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I couldn’t sleep- not because the night was loud, but because it listened. Each time I closed my eyes, something answered. A dream- no, not a dream, because I was still there, still breathing, still trapped in the waking. Reality bent in silence, stitched itself behind my eyelids. And there- I saw it. Myself. Not whole. Not steady. A reflection unraveling- confused, afraid, drowning in thoughts with no edges. I was lost in a village that didn’t exist, streets folding into themselves, doors leading nowhere, every path whispering: stay. I opened my eyes- escaped, or thought I did. I reached for something soft, something warm- a memory, a lie, a place where waves breathe for you. But comfort wouldn’t come. So I tried again- closed my eyes, begged the dark for a beach, for light, for anything but me. Nothing answered. Only the echo of myself, waiting. I opened my eyes- too fast, too late. My lungs forgot their purpose. Air turned to glass. Each breath shattered inside me. I clawed at the invisible, choking on nothing, on everything, on the weight of being awake when I shouldn’t have been. The night pressed closer. Watched. I never slept after that. And whatever found me there- between sight and dream, between breath and silence- it hasn’t left.
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Mar 21
Mar 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM UTC
The thing that waits behind closed eyes
Never I was asked, "What do you see on closed eyes?" On closed eyes I see you Everywhere As the wave of hope Stirring the soul One of a kind That I know Constant I would have said
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Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019 at 5:15 AM UTC
Speechless
I will close my eyes everytime you touch me I will close my eyes then I won't see the l o v e you don't feel when you're holding me
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Dec 19, 2017
Dec 19, 2017 at 7:49 PM UTC
no love
Milestones A thousand of them And all around me I know The way they infect everyone with happiness. Oh, But not me My eyes are closed and I only hear them One thousand sounds Each one louder than the last. And I wish That one day I could see them My own milestone One I can never reach But I can only hope for.
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Apr 5, 2017
Apr 5, 2017 at 9:39 AM UTC
Reach
*I believe, that there's a place void; Of all sickness and the body's ailment. I believe, in a land with only souls, With only peace which can't be felt. I believe, in a universe with no stars, No moons and with no galaxies. I believe, in a universe with no knowledge And without any parameter associated with. I believe, in a universe where reason, And logic don't get endorsed. Only peace. I believe, that this peace can't be felt. A state of feeling nothing. Like being dead. I believe, that this is my heaven, Where I shall go after my tenure here. I believe that I can only feel nothing. Only pure and not perceivable peace.* -The Silent Poet
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Dec 7, 2015
Dec 7, 2015 at 8:30 AM UTC
I Believe.
The nature of nature she is; very silent. Not heard and can't be spoken about. Silence, a poet's way to bring out words: Break her and I see myself left with Songs. The mother of words she is; very thoughtful. Nourishes them and they forget her throughout. Silence, a seeker's way to see the divine: Break her and I see myself left with Gods. Omnipresent she is; very generous. Disguises herself as sound, music or words. Silence, that music which stands alone: Break her and I see myself left with tunes. -The Silent Poet
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Dec 5, 2015
Dec 5, 2015 at 1:00 AM UTC
Silence