#shape poems on Hello Poetry

Courtney Apr 2019

The  grit  of  my  teeth  seeps
  Sand,  grinding  under  my
    Fingernails and weaving
       It’s  way  into  my  hair
         Just like your hands
            Used to do. What
              Has time done
                  To us, my
                      Love?
                  Who am I
            Without you but
         Negative space that
       Fills no void, only static
     Chaos  all  too  divine  to
   Be confined in glass? Turn
  Me over and let me run out,
My pieces crumbling like sand.

#love #loss #time #missing #breakups #lost #shape

Rose Mar 2019

Tree strong and secret

so
                              be
                             the
                            calm
                           green
                        so strong
                       all living               and
      it               all green             small
      calm   if      ever so calm        standing
      all light      quite special   so branches
       so secret a   rather small   rather green
       quite strong  very special  ever so living
        all special  esoteric, humble, specific
        particular branches standing, quietly
       ever so light twigs eating, graciously
        its primary branches standing, quietly
          buoyant twigs eating, graciously
           lite twigs feeding, graciously
        so    esoteric, humble, specific     .
   so    ever so clear twigs eating, graciously
   exceptional branches, loose twigs, covert morals
    specific branches, clear twigs, secret morality
     extra branches, pure twigs, privy ethical motive
       specific branches, clear twigs, esoteric morals
       ever so abstemious twigs eating, graciously
        esoteric, fine, new positively special
          decidedly small a   all living
          calm  foliage   a     standing
               a tree     a       strong!
               tree       a           leaf
               no         a
                          .

#tree #shape #leaf

Anastasia Lisieux Mar 2019

Exposure Therapy

.               Having                                         L
         A glass heart                             A                         Y
     Is very good in theory:            E                                 O
Pretty from the outside,       H                                          U
Filled up with hope the inside.
But didn't they warn you?                                                    E
That glass is hard and cold?                                               R
    That lonely dreams will fade?                                      O
        That "protecting yourself"                                   F
            Sometimes is the thing                                  E
               That hurts you most ?                           B
                   So before you build
                        Your heart of ice                     K
                             Never forget:                  A
                                 To be loved,            E
                                     You might       R
                                           Need     B
                                               To

#heart #healing #heartbreak #shape

Roselyn Mar 2019

from over there

─────────────────╔═══╗─────────────────
────────────────╔╝    it ╚╗────────────────
────────────────╬  calls     ╬──────────────── ───────────────╬     to me╬───────────────
────────────────╬     this   ╬────────────────
────────────────╚╗   s    ╔╝────▐▀──────────
─────────────────╚╗i  ╔╝─────▐───────────
──────────────────║x ║──────▐───────────
──────────────────║s ║─────██───────────
──────────────────║t ║──────────────────
──────────────────║r ║──────────────────
──────────────────║i ║──────────────────
──────────────────║n║──────────────────
───────────────╔══╝g╚══╗───────────────
─────────────╔═╝beauty.       ╚═╗─────────────
────▐▀▀▀▌───╔╝            calluses      ╚╗────────────
────▐───▌───║    collide as i               ║────────────
────▐───▌───╚╗        fret                  ╔╝────────────
───██─▐█▌────╚╗     over this      ╔╝─────────────
──────────────║   tune               ║──────────────
─────────────╔╝        notes         ╚╗─────────────
────────────╔╝ are found              ╚╗────────────
───────────╔╝ fingers overlapping   ╚╗───────────
──────────╔╝           music unfolding    ╚╗─────▐▀───
──────────║          lyrics closing                 ║─────▐────
──────────║                         as this old       ║─────▐────
──────────╚╗              guitar goes          ╔╝────██────
───────────╚╗     back to                    ╔╝───────────
────────────╚═╗    rest              ╔═╝────────────
──────────────╚═════════╝──────────────

i tried **** (doesn't work on mobile btw)

#guitar #music #shape

Anya Mar 2019

The Dark

Why,
do we fear the dark     It's
cold hands reaching
                                     reaching
                                                      reaching
It's teeth chat t  t   t     t       ttering
It's breath m
                     o
                               a                   n
                                                              i              n
                                                                                    g
The putrid stench invading out nostrils, eyes
Mouth, rotting our
teeth, muffling our
screams

But then,
again,
What is it we're scared of exactly?

...

The lack of comfort
knowing there's some figment of control
Being blind, one sense
utterly blocked out

...

But,
       really?

There's still ears,
nose, mouth
skin,
if not,
how can we not hear the chatters and moans
smell, taste, the thick rotting scent,
feel the non existent chill?

Just think,

If all our senses were gone,
Then,

we'd truly be

...

....

.....

......

In
the dark

#dark #monster #senses #shape #question

Ann Mar 2019

red flags.

d                     n
     r            w        i               g      in your
            o                       n               love. except
                                                      i can't see you.

                                                      cause you're never
                                                                              there.

                                                                                 h                     me.
                                                                                       e         p
                                                                                             l

a past relationship of mine which drained me towards the ending. should've seen the red flags but guess I was just too "in love" to notice.

#love #past #shape #poetry #sinking #life #thoughts

Empire Mar 2019

Drunk

I just want to get
d                     r
u                 n
k          o
n
w
o
r d   s

#drunk #words #poetry #high #shape #glass

Ann Mar 2019

20 percent of me.

there's this part of me
which I left
when
you walked away.
the young & shiny me.
somedays i still
feel lost
.
but i'm
trying
my best.
~
//        \
\        //
\     //
| o  |
| o  |
| o  |
vvvvvvvvv

a tree symbolizing growth, but you see it's not perfect because I still don't see myself as the best version yet.

#symbols #shape #life #thoughts

Ann Feb 2019

lost.

free
falling
in
to
this

  l a  r  g e

m
          e
           S      S

you created.

don't think you
can fix it
can you?

since
you're
just
so
                                                                far
                                                                                   a - w - a - y

#shape #poetry #random #thoughts #present