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#fret
Don’t apologize or grovel, Don’t fret or cry, Don’t take the blame The sun doesn’t apologize for shining, The bees don’t fret from pollinating The dogs don’t cry for barking, The trees don’t grovel from growing The rain doesn’t apologize for falling, The birds don’t grovel from singing The flowers don’t fret over blooming, The cats don’t cry for meowing Don’t stop being, Don’t put yourself down Don’t take the blame
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Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM UTC
Don't Apologize
I wish I could think about it, because it's on -- my mind all the time.
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Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM UTC
[ I wish I could think ]
Awake all night long since I heard the door bell ring -- Anyone in need?
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May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM UTC
[ Awake all night long ]
Well, I think a lot is wrong, very unhealthy -- they are: opinions.
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May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024 at 3:46 AM UTC
[ Well, I think a lot ]
I've a busy head, it's full and so much bigger -- than the rest of me.
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Dec 27, 2023
Dec 27, 2023 at 3:53 AM UTC
[ I've a busy head ]
Over there: the Ocean, inside me another one -- Without Lighthouses.
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Nov 10, 2023
Nov 10, 2023 at 3:51 AM UTC
[ Over there: the Ocean ]
Ode to her flannel shirt. The dark horse screams. The water mimics me. The sunlight keeps us clean. The night time keeps us lean For what. Inside of me? Garrett Johnson.
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Jul 13, 2020
Jul 13, 2020 at 2:27 PM UTC
Ode to her flannel shirt.
The road is like the sea If you don’t have a corse set Who knows where you’ll be That’s why I fret For one day you’ll want to see Then you’ll forget And we will never be So is it sand that our names are set Or is our story in the stars for all to see?
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May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020 at 11:35 AM UTC
Metaphor
It's not too crowded Yet far too late in the day For everyone to React this way It's not a sadness It's a melancholy gladness All this busy body bustle STOP CLOSE lids And just LISTEN Don't Fret Twist, Wriggle, Or shake It's all you can take You are not numb Over blown or undone You are One of Billions In this crowd
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Dec 13, 2019
Dec 13, 2019 at 8:21 PM UTC
Busy Bustle
She walks only to forget The tears of her regret Only to fret and get The needs that are unmet
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Sep 16, 2017
Sep 16, 2017 at 9:40 AM UTC
Growing strong
I fear the day my heart fails to crack my ribs with the earthquake that shakes all the way to my skin, in the form of goosebumps I fear the day it forgets to recognize the heat of that flame
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Aug 29, 2017
Aug 29, 2017 at 3:45 AM UTC
Apathy, I Fear You
Motionless trees sinister In their silence Images swirl of twisting pirates Shapes and shadows stoop Contorted, turn and beckon A voice whispers softly Of things that only darkness knows Shivering, eyes deceived
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Jul 21, 2015
Jul 21, 2015 at 3:53 PM UTC
Sea fret / Or Through the Fog
Mum, I have dreams that I wish would come true. That doesn't mean I neglect the ones dreamt by you. Dad, I have wishes that I dream at night. That doesn't mean I feel that yours aren't worth a fight. Mum, I know I am difficult and that I nag and whinge. But your words are sometimes painful and often make me cringe. Dad, I know I am different and that I prefer being on my own. But, you always misunderstand, thinking that I like being alone. Mum, I am sad and I always hide my tears because I am unable to fathom what is it that I fear. Dad, I am frightened of something I don't know. It mortifies me so much that I find it hard to show. I do love you both and I know I rarely say it because I feel I'm born in a world where I shall never fit.
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Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015 at 6:11 AM UTC
A Letter to My Mum and Dad
You get what you get, So, dear child, do not fret. For life is oh so wild! You never know what you'll win or lose in this ongoing gamble.
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Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 at 3:30 PM UTC
Life Lessons
The daily grind Is on my mind Not all the time But on Sunday night I will recite this rhyme So I can sleep tight And not fret So I get Up On Time
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Jan 21, 2015
Jan 21, 2015 at 4:50 PM UTC
Daily grind
Daddy daddy Do not fret I'm doing everything I can here Daddy daddy Don't worry about me I'm doing everything you've taught me Daddy daddy Smile Because if there's one thing you've taught me growing up Keep going it gets easier Daddy daddy It's going to be ok I am doing alright.
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Nov 26, 2014
Nov 26, 2014 at 5:56 AM UTC
Daddy