OUR ORIGINAL POETRY: Share It Here
Hello there everyone!
If you're reading this it means that you probably are quite fond of poetry and writing it to. This is a thread to post all and any poetry that you may have, be it happy, sad, angry or just silly. All styles are welcome (free verse, couplets, slam) and it would be great to have at least one poem up a day for all of us to enjoy together!!
Dusk.
Shadows awakened.
Under the window of my eye -
Danse macabre
A dreadful serenade;
The smell of moist asphalt.
I am waiting.
The dark spider web of silence
Drags across the walls
Catching the warm sounds
Of your clueless footsteps.
In nothingness
I lie, awake.
A writing crawls
under the scroll of my skin.
I am the Book
of darkness and shades.
Once you come
Burn cardamom and thyme,
Place me into the tefillin
Of your ever-awake soul.
Cry no more tears, dearest.
The dawn is soon to come.
To D. 26.7.2015.
Wow this totally speaks to me, you're a beautiful writer ❤
@Elinxs27 Thanks a lot, dear.
Loneliness
Loneliness is many things
Being without company
Isolation
Simply feeling alone
Worthlessness is many things
Literal
Figurative
A feeling
Unworthiness is a decree
Given to one by another or themselves
It doesnt matter which
I have no confidence
I doubt myself at every turn
I cant talk to new people
I dont want to talk to most of the old people
At times I wish I were a solitary creature
If Im not a part of someone
Or a part of their life
How can I hurt them, how can they hurt me?
I cannot, and they cannot
I cant drag them down
When they are busy rising to their potential
Without those around me I believe I am nothing
I do not always see what I am
I need someone next to me to show me what I am
Who I am
What Im worth
Because I dont always see it
Im smart
I excel in school with almost no effort
But Im dumb outside the books
When the last page is turned I become clueless
No one has ever requited my feelings
I fear because of this no one ever will
I have written for them
Bought them gifts
Done anything and everything for them to know how I felt
No one ever gave it back to me
There is always a thank you
Thats really sweet
There is always a condolence
Youre a really nice guy
But the thank you feels as empty as some promises
As empty and void of emotion as the promises people make
People tell you theyll always be there for you
They say you can count on them
Then when you call them
Reach out in a desperate cry for help
They turn their backs
They dont have time for me
They dont acknowledge me
They make you feel alone
Loneliness is, simply, feeling alone
These people that reject my being (here)
That dont support me
They are the reason I feel lonely
They are the cause of my loneliness
I'm sorry for your loneliness, i understand how you feel. People always say they'll be there for you, but when they aren't, you feel like a burden disturbing them. Wonderful poem though :)
Thank you very much. (:
I LOVE this poem so much.
@equatiun
I was smaller than him, yet he hit me He laughed when I cried, and told me to die Did I do something wrong? He touched me, he felt me, there is fear in my eyes But nobody believes me, nobody hears my cries They just tell me I
We'll protect you sweetie :) you're in safe hands now or at least safe ears and eyes - we believe in you❤
We're always here for you :) *hugs*
A red rose and a promise
Fear
fear is a friend
that's misunderstood
hard to believe,
but oh so true
in times of darkness its always stood
and ever changing constant
driving us to be good
and a fear of the past
you may think it holds you back
but really its asking you to ask yourself
what you lack
and when the answer comes back
that you lack nothing at all
the fear slips away
and leaves you standing tall
fear of the future,
that's just the same
when lingering fears of the past remain.
fear is a friend that's misunderstood
after all if you treat it right
it can only do you good.
I want to leave a reply but I can't put my thoughts into words. So, more pls Very accurate perspective of fear. Could you write something about the dark?
Thanks :) I wasn't sure if people would be able to relate.. About the Dark, I actually have written several poems about the dark that I've been unable to share simply because I found them inadequate. If I come up with a good poem, I'll definitely post it and tag you cause I'm actually pretty fascinated with darkness.
In a way, people are just like books.
We are loved by some, hated by others.
We have different "genres" and personalities, no book is the same, just like the individuality of people.
We get ignored, just like humankind,
We get damaged, torn, we have our own ripped pages, these are our scars. Not every book is destroyed, so not all books know what it's like. Just like not all people know what the pain of others is like.
We are misunderstood, we are only read on surface, sometimes our true feelings and meaning is hidden, just like people's feelings, and there are only some people who can decipher the meaning. Those are the people we cherish and love compared to humans.
And there are some, that have special favorites and relationship with a book, just like people have their favorite person.
We read each other, understand each other, relate with each other, books can be compared to humans more easily than you think.
I love this extended metaphor.. I've never looked at books that way before. Amazing poem :)
@mangaka, Well written!!
The petals
The petals on the flower fell, slowly, but surely..
Like the girls sanity,
Slowly falling apart, but surely.
For she couldn't take the pain anymore......
The blood, the hurt, the words...
She was going insane....
With no way to think her way out of this.
The words got to her one by one....
Slowly, but surely.....
Convincing her how awful she was, how worthless.
Whilst every pretty little petal fell, she fell (with it/them?) apart...
For when they all fall,
It's the end for her
What was she to do?
All she could do was to allow the petals to fall....
Slowly.....
But surely......
@Miz75, I love these images of the falling petals. Beautiful!!
Every one of these is a thousand times better than all the English classes I've had ever
MY LOST WING
There was this time she held me close.
Just as warm and soft as a rose.
She made like a monarch feel,
But soon enough she offered a reel.
A wind which was never heard,
Took away my precious bird.
She made some struggle to maybe stay,
But there, on her back she lay.
She made no sound, and couldnt even hear,
But departed away all bright and sheer.
The deeds she performed were evermore pure,
Then why for her there was no cure?
She didnt grumble and not even whine,
But for my future she was the best spine!
Sooner than later, she was gone,
Taking away the sun of my dawn.
And there with Thee, shell now sing,
But I lost my precious wing!
mom, i miss you :(
@Mirage2632 this is so nice. It made me cry.
That's beautiful and touching
I can feel the love and pain hiding behind these beautiful lines, we are here for you Mirage, love you.
@moontalker @johnny20 and @sunshineNrainbows I really appreciate your words. thanks for being here for me. Love ya'll!!
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I am so sorry, I am praying for your mom, she will be missed, This is a wonderful poem ;-;
Dear @Mirage2632 - This is such a lovely, eloquent tribute to your mother.
Beautiful loving mother, beautiful loving daughter -- memorialized forever in a beautiful poem.
This is amazing. There for you Miragee! And you know that ...
On barren hills from sordid wastes
A light in far valley I see
A flare of hope and kinder place
Amidst such stormy sea
That flare of hope is you my love
But the barren waste is me
Long have I tried to reach your light
And longer will I still
But I have pushed you far away my love
Far over many hills
And as David called to Absalom
So I will call to thee
But as Absalom did not return
So I expect from thee.
@Fenton115, this poem has aspects that make it seem like a poem from an earlier century -- the Biblical references, the rhyme and rhythm. And yet it also has a lovely contemporary feel as well. Beautiful!!
Work Of Art
"
This life of ours is such an illusion
Its every corner full of delusion
when we think happiness is near
What holds us down is fear
Every Step Forward Depends on Speed
Every Person we meet from another creed
Sometimes its easy, Sometimes its Hard
Just like the flip of a random card
Donot let anything hold you back
Always be ready like a travellers pack
My advice to you; Find things that matter
In this blinding world of endless chatter
On Every Moment Give all your Best
To live this life in its finest zest
Live In the moment, not the past
With roaring sails and a high mast
Work Your Best, Leave Nothing to Fate
Dont have any room for envy and hate
Try to be a eagle that flies
Only then you might touch the skies
No Matter How much things get tight
Never go down without putting a fight
Focus on the Journey not the End
Be vary of how your time is spent
From this World when you do depart
Let your story turn to a work of art "
@muneebb,
This poem is amazing! HIdden depths . . . .
Thank you for sharing it here.