size, where the comedy specials never end, and the cinnamon rolls never stop baking. i hope you live with all the other precious souls who share the same questions as you. you will never be wasted. no, not wherever you are currently. never.

“my dear, i think i see. i wish i could’ve made high school better for you. rode bikes in the neighborhood with you. been there for you when your heart wouldn’t stop screaming in high intervals. i got you.”

you’ll always be on my mind, in the choices i make. you’ll shine like a chandelier in my midnight insomniac blues. you’ll never be a burden, you couldn’t; for heaven’s sakes that could never be you.
have been waiting to publish this for a while and i just remembered all the selfish people in the world that disguise their concern and destruction as liberation. and so i felt like publishing this. merry Christmas to everyone, love everyone, and respect to everyone to holds their beliefs firm even when others say it is wrong. i think it’s especially special to publish this today because if He hadn’t been born, i don’t know what this world would be right now. every single life is valuable, do not forget it. merry merry merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight.

12/25/22

originally written- 11/30/22
Alaska May 2023
I don't want to be seen,
yet I wish for someone
to finally really see me.

I don't want to be heard,
yet I wish for someone
to finally listen to me.

I don't want to feel,
yet I wish for someone
or something
to finally make me feel.

I don't want to exist,
yet I wish for someone
or something
to finally make me want to.

Maybe I have to be that someone.
Or something.
SpiritHeart67 Apr 2023
Sometimes
People
Are *****
And I find myself
Disappointed
With the entire species

Other times,
They do
the damnedest things,
Restoring my Faith
Just in the nic of time
Leng Apr 2023
I feel winter's grasp around the very being of my soul.
It twists and turns with a desperation and tenacity that uncouths my being.
Trying to squeeze out any pulp or sustenance whenever it's convienent.
Although already spoiled and soured and bitter, it must'nt stop for there has to be more.
There's always more to take, even if all the lemons are gone.
Go farther into the roots, tap into the sap that runs along its trunk and branches.
Life has given me lemons so why not take every single one of them for a glass of lemonade?
My leaves turn yellow with fear but I must continue to keep giving.
To keep producing lemons, to keep the leaves green.
For if I can't anymore then what is my use? Where shall I quench my thirst?
The gardener who provides water and shelter shall surely cut down my tree if it no longer provides and only takes space.
But what is a lemon tree to demand such intricacies?
Haven't written poems in a few years. Wrote this and tweaked it a little within 40-45 minutes. Hope you like it.
George Krokos Apr 2023
(10 Senryu's)

The meaning of life
is about getting to know
who we really are

The meaning of life
has to do with finding out
what we're here to do

The meaning of life
is about rising above
our lower nature

The meaning of life
is a subject that raises
so many questions

The meaning of life
deals with the evolution
of human beings

The meaning of life
says a lot about man's place
in the universe

The meaning of life
is often misunderstood
as being pointless

The meaning of life
can be appreciated
through man's religion

The meaning of life
is knowing the truth behind
our own existence

The meaning of life
is revealed in its purpose
and goal for our lives
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Written in January '23.
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