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"topple" poems
I’ve seen eyes that capture all that I am and pull it to the front so I see it all, good and bad. Eyes that looked so deep I imagine I could fall into them and get lost. Eyes that have seen until the end of the world and so much more. Eyes that hold captive the beasts that dwell where we dare not go and put them to a deep sleep. Eyes that have power and strength and ideas good enough to topple the world, The same eyes that need nothing more than a warm mug of tea And another pair of eyes to share the world with.
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Jul 4, 2014
Jul 4, 2014 at 1:04 AM UTC
These eyes
Its interesting to be in a home so different than mine. A home where almost always two people at least are in the living room, bonding. My family I love, but we are always in our respective corners; father in the basement, brother in his room, mother in the living space, and I around randomly, uncertain where and who to belong with. This weekend I visit Hockey House, the affectionate name I'm giving my boyfriend's home. I mean it full of affection, because they are brought together by movies and food and especially hockey. In my home we are only brought together by food and then we run to the hills for our alone time. Very odd entirely, because of the extroversion holding my heart. I guess as I grow, I find a disconnect with the family who is so different from me. My mother, though the easiest to be with, can be a staunch, stubborn hypocrite when it comes to all things social. My father is a determined conservative who opposes all I believe in. Brother is being molded into the man my father wants as his son, which is slowly distancing me from him. When I'm home, I'm a repressed me, who keeps her tongue latched inside her mouth, and keeps her head down as to not get attacked. Even the natural peanut butter I asked for became a battlefield of who was right and who was wrong, not just a happy cheer for me being healthier. Its odd in a house I've only been twice I can be less afraid than in my own home. I guess things change when you become the person you want to be instead of the adult your parents want to be proud of. Maybe its easier here because I care less if they judge me, while my parents judgment terrifies me. Parents tend to be scary gods who rule your life, and to let them topple in your eyes is something all more traumatizing to watch. I still love my parents, as children do, but there's a disconnect between who we are that cannot be passed. Love can exist everywhere, but it cannot transcend all obstacles, and that, truly, is what terrifies me most. I never want to lose my parents, but I cannot lose myself either. Only time will tell, and I guess I'll just enjoy college and my times at Hockey House.
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Mar 28, 2015
Mar 28, 2015 at 7:01 PM UTC
Hockey House
Its interesting to be in a home so different than mine. A home where almost always two people at least are in the living room, bonding. My family I love, but we are always in our respective corners; father in the basement, brother in his room, mother in the living space, and I around randomly, uncertain where and who to belong with. This weekend I visit Hockey House, the affectionate name I'm giving my boyfriend's home. I mean it full of affection, because they are brought together by movies and food and especially hockey. In my home we are only brought together by food and then we run to the hills for our alone time. Very odd entirely, because of the extroversion holding my heart. I guess as I grow, I find a disconnect with the family who is so different from me. My mother, though the easiest to be with, can be a staunch, stubborn hypocrite when it comes to all things social. My father is a determined conservative who opposes all I believe in. Brother is being molded into the man my father wants as his son, which is slowly distancing me from him. When I'm home, I'm a repressed me, who keeps her tongue latched inside her mouth, and keeps her head down as to not get attacked. Even the natural peanut butter I asked for became a battlefield of who was right and who was wrong, not just a happy cheer for me being healthier. Its odd in a house I've only been twice I can be less afraid than in my own home. I guess things change when you become the person you want to be instead of the adult your parents want to be proud of. Maybe its easier here because I care less if they judge me, while my parents judgment terrifies me. Parents tend to be scary gods who rule your life, and to let them topple in your eyes is something all more traumatizing to watch. I still love my parents, as children do, but there's a disconnect between who we are that cannot be passed. Love can exist everywhere, but it cannot transcend all obstacles, and that, truly, is what terrifies me most. I never want to lose my parents, but I cannot lose myself either. Only time will tell, and I guess I'll just enjoy college and my times at Hockey House.
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He loved her and she loved him His kisses ****** out her whole past and future or tried to He had no other appetite She bit him she gnawed him she ****** She wanted him complete inside her Safe and Sure forever and ever Their little cries fluttered into the curtains Her eyes wanted nothing to get away Her looks nailed down his hands his wrists his elbows He gripped her hard so that life Should not drag her from that moment He wanted all future to cease He wanted to topple with his arms round her Or everlasting or whatever there was Her embrace was an immense press To print him into her bones His smiles were the garrets of a fairy place Where the real world would never come Her smiles were spider bites So he would lie still till she felt hungry His word were occupying armies Her laughs were an assasin's attempts His looks were bullets daggers of revenge Her glances were ghosts in the corner with horrible secrets His whispers were whips and jackboots Her kisses were lawyers steadily writing His caresses were the last hooks of a castaway Her love-tricks were the grinding of locks And their deep cries crawled over the floors Like an animal dragging a great trap His promises were the surgeon's gag Her promises took the top off his skull She would get a brooch made of it His vows pulled out all her sinews He showed her how to make a love-knot At the back of her secret drawer Their screams stuck in the wall Their heads fell apart into sleep like the two halves Of a lopped melon, but love is hard to stop In their entwined sleep they exchanged arms and legs In their dreams their brains took each other hostage In the morning they wore each other's face
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Lovesong
He loved her and she loved him His kisses ****** out her whole past and future or tried to He had no other appetite She bit him she gnawed him she ****** She wanted him complete inside her Safe and Sure forever and ever Their little cries fluttered into the curtains Her eyes wanted nothing to get away Her looks nailed down his hands his wrists his elbows He gripped her hard so that life Should not drag her from that moment He wanted all future to cease He wanted to topple with his arms round her Or everlasting or whatever there was Her embrace was an immense press To print him into her bones His smiles were the garrets of a fairy place Where the real world would never come Her smiles were spider bites So he would lie still till she felt hungry His word were occupying armies Her laughs were an assasin's attempts His looks were bullets daggers of revenge Her glances were ghosts in the corner with horrible secrets His whispers were whips and jackboots Her kisses were lawyers steadily writing His caresses were the last hooks of a castaway Her love-tricks were the grinding of locks And their deep cries crawled over the floors Like an animal dragging a great trap His promises were the surgeon's gag Her promises took the top off his skull She would get a brooch made of it His vows pulled out all her sinews He showed her how to make a love-knot At the back of her secret drawer Their screams stuck in the wall Their heads fell apart into sleep like the two halves Of a lopped melon, but love is hard to stop In their entwined sleep they exchanged arms and legs In their dreams their brains took each other hostage In the morning they wore each other's face
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I haven’t done this in a while Is it silly to be nervous? My door bell rings My heart speeds Mother calls “Daisy!” And I realize she means me I haven’t done this in a while Is it foolish to be restless? I take the steps one by one Being sure not to topple down The door creaks open and I can see him standing there now. I haven’t done this in a while Is it odd to jump into his arms? He smiles at me and my mother He answers questions from my father Everything is perfect But I can’t help but fidget. I haven’t done this in a while Is it wrong to want to run? We leave the house and walk down A path of many flowers I’m unsure what to think But I find myself counting the hours. I haven’t done this in a while Is it childish to hold his hand? I get into his car Smoothing my skirt and catching breaths He pulls out something for me now And my heart takes a rest. I haven’t done this in a while Is it alright to try to kiss him? I smell the Daisies, white and lush Loyally loving and so gentle Does he know I cherish them such? Not just for the name we share Or the thorns they lack unlike roses Not for the simplicity of their petals so fair But for the meaning behind them Loving, loyal; so gentle, so innocent I haven’t done this in a while But I think I can handle it now.
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May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014 at 7:37 PM UTC
A First Date With Daisy
a man is born with a ***** testicles, and various other masculine equipment and tendencies. a Man lives by a masculine code that revolves around the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. a Man is committed to himself above all else. this may sound selfish, but it isn't. a Man not only puts himself on high, but connects himself mind, body, and soul to the physical, mental, and the spiritual. everything that he connects to himself becomes himself. a Man does not distinguish between the his own flesh and the flesh of his children. a Man does not distinguish between his mind and the mind's of those in his inner circle. a Man does not distinguish between his will and the will of his god. a Man is power. he is the generator. those that he has allowed to plug into his world are empowered by him. they come into his presence and feel better for it. a Man changes lives. a Man understands the trinity of justice, mercy, and charity. a Man is not afraid to give to those as they deserve. he looks with fair eyes and does not slow his hand or slow its speed. a Man is not cold enough to be alien to compassion. he can see to the heart of matters and look past the easy answers. when others will marvel at his wisdom and praise his mercy. he will only think 'as it should be'. a Man is not without the ability to go beyond. he can look to the future. help those that need it, sometimes before they need it. anticipation and preparedness are the weapons of the Man. stoic strength is his shield. a Man is not without weakness. he understands his weaknesses, but is not victim to them. he may succumb to them, but as a master of justice, he steels himself for the price he must pay. weakness must be addressed and turned to strength. as a Man fears, he must stand up and face it. as a Man despairs, he must turn it aside. when a Man fails, all that have plugged into his power will fail. when a Man falls, families, nations, societies fall. when a Man falls, it is the duty of another Man to come to his aid. when Men stop aiding Men, they merely become men with penises and various other masculine equipment and tendencies. The Man is a Man that all other Men fear and long to be. He is the one that Men plug into. Some Men see that as a sign of weakness and rebel, but The Man signs paychecks and feeds families. who will topple The Man?
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Jun 19, 2010
Jun 19, 2010 at 6:21 PM UTC
definition of a man
a man is born with a ***** testicles, and various other masculine equipment and tendencies. a Man lives by a masculine code that revolves around the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. a Man is committed to himself above all else. this may sound selfish, but it isn't. a Man not only puts himself on high, but connects himself mind, body, and soul to the physical, mental, and the spiritual. everything that he connects to himself becomes himself. a Man does not distinguish between the his own flesh and the flesh of his children. a Man does not distinguish between his mind and the mind's of those in his inner circle. a Man does not distinguish between his will and the will of his god. a Man is power. he is the generator. those that he has allowed to plug into his world are empowered by him. they come into his presence and feel better for it. a Man changes lives. a Man understands the trinity of justice, mercy, and charity. a Man is not afraid to give to those as they deserve. he looks with fair eyes and does not slow his hand or slow its speed. a Man is not cold enough to be alien to compassion. he can see to the heart of matters and look past the easy answers. when others will marvel at his wisdom and praise his mercy. he will only think 'as it should be'. a Man is not without the ability to go beyond. he can look to the future. help those that need it, sometimes before they need it. anticipation and preparedness are the weapons of the Man. stoic strength is his shield. a Man is not without weakness. he understands his weaknesses, but is not victim to them. he may succumb to them, but as a master of justice, he steels himself for the price he must pay. weakness must be addressed and turned to strength. as a Man fears, he must stand up and face it. as a Man despairs, he must turn it aside. when a Man fails, all that have plugged into his power will fail. when a Man falls, families, nations, societies fall. when a Man falls, it is the duty of another Man to come to his aid. when Men stop aiding Men, they merely become men with penises and various other masculine equipment and tendencies. The Man is a Man that all other Men fear and long to be. He is the one that Men plug into. Some Men see that as a sign of weakness and rebel, but The Man signs paychecks and feeds families. who will topple The Man?
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Our home has an uneven foundation The walls are crumbling and the support beams are rotting And tonight, the roof finally caved in. As my lungs filled with sawdust I covered my ears I covered my eyes and hid from my fears I didn’t wanna hear the screams or the tears, I couldn’t bare to hear promises of suicide And claims of pure hatred with a dash of cyanide I couldn’t bare to see my home topple over And I couldn’t bring myself to look at their hands bunched up into fists They screamed until they couldn’t make a sound and I couldn’t deal I couldn’t witness such a catastrophe without being scarred so I ran and I hid I hid from their words and I hid from their lies I hid until the worst of it was over And then all was quiet. When I opened my eyes, the walls were intact The beams were solid, the floor was leveled And everyone was smiling. Their teeth were black with ash and soot But they smiled wide, grinning ear to ear And their voices were calm, the yelling had ceased I uncovered my ears. And though their mouths told one story Their eyes told another They were red and puffy, and I could see the pain that the damage caused But they smiled on anyway As did I.
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Mar 8, 2018
Mar 8, 2018 at 5:50 PM UTC
collapse
I’ve seen eyes that capture all that I am and pull it to the front so I see it all, good and bad. Eyes that looked so deep I imagine I could fall into them and get lost. Eyes that have seen until the end of the world and so much more. Eyes that hold captive the beasts that dwell where we dare not go and put them to a deep sleep. Eyes that have power and strength and ideas good enough to topple the world, The same eyes that need nothing more than a warm mug of tea And another pair of eyes to share the world with.
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Oct 21, 2014
Oct 21, 2014 at 5:38 PM UTC
Eyes
Behold the One with the Aries, the Ward of Santa Muerte Our 16th President voted by 16 million Filipinos this 2016 The 1st President from Mindanao from being Mayor of Davao…Duterte! He is One with MiJoRdGr (Miriam, Jojo, Rody, Grace) The 4 Opposition Presidentiables who defeated Mar Roxas And brought Liberal Party its great disgrace! The One with the Aries from the Land with War The Land of Promise – feared by typhoons, but filled with goons So from her came a Liberator among MiJoRdGr! That this One should war with our nation’s greatest horrors -Drug Lords, Liberals, Treasoners, Criminals & Terrorists- These powerful entities to our history are desecrators! So by being one with lawmakers, law enforcers & lawful people By the overwhelming power of the Supermajority Our country’s greatest terrors…Du30 shall conquer them all! But first, he must defeat his detractors – Leila, Leni & Trillanes These triple crooks who want to topple the government Are also said to be conspiring with EU, UN & US! Yet with Trump’s triumph, US is no longer an enemy Our American hatred weakened, our Chinese friendship strengthened As it established great friendship with Pres. Du30! Do not emulate the girl power of those Liberal crooks We got an Olympic medalist Heidilyn & Ms. International 2016 But Leila & Leni?...Can only ruin our country…like blasted nukes! Do not worry for we have Pacquiao as still winner & role model Alongwith Gen. Bato, a victim of yellow washing machine But these Pro-Du30 men…to criminals tough, to innocents gentle! May God allow this True Change to take place with continuity Let Pres. Duterte lead us for many more years to come For the Supermajority, for you & me… for our country! -12/30/2016 (Dumarao) *Our Golden Times During PDu30
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Sep 28, 2019
Sep 28, 2019 at 9:19 PM UTC
Our Golden Times During PDu30
Behold the One with the Aries, the Ward of Santa Muerte Our 16th President voted by 16 million Filipinos this 2016 The 1st President from Mindanao from being Mayor of Davao…Duterte! He is One with MiJoRdGr (Miriam, Jojo, Rody, Grace) The 4 Opposition Presidentiables who defeated Mar Roxas And brought Liberal Party its great disgrace! The One with the Aries from the Land with War The Land of Promise – feared by typhoons, but filled with goons So from her came a Liberator among MiJoRdGr! That this One should war with our nation’s greatest horrors -Drug Lords, Liberals, Treasoners, Criminals & Terrorists- These powerful entities to our history are desecrators! So by being one with lawmakers, law enforcers & lawful people By the overwhelming power of the Supermajority Our country’s greatest terrors…Du30 shall conquer them all! But first, he must defeat his detractors – Leila, Leni & Trillanes These triple crooks who want to topple the government Are also said to be conspiring with EU, UN & US! Yet with Trump’s triumph, US is no longer an enemy Our American hatred weakened, our Chinese friendship strengthened As it established great friendship with Pres. Du30! Do not emulate the girl power of those Liberal crooks We got an Olympic medalist Heidilyn & Ms. International 2016 But Leila & Leni?...Can only ruin our country…like blasted nukes! Do not worry for we have Pacquiao as still winner & role model Alongwith Gen. Bato, a victim of yellow washing machine But these Pro-Du30 men…to criminals tough, to innocents gentle! May God allow this True Change to take place with continuity Let Pres. Duterte lead us for many more years to come For the Supermajority, for you & me… for our country! -12/30/2016 (Dumarao) *Our Golden Times During PDu30
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i'll tattoo these emotions across my wrists because they're choking me all the way through my skin wrapping around my veins tainting my soul like a sick liquor and no one will understand this suffocation this slow sort of cancer spreading along my neurons the numb stage is over my smile now appears but it's warped and it's deranged just like the scars i create i've been crying for hours and there's no end in sight and my nerves are exposed innocent words cut to the bone i climb higher and higher i topple over the edge
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Nov 10, 2012
Nov 10, 2012 at 7:12 PM UTC
A Slow Sort of Cancer
Windows high or low, windows sing or woe (if they could effect sounds) Windows are protestants of peace; often the mediator between the inside and the out They tirelessly shield us from the rain and sun, the dust and even noise, sometimes the wind itself too; so things don't topple over There are times you open them, when you look out and think of an adventure out There are also times you close them, when you seek some respite Windows, if anything, are the forgotten heroes of time They are your guides, your decision-making helpers, as is the Spirit Their panes (pains) are to be taken care of, wiped regularly for absolute clarity They nudge, with the help of wind sometimes, dying not to be ignored They crave interaction with its user, oh if only our owners knew they cry Knowing how to operate them for full utilisation is truly, a skill
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Jul 3, 2017
Jul 3, 2017 at 10:35 PM UTC
Windows
i wonder some days if you would be happy without me because at this moment thinking that i could be without you makes me feel like i wouldnt be happy like i am now ever again do you miss me when i cant talk one day do you want to kiss me in the middle of the night when you are drifting to sleep do you realize you can break me down quicker than you could build me up legos ready to topple over
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Aug 15, 2013
Aug 15, 2013 at 9:17 PM UTC
lego blocks
Despicability is the foundation to their life For them it is intrinsic Genetically encoded Simplistic Poetically eroded Reprehensible at best      **Unscrupulously callous      Secrets and facts, they conveniently      ingest      Distorted byproducts, they release to the      masses      To aid their campaign; a forked tongue      fest** Pathetic and unapologetic A beast armed to the teeth Imported bypasses to increase the flow of police A weakness and an act, They so vehemently attest      **Harvesting greens off the branches of      the people      Pockets engorged with wads and folds      Crushing blue collars at the lower levels      As they sit atop their pyramids of gold** Today they sip champagne To celebrate their reign Tonight we'll skip being humane To feed them excruciating pain      **You've incited this coup with ill-thought      deterrents      Now herald the arrival of the scourge      Down with lopsided governments      Tonight... All we would topple! Tonight we purge!** Justin G ryn**
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Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015 at 11:32 AM UTC
Tonight We Purge! (Featuring ryn)
My life has never been a clear path, In fact, I doubt there was a path in the first place. I had to climb over trees, go through thorns, topple tyrants, Swim upstream, and fight through storms. For me, giving up is a safe passage way, But on Earth, there is no safe place. Every point in on my path that was clear, I knew it wouldn't last, Every eye of the hurricane I had, I knew it wouldn’t last. But I kept moving, But I know I’m not alone. I know this place isn't my home, Nor anyplace on this Earth, But I move on. I do not belong on this blue, terrestrial ball, Nor my citizenship belong to any country, But I move on. I know I am always being watched over, Whether in valleys full of darkness, Or the mountains that touch the sky. He is, was, and forever will always be, And he will always be there for me. No shadow can cover his love, Nor cloud darken his compassion. He keeps my path straight, And my feet upright. He is my light in the mist, My vision in stormy places. Day to day, I strive to be like him, But I fall short. But do I give up, and take the easy way out? No. My journey isn't over, though. I still have mountains to climb and valleys to cross. All the while, I’m looking above, dreaming of a place Where suffering will end, tears will be dried, we will be healed and be with him, in glory. My life has never been a clear path, In fact, I doubt there was a path in the first place. But I know my goal.
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Aug 31, 2014
Aug 31, 2014 at 5:58 PM UTC
Citizenship in Heaven
*flowing rivers simulate the virtual reality of love warriors topple over forgotten like cartons of used milk silk worms speak sovereign messages and warn us of our fate are we ill or are we healthy stealthily imprisoned by our visions finish the sentences and sever your attachments respecting tradition leads to detachment a semblance of serenity the giver of the dawn used shards of standard force hover in the mind’s sky houses pass you by in finite allegories gardens blossom governing movies and seating our jobless go outside now remove the shades from your eyes breathe in soma and drink from the sky sightless sorrow forges on towards tomorrow art is a balancing act she came out of her shell in order to tell you a story of garlands of silver and gold woven finely into ribbons greased with oil from a rare toad*
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Oct 31, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 at 11:33 AM UTC
in finite allegories
Set sail on a clear day at dawn, my love boat. Facing the enormity of the seas light waves, soft against the hull pushing forward . Coy observer, of the seas that meet , bestowing their souls to the ocean. Reluctant, hesitant shying away, blushing red as she sees the ocean now open his arms to her. Took slow steps into the fathomage of the ocean showed her brazen self to him And flew away the cloak that bounded her screaming soul. One ghastly day, a storm broke through, it broke the hearty ocean. And went away all the seas, leaving the boat deserted. Waves got higher and stronger hitting the stern every minute. didn't topple, the love boat the mast ,still saving her. And days from then, the boat still sailed, in the wide wide ocean. No island in sight, but stood strong with waves in its favor. Sailing, just sailing, My Love Boat.
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Mar 26, 2014
Mar 26, 2014 at 10:05 AM UTC
Love Boat
Prowling, like a wolf on the periphery of the unknown betwixt knowledge and dread I saw the dark truth I felt the gulf the waste the expanse the difference in power the taste of defeat the vice grip of the inevitable the long, slow bleed of my dignity flowing out with the gold of my entrails eviscerated by my pride how I dared to topple the monolithic, undeniable truth that there is always a better you a better me a better us, out there stronger bigger faster smarter more hung more fashionable more handsome, more beautiful, more androgynous more capable more accomplished more patient more... loving more empathetic they know more random facts they've been more places they've known more people they've seen more sunrises they've counted every moon their worst is better than your best day he cares for her more deeply than you did she loves that she's forgotten you he tells her what he never told you and she loves him for that you were always afraid to find out they never invite you because you're not fun what a downer what a bore there's always that one person upon whom your envy is never sated they lope in moonlight flowing locks of grace teeth bared in a frightful grin they know all your cards they can play you like a fiddle they're out there where you fear to go the apex predator the person you'll never be but dream you could and dreams are all you'll have...
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Oct 31, 2022
Oct 31, 2022 at 6:37 PM UTC
Predator...
I apoligize for not reading your posts. I have been battling my depression and have not been online . I have written a poem about it (of course lol). I hope you enjoy and I hope to be online tomorrow. My Dark Tale (A Sestina) It is a lovely time of day for tea As I sit curled up to the song of rain Memories arise of a deep dark pain Storm clouds gather within my heart, darkly Dimly, I am aware of rainbow’s hope Wanting dreams infused with Rosemary and Thyme Out of work, I suffer from too much time Overeating and drinking too much tea Depression worsens, stealing all my hope And all my dreams shatter in the cold rain Leaving me empty in the bitter dark As I stare out of the broken windowpane How I long to conquer my bitter pain If only I would organize my time I know then, I would rise above the dark Instead, I get caught in cookies and tea And sink deeper; chaos supremely reigns I flounder once again, losing my hope I am tired of losing precious hope Letting despair and worthless bitter pain To take control and determinedly reign Structure! Will that allow me to use time Positively? Cutting back on black tea Getting needed sleep to fight back the dark Rested, I can push back the hated dark Strive to capture peace and beautiful hope Learning once again to enjoy my tea And not as a crutch that causes me pain While I mourn the loss of wasted sweet time Instead, I would see rainbows in the rain I yearn to topple depression’s long reign, To walk in the sun’s light, not the cold dark Eager to greet the day and enjoy time Pursue my dreams, infusing life with hope Do away with doldrums and bitter pain Relaxing and enjoying Earl Gray Tea Envoi To sum up, I yearn to enjoy my tea Overcome my darkness and pain; to feel hope While I take time to enjoy the sweet rain Kelly Rose © January 5, 2017
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Jan 5, 2017
Jan 5, 2017 at 5:17 PM UTC
My Dark Tale (A Sestina)
I apoligize for not reading your posts. I have been battling my depression and have not been online . I have written a poem about it (of course lol). I hope you enjoy and I hope to be online tomorrow. My Dark Tale (A Sestina) It is a lovely time of day for tea As I sit curled up to the song of rain Memories arise of a deep dark pain Storm clouds gather within my heart, darkly Dimly, I am aware of rainbow’s hope Wanting dreams infused with Rosemary and Thyme Out of work, I suffer from too much time Overeating and drinking too much tea Depression worsens, stealing all my hope And all my dreams shatter in the cold rain Leaving me empty in the bitter dark As I stare out of the broken windowpane How I long to conquer my bitter pain If only I would organize my time I know then, I would rise above the dark Instead, I get caught in cookies and tea And sink deeper; chaos supremely reigns I flounder once again, losing my hope I am tired of losing precious hope Letting despair and worthless bitter pain To take control and determinedly reign Structure! Will that allow me to use time Positively? Cutting back on black tea Getting needed sleep to fight back the dark Rested, I can push back the hated dark Strive to capture peace and beautiful hope Learning once again to enjoy my tea And not as a crutch that causes me pain While I mourn the loss of wasted sweet time Instead, I would see rainbows in the rain I yearn to topple depression’s long reign, To walk in the sun’s light, not the cold dark Eager to greet the day and enjoy time Pursue my dreams, infusing life with hope Do away with doldrums and bitter pain Relaxing and enjoying Earl Gray Tea Envoi To sum up, I yearn to enjoy my tea Overcome my darkness and pain; to feel hope While I take time to enjoy the sweet rain Kelly Rose © January 5, 2017
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your eyes are not oceans and you are not a natural disaster you are manmade and you will topple and i will be the one to topple you because you are a literal bag of human **** and if you think that telling me that i deserve **** will impress your fellow man friends, you had better watch the **** out because i am coming for you with a taser and a buzzsaw your mra t-shirts can't help you now, ****
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May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014 at 8:00 PM UTC
ode to mens rights activists everywhere
The gilded disc flies smoothly through the air. Glinting in the sun, it catches a gust Of wind, rising through hands and clouds of dust. On the run, time for a dive, does he dare? Defender follows, two bodies ensnared Topple through the air, and with one last ****** His fingertips meet the disc. He rolls just Over the line, and through the air cheers tear. The crowd storms the field in jolted frenzy As the defenders hang their heads in shame. His teamates lift the brave frisbee hero Like a king who slaughtered the enemy. Those that witnessed this great chamionship game Saw the best display of athletic show.
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Dec 24, 2009
Dec 24, 2009 at 7:56 AM UTC
Sonnet for Frisbee
woman you are dazzle, powdered stomp of colours, mist dew bright of song, melody of a hum when you speak, clear eyes sparkle on the surface, delicate, serene, today you said softly, budge a little in the path of   an evening sun, it gets into my eyes, you shall be the death of me, should I be left with words and rhyme, these stiff laces of device I call poems, of what use are they, you will not be here, my heart gnaws, twists, caught in perils of desire oh garbage words, you are a beggar's lament be away, let me gaze at her while time benignly spins a top, soon it is bound to topple this alphabet string, pearl scatter of a necklace, be away, verse, futility, to live in a papered world when loveliness shrivels to another lost moment, be away, illusion let me see it as it is her yellow dress, gathering light, her terse shades, her yellow dress   let dreams tarry a little, speckled, hypnotized, sunshine,   her yellow dress shall be the death of me
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May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 at 11:08 AM UTC
her yellow dress
Each candle may only burn so long Some may not even taste its own fire ablaze so profound, not even the wailing wind can topple its potent peak May not even see the swell sun that sacrifices itself every night for the scintillating stars May not even hear the palmy peace past sorrowful sobs May not even smell the swirling smoke of your fallen foe May not even start its beginning
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Mar 16, 2019
Mar 16, 2019 at 4:44 PM UTC
At most
i'm jealous of the wind always wild and unpredictable unstoppable untamed i want to topple monuments erode mountains i want to be dangerous and hard to control but i am a still day
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Apr 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 at 1:07 PM UTC
windy day poem
Over and over again it happens: Work piling up into massive vertical structures, threatening to topple over and smother me. You'd think I'd have learned by now, but I have not.
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Apr 24, 2013
Apr 24, 2013 at 10:36 AM UTC
Procrastination
look, she will never tell you her deepest secrets or kiss you quite long enough to feel whole. and some nights she will sneak out of bed and yell when you follow her, because there are nights when she needs to breathe and there have been too many fires too close to her throat lately. let her go. tell her you know about thunderstorms, about storms so rough you seem to topple over at the thought of them—tell her, you too, have felt the earth shake beneath the soles of your feet a few times too many to stay still. you don’t have to kiss her scars. you just have to kiss her. boy, on good days, take her by her bruised hands and lead her to a place where you have always found sanctuary. kiss her then. she will trace your bones with her tongue and lay her hand on your chest to check if you’re hollow. kiss her then. sometimes she will smoke to fill herself with something else than pain. kiss her then. look: when she trembles so loud you can hear her empty bones rattle, place one hand in her hair and one on her hip and kiss her. kiss her until she stills. being an avalanche like her is exhausting, but sometimes she just won’t know how to stop it. when she falls asleep on the couch again, know that she is not avoiding you. she’s avoiding the emptiness of having you so close she doesn’t know if she’s allowed to touch yet. she doesn’t know if she earned it yet. and when you see her do her workout routine twice, it’s because the couch is giving her trouble sleeping—even more than the bed did. she hopes she will be too tired to care this way. take her by the hand again. take her to bed. place her head on your chest. show her it’s alright to touch. when she tells you she’s been counting the cracks in the ceiling because her head is filled with ideas of death and despair, repaint it. tell her this is a new colour for new thoughts and new beginnings. cover her eyes. kiss her eyelids. tell her they don’t always filter light but they don’t have to. tell her it’s alright to be an avalanche. tell her it’s alright to be an avalanche. but remember this: when you are ready to fall to your knees, she will be there. when you feel the earth tremble beneath your feet, she will be there. and when your hands shake so much you don’t think you can hold her anymore, she will be there. there is so much more to her than just something to hold. she’s not just this anger, she’s not just this closeness in her veins that makes you forget the way home, she is so much more than just gritting teeth and letting it go. when you are ready to fall, she will always be there to catch you. remember: she knows the ripple of hurt that tears through your body so violently—she knows how it feels. she has felt it herself. when you tremble, she will make you still. when you tremble, she will make you still. this is not just about her. this is about you, too. about the cracks in your ceiling. about your avalanche. realise that she understands. when you lay your head on her chest to check if she is hollow, realise she knows exactly what you’re doing. when you ask her to pass the cigarette, realise that she too, knows how it feels to fill yourself with something besides pain. oh sweetheart, when the vastness of her love makes you agoraphobic, she will take you to the place she loves most and kiss you. she will kiss you breathless. don’t you know it’s in her blood to take care of you?
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Apr 9, 2015
Apr 9, 2015 at 3:19 PM UTC
on loving an avalanche
look, she will never tell you her deepest secrets or kiss you quite long enough to feel whole. and some nights she will sneak out of bed and yell when you follow her, because there are nights when she needs to breathe and there have been too many fires too close to her throat lately. let her go. tell her you know about thunderstorms, about storms so rough you seem to topple over at the thought of them—tell her, you too, have felt the earth shake beneath the soles of your feet a few times too many to stay still. you don’t have to kiss her scars. you just have to kiss her. boy, on good days, take her by her bruised hands and lead her to a place where you have always found sanctuary. kiss her then. she will trace your bones with her tongue and lay her hand on your chest to check if you’re hollow. kiss her then. sometimes she will smoke to fill herself with something else than pain. kiss her then. look: when she trembles so loud you can hear her empty bones rattle, place one hand in her hair and one on her hip and kiss her. kiss her until she stills. being an avalanche like her is exhausting, but sometimes she just won’t know how to stop it. when she falls asleep on the couch again, know that she is not avoiding you. she’s avoiding the emptiness of having you so close she doesn’t know if she’s allowed to touch yet. she doesn’t know if she earned it yet. and when you see her do her workout routine twice, it’s because the couch is giving her trouble sleeping—even more than the bed did. she hopes she will be too tired to care this way. take her by the hand again. take her to bed. place her head on your chest. show her it’s alright to touch. when she tells you she’s been counting the cracks in the ceiling because her head is filled with ideas of death and despair, repaint it. tell her this is a new colour for new thoughts and new beginnings. cover her eyes. kiss her eyelids. tell her they don’t always filter light but they don’t have to. tell her it’s alright to be an avalanche. tell her it’s alright to be an avalanche. but remember this: when you are ready to fall to your knees, she will be there. when you feel the earth tremble beneath your feet, she will be there. and when your hands shake so much you don’t think you can hold her anymore, she will be there. there is so much more to her than just something to hold. she’s not just this anger, she’s not just this closeness in her veins that makes you forget the way home, she is so much more than just gritting teeth and letting it go. when you are ready to fall, she will always be there to catch you. remember: she knows the ripple of hurt that tears through your body so violently—she knows how it feels. she has felt it herself. when you tremble, she will make you still. when you tremble, she will make you still. this is not just about her. this is about you, too. about the cracks in your ceiling. about your avalanche. realise that she understands. when you lay your head on her chest to check if she is hollow, realise she knows exactly what you’re doing. when you ask her to pass the cigarette, realise that she too, knows how it feels to fill yourself with something besides pain. oh sweetheart, when the vastness of her love makes you agoraphobic, she will take you to the place she loves most and kiss you. she will kiss you breathless. don’t you know it’s in her blood to take care of you?
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I can feel us on the edge here this narrow ridge we’re hiking it’s thin enough in places that I’m nearly certain we’ll topple down the side But we haven’t yet and it could be your acrobatics or mine that’s got us still balancing in an act a professional tightrope walker would balk at We’re daring though and the view from up here so far is breathtaking and the thrill of chill wind against our faces exhilarating The peak not yet in sight shrouded in soft white fog that was forecast to disappear by noon instead it’s rolling down the side thickening and reaching for us Our view goes white with gray eddies loosely defined interludes of curling air the pebbled ground slowly fading so we clasp our hands together it’s less stable but comforting as the mist swirls between us Soon there’s nothing no outline the last wisp of your hair is gently consumed into this vaporous world where only a touch obstructs surreal isolation
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Nov 12, 2012
Nov 12, 2012 at 2:13 AM UTC
Mountain Climbers