Shieldless poems on Hello Poetry

Tala Jul 2017

We tend to extract the-
complexity out of the mouth of simplicity,
counting till 10 is a necessity.
But remains a struggle
in times of words nascency.
Trust me it's not a matter of literacy.

You lack the visibility of our daily-
neurological battlefields
at the front line, we remain helpless and shieldless.

We're not pulling the triggers.
once shot at, can't be taken back
don't blame our mouths for shooting opinions -
blame an intuition that knows all the facts

Wittiness comes at a price.
Friend, I am sorry that you have to pay the bills, sometimes

#pshchology #friends #challanges

Array Apr 2020

Shieldless Soul

I'd like you
To think of me
Before you sleep
Every night

Not as someone
Who you burden
By being weak
By being human

For I'm glad
To be a person
With no barrier
Between us

Because that means
We are grateful
To exist in
Each other's lives

Something I wanna say to everyone who's precious to me ♡

Tom Atkins May 2019

Living in the Half Light

Another cup of coffee.
Please.
I need to wake up.
The night’s dreaming has left me
disjointed.

surprised

to be alive.

It’s not the first time.
Not at all.
I’ve lived in the nightmarish dark
far too long,
far too often.
I am experienced in blindness,
swinging my sword at ghosts,
shieldless save for God.
Each day new wounds bleed.
Each day new wounds heal.

And so here I am.
A decade and more later,
a collector of scars,
a strange sort of warrior,
living in the half light.

I am in a good place in my life. That amazes me more than you can know.

Tom

#joy #surprise #depression

Islam Marzouk Feb 2019

"Heart, Soul and Mind"

Around you, the sun shines with radiant light,
A heart pure and cloud white.
In your presence, even the busiest cities sound quiet,
Falling for you every night, passion's flame alight.

Around you, all my passions passionately ignite,
Everything you say, in my eyes, is eternally right.
My gaze fixed, unable to look away from your sight,
Tonight, I'll dream of you, a dream so bright.

Without you, I see no light,
Unable to compose or write.
A shieldless knight in love's fight,
To reach you, I'd embark on a million flights.

For you, I'd fight the mightiest fight,
Even if it meant a dynamite's explosive light.
Everything about you, perfectly designed,
An angel as paradise's books have outlined.

To those blind to your grace, I don't mind,
For, darling, you possess my heart, soul, and mind.

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