Regular poetry thread

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Regular poetry thread

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)

I hope I can forget you.

Forget all we got through together--

The soaring emotions

And falling lows

And laughs and tears

We shared,

Those beautiful colours.

All the secrets and surprises

And softness and warmth

As we kept each other out of the cold

And out of the reach of a cruel world.

'Lord, I hope I can forget.' I say,

A bitter smile upon my lips.

I know it's impossible,

I've never forgotten a moment of this life,

But I can still desperately try. 

submitted by Jaybells, age Nebulous, Lost in the Nowhere-lands
(November 2, 2021 - 7:31 pm)

Argument (I don't think it's very good- let me know what you think!)

I have found my true love!

 

There is no such thing

I feel I could fly from above

Boy, where are your wings?

Her smile is crafty as the cougar

You are blinded by her light

She is cradled by the stars

So she causes the night

Her soul is a lion, wild and untamed

She'll rip out your heart and enjoy it

She won't go by labels, she's free and unnamed

Unlike you who will perfectly fit

The conforms of society and everything in it

You aren't the right one for her

Your life will pass by in an unfocused blur 

She is destined for better things

It is she who shall be gifted her wings

And you will stand right here and watch her soar

But-

Enough! I won't discuss this anymore. 

submitted by Phoenix Tears, age 12, Revolutionary Grape Jelly
(November 2, 2021 - 8:00 pm)

what i wish i could say

--

why are you talking to me

i don't even know your name

please don't call me out

can't you tell i'm antisocial?

can we have this conversation never?

i didn't mean that as a joke, you know, it's true-

you're annoying and loud and i don't like how close you are and the pandemic is still around, hello

ever heard of social distancing?

 

maybe i should tape a sign to my face: "warning. introvert. highly dangerous."

maybe i should cover myself in toxic waste or just toxic vibes, will you understand?

also? i know you're like, my friend's friend, but.

i kind of hate you

and i want to be alone right now, thank you, please go away-

please go away

please go away

pleasegoaway

pleasegoaway

pleaduaegiaowawy

jklwakegeageugaugfar3lugeiu389y 

submitted by dreamiing, lost
(November 2, 2021 - 8:40 pm)

This is me all the time......

submitted by Phoenix Tears, age 12, Revolutionary Grape Jelly
(November 3, 2021 - 7:25 am)

Relatable, mate. Aighhhhhhhh

submitted by Jaybells, age Obscure, Lost in the Universe
(November 3, 2021 - 2:18 pm)

idk how much i like this one; i wrote it in like 5 seconds XD

~~ 

please admit i love you

and that i appreciate you

and that you deserve it.

 

please admit that you're kind

and that you're creative

and that you're smart

and please admit i love you.

 

please stop making me blush

and stop giving me too many compliments

because you're so genuine that it kills me

you don't understand why i-

please admit i love you.

 

i suppose quoting one direction wouldn't help

even though i'm willing to admit they

do, in fact, have a song that goes perfectly

to the soundtrack of your life:

"You Don't Know You're Beautiful"

 

please admit

that your poem was just as good as mine

that you are a kind person and it's not wrong for you to admit it

that being kind is not a thing most people do the way you do

please admit

that i love you. 

submitted by Luminescence, age thirteen, she/her
(November 2, 2021 - 10:48 pm)

The boundries stop me

From going to far.

They are easy to break

But I cannot so they become bars.

 

I wish I could go,

I tried before,

But it's impossible.

So I must ignore.

 

Yes, before I tried to break free,

But I could never to it

Because the shaped me

So I would fear doing it. 

 

I hated them for it

Giving me fears,

But still it didn't change,

IT's been this way for years.

 

I still can leave alone,

Though I left them long ago.

They still trap me within the bounds

Even so.

 

 

 

What do you all think? 

submitted by Pancake, age No clue, River Lake
(November 3, 2021 - 6:57 am)

Two hearts, welded together

Two souls, bound eternally

Two heads, but I then must wonder

Will really they love each other

For an eternity? 

 

Who can say-ay-ay~

What will last forever? 

Who can say-ay-ay~

Those feelings aren't to be fleeting?

Who can say~

It was always meant to be?

 

Because before it happens

It's only but a 'maybe.' 

~~~~~~~~~~

A new song a just wrote! :) 

submitted by Jaybells, age Nebulous, Lost in the Universe
(November 3, 2021 - 2:39 pm)

salty rivers pouring down your cheeks

oceans of mystery hidden in your eyes

you take my hand and lean into the stars

and i know this is goodbye 

submitted by Phoenix Tears, age 12, Revolutionary Grape Jelly
(November 3, 2021 - 2:43 pm)

Wow, that sounds so cool and satisfyingly sad! I love the magical language you use!

submitted by Jay@Phoenix Tears, age Obscure, Lost in the Universe
(November 3, 2021 - 5:26 pm)

0.1 in a Million

 

 

Is it possible 

To be alone

In a world of a thousand?

To speak up when you have the courage,

But never be heard?

 

Is it possible 

To be in the dark

In a galaxy of stars?

To try to count for something,

But always be outshined?

 

No matter what I try

My words come out a whisper

When they’re everything to me,

To my pride.

Am I just a cent in a hundred dollars?

My thoughts argue no

 

But what does it matter?

I’m part of a thousand 

And I’m alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

submitted by Periwinkle, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(November 3, 2021 - 3:00 pm)

It feels old, stale

Tastes like bitterness faded

And grey bland-ity;

It smells like foggy skies

And dreary days,

Filled with mind-numbing ringing

In a vast abyss of smudged silence.

submitted by Jaybells, age Nebulous, Lost in the Nowhere-lands
(November 3, 2021 - 10:53 pm)

I am posting a poem. A poem. After I only got an honerable mention. If I hadn't got that, I would quit poetry for good.

 

I lost track of my time

Soon it was time to go

But I fought back

And stayed low

until they left.

 

They kept calling me

They who were gone

I stay because of my mother

Who calls me and makes me drawn

to her. 

 

I see them everyday

Following me around,

The spirits that visit me

But I hide, remaining unfound

and forgotten.

 

Today I visit

Those who call

For they must be lonely

Beneath their graves with words scrawed

across the top.

 

I decide to follow

My mother to

Where ever she has gone

So she doesn't misconstrue

and think I have abandoned her.

 

What do you guys think? Also, admin, do you write poetry? 

No, I don't write it, but I enjoy reading poetry. And I'm very impressed by the ones posted on Chatterbox and entered in our Cricket League contests.

Admin

submitted by Pancake, age Open, Custard Spot
(November 4, 2021 - 7:37 pm)

Pancake, there's no reason to be hurt that you got an honorable mention. I did too! It doesn't mean your poems are bad. I know it's disappointing not to win, but try to focus on what Jaybells said in the judging about your poem. Even when you don't get first, entering those contests means you get lots of good feedback. Also, you've only entered.... 2 rounds right? Almost nobody wins on their second try, let alone their first. Just keep on trying! But don't give up every time you're not number 1. Because when you do (and you will) win, it makes it all that much sweeter.

Also, I love this poem! The rhyming is very good and clever! I like how it gives you a visual, but also lets you fill in some parts for yourself.
submitted by Periwinkle@Pancake, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(November 5, 2021 - 7:28 am)

Yeah, I know. I'm glad I got an Honerale mention, i'm just sad that I didn't win.

submitted by Pancake, age No clue, River Lake
(November 5, 2021 - 1:15 pm)