#let poems on Hello Poetry

One Of The Tired Souls Oct 2019

Offering

.       let
                                  me in
  to
                                                your
        sacred spaces
                                       so
                                                         i can
    decorate
                            your
                                                  altar
           with
                                     lipstick
                                                        stains
     and
                                                   expired
                                  rose
                                         petals

             let me be your offering.

#let #me #be #your #offering

One Of The Tired Souls Oct 2019

Treading Water

.Loving you
Is a sinking ship
And as I bail water out
You pour bucket after bucket
Right back in.

.It won't be long now till we're treading water.

#dont #let #us #sink

Bede Sep 2019

Untitled

I made grand promises
Of what I'd do
To those that use
And manipulate you
My beauty, my love, my soul.

I don't know anymore
Who you truly love
And if I'm actually
The center of your world.

#dont #let #him #use #you

jinx Sep 2019

and i am still holding on

i did not let go.
i held on till there was nothing left to hold on to.
i held on even when the string tightened and cracked my bones.
i held on through rope-burn until i had no skin left.
“and was it worth it?
what did you get in return?”
a broken hand.

#let #go

Bede Sep 2019

Untitled

I won't let my dreams,
Remaining dreams,
Be stamped out,
But I won't let them rule over me.

But my dreams keep me
Holding on
To the life that
Others find so dear.

Who do I have?
What do I have?
Am I truly alone?

When my friends dwindle
And I've got no one,
You're still there.

Even when everyone
Around me
Can betray me.

You're still there.

So am I ever truly alone?
No, never, you won't let me.
For this, I appreciate you most.

Even when all those I admired turned to rust, you're still there. Thank tou

#you #wont #let #me #die

Amanda Francis Sep 2019

Old books

You are a mystery. A riddle without an answer.
A tounge twister I can't wrap my sense around.
I would never find the answers in between your lines.

If you were a library I could never read everybook.
Not even if I could live forever.
Not even if your library would let me in.

And yet, on the cold ground I wait. My body caves in on itself, shrinking under the shadow casts by your walls.

Your fortress. Your empire. Your kingdom.

You are everything that I love and yet I am exiled.

Your name would hang above the doors in gold, glittering like the ice crystals freezing my shattered heart together.

But here I wait. And here I'd still wait.
Even after I'd gone blind, or forgotten how to read.
Because if your library ever let me in, there is no sweeter smell than old books.

#library #books #love #old #kindgom #fortress #let #me #in

Thanatus Angel of Death Sep 2019

Sunday Moon

Take a seat when you're tired,
Wipe thy face till your tears dry.
I just hate seeing you cry.
Listen to me as I sing a lullaby,
And to your concerns say goodbye.
Your weariness takes a toll on me
So do your best and to your sorrows, breakfree
Sleep now, my love, for our tomorrow
Be jovial and leave your sorrow.
Don't let my heartaches get into you
'Cause I'll be fine on a Sunday moon
And who knows, we might see a baboon.
But, in case we see a doe,
Please, don't say **.

Just a note.

#hope #weariness #down #baboon #sunday #free #let #go

neth jones Sep 2019

let be

let no trust in self

trust people to be themselves

be unrewarded

#hokku #let #be #haiku #trust