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"moping" poems
Oh, to be a poet one must be so emotional. Well, no. Not necessarily. We're only really capable of understanding feeling, investigating our emotions. It doesn't mean we cry all day, or pass nights in dark rooms moping. We have lives; come home from work or get in on a night bus back; it's from all this experience that we can draw out fact. From mundane to extraordinary we will become inspired. Our strength is versatility and life ignights our fires. So, we do not all have to be constricted to intensity -to ponder oh-so seriously on what it simply means 'to be'. We can be strong, flirty, or mean or to the brim with confidence. For, what does 'to be a poet' mean, if you cannot explore yourself?
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Jun 13, 2018
Jun 13, 2018 at 11:53 AM UTC
To be a poet
Tell me why it seems like the walls are closing in Tell me why my hopes they're stretched far and thin Tell me why my dreams still struggle in this fight Tell me why every time I draw air but it feels so tight. Tell me why in this turmoil my heart does wallow Tell me why lifes' lessons by the heapfuls I choke to swallow Tell me why I'm somewhat free but then again I am not Tell me why I really do have but I haven't really got. Tell me why I try to sleep many a restless night Tell me why I am so afraid of many a fearful fright Tell me why I still feel the way I have felt before Tell me why I ask many questions which leaves me broken and sore. Tell me why so much emotions run amok within me Tell me why I look yet I do not really see Tell me why despondence is back; it's here to haunt Tell me why such uncertainties always beckons to taunt. Tell me why I want more but I am quite contented Tell me why I have to accept the path I've very much resented Tell me why I already know but I still keep on asking Tell me why it seems like the reasons are in every way lacking. Tell me why I feel so happy but in fact I am so sad Tell me why it all seems unfair but I have to be glad Tell me why I found love in the most unfortunate circumstance Tell me why to a mournful tune I am stuck in dance. Tell me why my heart feels engorged but I can't release it all Tell me why I am so scared but I would still want to fall Tell me why I feel you close when you're farther than far Tell me why it seems incredulous that we share the same star. Tell me why I long to give you more when I can't this instant Tell me why I can feel better but I seem so resistant Tell me why sometimes I look up and curse at my luck Tell me why I refuse to focus on courage that I really should pluck. Tell me why I lay in bed dreaming of a place far away Tell me why I find myself moping more and more each day Tell me why I chose to be naive and in fate I do give trust Tell me why time and time again it just gets ground to dust. Tell me why I feel so beaten and weak when I should be strong Tell me why I am so familiar in a place I don't belong Tell me why I have to live with a mask on my face Tell me why I feel like a marionette strung up by lace. Tell me why I dug deep when these words make me cry Tell me why the tears still trickle when my eyes are dry Tell me why I share this when I know you would feel bad Tell me why I would even spout the words that make you sad. Tell me why these painful wounds I didn't choose to lick Tell me why I didn't let them heal but instead I would pick Tell me why I feel as though I am quite addicted Tell me why it seems like I enjoy the dark I've inflicted. Tell me why sometimes I question, the things you see in me Tell me why you've said it many times but I don't really see Tell me why I haven't drifted far when I should've a while ago The reason is you; because you have chosen to love me.
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Aug 5, 2014
Aug 5, 2014 at 8:30 PM UTC
Digging Deep
Tell me why it seems like the walls are closing in Tell me why my hopes they're stretched far and thin Tell me why my dreams still struggle in this fight Tell me why every time I draw air but it feels so tight. Tell me why in this turmoil my heart does wallow Tell me why lifes' lessons by the heapfuls I choke to swallow Tell me why I'm somewhat free but then again I am not Tell me why I really do have but I haven't really got. Tell me why I try to sleep many a restless night Tell me why I am so afraid of many a fearful fright Tell me why I still feel the way I have felt before Tell me why I ask many questions which leaves me broken and sore. Tell me why so much emotions run amok within me Tell me why I look yet I do not really see Tell me why despondence is back; it's here to haunt Tell me why such uncertainties always beckons to taunt. Tell me why I want more but I am quite contented Tell me why I have to accept the path I've very much resented Tell me why I already know but I still keep on asking Tell me why it seems like the reasons are in every way lacking. Tell me why I feel so happy but in fact I am so sad Tell me why it all seems unfair but I have to be glad Tell me why I found love in the most unfortunate circumstance Tell me why to a mournful tune I am stuck in dance. Tell me why my heart feels engorged but I can't release it all Tell me why I am so scared but I would still want to fall Tell me why I feel you close when you're farther than far Tell me why it seems incredulous that we share the same star. Tell me why I long to give you more when I can't this instant Tell me why I can feel better but I seem so resistant Tell me why sometimes I look up and curse at my luck Tell me why I refuse to focus on courage that I really should pluck. Tell me why I lay in bed dreaming of a place far away Tell me why I find myself moping more and more each day Tell me why I chose to be naive and in fate I do give trust Tell me why time and time again it just gets ground to dust. Tell me why I feel so beaten and weak when I should be strong Tell me why I am so familiar in a place I don't belong Tell me why I have to live with a mask on my face Tell me why I feel like a marionette strung up by lace. Tell me why I dug deep when these words make me cry Tell me why the tears still trickle when my eyes are dry Tell me why I share this when I know you would feel bad Tell me why I would even spout the words that make you sad. Tell me why these painful wounds I didn't choose to lick Tell me why I didn't let them heal but instead I would pick Tell me why I feel as though I am quite addicted Tell me why it seems like I enjoy the dark I've inflicted. Tell me why sometimes I question, the things you see in me Tell me why you've said it many times but I don't really see Tell me why I haven't drifted far when I should've a while ago The reason is you; because you have chosen to love me.
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Cold stoles the coast in geisha voiles of pawned Atlantic mourning, where The plangent skirl of larids carry through the vast exquisite plains of February emptiness. Aloft on coronal ruin, she flew in free form falling, between the spheres she grew in brightness, and by her stroke, the moping shale, appeared , as if transformed. She blessed the face of stained glass saints hung loud on hallowed walls, From a palisade of glinting brinks, she hauled deserted chapels into parishes of lambent wake their majesties , reborn.
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Mar 18, 2017
Mar 18, 2017 at 3:47 AM UTC
Awen
Moo-Cow-Butterfly Not a happy lass Stubby little wings Superfluous mass Four long stringy legs Twirly-whirly tongue Moo-Cow-Butterfly Highly strung Weasel-Emu-Rangutan Fifty shades of fur Quite the oddest vertebrate To naturally occur Burrows in the jungle Terrified of heights Weasel-Emu-Rangutan Restless nights Labra-Hippo-Jellyfish Slimy furry blob Genetic Engineering **** poor job Moping on the seabed Can’t fetch sticks Labra-Hippo-Jellyfish Sink like bricks Chameleon-Begonias Origin unknown Disappear rapidly As soon as they are sown Neither here or thereabouts But somewhere in between Chameleon-Begonias Seldom Seen
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Jan 22, 2014
Jan 22, 2014 at 4:36 PM UTC
The Real Dangers of Genetic Modification
Sometimes I wish it would all go away The pain and hurt i feel everyday Never wanting to take off my makeup i hide with-in I wish that I could fly away to some place to possibly stay a night of yonder It is there that I would ponder What I truly desire I claim to want you all the time But is the love I have to great for even me to want to find? I want to never again cry I want the time to pass me by go somewhere else while I lay here and die Show me what i need to learn As I sit here moping, wishing for your return
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Jan 20, 2010
Jan 20, 2010 at 12:58 PM UTC
life sanitizer (kills 99.9% of ********
Carrots moping in the ground Roots rot and spoiled orange splits- In cold earth. Worms squirm freely in and out the sprouts And wander about without worry or woe, No place to go but down Tunneling deeper in Carrot-Worm town.
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Feb 19, 2014
Feb 19, 2014 at 12:55 AM UTC
A Short Poem about Rotting Carrots
I'm sorry that I got saltwater all over your shoulder and that I clung to you like I was a jungle animal and you were a tree. I can't help it if my mascara isn't waterproof and sticks to my face making me look like a raccoon. And even though my eyes turn a stunning shade of sea-foam, I hate this. I hate that I can't breathe. It's like my chest collapses like a stubborn child, and the only way it comes back up is if you feed it all the pain and sorrow you so willingly vomited out in the first place. I hate how my face gets all red and wet and no matter how hard I try, I won't dry off. Looking like a raccoon isn't half bad, but looking like the reflection of the state your heart is in is a different story. I hate that my eyes burn and my face feels raw from all of the attempts to dry it off. I hate that when someone asks me, "Are you okay?" my eyes decide to flood like a broken dam pouring over innocent living things. I envy them because at least they are alive. Really alive. While I'm just sitting here moping over what everyone else thinks is nothing. Well, my nothing is something. And that something means more to me than anything that they could ever dream to have. And I'm sorry I look this way. I'm even sorry that I feel this way. But I will never be sorry that what I have has meaning because that's all I need. And that's all I've ever needed. Because I am alright.
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 9:05 PM UTC
Raccoon Eyes
Time changes everything. I’m not going to say that time heals everything, because it doesn’t. Some things never heal. Have you ever been so broken down that you feel like you’ll never recover? I wish I was here to tell you that you’re wrong. Life doesn’t wait for anyone. It moves at it’s own pace, throwing obstacles at anyone it pleases. Life is a cruel, nasty, beautiful disaster. At some point, you have to realize that wishing things were different won’t make them different! You have to realize that moping around hoping someone will come save you is a waste of time because no one can save you. Only you can save yourself. So stop waiting for life to come back and pick you up. Pick yourself up off the ground and chase after your life. During your race to catch up with life, that’s when you’ll come across more hardships. You have to push through them with more force than you think you even have. Keep pushing forward until you’ve caught up with your life. Now look at your body. Does it look the same as when you started your race? Do you have more or less bruises, scars or burns? The answer is no. You aren’t the same as when you left. But the time that it took you to catch up with your life didn’t “heal” you. Time doesn’t heal anything. Time only changes things. The time that you took to find your life again, it was changing you, not healing you. You will always have those dark thoughts, the ugly scar from when you fell off the tree, or the memories of your best friend kissing your boyfriend. But those past experiences have shaped you, molded you into the person you’re supposed to be. If time “healed” you, you wouldn’t be you. -s.s
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Jun 22, 2015
Jun 22, 2015 at 1:02 AM UTC
time is not a healer
Time changes everything. I’m not going to say that time heals everything, because it doesn’t. Some things never heal. Have you ever been so broken down that you feel like you’ll never recover? I wish I was here to tell you that you’re wrong. Life doesn’t wait for anyone. It moves at it’s own pace, throwing obstacles at anyone it pleases. Life is a cruel, nasty, beautiful disaster. At some point, you have to realize that wishing things were different won’t make them different! You have to realize that moping around hoping someone will come save you is a waste of time because no one can save you. Only you can save yourself. So stop waiting for life to come back and pick you up. Pick yourself up off the ground and chase after your life. During your race to catch up with life, that’s when you’ll come across more hardships. You have to push through them with more force than you think you even have. Keep pushing forward until you’ve caught up with your life. Now look at your body. Does it look the same as when you started your race? Do you have more or less bruises, scars or burns? The answer is no. You aren’t the same as when you left. But the time that it took you to catch up with your life didn’t “heal” you. Time doesn’t heal anything. Time only changes things. The time that you took to find your life again, it was changing you, not healing you. You will always have those dark thoughts, the ugly scar from when you fell off the tree, or the memories of your best friend kissing your boyfriend. But those past experiences have shaped you, molded you into the person you’re supposed to be. If time “healed” you, you wouldn’t be you. -s.s
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On a fine and sunny morn On the third or fourth of may A boggart and a bumblebee Went to town to play They met up with a mugglewump But little did he say So the boggart and the bumblebee Bowed and went away They found their friends the Fuglywhits And asked them out to tea They bribed them with jam crumpets But the Fuglywhits weren’t free Much dejected did they carry on The boggart and the bee The fine and sunny morning Was filled with little glee And then the boggart came upon A wondrous revelation That put their moping frowns Into quick cessation They need no other colleagues To have collaborations Two could play together In satisfied elation And so the fine associates Proceeded to be gay On that fine and sunny morn On the third or fourth of may
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Feb 23, 2014
Feb 23, 2014 at 3:09 PM UTC
Boggart and a Bumble Bee
To the melody of "Sheng Sheng Man" I pine and peak And questless seek Groping and moping to linger and languish Anon to wander and wonder, glare, stare and start Flesh chill'd Ghost thrilled With grim dart And keen canker of rankling anguish. Sudden a gleam Of fair weather felt But fled as fast -- and the ice-cold season stays. How hard to have these days In rest or respite, peace or truce. Sip upon sip of tasteless wine Is of slight use To counter or quell The fierce lash of the evening blast. The wild geese -- see -- Fly overhead Ah, there's the grief That's chief -- grief beyond bearing, Wild fowl far faring In days of old you sped Bearing my true love's tender thoughts to me. Lo, how my lawn is rife with golden blooms Of bunched chrysanthemums -- Weary their heads they bow. Who cares to pluck them now? While I the casement keep Lone, waiting, waiting for night And, as the shades fall Upon broad leaves, sparse rain-drops drip. Ah, such a plight Of grief -- grief unbearable, unthinkable.
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Sorrow
On Sundays I feel a little bit hungover Last night I was drunk with the thought of you Laying in your bed in your arms The warmth spreading in my chest like alcohol Positively dizzy with lust Having to leave is like a premature walk of shame I stumble like I'm lost But I am far from ashamed I wake up feeling like I'm still dreaming I don't even know if I was or I'm just replaying last night in my mind In the shower I wash away the smell of your bedsheets, clear lines dried on my skin that you traced In the foggy mirror the passionate bruises are clouds Pouring this need inside of me And I feel like I'm overflowing, already falling It can be hard to be alone When I leave, I feel everything and nothing I want to open the car door and run into the night Clutch fist fulls of ice in both hands just to feel I shiver within your absense Because you were just right there And it has effects like sudden withdraw What I would give for a higher dose Waiting is something I can't do I'm eager and impatient and yours The rest of the week I am moping Practically ill with longing Hoping the days will go quick I am pathetic but truthful I can't help but feel lovesick While the world knows no cure
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Mar 17, 2014
Mar 17, 2014 at 12:14 AM UTC
Lovesick
Lee was posted up in in usual spot back by the stacks, with his phone on life support. Its umbilical cord was knotted up like a nest, and held together by electrical tape. It sat next to his vape box and a stack of books about the GED, twenty-fist century side hustles and back issues of Ebony. People come in and out of the library and everyone says hi to Lee, He is the man to see, He asks about their lives and gives sage advice – How you been, my man? How’s the kids doin’, girl? How’s married life treatin’ you, my dude? My man, you gotta do this. Babygirl, look into that. Don’t wear your hat like that, Boy, ya look silly. Lee lives in a van that he parks nearby so he can job-hunt on the free wifi even when the place is closed. If you feel sorry for me, don’t says Lee I’m the freest now I’ll ever be, so, don’t you dare take pity on me I’m doing all I can do, being all I can be. Everything’s  temporary. Tomorrow I could be you, you could be me we’re just one bad day, one scratch-off lottery ticket away from swapping places, my man. Yeah, I live in that van parked outside the library but if you think I’m sad, you’re thinking wrong, Won’t see me moping, or doping floating along you won’t see me frowning, or drowning, singing a sad song. I’m happy with all that I got who wouldn’t wanna be in my spot, I’m The King of the Library Parking Lot.
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Aug 23, 2019
Aug 23, 2019 at 1:17 PM UTC
The King of the Library Parking Lot
Unstable lacks a label Oh wait, that's why they call me overfocused A.D.D Silly me forgetting my birthright proclaimed To be realistic I'm tranquil, when I hold still I love me and my oddities I embrace those who are the same We have enough normality We need finesse rotating our gravity, shifting different pockets of energy Everyday we should be celebrating our individuality Not moping Not to mention mini parties are exciting
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Jun 17, 2016
Jun 17, 2016 at 4:33 AM UTC
Drinks are on me
You only live once... More commenly known as YOLO God, I'm such a nerd...Did I actually just say that? ...well that's new... Anyways... Though the song actually doesn't serve this message much good, (but has the capacity to get stuck in my head ALL THE TIME) this message is quite true. I've been spending far too much time moping around about how my dreams never come true and a bunch of **** that means the world to me now and won't matter later.... I know this isn't poetry, but I wanted to get this out and write something that felt personal... Something that felt like me talking...almost... So I realized that we really do only live once (duh) and that I don't want to follow the standard little path we're all started on and brainwashed into thinking leads to success. I don't want to have a ton of money but hate what I do. Really, I'd rather just be happy. When I'm older, I want to look back at my life and be proud of myself. I want to look back and think that I lived a happy life. So I know I'm young. I know that 20 years from now I won't remember the cold winter night at 2:17 am that I wrote this. I won't remember why I had a crush on that one boy in 8th grade. But, I will remember being happy, or more commenly unhappy and I don't like being unhappy, no one does. Something's wrong and I think it's time to stop acting like it's not. So yeah, I'm young. I've got a long road behind me and an even longer one ahead. I've got a lot of choices and mistakes to make. I've got a lot of things to fix. I've got a pile of homework to catch up on, and a couple thousand ideas to write down. It used to be when I grow up, I want to be a doctor. An astronaut. A figure skater. A singer, A gymnast, A doctor, President, And so on, But at this point, I want to be happy.
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Dec 31, 2012
Dec 31, 2012 at 2:28 AM UTC
YOLO (a rant about life...)
You only live once... More commenly known as YOLO God, I'm such a nerd...Did I actually just say that? ...well that's new... Anyways... Though the song actually doesn't serve this message much good, (but has the capacity to get stuck in my head ALL THE TIME) this message is quite true. I've been spending far too much time moping around about how my dreams never come true and a bunch of **** that means the world to me now and won't matter later.... I know this isn't poetry, but I wanted to get this out and write something that felt personal... Something that felt like me talking...almost... So I realized that we really do only live once (duh) and that I don't want to follow the standard little path we're all started on and brainwashed into thinking leads to success. I don't want to have a ton of money but hate what I do. Really, I'd rather just be happy. When I'm older, I want to look back at my life and be proud of myself. I want to look back and think that I lived a happy life. So I know I'm young. I know that 20 years from now I won't remember the cold winter night at 2:17 am that I wrote this. I won't remember why I had a crush on that one boy in 8th grade. But, I will remember being happy, or more commenly unhappy and I don't like being unhappy, no one does. Something's wrong and I think it's time to stop acting like it's not. So yeah, I'm young. I've got a long road behind me and an even longer one ahead. I've got a lot of choices and mistakes to make. I've got a lot of things to fix. I've got a pile of homework to catch up on, and a couple thousand ideas to write down. It used to be when I grow up, I want to be a doctor. An astronaut. A figure skater. A singer, A gymnast, A doctor, President, And so on, But at this point, I want to be happy.
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I can't forget you I wont ever win this fight Aside from everything you said to me in spite Erasing you from memory is so **** hard The one thing that  keeps me going is the way you looked at me in my yard You stared at me that day with love in you eyes Something I gave you got you hypnotized I was so naive that day, I couldnt see All you wanted was to be with me I hesitated, I was scared, I didn't know what to say So Instead I gave you a hug, walked inside, and pushed you away You read me as If I didn't want you, but that was a lie I wanted to tell you that it wasnt goodbye But it was too late, you moved on I am left moping, hoping. 2 years have passed, you still cross my mind But like buried treasure, you made yourself hard to find Its ok now, my heart doesn't hurt as much. Just know that at one point you had me at the clutch You had powers over me, now Im immune One day I will Forget you, one day, Soon
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Aug 10, 2013
Aug 10, 2013 at 11:19 PM UTC
I Cant Forget You
Butterflies and crows circling the water Dive headfirst, closed eyes into the ocean. Fly. Rest easy my dearest; how I've missed you but only the physical things only the ****** things I'm objectifying you (....how rude) I'm riding on the waves of creation fixating on free form and relation with Self Life is animated now, see the things that we missed? Life is kissable It tastes salty and beautiful like seafoam and sweet like spring blossoms I'd offer you my hand again, but last time you drug me down This time I'll offer you sand instead, and castles and sunshine and smiles. They're free, you should try 'em out sometime, baby. There's no rush. The sun will be waiting whenever you wanna mosey over. The time for moping is over. Your misery can be over, snap That moment is over That second is over Your entire lifetime up to this point is over What's that you said about new beginnings? Finding new things? Dive in, head first, eyes closed, towards those things you're seeking. Don't ever stop Don't ever stop dreaming.
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Feb 13, 2012
Feb 13, 2012 at 2:22 AM UTC
Orange Coral
I wake up in the morning and think, how rude of me to wake up without warning. Because I'm a grenade. Just look at all of the promises I've made, that I know I can't keep. I try my best to go back to sleep; but I can't.        So I dress myself in yellow caution tape, close the drapes, turn out the light and tell myself no one will find me here but I know they might.        I hang a stop sign on the outside of the door and lock it, put the key in my otherwise empty pocket and scream, "This is a danger zone, don't come near. there is only hazardous waste in here!"              I didn't know you were fearless. Or that you could break down a door. Never  thought you'd caress me, pick me up off the floor and say "But, you used to be so full of life." Those words cut through me like a knife because I remember when butterflies still lived in my stomach and fireflies lived in my eyes. they're dead now. I'm not surprised. But, could you maybe bring them back to life? They haven't taken flight since we slept in the meadow that night. When I realized, after all those hours laying in a field of flowers, That I am the flower you disassemble Petal by Petal. as you chant "she loves me, she loves me not."  about some other girl. And I try not to rant, because we've never fought. But I don't want to listen to you tell me how her hair glistens in the sun, or how she bites her lip when you call her Hon. I don't want to hear it. I don't want you to give my biggest fear a name or face I could recognize. I'm just hoping you scrutinized me petal by petal as you disassembled my petals with another girl on your mind. and that's why you're back now. That you don't know how, but your thoughts trailed or that other girl failed you. And while you were moping you thought of me broken, scattered Petal by Petal. And your heart shattered at the thought so you bought a one way ticket and broke down my door. Because you realized while you were moping that you love me and you were stupid before. maybe i'm wrong and you shouldn't have to settle. I'm just hoping,  you'll put me together again Petal by Petal © copyrighted Nicole Ann Osborn
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Aug 6, 2014
Aug 6, 2014 at 2:42 PM UTC
Petal by Petal
I wake up in the morning and think, how rude of me to wake up without warning. Because I'm a grenade. Just look at all of the promises I've made, that I know I can't keep. I try my best to go back to sleep; but I can't.        So I dress myself in yellow caution tape, close the drapes, turn out the light and tell myself no one will find me here but I know they might.        I hang a stop sign on the outside of the door and lock it, put the key in my otherwise empty pocket and scream, "This is a danger zone, don't come near. there is only hazardous waste in here!"              I didn't know you were fearless. Or that you could break down a door. Never  thought you'd caress me, pick me up off the floor and say "But, you used to be so full of life." Those words cut through me like a knife because I remember when butterflies still lived in my stomach and fireflies lived in my eyes. they're dead now. I'm not surprised. But, could you maybe bring them back to life? They haven't taken flight since we slept in the meadow that night. When I realized, after all those hours laying in a field of flowers, That I am the flower you disassemble Petal by Petal. as you chant "she loves me, she loves me not."  about some other girl. And I try not to rant, because we've never fought. But I don't want to listen to you tell me how her hair glistens in the sun, or how she bites her lip when you call her Hon. I don't want to hear it. I don't want you to give my biggest fear a name or face I could recognize. I'm just hoping you scrutinized me petal by petal as you disassembled my petals with another girl on your mind. and that's why you're back now. That you don't know how, but your thoughts trailed or that other girl failed you. And while you were moping you thought of me broken, scattered Petal by Petal. And your heart shattered at the thought so you bought a one way ticket and broke down my door. Because you realized while you were moping that you love me and you were stupid before. maybe i'm wrong and you shouldn't have to settle. I'm just hoping,  you'll put me together again Petal by Petal © copyrighted Nicole Ann Osborn
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Why am I not Happy? I live a good life. Good Friends, Good family, Good everything. I'm not hungry I'm not worrying about my medicine I have a roof over my head. But why am I not happy then? Is it because of that whispering thought Your friends think your annoying Your parents are tired of you You're ugly. And you feel even sadder. But then that other voice pipes in. What are you doing!? Why are you feeling so sorry for yourself?! And you become guilty What are you doing?! You have a house and clothes Food and medicine Stop moping around! And you feel even worse You start aching When you walk And when you breath And you become tired. And soon, crying is every day You can't tell anyone And soon you feel the worst part Of this vicious slope Now you're alone.
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Dec 15, 2014
Dec 15, 2014 at 11:18 AM UTC
The Slope
FIVE-AND-TWENTY years have gone Since old William pollexfen Laid his strong bones down in death By his wife Elizabeth In the grey stone tomb he made. And after twenty years they laid In that tomb by him and her His son George, the astrologer; And Masons drove from miles away To scatter the Acacia spray Upon a melancholy man Who had ended where his breath began. Many a son and daughter lies Far from the customary skies, The Mall and Eades's grammar school, In London or in Liverpool; But where is laid the sailor John That so many lands had known, Quiet lands or unquiet seas Where the Indians trade or Japanese? He never found his rest ashore, Moping for one voyage more. Where have they laid the sailor John? And yesterday the youngest son, A humorous, unambitious man, Was buried near the astrologer, Yesterday in the tenth year Since he who had been contented long. A nobody in a great throng, Decided he would journey home, Now that his fiftieth year had come, And "Mr. Alfred' be again Upon the lips of common men Who carried in their memory His childhood and his family. At all these death-beds women heard A visionary white sea-bird Lamenting that a man should die; And with that cry I have raised my cry.
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In Memory Of Alfred Pollexfen
Looking high , staring down Have you ever wander ? Falling cry, having to deny Have ever surrender ? Being near , missing dear Have you ever yearned so closer ? Dancing memories on the melodies of your charming hearty beats , Playing the old fascinating blessings from the moment you meet Catching hope Spreading happiness , Defeating mope Hugging heartiness Holding a pure blessed heart within your soul , Shedding innocent tears , hoping for a merry call Marvelous beauty stands there in your hearts , Sunnshine , moonlight drops mingle as pretty parts Rosy buds of honey scents and outstanding roses , Radiating fascination and admiration A thousand pure sights from deep inside your innocence, Landing with spiritual wings on the lane of happiness There appeared the glittering fluttering butterfly , Lightening your way through the moping way And you stand there and say : Oh dear flying beauty , vanish all the darkness away Send me faith and happiness everyday Go along and watch me pray , Faithful grateful trills every single day , That everything will be perfectly okay ...
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Sep 20, 2014
Sep 20, 2014 at 5:36 PM UTC
Butterfly on The Rainbow lane
The careful moon maunders through the glass ceiling on these long nights when I try to alchemize my visions into ships. I imagine the mist moping among the larches— the dewy bark that wakes, looking for shadows of loggers in the grey. On cold nights like this I sleep beneath a sheet, sweating, dreaming of China’s violet sky exploding with hues of a butterfly’s paper wings. The summer air crackles above the pale girl’s tent— a counterfeit ankh hangs between her naked, sagging ******* and she sees the future in the reflection of her eye on an Opinel’s blade—her iris wheezing into shapes. She tells me there are gales ahead like ones in schoolbook etchings of Poseidon. Boys will choke on salt, she says, or the ice will kiss the little princes to sleep. But she coos how they look like dancers at a ball. How many boys will be lost? I ask the girl. All of them, she says with ***** on her breath, but this won’t stop you, will it? In my favorite dream yolk sizzles on a cast iron as mother sings. My older sister laughs, cheeks full of sourdough and jam, and father’s wet hair drips onto his paper— the ink of little letters smearing into bare branches. The dream helps me forget that rain never ends where I wake, where guilt’s proboscis feeds on hardened veins. To whomever’s my son, please don’t put me in an elegy where the memory of me will rot like wet wood.
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Jul 20, 2013
Jul 20, 2013 at 9:25 PM UTC
Designing a Ship
Get up and move the hell on He doesn't mean you any good He was just ******* up all of your energy and making you feel bad about yourself He was just there to pass the time away He was just there so that you didn't feel lonely You knew the love left a long time ago So what are you holding on to? Regrets? Pain? What's the point of moping around when he already moved on? You better pull your head up and remain strong You're better than this You're stronger than this You deserve so much better You will find your better Stop holding on to the past Let it go at last...
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Feb 19, 2017
Feb 19, 2017 at 5:32 PM UTC
Let it Go
Johnny had a golden head Like a golden mop in blow, Right and left his curls would spread In a glory and a glow, And they framed his honest face Like stray sunbeams out of place. Long and thick, they half could hide How threadbare his patched jacket hung; They used to be his Mother's pride; She praised them with a tender tongue, And stroked them with a loving finger That smoothed and stroked and loved to linger. On a doorstep Johnny sat, Up and down the street looked he; Johnny did not own a hat, Hot or cold tho' days might be; Johnny did not own a boot To cover up his muddy foot. Johnny's face was pale and thin, Pale with hunger and with crying; For his Mother lay within, Talked and tossed and seemed a-dying, While Johnny racked his brains to think How to get her help and drink, Get her physic, get her tea, Get her bread and something nice; Not a penny piece had he, And scarce a shilling might suffice; No wonder that his soul was sad, When not one penny piece he had. As he sat there thinking, moping, Because his Mother's wants were many, Wishing much but scarcely hoping To earn a shilling or a penny, A friendly neighbor passed him by And questioned him: Why did he cry? Alas! his trouble soon was told: He did not cry for cold or hunger, Though he was hungry both and cold; He only felt more weak and younger, Because he wished so to be old And apt at earning pence or gold. Kindly that neighbor was, but poor, Scant coin had he to give or lend; And well he guessed there needed more Than pence or shillings to befriend The helpless woman in her strait, So much loved, yet so desolate. One way he saw, and only one: He would--he could not--give the advice, And yet he must: the widow's son Had curls of gold would fetch their price; Long curls which might be clipped, and sold For silver, or perhaps for gold. Our Johnny, when he understood Which shop it was that purchased hair, Ran off as briskly as he could, And in a trice stood cropped and bare, Too short of hair to fill a locket, But jingling money in his pocket. Precious money--tea and bread, Physic, ease, for Mother dear, Better than a golden head: Yet our hero dropped one tear When he spied himself close shorn, Barer much than lamb new born. His Mother throve upon the money, Ate and revived and kissed her son: But oh! when she perceived her Johnny, And understood what he had done All and only for her sake, She sobbed as if her heart must break.
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Johnny, Founded On An Anecdote Of The First French Revolution
Johnny had a golden head Like a golden mop in blow, Right and left his curls would spread In a glory and a glow, And they framed his honest face Like stray sunbeams out of place. Long and thick, they half could hide How threadbare his patched jacket hung; They used to be his Mother's pride; She praised them with a tender tongue, And stroked them with a loving finger That smoothed and stroked and loved to linger. On a doorstep Johnny sat, Up and down the street looked he; Johnny did not own a hat, Hot or cold tho' days might be; Johnny did not own a boot To cover up his muddy foot. Johnny's face was pale and thin, Pale with hunger and with crying; For his Mother lay within, Talked and tossed and seemed a-dying, While Johnny racked his brains to think How to get her help and drink, Get her physic, get her tea, Get her bread and something nice; Not a penny piece had he, And scarce a shilling might suffice; No wonder that his soul was sad, When not one penny piece he had. As he sat there thinking, moping, Because his Mother's wants were many, Wishing much but scarcely hoping To earn a shilling or a penny, A friendly neighbor passed him by And questioned him: Why did he cry? Alas! his trouble soon was told: He did not cry for cold or hunger, Though he was hungry both and cold; He only felt more weak and younger, Because he wished so to be old And apt at earning pence or gold. Kindly that neighbor was, but poor, Scant coin had he to give or lend; And well he guessed there needed more Than pence or shillings to befriend The helpless woman in her strait, So much loved, yet so desolate. One way he saw, and only one: He would--he could not--give the advice, And yet he must: the widow's son Had curls of gold would fetch their price; Long curls which might be clipped, and sold For silver, or perhaps for gold. Our Johnny, when he understood Which shop it was that purchased hair, Ran off as briskly as he could, And in a trice stood cropped and bare, Too short of hair to fill a locket, But jingling money in his pocket. Precious money--tea and bread, Physic, ease, for Mother dear, Better than a golden head: Yet our hero dropped one tear When he spied himself close shorn, Barer much than lamb new born. His Mother throve upon the money, Ate and revived and kissed her son: But oh! when she perceived her Johnny, And understood what he had done All and only for her sake, She sobbed as if her heart must break.
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Peace and quite. Yeah right lets be honest Kids are shooting Parents don't care Baby in a box on the street free to keep. This generation has no decency Show some respect, show some love For the world you were born in Throwing it all away Just like your responsibility. Stop moping around school like your the only one with issues at home Grow up and realize, life ***** us all. And you'll get over it once you accept it, and move on.
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Jan 17, 2016
Jan 17, 2016 at 6:08 PM UTC
My Generation