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#realness
In seeing it all shrink about My soul speaks mountains from a needle For all the pointless pale attempts to wash out human pupils... My glow is sealed with humble healers, Ones who won’t get lost or wheel this Realness in any kind of form/mess A million messages sung, secret. I can’t tread sand that hides, Pretend I understand the croaking lullaby Believe that we work for fun and always die... When work is wild and worthy with time I can’t sign, or stay silent, With stars around me pulling brightness Awkward - Stay gripped by the kiss Of wide window spirits... Woken, can’t make a liquid stiff - Stay outcast where the open love is.
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Aug 20, 2025
Aug 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM UTC
Open Love
These Barbie influencers — perfect plastic gods with ***** sculpted by scalpels and smiles so white they could blind heaven. Bodies built for the scroll. Attitudes sharper than jawlines, serving chaos and temptation on filtered silver plates — even Luzifer pauses and goes: “Whoa… chill.” But it’s all an act. A scream wrapped in selfies. They burn out like fireworks faking light in already lit rooms. Wearing so many fake-real-fake masks they forgot the shape of their own face. Nose fixed. Lips pumped. Ears clipped. Soul? Untraceable. And the crowd cheers. “Freedom!” While they’re chained to trends and trauma in silicone smiles. Think, world. Men, women, children with filters in their dreams — if you stripped the mask, the edits, the contour, the surgeon’s signature… not even a troll would want you for soup.
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Jul 22, 2025
Jul 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM UTC
Fake Real Fake
I wear the badge of honor on my chest, saying I've been through hell and back and I'm still living, some say that when they've looked into my eyes they see an undeniable strength and deep intense pain so what do I say to that , I say that is truth. But maybe I wanna stop having to feel that my victim stories are all who I am because they are not, I am only now starting to find myself at 26 it feels so late in a way its so hard to relate to many people I feel like the  small talk makes escape feel easy or hard whichever way you wanna see it I feel like I wanna just run again change my name so I forget my family so I forget the religion that brought me up to shame myself my body my sexuality and to make me hate my gender of being a women when will we stop allowing others to teach our children hatred I wanna be a force of fire in the world a fire to eradicate the abuse the hurting the pain to be the voice of the voiceless maybe my poetry helps someone I don't know maybe this is why I write real pain exists in the world but it doesn't end there , I am healing , but the road can be quite rocky at times so I wear my battle scars as a badge of honor to know I've made it this far so I can go on for more for longer to hold out for hope that things will get better and improve.
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Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023 at 8:57 PM UTC
Badge of honor
All I craved for Is to see more Of many opportunities That opens much doors But I was left with an option Fake this -perfect this! What might pays big? Thou, Fake burns fast like the enstrunch fire And perfection rebuilds, reframe,  re-brand  the inner success fire.
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Oct 24, 2020
Oct 24, 2020 at 10:10 AM UTC
PERFECTION
Let me be who I really am with you My eyes directly train upon what’s true My realness experiences your realness Avoiding deceit or pretense Authenticity unimpeded Open heart, sharing my opened mind The real thing unadulterated My words and feelings unalloyed Let me be who I really am with you An undisputed portrait of me Meaning what is said honestly Frankness displayed in every word Candid truth is what you have heard I’m the legtimate and upfront article Let me be who I really am with you
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Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020 at 8:26 AM UTC
Congruence
Your voice is one in which I crave. You make me feel. You've made me cry, real tears. Not those crocodile ones that the children cry. Real, wet, hot tears -- euphoric in a sense, the tears, they clear my mind. They make me see what I couldn't before. A sense of -- enlightenment, perhaps?
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Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020 at 7:31 PM UTC
You
...is a purple curtain behind this curtain is your flesh behind your flesh is your ego behind your ego is the real you we've been on a journey like grandpa and grandmom take me away take me to the place of the real you
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Dec 4, 2019
Dec 4, 2019 at 4:08 PM UTC
Behind Your Eyes...
# Apart from the pathological, there are divine moments  of saving-- A diving catch of the heart, if you will.. a defibrillation,  through either words,   or action: A restoration back into normal heart-rhythm.. the causing of a heartbeat-race (to the point of nearly burst) a jump-start, if you will (a poetically-induced, mouth-to-mouth, resuscitation).. This inclination  towards  incantation-- the one, nearly feverishly-spoken.. into all things, caged.. into all things, bound. There is a ship-- set somewhat,sail on ocean;  turbulent, yet not quite, ghosted. There is a wind that will always remain for those,  who's sole(soul)-choice                           is to but   inhabit. #
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Nov 10, 2019
Nov 10, 2019 at 3:13 PM UTC
Untitled
I got a tattoo for my best friend, It’s a tombstone, And every time someone sees it they tell me “I’m so sorry for your loss” I say that’s okay, she’s alive, we just have a morbid sense of humor, And they look at me strangely, Like there’s something wrong with me, And I always reply, If I can’t laugh at death, how can I live without fear of dying? We are not promised tomorrow, There’s a chance this second could be our last, My lungs could refuse to **** in air, Your heartbeat could stutter out at any moment, Why worry about that ticking tick? Let me laugh about it now, So when death does come for me, just like he will come for you, I can greet him as an old friend, Instead of the monster we all dream of.
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May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019 at 4:09 AM UTC
Morbidly hilarious.
I think you are the only one, Who’s normal in my busy feed. In crowds, my affection you’ve won, And are the one who I do need. They post those pretty, prideful pics, While you just share so modestly, Upon a day from one to six Pictures who are so glittery. You have some friends who post like you, Dainty with their beautiful styles, With pastel pink and pastel blue, Evoking love, evoking smiles. Thank you, my distant star-like friend, Who I know only through my phone, This with my peace to you I send, While I do stay to you unknown!
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May 1, 2018
May 1, 2018 at 6:29 PM UTC
Instagram (on someone)
writing poems is pretentious they say, did you know? apparently I'm stuck up my own *** if I don't sorry you act to good to express how you really feel you think its 'gay' and 'pathetic'? well okay say what you want I dont care it makes me feel alive do you like feeling dead? it's like your thoughts come to life and it feels so real I feel sorry for you, if you think you're too good to express or maybe on the other end you're just too insecure to address?
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Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018 at 8:40 PM UTC
Pretension
everybody tries to be a perfectly created masterpiece yet all i want to show are my flaws i want to be so inevitably flawed that no one can help but stare at me and taste the bittersweet realness of my being
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Nov 28, 2017
Nov 28, 2017 at 12:34 PM UTC
flawless
What is 1 to 1.5 currency to relativity urgency brings negativity It's not about new tools it withers your tools bring productivity The way you slap that old guitar, the way you drive that beat up car How fast does it run? How long does it last? How fast does it charge? New can only take you so far Let that distance your reach be derived from a skill, not from how rich or famous your are. I often walk, even though I own a car...I prefer feeling the wind, the open-air, it makes me feel like I'm apart of something The emotions I feel are driven from an organic substance, the dirt that I see the wind that I feel..these constant conflicts between what is man-made and what was here. The stare of a deer, the tree was its friend, it's now been destroyed to make a path of cement. That path of cement created a state of solidarity, urban prosperity, violence numbified by media regularities. Civilizations become the norm, even though we all barely speak to each other physically Digital formats become our literal floor mats, every result you leave results in a digital footprint, cataloged for the marketing lab rats Too complex to understand like a physical labyrinth, Let me elaborate So let me ask you ?! What is 1 to 1.5 Can you live without your social media vices, multimedia devices, tell me the definition of what "like" is Currency, urgency, thumbs up if you feel like every part of your life is an emergency, if so then share it, so the world can see Then watch your conversations about fashion turn into a targeted ad about a jacket that is burgundy Invasion of privacy? Not if your privacy is for the world to see. Coincidently that jacket is on sale, so if you buy it this theory will not fail, and if you don't the media will still prevail, it's presence is an entire quarter, meaning it's heads or tails. That's urgency hiding behind a veil.
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Oct 19, 2016
Oct 19, 2016 at 1:32 PM UTC
Urgency - Social Media Vices
What is 1 to 1.5 currency to relativity urgency brings negativity It's not about new tools it withers your tools bring productivity The way you slap that old guitar, the way you drive that beat up car How fast does it run? How long does it last? How fast does it charge? New can only take you so far Let that distance your reach be derived from a skill, not from how rich or famous your are. I often walk, even though I own a car...I prefer feeling the wind, the open-air, it makes me feel like I'm apart of something The emotions I feel are driven from an organic substance, the dirt that I see the wind that I feel..these constant conflicts between what is man-made and what was here. The stare of a deer, the tree was its friend, it's now been destroyed to make a path of cement. That path of cement created a state of solidarity, urban prosperity, violence numbified by media regularities. Civilizations become the norm, even though we all barely speak to each other physically Digital formats become our literal floor mats, every result you leave results in a digital footprint, cataloged for the marketing lab rats Too complex to understand like a physical labyrinth, Let me elaborate So let me ask you ?! What is 1 to 1.5 Can you live without your social media vices, multimedia devices, tell me the definition of what "like" is Currency, urgency, thumbs up if you feel like every part of your life is an emergency, if so then share it, so the world can see Then watch your conversations about fashion turn into a targeted ad about a jacket that is burgundy Invasion of privacy? Not if your privacy is for the world to see. Coincidently that jacket is on sale, so if you buy it this theory will not fail, and if you don't the media will still prevail, it's presence is an entire quarter, meaning it's heads or tails. That's urgency hiding behind a veil.
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Do you have a problem with The way I Dress Talk And walk 'Cause if you do ***** I'll knock your *** to the floor I might be ****** up As all holy hell But **** hunny I got way more culture than you'll ever know I don't give two ***** That you've been across Europe And seen all Seven Wonders Because at the end of the day I still got more love I couldn't give a flying rat's *** About your big hair And prettied up nails 'Cause ***** I'll still **** you up You wanna mess with me Go right ahead I'll tear off your throat If you talk **** 'bout my people And I ain't judgin' you for The way for the funny way you Talk Dress Or walk I ain't even judgin' you for your upbringing I, too, can talk in a highly sophisticated manner With my nose upturned My hair permed My nails done weekly In high heels From behind the gated community we Both lovingly call home I can even join you and your gaggle Of acquaintances For a night at the country club So of course I don't judge you for any of that ***** hunny, I judge you 'Cause o' the way you treat Me and my family, Which yes includes friends, Like we's all some sorta **** you stepped in Do you have an issue with being real? 'Cause **** you wear Eau de faux Like I might be your last breathing sight
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Jul 27, 2016
Jul 27, 2016 at 1:08 AM UTC
Do You Have An Issue
Do you see me? Or are you just looking? Do your hear me? Or are you just listening? Do you feel me? Or are we just touching? Do you want me? Or are you just caught? Do you want me? Or do you just need me?
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Feb 24, 2016
Feb 24, 2016 at 3:59 AM UTC
Answer?
His mind wrapped around my neck like a snake His eyes were sharp and constant I Knew they held truth When they held mine We spoke to each other in a way that froze time Lapses of speed and light around us while we sat with our wine in a force field of intensely still and silent air You could cut with a knife He's dangerous.
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Aug 20, 2015
Aug 20, 2015 at 4:33 PM UTC
How many hairs on a square inch of a river otter?
Anyone canst be a interweb lover Yet whilst thou make it a reality? Anyone canst be a typewriter buddy, Yet whilst thou pick up thy fingers and dial? Such a loss and disconnection this world has taken on as a mask! Hopeless romance!! Watching the world slowly commit suicide....
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 9:38 PM UTC
Interweb lovers,
We have been invited to a masquerade We take a moment to halt this crusade In life There are ups and downs, side to sides, like plaid In order to find the good inside of us, we must get through the bad We have been invited to a masquerade Even though we may feel as if we are being betrayed Rivers that separate rich folk, poor folk, your folk, my folk I think it’s time the world finally awoke We have been invited to a masquerade We stare, never moving, without a choice, like the milk maid Dance, sing, anything! I shouldn’t have to persuade We have been invited to a masquerade This is not a time to maim, blame or downgrade We no longer spit our deadly lines These life lessons should be taken as signs Be careful what you think, because your thoughts are not your own “Where did you get this inspiration?” You ask, Well dear, from my home
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Jan 5, 2015
Jan 5, 2015 at 4:20 PM UTC
Reality