#restinpeace
A tulip in spring,
A buck in the wood,
Laughter that rings,
They told me I could.
The song of a tulip,
The wings of a deer,
The laughter you left me,
The hurt echoing here.
The tulip sickly wilted,
The buck broke its spine,
The laughter was stolen,
May your rest be divine.
6d ago
May 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
Life is stacking boxes,
Keeping your head on straight, Soldier -
Top of your shoulders.
Whatever Perfection is
the Average will do just great
When finally you get to that place...
The Long Haul is over.
Looking back and seeing the climb,
All the people and faces
Are just Time exposures - That's okay, Soldier.
And it's okay now, to bask in the applause,
Take the bows and be center-stage,
Dare the spotlight, stop turning the pages...
The Long Haul is over.
There are always moments
When a joke is Not the answer,
But we choose it anyway
For the craic and for the banter.
Put that change in your pocket now, Soldier
Leave the Bar and walk quietly away...
The Long Haul is over.
A pint of Guinness for a Tune,
A Poem, or a Story for the ever after?
This Life is never a journey,
This Death is not a closure, but
There are only so many hours in a day, so
No, no more stacking boxes today, Soldier...
The Long Haul is over.
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM UTC
It goes back to the first wrong turn,
Looking up and down a street to learn,
No father clone, just one brother tight,
Here my mamas cries in the darkness of night.
she tried so hard to give us a better life,
instead ending with strife..
Some Nick guy stole my youth from me,
never did said sorry for sexually molesting me.
I held it inside, never told no one.
The child had died and the man begun.
Made me confused at such a young age
Stepped into the game of life at such an early stage,
My soul was lost, I was full of rage…
So let me turn the page..
Never could ever trust no one
Because of that I never truly had any fun.
Jealousy and envy towards everyone ,
I was a shadow
While the world was the sun.
Always wanted to just fit in,
Came up short from beginning to end.
So much hurt from the soul within,
Let me turn the page again..
I’d spend so many hours chasing the moon around,
Late at night inside my very small town.
That’s when trouble was found and I was on my way;
Juvi bound.
Trapped in a cell at the age of thirteen,
My nightmares began, vacant of dreams.
Wanting to live but surrounded by hate..
Fist fights over food, bloodshed for plates….
(My dad never finished this poem.. he committed suicide and I’m here to share his work, spread awareness on ****** assault as the damage it can do is unforgivable)
May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024 at 1:57 AM UTC
I would've loved to meet her.
The sweetness you spoke in her honor.
A gentle breeze in a month of freezes.
Electric, connective, explorative.
I would love to meet the next.
The sweetest of peas.
Only bluest when being overly fruitful.
Reflections of trekking tower of the familial tree.
Expectations of expecting in introspect.
Forgive me for being greedy, wanting to be involved in your life.
Forgive me for involving my love.
I shall let the resting rest, the ones that need rest to get rested, and give my mind and soul a rest.
Ifeanyichuku Okoro © 2023
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023 at 12:59 AM UTC
The candle flame flickered wildly. The room was cold and dark. My phone was set to silent. My mind went blank only for mere seconds before designing a way to breach connections to a realm other than we reside. Between the living and the dead.
The times where your name crossed over and dragged my thoughts down. The pain made me resilient in gaining answers. Mysteries and traditional methods applied to ritual, required my full focus from "spirit energy.
I gripped onto my chains and prayed to myself in silence. Coldness stung my heart and my eyes filled with warm tears. The moment my vision became nearly blurred from nonstop flow heavy, numbing and pain riddled tears.
"Ali......"
A sharp inhale filled my lungs, my eyes wanted to explode! Emotions never meant to be release, I fall until I sink deeply. The whiteness of this bright light intensifies, humming of angels in a harmonic choir grew inhumanly loud. I cannot any longer hear the sounds of life on earth. My suffering was finally giving me a break, I prayed for. I screamed to the skies of heaven, willing to destroy my own self-composed hell. I am my own hell. I did everything, my tears, my pain, blood would not honor you or bring you back if it was in vain.
_No te apresures,Bebe_
(Don't rush your time. Baby girl)
_Yo nunca me ire,soy todo de ti
Que hizo feliz a tu madre
("I am never gone. I am everything of you.
That made you happy with your mother")_
The image of this eloquent woman with tears in her eyes, embracing an angel with an amazingly beautiful presence and energy strong enough to burn unholy souls. In mere moments, the woman and angel whom came into focus with the use of my magical eye. Disappeared with a wave of light appearing to wash over the entire place. Everything wiped away and myself left untouched. Confused with more uncertainty than ever before. It was decided to not question upon it. Something told me to burn the note completed for her. Then pray for her good into the universe. It will listen...
_Never stop remembering. Your father loves you. He will always be there with you. Your relationship with him. Never ended. It changed forms. The love never dies. He is your angel. Allow him to guide you.... You cannot fly without wings. Don't rush your time.....Don't rush your time.....Don't rush your time. Keep fighting. Keep fighting..you will win. The right forces are by your side....I....
we.....BELIEVE IN YOU!!_
_No te apresures,Bebe_
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 10, 2022 at 2:57 PM UTC
DEAR PENPAL PEOPLE, we can feel people without knowing them too:)
angel nested in heaven
made earth feel like hells of seven
marked some scars in place of tears
maybe not in my right to dear
more for the blood is in the own
but swear my love will be tamed on her stone
------ravenfeels
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 at 2:54 AM UTC
Today I stand beside you to honor those we love.
The ones who made it home, the ones still fighting, and the ones called to guide us from above.
Today, when they sing the national anthem, don't be surprised if you see me cry. It represents everything that makes me proud to be semper fi.
Today, it doesn't matter where you come from.
If you're here, you're American at the core.
Today, we celebrate everything we're fighting for.
Today, we'll visit our parents, daughters and sons
And tell them their war is over
"You can finally rest in peace. It's okay. Lay down your guns."
Whether you're a soldier, seal or marine, thank you for shielding us from all the things you see that should never be seen.
May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019 at 10:34 PM UTC
What reward awaits beyond
What lights shine upon the soul
Those who've suffered long?
Now gone,
Are you running free?
While we grieve, saddened
Crying tears we never let you see
In your place, a candle shines -- but
It will never burn as bright
As the light in your eyes
May you be at rest, now
Peacefully
Forever
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019 at 1:41 PM UTC
It's your birthday
And you're not even here to celebrate.
So here I am,
With the one I love,
Toasting to a soul.
How I ******* wish you were here.
How I wish you could've met him.
How I wish you knew how happy I am,
But I still
*******
Miss you.
How I wish that instead of you
Being the healer, someone else
Could've healed you.
But we still
Couldn't
Save you.
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019 at 12:43 PM UTC
Ring... ring...
Pick up the phone,
Knees chattering,
Where’s my breath,
Oh god,
Ten minutes till my shift,
Kyles dead,
I just hugged him
12 hours prior,
I said goodnight,
I love you,
See you tomorrow,
But for him,
Tomorrow never came,
Why did I answer the phone,
How can I face the space
That you no longer occupy,
Why couldn’t you resist
That sweet high,
I miss you,
Another friend gone to early,
Every hit you took a gamble,
Your bed became your grave,
You sister just got married last
Week,
You were the best man,
This was suppose to be
The happiest time of her life,
Instead of planning her honey moon,
She’s planning your wake,
You never wore anything
Other than black,
Always dressed like
You were going to a funeral,
Now we’re at yours,
It’s a closed casket,
You sister is sobbing,
Your best friend is broken,
Your girlfriend lost her voice,
I’m hoping your body isn’t really
In that box,
You loved jack Daniels,
So that’s what we drank
Until the sun rose
For the first time
Without you,
It’s was August 25th,
I never did go back
For that last shift,
How could I without you?
It’s December now and it’ll
Be your mother’s first Christmas
Without her son,
Your sister has been taking
Care of your girlfriend,
They cling together
So that they don’t succumb
To the numb,
It’ll be the first time in three
Years I spend New Years
Without you,
Your best friend moved away,
It was too painful to stay,
Cause every place in town
Feels empty without you,
We don’t go to grand central anymore,
Cause it was your favorite bar,
And the memories are still too fresh,
God ****** Kyle,
Why didn’t you tell us you had an addiction,
God ******
Why didn’t we notice
Until August 25th.
Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018 at 8:42 AM UTC
rest in peace
-
to the lovers who think of love as an effortless fairytale.
Jul 21, 2018
Jul 21, 2018 at 1:00 AM UTC
Cry myself to sleep
You aren't here anymore
Loneliness sinks
And strikes me right to the core
Our love was forbidden
And the world kept us apart
But I’ll forever keep your secrets
On every page of my heart
Hate that you came home too late
And yes I waited too long
So now I stare at old text
And replay your voice like a song
Dec 25, 2017
Dec 25, 2017 at 5:57 AM UTC
The bells ring out, their sonorous toll
To speed, upon its way, your soul
Your life, too short, yet full of plenty
Dear are you, in our memory
Always working, striving for more
With a humour, we did adore
You, do not, deserve this strife
And yet, look back upon your life
Much laughter, now, too, tears
I, and others, for your life, smile
Now, for your death, we cry
And yet, I fancy you would not
Wish tears, so I'll smile
And fondly, as the years pass
Think on our shared while
My great uncle, your mischievous smile
Your youthful abandon
I will miss you dearly
Now that you are gone
Here, for you, a requiem
To soothe your startled soul
Lift you up, to higher things
Not a six by twelve foot hole
Alas, it is goodbye now
In peace, great uncle, test
The once light eyes, are glassy now
The heart, still, in your breast
And now I can form no more words
Go, be at peace, out of this world
Rest in peace, and not mischief
To you, great uncle, farewell.
Jul 13, 2017
Jul 13, 2017 at 5:10 PM UTC
counting down
10 [sighing thoughts, aching fingernails]
9 [ugh where do i go now]
8 [falling apart...]
7 [my eyes are slowly blinking now]
6 [at the sight of your frail broken body]
5 [the quiet beeping next to you]
4 [my own heart is picking up]
3 [oh god oh god oh god]
2 [the beeping is rising the beeping is rising]
1 [i'm crying now]
silence
May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017 at 1:13 PM UTC
And now begins
The guideless era
As my guide has departed Terra,
Gone, but surely not forgotten,
He's left...
His form is pale and rotten.
Slack jaw
Reveals the row of teeth
A row above
A row beneath
I perceive slight movement in his chest,
But a touch confirms
He's now at rest
His nostrils drawn
His ankles crossed
His hand is limp
And now the cost of sinful man
...is paid in full for this fond friend,
There's no remaining time to spend
At leisure in his kingly presence,
But he's left behind his essence,
And from him we all have gained
A starting wisdom, we were trained
To laugh and cry and live and pray,
To seek truth,
to love,
and point the way.
Now to Him who is abundantly able,
Receive this servant at your table
Dress him in your softest gowns,
Kingly colors, shining crowns,
With a smile upon his face,
Doused with your amazing grace!
Jan 8, 2017
Jan 8, 2017 at 2:32 PM UTC
i didn't mourn your death
i didn't cry, didn't scream
didn't **** the world or any god for taking you away
and then i remember
english class, we all had to memorize Atticus's speech
you know, the one in the courtroom where he defended Tom Robinson
and then i remember
that you sang about leaving us before any of us knew you were gone
ziggy stardust, i miss you
and then i remember
i'm 7, maybe 8 years old
you taught me what imagination meant, what i could do, what alternate universes i could create
and then i remember
you loved so much you died with a secret
as i grew, i learned how to understand you
and then i remember
the day purple rain meant a nation mourning in unity
and then i remember
your song was in shrek and i'm sorry but that association from my childhood never left me
and then i remember
the amount of pain you endured
and then i remember
i was 11, my brother was singing along to hotel california, introduced me to your band and pointed you out to me
"that's glenn frey he's the guitarist"
and then i remember
why this year has been such a dark one
so much of the light has vanished with you
and then i remember
i never gave myself a chance to mourn your death
-z.z
Dec 12, 2016
Dec 12, 2016 at 6:52 PM UTC
Sadly i wont get to meet you
Or touch your skin,
Or hold you and comfort
As loudly you wail and cry,
I wont get to watch you grow,
Into a beautiful human being i know,
But
I can confirm that you wont have to cry,
That you won't have to see the craziness the world brings
You wont have to have your spirit cracked and shaved,
And you wont walk into the train along with the brokenhearted, downtrodden and crazed,
Would you have been a niece or another nephew? That i may not ever know
But I'll see you soon one day,
And i hope you're a happy little angel, playing on the clouds like snow
Oct 24, 2016
Oct 24, 2016 at 10:47 PM UTC
I've been trying to find the right words to say,
So I'm just writing it here...
I need to write my feelings down somewhere before I explode..
I've been trying so hard to find my way.
With out you im lost, and
I feel like I have no where left to go.
How am I suppose to do this without you,
How will I go on?
Almost nine years together, and now you're just gone.
I can't breathe, I can't sleep, I can't eat.
I've tried to keep it together, for her, for our daughter.
but when you lose someone so close to you,
You lose a part of yourself.
I have been crying for days, thinking about how she won't get to know the wonderful man you were.
Thinking about how you won't get to see her grow up,
And be there for all the journeys and obstacles.
I'll be sure to tell her but it just won't be the same.
I love you, so much and I miss you dearly.....you're forever in my heart.
Though I don't think it will ever be fixed.
Rest in peace, my love, my soulmate, my bestfriend, and the father to our beautiful 2 year old daughter.
Jul 13, 2016
Jul 13, 2016 at 11:07 PM UTC
Nothing seems to be okay.
When I read the newspapers,
An imbecile killed gays.
Jun 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016 at 12:17 PM UTC