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grim-raven May 2018
everything in life is changing
so how could we find
a stable answer
to a changing thing

there's so many layers of uncertainty
but what we can do
for sure
is live the best lives
we can
within our means
and be fearless
and loving
because we will be back
someday
after all the chaos and darkness
we will be back
a 27 year old stranger's wisdom
Steve Page May 2018
They haven't gone yet,
they're still sitting there.
They're ready for someone
to lend them both ears.

They don't need solutions,
or ill-formed direction.
They just want a chance
for human connection.

So ask them a question,
let them be known
by a simple soft voice
on the end of a phone.

Give them your time,
listen with length,
affirm them by hearing
in silence with depth.

Give them permission
to break the taboo,
to voice the unspoken
to someone like you.
Listened to a discussion on BBC radio 4 - How to talk like a samaritan. Facinating.
Aa Harvey May 2018
Discovery


As she walked through my life, she simply kissed me goodbye.
She was only with me for a moment; a moment in time.
But then she was gone from me and all I could do is cry.
I guess we never get the chance, to love for life.


As the years all rushed passed me and experiences made me grow;
I thought about her all my life and where she is, I just don’t know.
But each night I send a firework, flying high into the sky.
Maybe one day she will see my signal flare and she will send me a sign.


As my eyes begin to fade and all my hair has now turned grey;
I guess she just isn’t coming back to me; I guess alone I have to stay.
I sure did have a good life and I married my beautiful wife;
But she has passed away, three years now
And I still can’t get her off my mind.


I wish I could have been with her, for the rest of my life,
But some things they just ain’t meant to be;
I never said it would all turn out alright.
I lost you in my youth and now I’ve lost my second love too.
I know I should be grateful, but all my thoughts return to you.


So many years without you near, I would just like to understand.
I know you had to find yourself, but did you ever find your man?
Or was I the one you think about, the one you could come back too?
I hope you think of me from time to time;
I hope to see you soon.


You had to leave to find yourself;
Well, did you find your way?
Have you discovered what you needed to find?
I can only remember the day you walked away.
Have you completely lost yourself in love and did you raise a family?
Our time stopped, the day I watched you slowly walking out on me.


I guess you carry your own memories;
I wish they had been mine,
But fate decided we would part
And follow our own paths.  
Have your discovered, how to just, leave it all behind?
I never did;
I never did stop loving you,
But now I know…
You’re never coming back.


(C)2017 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Amanda Kay Burke May 2018
What is a a soul really composed of?
This question is driving me mad,
I think about it, and it is disheartening,
The answer I lean towards is disappointing and sad.

Humans are made from flesh and bone,
Muscle, hair, 10 pints of blood,
Energy to efficiently move each part
A brain holding thoughts in a flood.

I am becoming very doubtful,
As I am writing these words down,
Is a soul what creates emotions,
Tells mouth to smile or frown?

We deny any possibility,
That ends with loss, sorrow, or pain,
I reach up for higher meaning,
Find no knowledge to gain.

Most people's beliefs rest upon a cloud,
Bathed in a golden glow,
I cannot put my faith in something,
No person for certain can know.

I worry souls are nothing else,
But feelings stemming from our brains,
If that is true, when our bodies leave this world,
And our last breath drawn, what remains?
Tay and i had this amazing discussion about what souls really are and i came to the conclusion that they are concentrated energy. I couldn't accept the obvious answer which is that they are an extension of our conciousness. What do you think?
Logan Pete May 2018
Will you be there to hold my hand when I'm going mad in the middle of the night?
Will you sooth the temperature of my temper with the cool way that you speak ?
Will you help me through the episodes of depressions that I change the channel too every week?
Will you help me bring my self out of this self destructive routine?
Will you plant flowers on this barren wasteland of this head of mine?
Will you bring peace to the chaos dancing in this chest of mine?
will you keep me stable as I'm getting the spins laying down on my bed?
Will you teach my how to swim in something other than the bottom  of a bottle?
The final question for now is...
Will you?
Survived May 2018
:D
Your smile is the answer to all my questions.
Sam Hacker May 2018
Sometimes a step can take an hour,
      Other times, a single second.
These moments, frozen into memory,
       Drive me upwards.

The constant buzz of footsteps,
        as the rush north continues.
Who am I to reverse or change direction?
        Who are any of us, to alter the flow?
Arcassin B May 2018
By Arcassin Burnham


Wait a minute.
wait a minute , wait a minute.

Wait a minute, is there more corruption going in the city?
a lot of homeless people living out of abandon houses
staying in the dark allies where they pet the kittens,
In a country that is run by villains,
no one look for guidance,
Better stay awake and be aware for all the things that you know is
questionable,
How do you explain donald trump talking control?
you can't cause its unmeasurable...

But that's okay,
lie awake in utter silence from the people that will know whats going on,
****,
a place in the universe that you don't wanna be if you lie upon,
pass,
some many people have came and gone in unexpected life expectancy,
so tell me is this where you want to be?
so wait a minute,
you're telling me there is a prophecy so inescapable that any man
could be shattered by this in a matter of seconds,
guess that why we're not safe at all,
Wheres the rabbit hole, I wanna fall,
defeat the beast and overcome it , the vultures are coming , i hope you can bare it all,
I hope so but wait a minute.
©abpoetry2018

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Aa Harvey May 2018
Quite Interesting.


Why am I watching this show on T.V.?
Because it has Stephen Fry and he is so funny.
He is so intelligent, compared to me;
But QI is wonderfully informative.


I learn general knowledge and bits of nonsense;
But even the nonsensical starts to make sense.
Phil Jupitus and Bill Bailey say funny things,
Whilst Alan Davies just seems a bit dim.


This show is great, it’s so good to watch;
Thank Dave for playing QI so much.
They must be careful not to say the obvious answer,
Because the screen will buzz loud and bring much laughter.


They guessed you would say that,
When the real answer is stranger.
So stick your hands in a sharks gills,
To protect you from danger.


General Ignorance will catch them out
And make them say the wrong answer, no doubt.
So watch QI, it’s quite interesting;
It’s the comedy show that just keeps giving.


(C)2013 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
Audra May 2018
Breath in:
         It’s okay;
Breath out:
         He’s still here.
Life won’t
         Just fade away,
So stop
         All of your worry.
He would tell
         You if it got bad.
He’s a big boy—
         He can live his life.
You don’t need
         To **** in;
He probably
         Wouldn’t like it.
But what if
         He needs me?
And what if
         He can’t say?
Repeat.
Just so you know, every other line should be indented.
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