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Need you when the old me, Crashes all of my sanity. Need you to remind me, Where I come from, especially all of my gravity. Can you just ground me, When I’m a tumbling, Spiralin, Just plummeting. Down to Earth, Can you bring me down to Earth? You call me, All up on my ******** Lie to me, if I ain’t. Love me if it rain, Even when it pains you. I know I’m difficult, All this **** is difficult, It’s difficult to - Open your heart up, Hoping I never find out. Cause I love you, just how you are. When I come down, Hoping you never find out. Who I really am, You’d never love me. Never love me. But, I believe you when you say it like that. You must really love me. For real, no games. Just back and forth. Only your support. Only you buddy, Can you hold me? When nobody’s around us. But why’s it so difficult to - Open my heart up, Hoping I never find out. Cause I love you, just how you are. When I come down, Hoping you never find out. Who I really am, You’ll never love me. Never love me. You’ll never love - But I try to believe you, When you say it like that. In case you come over again. Maybe really love me. You must really love me.
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7d ago
May 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC
When you say it.
My plan was simple, to fade into the background light. To stand in a corner, or maybe outside the venue. I thought I’d only get in your way, ruin your night, your once-in-a-lifetime party. So I told myself I’d stay aside. Let you have your fun. And I’d just watch you from a distance, just to see if you were okay… if you missed me at all. I didn’t want to stand too close. I was scared I’d be too much, too boring, too awkward, something that would make you uncomfortable and take away from your night. But then I sat down for a drink, trying to pull myself together for a moment. And I heard my name across the venue. It wasn’t you. It was your friend. I looked up, confused, why would she be calling me? She came over and said you’d been looking for me everywhere. Calling my phone. Asking people. Running through the whole place. I didn’t even have time to process it properly before I felt someone grab my arm. It was you. Breathing fast. Excited. Frustrated. Out of breath from searching. „Where have you been”, you said, half laughing, half relieved. „I looked everywhere.” And I just stood there, stunned. Because you were actually looking for me. You pulled me with you immediately, through the crowd, the noise, the dance floor. Holding my hand tightly, moving like we were trying to lose something, or someone, inside the chaos. Lights flashing above us, music shaking everything around us, bodies everywhere. But even with all of that, I could hear you clearly. Not through words, but through the way you moved. The way you pulled me forward. The way you kept checking if I was still there. Every few moments, you’d turn back, just to see me. Your hand kept finding mine again. Holding it tighter each time, like you needed to make sure I wouldn’t slip away. Our fingers dancing when they touched like this was common for them. Sometimes you wouldn’t even speak. You’d just come over, pull me closer, and kiss me, like it was the most natural thing in the world. Maybe it was the alcohol giving you more confidence to do the things you did, to hold me that tight, to kiss me without hesitation. But it didn't feel like a blur, but it felt like a confession. Even when I had to sit down after twisting my leg, you kept coming back. Every few minutes. No explanation. No distance. Just you appearing again, like you couldn’t stay away for long. And somewhere in all of that, I stopped trying to disappear. Because you didn’t let me. You kept me with you, right in the middle of the noise, the lights, the people. Like I wasn’t someone you had to search for but someone you already knew you wanted beside you. So I stayed.
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Apr 27
Apr 27, 2026 at 5:48 AM UTC
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHAOS AND YOU
My plan was simple, to fade into the background light. To stand in a corner, or maybe outside the venue. I thought I’d only get in your way, ruin your night, your once-in-a-lifetime party. So I told myself I’d stay aside. Let you have your fun. And I’d just watch you from a distance, just to see if you were okay… if you missed me at all. I didn’t want to stand too close. I was scared I’d be too much, too boring, too awkward, something that would make you uncomfortable and take away from your night. But then I sat down for a drink, trying to pull myself together for a moment. And I heard my name across the venue. It wasn’t you. It was your friend. I looked up, confused, why would she be calling me? She came over and said you’d been looking for me everywhere. Calling my phone. Asking people. Running through the whole place. I didn’t even have time to process it properly before I felt someone grab my arm. It was you. Breathing fast. Excited. Frustrated. Out of breath from searching. „Where have you been”, you said, half laughing, half relieved. „I looked everywhere.” And I just stood there, stunned. Because you were actually looking for me. You pulled me with you immediately, through the crowd, the noise, the dance floor. Holding my hand tightly, moving like we were trying to lose something, or someone, inside the chaos. Lights flashing above us, music shaking everything around us, bodies everywhere. But even with all of that, I could hear you clearly. Not through words, but through the way you moved. The way you pulled me forward. The way you kept checking if I was still there. Every few moments, you’d turn back, just to see me. Your hand kept finding mine again. Holding it tighter each time, like you needed to make sure I wouldn’t slip away. Our fingers dancing when they touched like this was common for them. Sometimes you wouldn’t even speak. You’d just come over, pull me closer, and kiss me, like it was the most natural thing in the world. Maybe it was the alcohol giving you more confidence to do the things you did, to hold me that tight, to kiss me without hesitation. But it didn't feel like a blur, but it felt like a confession. Even when I had to sit down after twisting my leg, you kept coming back. Every few minutes. No explanation. No distance. Just you appearing again, like you couldn’t stay away for long. And somewhere in all of that, I stopped trying to disappear. Because you didn’t let me. You kept me with you, right in the middle of the noise, the lights, the people. Like I wasn’t someone you had to search for but someone you already knew you wanted beside you. So I stayed.
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Was I that cliché In red lights, hazy green. The image of you and me we were the dancing queen You and me, beside the dance floor You tell me to smile more I’m on the bathroom floor Was it me? Overkill? (Was it me? Was it me?) Red lights, green lights. The theme was “Are you single tonight?” Light jokes you make of it Then came asking Was I mad at your yellow? I don’t know, are you mad at me? Red light was what I give. Kiss on the lips, you wanted more behind locked door begging king, dancing queen Tomorrow rendezvous You and I, hotel floor You understand no more No, it’s not on prom night But might as well be. I understand no more. Was I in red, or forest green? I’ve seen these scenes before ****** up on the night. Cliché, that I am Stupid, that I feel.
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Aug 17, 2025
Aug 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM UTC
Red --Yellow-- Green
Autumn and sleep deprivation The world spins, right left right left I am falling off the edge I am slipping away Drowsy, sick, tired and lethargic I ache for what once was but will never be again Sore for reminiscence Yearning for reconnection left hallow in the lack of your presence I saw her last night dancing her heart out It was glowing, how the leaves do when the sky is empty And loud like lighting and thunder on a stormy fall night as Her feet bounced up and down the wooden floor I could feel her eyes on me An unshakable serene feeling Her lavender taut dress was a magnet and my eyes steel We are the two neither poles We bear each others presence My brain is filled with the presumption of how we were meant to be here together Like two yellowed leaves decomposing A promise broken I stood in the corner with another person His arms around my waist My palms on his face Yet no true yellow rays of embrace I don't feel delight nor contentment Rather bitter resentment For him, for you, for me, for the world I have to ripe in the consequences of my actions for as long as we are in this building together
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May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM UTC
Prom and burning for spring time
I remember that night oh so clearly our bodies so close as I led you in a dance your attire matched you perfectly so different in a sea of conformity your smile lit up the room I only had eyes on you your quirky personality shined through I remember that night oh so clearly I cherish the memory and hold it close to my heart as a smile erupts on my face and a flush creeps on my cheeks
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May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM UTC
that night
My suit is wrinkled, fresh yet wasted Food is before me, barely tasted Everyone dances, their dates close at hand I sit alone, yet I understand This should faze me, yet somehow I don't care The floor is neon lit and the room is dark Colours there to illuminate, to bring a spark I walk through the couples who dance away My mind is blurred as the music plays My Ex-date sees me and stares the other way "Its alright" I say, I predicted she would never stay She finds my consideration queer I carry on walking, my direction never steers I'm outside in the cold, my hands feel numb My mind is faded, to darkness I succumb "Thyreez" I hear a voice in the wind I see her and the real night begins No face is needed, I Remember the voice I stare from the balcony, the venue was a great choice "So I" she speaks, but I'm not bothered to listen The shadow holds my hand, I push it back "Go on, go inside, go enjoy your final year, go grab a snack" She finds my request rude and storms in I'm alone, a silent but well deserved win I check my phone "19:45" 2 more hours The rest of the night will be spent staring at towers
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Oct 3, 2023
Oct 3, 2023 at 3:42 PM UTC
My best prom
infatuated with me you became my biggest enemy something insincere about how you wanted me i was there to take the edge off coke binges at the bar every other night and you wonder why your hairline is moving backwards you caused my mood to lose all stability then crying for your attention you were starving for us to look past your lack of personality you didn't need a reality show you needed a reality check at the time you were 23 way too old for me you were grasping at straws to be pretty we can see the crow's feet setting in and your liver failing no amount of jogging can bring back your peak you're the biggest cliché you go to emo night unironically you said you saw yourself in me we are not the same remember you were a prom king
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Aug 7, 2021
Aug 7, 2021 at 6:50 PM UTC
prom king
I’m the most stereotypical teenager you’ve ever met. I spend all my time with my friends. I like frappuccinos and I’m obsessed With my social media pages. I fell in love with a boy; And, when he broke my heart, I sobbed on the floor for weeks And then dyed my hair blonde and moved on. I wore a pretty blue dress and sparkly heels to prom. I graduated at the top of my class, President of the honor society, Friends with everyone. I’m your stereotypical teenage girl. I’m the main character in a Disney channel original movie. I have everything, I think. Why can’t I sleep at night? What they don’t tell you in the movies Is that when I’m not with my friends, I feel lost and alone. When I was heartbroken, I fell apart. I’m successful, but at what cost? The stereotypical teenage girl gets 3 hours of sleep a night. I spend most of the night doing work, But I also spend time texting my friends and flirting with boys. When I’m alone with only myself, do I still fit the stereotype?
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Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021 at 2:34 AM UTC
Who am I when I'm alone? Dunno
i kept your compliments in a locket your sweet whispers wrapped in lace i did not care about the harsh words even when they ran down my face and the blood trickled down and mixed with my tears you still said i looked pretty that day and i know it’s been two years but do you still want to be my prom date?
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May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021 at 2:23 AM UTC
it’s this weekend by the way
For every step we take For every move we make The feelings that sorround us We always feel that we are Godsent Under the beautiful skies As I look into your eyes We dance through the night Only you can suffice Even though there's so much many reason Just not to be your partner, But we always fall the same on one season And that's the only answer I want to hear. The song has been done But my love we're not yet gone I thought I was sleeping Because it feels like I was dreaming. This dance was all along true There's no reason to get the blue You lit me up, changed my hue And now I can finally say I love you.
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Mar 26, 2020
Mar 26, 2020 at 11:29 PM UTC
The prom
The slow dance with yourself, prom. No partner in crime, no getaway. Caught, red and white all I see. The sirens of my heart, ringing. No Heer, No Ranjha. No Paris, No Helena. No Laila, No Majnu. No Romeo, No Juliet. Ties and Dresses Corsage and Coronary Royal Red carpets straight from the heart. Epileptic lights Face in a sea of masks Empty hands and waiting eyes Welcome to the Lonely Masquerade Ball. Where no faces exist home of the masks. Where no hip is free Siamese twins. Only heart that beats alone. Only open eyed one Only closed lipped one Soulless, Loveless. Hordes, Masses, Groups. Flurry of flamingos Cackle of hyenas Litter of rabbits, garbage. The ugly duckling Oscar Wilde Stars on Earth Rainbows in storms. Missing posters, wanted. Revolving doors, wait. Get the getaway car Go Go Go.
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Jan 31, 2020
Jan 31, 2020 at 4:33 PM UTC
Do Not Belong
Silk down her body Diamonds around her neck Curls surrounding her face Pain in her heart
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Jan 27, 2020
Jan 27, 2020 at 12:47 PM UTC
Is The Beauty Worth The Pain
Prom's near, as excitement with their faces we're telling An introvert in school was not expecting For someone to ask him on a dance at the staging Barely has any friends, looks like an emo living He only talks when he's privately playing In his room, full of loneliness and league of legends Then she came, a girl who rarely talks became his friend They have the same interest as best friends Spending time in and out talking, and playing gadgets The night of Romance for the high school came They we're just chatting but have the same, Same question in mind if they aren't ashamed To go in the night romantically arranged Being shy, they said the same thing as the time They asked if someone has a partner in crime The boy, being a gentleman, he had something mind To ask the girl if it would be fine For her to be his partner in the night full of romance She Flatteringly and secretly was blushing Her cute eyes were tearing, as both now have fired up feelings The night came and both saw each other in such staging Dancing, Dreaming, the night was wishing For a star that their dreams should be continuing Held Hands, as their eyes looked to that moment Realizing that it was a great feeling for such romance.
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Jan 3, 2020
Jan 3, 2020 at 9:37 PM UTC
So This is The Feeling of Love
take me to the dance. hold me in your arms. it might be your last chance. so, what's the harm? see, you have this special charm. that reels in girls around you. around you, i feel fuzzy and warm. i wish that you did, too.
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Jan 2, 2020
Jan 2, 2020 at 1:25 AM UTC
prom?
I. hair in luxurious brown ringlets             stiff with hairspray arm bent down my back             elbow in my face             fingers contort                         jump and spin grab the zipper and zip up my dress in front of                         the mirror             bejeweled bodice weighs me down                         bright blue drowns                                     me out let the reflection of my own             two hazel brown eyes                         hypnotize me             fingers absentmindedly re-twist my curls                         then                                     snap             out of it plop onto the floor and strap on my heels             practice walking             calves and ankles clench to                         keep from falling over II. picture-perfect makeup             dates in pressed tuxedoes find your friends elegant silver jewelry             sequins sparkles and flowing colors                         blur together hold hands             pose here you have an eyelash             fix that one button there careful don't trip             you look beautiful                         quick one more smile              III. bass pounding             pulsing in the walls                         and behind my eyes dizzying rainbow lights crowd jumping                                     blind and deaf                         screaming             curls fall out                         makeup melts             fists make dents in the humid air                         ties loosen             heels ripped off sore feet IV. stumble outside             soft cool twilight bass still rattling the floor but someone's prom date             is a poet too pure thoughts about             art and                         constellations and                         calculus             silence the mob inside hours fly             sky darkens stars             reflect like glowing freckles             onto smiling cheeks V. put your shoes back on             "get his number!" because you think I won't             be satisfied until I                         kiss him? we spent a night             under the stars             together our minds together             crafted thoughts that                         penetrated the cosmos             and will float among the stars for                                     eternity we were in each other's lives             for as long as we needed to be                         created infinity together                         and             now –                         we carry out our life sentences alone
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May 26, 2018
May 26, 2018 at 12:12 AM UTC
ode to prom
I. hair in luxurious brown ringlets             stiff with hairspray arm bent down my back             elbow in my face             fingers contort                         jump and spin grab the zipper and zip up my dress in front of                         the mirror             bejeweled bodice weighs me down                         bright blue drowns                                     me out let the reflection of my own             two hazel brown eyes                         hypnotize me             fingers absentmindedly re-twist my curls                         then                                     snap             out of it plop onto the floor and strap on my heels             practice walking             calves and ankles clench to                         keep from falling over II. picture-perfect makeup             dates in pressed tuxedoes find your friends elegant silver jewelry             sequins sparkles and flowing colors                         blur together hold hands             pose here you have an eyelash             fix that one button there careful don't trip             you look beautiful                         quick one more smile              III. bass pounding             pulsing in the walls                         and behind my eyes dizzying rainbow lights crowd jumping                                     blind and deaf                         screaming             curls fall out                         makeup melts             fists make dents in the humid air                         ties loosen             heels ripped off sore feet IV. stumble outside             soft cool twilight bass still rattling the floor but someone's prom date             is a poet too pure thoughts about             art and                         constellations and                         calculus             silence the mob inside hours fly             sky darkens stars             reflect like glowing freckles             onto smiling cheeks V. put your shoes back on             "get his number!" because you think I won't             be satisfied until I                         kiss him? we spent a night             under the stars             together our minds together             crafted thoughts that                         penetrated the cosmos             and will float among the stars for                                     eternity we were in each other's lives             for as long as we needed to be                         created infinity together                         and             now –                         we carry out our life sentences alone
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Sweeping falsetto Wood shined Somber glow Curving phantoms Bowed over bow Cream candlelight Wonderful frights Hems Sweeping over the dance floor Perfume daintly teases cologne
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May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019 at 2:57 PM UTC
Teetered Steps
Close my eyes and I can see yours again Let myself get lost in the distant memory The song plays through my head And it's like watching a movie through my own eyes Because I know it's not real And I remember how I pressed my head against your chest How soft your lips felt on my cheek And how my heart shuddered when you whispered that you loved me I never wanted it to end And I'll never forget how soft that dress was Or the respect I commanded dressed in blood with crown in hand I wont forget the glittering lights Or the warm air that night accompanied by the soft breeze But most of all I wont forget you Your smile your laugh Your pocket square with four prongs I can't forget your dancing Your sweeping me off my feet And how could I You made me feel like a queen for just one night And as wonderful as it all was All I really needed that night was you
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May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019 at 11:44 PM UTC
The Memory of You
You are so cute, No matter what, From head to toes, To ***** to **** You are the little, I’m the caregiver, Just ask for anything, And I will deliver. You are so pretty, Every single day, Please take my hand, And I’ll show you the way, To a happier place, Just you and me, No matter where we’re at, From land to sea, I’ll be there for you, And try my best, I want nothing more, Than your happiness, I love my lovely little girl, My everything, my entire world, I love you, I love you, I love you so much, To this terrible life, you’ve become my crutch, I’ll try to learn to stand without you, A dependent strong man I’ll be, The future, together will be seen through, Together, soon we’ll move in and marry, And have a nice life with a house and money, Always and forever, through crying and funny, Things that we’ll do like eat each others chins, And share our past stories onto our kin, But before all that, I have something to say, Please hear me out, This will probably sound gay, A lovers gay, The cheesy type, That makes me want, To maybe write, A poem for you, On our 92nd day, Here I go, What I was going to say: Is that you are the sub, And I am the dom, Do me the honors, Of letting me take you to prom.
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May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 at 9:13 PM UTC
Prom
did you hear the murderous yell when they announced "there's a dead girl in the pool!" did it make you shiver, make you squirm did you watch her mother weep? did you see the unbearable blood, pulsing out streaming from her eyes? her new Chanel dress blossoming orange now as she lay perfect in the pool. do you wish that she was you? you're the one who put that poor girl there- The dead girl in the pool.
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May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019 at 2:59 PM UTC
Prom Queen
he watches me from across the room he smiles, i fantasize a dance with him my chest against his moving in sync with his body and as our dance would end and i might confess him my fantasy ends and he dances with his queen i sink back and remember he and i were never meant to be
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May 3, 2019
May 3, 2019 at 3:57 PM UTC
homecoming/prom king
neon pink across my face the blurry blacks of dance a prize of beauty to be blessed on the dancefloor acting a girl's not just a girl she's the light of the night and tuneless swayings swell of mightiest feelings a dance is hers to be given
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Apr 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019 at 11:28 AM UTC
Dancing on the 2nd floor
Life is short so don't be afraid of living. Go on wild adventures and make stupid mistakes. Kiss the person you've always wanted and attend your senior prom. Go cliff diving and dance in the rain. Watch the sun rise whenever you can and tell those special people you love them. Life is short so don't be afraid to live.
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Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019 at 11:14 AM UTC
Life is Short.