forum POEMS post 'em here my friends!

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

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Here’s an edited/updated version of a poem I wrote last week or something, I think I like this one more, it feels darker

Remember me, love.
Though I could not utter them,
Let the cries born of your acid rage,
Hang above your holy form, like
A blade. Mounted and balanced.

Remember me, love.
What I am is what you made,
For my virtues uncounted are owed,
To you. As your darkness drew me in,
Is darkness now all I can give.

Remember me, love.
For your warmth gave me life,
Like your scorn made my breath,
The last. I cannot shout,
If a whisper is what you ask.

Remember me, love.
As you leave, watch your
Thorns pull away from my heart,
And as the prey you have moulded,
I will sit as each beat drains me of life.

Also I’m in my feels about a book so here’s something about it

Tell me it was not love,
When his sentence to a life of torment
Lost to the devotion of a young heart.
When their souls twined with passion so ardent,
That any eyes could not tell them apart.

Tell me it was not love,
When down to the sea floor, the world shook with
Once, a rallying cry; now screaming grief.
When armies of men trained to bring him death,
Could now bring him nothing more than relief.

Tell me it was not love,
When a spirit once untouched by pain turned
Its sword not to honour, but to vengeance.
When a god denied what his name had earned,
Needing for his love to find acceptance.

Tell me it was not love,
When a lake and its god,
Were slaughtered by grief and,
When a quiver of his frame,
Would have set the world aflame.

Tell us it was not love,
When grace,
Became rage.
When duty.
Became empty.

Tell her it was not love.
The goddess who carved her son's tomb,
For a ghost who’d been left behind.
Who could bear the erasure of
HIs name but not, ever, of his love.

So, I wrote this. It's a Sicilian Tercet, or a Terza Rima, which go like aba bcb cdc etc etc

Yesterday could have been

the sun comes to shine yet again
like a reminder perhaps of
the yesterday that could have been

the birds sing, herald doves
with trumpet calls of praise
the yesterday wouldn't have loved

the grass is warm, the water sprays
fish scales glint in the sun
like the ones in the yesterdays

the trophies that today has won
hanging, gleaming, softly swinging
and yesterday will have but none

lying, miserable, in the shade
looking sadly 'round the glen
mourning for the yesterday

and as the moon comes once again
a reminder to all of us
of what today could have been

used hellopoetry.com's "words" section to give me a poem idea
i got "rose" as a prompt so here's a micro poem i made for it

my head rests easy in her arms
and as i slowly begin to wither and fall apart
she whispers to me, sweet nothings
"you, my love, are but the most beautiful of the dead"

Can I?

There is something here I want to tell you
Though I know you wouldn’t want to hear it
There is nothing more from you I want to ask
Other than that we return to how we started

‘Cause I feel the road we trust begin to break
As our hands came loose, it’s more than I can take
And the songs I sang when we were innocent
I knew now I didn’t mean what the songs had meant

There is something else I want to tell you
Though I know the world wouldn’t give a fuck, nor two
Everything we built, when it did they break apart?
When did all our hopes began to grow so dark?

I don’t miss you just because you’re far away
Everything you are is something I can’t replace
Days and nights go by and still I’m up awake
Thinking about how I fucked the world and turned it upside down

The thoughts of you
They swirl round and round
And I don’t know for how much longer…
“Can I take the pain?”

As I hold up my hands,
Our dreams, they shatter like sand.
Anniversaries and wakeup calls
Just don’t matter at all.

All your love that I spilled
I have kept it in my heart and still…
“Can I take the pain?”

There is so much more I want to tell you
Some are tales I wrote just to tell to you too
But it seems that I finished them too late
Now my love is gone, and my heart’s a blank slate

Even if I tried to make it up again,
Deep inside I know I couldn’t take all your pain
Must you feel betrayed and lied to this way?
Everything we’ve done only to come to this day

The memories
We shared a fleeting dream
That’s all that we had thought about, it seems

But the present has no light left inside
And the past, it seems, left us with no life
Only dreams and hopes remain that we could try…

As you’re moving away, I’m still here and here to stay
Every distance you make, I will take, another step each day
‘Cause the home that we built, it is something that I can’t kill…

“If you feel hurt, can I please take the pain instead?!”

As I hold up my hands,
Our hopes, they shatter like sand
If this love was so true, if not to you,
To whom could I give this to?

I can’t find someone else
To replace someone like your true self…

For now, I guess I’ll wait patiently
For the answer I know won’t come easily.

I had a dream
Where darkness stretched out, melting
Into a gradient of red and pain and blue and numb
And I think it hurt a lot, actually,
But it felt like a blessing, like the cold of rain
Soaking into a heavy coat, dragging you down into the dirt,
Six feet under and below to a world of calm and,
I had a dream
Where when the sun shone things felt like
A dream and my smile came so easily and happiness
Stuck to my skin like honey clinging to a child’s fingertip and
I had a dream
That I woke up drowning, and water burned its way into my lungs,
And my friends looked on, concerned,
And told me that a glass of water might help and,
I had a dream
That my heart was happy to beat blood through my veins,
That my blood belonged in my body and not
As a stain on white silk sheets that I couldn't afford
But bought anyway because I wouldn't have
To deal with the debt that came after and
I cannot dream
Not anymore. Because dreaming comes from life,
And life has nothing more to give me.

whyyyyy are all of theeeese sooooo goood

an endless abyss
screeches ring out through the vast darkness
oh, such a hellish nightmare
engulfing my line of sight

red-stained eyes peer at me through the open void
as the walls close in, crushing our souls,
the monster let out a pained scream
as the emptiness consumed it whole

we'd survived for so long,
so why now?
we spent all that time thriving,
so why did we have to lose?

oh, if only i could change the past
and rewrite the fates of all those who deceived

NO
WHY IS EVERYONE SO GOOD
STOP MESSING WITH MY FEELINGS

ITS SO GOOD AND ITS LIKE ALTRINCE-TIER LEVEL WITH THE EMOTIONS BUT LKJSDJKLSFDJKLSDFKLJSFDLKFSDLKJSDFDDS

i dont have a title yet, any suggestions?

@PunsAndShips Well it sounds like a long-distance call, so maybe Transatlantic or something? Idk I like naming my poems after cool-sounding words xD

Counting
_{(Warning : Murder, R@pe)}

One time,
You made me fall in love that one time.
I still remember that single one time.
Oh, ‘cause how could I forget.

Two hands,
The hands you had were nice like warm sand.
Although it’s not a compliment that grand,
I hope you find it nice and fun.

Three ways,
I fell in love with you in three ways.
Your smile, your voice, and that dorky face
That you used to share with me.

Four days,
I try to make some time for our dates.
You don’t seem happy, but I’m trying, babe.
I am sure you understand.

Five calls,
I didn’t answer your phone calls.
I didn’t have the time to answer at all.
What’s too hard to understand?

Six months,
Felt like forever after the breakup.
You found someone who’s there through downs and ups.
Well… that’s good for you.

Seven.

I like that! It starts out nice and sweet, then it gets darker and darker, and the sort of twist in the last line was great!

This is more of a song, but..

WeirdnessClan
(to the tune of the Pokemon theme)

We are weird, and in a clan. To be super weird is our grand plan. bum bum bum
Tater tots, and marshmallows, are theee greatest combooo.
Santa Claus, chaased me, down the parking lot. bum bum bum
I don’t really, know what I’m saying, but it’s a sooong anywayyyyy.
(WeirdnessClan! Very athletic!)
It’s Jordan Lee.
The ducks are our destiny!
(WeirdnessClan!) Ohh, a hand you must lend
For your 15 replies to seeend
(WeirdnessClan! Very athletic!)
The legends are truue—
—brace yourself, they’re pulling us through!
If you hug me, then I’ll slap you!
WeeeeirrdneeesssClannnnnn!
(Very athletic, very athletic!)
WeirdnessClan!

I like that! It starts out nice and sweet, then it gets darker and darker, and the sort of twist in the last line was great!

Thank youuuuuuuu~!! ( ＾∀＾)

This is more of a song, but..

This one really made me laugh, I enjoyed it! :D

downfall

devotion becomes a mere death wish
as everyone turns their backs
going against everything we've ever known
and turning traitor to the person we swore our lives to

allegiances shatter under undeniable pressure
letting go of our past mistakes
looking ahead towards the future
why can't i do the same?

the light of day continues to dim
and i feel the loss of lives shatter everyone's cores
rattling the chivalry in your hearts
and yet you move on with ease

a plane soars across the sky
breaking the clouds in its wake
another one has lost to the eager greed
of pure, utter betrayal

if only you hadn't betrayed him that sacred day
maybe then, we'd all be leading the lives that fate set for us

ok so,,, wrote this when i was …a few forms of intoxicated. i find this one very funny but strangely good. tw for mentions of drugs, swearing and a little ?gore . btw not encouraging anything ! …be responsible

I'm calling it "…I think it’s about capitalism?" (I think it is).
(re)used a few lines from elsewhere, but it's just entertaining to read, I think.

@frances Definitely a poem like no other lol, although I see what you mean, it still smacks of a diamond in the rough. Don't mind me, just gonna get inspired to go write poetry of my own after months of silence xD

ash

cough, cough

never thought i would see the light of day
hazy clouds cover the midst of dull scenery
fatalities devouring what little we had left
gentle warmth consuming our intertwined souls

cough, cough

losing sight of what matters to us
blinded by the purest form of rage
turning away from our horrid pasts
and looking towards the brightest future

cough, cough

i feel myself losing grip
on all that was left of me
fog blinds us yet agan
and a thud reaches your ears

cough, cough

never thought i wouldn't see the light of day
raindrops dance across my freezing limbs
face turns pale as porcelain
and i'm gone forevermore

-How I feel-
I see funny things.
I do not laugh.
I hear sad things.
I do not cry.
I see people happy.
I do not feel.
I am numb to the world.

I wrote this 03/29/2021

london bridge
_{(rambling i guess)}

i find myself dreaming
of wooden sticks and clay
of broken bricks and mortar shells
and things that wash away

i dreamt a dream of dread
where iron and steel covered my head
where silver and gold, as stories told,
were worth more than my soul

i built a house up on the hill
was made from wood and wool
i rest my head, as the big bad wolf
came blowing at my shed

i ran in fright, into the night
before i tumbled down
i hit a rock, it broke my crown,
my smile flipped to a frown

the city i see, the lights so bright
brought me to london square
where tales will die, beliefs go dry
and work is all that’s there

the wolf caught up, nowhere to run,
i took to london bridge
nowhere to hide, nowhere to go,
except down the river’s flow

i stared at the wolf as it crept slowly closer…
“envy me, as i no longer suffer,”

a couple of dreams, a couple of friends,
a couple of things i loved in the end
i stared at my feet as i finally breathe…
the waters of london bridge

-My heart
-By : Jacen Wardwell

A heartbeat.
A pause.
A feeling,
Of love.
My heart.
Souly yours is.
For you it beats.
For you, it is.
My love for you,
Is endless you see.
You are the reason.
That I am me.
This feeling I have.
Shall never fade.
Shall change not,
At the end of days.
Please my love,
Let me be yours.
Today and forever.
My love, it sours.
Hold me and want me.
Love me so.
My heart I love you.
More than you know.
You words bring joy,
Upon my world.
Your acts bring smiles,
Upon my face.
You are my reason,
My want,
My need,
You are my love,
Please stay with me.

doctor

stitch and cut,
or so the cycle goes;
her body falls apart
as does her pride

tainted greed
consumes her fragile soul,
as the knife buries itself
deep within her torn limbs

i can hear her dying pleas echo
from many a mile away.

(Messy, needs reworked, but it's what I got lol)

Just a spinal chord//falling in love with each other
In science class they told us
You are nothing but a brain with a long tail
Steering around a protective shell
Your whole identity born in flutters of electricity.
I lay in bed and feel your breath rise and fall beside me
Who would think that a mass of cells could be this profoundly in love
With another mass of cells?
Oh heaven, oh hell, have pity on this poor creature
I have so little in this world and I daren't ask for more
Just something to hold, a little warmth, a familiar voice
A woven Eos of skin and blood with eyes I'll ever forget.

@Young-Dusty dude!!! i absolutely love the theme of this one. love,,,,,biology,,,,yes

@Young-Dusty dude!!! i absolutely love the theme of this one. love,,,,,biology,,,,yes

Hehe thank-you! Yes biology rules xD

(Sorry if this is confusing to read!)

Even when kingdoms tumble, and anarchists find themselves being the ones they hated
most
of all, will you be my ruler, to lead the way– no. Measure the pain my triple-beam-balance
could never find
a way out of here, away from Mount Vesuvius and all its ashes, and to run away from
my home
is a place my heart vanquished in, to meet yours in the better place you claimed to know of
when I
find dawn to be the one calling my name to keep marching to find your face that is beautiful so
run on
sentences and fancy words could never express what is in my mind, but a question
will
you be my ruler?