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#stare
Some people stare, Others might glare. Animosity or pity, I don't want to get into the nitty gritty. Take shots in the dark, Guess how I got these marks They stripe my arms and calves, I'd rather cut my heart in halves. The cat got you good, I suppose. Maybe I should... I say I'm clean, and that's a lie, But would you rather see me die? Unhealthy coping skills are my first resort, I know you saw, please don't report. You tell my teacher, Who tells my mom, who tells the preacher, Can you pray the urges away, You know I can't stay.
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3d ago
May 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM UTC
The Target of People Watching
no, instantly NOT, where your brain has gone, call me back, this poem has none of that but slow and swell to speak to my body, indeed, in deed, with a pretty one, please, two organs directly connected, brain to heart, heart to brain the triggering can be anything, breeze upon her face, no, But the word she silent spake, when she gave me the Argentine tango stare reverberate beautiful woman, dancing tango in every space that a sightline provides, first invader, then an occupier, lastly a poem that refuses to be erased the stare, it is an invitation, to the limitations of the first instantaneous, What will come after will be displayed. Am I charming, witty, amusing, but most of all, how well do I dance the tango How well do my fingers on her back, five finger telegraph telling her be ready for what comes next!    our swell with constant messaging, Our fingertips speak dance, acknowledge tension, the next move, sincopated, Before even completing the last… With respect to the unwritten tango laws, I wait till the dance is over, And ask her, plead/command/desire the next one too two, alas, a lass, her stare already has tangoed elsewhere…
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Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM UTC
slow and swell, that tango stare...
Slowly creeping towards you Resembling the light bearers aesthetic I love that you wear glasses Eyes so beautiful Even God had to frame them As our eyes meet in awkward silence All I see Is the moonlight shining through the night But it's just your deep beautiful eyes. A conversation that words couldn't describe Was held by eyes one could prescribe Yes she's beautiful Don't you think ?
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Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM UTC
Eyes inescapable
The mercurial moon, so distant, so desired; She stand still, shivering at its slightest stare.”
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Nov 10, 2025
Nov 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM UTC
Mercurial moon 🌕
Where is my voice? Why am I anxious? The people they stare Why can’t I speak? I’m right here, I’m human Why do you stare? When I freeze When I shake with tears, When I go invisible Why are you always there? Just…watching Always there, in mind, In presence, that voice I hear, I get anxious, nervous, A shaky mess of limbs and hair Accompanied by those tears.
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Nov 4, 2025
Nov 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM UTC
Voice
He never knew the storms he calmed, With just a glance, a laugh, a smile. He never knew how deep I sank, Until his light reached me, quiet, and kind. Last night, sleep refused to come — I waited, stared, held back a sigh. Just hoping he might say a word, Or send a sign, a soft reply. But morning came with empty air, He didn’t show — and I just stared. At benches, books, the teacher’s voice, While colours drained from everywhere. He never knew how much it hurt, To sit and smile, pretend, obey — When all I wished was just to see His silly grin light up the day. He never knew, and maybe won’t, How much he helped me breathe again. Unbelievable! Someone whome I've never talked to- Still in his silence,I found my strength. You never knew you're the only star My sky still chases every night — Because no other light has ever Matched the warmth you gave so right. You never knew, you still don’t see — You’re a soul I can’t replace. Not because I need your love... But because you gave me grace. —Parisha
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Jul 12, 2025
Jul 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC
He Never Knew
i wish to see my soul. i want to see if it's bright and full of colour or dark and miserable. i want to stare into my soul -- just to see what's in the inside. i wish to see my soul
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Sep 12, 2025
Sep 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM UTC
i wish to see my soul
Why, Oh Little Ones, do you stop and stare What you are seeking is no longer there You walked beside him for three years The very Word of Life was in your ears He died and rose and appeared once more To prepare you for what is yet in store He laid His holy hands upon you To confer a spirit of authority and truth With his power you have been sent out Trust in His plan and do not be in doubt Do not stand there frozen and dumb Time is short and there is much work to be done Go you now out into the mission field And gather for the master a bountiful yield
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Dec 15, 2024
Dec 15, 2024 at 11:43 PM UTC
Don't Stop and Stare
Do as he does, stare at him, scan his body, and -- see his discomfort.
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Dec 5, 2024
Dec 5, 2024 at 4:09 AM UTC
[ Do as he does, stare ]
Maybe I’ve been staring at my wounds For far too long now And though they are now solely scars I cannot sit here forever.
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Dec 1, 2024
Dec 1, 2024 at 1:13 AM UTC
Scars
The love you've kept so long in the wait for someone unknown, Does it still keep burning every night When you leave the bed awhile & stare at the lone vacant sky?
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Nov 13, 2024
Nov 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM UTC
Some secret lives
I've had you on a pedestal, I've had you look at me so tall; Must've been so brutal, When you felt the fall. Was it unfair? Or did I misinterpret your glare? My apologies for the stare; Must've been a justice flare.
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Oct 15, 2024
Oct 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM UTC
Must've been
The darkness holds desires Through life is always there Presence that never expires Can always feel his stare Waiting to take happiness Step off a ledge to get away That only brings me more stress I struggle every day
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Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024 at 12:01 AM UTC
Darkness's Stare
Deep within her stare value-laden eyes bare Thou liketh compete with disciplined man Prim proper equanimity assembled as plan Serve glory to God; begone any despair Grasping thy reality of excellence profound Access vast depth of emotion- drowned Dangling medals reaching out to touch Through tranquility, stand by your ground He pushed me open like a book untold Words of the gospel used by mean Daring as His veracity He loved me as bold By sworn duty, I shall perpetually convene
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Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM UTC
hi, i’m back.
Are you someones moment in time? Or their Eternity?
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Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023 at 2:53 PM UTC
Be Both
The moon was brilliant Last night And yet... I caught you Staring At me
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May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 at 2:07 PM UTC
Blood moon
It's terrible No words said Yet your eyes yell Pinching aroma embed Oh, well I wanna be more innocent To make your heart discontent
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Apr 28, 2022
Apr 28, 2022 at 10:42 AM UTC
Wondering...
I am forged in a ceramic kiln, and the sweltering heat embrittles me. their withering stares set the kiln ablaze, expecting me to stay rigid and brittle. I attempted to constrict and be good, but the fire slowly cracked me.   the heat still scorches my pieces, but each piece inches closer to the outskirts of the kiln so I can find the sticky glue and put myself back together.
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Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM UTC
the kiln.
DEAR PENPAL PEOPLE, just an old a family memory on a dinner table--sorry no rhymes :> to the no one who is not recognizing...... when I stopped for a long stare for me I stopped and looked around me searching for something that I don't know stashed deep into the picture I view I smiled for the happiness that invades those hearts for the gratitude that my soul is permeated I crowned the thrones of blood in pure joy I stole the sounds of laughter I screened that shot that is bottled into the core of my memories that shot the reason I am on ground in this life the reason that I believe in the reason that I hang on to the reason that I long on my stormy nights and deprived alones I locked them on that table of love and warm clouds attached when I stopped for a long stare for me                                                                                            ------ravenfeels
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Jun 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021 at 1:57 PM UTC
A Cloud Stare
DEAR PENPAL PEOPLE, no white the rest just black:\ reason to a reason faith held one capture applauded reaches to fallen devils may fracture prisoners of grace in ten hells same on cedars that know no angel to not shame one beat on the downtown line once in twenty life times stars align hailing pain scars betrayed the blood of a shed stain haunt a child of a pure soul no more shadows chased for a find of bullet core if money were on trees then lands are leaf free look the eye no lie to a scratched unhidden cry poison spreads a four feet stare is it even of those a matter of fair royal flushed they think a game under the rugs shipped rushed hearts a lifeless drink on mindless sipped ashes called out happy hour not shredded unlit double vision as grown as useless as toxic as it dropped corpses the live left to ache hurt silenced been forever drowned on stake worst of a future misery crusted crumble like nothingness a cemetery thunder smells plaster lacked on dwells I may not blurt wounds because these things are not nursed doomed I know the knuckles of the cursor when I see an everlasting torture painting smudges dancing in same place selfishly -------ravenfeels
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Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021 at 3:35 PM UTC
Doomed Fat Chance
DEAR PENPAL PEOPLE, I don't know what that is?!-but yeah;] believe me I don't know who 'you' is anymore to say but you- never knew a label to you even before this May okay the blue runs through the heart but the adore you in the eyes once and for now been from the start the golden table churned and dined a whole new zoo other than butterflies you signed remedy to the lost I fear this week six buried feet under don't mind me in a stare just a wonder                                                                                            ------ravenfeels
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Jun 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021 at 6:49 PM UTC
Lights Down Because---
Those Glances between speeches Blue is my heart and in your Eyes Pained is the soul
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May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021 at 7:00 PM UTC
1,000 yards
Long distance gazing exercises the imagination filling the mind with out-of-reach thoughts and within-our-grasp possibilities. You need to pace yourself however. Over-stretching can cause you to topple into sorrow. Short distance grinning close up gawping is bred from appreciation for the unexpected and creates opportunity for shared mirth and reflected smiles. Over-stretching causes face ache and further laughter.
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Apr 4, 2021
Apr 4, 2021 at 2:59 PM UTC
Distance
let's play a game you and i stare in silence while locking eyes nervous and quite shy turned into big smiles then quiet laughter still looking intently all the while every second passing and strings started to exist attaching and latching knots tying in twists electricity started flowing unseen but a rushing feel back and forth a connection -- is this becoming real? in that short time i started to imagine me leaning in to kiss you and I almost let it happen three hundred seconds is up and i tried to explain but i couldn't tell you everything that was going on in my brain so i told you i feel closer to you without saying anything more didn't want you to know it was you i was longing for.
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Mar 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021 at 6:10 PM UTC
five minutes