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#tricked
Watch for the poison, in the search for hydration.
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Sep 16, 2025
Sep 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM UTC
You Can Lead a Horse to Water
the pink clouds move slow slow like i was tricked by the years gleaming over grass i walked by feet small in saturday's shoes sharp patch grass and dirt that stuck to my back replaced by the warmth of wood chips familial love reflects off the set up sign   swaying on the lawn i feel its burn in my eyes the ice cream man drives by i guess the best flavor isn't in stock anymore the sun keeps setting on my dreams to escape i already woke up from it all
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Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM UTC
drive past childhood home
She's lost in wilds unexplored      Far from dreamers' shining lands In misty moors where even Sleep      Lets fall his useless magic sands There is no rest for mortals here      For fools who play where Faeries tread On Faerie roads, in Faerie lands      The world is turned upon its head Her stride is sure, yet she is not      Perception is the Faeries' game Sending visions, glamours, ghosts      Illusions wailing out her name A fearful girl along the roads      Will bargain for most anything And here, the threshold of Lost Hope      Is purview of the Raven King The Raven King! The Raven King!      She fell in wonder at the sight As castles grew before her eyes      And wild dark turned blinding bright He led her to the winding halls      She rushed down cobbles Faeries tread She gulped the dizzying Faerie wine      And took the proffered Faerie bread They swept her up in swirling dance      For frenzied days, she whirled along In drunken time, she stumbled to      The beat of Faerie's wild song And, wilder still, her heart would drum      Excited in the glittered haze As Fae lay stardust in her eyes      And drew her with their feral gaze But wait--why did her weary bones      Resist the Fae's beguiling thrall? Even as her mind was pulled to      Pirouette the Endless Ball Dissonance--a spell had snapped      She scrabbled at the gilded walls "Is this to be my cage?" she called      Across the King's ethereal halls She couldn't sleep; she couldn't rest      Paced and fretted, cried aloud But she had bargained, drunk the wine      And for the Raven King now bowed "You made the bargain, mortal girl      You said the words and you were bound You called out for the Raven King      When you were lost on Faerie ground." She'd never known the ancient laws      The tricky ways of binding rites The way the Fae could draw you in      With silvered tongue and phantom sights The Faeries laughed; the Faeries danced      They brought her back under their spell She didn't fight--their dazzling daze      Was better than a living hell So there she stays, a wayward girl      Heartsick, lost, and trapped in Fae A fearful girl along the roads      Who bargained her whole life away
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Sep 14, 2022
Sep 14, 2022 at 12:08 PM UTC
On Faerie Ground
She's lost in wilds unexplored      Far from dreamers' shining lands In misty moors where even Sleep      Lets fall his useless magic sands There is no rest for mortals here      For fools who play where Faeries tread On Faerie roads, in Faerie lands      The world is turned upon its head Her stride is sure, yet she is not      Perception is the Faeries' game Sending visions, glamours, ghosts      Illusions wailing out her name A fearful girl along the roads      Will bargain for most anything And here, the threshold of Lost Hope      Is purview of the Raven King The Raven King! The Raven King!      She fell in wonder at the sight As castles grew before her eyes      And wild dark turned blinding bright He led her to the winding halls      She rushed down cobbles Faeries tread She gulped the dizzying Faerie wine      And took the proffered Faerie bread They swept her up in swirling dance      For frenzied days, she whirled along In drunken time, she stumbled to      The beat of Faerie's wild song And, wilder still, her heart would drum      Excited in the glittered haze As Fae lay stardust in her eyes      And drew her with their feral gaze But wait--why did her weary bones      Resist the Fae's beguiling thrall? Even as her mind was pulled to      Pirouette the Endless Ball Dissonance--a spell had snapped      She scrabbled at the gilded walls "Is this to be my cage?" she called      Across the King's ethereal halls She couldn't sleep; she couldn't rest      Paced and fretted, cried aloud But she had bargained, drunk the wine      And for the Raven King now bowed "You made the bargain, mortal girl      You said the words and you were bound You called out for the Raven King      When you were lost on Faerie ground." She'd never known the ancient laws      The tricky ways of binding rites The way the Fae could draw you in      With silvered tongue and phantom sights The Faeries laughed; the Faeries danced      They brought her back under their spell She didn't fight--their dazzling daze      Was better than a living hell So there she stays, a wayward girl      Heartsick, lost, and trapped in Fae A fearful girl along the roads      Who bargained her whole life away
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You've tricked everyone else, Yet you couldn't trick yourself, Isn't that the truth to lying? That the one telling fibs, Could never be their own fool.
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May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020 at 1:20 PM UTC
Fool
Lost at sea is when I heard you singing Among many shattered rocks she laid if as a sleeping fox. Putting me into her terrible trance with that graceful glance. So distracted you lead me to my own doom. Eventually we all get tricked by a siren or two.
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May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020 at 9:57 PM UTC
Sirens
God, I'm so gullible...
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Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020 at 5:43 PM UTC
Gullible
Don't be happy just because someone is giving you compliments You're better than that
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Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020 at 5:42 PM UTC
Compliments
I blame it all on my lack of interest about everyone around me, that I only noticed you when the alarm's about to ring. Was I blinded or was it really just hard to see your eyes that smile and the way you sing? Oh, yeah, it's hard to recognize a pair of crescents staring at another's presence. And it's hard to keep a voice inside my heart because that is all I'll ever hear. Almost. But not quite. I almost tricked myself into liking you. Almost but not quite, because you had someone else.
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Apr 5, 2019
Apr 5, 2019 at 1:05 AM UTC
I Almost Tricked Myself
You say you want us to still be friends But it doesn't seem like you mean it After getting over the pain I decided I'd believe it But perhaps you only said that to spare my feelings Looking at you I know I should have seen it Watch, you'll start acting like you like me again And then we'll both repeat it
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Apr 4, 2019
Apr 4, 2019 at 7:08 PM UTC
Falling
your lungs inhale war against the foundations of your ribs; bursting bones heard from within. lamentation conquers with its sharp-edged desolation leaving fragmented skin throughout friction between you and the false reflection echo consequences. you were a misled mistake tricked of glory & feared by contentment. you are whole and apart and everything in-between.
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Mar 18, 2019
Mar 18, 2019 at 12:13 AM UTC
you.
Her pleas were a song Continuous, poignant and long For who would hear her inaudible pleas? Chained up in a tower, pleading for keys The tune was a lullaby No matter how much anyone was to try The songbird was imprisoned by the immortal agony and revel She’d made a deal with the devil Not knowing of his penalties and tricks She knew what’s done is done and blunders are difficult to fix Though even to the most oblivious it was clear That she was to waste the rest of her immortal life in fear And so, as she seemed to her subjects as mighty and great Her own verdicts, her foolishness and actions were like a hefty weight She wore them under her own skin Incapable to bear her own sin Her reflection was something she could not see For all she sought to do was to get rid of its provoking face and flee Her soul had been sold For everything around it, was damp and cold The devil is not someone rational they told her Alas she did not heed, therefore misfortune she did stir The contract was inscribed in blood And now she was a fearful flood No one heard her soundless cries And saw her endless tries No one heard her hushed pleas And saw her heart freeze But her soul had been imprisoned in everlasting misery And all she had was an aftertaste that felt bitterly The bitterness of life Had cut into her humanity with a knife All she ever aspired was to find meaning Not turn out to be demeaning Or be the motive people sealed their doors at night And why men carried guns with fright She may have been the fiend of the town With a malicious crown But all she craved to be was an angel with wings Though all she did was dangle from the devil’s strings
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Mar 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019 at 12:53 PM UTC
Devil's Deal
Her pleas were a song Continuous, poignant and long For who would hear her inaudible pleas? Chained up in a tower, pleading for keys The tune was a lullaby No matter how much anyone was to try The songbird was imprisoned by the immortal agony and revel She’d made a deal with the devil Not knowing of his penalties and tricks She knew what’s done is done and blunders are difficult to fix Though even to the most oblivious it was clear That she was to waste the rest of her immortal life in fear And so, as she seemed to her subjects as mighty and great Her own verdicts, her foolishness and actions were like a hefty weight She wore them under her own skin Incapable to bear her own sin Her reflection was something she could not see For all she sought to do was to get rid of its provoking face and flee Her soul had been sold For everything around it, was damp and cold The devil is not someone rational they told her Alas she did not heed, therefore misfortune she did stir The contract was inscribed in blood And now she was a fearful flood No one heard her soundless cries And saw her endless tries No one heard her hushed pleas And saw her heart freeze But her soul had been imprisoned in everlasting misery And all she had was an aftertaste that felt bitterly The bitterness of life Had cut into her humanity with a knife All she ever aspired was to find meaning Not turn out to be demeaning Or be the motive people sealed their doors at night And why men carried guns with fright She may have been the fiend of the town With a malicious crown But all she craved to be was an angel with wings Though all she did was dangle from the devil’s strings
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The best lies are those webbed through truth Spun with mockery and delight They climb slowly up your mind Unrecognized And when the truth is insight You are already wrapped in silk Staring at fright and Death's bite
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Jan 19, 2019
Jan 19, 2019 at 2:22 PM UTC
Spiders Lie
it´s five in the afternoon and i tricked myself into thinking you´d like me back but how can i be so sure when you treat everyone like that? it´s five in the afternoon and i´m thinking about you again
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Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018 at 5:44 PM UTC
fool
ive been stuck up on feeding mouths that cant even feed me. ive been too numb too even realize that I was starving.
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Oct 30, 2018
Oct 30, 2018 at 7:14 AM UTC
maybe thats why im selfish
You are always there... Even when I don't want you to be Walking either right next to me... or behind me You know when I'm alone... and need a loving embrace You knock on my door... demand that I open it... so I can look into your baby face I have tried rejected the love that you offer, I have tried ignored your company But you always found a way to make me accept and deal with it...and all so suddenly When I am in tears or in the midst of abuse...you run and sit beside me A partner... A friend that sticks closer then a brother... I know you will never abandon or leave.. Your eyes speak words that I know you could never speak.. and you stare at me so heavily, especially when you see me walk away and leave... Are you bothered that you can't come along? I can't help but want to turn around.. since this feeling of separation feels so wrong I have corrected, forgiven, and rebuked you several times... I'd thought you hate me for those times... But you only grow closer... and become all the more attached to me... which is more then fine When I sit alone, and try to ignore the atmosphere I live in You come walking up to me, sometimes bearing gifts or something to share, making me give in But you always make sure your emotions are clear and made known I know most of what you go through... I see you so much... how can it be ignored or thrown? Feeling so locked up and caged? Several stair cases under? Sometimes you come to me for guidance and comfort.. but I don't know the mind of a boy... but I do wonder... I'm still here... I miss you so much sometimes whenever I'm away But I have that glorious image... of you running to me with such a big happy smile. Don't delay!! Greet me with a kiss on the cheek, or sometimes on the hand Your such a little fella... but you think of your self to be a proud man But oh... the boy I love... the boy DOG I love... The best friend that I need and don't deserve...you came from above You mean so much to me... I love you my slobbery, fluffy, Pomeranian MUNCHKIN!!!!!!! What?... Did you think I was talking about a real boy?
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Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 at 5:58 AM UTC
To the Boy I Love
You are always there... Even when I don't want you to be Walking either right next to me... or behind me You know when I'm alone... and need a loving embrace You knock on my door... demand that I open it... so I can look into your baby face I have tried rejected the love that you offer, I have tried ignored your company But you always found a way to make me accept and deal with it...and all so suddenly When I am in tears or in the midst of abuse...you run and sit beside me A partner... A friend that sticks closer then a brother... I know you will never abandon or leave.. Your eyes speak words that I know you could never speak.. and you stare at me so heavily, especially when you see me walk away and leave... Are you bothered that you can't come along? I can't help but want to turn around.. since this feeling of separation feels so wrong I have corrected, forgiven, and rebuked you several times... I'd thought you hate me for those times... But you only grow closer... and become all the more attached to me... which is more then fine When I sit alone, and try to ignore the atmosphere I live in You come walking up to me, sometimes bearing gifts or something to share, making me give in But you always make sure your emotions are clear and made known I know most of what you go through... I see you so much... how can it be ignored or thrown? Feeling so locked up and caged? Several stair cases under? Sometimes you come to me for guidance and comfort.. but I don't know the mind of a boy... but I do wonder... I'm still here... I miss you so much sometimes whenever I'm away But I have that glorious image... of you running to me with such a big happy smile. Don't delay!! Greet me with a kiss on the cheek, or sometimes on the hand Your such a little fella... but you think of your self to be a proud man But oh... the boy I love... the boy DOG I love... The best friend that I need and don't deserve...you came from above You mean so much to me... I love you my slobbery, fluffy, Pomeranian MUNCHKIN!!!!!!! What?... Did you think I was talking about a real boy?
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The bus is running late tonight, I eagerly tap my foot and check my watch, tapping its lens to make sure that the arms are still ticking, roaming. Lights flash bright down the street and a smile leaps to my lips. The lights hold steadfast, coming coming! I wave my hand and grab my bag! It’s here it’s here! I run to meet it going going, Where are the lights going? Sped by in a flash And then past, gone. Throwing my hands in the air, Exasperated and pacing Ranting and raving I walk back and forth, I cursing my luck and the luck of ones like I stuck at this empty bus stop having light tricks flashed in their eyes.
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Apr 2, 2018
Apr 2, 2018 at 11:59 PM UTC
Bus Stop
On my tongue rests a particular smog One that scorches my throat Pollutes my emotions. I did not willingly inhale This was forced upon me. But I will not open my mouth I will not let the clouds escape I will let the smoke fall into my lungs Keeping my from breathing properly.
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Mar 5, 2018
Mar 5, 2018 at 10:43 AM UTC
I can only express my secrets in metaphors
Midnight black, Gently draping upon a pale frame, Gracefully sprawling down to the marble floor. Silence ensured, As fragile eyelashes are drawn closed, And a thin line is drawn onto mouth, A face smooth and soft as silk in the dim light. Tone made of riches and the thread is velvet. Soft footsteps that elegantly dance across the floor, The glow of stars and angels dust floats about, Enchanting you to dance amongst the spaces love. Fog gracefully rolls upon the dance floor, It swirls around her petite ****** frame, And it captures her elegantly in a tight embrace, Given you just but a taste of divine beauty. Her dainty ankles peak out of her midnight sky drape, As she takes a noble step towards thee, Vibrate eyes that shine just right, are set on you. A entity, a goddess stands before you, Leaving you breathless and putting you to shame. Her refine wrists flick upwards to meet your face, With such a delicate and define touch, As she traces luxurious fingers and fingernails down, Ghostly hands wrap themselves around your neck. Wrapped tightly and swiftly with no mercy, As you are suffocate by a elegant Deceiver.
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Jan 8, 2018
Jan 8, 2018 at 12:39 PM UTC
Elegant Deceiver
There is one thing people can learn from Halloween. We live a a world where people are tricked by the ones they treated right.
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Nov 3, 2017
Nov 3, 2017 at 3:48 AM UTC
Trick or Treat
there aren't enough words in the universe to explain All the anger frustration and pain I feel towards you I want to scream cry and punch a wall If it means I won't fall Ever again for someone like you Don't try to come back And build up a fallen stack Of trust that will never be regained Under my breath I curse your name For involving myself in your game But I can't be called a fool for something I never saw coming
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Oct 22, 2017
Oct 22, 2017 at 9:50 PM UTC
The lying game
Running through shadows, forever underneath them. Falling into sadness, killing myself to quell the fear. Living full of doubt and never knowing why. Throw myself in front of trains, just want to know how the steel passes the time. Pressed against the terra, I feel its heart beat underneath the dirt. But no matter how fast I dig, I can never seem to reach it.
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Oct 11, 2017
Oct 11, 2017 at 2:02 AM UTC
pressed
I refuse to be Persephone I escape brooding moods And the reflections of souls dead to you To accept a pomegranate seed or two From the underworld was a mistake I will not pay for And I do not expect anyone to save me I cry that your world is so dark you believe the light inside me is deception the seasons will come around again and I will not return your soil is too damp and oppressive for any healthy sprout to grow and your richness and grandeur too gloomily cast Familiar with the voice of dismal and disdain, I will not be restrained I will not be abducted I will not be compliant I will not forget my life in the sun I will not be isolated and I will not be afraid of gathering flowers
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May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017 at 10:33 PM UTC
Goddess of Springtime