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I trapped my confidence in a large cage Placed it under a grow light and waited It sat there, small and green and mushy under the steady buzz Until the day you tiptoed through the construction zone of my inner thoughts and tapped me on the shoulder Now the cage is too small I have to wonder if it was ever big at all
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Feb 12
Feb 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM UTC
Room to Grow
I promise you the moon and the stars, to Reach the high horizons from Saturn to Mars, to be there for you, through the thick and the thin, to Love you unconditionally, from the outer to the end, to be there even when times are troubled, I will catch you when you fall I won't let you stumble, You are a dear friend, You are always around, Even when I am hurt and feeling so down, You always knew how to dry my eyes, You are indeed a blessing in disguise, You lift up my spirits when I am feeling so blue, This I promise that this friendship is true!!! B.R. Date: 11/22/2025
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Nov 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM UTC
Promise
Life is stacking boxes, Keeping your head on straight, Soldier - Top of your shoulders. Whatever Perfection is the Average will do just great When finally you get to that place... The Long Haul is over. Looking back and seeing the climb, All the people and faces Are just Time exposures - That's okay, Soldier. And it's okay now, to bask in the applause, Take the bows and be center-stage, Dare the spotlight, stop turning the pages... The Long Haul is over. There are always moments When a joke is Not the answer, But we choose it anyway For the craic and for the banter. Put that change in your pocket now, Soldier Leave the Bar and walk quietly away... The Long Haul is over. A pint of Guinness for a Tune, A Poem, or a Story for the ever after? This Life is never a journey, This Death is not a closure, but There are only so many hours in a day, so No, no more stacking boxes today, Soldier... The Long Haul is over.
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Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM UTC
The Long Haul - Stephen Dunne 1958-2023
The sounds of your voices work with me, the resonance of your mirth, your anger, your vexation, your empathy, your soul, is orchestral in our everyday scrum to keep me humming along
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Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022 at 3:29 PM UTC
Salute
The two ol' pals are facing each other. He passes a glass of poison to his dear guest, leaning near the front door, slightly opened; and he's learning the reason— why he's standing there, about to storm out of the stone-cold apartment— 'bout to burst in tears shedding the vivid droplets that shouldn't be belonging to a mere ghost. Yet he's fleeting, escaping the scene still, while the owner of the kitchenette is putting back the bottle     to where it belonged;     and he's gone, present no longer. The drink on the rock—left on the shelf— is evaporating, following the vaporized guest, leaving the scent of faint alcohol that lulls the other friend to regretful sleep.
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Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020 at 10:20 PM UTC
A Drink
gal pal if that’s what I am to you then we have a problem cause I don’t think I want to be only a gal pal I guess we can keep it simple dude bro buddy pal I’m not a fan of your choice of words to describe me but that’s what I am to you only a friend a true buddy a perfectly platonic gal pal
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Dec 24, 2018
Dec 24, 2018 at 2:48 AM UTC
go with the flow
Future was bought to you to build it and make it by you ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; You didn't know how harsh it can be though if you let it as the time of buddies tho ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Still got time my friend rise and shine will save ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; If you didn't get through, then you will know the same ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; FuTuRe BuDdIeS
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Dec 10, 2017
Dec 10, 2017 at 8:50 AM UTC
Future buddies
It's weird how we met, You were just a freshman While I was just a sophomore I was the king of the block While you were trying to find a way to come up Rarely ever spoke You were really just ignored Really never thought you would be the first To approach this bitter guy Who thought he knew the ropes But you took that leap and talked to me first You then became like a sibling to me Now I talk to you about my life From my first memory to my most painful memory You just listen but I know you learn You learn that this guy you call your best friend Is a guy that likes to live life till it hurts You have been there in the best and the worst of times You have been there when I need a person to talk to You have been there when no one else would be I thank you and I commend you for all that you've done You know I'll have your back till the day you are gone
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Jan 22, 2016
Jan 22, 2016 at 2:11 AM UTC
My Best Friend
The notion that he could not be fixed was held over his head like an abyss and I could not fathom why in the **** no one pulled him from his own thoughts, he was drowning, couldn't you tell? That boys eyes held the words “save me” in every native tongue The impending death of hope was a familiar song in his bones and I wanted to be the one to excavate it from the marrow of his existence Everything about this boy was synchronized beauty; right down to his very name, a ledge that he had been dancing on for far too long. -DDF
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Nov 29, 2015
Nov 29, 2015 at 10:20 PM UTC
For Cliff
My newest buddy baby goat Vortex climbs my leg and wants to be scratched His brother Hope bewildered is seemingly convinced that I will eat him where he stands I tell them often I love you both and if it's up to me you will both die here of ripe old age
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Oct 4, 2015
Oct 4, 2015 at 10:02 PM UTC
New Hope Vortex
We were both in such a dark place, looking to feel anything. And while you were looking, I guess you found me. We tried to **** happiness into each other, **** the sadness away. But no matter how many nights of hot moans and heaving breathing on my neck, nothing changed how we felt. I found my way out of that hell, but you buried yourself in it long ago, but today your body joined you. And I know I can work magics but oh my gosh Ben, not even I can **** the life into you now.
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Dec 17, 2014
Dec 17, 2014 at 11:51 PM UTC
Rest In Peace Ben