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We have so much history together

Those emotions are burned into my skin

But I don't know what I want more

To remember

Or forget.
 52° 
Totò
Vurria sapè ched'è chesta parola,
vurria sapè che vvò significà.
Sarrà gnuranza 'a mia, mancanza 'e scola,
ma chi ll'ha ntiso maje annummenà.
 50° 
zoe
I loved you
back in 8th grade

I sent a secret note for you
and you took it
and my feelings grew

but then it got revealed
my number, my name
everything

all your friends contacted me
wanting to know who I was

you said it was an accident
that they stole it and didn't give it back
but you still wanted to know me

I was relieved and hurt
I didn't control my feelings
and I told you it was the wrong number and person

and till this day I regret it
I wished I told you the truth
that it was me

Now I see you everywhere
and I cant help but to still love you  

I still love you
 44° 
Kat M
A cornucopia of wanderlust rushes through your heart
And out comes the sing of a daisy-covered alter
Bleaching the wind beneath your limestone arches
Giving rise to the spindling spider unburdering its web
Let yourself be cuddled within the feral carnage
Of a crawling lullaby seizing the perfection
Only crafted by a darkened rainy day prolonged
By the flutter of a butterfly's wing in the night
A twilt knighted fighter emerges through power
Of outdated appendages ignorant and stumbling
Into the daytime needed to cleanse the confusion
Of his or her worship in the picture of a castle
As if it is her as if it him as if it is only an idea of reality
Plastered across the pages of another digital escapade
Landing in the marshes that make up your life now
If only you could be found in that messy forge
Feedback Welcome!
1 get out of bed
#2 get dressed
#3 practice smiling in the mirror
#4 cut 1- 2- 3- 4- on each wrist
#5 count your steps on the carpet
curtain's almost up
#6 hide the dark circles
#7 pretend everything's okay
#8 hide the tear tracks
#9 shove down the sadness
#10 silence the screams
time's up
curtains open
camera rolling
i wrote this one from a while ago on an old doc, just found it now and thought ya'll'd like it (i'm not southern that's just how i talk)
 43° 
jeffrey conyers
People, see you and ask why you happy?
You reply proudly with, it's love.
It radiates with in your eyes and in your smile.

People, ask, what keeps you smiling?
You reply with all honesty, it's love.
And say, it's what the world truly in need of more.

She approaches the door, and you open it.
Whether it's to your car to any door.
Even, when one gets enraged that you do.
To calm the mood, you state, it's love.

While others get enrage you just smile.
Nothing, can rock your mood and many ask why?
All you ever say, it's love.
 43° 
Caits
he saw me
7 years later
with natural curls
some uneven tan lines
and a smile that finally fit

we did not exchange words
but a little look
a glance of acknowledgement

his smile was the same
the same hollow around his eyes
just a new ring on his finger

and that little look
had us acknowledging both of us survived
but only one seemed to thrive
 39° 
Limes Carma
I wear polo shirts
to cover the hurt,
marks on the neck
from a night
where life was asking me
to settle the final check.
 39° 
CantSeeMe
staring at a screen
it says ‘bad gateway’
what does it mean?

I don't know
but I've seen this before
that's why I'm in
survival mode
it's gonna be okay
I'll just take the next road
left

writing poems...
in my head
 37° 
Maddy
It is not necessarily the way you might want it to be
It is what it is, and others must be considered,
Beloveds too
Narcissists are not welcome, and their insults are ignored
Sometimes a permanent Goodbye is necessary
Sometimes you can't shake it off
Going back may not work.
It is the way it is
It is the way it is
Very necessary to accept the status quo
Despite your opinion
The Way it is
Not for others to understand, but they must accept it
 37° 
Creux
happiness is heavy when it's brief
and doom waits patient at the door.
so while i still can, I'll laugh with you
even if I end up crying alone.
issues i choose to set aside so we can be happy while we still can; while we're still "we".
 37° 
Thomas Freeman
I've wasted so much time
Time that's Impossible to recover
Wishing I had one more moment
 32° 
Blas de Otero
Aquí, proa de Europa preñadamente en *****;
aquí, talón sangrante del bárbaro Occidente;
áspid en piedra viva, que el mar dispersa y junta;
pánica Iberia, silo del sol, haza crujiente.
Tremor de muerte, eterno tremor escarnecido,
ávidamente orzaba la proa hacia otra vida,
en tanto que el talón, en tierra entrometido,
pisaba, horrible, el rostro de América adormida.
¡Santiago y cierra España! Derrostran con las uñas
y con los dientes rezan a un Dios de infierno en ristre,
encielan a sus muertos, entierran las pezuñas
en la más ardua historia que la Historia registre.
Alángeles y arcángeles se juntan contra el hombre.
Y el hambre hace su presa, los túmulos su agosto.
Tres años y cien caños de sangre Abel, sin nombre...
(Insoportablemente terrible es su arregosto.)
Madre y maestra mía, triste, espaciosa España,
he aquí a tu hijo. Úngenos, madre. Haz
habitable tu ámbito. Respirable tu extraña
paz. Para el hombre, Paz. Para el aire, madre, paz.
 31° 
MiMo
Your absence aches me
I feel the pull, the hollow,
withdrawal itching
through my veins.

We resonate
like water in the ocean,
two whales clicking,
bound by devotion.

Your light is carried by the tides
ebb lays me bare,
flow overwhelms,
waves remind me
of all I’m longing for.
 28° 
Pedro Salinas
21
Áspero, el camino
entre cerros pardos.
Rastreros los vientos,
arrancaban altos
quejidos de polvo
a la tierra triste.
En las eras mondas
amargos se hacían
pimientos secándose.
Tu mirar caía
con su cuerpo blanco
siempre sobre púas,
chumberas, picachos,
del agrio paisaje
erizado.

Los ojos, cerrarlos.
Pero hablar tampoco.
Al salir afuera
se torcían todos
los deseos candidos.
En los labios secos
los odios expósitos
del aire, esperando,
sacaban el filo
malo al sí y al no.
¡Qué herir sin querer
si decías tú,
si decía yo,
algo!

Hablar tampoco.
Dejar al silencio
en su forcejeo
con ecos distantes
de cabras y galgos.
Y no pensar nada.
Porque las de nunca,
centellas, maldades,
las desconocidas
iras soterradas
erguíanse dentro,
ya, de ti y de mí.
La tarde azuzando
nuestros dos destinos,
tan juntos, les daba
amarguras, polvo,
sañas y sequía:
armas contra ti,
amor de los dos.
Sin hablar, sin nada,
sentí que ya estábamos
frente a frente. Toda
desnuda te vi
en tu yo más malo.
Lo que yo te quise
-¡qué tiempo lentísimo!-
en minutos rápidos
se iba desamando.
Red rose buds
In a garden of tuberoses
Difference of opinions

Red rose buds
In a vase full of tuberoses
Freshers party

Red rose buds
In a garland of tuberoses
Gleam

Rose buds
In a garland of tuberoses
Overwhelmed

A room full of tuberoses
Two rose buds, budding  
Still

Red rose buds  and tuberoses
In a perfumery
Blend
 27° 
Nat Lipstadt
postscript
~~~
creativity,
tho sometimes fast, even easy,
is never
cheap,
always come at a cost
<>
 25° 
Birdie
Like the blood blister on my thumb
I’m marked by you
Injured from the friction of trying too hard
Over and over again
To light you up and inhale you
My boy of smoke
Lingering always but never tangible
Weave yourself into my hair
Sit in my lungs
Stain my lips and
Keep me
Love me
Breathe me
Bite me
 24° 
Caro
When I’m feeling
Nostalgic and droopy
And a smile teases but doesn’t quite crest
I think of you
And I tease myself that I’ll
Reach out
Unblock, find a screenshot of your number
Or search my computer for it
And just give you a little “hi”
Just to see
But I also know I wouldn’t do that
I’m too grown
But what I wouldn’t give
To receive one of your foolish
Text novels
So long you have to click the little arrow
About the three nights we spent together
6 years ago
tell me you want just me
That I´m not just the convenient choice
water when you´d rather have wine
tell me that you only want me
that you want to be mine?
but you cant tell me that
if its not a lie.
I´m your backup plan, not the love of your life
 19° 
ac
because
what if
he misses me too
Reviens, reviens, ma bien-aimée !

Comme une fleur **** du soleil,

La fleur de ma vie est fermée

**** de ton sourire vermeil.


Entre nos cœurs tant de distance !

Tant d'espace entre nos baisers !

Ô sort amer ! Ô dure absence !

Ô grands désirs inapaisés !


D'ici là-bas, que de campagnes,

Que de villes et de hameaux,

Que de vallons et de montagnes,

À lasser le pied des chevaux !


Au pays qui me prend ma belle,

Hélas ! Si je pouvais aller ;

Et si mon corps avait une aile

Comme mon âme pour voler !


Par-dessus les vertes collines,

Les montagnes au front d'azur,

Les champs rayés et les ravines,

J'irais d'un vol rapide et sûr.


Le corps ne suit pas la pensée ;

Pour moi, mon âme, va tout droit,

Comme une colombe blessée,

S'abattre au rebord de son toit.


Descends dans sa gorge divine,

Blonde et fauve comme de l'or,

Douce comme un duvet d'hermine,

Sa gorge, mon royal trésor ;


Et dis, mon âme, à cette belle :

« Tu sais bien qu'il compte les jours,

Ô ma colombe ! À tire d'aile

Retourne au nid de nos amours. »
 15° 
Susie Clevenger
Window shades
d
e
s
c
e
n
d
in weary blinks
as night taps glass
with intrusive eyes
preying on exposure.
 15° 
CantSeeMe
make-up here
makeup there
following the trends
next week it'll end
shopping to spend
daddy's money to rent
a fake smile
a clear skin
no underchin
jewelry and rings

so boys will see
straight from afar

what a dream you are…

fake

I hear "goodbye"

while you say

"stay another mile"

but girlie
don't you see
you're running a marathon

with high heels sweetie
a friend of mine turned into this, she left because of it

it's everything I don't want to be...

but she's still the same cheerfull child, right? Just deep down in her, behind the walls?
 14° 
XOS
Everyone has a past.
Some bad
Some great
Everyone has one though

Everyone also has a future if we let them;
Not everyone gets a future

One day you're laughing at them
The next day they aren't there for you to laugh at
No one realizes the extent of bullying until they take it
                                                                            Too
                                                                       Far.
No one knows what anyone is going through until someone takes it
                                                                                                 Too
                                                                                            Far.
Learn from your mistakes right?
Not everyone gets that chance.

Not everyone gets a future because bullies take things
                                                                           Too
                                                                      Far.
TW: Bulling
 14° 
TOD HOWARD HAWKS
Do not listen to the beating of my heart;
listen , instead, to the hearts of others.
Do not feel the passion in my hands;
feel, instead, the passion in your lover's palms.
Do not absolve all my misgivings;
forgive, instead, the wrongs of all others.
Do not see the beauty in my mirror;
see it, instead, in 8,000,000,000 others.

TOD HOWARD HAWKS
 13° 
TOD HOWARD HAWKS
If you wish the world a better place,
then gather hearts and hands and bow.
If you yearn for love and peace,
then feed a starving child. If you wish
to live a loving life, then open your
eyes and watch yourself hold out
your open hand to a stranger whose
skin is a color different from yours.
And if you wish a better Earth,
take your guns and bombs and
pray to God to turn all of them
into hospitals and hopes for a
world of one.

TOD HOWARD HAWKS
 13° 
Always Somewhere
En elle, je me donne. Je m'abandonne.
Tel un refuge, une source de tout désir
Je me perds et me retrouve.
Plus vivant qu'auparavant, je me comprends
Je me découvre. Je m'ouvre, à elle
À moi-même.

La flamme brûlait de manière frêle.
Je me mourrais dans la  monotonie
Presque dans la solitude existentielle,
Le rien de la vie quotidienne

Habité par la nostalgie de l'avant,
Remplacée dans le creux de son corps et de son cœur
par le présent du moment,
celui qui vaut ces multiples vies précédentes

Immortel.
Je suis ô, bien plus grand que ce que je ne me l'imaginais
Je m'oublie petit et ne me vois plus
qu'au travers de ses yeux.
Mon unicité prévaut lorsqu'elle me regarde, qu’elle me voit

Toute quête s'arrête. Le repos s'instaure.
Elle est mon temple — je suis son temple
La géographie en devient sacrée
Comme le temps, saveur d'éternité.
le 24 août 2025
 12° 
Emirhan Nakaş
La trace de rayure que tu as laissée sur ma machine de fonctionnement
Me fait peur,
La possibilité qu’elle ne disparaisse jamais,
Et en même temps la possibilité qu’elle disparaisse aussi.
Je veux trouver une définition pour ce dilemme étrange,
Autant que toi tu es prêt à laisser notre lien sans définition.
 12° 
Yashkrit Ray
What a happy life
I realized I have got
When I stopped thinking
 11° 
سلمى
I will die for you,
lie for you,
get naked, and sprawl my heart
wide   for   you.
 11° 
Shambhavi
Sometimes thoughts blanket the mind,
Sometimes stress smothers creativity,
Sometimes career collides with health,
Sometimes life forgets to live.
Don't know what to write , sometimes I wonder only death could provide me peace
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