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Regular poetry thread (because I'm tired of not editing my poems)
This is exactly what it sounds like! A thread to post poetry. I'm excited to read all of your work!
submitted by Bluebird
(April 30, 2017 - 8:51 pm)
(April 30, 2017 - 8:51 pm)
That's absolutely tragic and completely... Understandable? Relatable? despite being so mysterious
PS. Bella says hvayi Did she just ditch us to take a vacation in Havai'i?
(March 23, 2021 - 5:28 pm)
These are beautiful! I especially love "closet", it's so relatable.
(March 23, 2021 - 4:15 pm)
I agree. closet was beautiful.
I made a spin off of it-
closet :
Welcome to this little room
inside my head.
Its dark in here, but
lets keep it that way.
If you come in, know that
you are trusted by me-
to not share my true self with anyone else.
(March 25, 2021 - 9:24 am)
Yay! These all hit different beats, but they're all still so emotional and pretty
*sends more virtual hugs*
(March 23, 2021 - 5:24 pm)
I walk down this beautiful street
With houses and trees, it seems complete
So I sit down by a shade-giving tree
The tree right here seems meant to be
And the very next day, I come back to this spot
But what I see is so sad it makes my eyes turn hot
A great big sign sits down in front of me
Reading: Tomorrow Morning We Will Cut Down This Tree
Tears come down my face as I hug the tree tight
For it's existence may not last longer than this night
'I love you, tree,' I say very sadly
Beause I, for one, thought this tree was lovely
(March 24, 2021 - 12:53 pm)
Oof, I feel you. :' (
(March 25, 2021 - 1:26 am)
I totally relate. People don't appreciate trees enough :(
(March 25, 2021 - 6:59 am)
Yesterday I just came up with this out of nowhere.
Insecurity
A wound with no blood to see
Still, try not to bleed
(March 26, 2021 - 8:43 am)
Our creek burbles,
The grasses sway,
Golden sunlight fades like the day you were taken away;
The paints I sent down the river
The rope that never stopped your fall
The tears that I can't run from; you were always faster after all.
(March 27, 2021 - 3:16 am)
Ooh is this Bridge-to-Terebinthia inspired? It sounds so much like that, and it's rhythm reminds me of (ending of) the book too, soft and swaying and sad.
(March 27, 2021 - 9:27 am)
It is! I was wondering if anyone would notice!
*hands over the Observation Trophy*
(March 27, 2021 - 10:00 am)
Revenge
~~~~~~~~~~
Your injuries are too much to bear
But I will be the new arbiter here
You will no longer get an easy win
Like you once did against my kin
For even if my blood ran dry
I refused to let you see me cry
And by my own hand I'm afraid
Overdue debts shall be repaid.
(March 27, 2021 - 3:23 am)
Second.
Always second.
From the moment you
Walked into my life I
Was somehow
Always just
Second.
And I,
Who always
Was considered
First, first-born, best was
Suddenly was cast, thrown,
Displaced from my throne
And suddenly only
Second.
It was never
Really explained
In the slightest, but before
I knew it, you were there first and then
I was quick to learn it was over
I'd been replaced
And now
I'm running
Running
Far from home
A home where I'm
Only second;
In a place
Like limbo
And I run
But I can't escape
Too afraid of how much I've grown
To just press 'delete'
Too proud to leave myself behind
And yet still
Too lost to continue on
Because I'll never truly
Be first place ever
Again.
(March 27, 2021 - 10:10 am)
The black sea rages.
It's not normal water.
This is the kind of sea that stretches on--
Forever.
No matter how far you try to swim.
It rages on, a mess of spewing black ooze--
No matter the weather.
It sucks me down, whirlpools and undertows
Trying to throw me off my feet.
That's assuming I was standing in the first place.
Instead, I'm just forced to watch
As I am pulled deeper and deeper;
Tantalus' punishment for a crime I never committed--
Always in danger, sinking always more,
And yet never fully buried beneath it all.
Perhaps that'd make my situation more like Sisyphus--
Unpleasant as it is, before I can just slip away
A rescue helicopter or a giant hand swoops down--
... And suddenly it's gotta play all over again.
They smile, glad they could help, just another patient treated,
But don't they know, they've just resetted my position?
As soon as they pluck me up and place me back atop the waves
What can I really do, but start to sink again?
(March 28, 2021 - 10:47 pm)
"Omae wa hikari-da"
So please don't go
don't go
Stay here with me
stay here
Just rest for a little long
a little longer
Because you are the one splash of light
That still shines in this world
(March 28, 2021 - 10:58 pm)