#guard poems on Hello Poetry

timetravellerspoetry Feb 2020

you feel
too much
all the time
every single **** time

and time and time again
you tell yourself
"don’t make that same mistake again"
"don’t give too much again"

and when things don’t work out
you hurt, feel that aching pain
a thousand times more
over and over

and you tried to step back
have one foot out the door
you tried to be ready
but you will never be ready

you locked your heart
so far in a safe box
for the next person
but you end up spilling yourself
all over them like you did
the last time

it’s okay to give
everything
it’s okay to feel
everything
but honey,
guard your heart
and love
with no regret.

i wasn't ready to know you were in love with someone else

#guard #heart #pain #heartache #love #sad #feel #feelings #grief

A Simillacrum Sep 2019

The Guard, The Knight, The Ward

Lose a tire? Tires,
they come and go.
Do you have a grip?

The wheel works, but,
what's the point
if the blue sparks fly?

Some words stuck
well inside this
sternum of mine
just need be said.

What's the point of
you and I, then?
Are we always safe?

What's the point of
this fear of life
when I'll soon be
nothing more than dead?

Hold your eyes, then,
til the heart arrives.
Sparks cannot fill
me up inside with dread.

#tire #knight #guard #ward #sparks #life #death #dread #safe

Skylight May 2019

Afraid

Afraid to love.
Anxious to miss.
Scared to hurt.
Terrified to feel.

I have built walls around my heart.
Wore an armor of steel.
Held a sword on my hands.
Protected myself with a shield.

I turn away.
Pull back.
Push through.
Set my guard up.

Afraid to be love.
Anxious not to be miss.
Scared to be hurt.
Terrified to be feel.

#scare #love #guard #hurt #feeling #walls #protect #insecurity

Hussein Dekmak May 2019

Dream

Dream away!
You’ll be happier,
Live healthier,
Feel empowered,
Yearn for a better tomorrow!

Choose your dream,
Ignite your inner light,
Embrace purpose,
Be a beacon of inspiration!

Live out your dream,
Establish goals,
Realize your great accomplishments,
Attain a sense of fulfillment!

Sustain your dream with thoughts,
Nurture it with intelligent planning!
Guard its growth with sweat and tears,
Give it a humane touch with a caring heart!

Hussein Dekmak

Edited 2

#beacon #guard #heart #ignite #light #water #sweat

Empire Mar 2019

Leave me

Just stop
Stop guarding me
Stop speaking for me
Stop trying to protect me
I know you love me,
But my weakness is your fault
So, please
I'm begging
Leave me alone
With my hurts
And let me fail
So that maybe
On my own
I can heal right
For once.

If you try to protect me forever, I'm only going to grow to hate you.

#stop #leave #guard #protective #healing #alone #learning #growth #love

mikayla swiecichowski Feb 2019

attack

i trusted you to guard my emotions
but somehow you captured my heart and managed to let darkness into my chambers
your attack managed to make my heart vulnerable
susceptible to breakage
and just when I thought your invasion was over
you decided to crush my heart to absolute fragments
an unforgivable plot
yet you were forgiven
and although it took me forever to rebuild after you
i would take you back in a second
and suffer all over again

i dont understand why I keep coming back to you

#emotions #heart #heartbreak #lonely #suffer #painful #guard #vulnerable #crushed #broken

Haylin Jan 2019

Color Guard

The light is shining
We're on display
The whistle blows
Nothing's moving
The air is still
Everyone yells
PA
4 beats of silence
And then it starts
The colors spin
The laughing begins
Then you toss
You hold your breath
As the colors fly through the sun
Everything stills
The light pours through you, you are endless
You catch
4 beats have gone by
Since the silence ended
4 beats is a lifetime

#color #guard #flags #girl

Haylin Jan 2019

Somewhere in a Gym

The flags interweave in a synchronous pace.
A pattern is formed and dissolves into space.

Kaleidoscope movement and the swish of a sabre.
What flows like dance is a pain and hard labor.

Glitter and make-up fluff and curls for the show.
But there's nothing soft about the rifles they throw.

The best part of the guard is not seen by the eye.
It's teamwork and sharing and daring to try.

When the show's over and the props put away.
There's always more practice and some time to play.

So just when you think the guard is all done.
Somewhere in a gym, they're still having fun.

#color #guard #gym #high #school #love #girls #flags #teamwork

Haylin Jan 2019

Guard Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance
To my guard flag
In the band room at (your school's name) in America
And to the pole
For which it's on
One show flag
That costs a lot
Hopefully indestructible
And that it will move smoothly and surely for me

#color #guard #flag #america #love #high #school