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Some People Are ... EVIL ... !!! Some People Are ... Nice ... Some People Believe ... In The Lies They Contrive ... Black People ... White People ... Yes ALL TYPES of People ... !!! Don't Think You're EXEMPT Most People Tell Lies ... !!! Some People Want TRUTH These People Are Wise ... These Are The People Who Use Their ... 3rd Eye ... I'm Sick of These People Whose Lives Are Contrived ... Like Poets Who Act Like Their Words Breed Insight ... MAN These Are The People Who Lead A ... FAKE Life ... !!! Because They Can't Deal With ... What's REALLY INSIDE ... INSIDE of Their Minds ... INSIDE of Their Hearts ... See These Are The People Who Fall At The Start ... !!!!!!!! They STAND By Their PRIDE ... But Pride We All Know Comes Before A FALL ... !!! How Many of You Folks Are Playing That Role ... !???! Let's Go Toe To Toe And See What You Know ... Because I GUARANTEE ... You'll Be A NO SHOW ... !!! See They ... Like To Deride ... Their Comments Are Snide ... !!! MAN These Are The People I CANNOT ABIDE ... !!!!!!!! They TALK A Good Game But Have NO **** SHAME ... !!!!! Because These Are The People Who DON'T Deal With Pain ... They Pass YOU The Rope ... And Then Say ... " TAKE THE STRAIN " ... !!! See These Are The People Who Need Their Blood DRAINED ... !!! They ARE The Bloodsuckers Who STEAL From The Sane ... !!! They TALK About TRUTH But Soon HIT The Roof ... !!! When Truth Is Thrown At Them They're QUICK To ABUSE ... !!! "I'll issue court action, I want a Retraction !" ... Well Here Is My View ... These People Are FOOLS .... Who've Got Some Screws LOOSE !!!!! Deal With YOUR ISSUES I've Been In Courtrooms ... Don't EVER ASSUME I'm An IGNORANT **** ... !!!!!! This ISN'T ... Pulp Fiction ... !!! Don't Think I'm ... The Shepherd ... I'm NOT Samuel Jackson I'm Ready For Action ... !!! You Will Be Collapsing When I Start Reacting ... !!! Don't EVER Presume I'm Into ... Play Acting ... !!! I'll Leave That To You And Your Idiot Crew ... !!! Cos' These Are The People Who Don't Give You Clues ... Cos These Are The People Who Simply Aren't TRUE ... !!! They Like Their Doors OPEN ... So They Can Walk Through ... MAN These Are The People ... Who Walk In ... DEAD SHOES ... !!! Now I'm NOT Making Threats ... !!! But On THIS ... You Can Bet ... !!! Messing With Me ... Means You're Messing With DEATH ... !!! Cos' I'm Ready And Willing To Take Your LAST Breath ... Cos' People Like You Are ... Humanity's DREGS ... !!!!! But Enough About THEM ... Society's Phlegm ... !!!!!!!!!!!! Some People ARE NICE These People I Like ... !!! Cos' Some of These People Do Use The Mic RIGHT ... !!!!! They Talk About Things That Affect Peoples' Lives ... Without EVER Thinking Their Wordplay ... DELIGHTS ... These People Are Humble And SHUN Foolish Pride ... !!! Cos' These Are The People ... Who Look DEEP INSIDE ... INSIDE of THEMSELVES And Find Love of The SELF ... Cos' Love of The Self Can Preserve Mental Health ... And Help You To Deal With ... DUD Cards You Get Dealt ... !!!!! These Words Are ........ HEARTFELT ........ !!! Good People DO HELP ... WITHOUT EVER Thinking of Helping THEMSELVES ... !!! Good People Are VITAL For Human Survival ... !!!! This Is Now The Reason I Do These Recitals ... I'm Trying To Put ..... Something GOOD In The CYCLE ... !!! The ... Cycle of Life ..... That Has MANY Good People ... !!! But TOO MANY People Are Now Doing EVIL ... !!!!!! Which Is Why I'm Relating My Views About ........... ......... " People " .........
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Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 4:31 PM UTC
"People" .... A Poem written by Big Virge 15/6/2005
Some People Are ... EVIL ... !!! Some People Are ... Nice ... Some People Believe ... In The Lies They Contrive ... Black People ... White People ... Yes ALL TYPES of People ... !!! Don't Think You're EXEMPT Most People Tell Lies ... !!! Some People Want TRUTH These People Are Wise ... These Are The People Who Use Their ... 3rd Eye ... I'm Sick of These People Whose Lives Are Contrived ... Like Poets Who Act Like Their Words Breed Insight ... MAN These Are The People Who Lead A ... FAKE Life ... !!! Because They Can't Deal With ... What's REALLY INSIDE ... INSIDE of Their Minds ... INSIDE of Their Hearts ... See These Are The People Who Fall At The Start ... !!!!!!!! They STAND By Their PRIDE ... But Pride We All Know Comes Before A FALL ... !!! How Many of You Folks Are Playing That Role ... !???! Let's Go Toe To Toe And See What You Know ... Because I GUARANTEE ... You'll Be A NO SHOW ... !!! See They ... Like To Deride ... Their Comments Are Snide ... !!! MAN These Are The People I CANNOT ABIDE ... !!!!!!!! They TALK A Good Game But Have NO **** SHAME ... !!!!! Because These Are The People Who DON'T Deal With Pain ... They Pass YOU The Rope ... And Then Say ... " TAKE THE STRAIN " ... !!! See These Are The People Who Need Their Blood DRAINED ... !!! They ARE The Bloodsuckers Who STEAL From The Sane ... !!! They TALK About TRUTH But Soon HIT The Roof ... !!! When Truth Is Thrown At Them They're QUICK To ABUSE ... !!! "I'll issue court action, I want a Retraction !" ... Well Here Is My View ... These People Are FOOLS .... Who've Got Some Screws LOOSE !!!!! Deal With YOUR ISSUES I've Been In Courtrooms ... Don't EVER ASSUME I'm An IGNORANT **** ... !!!!!! This ISN'T ... Pulp Fiction ... !!! Don't Think I'm ... The Shepherd ... I'm NOT Samuel Jackson I'm Ready For Action ... !!! You Will Be Collapsing When I Start Reacting ... !!! Don't EVER Presume I'm Into ... Play Acting ... !!! I'll Leave That To You And Your Idiot Crew ... !!! Cos' These Are The People Who Don't Give You Clues ... Cos These Are The People Who Simply Aren't TRUE ... !!! They Like Their Doors OPEN ... So They Can Walk Through ... MAN These Are The People ... Who Walk In ... DEAD SHOES ... !!! Now I'm NOT Making Threats ... !!! But On THIS ... You Can Bet ... !!! Messing With Me ... Means You're Messing With DEATH ... !!! Cos' I'm Ready And Willing To Take Your LAST Breath ... Cos' People Like You Are ... Humanity's DREGS ... !!!!! But Enough About THEM ... Society's Phlegm ... !!!!!!!!!!!! Some People ARE NICE These People I Like ... !!! Cos' Some of These People Do Use The Mic RIGHT ... !!!!! They Talk About Things That Affect Peoples' Lives ... Without EVER Thinking Their Wordplay ... DELIGHTS ... These People Are Humble And SHUN Foolish Pride ... !!! Cos' These Are The People ... Who Look DEEP INSIDE ... INSIDE of THEMSELVES And Find Love of The SELF ... Cos' Love of The Self Can Preserve Mental Health ... And Help You To Deal With ... DUD Cards You Get Dealt ... !!!!! These Words Are ........ HEARTFELT ........ !!! Good People DO HELP ... WITHOUT EVER Thinking of Helping THEMSELVES ... !!! Good People Are VITAL For Human Survival ... !!!! This Is Now The Reason I Do These Recitals ... I'm Trying To Put ..... Something GOOD In The CYCLE ... !!! The ... Cycle of Life ..... That Has MANY Good People ... !!! But TOO MANY People Are Now Doing EVIL ... !!!!!! Which Is Why I'm Relating My Views About ........... ......... " People " .........
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if you're my friend then why do you never listen? if you're my friend, then shouldn't you care that i'm hurting? i thought we were friends because i have always been there for you. i thought we were friends because i stood up for you. if you're my friend then why do you always talk over me then laugh when somebody else says the same thing if you're my friend then shouldn't you at least pretend to care that this is the way i am? i thought we were friends because we did almost everything together. i thought we were friends because i showed up to your dance recitals. this is not a real friendship! this is only one-sided. can a friendship even be one-sided? can i ever just walk away? the day that you realize how much of my hurting comes from you is the day that it will be much too late. friendship is both people caring both people listening. friendship is both people being there both people taking away the pain, not causing it. what we are is not friends. it's time to say good-bye so good-bye, it was nice to know you
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Jan 17, 2012
Jan 17, 2012 at 9:56 AM UTC
Friendship
My mother used to hate me. Shortly after she found out she was pregnant with me she started to hate me. She tried to get an abortion, but I wouldn't die. She tried to vacuum me out but I just wouldn't let go... She was late 5 days on her due day , 'cause i just wouldn't leave. She hated me all the way out of her ****** through the ****** and finally out. She hated breastfeeding me, she hated putting me to sleep and changing my diapers. She hated the day i said my first word, "mama", she cursed the day i started to walk. She hated going to my kindergarten recitals, she hated all the contests I won in grade school. As I finished the 8th grade, I left and I moved to a big city with my sister, for grater education and a better life. She didn't say a word before I left, nor the following weeks. Papa was crushed, she lived happily... Until one day, three months later. I was on my way to school, when, in front of the building I saw papa and her. She looked awful. As she saw me she started crying and ran to me. She hugged me and kissed me for minutes, as she kept saying "I love you so much...I'm so sorry...I missed you so much...". Papa said she didn't eat, she couldn't sleep for weeks and she was devastated. I went upstairs with them, I laid her on my bed and she fell asleep in my arms, shivering and whispering, with big tears running down her pale chin...She never woke up... I love you, mama...                                                                                                      DCimpean                                                                                                                2014
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Dec 7, 2014
Dec 7, 2014 at 4:39 AM UTC
My mama
My mother used to hate me. Shortly after she found out she was pregnant with me she started to hate me. She tried to get an abortion, but I wouldn't die. She tried to vacuum me out but I just wouldn't let go... She was late 5 days on her due day , 'cause i just wouldn't leave. She hated me all the way out of her ****** through the ****** and finally out. She hated breastfeeding me, she hated putting me to sleep and changing my diapers. She hated the day i said my first word, "mama", she cursed the day i started to walk. She hated going to my kindergarten recitals, she hated all the contests I won in grade school. As I finished the 8th grade, I left and I moved to a big city with my sister, for grater education and a better life. She didn't say a word before I left, nor the following weeks. Papa was crushed, she lived happily... Until one day, three months later. I was on my way to school, when, in front of the building I saw papa and her. She looked awful. As she saw me she started crying and ran to me. She hugged me and kissed me for minutes, as she kept saying "I love you so much...I'm so sorry...I missed you so much...". Papa said she didn't eat, she couldn't sleep for weeks and she was devastated. I went upstairs with them, I laid her on my bed and she fell asleep in my arms, shivering and whispering, with big tears running down her pale chin...She never woke up... I love you, mama...                                                                                                      DCimpean                                                                                                                2014
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4 10:30 "Knock knock" Still in my pyjamas. We drank coffee and smoked cigarettes. He went to a rap gig the night before. Fifteen dollars wasted. 3 13:00 An old school friend. More coffee. We spoke of art, travel and vegetable gardens. In Japan they don't eat or show affection in public she told me. Aokigahara finally makes sense. 2 22:00 Lucky Coq. Girls would ****** for his hair. He told me of his grandfathers poetry recitals every Christmas. Idiosyncrasies are the ventriloquists of my heart. 1 23:00 We smoked under vine-entwined lanterns. He fell in love with a French girl once and lived with her in Versailles. He was young and went back home. Regret at the fork in the road. 0 23:30 Left to find a 24/7 bottle shop and go home. Crossed paths with old friends. "Come have a drink with us" -1 -2 -3
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Apr 10, 2016
Apr 10, 2016 at 11:04 PM UTC
Threshold Of An Introvert
Yesterday I was thinking about you & it terrified me that I could no longer Remember what you looked like, Or who you even were Before cancer started to erode All of your loveliness I knew you didn’t want me to Remember how you looked without hair Or how your body became so weak So I searched the depths of my mind To find old memories of you I can remember you coming to My birthday parties and music recitals But honestly I couldn’t remember What you looked like then And as my heart was breaking That I had lost all of you A flicker of a moment flashed in my mind There you were sitting At your dining room table With your auburn curls and Right before you took a sip Of your diet Pepsi You smiled Then, along with the fleeting moment You were gone I wanted to cry I had remembered you, The real you
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Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 6:03 AM UTC
Cancer
(9-24-11 instrumental) it takes 2 years to forget 6 years, it takes 12 beers to forget your tears, and it's those tears that flow so near, this backyard that you hold so dear, i held you here in better years, i'd cheer you up, when i'd hear your fears, the taste of beer and sky so clear steer away now, it's in the rear, view and that feels so cold, i only see you through untagged photos, youtubing high school talent shows, or recitals, it's vital, that no one actually knows, that i'm caught up bought to get lost up, another drink, another think, i'm just a flawed **** but i play it cool and act strong, those other fools won't last long. another sad song, i make it better, got a new chick that's wetter cause she aint afraid of that weather, umbrellas discarded, in the bleachers, teachers, gawking from the sidelines, it's all fine, it's our time, no need to dodge landmines... call me minesweeper, call me mindreader, call me timekeeper, call me justin bieber, call me baby, baby baby, call me jay-z, call me kanye, call me all day, call me homewrecker, call me and say i can do better, call me about your sweater, that's still at my place, call me ghostface, call me action bronson, call me hot one, call me ******* loser, call me a waste of your time, call me and say that this rhyme's, too simple, call me jimmy kimmel, sarah silver-man. i'm a better man, i'm business-man, i'm a gentle-man i'm stan, writing this down in a crazy letter no ink, self-mutilation and a feather, better yet, i'm saying this outloud in the booth, kick this rap game in the tooth with these red wing boots.
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Apr 23, 2012
Apr 23, 2012 at 1:55 AM UTC
untitled freestyle
(9-24-11 instrumental) it takes 2 years to forget 6 years, it takes 12 beers to forget your tears, and it's those tears that flow so near, this backyard that you hold so dear, i held you here in better years, i'd cheer you up, when i'd hear your fears, the taste of beer and sky so clear steer away now, it's in the rear, view and that feels so cold, i only see you through untagged photos, youtubing high school talent shows, or recitals, it's vital, that no one actually knows, that i'm caught up bought to get lost up, another drink, another think, i'm just a flawed **** but i play it cool and act strong, those other fools won't last long. another sad song, i make it better, got a new chick that's wetter cause she aint afraid of that weather, umbrellas discarded, in the bleachers, teachers, gawking from the sidelines, it's all fine, it's our time, no need to dodge landmines... call me minesweeper, call me mindreader, call me timekeeper, call me justin bieber, call me baby, baby baby, call me jay-z, call me kanye, call me all day, call me homewrecker, call me and say i can do better, call me about your sweater, that's still at my place, call me ghostface, call me action bronson, call me hot one, call me ******* loser, call me a waste of your time, call me and say that this rhyme's, too simple, call me jimmy kimmel, sarah silver-man. i'm a better man, i'm business-man, i'm a gentle-man i'm stan, writing this down in a crazy letter no ink, self-mutilation and a feather, better yet, i'm saying this outloud in the booth, kick this rap game in the tooth with these red wing boots.
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Sometimes you think one thing But it's really another All your dreams come true It seems ambition is consequences' mother They changed my life But actually they didn’t Now I know what money is for And for what it isn’t There are things That money cannot buy It’s not just love It’s also how to answer the question why Now the blame is mine Even for silent things in the night Everything I had hoped for Have now vanished along with the light Ambition once served me well As I became more powerful than my dreams Now I feel so very small As its rewards shrink in the face of extremes With the seriousness of life upon me Staring down what once made me smile It is the reality of what is expected Which can no longer be hidden in a denial A life changing moment Does not recognize time or titles Now is the moment when I have to answer my own question And pray that God will believe me in his witness of my recitals
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Feb 25, 2012
Feb 25, 2012 at 8:39 PM UTC
Ambition
The sloppy rain slips and slides down the fogged-up windows, and this lets me know that I am not as small as I think I am. In a city of three million plus, I feel like the soul of a nation, even though I'm just a twenty-one year-old piece of plastic, drinking a hipster beer. The waitress has frizzy hair and oily skin. She's holding in late-night infomercials and missed ballet recitals, behind her words. She looks at my luggage and asks where I came from or where I'm going, and I tell her that the fun thing is that I have no idea where I'm going -- and that I still haven't decided where I've came from. This city allows new-found anonymity, and I want that to be my cause. With each passing glance, I know they don't see me, and, to me, that's the slumber-kissed throat-slit I've always dreamt of... ...the streets play music that I only hear -- and I know that's not fair, but I don't care. And the homeless represent the bowels of the city. And the businessmen are the ghost-filled engine. And the middle class is the defense-mechanism I always wanted for Christmas. And I am the empty delusion, desperately seeking a new pollution.
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Jul 2, 2015
Jul 2, 2015 at 10:41 AM UTC
Midnight in Chicago
Mother. When I look at you, I see the woman I want to be in twenty years. You worry about the wrinkles that form constellations across the freckles on your skin. A natural reaction to what society brands as aging. Mother. When I look at you, I see that those lines tell stories. They speak to all the times you laughed so hard you cried. Times you smiled so big, so bright, so proud, your cheeks began to throb to the beat of my graduation march. Mother, when I look at you, I see no age. I see a superhero flying her faithful SUV from one side of town to the next. Whisking kids from practice, and concerts, and recitals. All paid for with the money from the job that gets you up before the sun. Money that means nothing to you compared to the happiness of your children. Mother. When I look at you, I see honey golden eyes just like mine. Eyes I remembered tired and weary after a long day of making ends meet - being a mother and a father. A woman too selfless to rest until dinner was on the table. Mother. When I look at you I see an airy frame, but you’re strong -- so strong. The greatest life lessons I’ve learned from you came in your darkest times when you refused to let the world break you down. Life gave you lemons and you’d be ****** if you were going to leave the dinner table before you finished drinking all that lemonade. Mother. When I look at you, I feel so much pride. You’ve accomplished so much. You’re Wonder Woman. I feel the comfort, like your soft embrace, in knowing where I come from… and where I’m going. Mother. When I look at you, I pray someday I can be half the mother you are so my children can be as lucky as me. Mother. When I look at you, I see your mother too. The generations of mothers before you whose love and strength and wisdom were weaved together to form the beautiful woman you are today.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 12:28 AM UTC
Mother (When I Look At You)
Mother. When I look at you, I see the woman I want to be in twenty years. You worry about the wrinkles that form constellations across the freckles on your skin. A natural reaction to what society brands as aging. Mother. When I look at you, I see that those lines tell stories. They speak to all the times you laughed so hard you cried. Times you smiled so big, so bright, so proud, your cheeks began to throb to the beat of my graduation march. Mother, when I look at you, I see no age. I see a superhero flying her faithful SUV from one side of town to the next. Whisking kids from practice, and concerts, and recitals. All paid for with the money from the job that gets you up before the sun. Money that means nothing to you compared to the happiness of your children. Mother. When I look at you, I see honey golden eyes just like mine. Eyes I remembered tired and weary after a long day of making ends meet - being a mother and a father. A woman too selfless to rest until dinner was on the table. Mother. When I look at you I see an airy frame, but you’re strong -- so strong. The greatest life lessons I’ve learned from you came in your darkest times when you refused to let the world break you down. Life gave you lemons and you’d be ****** if you were going to leave the dinner table before you finished drinking all that lemonade. Mother. When I look at you, I feel so much pride. You’ve accomplished so much. You’re Wonder Woman. I feel the comfort, like your soft embrace, in knowing where I come from… and where I’m going. Mother. When I look at you, I pray someday I can be half the mother you are so my children can be as lucky as me. Mother. When I look at you, I see your mother too. The generations of mothers before you whose love and strength and wisdom were weaved together to form the beautiful woman you are today.
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Dear dad, I'm 18 years old, and you've been out of my life for 17 years and 42 weeks of it. You missed out on your little girl learning, and growing, and turning into a woman. Someone else taught me how to ride a bike, but I don't think that you mind missing something so important. I don't think you mind missing recitals, and concerts and shows. I don't think you'd even recognize me if you saw me on the street. You don't deserve the title dad, so for as long as I can remember, I've called you ***** donor. Because that's all you ever given me (except for daddy issues and hereditary mental illness). You don't deserve the title dad because you never taught me how I was supposed to be treated; so I settled for too little, and longed to be loved. But now, I don't even call you ***** donor, I neglect to recognize your existance in my life, because let's face it, you were never even a possibility. I feel bad after all these years, because you missed out on the joy of having a daughter, and being a father.
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Dec 9, 2017
Dec 9, 2017 at 3:20 AM UTC
Dear dad (if i should even call you that)
A sadness overcome by A simple thought of a bright light. The slight imagination of an illuminated orb How much i’ve missed a smile. A remembrance of what used to be clenches my muscles until my heart commands my body to stop what I’m doing and breathe. Sometimes, too much of a good thing can be dangerous. Being alone with my thoughts on a good day can sometimes be worse than my thoughts when I’m sad. Tears of joy turn to glass bullets as both are a beautiful thing but still painful, the glass bullets shatter into my brain and cause my to spiral downwards, into a locked vault of memories of gut laughter and family game night. the light to the game closet has long since burnt out, hasn’t been touched in years. I remember a time when family game night was a chore for us, now I would do anything to have that again. the four of us laughing our ***** off until bedtime, mom saying “Jon, let them stay up a little longer.” It kills me now that we don’t have that. I miss the times where we would pile in the car and go to my sister’s piano recitals. I hated them when I was younger, I thought they were boring. listening to a few kids pluck away on a grand piano for hours on end just wasn’t exciting. But if you listen carefully, you hear that now, I am plucking away at a piano. Motivation from something that I dreaded. I loved listening to her play, my sister. Absolutely brilliant. Brilliant and bring like the light in the game closet but like I said all lights burn out and stop working but all you do is wish that you can flip the switch and the room illuminates with the sound of a perfectly performed tune. After every time she finished a piece, I swear my dad would say, “you know, you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.” After a while, it got old. But ever since I haven’t heard it. His mouth stay closed like the game closet door and his tongue stay dormant like the burnt out light in the closet Is it true that the mercury in the light bulbs can burn skin? Burnt out and never to work again but mercury can still burn through your palm and seep into your veins and make your blood cells dormant and burnt out. Or possibly just your mind. Pianos to burnt out light bulbs and tears to glass bullets, an alliance is formed. A piano extinguishes tears, but glass bullets shatter the bulb.
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Nov 11, 2013
Nov 11, 2013 at 10:20 PM UTC
From teardrops to glass bullets;
A sadness overcome by A simple thought of a bright light. The slight imagination of an illuminated orb How much i’ve missed a smile. A remembrance of what used to be clenches my muscles until my heart commands my body to stop what I’m doing and breathe. Sometimes, too much of a good thing can be dangerous. Being alone with my thoughts on a good day can sometimes be worse than my thoughts when I’m sad. Tears of joy turn to glass bullets as both are a beautiful thing but still painful, the glass bullets shatter into my brain and cause my to spiral downwards, into a locked vault of memories of gut laughter and family game night. the light to the game closet has long since burnt out, hasn’t been touched in years. I remember a time when family game night was a chore for us, now I would do anything to have that again. the four of us laughing our ***** off until bedtime, mom saying “Jon, let them stay up a little longer.” It kills me now that we don’t have that. I miss the times where we would pile in the car and go to my sister’s piano recitals. I hated them when I was younger, I thought they were boring. listening to a few kids pluck away on a grand piano for hours on end just wasn’t exciting. But if you listen carefully, you hear that now, I am plucking away at a piano. Motivation from something that I dreaded. I loved listening to her play, my sister. Absolutely brilliant. Brilliant and bring like the light in the game closet but like I said all lights burn out and stop working but all you do is wish that you can flip the switch and the room illuminates with the sound of a perfectly performed tune. After every time she finished a piece, I swear my dad would say, “you know, you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.” After a while, it got old. But ever since I haven’t heard it. His mouth stay closed like the game closet door and his tongue stay dormant like the burnt out light in the closet Is it true that the mercury in the light bulbs can burn skin? Burnt out and never to work again but mercury can still burn through your palm and seep into your veins and make your blood cells dormant and burnt out. Or possibly just your mind. Pianos to burnt out light bulbs and tears to glass bullets, an alliance is formed. A piano extinguishes tears, but glass bullets shatter the bulb.
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first words she heard me first steps she was right beside me first day of school she was in the class next door we’re two halves in a whole we’re twins sharing practically everything from clothes to crooked smiles big feet to best friends some might say we’re the same and they couldn’t be further from the truth our shared genes could never cross the gap between friends and strangers stuck in the middle speaking to her in the morning is like walking through a minefield dangerous and unpredictable never knowing if she’s in a bad mood or worse usually moody rarely happy always dramatic at least she is around me i wake her up she takes a shower straightens her hair puts on liquid black eyeliner to show off green eyes the same color as mine she stands tall always over me suffocating casting a shadow with broad shoulders she can’t find the energy to give me a compliment ever however she continues to point out my flaws at six in the morning i’m tired i can count on one hand the number of times she really hugged me the number of times she really felt my pain when Ton died when Grandpa passed when Dad screamed i was a failure that’s it i wish you would try to understand through the hair disasters bike rides movie nights recitals adventures walks runs deaths crashes tears laughs screams you were there yet when i feel alone when i need you you’re gone talking to some guy on the phone you ignore me you don’t know you don’t understand and i have to rely on someone who doesn’t know me like you do because ****** my sister isn’t here
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May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012 at 5:40 PM UTC
Character Sketch
first words she heard me first steps she was right beside me first day of school she was in the class next door we’re two halves in a whole we’re twins sharing practically everything from clothes to crooked smiles big feet to best friends some might say we’re the same and they couldn’t be further from the truth our shared genes could never cross the gap between friends and strangers stuck in the middle speaking to her in the morning is like walking through a minefield dangerous and unpredictable never knowing if she’s in a bad mood or worse usually moody rarely happy always dramatic at least she is around me i wake her up she takes a shower straightens her hair puts on liquid black eyeliner to show off green eyes the same color as mine she stands tall always over me suffocating casting a shadow with broad shoulders she can’t find the energy to give me a compliment ever however she continues to point out my flaws at six in the morning i’m tired i can count on one hand the number of times she really hugged me the number of times she really felt my pain when Ton died when Grandpa passed when Dad screamed i was a failure that’s it i wish you would try to understand through the hair disasters bike rides movie nights recitals adventures walks runs deaths crashes tears laughs screams you were there yet when i feel alone when i need you you’re gone talking to some guy on the phone you ignore me you don’t know you don’t understand and i have to rely on someone who doesn’t know me like you do because ****** my sister isn’t here
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So many words between us— The caustic breech of abatement, ruin Runs atonal, in recitals of indifference, How even the ****** birds now sound Discordant and rain crushes as it falls, Ballistic. The pinprick stars are merely eyes Undraped to the worn soul's veil And gorgon time roils setting our feet In the crust of wishes and delusions Kept. The bullet riddled skies in absence Of colour are but particulates of lime To the moonless night. Words have no Eyes, they can only finger. O the sorrows of the untouched— The cruelty of the sightless and bent blind, Drab vermillion stars felled like forced tears.
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Jun 6, 2014
Jun 6, 2014 at 10:57 AM UTC
Smoke
Somethings last longer when kept in cool dry places and I for one have found the perfect resting place, surrounded by plenty of taken up shelf space where I can store up my strength, and sit contented in this inspired, quiet space, amongst the bookcases where we are encouraged to slow our pace in the long-lasting embrace of Carnegie’s generous bequest. Yes, we’re blessed with quiet, at least for the most part, apart from the softly voiced query and help at the desk, apart from the dad reading aloud and reading time’s louder address to cross legged, momentarily suppressed younger guests. It’s quiet apart from the regular swish of the obliging doorway swinging wide its welcome followed by the vital wipe of wet feet on the new red mat, punctuated by the unsnapping of buggy straps and empathetic mum to mum picked-up-from-last-time chats. It’s quiet apart from the regular slap of scrabble tiles, clicking knitting needles and the long considered placing of a jigsaw piece accompanied by a contented creak of a chair as someone adjusts a numbing *** cheek. It’s quiet apart from the buzz of book clubs and poetry recitals exchanging much treasured lines and long loved titles. It’s quiet apart from the beep of books returned or issued out under the arms of rested readers, no doubt heading home to their own cool dry places, reading lamps and carefully positioned comfy chairs. It’s quiet apart from the spoken thankfulness of readers young and old, each enjoying spending time within the fold of this, our beloved Hanwell Community Library.
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Apr 1, 2023
Apr 1, 2023 at 2:32 AM UTC
Hanwell Community Library
Somethings last longer when kept in cool dry places and I for one have found the perfect resting place, surrounded by plenty of taken up shelf space where I can store up my strength, and sit contented in this inspired, quiet space, amongst the bookcases where we are encouraged to slow our pace in the long-lasting embrace of Carnegie’s generous bequest. Yes, we’re blessed with quiet, at least for the most part, apart from the softly voiced query and help at the desk, apart from the dad reading aloud and reading time’s louder address to cross legged, momentarily suppressed younger guests. It’s quiet apart from the regular swish of the obliging doorway swinging wide its welcome followed by the vital wipe of wet feet on the new red mat, punctuated by the unsnapping of buggy straps and empathetic mum to mum picked-up-from-last-time chats. It’s quiet apart from the regular slap of scrabble tiles, clicking knitting needles and the long considered placing of a jigsaw piece accompanied by a contented creak of a chair as someone adjusts a numbing *** cheek. It’s quiet apart from the buzz of book clubs and poetry recitals exchanging much treasured lines and long loved titles. It’s quiet apart from the beep of books returned or issued out under the arms of rested readers, no doubt heading home to their own cool dry places, reading lamps and carefully positioned comfy chairs. It’s quiet apart from the spoken thankfulness of readers young and old, each enjoying spending time within the fold of this, our beloved Hanwell Community Library.
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We won a chance at life, and to forevermore be losing -- Losing life, and losing love As we struggle to keep moving. We grow older, and bolder As the weight grows heavy that we shoulder; If when we were born it was warm, then it's surely growing colder. From gas into liquid, and liquid into solid Our freedom is deleted as we fight to re-install it. To fight the pains of growing up, our souls are made numb -- We keep crawling toward the light, but to the darkness we succumb. Then we heal, so we can feel anything at all And we climb and climb so high -- just to feel the fall. You ran this boat aground, and your luck was running thin. So, as if to test the bounds of fate, You pushed your boat back in. And continued on your journey, You feel the fire inside burning -- You've grown so strong since you were gone, The devil himself fears your returning. Once you've lost so much already, there's not much more to lose -- You might bleed and you might bruise, But your resolve won't be removed. For now you're stronger than ever, Free from those ties that you severed -- Your world fell apart, but you forced it back together. Now make survival your bible, And write the story of your revival; For your heartbeat sounds a symphony -- And your movements dance recitals.
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Feb 11, 2013
Feb 11, 2013 at 6:30 AM UTC
The Story of Your Revival
Life and it's vicious cycle hopeless desires, endless recitals we laugh and cry, we learn and try The colours of life speak when our hues are imprinted within our soul, The challenges of life are what makes our mind a powerful tool Loving thee is the key to brighten up our horizons and find our crystal diamonds Weaknesses are a part of our past, thirsty for approval, keen for removal We fall and we jump higher We fight and try harder Life is unfair only when we think we are unworthy...only when everything is blurry Accept our fears and follow our dreams
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Jan 18, 2015
Jan 18, 2015 at 6:35 PM UTC
Life cycle
I never wanted to fix anything Observing your essence flow endlessly Fixated at the ways your hair will fling Transformation has occurred mindlessly A fierce devotion which remains unseen Visibility not being the goal Any motives inside my mind are clean Emotional releases I control Purity does not equal completion When I witness short beautiful cycles I feel nothing stronger than devotion And I abandon any recitals Experiencing wonderful magic Unrequited love is not so tragic © Christopher Chronister 2016
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Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016 at 8:21 PM UTC
"Unrequited" a sonnet
. So many words between us— The caustic breech of abatement, ruin Runs atonal, in recitals of indifference, How even the ****** birds now sound Discordant and rain crushes as it falls, Ballistic. The pinprick stars are merely eyes Undraped to the worn soul's veil And gorgon time roils setting our feet In the crust of wishes and delusions Kept.   The bullet riddled skies in absence Of colour are but particulates of lime To the moonless night.  Words have no Eyes, they can only finger. O the sorrows of the untouched— The cruelty of the sightless and bent blind, Drab vermillion stars felled like forced tears. .
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Jan 10, 2022
Jan 10, 2022 at 5:07 PM UTC
Smoke
a quiet story before the locked doors or three way mirrors a spider whispers a lesson from a devil on hot pale scales pipe high virginal ballads in black smoke broken by smiling Poussin bells plunge down towers sweetening prisons with spiders clenched recitals and 24 carat bourbon
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Mar 22, 2012
Mar 22, 2012 at 12:49 AM UTC
Small Bravado
. *Here on the night before yesterday’s dream Twilight composers retreat Laughing at whispers a’ flow on the stream Happily taking a seat Practicing meadowlark lyrics to sing Strumming a toadstool in tune Awaiting the light that the fireflies bring Blinking a wink at the moon Tulips with tambourines gather around Spider web chandeliers glow Shade tree sonatas, a wonderful sound Echoing up from below Pine cone recitals and blueberry sighs Star dust ovations in rhyme Choruses sung beneath velveteen skies Harmonic three quarter time Orchestral canopies glisten above Melodic rainbows the view Performing songs written solely of love Played on this evening for you*
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May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016 at 6:54 PM UTC
Twilight Composers
So many words between us— The caustic breech of abatement, ruin Runs atonal, in recitals of indifference, How even the ****** birds now sound Discordant and rain crushes as it falls, Ballistic. The pinprick stars are merely eyes Undraped to the worn soul's veil And gorgon time roils setting our feet In the crust of wishes and delusions Kept.   The bullet riddled skies in absence Of colour are but particulates of lime To the moonless night.  Words have no Eyes, they can only finger. O the sorrows of the untouched— The cruelty of the sightless and bent blind, Drab vermillion stars felled like forced tears.
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Oct 13, 2013
Oct 13, 2013 at 8:35 PM UTC
Smoke
You’re way too Beautiful Girl That’s why it’ll never Work You’ll have me suicidal Recitals Singing Kingston Love lasts Until the last I Love You When it comes I swear I’ll run To the cliff And Jump Because you told me To I love you Hard Harder Than diamonds You’re a rock And our end Is a hard place I’m stuck in between A 'tween like obsession I confess I never learn Love lessons I’m forever failing Falling hardest For those That are lawless The rules of attraction You don’t abide by Biding my time Biting my nails Hoping for your Answer Waiting In anticipation Longer Than the Detox It’ll never come You’re on a vacation From me MyRehabilitation Is like An alcoholic Overcoming his disease In a bar How many shots will it take before I’m claimed clinically insane I’ve made the same Mistake a million times But You’re one in a million And I’m searching For the feelings You aren’t willing to give Hopefully I’ll be picked Playing love’s lottery With one ticket There’s still a chance The odds Are against me Oddly, I believe I’m odd enough To beat them
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Oct 30, 2010
Oct 30, 2010 at 4:22 PM UTC
Oddly in Love
I've only talked to you once. We were in the school library. I was cutting out on Biology and you were working hard on finishing a Chemistry lab write up. I noticed how beautiful you looked as you walked up to the Librarian's desk and asked for a tissue to blow your nose. Your dark hair was pulled back and your tights wrapped perfectly around your legs and you lipstick was the perfect shade of red and your boots came a quarter of the way up your shin and I never felt so emotionally detached from the world around me as I did in that moment, watching you blow your nose. As you walked passed I said in a hush only you could hear "Love is more thicker than forget; more thinner than recall; more seldom than a wave is wet; more frequent than to fail." And you stopped there, in that moment. You did not turn around but simply said "It is most mad and moonly, and less it shall unbe; than all the sea; which only is deeper than the sea." And in that moment I never felt so found. I never felt so infinite. We were connected by the meaning of our recitals as well as by the soles of our shoes. And when something is so truly beautiful it is lost. And it must never be found. And so we have not spoken again. Yet we know so much about the other.
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Nov 29, 2012
Nov 29, 2012 at 11:37 PM UTC
Titled Number Four.