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Matthew Harper Oct 2024
Why do I write, why do I talk,
About these things written with chalk,
I write them here, write them on the board,
I want to set free what has been stored,

I just wish to make them heard,
I wish that for my every word,
Is that just too much to ask?
Could you fullfill that simple task?

I want my thoughts just to be read,
To be read before I'm dead,
I want to express what I think,
Long before this ship will sink,

Oh I wonder, You right here,
What my poems made you feel.
Yes, dear reader, you right here,
Say your thoughts—no need to fear.
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
Wrath

No matter what I do or say,
I’m never enough, always a step away.
I try to keep up, wear myself thin,
But all I feel is the burn within.
If I could change, I swear I would,
But trying and failing still hurts, as it should.


Pride

In the mirror, I see a man undone,
Not proud, but broken, the lesser one.
No arrogance here, no smug facade,
Only a soul bruised, and left flawed.
Superior? No, I shrink from the view,
Hating myself far more than I do you.


Lust

Lust is a sneaky, seductive beast,
I’ve given in, but found no feast.
Those urges led to hollow roads,
But I broke free, shed those heavy loads.
Desire comes, but I’ve learned to be,
Unshackled, with a heart finally free.


Greed

I once held tight, refusing to share,
The world was mine, I didn’t care.
But time changed me, and now I see,
Greed’s lost its hold, no longer on me.
My hand is now open, I’ve learned to give,
Unburdened, I can finally live.


Envy

I used to ache for someone's life,
Trapped in longing, never satisfied.
Why not me? I’d wonder and weep,
Until something shifted, I could sleep.
Now I’m a man content with less,
Grateful in ways I never confess.


Gluttony

Food may not be my chosen vice,
I’ve drowned in pleasures, paid the price.
It is but the need to fill,
The endless void that lingers still.
This hunger for escape, it eats away,
But I know its tricks, it's clear as day.


Sloth

I set my goals, yet never reach,
Room to grow, but I don’t breach.
I drift through days, no purpose found,
A ghost in waiting, with silent sound.
What is my worth, what should I be?
I ache for meaning, to finally see.
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
love is like the sun

It can be warm, it can be bright
Just like the sun that brings you light
Just like a sunrise with beautiful skies
I fell in love upon seeing your eyes

Every single time I see you pass by
I may just wonder if you're not a lie
Your smile gives me hope, it shows me the way
And just like the sun, it brightens my day

Although there's one thing that I do fear
That just like the sunlight, you might disappear
Once the sun disappears, the moon will be here
But light and warmth may no more be near

If there is no warmth, if there is no light
One may give in, no reason to fight
Some things may change, but one thing I know
Whenever you're near and my head is low
Whenever I see you shining like the snow

My head flies high, my smile turns bright
You're all I need to stay here and fight

You are my life, you are my soul
Without you, I cannot be whole

Just like I said, there's one thing I fear
It is the thought you might disappear

If that may come true, there's one thing I'll do
Wherever you'll be, I'll be there with you
I found a love, but it's gone now
Something went wrong, I don't know how
Was it your doing or was it mine
You just moved on, you just drew a line
I still keep thinking, was it a mistake
Why did you do it, was it for my sake?
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
Trust is a must, it is essential,
If you can't trust, there is no potential,
Can't build a strong bond, Can't call you a friend,
If there is no trust, you might meet the end,

Without trust, there is no friendship,
It's what you need to get through hardship,
I know I had trust, I'm truly aware,
But my trust's been broken, now darkness to bear,

Just like glass it is quite frail,
Fixing it might become a fail,
Though one thing is certain, that once trust breaks,
You can't earn it back no matter the stakes,

Trust is just a leap of faith,
Within the dark we see a cave,
The path's uncertain, we are blind,
Till there is light that we can find.
It is a step one for building a connection,
If there is none, you won't have protection,
You will never head in the right direction,
If you won't head there you won't find affection
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
Ever since we've met,
I thought you would change,
But it wasn't like that,
It did seem too strange,

My thought wasn't wrong,
There has been a change,
It took me so long,
I'm stuck in a cage,

You remain the same,
still out of my range,
You are to blame,
I hate the new change,

You've made me flee,
From hopes and desires,
Now just like a tree,
I'm burned by the fires,

I used to be strong,
as free as a bird,
Now something is wrong,
Can't utter a word,

Why have I changed,
still remains unknown,
A person exchanged,
That yet has not grown.
Sometimes you change for better or worse, sometimes change heals but sometimes it hurts
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
Loneliness, said to be both curse and gift,
But In my eyes there lies no blessing, deep down in this rift,

this place is so quiet, it's a place to think,
It truly seems easy to just overthink,

with too much thoughts your head gets filled,
now every thought will bring you guilt,

As for the blessings that people do see,
It's a place for growth, an infinite sea,

A place where you'll know the person you are,
For many like me, this place is too far,

For me being lonely, might be the worst curse,
When loneliness grows things only get worse,

I thought I had friends, thought I really did,
But once I turned to them, most of them just quit,

Perhaps there's someone in this white space,
I truly did hope this would the case,

I looked for that someone,
that I could call friend,
My search is a done one,
Could not in the end,

I gave up my search, now in here I lie,
Laying down here, now closing my eye,

Now you know the truth, how loneliness feels,
Please don't be like me, find something that heals,

Can't bear that dark feeling of being alone,
You need to find someone you can call your own,

Guess this is it, My time is now gone,
I see you found someone, so just carry on
Loneliness is a double edged sword, sometimes it costs what I can't afford.
Matthew Harper Oct 2024
We all live surrounded by sound,
But there are exceptions to be found,
Some folks are lucky, some are not,
Fate truly is a one big knot,

I can't believe the luck I've had,
Now searching on the internet,
I'm searching for a single clue,
How I can turn your world from blue,

Still searching deeply on my screen,
I want to turn your world all green,
Now finally an answer found,
There is no need for any sound,

I know a way to make you smile,
But it may really take a while,
How I should learn, how I should tell,
Got to say I really fell,

I fell for you, there is no lie,
It's not a lie, so tell me why,
I still can't tell you how I feel,
When all my feelings they are real,

I'd really love to learn to sign,
Truly I wish that you'd be mine,
Once I can sign, then I can speak,
All about what makes me weak,

Finally my feelings heard,
Oh, it's all just a bit absurd,
I'd sign you all the things I meant,
I wish I'd know just where you went,

Now I know sign, but I am lost,
I lost what I have loved the most,
So tell me if, oh tell me how,
Should I still live or die right now,

I wish to know just where you've gone,
I've searched for you from dusk till dawn,
And yet your body was not found,
If only then I was around,

If I were there that fateful day,
Was that truly the only way,
You could be saved, you would have lived,
I'm filled with guilt, an endless rift,

Please forgive, what others can't,
I pray for you, I send a chant,
I'm so sorry for your pain,
Forever guilty bind in chain

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