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Time didn’t knock. It barged in ripping childhood from our fists like a thief in daylight. The girls we played tag with? Now wear gold chains and bridal sarees, their mothers whispering, “Find a good groom before it’s too late.” The apus who once cursed physics exams now cradle babies, their laughter echoing in kitchens we never entered. And the vaiyas those college gods we once feared, we used to ask, “How does it feel to be grown?” Now we know. And it’s not gentle. It’s brutal. It’s fast. It’s nineteen years old and already nostalgic. We used to dream of this age now we mourn it before it’s even over. We blinked. And the playground turned into wedding halls. The group chats turned into ghost towns. The selfies turned into memories we scroll past but never open. We are the last breath of college life. The final page before the next chapter writes itself without asking.
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Oct 4, 2025
Oct 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM UTC
“Time Didn’t Knock—It Stormed In” (A Poem for the Ones Who Blinked and Grew Up)
I’m afraid— afraid of the new, afraid of being alone. I think that when I move into the new house, the emptiness will settle in so deeply I might break. I just hope this weight on my chest isn’t here to stay.
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Aug 17, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM UTC
Fear of the New
i should be resting the bustling cars changed to windy fields i should be thriving finally safe to take off the mask of secrecy but why can i hear the injustice louder the farther i go why do i feel the call even stronger when i just let go is it not my dream to be free the happy-go-lucky yet it still feels like I’m pretending the pain is alive somewhere, beating
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Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM UTC
happy-go-lucky
Changes are inexorable Can't repel changes in life Is life forcing me to change Best friends now are aliens My lover no longer send a text Because change made her my ex For the sake of mental health Have to forget Adapt it,learn to grin Accept the changes For peace start from the mind I choose eunoia
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Jun 14, 2025
Jun 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM UTC
METANOIA
Some departures we choose, and some departures are forced upon us— They arrive with the weight of mountains, practiced in hesitant steps, as if dragging the entire world behind us. We move forward a little... then glance back a little, for behind us lie things, dreams, souls, to which our hearts remain tethered.
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May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM UTC
The Weight of Goodbye
It's the balance that keeps. One way of perceiving just won't do, so slow it all down to get a different point of view. I know that things won't stay the same because this world is always changing; the joy inside this pain will assist the growth. So I draw close to the most high and meditate on his word and cope, healing in time by widening the scope.
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Feb 2, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 at 7:38 AM UTC
Slow it all down
Loving you is the best thing I can do! I want to spend Forever with you and with Everyday that passes I Can't wait to be your wife! Having you in my life has made my life better And I can't image it without you Nor do I want to think of that. Going with you to baseball games, shopping, or just Evenings at the gym or home as long as I'm Spending time with you, I am happy! I love you!
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Aug 21, 2016
Aug 21, 2016 at 12:16 AM UTC
Life Changes
Anyone who tells you that you have forever is lying to you. Anyone who tells you that things will never change is lying to you. Anyone who tells you that people don’t change is lying to you. And anyone who tells you all of these above mentioned things are true is the only one being true to you.
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Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016 at 3:00 PM UTC
Lying to you
They say when life hands you lemons make lemonade But how can I do that in the pouring rain When I'm all out of sugar And misplaced my pitcher and cup It feels like there's no way to whip it up So I'm stuck with these lemons And nothing to do Oh how I wish I could make a switcheroo I'd chose something sweeter than lemons But I can't and I won't So I guess I'll stick with this poem that I wrote
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Feb 18, 2015
Feb 18, 2015 at 10:20 AM UTC
Lemonade