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Poetry Automated Taglist!
by tommy
Last post
 December 13th
...See more Welcome to the Poetry Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 21 Sept  (updated by @ComradeRuhi) @burningRain127 @HarmonyBlossom @HatsEatYou @HealingTalk @juliak1968 @LoveMyMoonflowers @Rareshadow666 @ShySmiler @tommy @Torean @YourCaringConfidant @mytwistedsoul @nessapressure05 @sadcat13 @MunchkinBerry @limegreenKiwi7397 @incredibleRainbows2036 @Est3lle @BelovedMe @unassumingEyes @iloveyouxx @enthusiasticBeach8170 @WondersWhispers @Redpanda2419 @peachPear727 @Fallenstar24
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Ashes Fall {TW}
by AshesOfAPhoenix
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more TW- Blood, Fire A drop of blood, a moment's sting, As flames consume each fragile thing. The roaring fires, once bright and fair, Now leave behind a dark despair. The crimson tears that fall like rain Cannot extinguish this raging pain. The haven cherished, now turned to ash, As screams of terror harshly clash. The flames unbound, a raging tide, Consuming all that once did hide. No mercy shown, no pity found, As ashes drift and fall to ground. A world once whole, now torn apart, Reduced to cinders, a broken heart.
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my person
by alexlemon
Last post
 Tuesday
...See more                                                       I miss My person It is time to let go for all those who got attached to someone who never cared It is time to let go but it's not goodbye just a see you soon it's okay to miss them to cry over them but don't let yourself get stuck on them your life is never truly full of one person it might seem like that but it's not find those you like having around and don't be sad if they leave think of how happy you were together  I miss my person -have a wonderful day to all who need it you are loved and cared for even though you may not see it-
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TW: SA
by myredroses
Last post
 Monday
...See more Trigger Warning - SA Sidles up by my side No one around to see Pulls my hand, leans in close And smiles unsettlingly If you say a word to anyone Who do you think they'll believe You won't attempt it, right love? Pulls closer, I freeze. Seated in a dim lit room, I shiver, heart drumming, His fingers graze my trembling skin, Speaking soft yet stingingly If you scream or try to fight, Who would care to hear your cries You'll just let it go, right love? No more truths, all lies. Pins me up against the wall, My eyes a silent plea Groping, tugging at my skirt Breathes hot and heavily If you hint a word to anyone Life as you know it will shatter You don't have the strength, do you love? You're lost, you can't recover. Lying down in bed, Him on top of me. Squeezing my throat and neck, And whispering threateningly: If you say a word to anyone, I'll make sure you'll never breathe another! You'll never do that, right love? Squeezes tighter, smothers.
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the bus
by NicoRose
Last post
 December 9th
...See more TW: SA            I get on the bus            I get on the bus         I get an empty seat to myself         I'm told to sit with a boy      '' quit touching me''       '' I'm sorry''   please reach out for help to keep yourself safe my lovely friends
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The mark I leave behind.
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 December 8th
...See more Hi. some of you may know who i am. some of you may not. But… yeah, either way, I realised i rarely share any of the stuff i write. this is just something i wrote not too long ago. I was supposed to submit this to my writing group but decided to post it here instead… lol. So yeah. bleh. here it is. The mark I leave behind The mark I leave behind, will it be a scar? A reminder of the demon I was? Will you ache to rub it off your skin the way I need to shed my past, my plastered pain, my scars, my life?  You can go back to the beginning, but nothing would change. We both know it would be the same. The child I was crawled and grew into a girl The girl trudged on through life and became a hungering ghost only to haunt her own corpse I could start my life again, but I would always reach the middle, the mess I made of my life. So when it’s time for me to leave, Will the mark be everything I dread? Everything I see in myself? Will you wish I was never there? - that idiot named Ni 
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Poetry from The Giver
by cinnamon4018
Last post
 December 7th
...See more Feelings are fleeting. On the surface. But emotions are deep, primal they linger. -The Giver
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One sided by Guardian23
by Guardian23
Last post
 November 13th
...See more The sky can be beautiful,  In it my dreams and future are trapped. Some paintings may be colourful,  In it my emotions are exposed and kept. The journey may be long, Is it really worth taking if it brings me pain? So many stories are told, But why do I chose to forget them again? Their smiles are so bright, Yet somehow it blinds my eyes. Their love holds me so tight, Yet I feel uneasy, like a thief at night. You promised me the world, But I'm here seated on my broken dreams. You said I was a book to be learned, Yet my heart is still waiting to be seen. You said I was the one,  I've never hated standing in a line so long. You said I was your calm, But I've never witnessed your storm grow cold. Maybe I was never what you wanted, Maybe you where never real. I hate that that you could not finish what you started, Before my love was all you could steal. I lay here in misery, There is no way I could be dreaming.  Our love holds no victory,  Because only one heart bleed to begin with.... Hey guys! Just joined the community hope you like this!
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My Poetry Space
by SweetBeeHoney
Last post
 November 9th
...See more Hoping this is allowed rather than creating new posts each time.  The last time I posted a poem @Tinywhisper11 (hope you don’t mind the tag) encouraged me to share more of my poems.  So, this is going to be a little place for me to put my poetry as and when I decide to share it (possibly not that often, not sure yet). All will have TWs above them for each poem I write if applicable.  Anyone is free to read, however please only reply if you have kind words to say.  I haven’t had much luck with listeners lately so I guess I’ll try the forums with poetry instead. 
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🌼🌼Grandparents 🌼🌼
by Tulipsmile
Last post
 October 29th
...See more With the near of their anniversary of lost them I was only thinking of them and looking at their photos and stuff and all memories come to my mind then suddenly I feel like writing poetry and I don't know much about writing poetry but that's what come to my mind : 🌼🌼🌼🌼my grandparents 🌼🌼🌼🌼 In quiet moments, I still hear your laughter,   Echoes of joy, my heart’s sweet rafter.   You were my sunshine, my moon in the night,   Guiding my path, filling shadows with light.   With every story, you painted my dreams,   Wrapped me in warmth, or so it seems.   You turned my tears into rivers of gold,   With love like a blanket, a refuge to hold.   In your gentle hands, my scars found their peace,   Every whisper of kindness brought me sweet release.   You were my therapists,my comfort, my balm,   In your merciful hearts🙏🌹, I always felt calm.  Though now there’s a void where your laughter once played,   The memories linger, though time won’t evade.   You taught me that love is a treasure to keep,   In dreams, I find solace, in memories, deep.   I’m better now, I carry you near,  Your spirit surrounds me, forever sincere.   With gratitude swelling, I honor your grace,   In the dance of my life, you still hold a place.   Though the world feels heavy, I’ll cherish your light🌷 For you were my happiness, my day and my night.   Your pure love endures, a legacy bright,   In the heart of your grandchild, you shine ever bright🌷 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
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It’s getting better, oh wait-not anymore.
by iloveyouxx
Last post
 October 29th
...See more It’s getting better-oh wait, not anymore. I felt the sun, a gentle glow,  The weight was lifting, soft and slow. The clouds had parted, skies were clear, For once, it seemed, the end was near. But then the winds, they turned around, Pulled me back, without a sound. Just when I thought I’d found the light, Darkness crept in, stole the night. A step ahead, two steps behind, A cycle etched into my mind. Hope, it flickers, then it fades, Like fleeting warmth on colder days. It’s getting better, I try to say, But shadows grow and skies turn gray. The climb is steep, the fall is near, Tomorrow’s joy, today’s new fear. I’ll fight again, just like before, It’s getting better-oh wait, not anymore.
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No Rainbow After the Storm
by iloveyouxx
Last post
 October 29th
...See more No Rainbow After the Storm The rain has passed, but skies are gray, No arc of color lights the way. For years, I’ve battled through the flood, Each step weighed down with sinking mud. They said the storm would break, be kind, That sunlight waits, a peace to find. But now the clouds just linger on, The hope I held is cold and gone. They promised brighter days ahead, But all I see is dull instead. It doesn’t get much better here, Just more of pain, and less of cheer. Perhaps the calm they spoke about, Was never meant for those who doubt. And though the storm has passed me by, No rainbow ever filled the sky.
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Your Self Hangs Over Me (old poem by me)
by TheSunIsUpTheSkyIsBlue
Last post
 September 30th
...See more I am forever living in the shadow of who I could be I'd like to be a bed of rocks sunken under a stream Where less is expected of me But I know this low flow  of words trickling, how it seems  To you it’s just the same Bake me into senseless, show me not to see You want me to become a sack of nothing  So you can seem more free Manipulated into motionless, scalloped on my every grain By your lack of reinforcement I know how to behave  For your thoughts unwanted Use me as your scribble page I’ll store all new findings until I can throw them away  The way you talk is ignorant  The way you breathe releases fleas I’m itchy just being near you; your self hangs over me 

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