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 May 2016 thobile
Emily
the one
 May 2016 thobile
Emily
your personality came through the screen
your kind heart was potent
though you couldn't be seen
i felt you coursing through my veins
just after one day
this immediate connection
felt like our own version of heaven
were you the one?
i like him so much
She got the looks of an angel hidden under demon dust burned onto her by years of trials by fire.....
She stands tall left behind by loved ones under weight to great for her frail beauty to support.....
Yet she smiles at me with a glow unknown to her jury who sentanced her to a life of disappointment....
Her armour falls away under the touch of my hands every night leaving an impression of heaven......
May the tears i cry shouting at a place she cant believe be  enough for salvation of her tortured soul....
Because my decision on which place to worship .... Will come out of my prayers to make her feel whole....
Letting the water rush around my ankles,
I whisper your name to the seafoam.
I roll my tongue around each syllable,
as if enunciation alone could draw
fate lines between us.

The water recedes,
and takes with it my breath.
I see now that the ocean is what taught you
to leave me gasping for air.
Hello again friends, it seems my voice has found its way back to me. I wonder what I will learn from it this time around.

As always, I'm at a loss for a title.
 May 2016 thobile
Dorothy Parker
Every love's the love before
  In a duller dress.
That's the measure of my lore--
  Here's my bitterness:
Would I knew a little more,
  Or very much less!
 May 2016 thobile
James M Vines
Life is a fine thread that we pull taught then loosen. It strains and releases given to our circumstance. If we pull too tight, it will snap, if we let it go too loose, then it will tangle and we will get caught in one place. The twine must spin and flow not going to much to one way or the other. A balance must be maintained, for we are never sure of our own mortality or when it might come to an end.
 May 2016 thobile
Shannon Delaney
It’s been a year
The clock strikes midnight
And its been a year
But this isn’t Cinderella
Or another stupid fairytale
Because it’s been a year
Since anyone has loved you
Or at least pretended they did
There have been people
Who have itched to touch you
Feel your skin under their hands
Sure,
But in the end
You’re left without being desired
For anything more than your body
Maybe it’s easier to make-believe the passion
For romance
But all of the endings are the same
Crying yourself to sleep is your
Happily ever after
Poetry challenge: base on your favorite fairy tale (twisted the challenge a bit)
 May 2016 thobile
Sk Abdul Aziz
No matter what
Never become your own enemy
'Coz if you do that...you'll be the worst kind
You'll destroy yourself in a manner you can't even imagine
And there is virtually nothing anyone will be able to do to help you
mirror, mirror on the wall...
what the HELL happened?!
Found recently
It is better to light a single candle
than only complain about the darkness.
From my mother-in-law...
is not the question

when we have thoughts
we think we should put down
make known to the wide world

we often hesitate
ponder if it is worth the while

afraid of being shunned
called names
et cetera
by people who believe they know
how proper writing should be done

welllllllll ….

I believe if one makes all the effort
to tell us how s/he feels and thinks
all we should do is

LISTEN!
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