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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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pluckyStrawberries3154 August 17th, 2015

Thank Heaven!! The crisis..πŸ‚

The danger is past!🌿

&lingering illness...πŸŽ‹

Is over at last!.πŸŽ‰

& the fever called "living"🎈

Is conquered at last!πŸŽ†πŸƒπŸŒˆ

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Annie August 17th, 2015

@PluckyStrawberries3154, I like this poem very much! The rhymes are interesting, and I love the image of "the fever" of living. heart

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wolfgirl404 August 17th, 2015

Trigger Warning (suicide)

Life isn't worth

The fight i fight

Every day.

I want you

To know

But I can't say.

My arm bleeds,

My mind is

killing me.

I'm just so tired

Of being what

I can't be.

I want to be free

From judging faces,

I want to fly.

Escape this painful

Reality,

I want to die.

Suicide does not

mean there

Was no killer.

It just means

He didn't

Pull the triger.

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Annie August 18th, 2015

@wolfgirl404, This is a beautiful poem, even though the subject matter is very dark.

There are a number of phrases I especially admire, but this one--wow:

My mind is killing me.

The truth and tragedy in that sentence -- stunning.

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wingsbro137 August 17th, 2015

Sorry,

I didn't see enough,

To know you weren't okay.

Sorry,

I wasn't strong enough,

To push you along each day.

Sorry,

I couldn't help enough,

to make you understand.

Sorry,

I wasn't good enough,

To drag you up to land

Sorry,

I couldn't mend enough,

To fix all your scars.

Sorry,

I couldn't shine enough,

When you couldn't see the stars.

Sorry,

I was too selfish,

to worry about your trouble.

Sorry,

I couldn't lift enough,

To pick up all your rubble

Sorry,

I had other things,

That were taking up my time.

Sorry,

I wasn't understanding,

That you were losing your mind.

Sorry,

I wasn't noticing,

How you just wanted to leave.

Sorry,

I wasn't getting,

All the strength you needed to breathe.

Sorry,

I was busy,

I couldn't help right then.

Sorry,

I was blinded,

But I saw you in the end.

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iwillbefine August 17th, 2015

Beautiful words. You see something and say it.

Annie August 18th, 2015

@wingsbro137

This poem touched me deeply. I read it several times. I think many of us do that, we get so busy in our lives that, it's true, we don't notice the person who is struggling. We have good intentions, but we may not reach out enough to help.

(That's one of the reasons that 7 Cups of Tea is so great -- we get a chance to help, and be helped!)

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pikachu12398 August 17th, 2015

No tears

All smiles

Infinite scars

Dry eyes

Rimmed in red

Wet pillow

Healthy body

Hidden alcohol

Truly sick

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Annie August 18th, 2015

@pikachu12398

Spare, lean, economical -- but oh so much is communicated!

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fionaapples1997speech August 18th, 2015

i really love this so much, warmth

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harana August 17th, 2015

Run

I run in sprints, not marathons,
What matters is, I run.
What matters is the distance passed
The line I'll cross when done
Of all this ceaseless running at
The end of this long race.
I want to run with proper form,
With poise and speed and grace.
I want to breathe without a hitch
As on the track I go
With proper pacing, blocking not
The race's even flow.
I want to have some time to rest
To cool my burning feet
And watch the others pass me by
Their finish line to meet.
I want to rest and feel no shame,
No guilt when I resume.
I want to run towards a goal
And not against a doom.

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Annie August 18th, 2015

@harana

Wonderful, wonderful poem! Engaging, caught me up in the energy line after line!

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Firepenguin711 August 17th, 2015

Being in his presence makes me feel

as if a freight train hit me in the lungs.

I could get lost in his eyes.

Everytime I see his face or hear his voice

my lungs collapse in on themselves.

When he looks at me,

I think I could die.

I panic so much around him,

after I see him I feel

as if I ran a marathon.

His laugh makes me feel

like a giddy baby.

Having his approval feels like

my lifes meaning has been fulfilled.

I can't stand a day away.

I would explode with giddiness

if he felt the same.

pikachu12398 August 17th, 2015

IM SORRY

I'm sorry

I'm sorry I'm a monster

I'm sorry you can't see the regret in my eyes

But honey

Your not perfect either

And no one apologized for making me this way

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Annie August 18th, 2015

@pikachu,

There is a poignant sorrow mixed with harshness that gives this poem power. And I think you're a beautiful poet, not a monster.

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MidniteAngel August 18th, 2015

@pikachu12398

Never apologize for being you. Never see yourself as anything less than perfect. You are individual, a completely unique identity that can never be replicated again - how amazing is that? There is great strength and beauty within you - you're a survivor, not a monster. Don't let others bring you down, you're worth more than that.

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Vietnumezemonkee August 18th, 2015

The loneliness feeling

No one to share secrets

To talk about heartbreaks

The emptiness feeling

Hidden deep down

No one sees it

Soon enough

The shadow starts to disappear

The feeling is being alone

No on to turn to

No one to understand you

Nobody is here anymore.

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BraveSpirit August 23rd, 2015

Dear @Vietnumesemonkee, This poem about loneliness is heartfelt and beautiful. I really like it, even though it makes me feel sad.

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blehwhatever2 August 18th, 2015

"just take a deep breath"

but it's so much harder than it sounds,
it's so much harder to breathe when
your chest is full of anxiety, bouncing from top to bottom,
making you obey their every command.
it's so much harder than that
when all you can think of
is the slight buzzing in your head,
that seems to be getting louder and
louder with every second.
it's so much harder than that
when all you see is blurs,
passing you by,
scared that they will look at you
but even if they did
you couldn't tell the difference now.
it's so much harder than that
when everything you thought
could shake is shaking,
it seems at times as if even
your ears are shaking,
scared of what you might do next.
it's so much harder than
a breath but,
it is not a breath.
it is pepperspray to your predator,
it is you fighting back.
fighting for that gasp of air
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Annie August 20th, 2015

@blehwhatever2

OH,

MY . . . .

This poem is amazing!!

How could I possibly have missed it the first time I read this page?!!

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pikachu12398 August 18th, 2015

Clipped wings, repeated mistakes, betrayed, heart breaks

I was an angel once

All shiny and new

Innocent and naive

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I loved my friends

I had many

Now I have one

Clip

I had a crush

Even a a relationship

Then my heart broke

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I'd get better

I'd smile again

Then it'd repeat

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I make a new friend

Grow a new crush

Repeat

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She was my best friend

He broke me

Repeat

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She wiped my tears

Heart break

Repeat

clip

She betrayed me

Heart break

Repeat

Clip

Betrayal

Heart break

Repeat

clip

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Annie August 18th, 2015

@pikachu12398

I like this poem so much! Very clever, very meaningful. Sadly, very real.

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