A crowd of blackbirds
Swarm branches of barren
trees,
Temporary leaves.
kfschepens
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Winter
Thalamus' Ink
Whining winds
Overcoats and mittens
Fireplaces and cuddling kittens
Skeletal trees
And quilted grounds
Crunching footsteps
Interrupt sounds
Of snowflakes
Falling to the floor
When kissed by sunlight
Gone once more
Whining winds then declare
Though slumbering presently
Spring is near
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Love Is
Starlight
Love is being happy no matter what.
Love is waking up early and thanking God that you finally found that someone.
Love is talking on the phone for 4 hours straight, even though you swore it would only be 10 minutes.
Love is knowing what the other person will say before they tell you.
Love is meeting that special someone someplace, even though you're sick, just so you can see them.
Love is saying, "You hang up", "No, you hang up", 20 times before you finally do.
Love is smiling for no reason at all.
It's when you feel complete because you're with the one you love.
It's when everything you own has the other person's name on it, in hearts, a dozen times.
Love is missing them the moment that they leave;
But most of all,
Love is knowing that you'll never have to go through another heart break again, because you've finally found the one that makes your life complete.
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My Joys
amylegal
Cob webs on the ceiling
Hidden by the dust.
Just knowing that they're there
Is something I can trust.
Laundry's building up,
Overflowing to the floor.
Just keep putting more on top,
Soon they'll reach the door.
Waking in the morning,
Stepping on a toy,
Bending down to pick it up,
That's what brings me joy.
I am a mother
This make me feel great
My girls won't be young for long
Housework has to wait.
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The Taste of Color
Don
His warmth glows in me still
a man that cares for others sometimes more than himself
a man that brings a smile up from the bottom of your heart
into Technicolor realms of hysterical laughter
And forming a wide Cheshire smile, you hold his body close
in a hug that pulses sparks to the heavens
A fantastic energy is born and rains down caressing love
to all the people he brings together to share his wondrous existence
You know that when you see him.
Your eyes will meet, and behind his eyes
a soul of mystical beautiful beats
thriving on his goodness, his unquestioning love.
He said
I came to care ,I came to share
and when I go I'll still be here
in laughter tears and cries of love
Life is love and laughter and with you
it is much richer.
With you I can taste colors,
and smell sounds, and feel the touch of someone's love.
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Mystery
Jay Susin
Learned my destiny at a carnival
Hired a witch and her crystal ball
things take time they always do
but in 15 months she promised me you
just follow the stars,
let go the past and follow your heart,
reading tarot cards,
hand prints and palm readers,
Now that I met you and you're so fun
we'll take our time as time moves on
holding hands and sharing us
the greatest thing, is we have lust
just look in my eyes,
let go the past and start new lives,
we'll never be apart,
phone calls and sweet laughter...
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Never to be
Maitreyi Karanth
Did the cool breeze drape you every morning?
Did the fire burning within keep you warm?
Did my whisper in you ears skip a heartbeat?
Tell me my angel,
Did u spin a dream with each moon beam
And wake up to the early morning dew?
Did my thoughts bring a smile on your face
and a desire within you?
You know you are in love my angel,
You know we are meant to be,
But you will always crave within,
For, this will never be.
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Lifelong Enlightenment
Thomas M. Allemand
In a maze of thoughtless confection
I made a distinct dereliction
Pertaining to my abrupt premonition
Believing in my wise imagination
I gave into a solace which enlightens me
How does one stay content in laminar direction?
No secret prevents my intuitive contemplation
No martyr directs my lifelong investigations
A stones throw away from immediate frustration
I relax in the here and now jubilation
Passing on whatever inspiration in my conversations.
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Heart Sung tune
Peter Templeton
The heart sung tune isn't easy to sing,
it's lyrics are abstruse and hard to read.
Letter's like silver, words hung like gold,
glittering like diamonds for all to behold.
Yet, this language forgotten, lost in time,
chimes by songs forgotten, who've lost their rhyme.
Well within the bashful melody, one heart dreary laden
beats strong but soft as any fair maiden.
So it is the heart sung tune asserts itself so boldly;
because our ears only listen when necessary.
And our minds only think when prompted by greed,
directing us from love and the things we want to be.
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Lonely Sunset Part 3
Stardust Wunch
A touch of warmth,
A faint orange glow,
A ring of sun,
The end of the show,
A hint of pink,
A bit of clouds,
An unforgettable sunrise,
As the day loses its dark shroud,
It begins to lighten,
There is so much to see,
I watch a leaf blow past,
And find you lying next to me,
Now nothing is missing,
Everything is right,
I no longer miss you,
More than ever I love you,
I'm so glad you didn't leave me lonely on this now so perfect night
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mILLennium
D. Jonathan Haslett
Copyright
1999
A thousand years, we still need healing
A thousand
years, hate has no ceiling
A thousand years! Cries humanity
A thousand years,
blood still runs free
A thousand years, computers make rules
A thousand
years, money-chasing fools
A thousand years, a baby starves
A thousand years, we
land on Mars
A thousand years, brutality burns
A thousand years, we
haven't learned
A thousand years, Doctor please come
A thousand years,
heal the next MillENNIUM
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Yesterday
In Memory of Maxine Shubert, who
lost her life to cancer
We miss you
Mom
janet
Yesterday,
You gave me life, then held
me in your arms,
You took care to shelter
and keep me from harm
You changed my diapers, and
wiped away my tears
I knew that you would take
away all my fears
Yesterday,
You put Band-Aids on my knees
Taught me to say "yes sir" and "please"
Taught me how to do my hair
and put my makeup on
Strange how I sit and think
now that those days are gone
Yesterday,
You watched, as I became a bride
I knew that it was hurting, deep down inside
To watch your baby girl build a new life on her own
Hard for you to understand that she was fully grown
You watched your first grandson, as I gave him life
You knew then that I would be a good Mom and Wife
Yesterday,
I watched, as you lay in bed and tried
Your sweet lips trembled you didn't want to cry
You tried so hard, to be brave for all of us
Told us it would be all right, in God we had to trust
Yesterday,
You left us and the pain is so real
We stayed there with you until your heart was still
We miss you more every day, your sweet smile and voice
I wish that we could have you back that would be our choice
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Momma
brigger
When I'm feeling very lonely,
There's one person by my side
When I'm hurting deep down inside,
I turn to one person
With out of this world looks,
As pretty as one could be
This one person must be my
MOMMY
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From a mother to her child
toni
It's a very special love
between a mother and her child.
And I wanna say to you,
I'll love you till the day I die.
I'm proud of you my baby,
that I wanne say to you.
You are the light of my live,
and I'm counting on you.
Be strong and be brave,
don't you ever give up.
If it's something you'll want,
you'll work your way to the top.
At the end of this poem,
it's just one thing left to say.
I love you my baby,
and I'm proud to say your mine.
From a mother to her child...
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Hello Pottsville
By:Emily Age:11
Hello Pottsville,
Hello streets.
Hello Grandma's,
the place to eat.
Then there's Jerry's,
the place with old cars.
And the planetarium, where you can spot mars.
Don't forget the D.H.H Lengle Middle School,
and of course there's always the J.F.K pool.
Hello Pottsville,
Hello streets,
but don't worry there's always nice people to meet.
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Lifespan
Micah McKee
The sweet smell of jasmine
Shall be forever embedded in the minds
Of us.
We.
We are the caterpillars
That stick to the oak.
Small.
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"That Night"
Ashley
It all started that night,
That night we first held hands
That night when we first kissed.
That night we talked, we laughed
We had a blast.
Now I'm sitting here missing you
thinking of our past.
But the past is past.
All there is is presence
I will be with for you
as long you with be with me.
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I Situated her Window
To Connect with my Ladder
I held on to my Ladder
As she climbed, I told her
"Look out Below!"
she doesn't like to Complicate
Never seen her Contemplate
Might be because she's Shy
She's got a Pound of Hesitate
How I'd like to help her Levitate
Break away all restraints
On how my Heart could Illustrate
How her Heart it Radiates!
But she Sentenced me to Loneliness
With a Fragmented Sentence
How I'd like to mention:
I can finally tell the Difference
Now she's Miles from my Near-Center
Does she got the Songs I send her?
zimm151
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The Winds of Confusion
-A Recurring
Thought-
brandondinsmore
The Winds of Confusion
have blown me,
far, far away
from the propellers of love
that mangle and distort you,
that encapture and enrapture you...
The Winds of Confusion
have ripped my precious flesh,
and I...
I cannot part my hair...
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Butterflies
(Y. Benkoubia / Always Pure)
Every time I came into the garden
I saw two butterflies
Sitting on a flower
So black, So beautiful, So mysterious
Like the eyes of that man
I saw just once
And still see
Every night, in my dreams.
When I tried to catch them
They disappeared
Though I kept on trying
Again and again
And now?
Now I got them
Both the butterflies
And the man.
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Shadow
nicolerene
I see a shadow that could be my own
but I yet to see its face
I see a shadow the parent's have sewn
but I yet to see its charm and grace.
I see a shadow make its goals
but I yet to see it achieve
I see a shadow go to and fro
but I yet to see it leave.
I see a shadow all alone
but I yet to see it weep
I see a shadow with many things shown
but I yet to see it sleep.
I see a shadow that seems to be
A shadow that belongs to me.
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The Campfire
Adam Savitske
The Winter hits like a campfire in the Heart.
Throwing birch smoke wafting.
The fingers of the Harvest burn,
Caressing slowly the skin of my chest.
These moody winds take long strides, breaking through my woolen sweater.
This wind's sweat soaks and softens the logs pouring fire.
It is here where the sweat of Autumn's winds
Falls in love with fire,
And fire falls with her.
It is the steam from this fire that calls the burning molds
To Breed smoke.
A love story hisses at the blessing of sight.
To catch this from behind the mirror
Would bring about truth.
I will pay for this truth in Bone.
Shucked from the arm of an Indian,
Long lost on the voyage of a hunt.
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...enchanted
Rebecca Page
enchanted by this place
of ready laughter
and childish face
i sit alone,
in sun
on the grass,
as child-like nymphs
chase memories
through the heat
of summer.
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No Longer Lost
Rachael Crites
Walking hand in hand you led me
You showed me the way
Through darkness with no light
And winding roads with no end
With your strong hand to guide me
I followed, no doubt in my mind
And you didn't fail to prove me wrong
There is light on the other side
You showed me that I was not done
That life had just begun
Deep inside I knew you were it
The one that I'd been looking for
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Yearning
*my restless spirit*
Therese
Sim
I am left within my spirit yearning,
Never here nor there...
Never really searching it has found,
But always take to somewhere...
It journeys out in completeness,
As bits are stolen in stillness defeat,
Holding on restless...searching for home,
I struggle for the pieces feeling so alone...
The aching reaches to find, parts of a whole,
Safe back within myself, I breathe into my soul,
Stop! Don't take the bits and pieces...
That you may not still replace,
Its for all who care to share...
But leave peace within its place...
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FACELESS
sarcastic
My words are like a distant whisper
Trying to reach you while you grieve
You used to have the faith in angels
But I don't know if you still believe
Today, for you, the world got blacker
The stars lost a little of their shine
But rising in the east at dawn
Those rays of light our mine
For love can carry across the distance
And kiss away those tears you cry
Phantom lips from a faceless love
That will never ever die
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Last full moon of summer
Harvest moon you be
Shine down with foreignness; shine your light on me
Last full moon of summer
When next we meet
Autumn will be upon us, summer will be asleep.
Last full moon of summer
Shine your light on me
As I walk alone, you're the only friend I see.
Michael L Straus
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The Beholder
Renee Sams
To you the beholder
of my only beating heart
I stare at you
Hoping for us never to be apart
I gaze deep in your soul
And find someting never before seen
A true love
The real you no other woman could see.
You lay my heart to rest
In the warmth of your caring hand
It beats only for you
And you are the reason I understand.
Never again to be alone
Never feeling the pain from the our past
To hold you close
Is all I need for this to last.
To you the beholder
of my warm caring soul
It surrounds you
And makes my love whole.
From the beginning
You are all I could want
To the end
forever is all I need from you.
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My life
By Justin Tooker
My life as you can probably tell,
By my baggy eyes and tear stained face,
Is a living hell,
I am loosing a very important race,
I try but I seem to distant and out of place,
I have friends, some who know my pain,
I cry tears that fall like rain,
My friends are great, but i need more,
I need the feeling of love that i can store,
My family makes me feel worse,
I don't know but its almost like a curse,
I just don't feel loved in home or school,
I'm no fool,
I see all the anger,
The love my family had once for me may be in danger,
You can't say it isn't hard to do the right,
And try as I might,
The devil overcomes and wins the fight,
I will choose to overcome this evil,
And become a better son,
Good will prevail,
I am not the only one,
My younger brother, who learns from me,
Its not hard to see,
Like I used to when my mom was distant, strange and depressed,
He yells at her, even when she is very stressed,
I know why,
Which is also a reason why i cry,
For five years she hasn't been quite right,
He is mad at her for that,
So its just one big fight,
I feel like such a rat,
I want to punish him but I can't,
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone,
So I shant,
My life is without love, I'm all alone.
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a special flower
catherine peterson
there's a special flower
in a special heart
when i fall in love
somehting special starts
that flower begins to blossom
that flower begins to grow
then something begins to happen
that no one ever knows
when you leave
that flower begins to die
and something happens to me
and i begin to cry
so if you ever leave
please don't let my flower die
or something will happen to me
and i'll begin to cry
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I'm not just anybody
I feel I'm somebody
Though I sometimes wish not to be
But I can't help it, I want it
The streets are crowded
And I'm on my own
Little girl helped me
From falling over the edge
My mind is dead
I can't think
I can't see
Let's be together
Rescue the love we once had
Klemen Lebar
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Enlighten
Jonny Cromwell
Enlightened, as destiny ascends upon us.
The path is set out before two wanderers,
And they must choose the direction.
Rested upon heart and soul,
Questions of what destiny's plans are to be.
We feel now, inside, that which we have
Known all along, that union was inevitable.
Now we are stranded!
How do we regain what destiny set for us?
Destiny could only take us so far.
To reach combined enlightened love
What is it that we must find?
Maybe time apart is the answer?
Maybe we will realize
That destiny has chosen this hardship, to show us the way.
Love can be bliss, love can be heartache
But love will always be love when two hearts believe.
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You
Kala Granderson
Looking out upon
the ocean
I see my future
my goals
love
life
crashing along those sharp
jagged rocks
the rhythmic beats
over and
over
Night falls
the bright blue fades to
deep black
It all becomes clear
and you're there.
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the soul is strong and yet so very subtle
deeper than emotion and more obscure than thought
as it's possessors, blind to it, fall wayward
it offers only gentle guiding more often than not
as a child tugging on your shirtsleeve in a crowd
the way a cat will only skirt so softly past your shin
the soul is eager, waiting, wise but never quite so loud
as all that we mistake for it and usher blindly in .
gina-marie clements
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Live
by emee
chase your fears away
chase the pain away
look inside yourself
listen to the silence
can you hear the screaming souls
can you feel the shattered memories piercing
the essence of the beating heart
demolished
but forever will come
chase your fears away
chase the pain away
find the strength deep within
to overcome the evil sins
believe your dreams
capture the moment
life awaits to be seized
create your destiny everyday
make mistakes and rise to challenges
chase your fears away
chase the pain away...live
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Don't judge
Don't criticize
Don't take me in vein
Don't blame me for all
Don't bring me to pain
Don't have a grudge
Don't impitimize
Do love me
Do look through my eyez
tainted pink
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Here With Me -- For Michael.
Heather
At night, awake, I know you're here
I feel your arms around me
The darkness gently shrouds my view
But I hear your voice so clearly.
I feel a soft and gentle kiss
Still lingering from time gone by
That whisper still echoes in my heart
And can still bring a tear to my eye.
The memory of your soulful eyes
Puts my heart at ease
The past was great, and today still is,
Because I know you are here with me.
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DREAMS
--- Lacey
Sleep is the night, day, night, for unseen dreams are inn my sight. As I lay my head on my pillow and dream of wonderful dreams that are far to mellow. And as I lay my smile in my sleep I could I dream of you and not of me? For none is known of you, only a phantom in the night, never saw you before, because you blinded my sight. Blinded me with beauty untold, because loving you and not knowing you never gets old. Your eyes sparkling like stars at night, I wish upon one and hope I am right. Right for you, not sure, but as long as I love someone it doesn't matter to me. But love is blind and so am I, for you blinded me with your star like eyes. So blind am I and love you are, so love is blind and so we are.
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GOVERNMENT
Duston Chupp
Open-minded
Hypocrites.
Telling lies,
Throwing fits.
Slam their fists
Into the ground.
The poor among us
Gagged and bound.
Homeless people
Thrown in jail.
If you don't have money,
You're going to Hell.
It's a sin
To be poor
In this society.
You're forced to whore.
They don't care,
Just look your best.
Painted on smile,
Give it a rest.
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Same
Andrew Grosenbach
Day After Day
I Live Life
Same
Every Day
In A Routine
Same
No Felling
No Thought
Same
I Look Back
Back To The Days
Same
I Look Ahead
Ahead To The Future
Same
Will This End?
Or Will Be Life Always Be
Same
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Evolve or Die as they say,
We must grow better day by Day,
Kill the weak nourish the strong,
Work well, work hard for a new day has dawned,
Machines of iron, steel and flesh,
Embrace the world and merge with our race,
Becoming soulless robots without face,
Evolve or Die, The Machine or the casket,
You'll be dead either way so why should I ask it?
-Alaric Myers
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The World That We Live In (July 23rd 1999)
Jennifer Luise Haas
In this world we don't see perfection,
We only see the emptiness life may give,
Instead of thinking of who we love,
We think of who we hate,
We live in a world of hatred spirits,
Very few have the time to give love,
Though we think we are loving,
Most of the time we are trying to get something from our actions,
In a world of war and hate,
How can the next generation learn anything else?
In a world of emptiness,
How can the next generation learn to love without a reason?
We say that we are changing,
We say we can give,
But the truth is most aren't,
If we can't change than we must pay for the corruption in our own children's lives.
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If I Could
Star Maqbool
How can I take your pain away from you?
If I could grab it and make it my own so you would never suffer again, I would.
If I could make it disappear, and put a smile on your face.
If I could somehow take you from this painful place, you know I would.
If I could wipe your tears dry, so you would never cry again.
If I could take all your enemies and turn them into friends, you know I would.
If I could sacrifice all I had, and give you all the good things take away the bad, you know I would.
If I could make it better by laying down my life.
If that's what it would take to make things right, you know I would.
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SWEET
LOVE.
SAD GOOD-BYES.
AN OPEN HEART
NEVER LIES.
I WISH YOU
WERE HERE AND
NEVER LEFT MY
SIDE.
I LOVE YOU.
DEEPLY.
FEELING
ORGASMIC
IN MY SOUL.
BY CHARDON
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''A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH''
BRITTANY DECAIR
SPARKLING IN THE NIGHT
I SEE A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
WITH ITS OWN DIGNITY AND GRACE
I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT
DESPITE ITS BRIGHTNESS
THAT IS BECAUSE MY HEART HAS LED
ME TO THE OTHER SIDE
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE
TO FIND YOU
THIS IS HOW I KNOW YOU ARE
MY ONE TRUE LOVE
MY DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
--------------------------------
That I should let you go and free you of my madness
You could find peace, a sort you had before
For I know your will is strong but I found cracks
and buried myself deep within one
Asleep I fell to the rhythms of your unabashed sensitivities
I would dream of a nirvana created by my need and want
I would arise to the anger and the hurt caused by your
unknown source
I contemplated leaving this warm crevice for your will
seemed to be unsettling
But then your sweet lullabies would soothe my soul
Drowsy I would become from your wine
Nestled I became once again in your nook
On occasion I would squeeze myself into an unsuspecting
tear in your wall, only to discover a fault line beneath
the surface
I would quickly escape to the safety of your exterior
So now I skate gracefully along your smoothness
Cleverly avoiding your grooves
Should I stumble upon one between now and forever
I can only hope my will is as strong as yours
Brwneyes00
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UNDER THE COVERS, IN THE DARKNESS ALONE.
HIDDEN INSIDE ME, SOMEWHERE UNKNOWN.
ALL THE CORNERS THE SHADOWS THE TWISTS AND TURNS,
A FEELING STARTS BREATHING, ITS STARTING TO BURN.
YOUR EYES ARE WINDOWS WITH THE SHADES PULLED DOWN,
A PLACE YOUR SECRET, BUT HERE I DROWN
YOUR SILENCE IS A QUESTION
AND I ASK MY SELF.
I DOUBT MYSELF ,I THINK IM HURTING MY SELF.
BUT IM SCARED OF YOU.
WHEN YOU SPEAK I TRY TO HIDE THE PAIN,
THOUGH YOUR SILENCE IS VENOM IN MY VEINS.
THEY FALL ONE BY ONE DOWN MY FACE
FALLING LIKE RAIN
UNDER THE COVERS IN THE DARKNESS ALONE
A FEELING ITS BIRTH, I'VE COME NOW TO KNOW.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO
THOUGH THIS FEELING IM GETTING IS REWIRING ME
UNDER THE COVERS IN THE DARKNESS ALONE
I TURN TO HOLD YOUR HAND......
TAMAR GREATRIX
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One the inside
Megan Kellogg
No one can know what the pain is like
Seemingly alive on the outside
Dying on the inside
The laughter, false smiles, and lies
They all conceal the inside
So afraid
So very afraid of letting anyone see the pain
I have to be strong
They won't understand
They can't understand
I won't let them see the tears
I am alive on the outside
But dying on the inside
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Christine
Lee
I'm not sleeping, It's not that easy
Christine thinks she hears voices in her head,
or she thinks I'll believe her.
I couldn't sleep, not if I wanted to, and I've wanted to, so bad.
And Christine says she wants to know where you go when you die.
But we don't know.
And she says she wants to go there
to find her father, but we can't let her anyway.
Christine says we're lying
and I don't care anymore.
And everyone else tries to stop her,
but I don't know what to say,
she says we don't believe her, either way.
Christine says she's going crazy, but we all know
it's how she gets at hours late like this.
Her wrists have been bandaged, but she's still bleeding.
and Christine says that hell is going slow, like her, going slow.
And we are all sick of listening,
and Christine says it's getting so late, but it's really getting early.
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Wonder Why?
xfiles09
I wonder why I want to have true friends?
Maybe I want real friends.
I question why I have false friends?
Maybe they want have friends who wants deaf and blind friends.
Why am I am deaf?
I was the born the way I am.
Why am I legally blind?
I came with it from my early childhood.
Why do I like sports?
I like to be active.
why do I like arts?
I like to feel with my hands and see them with my eyes.
Why do I like to sing?
I Like to use my beautiful voice.
I love to look at my life.......
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forgive me
Str8jakit6
Angels amongst us, demons within us.
The screaming and cries for help fall
upon deaf ears, I hear them like i hear
the silence. Will i ever live? Will I
ever die? The pain and darkness now
breed within, feeding the light. I
have seen the sorrow of man. Dreams
become reality, reality becomes
nightmares. The pits of hell burst
open within my soul, but i contain
myself. I seek the love, but it
does not seek me; i turn to hate
it has open arms. We embrace, and
I feel the love.
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IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD
KRYSTL33
THIS IS MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE
MY LIFE IS BURNING DOWN JUST LIKE A CANDLE
TOO MUCH STRESS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
DOING WHAT IS WRONG I HAVE TO FIGHT
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE I CAN DO
TO GUIDE MYSELF AND HELP ME THROUGH
THIS TIME IN MY LIFE I HAVE TO STRIVE
TO HELP MYSELF AND STAY ALIVE
THIS IS ALL INSIDE ME ITS ALL IN MY HEAD
I JUST NEED TO THINK POSITIVE OR MAYBE JUST LAY IN MY BED
TO THINK THINGS THROUGH AND FIGURE THINGS OUT
IM VERY CONFUSED IM READY TO SHOUT
WHAT ROAD AM I HEADED FOR I JUST DON'T KNOW
I WANT TO FIND OUT I'M READY TO GO
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Drive me
James Reed
Black as the death inside me
look in my veins
dark as the thinks you can't see
drive me insane
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"Bringing true to new dark"
XeddietX
nude Table shuts doors of oak as
skin and bone and face melt and become
demon
daemon is named one. one named healer brings
true to
NeW darkness
darkness falls on few
place is center on tribunes of tribunes
of hate
and death is a drug
we like to play with it
we like to fuck ourselves over trying
to find a new toy. and our
toys break like rose petals
and empty themselves on the
ledge to oblivion.
the stone face of god shatters with the olive
branches falling on stone
and the trampled olives bleed green blood
mixing with red humanity/godhead
and he dies and everyone dies except we
have hope
but hope is useless without faith and sleep is
restless without hope and hope lives in a room
where monsters hang on the walls like
he hung on a splinter.
and the splinter breaks,
but the man remains
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GOODBYE CRUSH
morenopriscilla
When I first met you
There was a feeling so weird
It one of those feelings
that doesn't always appear
I became confused
between a love and a crush
not even to mention
how I thought I loved you so much
Now I realize
my ridiculous mistake
and I'm so very glad
that it isn't too late
All I was saying to myself
was,"GOODBYE CRUSH"
because as you were loosing me...
I was getting the forgiveness...
of My True Love!
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~Illusions of truth~
CorosivePerfume
Your translucent smile uncovers all that reigns true, my soul longs to be reflected in your alabaster smirk,
tickling my soul, your breath smells of mint and crystal,
basking in the glorified light of your fingers, my skin calls for a reason to be stroked,
life is not worthy to call itself your beholder, for your essence is the aroma of heaven herself,
now awaking from my fragile tale, your fingers of gold now corrode,
dismal are your eyes that once were illusions of all gaiety,
forever lost in your treacherous smirk, my tears do their best to thwart your demons,
battle lost, numbing silence is all that is to be loved,
remembrance of your mask of beauty can I no longer envision,
I'm lost in you, I'll see you on your way down...
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Emotionless
By Sara A. Civisca
I have always been around for your desperate times, I have seen your different shades and practically read your mind.
I nurse you back to health, I give therapy to your soul. I gave you advice a million times, but you are still in control.
I am not your soul-mate, at one time I was almost there. You did take the time to rip out my heart and say that you do not care.
That seams like a million years ago because I am still here. I fight and scare the ghosts away and soothe your intermost fears.
Friends is what I can live with if that's all you want me to be. Why do you always try now and then to get so close to me?
Over there, isn't that your lover? the poor little thing. She can't give you the love I can or bring those things I bring.
I cannot touch you, I will only touch your heart. If I can get through to your soul than maybe we can start.
I know I am a challenge now, I know you are confused. Since that day you walked away I can feel the bruise.
There is nobody that I will touch, nobody I can kiss. I have gotten strong and sadly emotionless.
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"Get Your Own Damned Plate"
Liz Hanson
what the hell else do you expect from me?
haven't i given you everything i am,
everything i have to give?
you have fed off every part of me
and i am still hungry, starving, but you still want more.
always still wanting more.
what will you do when i look at you and finally
spit the words f*@# you!
and when you ask for seconds
when i never even offered in the first time and instead
i tell you starve while i feast.
i can no longer afford to feed you my mind, body, or soul.
not anymore.
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THE DAY MY SADNESS WENT AWAY
BY: JERRY DRAKE 1/9/00
IT WAS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY
BUT I WAS NOT YESTERDAY
IT WAS A SATURDAY IN MAY
THAT WAS THE DAY MY SADNESS WENT AWAY
I WAS MARRIED TO A LADY WHO WAS BLUE EYED
HER REAL BEAUTY WAS KEPT INSIDE
JUST TWO YEARS AGO
MY LIFE
WAS AGAIN FILLED WITH JOY
FOR YOU SEE THAT MY WIFE
GAVE BIRTH TO TWINS ONE GIRL AND ONE BOY
THE DAY MY SADNESS WENT AWAY
IT WAS A SATURDAY IN MAY
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The Wings of Circumstance
By Kelly E. Strom
Upon the wings of circumstance
life has flown us high.
Then spiraled us down to suffering
and left us asking why.
With no one's help, the answers there
we had to find ourselves.
Hence the trophies of wisdom and strength
we now place upon our shelves.
Upon the wings of circumstance
again we begin to soar.
Knowing the winds of ignorance
will spiral us down no more.
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I DO
JULIE GAUVIN
I DO WANT T BE WITH YOU, I DO LOVE YOU.
I DO WANT TO BE WITH YOU. I DO IS ALL YOU REALLY HEAR THESE DAYS. IN A RELATIONSHIP ALL YOU USUALLY GET ARE MEANINGLESS WORDS. I KNOW THAT TO ME THE ONLY THING IN A RELATIONSHIP IS YOUR PROMISE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TRUE PROMISE THAN WHAT DO I HAVE? YOUR HEART? NO YOU HAVE NOTHING.
IF YOU CANT HOLD ON TO SOMETHING AND NEVER LET GO THAN IS THAT LOVE? WITH ALL MY HEART I WANTED THAT TO BE TRUE .
THE ONLY LOVE YOU CAN TRULY FIND IS WITHIN YOURSELF IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING
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A POEM ABOUT MYSELF
R.C. Buada
Myself is not called I,
for I am not yet ME.
The ME that I am not,
is not for you to see.
That what I say is what I mean,
May not be what is key,
For if I said that was my shoulder,
You reply that IS my knee.
The ME inside, though quiet be,
In time the ME will in fact be free,
Instead of the intensity of scalding coffee,
Preferring the serenity of lukewarm tea.
Though the years have made me bolder,
The confused pieces of ME, I have yet to glean,
Another mess, I still have yet to clean.
But of course I am still learning the lot,
Slowly appreciating everything that I've got.
Hopefully patience will set my dreams on high,
In destiny's hands, my fate will lie.
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Curiosity
Andrea
Curiosity, it steals our thoughts
Curiosity, it's such a funny thing
Holding on to expectations of bliss
The chance to experience that normally untouched
Will this ever be portrayed as less than perfect
Will the beauty of it ever fade?
I'm willing to face all the consequences
Let's not let the fervor be put to death
Regret is something I don't want to face
So, let's not give that a place to rest
This all has a comical twist
But it's something I can't seem to resist
The feeling inside me is quite impulsive
This memory I will cling to for life
Curiosity, I'm ready to dive into its trap
Curiosity, it has me where I want to be
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(have you ever been hear) how can i miss so what i have not yet be known to me, with out your name all i have is this open page. so with on it i'll reverie yhe deepest blue eyed skies, nestled upon candy coated kisses melting away throughout every envious day star. in this so called milky way of ours. entangled in these words, i begin to create your life; with out your consent i'll soon control your deepest insights. allowed am i this ungiving right, not knowing if your conception exists. if you find me will i confide in you, revise you; take you to my farthest implications of my loneliness mater. letting you know it all with in a wink, or without a blink ? now listen slow, it's you your self cloning the rest of this page; giving me deliverance to this seemingly never ending rage.so for now i'll let my begin, knowing you you may be searching for me somewhere beyond this eternal page.
s.p.finucane.
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There's a hole
in my heart
I can see through
pour through
a flood of blood
like red red wine
delicious
dazzling
a spinning head
a mind lost in time
Flashes of light
the sky's on fire
raging flares of the sun
streak the mainland off-shore
crushed earth trembles
underneath the roots of the soul-lost tree
A hole in the sky
devouring the earth
devouring the earth
the earth and me...
petravanzuuren
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There is a man sitting in a concrete room with his face full of emptiness
and gloom with his head in his hand he is far away it's along time ago since
yesterday, now his hands now his hands start to fall start to fall
in his world of nothing at all.
imbisland
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Check the clock
Magickdust55
I check the clock
Its 12:00 am
He's still not home
And I know exactly where he is
I check the clock
Its 2:00 am
And not a turn of a door handle has been heard
What kind of father is he?
I think to myself maybe he's at work
but then i come back to reality
at once i hear the door slam!
I can hear him staggering in the hallway
My thoughts were true
he was not at work
He was where he usually was.
I hear him eating in the kitchen , which is always a sign of his drunkenness
I just stay in bed where its safe
I hate him so much when he's drunk!
All i want to know is
How many more nights will there be where i have to check the clock?
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I Saw You
I saw you out just the other day.
You were at the stop light on Sante Fe.
I saw the blond in the passenger seat.
The "friend" you claimed you had to meet.
I thought I'd never see the day.
That I would unfortunately catch you play.
I saw her reach and touch your face.
I watched that female take my place.
I can't believe you lied to me.
I guess love had me too blind to see.
You walk in here like everything is cool.
But, baby, you played me for a fool.
But the fool I will play no more.
Bo back to the blond you played me for.
Don't you see, I caught you today.
I know you lied, I saw you play.
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Why
Marormbrek
Why you hurt me
why you lied.
While you betrayed me
I wanted to die.
I crawled in my whole
all days were black.
I pulled myself out
now I'm back!
To make your life miserable
and stab you in the back!
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Blazeful Contamination
MrsICEberg
People, I hate to admit it,
but I'm truly contaminated.
Contaminated by the all too common drug.
Its real, I'm infatuated.
By this drug that can alter reality,
to the point in which one thinks they can fly.
So high,
so high that they can touch the sky.
All resulting from this drug,
you cannot possibly sprout from a seed.
Although, in all its splendor,
the effect is similar to that of weed.
Its the cause and effect of the aphrodisiac,
and all that desirable greed.
And in the aftermath leaving the body,
in thirst for that nocturnal need.
That nocturnal need that occurs at the mid,
which is the need to feed.
Love has contaminated me, confused?
Between which lines couldn't you read?
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"Andy"
persononthehill
The radiant flower opens
its petals uncurl
revealing, in a wash of p u r e
golden
light
a bug
An infinitesimal thing
Its sleek blackness whispering
dismal secrets
darkness
doom
Its impermeable casing
firm
unyielding
completely obstinate
But then
the bug
spreads its w i n g s
Thin filmy ethereal waves
flutter
in the glorious orbs of flight
the bug
transforms in front of
you
It becomes not an it, not a thing
but a distinct
bug
a beautiful
bug
worthy of its radiant flower
and the flower sighs
and the bug sighs
and all the world sleeps in ignorance.
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"MY LIFE"
Jason Taylor
I wish these bad memories were just pretend.
I can hear distinct voices
going at it as if their mouths were connected by words.
Morning, noon, or night,
each moment seems to be another fight.
Damn, this can't be right.
I can't sleep or make it through the day.
Please GOD!
There has got to be another way.
Still these voices are unheard by outsiders.
While I'm inside looking out,
I think that maybe one day you might peek through to see my life for what it's all about.
And not for what you can see from where you stand.
Because from right there
it's hard to see with you being nearsighted.
I'll recite it over
and over until it takes flight.
Then you'll be like,
"Oh! Now I can see!"
But, can you really?
It's easy to see a lily
grow through the sidewalk.
It makes me wonder if people do more than just talk.
But my life is no sidewalk
or paved road.
It's more like a wooded path
blocked by fallen trees that be tryin'
to stop me,
But, I can't let this be!
NOW!......................................
With your eyes look and see,
With your eyes look and see,
With your eyes look and see,
MY LIFE!
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'In a Dream'
Renata Harris
My Dearest,
I will always love you,
Wherever I may be,
And although I may not be there,
I hope that you shall see,
My care shall linger with your heart,
Even though we are apart.
Please understand,
I cannot make it through,
But I will go on living
On my love for you.
It fills my eyes with tears,
To know that I have no choice,
I would give so much,
To be with you,
To hear your voice.
I know in dreams, I'm holding you,
I know in dreams, you're here,
And just remember this,
I shall always be near.
When you sleep through the night,
When a tear glistens down your face,
There, I shall be waiting,
And your tears I'll wipe away.
I will meet you within a dream,
There we can be together again,
I'd tell you that I adore you,
More than words can express,
We were meant to be together,
And so this love was blessed.
And when the clouds separate,
Holding love for all eternity,
Then at long last,
You shall be with me.
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.........I'm In Heaven..........
.........Kenni Bair.............
Standing in the darkness
Waves lapping the shoreline
Your arms wrapped around me
I'm in heaven
Glances into your eyes
Fingers intertwined
Your soft lips on mine
I'm in heaven
Smiles in the darkness
Laughter in the snow
Happiness all around
I'm in heaven
Words whispered in my ear
Soft breath on my neck
Laying next to your warm body
I'm in heaven
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Remembering To Forget
speedesky
I have to forget how happy you made me ,and remember how sad I was after you left.
I have to forget how many laughs we shared, and remember all the tears you made me cry.
I have to forget the constant phone conversations, and remember the deafening silence you left me sitting in.
I have to forget the frequent hello's, and remember all the good-byes that always followed.
I have to forget when you said "I love you", and remember that you didn't mean it.
I have to forget that I loved you, and remember that I still do.
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THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
J.D.Heskin
It was a century when
the men yearned to be women
and the women learn to be men.
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I wrote this poem a few years ago. I had wanted a dog for so long, and when I finally got one, he had to be put to sleep three years later. I know to some it seems silly to be so emotional over a pet, but animal lovers will know how I felt when I wrote this.
Leo
M.A.M.
My best friend left today, never to return.
I know he's in a better place, but still so many questions burn.
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE HIM? WHY DID HE HAVE TO GO?
We had lots of good times and special memories.
We had a special closeness, around him I could be me.
I knew him and loved him for three short years.
I try to think of good times as I watch my falling tears.
I thought he'd be around forever, I guess that I thought wrong.
I wish he was still here with me, this very special dog.
I know his spirit is with me, even though his body is gone.
It's silly, but I believe that he's in heaven looking down on me.
I miss my Leo very much, but I guess this is just how it was meant to be.
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If I Told You
Ana K.
If I told you I loved you,
What would you think?
Would my love for you stir up as much emotion in you as it does in me?
Would it even matter to you,
If I told you I loved you...
Or would it be just a few more words among thousands that you heard today?
One day I'll find out what would happen,
If I told you I loved you...
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