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!!
She sits there,
Contemplating how it's going to work
How she is going to go in public.
Preparing her script.
For she is an actress,
And the public is her stage.
Her acts were beautiful,
But they were just acts.
Convincing others with her persuasive words,
That she was ok.
But honestly,
She wasn't.
For she was a lone actress,
Who was truly beautifully different,
But was too scared,
To reveal her true beauty.
She sits there,
Contemplating how it's going to work
How she is going to go in public.
Preparing her script.
For she is an actress,
And the public is her stage.
Her acts were beautiful,
But they were just acts.
No truth behind them,
Just what others want to hear.
For she was too scared,
Too scared to unveil.
She hid the scars,
Hid the pain,
The scared little girl.....
The actress on the other hand,
Why she was a strong, confident woman,
The act was believable,
Maybe too believable.
For when every person believed the act,
She broke down,
Realizing that no one understood her...
But maybe this act was her saviour,
Or maybe this act was her end
@Mizpah, this poem shows keen insight into human nature. The heart of the girl . . . revealed very movingly.
How Much
A broken slide,how much happy can it be when the broken dreams of little children company it?
A cat who could not prevent itself to hook up its nails to a little boy, how much can it make a little child cry?
A sun which burns with aspiration,how can it be happy when the smiling flowers does not bloom?
And us dear sky , how can we stay blue when we could not meet you and me, the bluest sea?
@moonTalker
Amazing!!
Fault lines.
Sometimes I wonder
if it's still worth it.
You say wonderful things,
but act inconsistent.
Justifying my emotional
fluctuatoins
As the cause of
your wavering behaviors.
Creating this vicious cycle
in over four...five seasons.
But now I learn
that Love wears out.
And still it's me
called out.
Is it my fault to doubt?
Or your fault for taking
control?
Is this even about
the faults?
Or we're really trying
for something
that might
work?
Daily Grind
Is it working?
Is it working?
Or are we in our last
strands
after one long year?
You tried so hard
and I'm too weak
Broken.
Needing.
You can never understand the pain I'm feeling.
All the careless words delivered to me
since I was three.
Stabbed deep in my heart
Like knives lost in the body.
I need help you say...
But you're not willing to be the one to do it.
Dear @weepingartist - I really like the poem about inconsistencies and fluctuations. I think most of us have experienced this type of discrepancy and been confused by it, sometimes terribly hurt by it. Very clever, and very insightful.
And the Daily Grind - I LOVE the last two stanzas! (The last two lines are a knock-out.)
Aw gee. Thanks so much, I barely get comments from my old poems before...especially since I don't follow any constructs or rules with the writing form.
Thank you very much! It makes me glad you like it. :)
Perception remains
to uncover itself satirically
for people like me
it mocks and abuses like a denatured mother that starves its children of sweet milk
it makes everything seem vigorous and violent
It comes and goes as it pleases
but forever remains in a state of putrefaction
that shall keep me docile
around everyone I meet
until this perception is disintegrated
and another is induced with error and sweet warm milk
that could and would visit my tongue
and let it twist in warmth
in comfort
a thing that has been long forgotten
for sacrifices
of the martyr
and blends absurdity with commonness
it looks like a Sunday sky at noon
Perception
when perfection
and precedent perspectives stuffed
love in my brain like an ill soggy rag
in a cup
my mind that once was a reflection
of a soft bundle of yarn
is now a straining red string
I am going
I am going
I am gone
All I can do is breathe.
One inhale after another.
It's starting to get harder
Every time you glance my way.
Suddenly I'm drowning in your
Sea blue eyes.
Dear @CorpusAnimus (poet of the BodySpirit),
Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I love this.
I was incapable of seeing when I met you:
Anchored
by gravity to the floor of a strangers apartment,
riding amnesia and unconsciousness by the glare of a faux flame stove. An object of itching
Acquired from mud-thickened coffee.
Restless. Restless.
that nervous tick,
breath
restless
Lukewarm flames left welts on Pinocchio's chest,
tube feeding warmth to the patter that determined if he was in fact a real boy.
rest
@MyPaperFace,
This poem evokes memories for me! It has power, it has a story, a little mystery. I like it very much.
Thank you Annie, I wrote it yesterday in contemplating the past. Such a powerful experience memories can be. Best to you!
My konundrum
Sad of everyday
See you destroy your life
As terminal as you are,
you should embrace your life
Hug your kids, hug me,
your wife
@GenerousPenny3424,
This little poem packs a big punch in a few words. Good for you!
my filthy heart bleeds nothing but misery
for I have filled it with enough mistrust and anger
If I was in control of it,I would have made it bleed diamonds.
My filthy heart I try to drain it of its dirt
But it's very essence is filled with unknown hurt
If immortality is a non existing concept
Then conquering my filthy heart is out of the question
For reasons not known and reasons not understood
My heart has darkened itself
I do not believe a shining knight will come brighten it,
But I do think I myself will be its saviour
No castles or swords,just coming to terms with my soul.
Hour glass upon the wall
Filling up as my tears fall
All the way down to nearly an hour
Blooming like a withered flower
Pain and misery
Too much to bear
No matter what is always there.
@DirgesNewSong, This little poem has great lyrical charm despite its melancholy subject. The imagery is marvelous!
@Annie
Thank you c:
I've never realised how bad my mindset was until I found something I wrote back in May:
THIN
I dont need to count calories
If I dont eat
I dont need to count pounds
If I dont gain
I dont need food
Because I dont feel the hunger
And if I were to indulge
Throw it up
A toothbrush down the throat
Gag
Once, twice, three times
Hair tied back
Attempting to expel
Food that was never there to begin with
Failing to do so
Giving up once again
Return to life
And may the cycle begin
Okay @MidniteAngel I've always seen you as inspiration. As motivation. But now you're so much more ... Cause now I see how beautiful you are :) Also, how'd you hide the disorder from Desi parents?
Thank you @NewRomantic677 you have always inspired me, if only I could have your strength. My parents have always danced around the idea that I'm anorexic, but they never realised how much it controlled me. The reason they didn't realise was because I didn't either. I always ate around them, but starved at school. I had smaller meals, I tried to purge (still haven't successfully purged after many attempts - pretty strong gag reflex I guess), I substitued food with other things (not going to give any ideas to what though). I still don't understand the severity of my condition, but I am learning. My past journal enteries continue to shock and sadden me.