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#toxicity
Mama tells me, to stay quiet, now. Stop, and don't, she says. Don't expose, the tangled roots, of the family tree. There's rot, in the wood, and animal bones, half-buried amidst a shallow grave, of leaves. Don't stir the weeds, and the roots, with a sigh, that is heavier, than a heavy breath. Don't speak, above a broken whisper. Don't cry, into the gusting wind. Don't tell, the snooty oaks what the birds, in the eaves, have already whistled, about. And as I tear out the overgrowth, in the flowerbeds, it hits me. Dear Mama... For as well, as you've loved me, and as much as I do, admire you... You taught me, to tend, to thorny roses, with bare, and bleeding hands. You taught me to till, the soil, in infertile grounds. ...You taught me not, to prune, the volatile weeds, That strangled, me... so long, as they stayed tall, and pretty. Mama, I am... what have you seeded: A poisonous little hellion... a charming little hellebore: that stays perky, and compliant even while trampled, and tread ...by careless shoes.
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Apr 24
Apr 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
Hellebore
The rain only pours for a short while. And so, the parched flower enjoys its presence to the utmost. And in the tears of pollen, a constant yearning keeps her empty through the night. By God’s will, her roots are sufficiently filled— the little smidgen needed to survive. To live and breathe the liquid gold becomes her purpose. The evasive storm, expected when she most blooms, daren’t give poor marigold the time of day. Left in the piercing sun, she is, to dry and decay. But, marigold is only one of many. Her petals move seductively with the breeze, Teasing, hoping to draw in the rain. But his attention lies in the fields ahead, her beauty matched by roses and daffodils Passion, and brightness. Marigold is pretty, but the others are heavenly. She sees the rain’s favor, His lust Every Single Spring. Though, even so, she pursues his soft pitter-patter and nourishing touch, wishing to—until the gracing wind scatters her ashes across the sky. Her toil, however, remains in vain, for the rain can have no commitment. No—she isn’t elegant enough. And still, even if he truly desired to remain and care for such soft, drooping petals, her deadly, putrid scent and worn-out stem— too long would he have lingered, long enough for a flood to engulf the land she called home. His selfish ways would never let him see how marigold’s fate was sealed the moment she became ensnared in his intoxicating game O brutal acid rain.
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Mar 3
Mar 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM UTC
The Marigold
Don't let thirst drive you to insanity. Don't let it drive you mad for water. Not every cup is innocent or clear. Be careful whose cup you drink from.
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Feb 13
Feb 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM UTC
Cups of Water
Wisps of midnarust curl callously around our throats, And we refuse to sever its sanguine ropes; Now we float! I am the black ink tainting your fountain of dreams. You are the white pigment painting over my spectrum of screams. Drawn close, yet estranged, We hide the hues of prismatic pain In wavelengths of glimmering gray, Like moonbows over amaryllic plains. This sapphirine nightglow; weeping carmine as it flows; We refused to let it cut through our half-light hopes; Now we bloat!
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Nov 30, 2025
Nov 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM UTC
Midnarust
Walking in the woods I've been here for so long I can't recognise the trees around me I think I'm lost Every bush looks the same I cant tell if it's because of the dark "Leave before it's too late" The wind barks I know i should be scared But now I'm too deep in The bitter growls of the tiger Sweet songs of crickets They warn me of the danger But the forest knows me too well I can't help getting lured in deeper I keep walking further Although now my feet hurt The light of the stars leave my side Those traitors! I am now left all alone But Oh! How can I complain The forest keeps me sane The grass on the cold floor Prickles my bare feet But the gorgeous woods apologise Who cares about the pain! As I walk, keep moving ahead All the other sounds, the warnings fade I feel a little sad, Do I wanna go back? But just as I start questioning The forest helps me "It's alright, I can be all you need" Look how it cares for me! I was, maybe hesitant at first But the woods gave me the warmest hug The evil that wants to take me back Must be searching for me But as i hold hands with such a lovely forest I know there's no way they'll ever find me
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Nov 8, 2025
Nov 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM UTC
Forest
(A Psychological-Mystical Trilogy) --- I. Echo Chamber of the Heart You wanted a man unshaken— but trembled when he spoke of pain. You said, “Be open, honest, real,” then flinched when storms had names. You asked for depth, for empathy, but only from the shore; you loved the thought of drowning him— then cursed him when he swore. There’s a pattern carved in silence, a therapy of blame: you cut him just to see him bleed, then called his wounds “the same.” He hides beneath composure now, learned quiet from your rage; each word he speaks is filtered clean, his truth locked in a cage. And yet, in secret corners, you envy what he hides— the part of him still burning that your cold could not disguise. You test him with rejection, to prove he’ll crawl back home; then scorn the proof of loyalty for weakness you’ve outgrown. You say you want connection, but crave control instead— a mirror built from histories you’ve never truly read. And he, too, plays the prisoner, addicted to the ache— mistaking chains for tenderness, and anger for awake. So round and round the circle spins, each heart rehearsing scars; love reduced to feedback loops, and truth to avatars. No tyrant rules this madness, no gender wears the crown— just fear in mirrored faces, refusing to come down. --- II. Unbinding the Mirror The silence came like winter light, unsoftened, bare, and true— the kind that burns through filters, that asks, “What still is you?” He found his voice beneath the ash, not loud, but strangely clear; it spoke of wanting wholeness, not worship, nor of fear. And she, too, felt the trembling— a hollow where control once lay; for love, when stripped of power, had nothing left to say. They faced each other naked then, of roles, of games, of lore; two fractured halves of empathy, each aching to restore. He said, “I was not made to win, nor you, to kneel or reign. We both were made to witness the beauty inside pain.” She said, “I learned to harden because I feared the fall— but the armor I was gifted was a coffin, after all.” They saw how both were taught to fight by wounds that never healed, how love was turned to battleground, how truth was never real. Forgiveness grew like moss does— slow, soft, and out of sight, turning ruins into shelter and darkness into light. And though they’ll stumble still sometimes, and mirrors will remain, the glass reflects less battle now, and more of what’s humane. No gender left superior, no ego left to lead— just two souls tending gardens in the soil of their need. The war dissolves in stillness. The heart relearns its art: not dominance nor victory— but union through the heart. --- III. The Reunion of the Halves There came a dawn without a side— no his, no hers, no name; the sky itself exhaled relief, as light and shadow came. The sun no longer conquered night, nor moon deceived the day; they danced instead, in equal spin, and time forgot decay. Within each heart, the halves awoke, long parted by the war: the strength that moves, the grace that yields, the seed and what it bore. The masculine laid down his sword, the feminine her throne; for both had been but armor for the fear of being known. And all the gods that ruled before— of rage, of pride, of blame— grew quiet as the human soul remembered whence it came. The world, once carved by dominance, now softened into trust; the battlefields grew gardens, the iron turned to dust. The children born of this new peace spoke not of “mine” or “yours,” for love, when freed from hierarchy, needs no hidden wars. And those who still sought power’s edge found mirrors at the gate— their faces split in shadow-light, their hunger met by fate. For no one can ascend through hate, nor heal through being right; only through surrender’s truth does blindness meet the sight. The serpent and the dove entwined, the mother kissed the flame; the world exhaled in union’s breath— and balance spoke its name. --- Epilogue: And so the tide began to turn— not by conquest, nor decree, but by hearts unlearning empire, and remembering how to see.
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Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025 at 12:32 AM UTC
The Mirror and the Union
(A Psychological-Mystical Trilogy) --- I. Echo Chamber of the Heart You wanted a man unshaken— but trembled when he spoke of pain. You said, “Be open, honest, real,” then flinched when storms had names. You asked for depth, for empathy, but only from the shore; you loved the thought of drowning him— then cursed him when he swore. There’s a pattern carved in silence, a therapy of blame: you cut him just to see him bleed, then called his wounds “the same.” He hides beneath composure now, learned quiet from your rage; each word he speaks is filtered clean, his truth locked in a cage. And yet, in secret corners, you envy what he hides— the part of him still burning that your cold could not disguise. You test him with rejection, to prove he’ll crawl back home; then scorn the proof of loyalty for weakness you’ve outgrown. You say you want connection, but crave control instead— a mirror built from histories you’ve never truly read. And he, too, plays the prisoner, addicted to the ache— mistaking chains for tenderness, and anger for awake. So round and round the circle spins, each heart rehearsing scars; love reduced to feedback loops, and truth to avatars. No tyrant rules this madness, no gender wears the crown— just fear in mirrored faces, refusing to come down. --- II. Unbinding the Mirror The silence came like winter light, unsoftened, bare, and true— the kind that burns through filters, that asks, “What still is you?” He found his voice beneath the ash, not loud, but strangely clear; it spoke of wanting wholeness, not worship, nor of fear. And she, too, felt the trembling— a hollow where control once lay; for love, when stripped of power, had nothing left to say. They faced each other naked then, of roles, of games, of lore; two fractured halves of empathy, each aching to restore. He said, “I was not made to win, nor you, to kneel or reign. We both were made to witness the beauty inside pain.” She said, “I learned to harden because I feared the fall— but the armor I was gifted was a coffin, after all.” They saw how both were taught to fight by wounds that never healed, how love was turned to battleground, how truth was never real. Forgiveness grew like moss does— slow, soft, and out of sight, turning ruins into shelter and darkness into light. And though they’ll stumble still sometimes, and mirrors will remain, the glass reflects less battle now, and more of what’s humane. No gender left superior, no ego left to lead— just two souls tending gardens in the soil of their need. The war dissolves in stillness. The heart relearns its art: not dominance nor victory— but union through the heart. --- III. The Reunion of the Halves There came a dawn without a side— no his, no hers, no name; the sky itself exhaled relief, as light and shadow came. The sun no longer conquered night, nor moon deceived the day; they danced instead, in equal spin, and time forgot decay. Within each heart, the halves awoke, long parted by the war: the strength that moves, the grace that yields, the seed and what it bore. The masculine laid down his sword, the feminine her throne; for both had been but armor for the fear of being known. And all the gods that ruled before— of rage, of pride, of blame— grew quiet as the human soul remembered whence it came. The world, once carved by dominance, now softened into trust; the battlefields grew gardens, the iron turned to dust. The children born of this new peace spoke not of “mine” or “yours,” for love, when freed from hierarchy, needs no hidden wars. And those who still sought power’s edge found mirrors at the gate— their faces split in shadow-light, their hunger met by fate. For no one can ascend through hate, nor heal through being right; only through surrender’s truth does blindness meet the sight. The serpent and the dove entwined, the mother kissed the flame; the world exhaled in union’s breath— and balance spoke its name. --- Epilogue: And so the tide began to turn— not by conquest, nor decree, but by hearts unlearning empire, and remembering how to see.
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you said it would work out. it didn’t. i hate that i knew i’d be right.
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Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM UTC
told you so.
you mock my pain, cheering me on. like — for real. i’m annoyed. a bit hurt. disappointed, because my first attempt didn’t work. you tell me it’s okay — when it’s not. you say it’s an easy fix — i know it is. yet i sit in the grump, because i wasted time, energy, looking forward to this. if it’s a let-down, you say, ten percent of it is. i say, ninety — so you argue, i’m too pessimistic. bite me.
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Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM UTC
toxic positivity.
Something that tastes too sweet stops feeling like a treat. The tongue grows heavy, and the stomach twists; as what once melted into joy now rots at the edges — a nectar that poisons, a kindness that clings too tight, a love that smothers until you can’t breathe without choking on its syrup. Sweetness in excess is a _quiet cruelty_. it does not heal; it only hides the sickness it’s already become. And maybe that’s the trick — a treat that tricks the tongue, a sweetness so thick it sticks like honey on the heart, leaving you starving while pretending to be fed. _Too much **** sugar and even the heart gets cavities._
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Aug 23, 2025
Aug 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM UTC
Too Much **** Sugar
A raging bull Red fiery eyes Smoked out Charging at me It Went for my throat Silencing my screams. Punctured my skin Blood shed, blood clot
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Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM UTC
Pulled away