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Started February 07, 2019 by @ember-chan-will-never-forget-you

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(Oh, I loved that. Also, I'm 99% sure that Google butchered the title during translation. Is it supposed to be "'I love you' is just not enough"?)

(Ah, thank you! Also, the translation is close enough. The one I was hoping for was “‘I love you’ isn’t enough” but that works too)

theshowmustgoon

Tease the stars with our own show
Heartless souls feel the colors
Deep beneath earthly souls
Hide a spirit dark and cold
Worry not my child, for the show goes on

Without you, I’m not alive
Without you, might as well die
Deep inside of a man
With a million strings attached
Is an actor worth grains of sand

You are my only hope
You are my only friend
Even if the world forgets us
I’ll be with you ‘til the end

I don’t want endless cheers
I don’t need a thousand years
I just want to know
What talents are here

Corrupted, are the souls of the mass
Broken inside, are hearts of our clan
An ending not so beautiful
Is a masterpiece for you
Worry not my child, the show does go on

With my hands, I control you
With the tips, you will soon move
Sadness occupy, taking empty space inside
Worry not my child, I will hold you tight

If you’re hope, I’m despair
If you’re light, darkness snares
All the flames inside my heart
Couldn’t bare

I don’t want endless cheers
I don’t need a thousand years
I just want to know
Who will watch us here…?

Ignition starts with hope deep inside
A lot of time, yet nowhere to hide
For passion does kill one in time
For we all must have to die
I will burn with you, let our dreams run wild

The flames ignite, burning all our dreams
An image so surreal I can’t keep
Reality is so absurd
Why must I endure such hurt
What’s left of yourself, is a pile of ash

What is left behind of a puppet’s mask…?

Celestial Message

In the sky, the stars align a picture in my heart
The image of a message which I might’ve walked apart
“Look at how beautiful they are” I whisper softly from afar
Wondering how the stars would look at us from where they are

Glittering and shining
Fluttering and dancing
To the lighted rhythm of the distant celestial rain

Sparkling so softly
Casting down their light onto me
Makes me wonder how they show such calm beauty

Amongst the stars, I wish to dance along
From where we are, to such a calming song
No matter how dark the night may be
There’s always a star that you can see
Let that star be the light that will guide you along

The cosmic palace up above, would shine tonight again
A place that calmly whispers down a cure to all our pain
No matter how lost you may be, let the stars guide you to see
That the darkest of darks is where soft lights are unique

Innocent and childish
Yet broken and selfish
“Children are hopes for us and for our family”

No matter what they say
Just be you in your own way
A star will shine the brightest in the darkest days

Amongst the stars, I wish to dance along
From where we are, to such a calming song
No matter how far you are from me
Let my words make you believe
That you’re perfect and that there’s nothing wrong

From where I am, I’ll write as I can say
I’ll pray for you, your safety, everyday
No matter how far you are from me
I will be cheering you, you’ll see
That at least someone is proud of what you’ve achieved

It’s okay to cry,
As long as you still believe…
It’s alright to cry,
If you’re still chasing your dreams…

Right, slam poem time. Here we go. "Math Class."

Math Class

2:00 PM
On a Wednesday afternoon
Equals math class

Boring stuff, boring teacher
Boring homework I did already
Boring friends, boring room
All I can do is think

Today’s subject is you
Not the graphs on the whiteboard
But I’m bored
So I think of you in white

Even though black leather jackets suit you much better
So do motorcycles and sunglasses
Hugs and crazy friends

Love from afar
That’s where my mind is
My hands in your hair
My head on your chest
The scent of your cologne
Sticking in the back of my throat
So I can’t breathe
And it’s heaven

Love from afar
Yeah, that’s where my mind is
Until the teacher says,
“Pay attention”
And turns back to the whiteboard
And talks about square roots

But you are my square
Because you times me equals us squared
And you are also my root
Grounding me, bringing me back
When I am too far gone

And the Fibonacci sequence
Is so clear in those dozen red roses
And you are my reflection
Across the x-axis of that graph

So let me go on a tangent:
If it’s a sine to love you
I don’t want to be your opposite
I’d rather be your adjacent
Because you will never be
My secant choice

And function f may not equal function g
But function you, it equals function me
And I can’t function without you

Fractions are easy
Two halves make a whole
And you are the better half
The stronger half
The half with the humor and wit
To make everything seem okay
Even when I think it’s the end of the world

And it is the end of the world
Because my teacher has caught me daydreaming
And my parents will be appalled
When they see my grades
But mushroom clouds and fire
Report cards and college
Don’t have anything on me

Because it’s 2:00 PM
On a Wednesday afternoon
I’m sitting here in math class
And I’m dreaming of you

Freedom of the Whale

Deeper down in the seas
Hidden, a mystery
The waves from beneath
Giving away, a soft scene

Majestic as it seems
The seas hold mysteries
Darker than night skies, brighter than daytime
Hidden away a treasure long to be seen

The waters lure you in
The waves invite you
To come and explore, to come and see more
Of what the seas have to offer

Lost inside a paradise,
Turning left or turning right,
All you see will be bodies of water.

Don’t worry you’re not alone,
Fishes swim around and roam,
Keep your mind at peace and move along.

Falling fast asleep, the time has come
For you and the seas to become one
Don’t worry now child, it’s not a dream
Reality is as it seems

Allow me to guide you through the seas
To show you the paradise that’s beneath
Delighted heart, encouraged soul
The spirits deep down will hear your call

Beautiful as it seems
The seas hold mysteries
Hard to comprehend, no need for amens
The waters’ blessings are to be sent

Lost inside a paradise,
Shining bright yet lost of light,
You will see the beauty with your mind, not your eyes.

Keep your mind one with the sea,
No matter who you may be,
You’ll become a “Spirit of the Sea”

Drowning deeper down, into the sea
Yet still alive and moving consciously
Your body has died, but your spirit’s alive
Forever roaming deep beneath
.
.
.
You’re one with the sea, how lucky you are
For people don’t often come as far
The spirits of theirs, would end up on
The shores, the brims, then casted along

Now look around, what do you see?
The waters, the fishes, they’re family
You’re one of us, please come along
The freedom’s ours and ours alone

Stay for a while, we’ll take care of you,
Until your freedom’s lost its truth.

((INDEED IT DOES))

The Little Red and The Draconic Blue
(By SeLosMeMos, Altrince, & IriDes)

It began as just an accident,
The scene of you and me.
But the feeling that I have inside,
It just wants me to scream.

And it fills my heart with sadness,
That I can’t keep close to you.
‘Cause you’re the little riding hood,
While I’m the saddened blue.

From afar,
You will see.
The tears inside,
Inside of me.

And I know,
Fate won’t let us be…
Together at all.

You’re the beauty while I am the chaos
You are the angel while I’m the devil
We are too different, we were an accident
Our “meeting” would only symbol the end

How to get close to you? How can I love you?
How cruel could fate decided us two?
Ah, why am I born to be? Why are you born to be?
The red riding hood and the draconic blue?

Time gone by and why am I
Still dwelling on that scene?
Your smile, your grin, your innocence,
Is that what I need?

I call to you,
Hoping you’ll hear,
The feelings I
Have kept so dear.

Could it be…
You’re here with me?
From the start, I didn’t know how we would be…

“Will you marry me…?”
.
.
.
And you laughed, and then you smiled,
The smallest voice with the softest answer.
You made me so happy, you got so cheery
As you gently put the ring on your finger.

I will protect you, and I will fight for you.
A promise I’ll make and I will make true.
‘Cause the stories are wrong, because I knew all along
That in the end, I was destined to fall for you.

That I can live again, if at least it’s with you.

(Credits)

Characters :
Ichika Kyoshun (Draconic Blue) by Altrince
Nora Korone (Little Red) by IriDes

Story :
Altrince & IriDes

Poetry :
SeLosMeMos & Altrince

(Unedited)
my Sadness
is a snake
my mind
is a mouse.
quiet
quick
and weak
is no match for
quiet
quick
and strong.
it hisses a warning
i won’t listen to
and then it wraps around my mind
squeezing
suffocating
killing
its fangs strike my wrist
and drag
long
straight
stripes
of blood and tears.
this is my nature
my growth
my life.

Am I in Love or Am I Stupid?
(I know the rhyme scheme is all over the place, just work with me here)

Sometimes I feel like
You’re spinning me in circles
Sometimes I like that
You help me, save me
When I’m hurting.
When I’m scared.

Sometimes all that I need
Is someone to help me be found
When I’ve never felt so lost.
I’m falling, I’m falling
But somehow
I feel like I’m flying.

I’m kicking, and screaming
Just pulled from my dreaming
Until you take my hand
And guide me through the dark
Until I feel a spark
I don’t wanna know if it’s not real.

Cause maybe
You’ll save me
Again for
A taste of
That feeling
Once more.

Sell me some more dreams
And forget to tell me
It’s falling apart at the seams.
I don’t wanna wake up, don’t shake me
I’m tearing apart and
You’ll break me.

I’m falling, falling now
I’m sure you’ll save me,
But right now don’t ask me how.
I’m starting to fall asleep…
I don't want you to go yet,
'Cause the silence takes me down deep.

I wear a mask
while I'm with you
so you don't see
what lies beneath
the constant worries
and horrible memories
the things I can never say
and the tears I can never show
the overwhelming numbness
my sadness now brings
all make up the person
you can never see

365 Days of Miracles

If today’s the last day of my life,
And if tomorrow won’t ever come to me.
All these ordinary days I’ve piled up,
Have I treasured them as they should be?

Now that I look back,
I don’t think I have said enough
To those who’ve made me who I am today.

It’s a bit embarrassing,
To say this with my own voice
So I guess I’ll let this poem convey…

When I fall, time and time again,
You said “It’ll be fine”
“We’re here for you always”
“I’m right here by your side”

Whenever I needed to cry,
I know that you will be near.
“Thank you”
I want to you this now and here.

The more you laugh, the more happiness you’ll have
The more you cry, the more stories you have to tell
You kindly welcome me, to a world of life and reality
365 days gone by like fantasy

Saved by your smile, and countless times by your smallest laughs
Another day has passed, in a calendar that’s not counting time
And even though there’s no anniversary, today’s no special at all
It’s still great that you are here and alive

It’s still great that you’re here living your life.

The more you laugh, the more happiness you can give
The more you cry, the more stories you can tell to pass time
When you kindly welcomed me, to this world of life and fantasy
365 days went by with us here laughing all the time

Saved by your smile, and countless times by your smallest laughs
Another day has passed, and yet the calendar still hasn’t moved a day
And even though today’s not special, no anniversary, none at all
I would like to thank you all for today.

You all have made me smile to this day.

(I've finally managed to pull my head out of a bad place with poetry. So I'm going to try again.)

Mr. Prison Guard

You know, my brain used to be
my great escape. It's funny
how it's just a cage.
The rattling is more than I can take.

Please tell me what you're
trying to be. Do want to be
the life or death of me.
Because in one of these you won't succeed.

I'm getting weaker with every day.
My soul's wearing down, it's
going to decay. You're breaking
into fragile pieces but still say that I'm okay.

I just want to fix this. Will you
please stop yelling? My heart
is pounding and my tears are welling.
It's getting hard for me to move on to another day.

You hold me by my fragile throat.
I soon began to kick and choke.
You say it should just be a rope.
But you won't be right. No, not today.

I'll keep walking on my own two feet
until you see I need you just as
you need me. You'll see I'm not the enemy.
I'm not the criminal that you're painting me out to be.

So, Mr. Prison Guard, won't you let me
out of my cage? Let me go outside
and actually see that light of day.
Not the fluorescent lights that you only shine in my face.

I know that you'll come around someday.
You'll set me free and everything'll be okay.
I'll have a smile waiting just for you on
my first day. We can work together and tomorrow…

Tomorrow will be a good day.

I uh
I have something-

It's sort of lyrics but also a poem???

ya can go ahead an' post it, i'm pretty sure
'n if you're still unsure, the virtual writing club accepts pretty much anything writing-related