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"overpowered" poems
Late at night is when I think And try to I clear my head I often stay awake all night Just laying in my bed As soon as I get comfy Thoughts start racing in I start to question everything and regret my every sin At first the thoughts are gentle Like what will I do tomorrow But as time crawls by; they escalate Till I'm drowning in my sorrow I think of all my failures Every detail of what I did wrong After hours of reliving pain I convince myself I don't belong I suddenly feel isolated and like the silence will never end I feel like I will never escape There's too much I just can't mend I feel overpowered and worthless Like I'll never do anything right I hide till the world fades away And I'm awoken by the light I realize a new day has come It's time to put on a brave face I put those negative thoughts away Until I return to this place
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Mar 21, 2014
Mar 21, 2014 at 5:56 AM UTC
Anxiety
it's getting scarier by the HOUR OUR world will never see PEACE PIECE by piece we're overpowered overpowering us as our fears increase we sit idle as hatred BREWS BRUISED by the war torn SCENE SEEN as only pawns to lose losing all of our hopes and dreams
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Sep 14, 2015
Sep 14, 2015 at 10:33 AM UTC
pawns to lose - homophone loop poem
No one has ever asked So no one ever knows How do I feel It's like I speak in codes For one I am tired Of crying and yelling Of being sad and pretending Of being alone and angry Of feeling stuck and angry Of needing help and remembering Of being different and missing thing                                                                                                      I AM TIRED...                                                                                                             I am tired of being stepping stones                                                                                                                      Of being forgotten and alone                                                                                                                     I tired of all the pain and hurt                                                                                                                      Of being treated just like dirt                                                                                                      I am tired of wanting the easy way out                                                                                                                              Of being pushed around                                                                      TIRED                         T-                         I-                         R-                         E-                         D- T - tired of being tormented I- tired of trying to impress R- tired of my rage E- tired of my emotions D- tired of death                                                                  I AM TIRED                                                                                                         I am tired of sickness that haunts me                                                                                                      I am tired of my own brain that taunts                                                                                                                             Of being called a coward                                                                                                                                Of feeling overpowered                                                                                                                 I'm tired of look beyond the bad                                                                                                                                   I'm tired of being sad                                                                                                     I am tired of all the burden to my stress                                                                                                                               I'm tired of all this mess                                                                                                                        I'm tired of feeling worthless                                                                                                                    I'm tired of having no purpose                                                           I AM TIRED I am tired of setting my goals aside I am tired of the saying "I tried" I am tired of ending up as a last choice I am tired of feeling remorse I am sick and ******* tired of life........                         always getting the best of me....                                                                                                   I am tired of wondering "what could be"                                                           I AM TIRED I am tired of endless hope I am tired of being the world's biggest joke                                                           I AM TIRED                                                                                                   I am tired of being tired because you see Being tired caused these endless emotions...                                                                                                                                                   Out of me...                                              I AM TIRED OF BEING ME                                 CAN YOU HEAR MY EMOTIONS NOW?                                         DO YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL?                               OR DO YOU CHOOSE NOT TO NOTICE                                                               I AM ...                                                              ...TIRED
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Nov 1, 2016
Nov 1, 2016 at 10:55 PM UTC
Tired
No one has ever asked So no one ever knows How do I feel It's like I speak in codes For one I am tired Of crying and yelling Of being sad and pretending Of being alone and angry Of feeling stuck and angry Of needing help and remembering Of being different and missing thing                                                                                                      I AM TIRED...                                                                                                             I am tired of being stepping stones                                                                                                                      Of being forgotten and alone                                                                                                                     I tired of all the pain and hurt                                                                                                                      Of being treated just like dirt                                                                                                      I am tired of wanting the easy way out                                                                                                                              Of being pushed around                                                                      TIRED                         T-                         I-                         R-                         E-                         D- T - tired of being tormented I- tired of trying to impress R- tired of my rage E- tired of my emotions D- tired of death                                                                  I AM TIRED                                                                                                         I am tired of sickness that haunts me                                                                                                      I am tired of my own brain that taunts                                                                                                                             Of being called a coward                                                                                                                                Of feeling overpowered                                                                                                                 I'm tired of look beyond the bad                                                                                                                                   I'm tired of being sad                                                                                                     I am tired of all the burden to my stress                                                                                                                               I'm tired of all this mess                                                                                                                        I'm tired of feeling worthless                                                                                                                    I'm tired of having no purpose                                                           I AM TIRED I am tired of setting my goals aside I am tired of the saying "I tried" I am tired of ending up as a last choice I am tired of feeling remorse I am sick and ******* tired of life........                         always getting the best of me....                                                                                                   I am tired of wondering "what could be"                                                           I AM TIRED I am tired of endless hope I am tired of being the world's biggest joke                                                           I AM TIRED                                                                                                   I am tired of being tired because you see Being tired caused these endless emotions...                                                                                                                                                   Out of me...                                              I AM TIRED OF BEING ME                                 CAN YOU HEAR MY EMOTIONS NOW?                                         DO YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL?                               OR DO YOU CHOOSE NOT TO NOTICE                                                               I AM ...                                                              ...TIRED
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She was probably the most beautiful, of any woman he had ever seen. She turned every head and stopped time from moving and movement everywhere she went- His mind went woozy as he thought of her. From what he already knew she was not only beautiful, she was smart and an accomplished professional. Was this a sweet dream? If yes, he wasn't prepared to wake up from it, no not yet! Maybe she was just a product of his imagination, which was impossible considering that she was standing before him. She was a woman of exceptional beauty, probably the most beautiful woman he had ever seen! Helping her to her seat, he was overpowered by something. Wait,it was the scent of her perfume; It was the mixture of something he wanted to think he recognized, which he didn't and something he had never before smelled.It was nice! She seemed so flawless, He thought her bath was prepared in the constellations by beautiful goddesses, and her bathroom was the milky way galaxy. Yes her skin was undeniably radiant, accentuated by the presence of large almond eyes. "Wake up!" came the weak old voice. Bewildered by the old barn keeper's presence, and momentarily unaware of his location, he panicked and squinted his eyes. Oh **** he was asleep, this was a dream! IB-Poetry©️ 3/2/2018
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Mar 2, 2018
Mar 2, 2018 at 3:24 AM UTC
The Beautiful Woman In The Peasant's Dream
Mary had a little lamb, two lobsters and a Christmas ham, a three-pound tub of chicken wings, seven bratwurst tied with strings, thirteen loaves of garlic bread, a schnitzel bigger than her head, four rare steaks, a dozen eggs, caviar and turkey's legs, strips of bacon, mushroom stew, chunks of bread and cheese fondue, and two whole jars of sauerkraut, (to clean all of her insides out). Finishing the pasta salad, Mary soon looked drawn and pallid. "I don't feel well," poor Mary said. "I think I need to rest my head." Then from her stomach came a moan, a straining, churning, twisted groan. Mary gasped; her eyes grew wide. She'd only seconds to decide. What could she do? Where could she go? Her stomach was about to blow! So, reaching for the nearest bucket, she retched, and then began to chuck it. All the courses that she'd swallowed, and the apertifs they'd followed, all the steaks and all the fish, each and every single dish came flying back from in her belly, filling up the bucket smelly with a foul and toxic brew, and no one knew quite what to do, so this went on for ten whole minutes till Mary had expelled her innards. When she was done, her eyes were red, and sweat was pouring from her head. "Are you alright, sweet Mary dear?" her mother asked. She didn't hear. For Mary was already off - the waiters saw her try to scoff the whole entire pudding bar. Now, this had pushed her mum too far. "Alright!" her mother cried, "I'm through! I've done the best that I can do. I'm sick and tired of all you eat. I will not pay for all this meat. I'm going home. Go get some help —" Then Mary's mum let out a yelp! She glanced down at her legs and saw sweet Mary there begin to gnaw! She struck the lass, but with great haste, alas, the girl had reached her waist. As Mary's ma was there devoured by her offspring, overpowered, she cried one thing ere final slaughter: "It smells like lamb in here, my daughter." Mary licked her lips and grinned. She belched out loud and then broke wind. She felt her tummy start to rumble - and calmly ordered apple crumble.
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Dec 18, 2017
Dec 18, 2017 at 4:52 AM UTC
Mary had a little lamb
Mary had a little lamb, two lobsters and a Christmas ham, a three-pound tub of chicken wings, seven bratwurst tied with strings, thirteen loaves of garlic bread, a schnitzel bigger than her head, four rare steaks, a dozen eggs, caviar and turkey's legs, strips of bacon, mushroom stew, chunks of bread and cheese fondue, and two whole jars of sauerkraut, (to clean all of her insides out). Finishing the pasta salad, Mary soon looked drawn and pallid. "I don't feel well," poor Mary said. "I think I need to rest my head." Then from her stomach came a moan, a straining, churning, twisted groan. Mary gasped; her eyes grew wide. She'd only seconds to decide. What could she do? Where could she go? Her stomach was about to blow! So, reaching for the nearest bucket, she retched, and then began to chuck it. All the courses that she'd swallowed, and the apertifs they'd followed, all the steaks and all the fish, each and every single dish came flying back from in her belly, filling up the bucket smelly with a foul and toxic brew, and no one knew quite what to do, so this went on for ten whole minutes till Mary had expelled her innards. When she was done, her eyes were red, and sweat was pouring from her head. "Are you alright, sweet Mary dear?" her mother asked. She didn't hear. For Mary was already off - the waiters saw her try to scoff the whole entire pudding bar. Now, this had pushed her mum too far. "Alright!" her mother cried, "I'm through! I've done the best that I can do. I'm sick and tired of all you eat. I will not pay for all this meat. I'm going home. Go get some help —" Then Mary's mum let out a yelp! She glanced down at her legs and saw sweet Mary there begin to gnaw! She struck the lass, but with great haste, alas, the girl had reached her waist. As Mary's ma was there devoured by her offspring, overpowered, she cried one thing ere final slaughter: "It smells like lamb in here, my daughter." Mary licked her lips and grinned. She belched out loud and then broke wind. She felt her tummy start to rumble - and calmly ordered apple crumble.
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The minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage-eaves; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sunk to rest with folded wings: Keen was the air, but could not freeze, Nor check, the music of the strings; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the chords with strenuous hand. And who but listened?—till was paid Respect to every inmate’s claim, The greeting given, the music played In honour of each household name, Duly pronounced with ***** call, And “Merry Christmas” wished to all.
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Minstrels
A place in which I know nothing about, an unknown world A world unlike any I have ever known to exist, an opposite of this reality A place only to be traveled to by deep sleep or sweet reverie A world of pure innocence and raw creativity, a world of adventure and fantasy A place where you can fly into the cosmos And soar through the universe until you become nothing but sparkling stardust A realm where blood isn't pumping through your veins, but rather what flows through is stardust A world within a world A realm where physicalities are meaningless and existence lies within the cosmos A world that causes you to question your own rendition of the word "reality" A realm that both defines and illustrates the meaning of the word "fantasy" And is inherently bigger than any one dream or reverie Something like that of an endless reverie A myriad of universes and ever-glowing stardust Something like that of an endless fantasy A myriad of imaginings and an ever-growing illusory world Something like that of a castle in the sky, nothing like that of harsh reality A myriad of thoughts that turn into pictures and skies that turn into the cosmos Have you ever journeyed into the cosmos? Through shut eyes and intense dreaming or through glassy eyes and pleasant reverie? Have you ever left this reality? Joined the entities of another realm, disintegrated into the galaxy and became stardust? Have you ever traveled to another world? Became another entity, fully embraced a potent fantasy? I wish to travel to this place and immerse myself in the fantasy I want to become one with the cosmos And escape the physical world I wish to travel to this place and immerse myself in the reverie I want to become one with the universe through the merging of our inner reaching stardust And escape this tugging reality Nothing is more terrifying or confining than what I know as reality Nothing is more appealing or liberating than what I know as fantasy I am a soul and I am stardust I am the universe and I am the cosmos I am a dream and a reverie All within a world outside of a world A place existing outside the lines of reality, a place within easy reach of the cosmos A world born unto fantasy, a world fueled through reverie A realm overpowered by stardust, a realm that is not of this world
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May 28, 2013
May 28, 2013 at 11:30 PM UTC
I'm Not Sure What To Call This One
A place in which I know nothing about, an unknown world A world unlike any I have ever known to exist, an opposite of this reality A place only to be traveled to by deep sleep or sweet reverie A world of pure innocence and raw creativity, a world of adventure and fantasy A place where you can fly into the cosmos And soar through the universe until you become nothing but sparkling stardust A realm where blood isn't pumping through your veins, but rather what flows through is stardust A world within a world A realm where physicalities are meaningless and existence lies within the cosmos A world that causes you to question your own rendition of the word "reality" A realm that both defines and illustrates the meaning of the word "fantasy" And is inherently bigger than any one dream or reverie Something like that of an endless reverie A myriad of universes and ever-glowing stardust Something like that of an endless fantasy A myriad of imaginings and an ever-growing illusory world Something like that of a castle in the sky, nothing like that of harsh reality A myriad of thoughts that turn into pictures and skies that turn into the cosmos Have you ever journeyed into the cosmos? Through shut eyes and intense dreaming or through glassy eyes and pleasant reverie? Have you ever left this reality? Joined the entities of another realm, disintegrated into the galaxy and became stardust? Have you ever traveled to another world? Became another entity, fully embraced a potent fantasy? I wish to travel to this place and immerse myself in the fantasy I want to become one with the cosmos And escape the physical world I wish to travel to this place and immerse myself in the reverie I want to become one with the universe through the merging of our inner reaching stardust And escape this tugging reality Nothing is more terrifying or confining than what I know as reality Nothing is more appealing or liberating than what I know as fantasy I am a soul and I am stardust I am the universe and I am the cosmos I am a dream and a reverie All within a world outside of a world A place existing outside the lines of reality, a place within easy reach of the cosmos A world born unto fantasy, a world fueled through reverie A realm overpowered by stardust, a realm that is not of this world
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THE SAXOPHONE STORY BY RAJ NANDY The Saxophone is perhaps the most expressive instrument next to the human voice. Was made by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian, through a deliberate choice! He wanted to offset the tonal disparity, - Between the string, wind, and brass instruments, with musical clarity ! He felt that the strings ones were overpowered by the wind instruments. While the wind instruments got overblown by the brass ones instead ! Now what would happen if the best qualities of these three instruments types, Could in a fusion blend and coalesces into a single instrument type ? So finally at the age of 20 years, in March Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Four, Adolphe Sax created a magical instrument for the World to hear and adore! It had the power of the brass, the flexibility of the strings, and the woodwind’s variety and tone; Which got christened after Adolphe Sax as the SAXOPHONE ! Adolphe’s famous composer friend Hector Berlioz in Paris City, Gave this new instrument wide publicity! In 1844 the Sax was presented in the Industrial Exhibition at Paris; And subsequently got patented on 20 March 1846. It soon got adopted by the Bands of the French Army. Making other instrument makers to become green with envy! The Sax was 80 years old when it became part of the musical instruments of the Jazz Band. A small bore mouth piece was created to suite the varying tonal qualities required by Jazz. Initially, 14 different sizes of Sax was created by Adolphe. Today only five types are in use for us to hear and see; The Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and the Baritone Saxophone. They now form a part of our Jazz music's backbone! - By Raj Nandy FOOT NOTES : Adolphe Sax (1814-1894) , son of famous musical instrument maker Charles Joseph Sax of Belgium. Woodwind Instruments = Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon etc. Brass Instruments = Trumpet, Tuba, Cornet etc. String Instruments = Violin, Guitar, Harp, Banjo etc. The Saxophone today has become the very backbone of Jazz Music! ** ALL COPY RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY: - RAJ NANDY **
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Apr 10, 2016
Apr 10, 2016 at 11:06 AM UTC
THE SAXOPHONE STORY
THE SAXOPHONE STORY BY RAJ NANDY The Saxophone is perhaps the most expressive instrument next to the human voice. Was made by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian, through a deliberate choice! He wanted to offset the tonal disparity, - Between the string, wind, and brass instruments, with musical clarity ! He felt that the strings ones were overpowered by the wind instruments. While the wind instruments got overblown by the brass ones instead ! Now what would happen if the best qualities of these three instruments types, Could in a fusion blend and coalesces into a single instrument type ? So finally at the age of 20 years, in March Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Four, Adolphe Sax created a magical instrument for the World to hear and adore! It had the power of the brass, the flexibility of the strings, and the woodwind’s variety and tone; Which got christened after Adolphe Sax as the SAXOPHONE ! Adolphe’s famous composer friend Hector Berlioz in Paris City, Gave this new instrument wide publicity! In 1844 the Sax was presented in the Industrial Exhibition at Paris; And subsequently got patented on 20 March 1846. It soon got adopted by the Bands of the French Army. Making other instrument makers to become green with envy! The Sax was 80 years old when it became part of the musical instruments of the Jazz Band. A small bore mouth piece was created to suite the varying tonal qualities required by Jazz. Initially, 14 different sizes of Sax was created by Adolphe. Today only five types are in use for us to hear and see; The Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and the Baritone Saxophone. They now form a part of our Jazz music's backbone! - By Raj Nandy FOOT NOTES : Adolphe Sax (1814-1894) , son of famous musical instrument maker Charles Joseph Sax of Belgium. Woodwind Instruments = Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon etc. Brass Instruments = Trumpet, Tuba, Cornet etc. String Instruments = Violin, Guitar, Harp, Banjo etc. The Saxophone today has become the very backbone of Jazz Music! ** ALL COPY RIGHTS ARE RESERVED BY: - RAJ NANDY **
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Through long nursery nights he stood By my bed unwearying, Loomed gigantic, formless, queer, Purring in my haunted ear That same hideous nightmare thing, Talking, as he lapped my blood, In a voice cruel and flat, Saying for ever, "Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat!..." That one word was all he said, That one word through all my sleep, In monotonous mock despair. Nonsense may be light as air, But there's Nonsense that can keep Horror bristling round the head, When a voice cruel and flat Says for ever, "Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat!..." He had faded, he was gone Years ago with Nursery Land, When he leapt on me again From the clank of a night train, Overpowered me foot and head, Lapped my blood, while on and on The old voice cruel and flat Says for ever, "Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat!..." Morphia drowsed, again I lay In a crater by High Wood: He was there with straddling legs, Staring eyes as big as eggs, Purring as he lapped my blood, His black bulk darkening the day, With a voice cruel and flat, "Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat!..." he said, "Cat! ... Cat!..." When I'm shot through heart and head, And there's no choice but to die, The last word I'll hear, no doubt, Won't be "Charge!" or "Bomb them out!" Nor the stretcher-bearer's cry, "Let that body be, he's dead!" But a voice cruel and flat Saying for ever, "Cat! ... Cat! ... Cat!"
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A Child's Nightmare
In department store foyers, free samples sprayed, A collision of cosmetics muddle the air. The olfactory overpowered by such obvious odours, Why do natural notes disconcert you? Not the gym heavy sodden or overworked, Recognition of an individual, whilst eyes remain shut. Faint trace of the familiar or frenzied pheromones, A headiness misplaced by the cologne wearing clones Preference for the perfumed, the artificial sweetener. Marketed meticulously Musk manufactured yet not made by man Of flowers dear, of oils and compounds. Fresh, fruity, citrus or spiced Artificial aromas keep your own scent disguised Society simulates this sophistication of the senses, Masking yourself from me as you are wooed, Accustomed to this attraction, till you let down your defences How shall I know you when you are ****
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Oct 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012 at 6:10 PM UTC
“Would you like to try our new fragrance?!”
I remember you as a dark figure, looming over me. My repetition of "no" and "stop" was eventually absorbed into the background noise, ignored- As if I was not present to you, only my body. Something about the way you overpowered me, until I had nothing left, You stripped away every remnant of my worth. Lifeless, with a broken heart, was how you left me. You touched down in the banks of my hollowed soul, Like an earthquake, shattered me down to my core. Everything I built myself upon crumbled, and I was 6 feet underneath the rubble. That was the last of me, the beginning of my end. I lacked strength to face this reality, hiding from it instead. Consumed by destructive habits to fill an ever-growing hole in my heart, I lost myself in a spiraling dark hole. At the bottom of that hole, I with nothing left, surrendered myself to the One capable of healing. After a long road of war waged on my soul, peace replaced my hopelessness. The reality I hid from by using destructive habits to fill an ever growing void, I now face with a full heart, lifted on wings of praise by the Lord's grace. My loss of self value was redeemed by faith. The scars on my heart, now bandaged, serve as a testimony to the power of God's healing. Where I was once a slave to my grief, I have been liberated. Where my soul was once lost, has been found.
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Jan 12, 2018
Jan 12, 2018 at 3:02 PM UTC
My soul; once lost, now Found
On chain they did put me, tied up to the burglary protector, handcuffed and battered. Tortured and meant to be broken. Poisoned but survived. Marked for assassination, and shot twice, bullets flying around, resilient and unflinching, was ready to confront them. Dead or alive I must choose one. Must find a way out of this mess, to escape was on my mind, but how do I get out of here without jeopardizing the lives of my family. Courage summoned I revert to plan B, the art of fighting without fighting. Intelligence and wisdom must come into play. Must outwit them to survive. Cunning and craftiness must be used, the uncanny ways of the spirit is amazing. Become like water, be flexible, Yielding but still immovable. Stealth in action but remain like the firefly. Understanding their intent and misdirected anger, their aggression towards me was contained. Tranquilized and overpowered, their capture became imminent for i am more than a conquerer, for the greater one lives in me. Today I stand here to testify of that victory against the intruders and assassins with a grateful heart. ©2018,Emeka Mokeme. All Rights Reserved.
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Aug 11, 2018
Aug 11, 2018 at 7:26 AM UTC
UNFLINCHING ME
I will be that hurdle you trip upon, I am the water you burn in, I was the drought that drowns you in fire, as you are the muscle that overpowered me, the air which flourishes you, and the rainfall which nourishes you.
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Jun 27, 2014
Jun 27, 2014 at 1:35 AM UTC
Defeated
God made every single creature for a reason! It happened many years ago, an average day at work when I was employed as nothing more, just a simple clerk Heaven sent me a lesson, they saw fit that I learn sent through the smallest of creatures, knowing I would discern My first instinct was simple, to one all could relate a desire to crush this cockroach, I could not wait As I raised my foot, making sure my aim was set knowing that he'd be finished, with nothing to regret I was overpowered by a thought, a simple thought to consider why should this ugly creature, cause me to be bitter? With great plan and purpose, was this cockroach surely made but where was born this eagerness to **** or for me to be afraid? With great difficulty going against my nature, I did then dare no more justifications were acceptable to me, for I was now aware Although small and ugly was my limited perception, I could still care With this cockroach, nothing would stop me, and would I now spare Lessons throughout life, does our Creator continually teach empowering us with free choice, and potential growth that we reach By contemplating our thoughts, and their true meaning that we may find a change of heart in our actions, and a true desire to be kind
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Jul 24, 2015
Jul 24, 2015 at 8:14 AM UTC
A Lesson From Heaven Through the Agency of a Cockroach
No more guises, Just look into my eyes Every word said from now Will not be a lie But every word about to jump From your lips shall die Because your carnal cravings Will eat them alive. I’m slowly dissipating But I know you can revive me A fallen tree, I sleep here Slipping into lifelessness But I feel so ravenous And I know you can feel The thumping of my heart It’s eager; deeply. You crawl up to me With a different face Different intentions Breathing different air I inhale your energy My longing embraced I want every trace of innocence Completely defaced. Overpowered By this yearning We want, we crave And we’re still learning I cannot feel a thing But a burning hunger You cling to me I invite you in Of course, I do, I crave your skin It’s a liquid I wish to immerse myself in Your scent rinses me Keeps me within your carnal hold, Let the numbing begin.
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Apr 2, 2018
Apr 2, 2018 at 4:11 AM UTC
Rinse Me, Numb Me
Our brains are jellied by the surreal. Wires disconnected, rearranged, our circuit boards frazzled. The reflections of human faces and bodies scrambled signals. Eyes not looking past the crooked fingers or freckles. All you see is the dirt, the rust, you can hear only the creaking joints, and the groans of your muscles. But your audience, your lovers and families, they don't know about those awful sounds they only see the flowers, hear the music, a melody of glowing bare shoulders and a chest filled with life, a hundred systems, working in unison to hold up your head. I never liked the way my hips stuck out, my ribs, flesh pulled taught against the bones. Or my pale skin, I glow in the sunshine. Baking soda, salt, awful tasting elements alone, but they both get mixed into the batter, overpowered by golden eggs, sinful sugars, and the cake itself, baking soda and all, well, it's ******* delicious.
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Dec 7, 2013
Dec 7, 2013 at 4:34 PM UTC
Mixtures, Concoctions, a Symphony.
Everyone is dead, I think. Be it morning or night, I don't sleep a wink. In thoughts, I retire, I rebel, I transpire. This spring holds none to miss, This air, to me, holds no bliss. I think of sanity now and then, But overpowered, I run back to my den. The sky embarks upon the fairest hue, And I sit patiently for death to ensue. How loyal I am to this greed — To have my insanity freed.
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTC
Greed
4 Fe(OH)3(s) Rust It tears down machines Break apart metal Eats progress whole and ***** out orange confidence Another day without Rust is a day deserved Rusty Bubbled laughter has overpowered any sadness so strongly Hearing my name from across a hallway I could hear it from planets away I get butterflies when I see him I shout back RUSTY A day without Rusty is a day lost.
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Nov 4, 2012
Nov 4, 2012 at 7:00 PM UTC
Rusty
The pieces have been put together the tears have been repaired the blanket enwraps us once again now stronger out of the city's reach away from the hurricane its beauty pierces through the hurricane making all the gray turn to pure white fabric which is sewn into the blanket the city watches in horror as the blanket becomes larger even more magnificent than before the angels sing the wedding bells ring as we inter twine ourselves withen the blanket letting each other know that we have overcome the city overpowered the hurricane and now can bond as one as the kiss is shared we may be a part of the blanket permanately bringing sunshine to the city the city fights but the blanket, the blanket is too overwhelming and beautiful
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Dec 6, 2014
Dec 6, 2014 at 8:06 PM UTC
The Blanket part 2
Louder The music has to go louder Loud isn't loud enough I need their screams to wash out the voices on my head I need the screeches to cover the burning of my soul It's not enough It's never enough It'll never be enough I can still hear myself I don't want to hear myself My soul eats at me I need my mind to be overpowered It can't get loud enough Nothing covers the burning inside Each though is a shard knife digging through my mind Paranoid schizophrenic Borderline Bipolar Depressed OCD Anxiety I am not a human I am a list of problems And therefore I must leave
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Apr 28, 2015
Apr 28, 2015 at 9:14 AM UTC
Mind Game
My fingers ached as I pried a box from the sides of my mail slot. I ripped it open with my bare hands, and found a note written in cursive: "Put both feet into the box." I raised my eyebrows and smirked, but I stepped into the box. The base folded in on itself, and my feet crashed into waves. My lover floated with the seaweed until he finally reached me. His hands brushed my shoulders, and I whispered, "I think we're lost." My arms burned as I valiantly fought to reach the uneven surface, but his eyes sparkled with mischief as he took my webbed hands, pulling me toward the ocean floor. Flashes of light hit my eyes. and he led me toward the light. My fingers brushed the floor, then wrapped around a rough chain, and my heart punched my chest. Glittering diamonds surrounded a heart of azure sapphires. He led me back to the surface as the heart overpowered me. He unclasped it with ease, placing it around my neck. As my hand lightly rested in his, the water droplets joined us as we flew toward the sky right back out of the box, our hands still intertwined.
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Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022 at 10:02 PM UTC
a surprise in the mail slot.
My mind, madness Overpowered by rhyme, But no reason Just emotions embedded Beneath my surface Exuding words Written, not spoken Dreaming in syllables Replaying rhythm Piecing poetry together From what most keep hidden © JL Smith
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Jan 16, 2019
Jan 16, 2019 at 8:35 PM UTC
A Poet's Madness
The blood on my hands has begun to dry, Along with my eyes, no more tears to cry. I did what I did, I don’t regret their demise, So why do I feel so conflicted inside? I go into the bathroom and walk to the sink. I pour myself a cup and take a small drink. While deep inside, I’m boiling to the brink. And if I don’t let it out, I’m destined to sink. I look in the mirror, and all I see, Are two eyes freezing cold. I don’t remember who’s staring back at me, I’m still not used to this mold. I used to be a coward, My will to speak overpowered. While everyone around spoke so loud, I’d sit at my desk and not make a sound. But I made a vow to speak louder, No longer will I be a coward. I’ll say what I mean and mean what I say, I’ll be a good man to my dying days. I’ll find my hill and make my stand, Holding on tight with my bloodied hands. I stare into my two cold eyes, My guise overwhelming my surprise. I wash the blood off my hands. I hope this was worth it in the end. Since it takes a lot to change an identity, I gaze in the mirror at the new me.
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Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM UTC
Wash My Hands
How did we get here where vitamin water turned into ***** and the power of innocence changed to the courage of alcohol. The boys no longer opening car doors and the girls trading in t-shirts for crop tops that show off what they were or weren’t wearing. Where sneaking a soda after dinner turned into hiding a flask at the family party where we used to play games like hip-scotch and dodge ball instead of drinking hard whisky and Jack. The promises made in the D.A.R.E. program about not doing drugs or drinking were traded in for drunk driving and “just one hit.” How did we get here where grape juice turned into white wine and a nervous kiss under the bleachers at the Friday football game moved to steaming up the windows in the back seat of that car at the party on Saturday night. The knocking on your neighbor’s door for them to come out and play moved to texting in the driveway and hanging out means sitting on your phone while sitting on the couch next to someone else. How did we get here, where root beer turned to Busch lite and being home before dark switched to struggling to be home before the sun came up. The parents not knowing their innocent children are making children and kids being too drunk to remember they promised to go to Church on Sunday morning. Where asking for forgiveness overpowered asking for permission and sorrys turned into whiskey shots and make up *** How did we get here with a drink in one hand and the other around my waist while you lean into me too drunk to stand on your own. This is the first time we’ve spoken since that day last June and I can’t help but notice why. How did we get here where the power of innocence changed to the courage from alcohol?
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Jan 25, 2016
Jan 25, 2016 at 2:24 PM UTC
How'd We Get Here?
How did we get here where vitamin water turned into ***** and the power of innocence changed to the courage of alcohol. The boys no longer opening car doors and the girls trading in t-shirts for crop tops that show off what they were or weren’t wearing. Where sneaking a soda after dinner turned into hiding a flask at the family party where we used to play games like hip-scotch and dodge ball instead of drinking hard whisky and Jack. The promises made in the D.A.R.E. program about not doing drugs or drinking were traded in for drunk driving and “just one hit.” How did we get here where grape juice turned into white wine and a nervous kiss under the bleachers at the Friday football game moved to steaming up the windows in the back seat of that car at the party on Saturday night. The knocking on your neighbor’s door for them to come out and play moved to texting in the driveway and hanging out means sitting on your phone while sitting on the couch next to someone else. How did we get here, where root beer turned to Busch lite and being home before dark switched to struggling to be home before the sun came up. The parents not knowing their innocent children are making children and kids being too drunk to remember they promised to go to Church on Sunday morning. Where asking for forgiveness overpowered asking for permission and sorrys turned into whiskey shots and make up *** How did we get here with a drink in one hand and the other around my waist while you lean into me too drunk to stand on your own. This is the first time we’ve spoken since that day last June and I can’t help but notice why. How did we get here where the power of innocence changed to the courage from alcohol?
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No one has ever broken my heart. Most would say that’s a gift, but I am not sure. Maybe it is not that my heart has been broken but I’ve never let myself be close enough to anyone for it to be broken. At night before I sleep I think of what would happen if I were to be ***** If my parents were to die suddenly. If I were to die. What would happen? Would I be able to take care of myself, or would I wither away? Who would I become? Would my friends care? Which ones? Maybe I feel unloved, but I don’t. I have so much love in my life that I can’t give. I receive but cannot replicate. I feel it but can not find the place in my heart to give it. Feeling alone in a crowded room. That’s what it feels like but in my own mind. These thoughts that drain me while I sleep they’re the awkward goth that sits in the corner at prom, trying so desperately to fit in but refusing to sell themselves to the pink dress. The rest of the thoughts wonder why they’re there. I have these thoughts not because I’m depressed or lonely. I think I think these things because I’ve convinced myself I want them. Disgusting isn’t it? To want the amount of suffering I do. I hope somewhere it’s not the suffering I want but the emotion. The state of being overpowered by emotion to the point where you can’t function. Where every choice is the product of an emotional whiplash. I see these people who suffer in pain. But I’m strange because I do not see it as horrible I see it as beautiful. Their suffering is beautiful because it is a level of intencity I cannot feel. A level of emotion that I hunger for but can not reach. I don’t know why I want this. Maybe I feel numb, but I don’t really know. Maybe I speak words to fill the air. Fill the time. All those words that are safe, they’ve become boring. I want something more to say, more to feel than just the daily shpeal, even if it means pain. I do not think I am depressed. I do not know what I am. I’ve never met anyone like me before. Maybe I am alone. Maybe everyone feels like me but they keep quiet for fear if they speak they’ll be condemmed to live their life in a white jacket. The world is ******* up. I am the girl who wears pastels then talks back to the teachers. Gets straight As but hangs out with the kids who smoke *** at lunch. Who is that that you know? No one. I want to help those who I don’t think need help, because society says there is something wrong with them. But what if they’re the one who are sane and we are the insane? Maybe we’ve been manipulated to think we are in control but we’re not. They are. The ones on the streets and in the straight jackets. Insanity is the highest level of intelligence.
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May 27, 2013
May 27, 2013 at 11:21 PM UTC
The Highest Level of Intelligence
No one has ever broken my heart. Most would say that’s a gift, but I am not sure. Maybe it is not that my heart has been broken but I’ve never let myself be close enough to anyone for it to be broken. At night before I sleep I think of what would happen if I were to be ***** If my parents were to die suddenly. If I were to die. What would happen? Would I be able to take care of myself, or would I wither away? Who would I become? Would my friends care? Which ones? Maybe I feel unloved, but I don’t. I have so much love in my life that I can’t give. I receive but cannot replicate. I feel it but can not find the place in my heart to give it. Feeling alone in a crowded room. That’s what it feels like but in my own mind. These thoughts that drain me while I sleep they’re the awkward goth that sits in the corner at prom, trying so desperately to fit in but refusing to sell themselves to the pink dress. The rest of the thoughts wonder why they’re there. I have these thoughts not because I’m depressed or lonely. I think I think these things because I’ve convinced myself I want them. Disgusting isn’t it? To want the amount of suffering I do. I hope somewhere it’s not the suffering I want but the emotion. The state of being overpowered by emotion to the point where you can’t function. Where every choice is the product of an emotional whiplash. I see these people who suffer in pain. But I’m strange because I do not see it as horrible I see it as beautiful. Their suffering is beautiful because it is a level of intencity I cannot feel. A level of emotion that I hunger for but can not reach. I don’t know why I want this. Maybe I feel numb, but I don’t really know. Maybe I speak words to fill the air. Fill the time. All those words that are safe, they’ve become boring. I want something more to say, more to feel than just the daily shpeal, even if it means pain. I do not think I am depressed. I do not know what I am. I’ve never met anyone like me before. Maybe I am alone. Maybe everyone feels like me but they keep quiet for fear if they speak they’ll be condemmed to live their life in a white jacket. The world is ******* up. I am the girl who wears pastels then talks back to the teachers. Gets straight As but hangs out with the kids who smoke *** at lunch. Who is that that you know? No one. I want to help those who I don’t think need help, because society says there is something wrong with them. But what if they’re the one who are sane and we are the insane? Maybe we’ve been manipulated to think we are in control but we’re not. They are. The ones on the streets and in the straight jackets. Insanity is the highest level of intelligence.
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