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OUR ORIGINAL POETRY: Share It Here

slayteralmighty January 16th, 2015

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!!smiley

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proactiveDime3437 August 2nd, 2015

It's been a long time since I've felt the sun.
And it looks like there just won't be none.
I've always believed that I was the luckiest,
but ceased to understand that the fates existed.
It is an intricate tangled web that the future beholds,
It may be bright but I just can't be that sure.
For all that glitters ain't gold.

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Annie August 2nd, 2015

@ProactiveDime, This poem is wonderful. The rhymes are subtle and effective--there's a song-like quality, like someone singing the blues.

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MidniteAngel August 2nd, 2015

@Annie - That's because the last line is from the song "I Need A Dollar"

"Well let me tell you somthin all that glitters ain't gold"

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proactiveDime3437 August 3rd, 2015

@Annie Thank you so much for your review! It is your positivity that is encouraging me to write more poetry :)

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proactiveDime3437 August 3rd, 2015

@MidniteAngel oh, I actually didn't know that. For me it was just a proverb that I learnt in Primary school but never really understood it's true meaning...

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Knaiv August 2nd, 2015

Sweat twitch in bed
in the steam at night
itches bite through scabs you don't forget to pick
this cage of skin
I thrash to release the hecticness
I snap in public watching out for friends
or would be friends
that judge me
because they know me more than I can
So I can't trust them
like they don't trust me
Alone
No plans
Can't sleep
hit by the morning
another day still this freak
Yo man, bro, yo sup brother
Dude, guy, mang, yo whats good bro
Yes my brother, You're the man, yo kill it bro
You good bro, Yo you straight man, hey big guy

Stop!

but why
we're just being normal

What's a matter with you?

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Annie August 2nd, 2015

(finally exhaling and breathing)

Wow, it was painful to read this, @knaiv

I can only imagine what it took to feel it and write it.

Thank you for sharing your work with us. heart

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AT1983 August 2nd, 2015

Meditations in Pajamas in Bed on a Sunday Afternoon

My existence -
A constant trek through uncertainty
With no purpose
Only trying to avoid disaster
I've forgotten joy
I've lost curiosity
Adulthood has trapped me
Fear has limited me
I've chased money and possessions
But what is it for
No substance
Where did I go wrong?
What path should I have followed?
I'm lost now
Living in shadows
People see me but don't know me
I speak but no one listens
Longing for the love of others
But afraid to love
I live day by day
Struggling to survive and maintain
But when there's nothing of substance to maintain
And survival seems pointless
What then?

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Annie August 2nd, 2015

Dear @AT1983, I really like this poem. It flows smoothly and quietly -- but the message that is expressed has a devastating impact. Well done. heart

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AT1983 August 5th, 2015

Thank you! Will try to keep up with this to express my thoughts/feelings

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chazlet August 2nd, 2015

Roses grew in the depth of her heart,

Daisies sprouted from her lungs.

Daffodils arose from inside her stomach

And lilies formed near her tongue.

She spoke so sweetly,

A trace of life

Following her wherever she goes.

But as this little girl grew up she found

That flowers die

And weeds will grow.

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Annie August 2nd, 2015

@chazlet, WONDERFUL imagery!!

Strong poem. heart

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HazyShizzle August 2nd, 2015

Some minor differences

Apparently give everyone

A whole load of "inferences."

The humans

Thinkin' they're so venerated

Their blades remain penetrated

But I'm not bleeding,

Nor am I seeing,

That color of rose.

I'm leaking the lachrymose

Monochrome

Locked inside a dome

This is my home.

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MidniteAngel August 3rd, 2015

@HazyShizzle

There is so much truth and raw passion in your words. You truly are a talented writer

Annie August 6th, 2015

@HazyShizzle, I agree with @MidniteAngel. And I think it would be a GREAT performance piece. heart

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August 3rd, 2015

Out of Place

I dont follow anything.
I'm always out of the loop.

There was this story
of how atoms were grouped.
Before the Big Bang
and everything was void soup.

They say that the people we're with
Is those same atoms that clumped
With us in the void.

But what about me?
I've always felt a distance.

I may be close to someone,
but only for an instance.

Will there be a home
for atoms like me?
---If there are others like me?

And then I found you,
but slowly it's making me blue.

Are you just a passing atom of my life,
that kissed my particle and ignited fire?

Will it burn me down
or propel me to fly?

Will you stay with me and burn together
Until we get another Big Bang
that lasts
a second round

of forever?

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Annie August 6th, 2015

@weepingartist, I enjoyed this poem so much. The play on cosmic and atomic physics is Wonderful!! heart

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August 6th, 2015

thanks so much @Annie :)

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Zeeeee August 3rd, 2015

Seasonal People ...

Will it just get cloudy or will it rain?

Will the storm come with quiet shouts of pain?

Will the sun show again, or will it be spring never?

Is it possible that it might rain forever?

Its always night before day, dark before dawn..

But it looks like too far away the light has gone.

Dont make any more leaves fade away autumn..

Why wont you let the flowers blossom?

Its getting colder and colder everyday..

Is it possible, that spring is just on its way?

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DeidreJade August 3rd, 2015

Every stanza has it's own different meaning =) Good one mate!!

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Zeeeee August 7th, 2015

Thank Youuu ^.^

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Mizpah August 3rd, 2015

Words

The words,
The words fill her mind.
Like a raging storm...
Clouding her true thoughts.
Making her think how terrible she is,
How everyone hates her.
Oh, how powerful are those words.
Those words start the blood flowing,
They start the girl crying.
Oh, what a wonder,
What these words can do

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Annie August 6th, 2015

@Mizpah, There is SO much truth in this poem!

When I was a little girl and someone said something mean that upset me, my mother taught me this rhyme: "Sticks and stones can break my bones, But words will never hurt me."

My mom meant well, but she was wrong. Words can hurt a lot -- until we develop more inner confidence and learn that a person's words say more about them than they do about us. heart heart heart

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NewRomantic677 August 3rd, 2015

@KnighTerrAin I tried to do a poem on darkness... Not my best but hey, why not.

Darkness

They say

Holds everything

And nothing

all at once

often times darkness has haunted my head

when it plagues my mind

as I'm lying in bed

and often times my nightmares happen when I'm awake

my unseeing eyes

into which darkness penetrates

when my over reactive imagination

takes its toll

and fear burns into the back of my brain

and my down fall

darkness holds everything

and nothing all at once

I'm terrified of jumping into darkness and

terrified of what I might find

but above all, beyond my control

I'm terrified of tiptoeing into the darkness

to find nothing

at all.

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MidniteAngel August 3rd, 2015

@NewRomantic677 You're writing is phenominal. I'm sure @KnighTerrAin would be proud!

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NewRomantic677 August 3rd, 2015

D'aww @MidniteAngel thank you :)

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NewRomantic677 August 3rd, 2015

Are you scared?

he asks.

no

I am utterly terrified

of blades to my skin

of the corners of my sons

of destruction I pave

to which I'm a slave

and dreams that I build

off of tatters of wills

of the hopes that I've had

of the past that I've seen

of the memories that I am

and the roads that they lead

and the path that I'm on

and that I'm going wrong

are you scared? He asks.

no

I'm terrified.

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Annie August 7th, 2015

@NewRomantic677, This is terrific. Wonderful sounds and rhythms, and the message -- wow.

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NewRomantic677 August 7th, 2015

Thanks @Annie :)

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