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_A blemish_ across the mark of my skin — screamed into a corner, I’ve screened my eyes. My chest is like a TV screen, the flashes of _a dream_ —the world waits for me to tell a vision. If I write, I could write, so good and well — my finger type: printing stories on these pages, _A dogs-ear_ bent down to listen, to serve the law as it runs. how long the mile? A canine chasing commands. _A man afraid of the light_, finding comfort in a shadow. shadowing the past, living best when hidden in the shade of regrets. our mistakes are perfect at throwing shade. Shall I live the blemish of a dream —folded onto itself, my best days creased like dog-ears, marking important chapters of my life. But a man so afraid of the light forgets there are two kinds: the one that reveals his darkness, and the one he’ll face at the end of his life. Still — we must step out from the shadows of our mistakes. Eventually, you find a time to shine.
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Aug 31, 2025
Aug 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM UTC
Blemish of a Dream
_Crowded foresight_ —         thoughts stacked sky-high,        cluttered windows of a dreaming mind.                 Out of mind,              out of sight…        yet somehow, I keep seeing        the better days of my life          skimming the edge           of a hopeful smile.                    That smile —             soft, unspoken —              given with time,           drawn from deep thoughts               folded in silence.                       . . .            Any life worth seeing —          any __better__ version of me —       is shaped by what I’m willing             to put light on.                  So I               paint my          foresight with      fireflies  and  sunbeams,        hoping the dark             makes room                for the               light I                  keep.
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Jun 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM UTC
What I Put Light On