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polina 5d
A yearning swallowed softly,
In the wake of reality
Never dared to be dreamt -
It fades away, leaving whispers behind.

They follow me as I work, and
Gaze wistfully out of the misty window -
As I lay in my bed, tired
Dreaming softly of worlds (not my own).

Those whispers distract, daze,
Destroy - destroy my life, built so
Tirelessly with my sweat and despair.
How could I throw away all of this,
When I worked so hard to get it?

Those whispers, they answer -
You worked for it, yes,
but you never
Wanted it.
What is it that you want?

And my traitorous mind, it whispers
(no, screams) back -
Dew-dropped meadows, sunsets that
Burn like fallen gods;
Views that steal my breath, suffocate
Until no thoughts remain.

Awe that makes me breathless, paralyzed -
A beauty so vast it cannot be
Understood.
Dawns that rise with me, falling away
Like old skin, the sun raw
On my transformed self.

Oh, I know what I want.
Eve Dec 2024
In shadows where the silence screams,
He feeds the dark within my dreams.
A twisted thought, a cruel delight,
Lust and death entwined in night.

"Stop," I beg, but he won’t relent,
His hunger deep, his mind is bent.
"Then I'll die," he dares declare,
If I deny what’s in the air.

A hunger sharp, a hunger vile,
It drags me closer, mile by mile.
No love, no light, just bitter need,
A poison spread on which we feed.

No soft caress, no gentle plea,
Just bodies chained, both wild, yet free.
In that dark dance, we both pretend,
That death could sever, but it won't end.

The lines are blurred, the rules ignored,
Where lust and death are both adored.
A secret pact, a dangerous game,
In twisted pleasure, no one’s to blame.

-fir.m
Oh to have this...
Mark Wanless Nov 2024
i am starting now
help me teacher i just want
Jeremy Betts Oct 2024
I don't want to die
But every night
I wish to not wake up
I wish to no longer fight

©2024
Idil Oct 2024
What is it i want
To be a silent lake whilst the swans dance
To be a tree dancing to the sound of the wind whistling
To forever rot in my bed till my inevitable demise
No
What i truly want
Is to be dead
To be rid of this awful existence where my future has already been written by those before me
No
I just wish to never wake up from my sleep
Like a bear in hibernation
Jeremy Betts Oct 2024
I write this note
As I wrap this rope
One time around my throat
I don't want to choke
It'll be quick I hope...
...nope
I wish I could promise I won't
But I can't,
So I don't

©2024
Gopika Krishna Sep 2024
I want
the postcards,
travel plans,
the touch,
words of affirmation.
And I want you to
hold me while singing out loud at the concerts,
pull me close while kissing,
hold my hands in the silence,
sit by my side while sulking.
Elemenohp Sep 2024
I'll drop to my knees for you;
You don't even have to ask.
Just let me do this simple task -
let me hear those shuddered gasps.
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