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Mar 2019 · 374
Perfect Circle
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
You
expected me
to be a perfect circle.
With no sharp edges or rough
corners. I'm sorry, but I'm not perfect
in the way that you want to me
to be. I am perfect
in my own
way.
All of us are!
Mar 2019 · 281
When life shuts a door...
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
~

When life shuts

a door...


open it again.


It's a door,
that's how they work.

~
Mar 2019 · 583
"Retired"
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I'm retired.
I was tired yesterday
and I'm tired again
today.
Mar 2019 · 371
The Moon
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
The
moon shows
the way without asking
for anything in return.
It is a great
example
for
us
to
learn.
With some help from the stars...
Mar 2019 · 365
Special Friend
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I did
not know
what special
FRIEND
I owned.
All until I lost you,
then I truly saw your value.
All of your words
came true,
and without you,
my life
became blue.
Mar 2019 · 582
Question to the Stars
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
"Oh,
will I ever shine like you?"
I asked the bright night stars.
The stars
l
o
o
k
e
d

d
o
w
n

and answered
in response;
"It you desire it,
then you shall.
"
Everyday
I remind myself
of the words
the stars gave me.
I will try my hardest
and hope that
someday,
I can join them and together
we can be.
Looking up to the stars...
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I am currently
under construction.
Thank you
for your patience.
I know
I'm not always the easiest
to deal with,
but in my defense,
teenage years
aren't always the easiest
to go through!
For all those who deal with me on a daily basis.
Mar 2019 · 259
A 'Cell Phone'
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I finally realized
that people are prisoners
of their phones.
That's why it's called a
"cell" phone.
Wow! I just realized this! And it actually makes sense! :)
Mar 2019 · 1.2k
Bloom in the mud
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
Be that
one flower that
blooms
in the mud.
You can't always
bloom
where you want to,
but you can
bloom
wherever life puts you.
Mar 2019 · 407
A Great Listener
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
She sat

right down


and listened to everything
I had to say.
Not once did she
show any sign of wanting to
go away.
She sat there and listened not making
            a noise. And when I was done              
                   talking, I knew that talking                  
                               to her, I had made                                  
                          ­                    the right                                                
choice.
Turns out my dog is a great listener! :)
Mar 2019 · 412
We are poets
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
We are
poets
no matter what others say.
Race,
language,
or age
does not
come in our way.
We will write
what we feel
and sooner or later,
these wounds
will heal.
We are
poets.
We are poets! Write on! :)
Mar 2019 · 1.4k
Every road
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
Every road
has its puddles.
Every person
has their troubles.
Every life
has its struggles.
No matter what you face
in your path,
you can still rise up
like an
angel.
Go on! You're strong! :)
Mar 2019 · 400
No one should have to
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
No one
should have to
live to

hear your arguments,

see you hurting others,

feel the pain you give,

see the results of your yelling,

cry themselves to sleep,

feel like their voice is no enough to be heard,

feel like they are not good enough to be noticed.

Everyone
should have the same chances
to be who
and what
they want to be.
And everyone should experience and remember a great childhood.
Mar 2019 · 422
Overflowing
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
U n t i l   h e   p r e s s e d   t h o s e

s i l k y   k e y s ,

I   n e v e r   k n e w   t h e

e m p t y   s p a c e

i n s i d e  o f   m e .

T h e  m o r e   h e   p l a y e d ,
t h e   m o r e
F
U
L
L

I became.
The space in me
was no longer hollow
and soon began
to
overflow.
His music filled my soul like air fills my lungs.
Mar 2019 · 1.9k
Two Apples
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
A little girl
has two apples in her hands.
"Can I have one, sweetie?" her mother
asked. The girl looked at the two apples
in her hands and took a bite out of both
of them. The mother tried to hide her
disappointment of what her daughter
had just done. The little girl looks
up at her mother and hands
her one of the apples.

"Here mommy,"
she says,
"This one is sweeter
."
Sometimes things are not the way they look. Don't judge by what you see just on the outside.
Mar 2019 · 2.3k
Safe
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I feel safe
telling you all of

my
BIGGEST worries,
my                      
      d
      e
      e
      p
      e
      s
     t
secrets,
my
d a r k e s t  memories.

Because I know that you
will love me
no matter what.
Mar 2019 · 373
I saw a cat
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I saw a cat
outside my window;
decided to write a poem
about that.
It's big yellow eyes stared up at me
and it's long, black tail
looked like a rats'.
I thought that if I'd look long enough,
I'd start to talk to about stuff.
It looked like it
knew so much about love,
his eyes were flying like a dove.
I stared at it
for a while longer,
every minute getting closer
                                            and closer.
I stepped outside,
gently opening my hand.
The cat came closer
and started chewing at what I gave him.
His gently purr
relaxed me
and there we were,
sitting together like we were
friend forever.
I felt like I really needed to write something about the cat outside my window, plus I was kinda board. Hope you enjoyed this! :)
Mar 2019 · 235
Small Town
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
Small town.
Familiar faces.
I would pick this place
out of all places.
Where kindness is contagious
and love spreads like fire,
this is the place
that makes me like
a writer.
What can I say, I just love living in my small town! It inspires me so much!
Feb 2019 · 535
One by one
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
It starts with us,
one by one.
To make this world
more kind for everyone.
Kind words
and caring hearts
help heal
those wounds
and disappear scars.
It all starts with you and me...
Feb 2019 · 367
A Thank You
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
You've come into
my life.
But you did bother me,
                                                         or annoy me,
                                                                                             or hurt me.                
                      You didn't remind me of
the p a i n f u l  memories
or the bad times.
Instead,
you were that shoulder I could cry on;
you were my rock.
Your arms put me on the right path.
You were that
trustworthy,
honest,
caring
friend that more people
need to have.
A HUGE thank you to all who have helped me get through the tough time of losing a loved one. I thank you all very much, and without you, my life would have been so much darker and harder. Thank you all so much. I am so lucky to have friends like you! :-)
Feb 2019 · 1.4k
Temptation
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
I can't stop myself from
taking this.
I know it's bad,
but I simply can't resist.
My hand
           s h  a k  e s
as I reach for more.
Should I be doing this?
I think as I count...
one, two, three, four.
It rushes over me,
like a wave in the sea.
It feels so good;
this deadly thing that I took.
Sure, plenty before me have died,
but to my parents I could lie.
It's not like they'd ever find out;
I think right before I blackout.
Would they ever come look for me
in this ally?
Or would I just die,
right here, right now,
lonely?
I faint before I can finish my thought.
I felt nothing; naught.
I lie in that ally
for what felt like years.
All until a someones appears.
I hear them talking,
it all sounds very faint.
They try to save me,
but it's just
too late.
Please, stop yourself before something like this happens to you. Luckily, this is not about me, and don't let it be about you. Ask someone, get help, do whatever it takes. Don't do this to yourself.
Feb 2019 · 686
Aim for the Moon
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Aim for
the Moon, because
even if you miss, you'll land
somewhere among
the stars!
Don't give up and go on!!!
Feb 2019 · 300
Not True
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Rose are red,
violets are blue.
Why don't you love me
if I love you?

You made my  
                          roses red,
and my
violets blue;                            
but when I asked you
if you loved me,
none of it was
t r u e .
Feb 2019 · 287
Surfing
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Life comes
   in waves.                
Just don't                            
regret letting                                  
one get by                                              
that could take                                                  
you on the ride                                  
     of your life.
Take that wave of opportunity and surf it all   :)
Feb 2019 · 316
Four-leafed clover
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
True friends
are like a four-leafed clover.
Hard to find,
lucky to have.
Feb 2019 · 315
Fall to Fly
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
In order to
fly,
you need to
fall first.
Break those wings;
feel that pain.
Get to know the ground
before you
take to the sky.
Feb 2019 · 410
There was
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
There was
light,
we made dark.
There was
beauty,
we made ugly.
There was
warm,
we made cold.
There was
good,
we made bad.
There was
love,
we made hate.
Let us always be
kind,
and take the bad things
away.
Think about it, there really is no dark, is it s word that we made up for when there is no light. And it is the same for the others.
Feb 2019 · 333
Poems
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Poems
do not have to exist
of words
that rhyme.
They can simply be
made up
of words from your mind.
Even though I just rhymed, I hope that the message was realized   :)
Feb 2019 · 165
Friends
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
In life,
you do not lose friends.
You only find out
who the real ones are.
And perhaps make some new ones.
Feb 2019 · 360
Some Words
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Some words can set you on fire. Some words can put your fire out.
Watch which ones you use.
Feb 2019 · 319
Still don't get it
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
I still
don't get it.
It hasn't fixed yet in
my head.
He's not coming back
this time.
He's really
dead.
I still can't process it inside.
Feb 2019 · 307
Stain her eyes
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Tears
stain her
eyes. Clearly, she's
had better times. But
what you can't see
is her heart.

That has
already
          f
                      a
                 l
                          l
                    e
                                n

a p a r t .
Feb 2019 · 312
Won't let me sleep
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
They won't let
me sleep.
Those memories,
cuts that are
so d e e p .
Memories;
sour and sweet,
some bad,
others that I want to keep.
Tears
begin to seep.
I can't forget these
things. I want
to sleep.
That's what you get when you think too much before bed...
Feb 2019 · 258
Like Rain
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
He died.
We cried.
All this pain.
Tears coming down like rain.
He's not coming back.
And yet it all happened
so fast.
In the blink of an eye,
he was able
to die.
Any suggestions on how to deal with losing loved ones?
Feb 2019 · 673
Telling yourself
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Stop .
Stop telling yourself
that you
are bad.
Stop telling yourself
that you will always be
sad.
Stop telling yourself
that you ****.
Stop telling yourself that you
are bad luck.
Just stop.
Start telling yourself
that you are
great.
Start telling yourself
that something great you can create.
Start telling yourself
that you are enough.
This is because
you can
love .
And everyone can love, all you need to do is try.
Feb 2019 · 285
Don't know
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Don't know something;
Google.
Don't know someone;
Facebook.
Didn't see something,
Youtube.
Can't do something...

MOM!
Moms are just so great and surprisingly know so much about things.
Feb 2019 · 267
Never look good
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
You never look
good
making someone else
look bad.
So I suggest you stop;
I'm sure
we'll be glad.
It's not cool to make someone else look bad.
Feb 2019 · 203
Of you
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
When I see you,
my heart skips a beat.

When I hear you,
I'm all ears.

When I speak with you,
I stutter a bit
and lose my words.

When I see you smile,
I smile back from ear to ear.

When I shake your hand,
I want to hold
it forever.

When I think of you,
I can't stop.

When I dream of you,
I am left
speechless...
A special someone...
Feb 2019 · 260
Plans
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Don't ask me
what kinds of
plans
I have.
Sometime,
I don't even know
what I'm doing
right now!
Plans for next week? Let's just live up to there and then I'll tell you.
Feb 2019 · 328
Time will show
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Time will show
the path
fit for me.
My only hope is that
it puts us
together.
Then I'll be both happy
and lucky.
Feb 2019 · 621
The Queen's Sweet Scheme
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Fantasies and dreams,
lollipops
and queens.
Happiness and love are
the only things that
can be seen.
Somewhere out there are my dreams.
Now I just
have to go after them with
a scheme.
I have no idea on what to title this poem. If you have any suggestions, please comment and I will take it into consideration.
Feb 2019 · 148
Shadow
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Around the corner,
here it come,
it's big dark hands ready
to grasp me by
the neck.
I look at it,
it looks at me,
what is happening?
I think.
Just as it was
about to grab me,
I twisted free from my fear,
running like I never ran before.
I look behind me;
it's still there.
I run faster,
and faster yet.
Then I stop.
And it stops too.
I sit down;
and so does it.
Confused,
I run like the wind,
missing steps on the stairs,
causing me to fall.
It falls on me.
I never knew I could be
so scared
of my own shadow.
True story, just in case you were wondering.
Feb 2019 · 404
Perfect
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
No one is
perfect;
everyone has
troubles and struggles.
You just need
to learn
to rise up from the
rubble.
Feb 2019 · 889
Roses, Violets, and Daisies
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Roses are
red,
violets are blue.
Daisys are
white,
so grow them too.
I'll let you in
this garden of happiness
and together
we can
forget about our loneliness.
Together,
we'll grow old,
you,
me,
and the flowers.
And there will be no such thing as
time;
no seconds, minutes,
or hours.
But when the flowers do begin
to fade,
I turn my head
to find out
that all you did
was fake.
And we’ll go on living
like we are in love
but really there’s nothing left.
Nothing but dust.
After publishing my poem, 'Roses are red', I got comments(or perhaps I should say suggestions) from Renee Danes and Rain(both wonderful poets you should totally check out!) and this poem is the result. Though parts of the poem were changed, I give much of the credit to Renee Danes and Rain and thank them both very much for their suggestions that hopefully made my poetry somewhat better.
Feb 2019 · 386
Fingers
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Roses are red,
violets are blue.
I have
ten fingers,
and so do you.
Use them well and be useful.
Use them for good deeds.
Use them to
plant
kindness
out of a small seed.
Feb 2019 · 134
Broken
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
You ask me how I am,
I tell you
"I'm ok."
But you do not see what I
really mean,
because I mean
I am

br_ok_en
There is an ok in broken
Feb 2019 · 169
Dumb Memories
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
I have so
many
dumb memories
that hang with my heart.
I think that I
should get rid of them
but I don't know
where to start.
Like that time when you said something
real dumb
and made me laugh,
or that time
when I was so angry,
I broke
your pencil in half.
Oh, that time
when we were passing notes in class
and the teacher
found out and got us in trouble
real fast.
Or that time when
we said all those horrible lies
just to get us
some free alone time.
Thinking of this,
I've made up my mind.
I'll keep these memories and never
leave them behind.
I have a whole collection of these dumb memories, but I will never let them go.
Feb 2019 · 300
Keep looking
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Always try
to look
for something
positive
in each day,
even if
some days make you
look a little
harder.
Feb 2019 · 298
Upside down
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Turn that
frown
upside down!
You're breathing and
alive
and you can see
the sunshine.
There are people that
have worse
than you,
so don't complain
get up and
continue!
Smile!
Feb 2019 · 194
Stop for a while
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
When I look
at your
smile,
I think that the world
should stop
and look
for a while.
To see the smile that
I am seeing.
To feel the feeling that
I'm feeling.
Your smile
is not
ordinary
your smile is
extraordinary.
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