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I look up at the clock,
Ticking endlessly,
To the mistress of time,
I write in sprawling cursive,
You have brought great pain,
Great love,
And horribly incredible emotions,
You are so scary yet so beautiful,
I look deep into your fathomless eyes,
As you stare into mine,
Piercing my very soul in a hypnotizing way,
Those who fear death,
in the frosty air let from your lips,
Shivers are sent down their spines as the cold sets in,
Blinking slowly,
Frost sets on their eyelashes,
as you lead their souls,
To the white sandy shores of death
a letter unread is left outside the door
like a snare of anxiety
left to uproot all security in bone.
hanging heads-
hung themself;
what difference does it make
when choosing different hells.

what can i do?
a poem lamenting their anguish
so i can feel proud
to have whispered a word:
justice to the oppressed and undeserved.
what power lies in my hands
to give to those with none-
a transfusion of privilege;
one couldn't even dream it to be possible-

once diversity is blanketed in white
like harsh winter,
we will starve of life itself
and weep for days void of color.
Debbie Apr 3
Every forest harbors secrets.
The bark and branches are the keepers.
The abandoned house towered,
in a paralysis of time.
The only thing alive
was the strangling of the vines.
It stood in dilapidation
with a menacing expression.
Inside the air thick with voiceless confessions.
Heard somewhere in my shaking soul.
Hollow window eyes
possess the shatters of time.
Who were the inhabitants?
And are they alive?
It's time to go inside.
I like abandoned places.
Constricted, the suffocation burning in my throat
as I gasp for breath in the darkness that surrounds me.
Tiny slivers of light peer through the doorway,
announcing the presence of the world to my fading eyes
shrouded amid a flash of anxiety.
I can feel the pulse of my heart
beating in uneven waves as I crawl slowly,
the air feeling thinner as I move
toward the end of this darkening hole.
No more memories, no more dreams
flow through my mind,
just the constant pounding of dread
that conjures up scenarios
of never seeing the sunlight again,
never feeling the warmth of summer on my skin,
the sound of a sweet song,
just the defining silence
thought of fading away
as I lie in darkness.
We venture into the storm
Against my better judgment
(I’m ready to go home)

The wind kicks up
And a thousand
No
A million flower petals
Swirl around us frenetically.
Great beasts of raw, hungry light snap their jaws
Not so far away

You aren’t scared,
Your curls wild in the dark.
The storm, you say.
The storm, Mama!

The sirens, now,
And the rain,
And so many flower petals.

We turn and head back inside
To wait a little longer.
Narin Mar 30
The Dog bared its fangs in vain,
A desperate try to drive away,
The beleaguering Lamb that trailed behind,
Seeking warmth within its light.

The Sheep sang a gentle tune,
In bleats that sought to welcome in,
The distant Pup that mourned alone,
Born of tempests, weighed by woe.
written 28/03/25
I like exploring misunderstandings between characters. Dog thinks the Sheep is a lamb trying to hurt him. Sheep thinks the Dog is a hurt and scared puppy. They're both right. The Sheep is annoying, and the Dog has been hurt. But they misunderstand each others intentions: Dog is not hurt, he is angry, Sheep is not annoying, he is kind.
The uniVerse Mar 30
Are you happy with how your life turned out?
was it really worth all the doubt?
the fear the lies
I tried I tried
to let it go

but only heaven really knows
why some men fail and others succeed
if an open sail is all we need
maybe lust or maybe greed
the ego always needs to feed
our dreams however never fade
but seldom do we make the grade
we toss and turn but never learn
that hatred will forever burn
as long as you close your heart
you never really stand a chance
yet all is not lost as you will see
that everybody can be free.
Originally written Sept 23 2020
Ahlam Mar 30
The freckles covered her face
Her smile drew lines darker than mine
She sat beside me , giggling and talking about a time
When she was still blooming just as I am right now
When she wanted to climb and dive
And when she played and laughed with people that now aren't but a distant memory
Some of them died some are too busy thinking about what food they should make for tonight
She described youth like a dime that will loose its value and disappear once time fly.
She then looked at me and said, that I'm not blooming the right way
That my petals are opening up too quick,  
And that I'm too focused making them pretty and pink
She fears they'll fall before spring
because to her beauty is strength, and it's root is time
Now I'm confused and afraid
Afraid that time will win the race
That I wouldn't have stories to tell
That I'll lose what I have now all because of fear and doubt
And the absurdity of the youth's mind
Anne Webb Mar 30
I am scared for my sister
And I am scared for my brother
The world isn't kind and we hurt one another

I am scared for my brother
And I am scared for my sister
Scared since the first time that someone dismissed her

I am scared for my sister
And I am scared for my brother
That some will teach him not to respect our mother

I am scared for my brother
And I am scared for my sister
Scared that I will not trust those who have kissed her

I am scared for my sister
And I am scared for my brother
I want them to be safer than many of the others

I am scared for my brother
And I am scared for my sister

I am scared for them both, I think we all know why
But I am making this oath, I will NOT just stand by
Woke up with this in my head
Zywa Mar 30
The pool is the gate

through which you can escape, if --


you are not afraid.
Novel "Sekai no owari to Hado-boirudo Wandarando" (1985, "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World", 1991, Haruki Murakami), chapter 38, 'Escape'

Collection "Within the walls"
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