forum POEMS post 'em here my friends!

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

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so i
coughed up something
one line spoilered for tw of suicide

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Survival.
How does one survive
In this broken world
Full of death

and suffering?

It's simple,
You see
You don't.
You keep on plunging
Forward
And forward
No matter the costs.
And eventually
You learn
How to
Survive

The end
is near.
The year
is nearly over.

Let us
Look forward
To a new beginning

Things have gone wrong
Left and right
And everyone keeps dying
Left and right
But the new year
Has something more for us in store
Many things
Many good things
They come
In the dead of the night

And so to survive
We must
For that is the only option left.
We must
Survive.

_{this currently has 200+ notes on my tumblr I'm gonna cry no one every reblogs my stuff}

holy fuck that hit deep
i actually
really needed that??

lowkey if i had your tumblr i would 100% reblog
dont mind the fact that i also rarely go on it except when i'm bored and remember it exists

For real tho, short but sweet and very thought-provoking! Awesome work @Starfast !

short bit on being cold all the time. slight tw for blood/gore?

cheating with monsters

i want you to hurt like how you tore her apart.
i hope you think about how badly you fucked up
scarring them time and time again
the burning lock on my necklace
symbolized our bond and turned to
represent your betrayal.
the butterflies are coming to life;
fluttering off the can like they have
some business being here.
i hate butterflies.

Dangggg some real good stuff in here lately! @PunsAndShips , I don't think any of your latest poems need a fancy format since they're already so thought-provoking and unique–but I know how you feel about wanting to polish up appearances a bit XD
I tried my hand at something more image-like a couple days ago and it's very messy and simple, but lemme see if I can share it here:

New Year's Resolutions

jsiahiajjbjidhiq i just realized this thread exists, so here's a poem based off of a dream i had-

we all fall down

i can feel your body turn to dust as you lay in my arms
like a vampire fading away in the wake of the afternoon sun
your ashes are the last thing of yours i will feel
before i completely forget who you are, before you fade from my memory entirely

with a thud, i fall onto my knees
the gray sand-like substance slipping between my fingers
it should have been me
i had imagined you'd be the one to survive

constant trial and error, they always said to us
but if an irreversible error occurs, what's the point of the trial?
if no more trials can be brought upon after the first error, why even try it in the first place?
i see no difference between trial and error; both lead to disaster

i begin to think about the past
how you, had you acted a little different, could have changed our future, and the same goes for me
it should have been me…
i had imagined we'd be the ones to survive

@Young-Dusty thank you, and I love your poem too. It looks simple but there's a lot of stuff in not a lot of words:)

@probablypolnareff that sounds like a crazy dream, and your poem is super cool !

@probablypolnareff that sounds like a crazy dream, and your poem is super cool !

you're right, it was a crazy dream- and thanks !

@Young-Dusty thank you, and I love your poem too. It looks simple but there's a lot of stuff in not a lot of words:)

Thanks! Yeah some thinking went into that one XD

@probablypolnareff i really enjoyed that bit– 'before i completely forget who you are, before you fade from my memory entirely.' terrified of losing my memory and i hate forgetting parts of my dream because too-often they seem like theyre trying to tell me something. i hate dreaming, knowing I'll forget.

now that im thinking about dreams i've remembered a poem/ entry i hurriedly wrote after a dream that seemed rather lynchian. not a terribly composed thing but i'm glad i got it out.

woah look at that i figured out how to write another poem
and i formatted it bc yes

and uh
its more of a personal one
just me spilling out feelings-

Queen of Hearts

I know…
I know that I am shy
I know the things I am
Are not usual to your eyes

I see…
I can see you clear as day
I see your face whenever
I’m about to doze away

I remember that time
We were there side by side
Your scent, it caught to me
But I didn’t want to risk a thing

The thing we have between us
It’s as good as it can be
I know it’s not the perfect time
To tell you what I see…

I see my Queen in your eyes
I see my future wife
I see a picture of us there
I see our daughter in your care
Clubbing ‘til past midnight
Your Diamond ring shining bright
Could you be my Queen of Hearts
Cure the loneliness inside this Ace of Spades?

I know…
I know that you’re not ready
I know it’s not the time
To tell you all I have in mind

I swear…
I swear I will protect you
When the world starts to fall
I’ll shelter you, give it my all

I know it’s not that easy
The forget the past you’re in
Let me inside, let me provide
All of the care I care to give

There’s nothing else to it
I’m imperfect, you’re no different
So won’t you let me have chance
To show you…

I see my Queen in your eyes
I see my future wife
I see a picture of us there
I see our daughter in your care
I see the world we can draw
I see the life I’m looking for
I see the future of us two
Only if you could say the two words of “I do”

Three words but so hard to say
Nothing remains the same
But this burning in my heart
Burns stronger everyday
Cherish the things that you give
Living the best life to live
Show that it’s written in the stars
That you’re my fated, my beloved Queen of Hearts

i see you

shadows stain the walls, their eyes peering at me
i begin to wonder what it is they're seeking from me
i have nothing to give them
so there's no point in lurking close behind, right?

i hold my breath as their long, skinny hands reach for my shoulders
i don't wanna go back to the past; i don't wanna relive those awful memories
the ongoing cycle of abuse went in circles back then
get called a slur, get smacked around, receive apology gifts, repeat

nobody believes my pain anymore
nobody wants to help me
so if nobody is gonna come to my rescue,
then what's the point of asking for help?

they keep following me
everywhere i go, blaring static into my ears
i am nothing to them
so there's no point in leaving me here to suffer, right?

i've been having this really weird nightmare on repeat for the past few nights, so here's a poem i wrote about it-

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crimson stains

i walk down a lifeless grey corridor
blood is spattered on the walls
some of the dark liquid seems to be trying to form some sort of phrase
but the liquid has smeared too much to be seen as coherent

i see a small stuffed rabbit at the end of the hall
feeling sympathetic for the lost toy, i picked it up
and made a plan to find the toy's owner
before the clock chimes at 12

i see a figure in the distance
claws scratching the corridor wall as it limps towards me
i walk towards it in curiosity
"does this belong to you?"

suddenly, the creature began sprinting, the limp wearing off in a heartbeat
it grabbed the toy and began tearing it to shreds
and then it came for me
and began doing to me what it did to the stuffed rabbit

i took a deep breath and my eyes opened
i was alive and still able to move
everything was normal
and i never saw that monster again

but even so, i feel something behind me, breathing down my neck.
"are you real?"

So I'm kinda writing sonnets about the Dream SMP, here's my first one about Wilbur:

Not long ago, a land that’s rather far,
Was full of people, fighters great and strong.
Their well-read leader, armed with his guitar
He wrote an anthem, they rose up in song.
However, doom, it was sure to befall
This land of beauty, once thought safe and sound.
Betrayal came from in its very walls,
Their leader blew the whole place to the ground.
The ashes of a broken land, within,
A father, brother, husband, son, and friend
Was ended by the blade of his own kin,
He then forgot what happened ‘fore his end.
He roams the land in spirit with his sheep
As he’s returned from his eternal sleep.

I was peer pressured into posting this flips table

Butterfly kisses and paper dolls
Dreaming of flowers and sun-soaked walls
Pastel, bruises, old scars from some fall
I lost track of time

Music I can't quite hear
Paintings that imagine a certain atmosphere
A red guitar and cheerful voice, no fear
I lost track of time

Far off they dance to a different decade
Bright white ponies from a carnival parade
But I'm in a flower patch in the shade
I lost track of time

Summer as a toddler, denying books and their lessons
Oh, to be stupid in a really wise way
I want to lose track of time

I just wanna be free
Free of sexism
Free of racism
Free of being used by men
Free to voice my issues without judgement
I wanna soar into the sky, singing " Freedom is mine, "
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Let me go. Let me walk away while you wonder what could have been.
I'll make you wish that those poisonous words you spilled into my lake will never seep into rivers.
You weep over there, the plastic tears of nothing. The emty void in which you created , just to try to sink into my vast waters. Don't make me beg you to leave. You are the factory that invaded the forests and made fourishing lands wither away into nothing.
You are worse than your oil spill lies, spilling into the lungs of the innocent.
Only mother earth can seem to save you.
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((I've made these based off of heart break ))

I have no time to go through each poem individually and be in depth, but I can pull a line (or part) I liked from each.

@frances

devote yourself to a tragedy. kill yourself for satire.

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@izzyandviolins

and listen quietly
to the thoughts
that cause you
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I wanna give you a hug. I relate to this struggle.

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@KhunAltrince_would_like_hugs

I see the future of us two
Only if you could say the two words of “I do”

This punched me in the heart.

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@probablypolnareff

nobody believes my pain anymore
nobody wants to help me
so if nobody is gonna come to my rescue,
then what's the point of asking for help?

Ayo, if you ever need to talk about this or something. I'm here for you.

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@PunsAndShips

You’re a fucking cactus.

This made me cackle, thank you.

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@probablypolnareff

but even so, i feel something behind me, breathing down my neck.
"are you real?

This ending to the poem really made me smile. Like something about how ominous it was.

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@merry-crisis

He roams the land in spirit with his sheep
As he’s returned from his eternal sleep.

For one, I've never been good at sonnets, so you've already got a leg up on me there. Also, I know nothing about Dream SMP, but from an outsider perspective, I love these lines.

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@Oakley-is-Oaken-Bull

The whole thing made me feel bubbly and warm. Thank you.

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@BeetleJuice-is-Wants-to-leave-Earth

Only mother earth can seem to save you.

I love this line. High-five.

TL;DR: You're all amazing poets and keep up the great work. Seeing your works added a little colour to my day. :)

@merry-crisis

He roams the land in spirit with his sheep
As he’s returned from his eternal sleep.

For one, I've never been good at sonnets, so you've already got a leg up on me there. Also, I know nothing about Dream SMP, but from an outsider perspective, I love these lines.

Thank you! This was the first sonnet I wrote, and it absolutely made my day to hear that!

Thanks!!

hey ty <3

oh thanks!

@redwood
Thank-you!! :D :D