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I’m a thousand miles up Silk robe Polo boxers I think I might jump I know I can fly I know I can fall I feel incredible I feel like Basquiat before rehab I feel like VanGoh in love For once I’m sober in this moment of clarity I can see the sky as well as the concrete Equal distances apart Either one attainable Both so tempting Flying or falling Soaring or stalling GRAVITY’S A MYTH PERPETUATED BY THOSE THAT FEAR THE INCREDIBLE The girl in the bed is screaming My cellphone is ringing Hotel staff is banging on my room door I fill my lungs with the fresh air And feel the breeze I don’t step off the ledge I jump with all my might In that moment, suspended in the air I can feel Gods hands wrapped around me
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Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016 at 10:05 AM UTC
"The Window"
You looking at me I’m looking through you You want nothing more than to fix me All I can think to do is touch you Maybe we can compromise? Because I can make you feel special when I talk you out that dress Don’t be so pressed for these complications and relationships Good girl like you? You just weren’t made for this You don’t know I’m half way out my mind half the time and I won’t budge a quarter And these days I’m everything I claim to hate You look me dead in my eyes and all I see is silhouette of your face And you know **** well you should hate me But you’re steady searching for the better side of somebody that ain’t me Now which one of us is really crazy? Because I’m a **** poor example of a white knight, right? Never fall for someone who writes They’re either melodramatic or monochromatic And I never did do well with moderation.
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Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016 at 10:03 AM UTC
"The Girl In the Bed"
(Her to him 10pm) I love you I loved you like I said I would I loved you just the best I could I love you like you made me I’ll love you even if you hate me Even when you love someone else to negate me Delete every text, picture, and post to erase me I understand My mistakes and missteps I do So even if you never say it back again I’ll say it one last time I love you (Her to him 1 am) I hate you I hate you I HATE you I HATE YOUU I HATE YOUUU I HOPE IT WEIGHS YOU DOWN AND IT BREAKS YOU I HOPE YOU CRY LIKE I CRY AND THE NEXT TIME YOU TRY TO LOVE I HOPE IT BREAKS YOUR HOLLOW HEART I HOPE YOU RUINED THIS FOR A REASON I hope it was worth it I HOPE YOU SEARCH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND EVENTUALLY FIND SOME BODY PERFECT BUILD A LIFE WITH HER AND LAY IN BED NESTLED BETWEEN THE KIDS AND REALIZE YOU DON’T DESERVE IT I know one day you’ll replace me and I just pray to GOD that she’s perfect! (Her to him 6 am) I’m over this. Do what you want (Him to her 10am) I’m sorry
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Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016 at 10:01 AM UTC
"Three Unread Messages"
I’m awoken by the sound of the alarm My throats dry My lips are cracked My temples are throbbing The rooms dark As I open my eyes I hear soft breathing next to me in bed I check my phone One call missed three messages unread The call from my father The messages from her Last nights a blur The empty bottles around the room explain the fuzz Truth be told I’ve still got a buzz Truer truth be told as I take a swig from the half empty bottle I’m still drunk My concept of self is shaky What city is this? Is it Cullowhee or Compton South beach or Charlotte? Or some where I’ve never been Whoever’s in the bed shifts as I stumble out of it I can’t tell if it’s the lack of light or the liquor but I can’t describe her features Maybe it’s neither Maybe I just don’t care Either way I open the curtains and flood the room with light I know the city and her as much as I know myself The only thing I’m sure of is that I’m on the top floor and still alive
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Dec 8, 2016
Dec 8, 2016 at 9:58 AM UTC
Penthouse View
She had skin like sand on the beach               Warmed and tanned by the kiss of the sun At the nape of her neck like the shoreline            The sea met the sand Her hair cascaded like like a tsunami down her back           It was fierce and natural So Pure in its freedom          Her honey colored  eyes shine like the the sun on a spring afternoon Warm and inviting             She was a beach
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Oct 25, 2015
Oct 25, 2015 at 5:06 PM UTC
The Beach
My love        I'm self-destructing I'm dying   I'm killing By my own hands the life in this vessel is slipping away Every night I struggle to remember why my creator chose to prolong my existence Yet every night the list of reasons gets shorter, and shorter still I'm finally down to one You.
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Aug 6, 2015
Aug 6, 2015 at 11:02 AM UTC
one
I been bumpin frank Sinatra I been chillin with these mobsters Perfect Italian girl put the parmesan upon the pasta We had  white sauce on the angel hair We were sipping on the pinot Her hair was black as mine, but her skin look like a kilo Thighs look like a hundred grand Eyes green like a c- note Liquid nitrogen in her veins   The tongue game ****** she wrote She whispers fortunes in my ear While tracing plans upon my skin Lead me to a life of sin Then gave the roulette a gentle spin. I never gave her a wedding ring   I proposed to her with the shell wedding dress was made by Prada The  coloration red as hell Showin fangs in a crooked smile that she hid behind her veil Death upon her breath, it turned the atmosphere stale Unholy matrimony pastor trying to hide his thorns Ring bearer bared his fangs flower girl throwing thorns Bridemaids holding bouquets made  of wilted lillies She drove a knife through my heart and said “ baby do you feel me?”
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Jul 24, 2015
Jul 24, 2015 at 4:59 PM UTC
Sinatra
darkness consumes all the black night swallows our thoughts Vomits back our fears Shadows pollute minds Specters of the past revive They taunt tease and laugh We give in so quick Victims to our own morals destroyed by self doubt Quick to love others so fast to hate ones own self So slow to forgive The mirror whispers The wind curses so sweetly The blade kisses you It tenderly glides Slides against ebony skin Gaping rift remains Scarlet life erupts History of an empire Contained in those veins Osiris Horus Pharaohs Gods ,and rulers.Kings Contained in those veins Isis Hathor Bast Greats queens, protectors, healers Contained in those veins Garden of Eden Cradle of our mother Earth Contained in those veins Newton,King,X,Parks Men and women with Brave Hearts Contained in those veins Swift minds,Diamond tongues hip-hop jazz blues rock, our sound Contained in those veins Firm hands,and strong arms The power to hold the world Contained in those veins A deep rich opus there is his story and hers Contained in those veins Our blood stains the soil Why destroy the tapestry Contained in those veins
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Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:05 PM UTC
Veins
Ninth grade, thirteen, I ride my bicycle to school Headphones ******* up my hearing. Mr. Fiasco's The Cool Irony I couldn't kick push, because I'd probably fall And if I crack my head open i'd have no one to call My mama works two jobs, pops works out of state Band practice after school, my house'll be empty till late So my backpack packed with textbooks, a gameboy, and some sheet music Three broken pencils, it's heavy i'm used to it I wasn't **** back then truly not much has changed I went to Samuel from sam acceptance of myself in my name Acceptance of my mistakes, and the release of the shame And realized when you a genius they label you lame
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Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:58 PM UTC
Back Pack Chronicles
At night I lay still Chained tight in my own minds cage I pray for sweet rest
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Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014 at 3:03 AM UTC
Insomnia
I  have always wanted to write I used to want to right wrongs Right injustices And indecencies And if to right i'd have to write I'd write laws Now I all I want to do is write songs Write poems And write stories Write melodies Write memories My homie's a composer they'd help me write symphony And i'd put Andre on the tuba And Tineye on the timphony And bobby on the saxaphone and when the concert gets broadcast live and televised i'd dedicate it to the beautiful dreamers back at home The small time artist and musicians The one guy who decided he loved to see women smile so much wanted to be a beautician To anyone who's parents said there no money in art There's  no money in misery so I'm begging you please follow your heart Because the worlds fighters keep it strong And the scholars keep it smart But it's the visionaries that keep all together and not Falling  apart
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Jul 31, 2014
Jul 31, 2014 at 6:52 PM UTC
Write Right
Every step taken in life is do or die It's starting to feel as if failure is akin to suicide Currently i'm thinking that i'm too alive teetering on the border Of perfect balance and disorder I'm standing in the danger zone but i'm two steps away from home
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Jul 27, 2014
Jul 27, 2014 at 6:39 PM UTC
Danger Zone
She bared her soul to me Bared her soul in beautiful hues my dull eyesight couldn’t dissect The canvas painted in shades I could barely detect And I still see the rainbow in the browns of eyes And brown eyes seem so common Hers were anything but They shined so bright the world dimmed when they shut. So I blinked when she blinked Winked when she winked So I’d never live in a world without that light And if ever she went blind I’d gift her my sight Because the world needs those eyes With each amber iris Those irises that can capture the hue of the rain Down to each drop’s stain That can take the cool of the storm And match the sun’s sense of warm She paints pictures that remind you of the first day you were born Everything is real So real it’s exciting and terrifying Life giving and death defying So vivid if I described it I wouldn’t know where to start My first love I fell in love with the artist as beautiful as her art.
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Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 at 12:53 AM UTC
The iris
cheap liquor to ya head ya drain the substance  from the bottle With them Vicky secrets on ya body’s lookin like model With your mind going numb its gettin so easy to swallow all them medals on the wall were gold plated and hollow Daddy lil princess raised inside an ivory tower Prince charming showed up and he amazed you with his power You gave him all your treasures he was gone within the hour Now the sweet lies that he told got your mouth tasting sour You singing Mirrior mirror on the wall Who's the most tainted of them all Your lipsticks smeared and mascara's faded Any price to feel love baby girl you know you paid it I met you one night and I tried to ease ya pain But you won't touch my black skin in fear it leaves a stain On that pretty Prada dress thats hanging off ya frame Crown of amethyst polluting your brain
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Jul 7, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 at 8:15 PM UTC
Princess
I am worth the air I breathe I am worth every drop of water in my body I am worth the iron in my blood, and the fire in my stomach I am worthy of greatness for I am a son of the elements I am a force of nature incarnated in the shell of a man And it is in my hands to either mold the world or break it In my blood is the summation of my past and history But in my sweat is the future I shall build. I am worthy for no other fact than that I am I am worthy
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Jul 15, 2014
Jul 15, 2014 at 1:43 AM UTC
Worthy