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My Unreturned Feelings...
Turning the pages of my worn-out book,
Mind drifting, floating somewhere, suddenly shook,
Headfirst to the ground, I fell, surprised,
When scribbles from back then caught my eyes,
In small letters written ”Hey I’m bored”
”Hey bored focus on the board”
A smile crept on my lips reminiscing of those times,
Yet strangely no warmth I find inside.
Stealing glances at you was my habit,
Praying not to get caught, I must admit,
How I miss those days, when on your face the sun would shine,
Admiring you from beside, hoping you’d be mine,
Turning my eyes away when you looked my way,
I knew it would end someday,
But unprepared I was, it took me a while,
To sit beside an empty seat, not seeing your smile,
Without the sun painting your face with its light,
I wasn’t ready to bid you goodbye, not quite.
As morning dawned, tears welled in your eyes,
You were moving far away from this tiny countryside,
I didn’t cry, said it would be fine,
But deep down, I knew it wouldn’t, I just lied.
Plans to meet made, promises to call,
But distance and time took their toll,
I am left alone in this small, familiar place,
Everything’s the same, but you’re not here to embrace,
Weirdly it feels like I’ve lost a part of me,
Regrets of what-ifs cling, tormenting me,
If only I had expressed what I felt and not been scared and slow,
Maybe it would have been easier for me to let go,
And live without these unreturned feelings that only grow.
I liked you years ago and I still do even now,
And I fear falling for another, my heart won’t allow.
P. S. It’s supposed be a story, I’m lazy that’s why I just made it into a poem...
Mind drifting, floating somewhere, suddenly shook,
Headfirst to the ground, I fell, surprised,
When scribbles from back then caught my eyes,
In small letters written ”Hey I’m bored”
”Hey bored focus on the board”
A smile crept on my lips reminiscing of those times,
Yet strangely no warmth I find inside.
Stealing glances at you was my habit,
Praying not to get caught, I must admit,
How I miss those days, when on your face the sun would shine,
Admiring you from beside, hoping you’d be mine,
Turning my eyes away when you looked my way,
I knew it would end someday,
But unprepared I was, it took me a while,
To sit beside an empty seat, not seeing your smile,
Without the sun painting your face with its light,
I wasn’t ready to bid you goodbye, not quite.
As morning dawned, tears welled in your eyes,
You were moving far away from this tiny countryside,
I didn’t cry, said it would be fine,
But deep down, I knew it wouldn’t, I just lied.
Plans to meet made, promises to call,
But distance and time took their toll,
I am left alone in this small, familiar place,
Everything’s the same, but you’re not here to embrace,
Weirdly it feels like I’ve lost a part of me,
Regrets of what-ifs cling, tormenting me,
If only I had expressed what I felt and not been scared and slow,
Maybe it would have been easier for me to let go,
And live without these unreturned feelings that only grow.
I liked you years ago and I still do even now,
And I fear falling for another, my heart won’t allow.
P. S. It’s supposed be a story, I’m lazy that’s why I just made it into a poem...
shine coshine
Too Many Feelings
I let in all too many feelings,
My emotional self, a situation I wish I wasn’t in.
So many things that I should’ve kept unsaid.
So many times I felt like a maniac.
I lost track.
Getting emotional at two in the morning,
Bad habits.
So many feelings,
It feels like a part of me is suffocating.
Growing up, whatever the hell that means.
Feelings I can’t get over.
I thought It’d be a dream.
Why do feelings hit so hard in this life?
Why can’t I get over them in one night?
Too many feelings,
Too many times stuck in the pressure of my head,lying awake in bed.
I don’t know if my friends actually care,
Is this growing up?
I’ve seen better days,
Please, boys stay away, my head is cramped without space.
I feel like I’m stuck,
Work that needs to be done,
But I need to drink something, maybe more oxygen will reach my brain and help me be okay.
Too many feelings,
Keeping up with every one’s selfish dealings.
Tryna be perfect for their expectations.
When they don’t understand, nor do they want to get what I mean when I say I’m doing greatly.
I’m tired of myself.
Of everything ahead.
That I haven’t experienced yet.
I thought I was courageous,
But I’m not brave.
I thought I had strength,
But I don’t feel strong.
I thought I could take on whatever
But feelings contribute to the matter.
All too many feelings.
To be honest, I’m tired of enduring.
My emotional self, a situation I wish I wasn’t in.
So many things that I should’ve kept unsaid.
So many times I felt like a maniac.
I lost track.
Getting emotional at two in the morning,
Bad habits.
So many feelings,
It feels like a part of me is suffocating.
Growing up, whatever the hell that means.
Feelings I can’t get over.
I thought It’d be a dream.
Why do feelings hit so hard in this life?
Why can’t I get over them in one night?
Too many feelings,
Too many times stuck in the pressure of my head,lying awake in bed.
I don’t know if my friends actually care,
Is this growing up?
I’ve seen better days,
Please, boys stay away, my head is cramped without space.
I feel like I’m stuck,
Work that needs to be done,
But I need to drink something, maybe more oxygen will reach my brain and help me be okay.
Too many feelings,
Keeping up with every one’s selfish dealings.
Tryna be perfect for their expectations.
When they don’t understand, nor do they want to get what I mean when I say I’m doing greatly.
I’m tired of myself.
Of everything ahead.
That I haven’t experienced yet.
I thought I was courageous,
But I’m not brave.
I thought I had strength,
But I don’t feel strong.
I thought I could take on whatever
But feelings contribute to the matter.
All too many feelings.
To be honest, I’m tired of enduring.
SzS 12
From Afar
The first time I saw you, I knew it was true,
My heart yearned for you, with a love so new.
I’m pretty sure you had no clue,
Just as I dreaded, my heart felt blue.
My mind, you invaded, like a sweet surprise,
All other thoughts, you deleted, with your lovely eyes.
Maybe you should be arrested, for stealing my heart away,
Leaving me to gaze, at you, night and day.
Just as one gazes at a distant star,
I could only admire you, from afar.
Beautiful in every way, yet unaware,
Beautiful beyond compare, with a beauty so rare.
I dream of the day we will finally unite
Only then will my future be bright
Till then, I’ll think of you day and night
For just thinking of you fills me with unfathomable delight
I don’t ever want to get you out of my sight
Oh, how I wish I could hold you tight
I look forward to the day we become a pair
But still, I’ll hold on, to the love I share.
For maybe someday, you’ll see the love I hold,
And maybe then, you’ll be mine, to cherish and to hold.
My heart yearned for you, with a love so new.
I’m pretty sure you had no clue,
Just as I dreaded, my heart felt blue.
My mind, you invaded, like a sweet surprise,
All other thoughts, you deleted, with your lovely eyes.
Maybe you should be arrested, for stealing my heart away,
Leaving me to gaze, at you, night and day.
Just as one gazes at a distant star,
I could only admire you, from afar.
Beautiful in every way, yet unaware,
Beautiful beyond compare, with a beauty so rare.
I dream of the day we will finally unite
Only then will my future be bright
Till then, I’ll think of you day and night
For just thinking of you fills me with unfathomable delight
I don’t ever want to get you out of my sight
Oh, how I wish I could hold you tight
I look forward to the day we become a pair
But still, I’ll hold on, to the love I share.
For maybe someday, you’ll see the love I hold,
And maybe then, you’ll be mine, to cherish and to hold.
Hermes
The Girl I Once Loved
The girl I once loved
Was the most beautiful of all,
With a radiant smile, and the kindest soul.
The girl I once loved
Had dark brown hair and big doe eyes,
Her soulful voice, her smile so wide.
She was as an angel in human disguise.
She was the person I looked up to,
Someone with whom I’d forever want to be.
We grew up together, a promise of ’forever after’
Shared stories and laughter.
The girl I once loved
Was the most beautiful of all,
With the kindest soul,
And a radiant smile to recall.
To the girl I once loved so dear,
I wish I could convey how much I hold you near.
In my heart, you meant the world to me,
All the things that made you perfect that you couldn’t see.
I wish you could see through my eyes,
Feel what I felt, no disguise.
To the girl I once loved dearly,
I hope to see your smile, sincerely.
To you, my dear love,
With the prettiest smile from above,
My first love, my life,
I hope you’ll smile again in time.
To you, my dear, my life’s treasure,
My love for you, no one can measure.
The world may not understand, but let them be,
Your happiness is everything I need to live.
To you, my dear, so pure,
The girl I still adore,
May you find happiness again.
Was the most beautiful of all,
With a radiant smile, and the kindest soul.
The girl I once loved
Had dark brown hair and big doe eyes,
Her soulful voice, her smile so wide.
She was as an angel in human disguise.
She was the person I looked up to,
Someone with whom I’d forever want to be.
We grew up together, a promise of ’forever after’
Shared stories and laughter.
The girl I once loved
Was the most beautiful of all,
With the kindest soul,
And a radiant smile to recall.
To the girl I once loved so dear,
I wish I could convey how much I hold you near.
In my heart, you meant the world to me,
All the things that made you perfect that you couldn’t see.
I wish you could see through my eyes,
Feel what I felt, no disguise.
To the girl I once loved dearly,
I hope to see your smile, sincerely.
To you, my dear love,
With the prettiest smile from above,
My first love, my life,
I hope you’ll smile again in time.
To you, my dear, my life’s treasure,
My love for you, no one can measure.
The world may not understand, but let them be,
Your happiness is everything I need to live.
To you, my dear, so pure,
The girl I still adore,
May you find happiness again.
shine coshine
I hope
’Cause I don’t like to see you cry,
I don’t want to say goodbye.
Just promise me that you’ll smile,
Everytime you say goodnight.
I’ll look into your eye,
And promise to always try.
Whenever you say Hi,
My day becomes bright.
I’ll chase down the light,
And forever bring it to your sight.
Just promise me that you’ll smile,
Everytime you say goodnight.
’Cause you light up my every night,
I hope I always stay in your sight.
I don’t want to say goodbye.
Just promise me that you’ll smile,
Everytime you say goodnight.
I’ll look into your eye,
And promise to always try.
Whenever you say Hi,
My day becomes bright.
I’ll chase down the light,
And forever bring it to your sight.
Just promise me that you’ll smile,
Everytime you say goodnight.
’Cause you light up my every night,
I hope I always stay in your sight.
Alice Nicole
I Did Everything
You told me to change
Said I wasn’t enough
You needed someone
to make you proud
You told me to be someone
I wasn’t
Indirectly urged me to lose myself
So I did
Now you’re asking me why
I’m not the same
Claiming it’s not how I was
supposed to be
Now you’re asking me why
I have changed
Tell me, what am I
supposed to do?
I listened to your words
with no choice
Did all you asked
Believing all was for the best
Believing your every lie
I did everything you wanted
Tried my best to meet your standards
Striving to be that child
who’d make you proud
But it seems as though I’ve failed
As if all I did is in vain
Because you’re still not satisfied
But I lost myself in the trying
Tell me, what am I
supposed to do now?
I did everything
Didn’t play with other kids
Tried my best to avoid foolishness
Worked to be someone
I wasn’t
I did my best to meet your standards
To live your dreams
To live as you wanted
Thinking of you as family
You were the only one for me
Now I don’t know
what I’m supposed to be
I don’t even recognize
me
You told me, so I did
Everything
But you’re still not satisfied
Now I don’t know why I even tried
Said I wasn’t enough
You needed someone
to make you proud
You told me to be someone
I wasn’t
Indirectly urged me to lose myself
So I did
Now you’re asking me why
I’m not the same
Claiming it’s not how I was
supposed to be
Now you’re asking me why
I have changed
Tell me, what am I
supposed to do?
I listened to your words
with no choice
Did all you asked
Believing all was for the best
Believing your every lie
I did everything you wanted
Tried my best to meet your standards
Striving to be that child
who’d make you proud
But it seems as though I’ve failed
As if all I did is in vain
Because you’re still not satisfied
But I lost myself in the trying
Tell me, what am I
supposed to do now?
I did everything
Didn’t play with other kids
Tried my best to avoid foolishness
Worked to be someone
I wasn’t
I did my best to meet your standards
To live your dreams
To live as you wanted
Thinking of you as family
You were the only one for me
Now I don’t know
what I’m supposed to be
I don’t even recognize
me
You told me, so I did
Everything
But you’re still not satisfied
Now I don’t know why I even tried
shine coshine
It’s a Thankless Job
I’m
Crazy,
Bizarre,
Eccentric,
And oh so odd.
I just won’t live like everybody else.
I make my own style, but I have learned that
Being different
Is such a
Thankless
Job.
-Profe Steve
Crazy,
Bizarre,
Eccentric,
And oh so odd.
I just won’t live like everybody else.
I make my own style, but I have learned that
Being different
Is such a
Thankless
Job.
-Profe Steve
Steven Waldrop
Fireflies in your hair
Watching the sunset fall,
Awaiting the tranquility of the night
Your eager gaze
Watched them gently come, Into sight
They twinkle once, they twinkle twice
Specks of light before your very eyes
Like falling stars, they glow so bright
Beating their wings as they slowly take flight
A curious little one leaves the rest
It lands in your hair,
An unexpected little guest
The little traveler got tangled in the strands,
Before you rescued it, with your hands
The little creature twitches with fright
You steady it on your fingers, and let it take flight
Slowly, it joins the rest of its friends
And higher up into the sky, they ascend
Awaiting the tranquility of the night
Your eager gaze
Watched them gently come, Into sight
They twinkle once, they twinkle twice
Specks of light before your very eyes
Like falling stars, they glow so bright
Beating their wings as they slowly take flight
A curious little one leaves the rest
It lands in your hair,
An unexpected little guest
The little traveler got tangled in the strands,
Before you rescued it, with your hands
The little creature twitches with fright
You steady it on your fingers, and let it take flight
Slowly, it joins the rest of its friends
And higher up into the sky, they ascend
Dezi 🖤
”Trying to calm everyone down, she herself fell apart.”💗💫
She tried to calm everyone’s fears,
But inside, she shed silent tears.
Ignoring her own pain, she played her part,
Until she realized, she too had a heart.
Helping others was all she knew,
But she forgot to care for herself too.
In the end, she learned a vital art,
To find balance, and heal her own heart.
With each troubled soul, she lent a hand,
But forgot to tend to her own inner land.
Her kindness flowed like a gentle stream,
Yet she forgot to nurture her own dream.
In the rush to comfort, she lost her way,
Her own needs hidden, day by day.
But in the silence of her inner strife,
She discovered the importance of her own life.
So let her story be a guiding light,
To remind us all to hold ourselves tight.
For in caring for others, let’s not forget,
To cherish ourselves, our own silhouette
But inside, she shed silent tears.
Ignoring her own pain, she played her part,
Until she realized, she too had a heart.
Helping others was all she knew,
But she forgot to care for herself too.
In the end, she learned a vital art,
To find balance, and heal her own heart.
With each troubled soul, she lent a hand,
But forgot to tend to her own inner land.
Her kindness flowed like a gentle stream,
Yet she forgot to nurture her own dream.
In the rush to comfort, she lost her way,
Her own needs hidden, day by day.
But in the silence of her inner strife,
She discovered the importance of her own life.
So let her story be a guiding light,
To remind us all to hold ourselves tight.
For in caring for others, let’s not forget,
To cherish ourselves, our own silhouette
Rose Lia
if eyes were nightlights.
amidst the riders of dark stealing our feelings as they pass by,
i question all the seasons that have ever brushed their faces.
their hands have wrinkled labouring to keep foreheads dry,
yet somehow, the storms always seep out at the wrong places.
i want to speak and know if calm is what really stills their seas,
but masks are mesmerizing so everything is only white or black.
if eyes were nightlights, they’d shine with all the hushed pleas,
and then we would see in them bleeding feet on uneven tracks.
—S.
i question all the seasons that have ever brushed their faces.
their hands have wrinkled labouring to keep foreheads dry,
yet somehow, the storms always seep out at the wrong places.
i want to speak and know if calm is what really stills their seas,
but masks are mesmerizing so everything is only white or black.
if eyes were nightlights, they’d shine with all the hushed pleas,
and then we would see in them bleeding feet on uneven tracks.
—S.
S .
ALIVE (ZINDA)
A person doesn’t live alone
They die
By living with someone
Who doesn’t care about them,
Who is with them for selfish reasons only
They get suffocated
By becoming a second choice always
By feeling that
They’ll never be someone’s priority
They suffer
How are they alive
Didn’t the loneliness kill them?
Didn’t they shatter into thousands of pieces upon being used?
Didn’t they feel like dieing
Upon becoming just a backup?
And their smile
Yes the same smile which everyone finds very lovely
The same smile no one is there to protect
How is it still there?
Who will explain people
Corpse also walk
How can someone look shattered
When they are broken from inside
Not every smile reaches the eyes
The tears in one’s eyes aren’t shown.
PS: Never make someone feel they deserve to be a second option only, not a priority
Never expect a person to come and tell you their pain easily,
if they could they wouldn’t be broken
Never ignore the signs, giving hints is the most a person suffering can do
Never let the person willing to die reach the level of attempting once
they won’t stop till they succeed.
HINDI VERSION:
Insaan akele jeeta nahi,
Marta hai
Kisi aise ke saath rehne se
Jisko uski kadar nahi,
Jo bas matlab ke liye saath hai
Ghutan hoti hai
Humesha second choice bane reh jane se
Yeh ehsaas hone se ki
Kabhi woh kisiki priority na banega
Takleef hoti hai
Na jaane kaise zinda hai woh
Kya akelapan use kha nahi gaya?
Kya istemaal hone ke baad uske hazaaron tukade nahi ho gaye?
Kya kewal ek backup banne se
Mar jaane ka man nahi kar gaya?
Aur uski hasi
Ha wahi hasi jo sabko pyaari lagti hai
Wahi hasi jiski hifaazat karne wala nahi
Kaise hai barkarar?
Kaun samajhaye logo ko
Laashein bhi chalti hai
Kaise bikhra hua dikhe woh
Jo andar se toota hai
Har hasi aankho tak nahi pahuchti
Aankho ki nami dikhayi nahi jaati.
They die
By living with someone
Who doesn’t care about them,
Who is with them for selfish reasons only
They get suffocated
By becoming a second choice always
By feeling that
They’ll never be someone’s priority
They suffer
How are they alive
Didn’t the loneliness kill them?
Didn’t they shatter into thousands of pieces upon being used?
Didn’t they feel like dieing
Upon becoming just a backup?
And their smile
Yes the same smile which everyone finds very lovely
The same smile no one is there to protect
How is it still there?
Who will explain people
Corpse also walk
How can someone look shattered
When they are broken from inside
Not every smile reaches the eyes
The tears in one’s eyes aren’t shown.
PS: Never make someone feel they deserve to be a second option only, not a priority
Never expect a person to come and tell you their pain easily,
if they could they wouldn’t be broken
Never ignore the signs, giving hints is the most a person suffering can do
Never let the person willing to die reach the level of attempting once
they won’t stop till they succeed.
HINDI VERSION:
Insaan akele jeeta nahi,
Marta hai
Kisi aise ke saath rehne se
Jisko uski kadar nahi,
Jo bas matlab ke liye saath hai
Ghutan hoti hai
Humesha second choice bane reh jane se
Yeh ehsaas hone se ki
Kabhi woh kisiki priority na banega
Takleef hoti hai
Na jaane kaise zinda hai woh
Kya akelapan use kha nahi gaya?
Kya istemaal hone ke baad uske hazaaron tukade nahi ho gaye?
Kya kewal ek backup banne se
Mar jaane ka man nahi kar gaya?
Aur uski hasi
Ha wahi hasi jo sabko pyaari lagti hai
Wahi hasi jiski hifaazat karne wala nahi
Kaise hai barkarar?
Kaun samajhaye logo ko
Laashein bhi chalti hai
Kaise bikhra hua dikhe woh
Jo andar se toota hai
Har hasi aankho tak nahi pahuchti
Aankho ki nami dikhayi nahi jaati.
wandering mind
Fragments Of My Childhood
The fragrance of my childhood
Hides in the folds of your embrace.
You were warm, like the sun’s rays,
Whenever I needed you, you were there.
I thought our relationship would always stay that way.
I loved you so much, and I expected you to do the same,
But with time, our relationship got tainted,
And our love for each other slowly faded.
With passing years, the distance grew between us.
It’s not like I don’t love you anymore,
I still do as much as before,
And I know you love me too,
But it does not feel the same anymore.
You are here, but when I look for you,
I just cannot find you anywhere.
Even though the world left me behind,
I hoped you would be with me through time.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
But all the times you looked at me with contempt, I still remember.
My love for you is still there,
Your love for me is still here.
But our relationship is not like before,
Even though we are so close by,
It feels like we are countries apart.
I can’t feel your warmth anymore,
All the good memories of you are here,
You too are here, but it’s not like before.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
In those fragments, I remember how
You used to smile and look at me with love.
In your embrace, I felt all the warmth.
You were there for me whenever I cried,
And when I needed you, you appeared right before my eyes.
But now that I am older, things have changed.
As I look at you, I don’t feel the same,
You’re still as before, but we are not anymore.
People say, with time, relationships change, and I guess that’s true.
What we have now is hard to believe, describe.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
How you looked at me lovingly, I still reminisce and smile.
But I still remember how you gazed at me as if I were something filthy.
In those fragments of my childhood,
I still remember that young child who used to be happy.
And loved their mother dearly; they still do,
But it’s not the same anymore.
It’s all just confined to those fragments,
And those fragments are slowly fading away,
Like those dreams that fade over time.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
All the times you smiled at me lovingly, I still remember.
But just like a dream, it doesn’t feel real anymore.
Hides in the folds of your embrace.
You were warm, like the sun’s rays,
Whenever I needed you, you were there.
I thought our relationship would always stay that way.
I loved you so much, and I expected you to do the same,
But with time, our relationship got tainted,
And our love for each other slowly faded.
With passing years, the distance grew between us.
It’s not like I don’t love you anymore,
I still do as much as before,
And I know you love me too,
But it does not feel the same anymore.
You are here, but when I look for you,
I just cannot find you anywhere.
Even though the world left me behind,
I hoped you would be with me through time.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
But all the times you looked at me with contempt, I still remember.
My love for you is still there,
Your love for me is still here.
But our relationship is not like before,
Even though we are so close by,
It feels like we are countries apart.
I can’t feel your warmth anymore,
All the good memories of you are here,
You too are here, but it’s not like before.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
In those fragments, I remember how
You used to smile and look at me with love.
In your embrace, I felt all the warmth.
You were there for me whenever I cried,
And when I needed you, you appeared right before my eyes.
But now that I am older, things have changed.
As I look at you, I don’t feel the same,
You’re still as before, but we are not anymore.
People say, with time, relationships change, and I guess that’s true.
What we have now is hard to believe, describe.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
How you looked at me lovingly, I still reminisce and smile.
But I still remember how you gazed at me as if I were something filthy.
In those fragments of my childhood,
I still remember that young child who used to be happy.
And loved their mother dearly; they still do,
But it’s not the same anymore.
It’s all just confined to those fragments,
And those fragments are slowly fading away,
Like those dreams that fade over time.
In the fragments of my childhood,
All the love you gave me, I still remember,
All the times you smiled at me lovingly, I still remember.
But just like a dream, it doesn’t feel real anymore.
shine coshine
I Don’t Know Why, I Even Try
Soft-spoken
Not profane
Another argument I must refrain,
From sharing my thoughts
Calling the shots
Hoping my stance comes clear
And that my respect isn’t seen as mere
Once I step up,
To the conversation
I can already feel the agitation
”I disagree with this”
”I disagree with that”
Could you even hear each other’s perspective?
We’re getting off track!
Combative is the spirit
Being heard is the goal
If you refuse to listen, the purpose is gone as a whole
So I ask you
The one with malice in their eyes,
Why did I even try?
Not profane
Another argument I must refrain,
From sharing my thoughts
Calling the shots
Hoping my stance comes clear
And that my respect isn’t seen as mere
Once I step up,
To the conversation
I can already feel the agitation
”I disagree with this”
”I disagree with that”
Could you even hear each other’s perspective?
We’re getting off track!
Combative is the spirit
Being heard is the goal
If you refuse to listen, the purpose is gone as a whole
So I ask you
The one with malice in their eyes,
Why did I even try?
AN AN
Butterflies
The way you push your hair back gives me butterflies
The way you smile gives me butterflies
The way you talk gives me butterflies
everything about you gives me butterflies
your eyes I could stare into them forever
I could listen to you talk forever
All these things stupid little things you do give me butterflies
why can’t I be in your class
you give me butterflies
I hate the way you give me butterflies
I hate the way I think you’re perfect
I hate the way you push your hair back
you give me butterflies
The way you smile gives me butterflies
The way you talk gives me butterflies
everything about you gives me butterflies
your eyes I could stare into them forever
I could listen to you talk forever
All these things stupid little things you do give me butterflies
why can’t I be in your class
you give me butterflies
I hate the way you give me butterflies
I hate the way I think you’re perfect
I hate the way you push your hair back
you give me butterflies
Alex Grace Slighty
Life is a garden
The world is a garden,
full of flowers, blossoming from dreams each morning.
I sleep at night thinking of my existence,
and I wake up to greet the beauty of this big world,
as there are always new flowers to find.
In the cycle of nature,
the stars fall from the sky, and leave an empty spot.
Only to be filled by a new luminance,
that carefully finds a way,
out of the work I do daily.
Somedays, it would just be reading newspapers,
at some moments, it is playing the piano.
At last,
I sketch the idea to complete myself.
and remind me, there is still a lot to search.
The universe has formed to only a fraction yesterday,
there may be something new added the next day,
maybe,
a new country would drop from the sky?
who knows, I can dream whatever I wish.
for youth always stays be my side,
and I never feel lonely with it,
I walk along the deserts and valleys looking for clues.
At times,
I find papers covered in dust that indicate,
an old city lies in remains under my feet.
I exclaim, feel happy, and feel proud
that I live in a world with humanitarian heritage.
A world, where, in every city and village,
there are stories of people who get ahead with courage.
So I wish that I could see everything,
explore every bit of this world in dreams to feel satisfied,
but...
I keep forgetting that...
The world is a garden,
full of flowers, blossoming from dreams each morning.
I can never see everything,
as every day, there will be new flowers to find.
full of flowers, blossoming from dreams each morning.
I sleep at night thinking of my existence,
and I wake up to greet the beauty of this big world,
as there are always new flowers to find.
In the cycle of nature,
the stars fall from the sky, and leave an empty spot.
Only to be filled by a new luminance,
that carefully finds a way,
out of the work I do daily.
Somedays, it would just be reading newspapers,
at some moments, it is playing the piano.
At last,
I sketch the idea to complete myself.
and remind me, there is still a lot to search.
The universe has formed to only a fraction yesterday,
there may be something new added the next day,
maybe,
a new country would drop from the sky?
who knows, I can dream whatever I wish.
for youth always stays be my side,
and I never feel lonely with it,
I walk along the deserts and valleys looking for clues.
At times,
I find papers covered in dust that indicate,
an old city lies in remains under my feet.
I exclaim, feel happy, and feel proud
that I live in a world with humanitarian heritage.
A world, where, in every city and village,
there are stories of people who get ahead with courage.
So I wish that I could see everything,
explore every bit of this world in dreams to feel satisfied,
but...
I keep forgetting that...
The world is a garden,
full of flowers, blossoming from dreams each morning.
I can never see everything,
as every day, there will be new flowers to find.
Kimyun5 jatin
When Everyone And No One’s Watching
When you look in my eyes and tell me I’m beautiful.
Will you do the same in front of your friends at all costs?
Will I still be the one you want when the world is watching?
Will you still hold me when your ex’s parents walk in?
Tell me I’m in all your dreams,
Tell me I’m the reason you breathe.
Will you do it in front of everyone and when there’s no one?
I think about it too often.
But will I be the one when everyone and no one is watching?
Will I still be your prize when I’m close to fifty nine?
Will you tell your friends that I’m your life?
Will I be enough for you, with the blinds closed and in front of judging eyes?
In front of strangers, will you say that you never need to see the northern lights because you are holding the sight?
Will I be enough for you when everyone and no one is watching?
When your hurt, will you call on my name on the edge of time?
Will you do the same when your family stay the night?
Will I be enough for you when everyone and no one is watching?
Will you do the same in front of your friends at all costs?
Will I still be the one you want when the world is watching?
Will you still hold me when your ex’s parents walk in?
Tell me I’m in all your dreams,
Tell me I’m the reason you breathe.
Will you do it in front of everyone and when there’s no one?
I think about it too often.
But will I be the one when everyone and no one is watching?
Will I still be your prize when I’m close to fifty nine?
Will you tell your friends that I’m your life?
Will I be enough for you, with the blinds closed and in front of judging eyes?
In front of strangers, will you say that you never need to see the northern lights because you are holding the sight?
Will I be enough for you when everyone and no one is watching?
When your hurt, will you call on my name on the edge of time?
Will you do the same when your family stay the night?
Will I be enough for you when everyone and no one is watching?
SzS 12
Girl in the Mirrior
(DISCLAIMER! This is disturbing, but I promise you this is just a POEM! Nothing more)
That bottomless pain in my heart only caves in deeper as the days pass on
I feel like I’m drowning in my grief—
thick and sickening
Whenever I look at my reflection
my emotions slip away and I curse myself
My heart crumbles to dust
I want to break every mirror I see,
I never want to see the girl looking back at me ever again
I want to tear her apart
What happened to her?
I hate her so much,
this girl
I wish she never screwed her life up as she had
She makes me want to scream
and crumple to the ground
and die
Why do I have to see that girl
whenever I see a reflection?
What have I turned into?
What am I doing?
I hate that girl in the mirror
looking back at me
I wish she would disappear
I want her to die
and never come back
I’m drowning and I can’t. . .
I just can’t anymore
I never want to see her again
Just die already,
girl in the mirror,
whose eyes are full of pain
without a tear to drop
Just die
That bottomless pain in my heart only caves in deeper as the days pass on
I feel like I’m drowning in my grief—
thick and sickening
Whenever I look at my reflection
my emotions slip away and I curse myself
My heart crumbles to dust
I want to break every mirror I see,
I never want to see the girl looking back at me ever again
I want to tear her apart
What happened to her?
I hate her so much,
this girl
I wish she never screwed her life up as she had
She makes me want to scream
and crumple to the ground
and die
Why do I have to see that girl
whenever I see a reflection?
What have I turned into?
What am I doing?
I hate that girl in the mirror
looking back at me
I wish she would disappear
I want her to die
and never come back
I’m drowning and I can’t. . .
I just can’t anymore
I never want to see her again
Just die already,
girl in the mirror,
whose eyes are full of pain
without a tear to drop
Just die
APRIL Flawless
Failure
”Step up in front of the class!”
”Describe yourself with one word”
”No inappropriate choices or phrases, don’t make it absurd!”
I curse myself seeing she picks me first
My classmates were now immersed, in my next move
I disapprove, of the laughing I hear from the back of the room
With my hands shaking, I utter ”Failure”
The teacher glances
But I’ve been on my best behavior
The laughing grows louder
The teacher scolds, how her, choice
Of words created a riot
And made the kids anything but quiet
”No, let me explain!”
”Please sit down, we don’t have all day.”
The cycle of failure continues to replay
”Describe yourself with one word”
”No inappropriate choices or phrases, don’t make it absurd!”
I curse myself seeing she picks me first
My classmates were now immersed, in my next move
I disapprove, of the laughing I hear from the back of the room
With my hands shaking, I utter ”Failure”
The teacher glances
But I’ve been on my best behavior
The laughing grows louder
The teacher scolds, how her, choice
Of words created a riot
And made the kids anything but quiet
”No, let me explain!”
”Please sit down, we don’t have all day.”
The cycle of failure continues to replay
AN AN
Hard To Unlove You
When I take a step ahead,
you force me to retreat two steps back.
Just as I sense us getting close,
you prove me wrong each time.
However, like a fool, I fall for your crafted illusion every time.
The words, like a lump in my throat, cling.
When I muster courage at last,
you make me bite my tongue and regret everything.
Unsaid words consume my mind,
eat me alive, roam freely, haunting the night.
As I attempt to crawl back from the edge,
you plunge me back deeper into the abyss.
To the world’s end, you drag me,
refusing to release me from your claws.
You’re the tunnel that surrounds me, making me devoid of light,
engulfing me in your shadow,
making me suffocated is all you do,
yet I still can’t unlove you.
I fear what I may become,
I fear I’ll never be enough.
And I’m afraid I love you so deeply,
so your pain becomes mine, it’s such a pity.
I know it’s wrong to feel hurt over your misery,
it’s your life, you choose this path of misery,
So don’t pull me along in your despair.
It’s wrong, you know, yet you still do.
I want to hate you,
but I still can’t unlove you.
I’m tracing your footsteps,
your shadow cast over me,
anxiously fearing someday I’ll become the one I hate.
So, I want to escape
from your shadow and your name.
But unfortunately, we’re bound by the same fate,
the same thread tied around our necks.
I can only run but can’t hide away
from the fate and the shadow that we share.
P.S. I think the picture is the most accurate representation for this poem...
you force me to retreat two steps back.
Just as I sense us getting close,
you prove me wrong each time.
However, like a fool, I fall for your crafted illusion every time.
The words, like a lump in my throat, cling.
When I muster courage at last,
you make me bite my tongue and regret everything.
Unsaid words consume my mind,
eat me alive, roam freely, haunting the night.
As I attempt to crawl back from the edge,
you plunge me back deeper into the abyss.
To the world’s end, you drag me,
refusing to release me from your claws.
You’re the tunnel that surrounds me, making me devoid of light,
engulfing me in your shadow,
making me suffocated is all you do,
yet I still can’t unlove you.
I fear what I may become,
I fear I’ll never be enough.
And I’m afraid I love you so deeply,
so your pain becomes mine, it’s such a pity.
I know it’s wrong to feel hurt over your misery,
it’s your life, you choose this path of misery,
So don’t pull me along in your despair.
It’s wrong, you know, yet you still do.
I want to hate you,
but I still can’t unlove you.
I’m tracing your footsteps,
your shadow cast over me,
anxiously fearing someday I’ll become the one I hate.
So, I want to escape
from your shadow and your name.
But unfortunately, we’re bound by the same fate,
the same thread tied around our necks.
I can only run but can’t hide away
from the fate and the shadow that we share.
P.S. I think the picture is the most accurate representation for this poem...
shine coshine
Broken Heart
When I met you,
I knew without doubt it was true,
That I loved you with all my heart,
With you, never did I want to part
I swear, I had fallen for you hard
The love that I had for you was longer than the Nile
And whenever I saw your sweet, contagious smile
My world would stop spinning for a while
Anything for you I did not mind going an extra mile
Because I was hypnotized by your unique style
I enjoyed holding you tight
And hated it when we had a fight
I never wanted you out of my sight
With you in my life, my future seemed bright
But when you left ,my world lost all the light
If I had a baseball bat
I would smash a near-by rat
Not because I’m filled with hate
But my anger is great
Surely this is not a matter to debate
But maybe to regret
There is no need to cover
Something that is already over
I’ve got no lover
She’s gone forever.
I knew without doubt it was true,
That I loved you with all my heart,
With you, never did I want to part
I swear, I had fallen for you hard
The love that I had for you was longer than the Nile
And whenever I saw your sweet, contagious smile
My world would stop spinning for a while
Anything for you I did not mind going an extra mile
Because I was hypnotized by your unique style
I enjoyed holding you tight
And hated it when we had a fight
I never wanted you out of my sight
With you in my life, my future seemed bright
But when you left ,my world lost all the light
If I had a baseball bat
I would smash a near-by rat
Not because I’m filled with hate
But my anger is great
Surely this is not a matter to debate
But maybe to regret
There is no need to cover
Something that is already over
I’ve got no lover
She’s gone forever.
Hermes
~ 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑾𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒀𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚 ~
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 “𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒”
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒.
𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠.
𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟’𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒.
𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑦 -
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵”?
~ 𝑫𝒆𝒆 💙❤️
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𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈! 😊
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 “𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒”
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑠
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒.
𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠.
𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑟’𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒.
𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑦 -
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵”?
~ 𝑫𝒆𝒆 💙❤️
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✨ 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑂𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 ✨
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈! 😊
𝐷𝑒𝑒 💙
Hidden Treasure
Upon the seas where
legends often dwell,
A pirate ship with
secrets deep below,
Where hidden treasure
lies within its hold,
Awaiting those who dare
to seek and know.
Through storms and stars,
the vessel sails the night,
Its secrets guarded
by the salty air,
A map obscured from
all but those in sight,
The treasure waits for
those who do not scare.
Beneath the deck, where
shadows dance and play,
The gold and jewels,
a fortune to behold,
But only those who
brave the pirate’s way,
May claim the prize,
the treasure to unfold.
So heed this tale
of riches lost at sea,
For hidden treasure waits
for you and me.
legends often dwell,
A pirate ship with
secrets deep below,
Where hidden treasure
lies within its hold,
Awaiting those who dare
to seek and know.
Through storms and stars,
the vessel sails the night,
Its secrets guarded
by the salty air,
A map obscured from
all but those in sight,
The treasure waits for
those who do not scare.
Beneath the deck, where
shadows dance and play,
The gold and jewels,
a fortune to behold,
But only those who
brave the pirate’s way,
May claim the prize,
the treasure to unfold.
So heed this tale
of riches lost at sea,
For hidden treasure waits
for you and me.
Within Your Heart
Would you be scared?
Would you be scared?
If you saw me jump off a bridge.
Would you run and try to save me or stand there and watch?
Would you be scared?
If you saw me drawing red lines on myself with a knife.
Would you hide and watch or tell me to stop?
Would you be scared?
If you saw a group of guys trying to take advantage of me.
Would you stand there and watch or try to tell them to stop?
Would you be scared?
If you saw me trying to hang myself.
Would you just peek through the door and watch me suffocate or save my life?
Would you be scared?
If you found me dead in the woods.
Would you walk away from my body or tell people you found me?
No sorry, The real question is,
Would you save me?
You tell me you love me yet you can’t answer me.
Would you save my life?
If you saw a group of guys beating me up
Would you run up and tell them to stop or stand there in watch?
Would you call me a punk?
If I told you these girls took advantage of me.
Would I still be your #1?
Would you be there for me?
If you saw me crying alone?
Yes.
There’s a difference between you and me.
I never told you ”I loved you” yet I still try to show it.
But you, you just say that you love me. Yet you never show it.
If you saw me jump off a bridge.
Would you run and try to save me or stand there and watch?
Would you be scared?
If you saw me drawing red lines on myself with a knife.
Would you hide and watch or tell me to stop?
Would you be scared?
If you saw a group of guys trying to take advantage of me.
Would you stand there and watch or try to tell them to stop?
Would you be scared?
If you saw me trying to hang myself.
Would you just peek through the door and watch me suffocate or save my life?
Would you be scared?
If you found me dead in the woods.
Would you walk away from my body or tell people you found me?
No sorry, The real question is,
Would you save me?
You tell me you love me yet you can’t answer me.
Would you save my life?
If you saw a group of guys beating me up
Would you run up and tell them to stop or stand there in watch?
Would you call me a punk?
If I told you these girls took advantage of me.
Would I still be your #1?
Would you be there for me?
If you saw me crying alone?
Yes.
There’s a difference between you and me.
I never told you ”I loved you” yet I still try to show it.
But you, you just say that you love me. Yet you never show it.
Nelly Louis
Who do they kid?
🍃
🐦🍃🍂🍂🍃 🐦
🍃There stood a tree🍃
🍂In our street🍂
🍂Towering high🍂
🍃Into the sky🍃
🍂Well, that is until🍂
🍂The Town Council🍂
🍃Said it didn’t fit the town🍃
🐦🍂And cut the said tree down🍂🐦
🍂So now where it stood proud and tall🍂
🍃We’re left with a huge, huge hole🍃
🍂Surely, this can’t be right🍂
🍂No greenery in sight🍂
🍃But the concrete of the city🍃
🍂Who do they kid that’s pretty?🍂
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🍂🍂 __ 🍂🍂
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
🐦🍃🍂🍂🍃 🐦
🍃There stood a tree🍃
🍂In our street🍂
🍂Towering high🍂
🍃Into the sky🍃
🍂Well, that is until🍂
🍂The Town Council🍂
🍃Said it didn’t fit the town🍃
🐦🍂And cut the said tree down🍂🐦
🍂So now where it stood proud and tall🍂
🍃We’re left with a huge, huge hole🍃
🍂Surely, this can’t be right🍂
🍂No greenery in sight🍂
🍃But the concrete of the city🍃
🍂Who do they kid that’s pretty?🍂
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🍂🍂 __ 🍂🍂
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
Milka
The Cost Of Academic Validation.
Pressure, pressure, pressure.
When does it get better?
I was six, in school, when I got a B and the teacher sent a letter
to my mother, scolding me.
Oh, how Kindergarden glorified the times that would await.
Now I want to hate
myself.
Pressure, pressure, better.
It should be no bother to me
Give straight A’s, the school is happy, family smiling.
No one told me just how tiring
It is to keep this face up to be.
Study till the night just to get the points all right.
Perfect, perfect, perfect.
Grades don’t define you.
Then why does every letter, every mark, every notation, every job manager
Seem to want me for my A’s?
Grades don’t define who you should be.
Yet they determine everything around me.
From my future to my job, to my income and insurance.
Yet you, teacher, don’t bother, you have another
Plan, your money planned far in advance.
Insufferable.
Better, better, better.
Why does he only look at Heather?
Does he know she bullies me?
Oh, how her mean words carved marks into my heart, only because of my qualifications.
Academic validation - I don’t seek attention, do I?
But how the teacher smiled and handed my test, I knew someone was proud of me, unlike the rest.
Never better better better.
Stop pretending
My life is now in shreds,
when I see my reflection, a pen draws out to blur what I hate.
If grades are everything that make me the golden Globe I should be, I want to disintegrate. I’m not worth being looked at, Heather told me that.
And she doesn’t know that I want to fade.
Never better, not good enough.
My feet step back.
Maybe falling doesn’t solve the issue.
The teachers are oblivious, Heather has a group now, glorious.
I found a note in my backpack.
Written on a tissue.
♡ You.
If not better, at least try to be.
I look in the mirror.
Who is she? It’s like I am meeting mine
for the first time.
Life didn’t end, before graduation.
Don’t pretend.
The note from my backpack hung next to the reflection.
Will he like me? Or is he just as afraid of rejection
As I once was?
And does
that maybe prove
That we are all the same?
When does it get better?
I was six, in school, when I got a B and the teacher sent a letter
to my mother, scolding me.
Oh, how Kindergarden glorified the times that would await.
Now I want to hate
myself.
Pressure, pressure, better.
It should be no bother to me
Give straight A’s, the school is happy, family smiling.
No one told me just how tiring
It is to keep this face up to be.
Study till the night just to get the points all right.
Perfect, perfect, perfect.
Grades don’t define you.
Then why does every letter, every mark, every notation, every job manager
Seem to want me for my A’s?
Grades don’t define who you should be.
Yet they determine everything around me.
From my future to my job, to my income and insurance.
Yet you, teacher, don’t bother, you have another
Plan, your money planned far in advance.
Insufferable.
Better, better, better.
Why does he only look at Heather?
Does he know she bullies me?
Oh, how her mean words carved marks into my heart, only because of my qualifications.
Academic validation - I don’t seek attention, do I?
But how the teacher smiled and handed my test, I knew someone was proud of me, unlike the rest.
Never better better better.
Stop pretending
My life is now in shreds,
when I see my reflection, a pen draws out to blur what I hate.
If grades are everything that make me the golden Globe I should be, I want to disintegrate. I’m not worth being looked at, Heather told me that.
And she doesn’t know that I want to fade.
Never better, not good enough.
My feet step back.
Maybe falling doesn’t solve the issue.
The teachers are oblivious, Heather has a group now, glorious.
I found a note in my backpack.
Written on a tissue.
♡ You.
If not better, at least try to be.
I look in the mirror.
Who is she? It’s like I am meeting mine
for the first time.
Life didn’t end, before graduation.
Don’t pretend.
The note from my backpack hung next to the reflection.
Will he like me? Or is he just as afraid of rejection
As I once was?
And does
that maybe prove
That we are all the same?
Fay Willows
I yell...
I yell my favorite words
I talk my morbid thoughts
And I whisper the important stuff that nobody ever wants to hear
I talk my morbid thoughts
And I whisper the important stuff that nobody ever wants to hear
Madison M
Magical Art
Ecstatic beauty
Paralyzing depression
Battle in the mind
This is the intersection
Where magical art happens.
-Profe Steve
A tanka
I wrote this after watching an episode of Doctor Who featuring a visit to Vincent Van Gogh
Paralyzing depression
Battle in the mind
This is the intersection
Where magical art happens.
-Profe Steve
A tanka
I wrote this after watching an episode of Doctor Who featuring a visit to Vincent Van Gogh
Steven Waldrop
Holding my breath
I wake up everyday,
Not willing to get out of bed;
𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥,
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵,
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
Anxiety fills my mind,
What will my parents think?
I’m dumber than my siblings,
Straight A’s their whole life,
So now the expectations are on me,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 & 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 .
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴,
𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩?
𝘠𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥,
𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩,
I’m still holding my breath.
A collaboration between -
Jen Jen : @ratunderyourbed & 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷 : @𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴
( picture from pinterest as shared by jen :))
Not willing to get out of bed;
𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦,
𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥,
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵,
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
Anxiety fills my mind,
What will my parents think?
I’m dumber than my siblings,
Straight A’s their whole life,
So now the expectations are on me,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 & 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 .
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴,
𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩?
𝘠𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥,
𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩,
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩,
I’m still holding my breath.
A collaboration between -
Jen Jen : @ratunderyourbed & 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷 : @𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴
( picture from pinterest as shared by jen :))
Innov ( Swas )
Mother’s love
As soon as I saw you
I felt this force
Everything shifted and you became
The centre of my Universe
Instantaneous pull
I’ve never felt before
Like two magnets or gravity
Tugging at my core
That’s what it feels like
The love like no other
There’s no stronger bond
Than the love of a mother
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
I felt this force
Everything shifted and you became
The centre of my Universe
Instantaneous pull
I’ve never felt before
Like two magnets or gravity
Tugging at my core
That’s what it feels like
The love like no other
There’s no stronger bond
Than the love of a mother
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
Milka
The Forgotten Meaning of Love
Our fingers mingling,
Or maybe our breath,
You coming near me,
Telling we won’t part till death.
Dressing like an angel,
Feeling your touch,
Always wearing my makeup,
Making sure you won’t judge.
Everytime acting for you,
Telling you I’m yours,
So that we stay together,
Until one of us is bored.
Waking up together,
Making sure not to shove,
You don’t know
the forgotten meaning of love.
-•-
Hiding my feelings,
Showing my charm,
Staying isolated from the world,
Never waking alone from the alarm.
Crying in the dark,
To hide my tears,
So you don’t see the real me,
And wake up my fears.
Act like a beauty queen,
Giving each other a hug,
Seeing the sunset together,
And then crawling like a bug.
Waking up together,
Making sure not to shove,
You don’t know
the forgotten meaning of love.
Or maybe our breath,
You coming near me,
Telling we won’t part till death.
Dressing like an angel,
Feeling your touch,
Always wearing my makeup,
Making sure you won’t judge.
Everytime acting for you,
Telling you I’m yours,
So that we stay together,
Until one of us is bored.
Waking up together,
Making sure not to shove,
You don’t know
the forgotten meaning of love.
-•-
Hiding my feelings,
Showing my charm,
Staying isolated from the world,
Never waking alone from the alarm.
Crying in the dark,
To hide my tears,
So you don’t see the real me,
And wake up my fears.
Act like a beauty queen,
Giving each other a hug,
Seeing the sunset together,
And then crawling like a bug.
Waking up together,
Making sure not to shove,
You don’t know
the forgotten meaning of love.
Alice Nicole
I will find them, mark my words
Living in freedom so happily
Close enough to a prefect life
Surrounded by friends and family
Until I got stabbed in the back with a knife
My family’s gone, my friends are too
Whatever peace I had known has been ripped away
My life is now a hellscape through and through
Burnt like a dry forest, full of decay
Nothing will stop me, not even the sea
I will haunt them like a wraith in black
They took EVERYTHING from me
Now it’s my turn to take it ALL back
[image credit goes to their rightful owners]
Close enough to a prefect life
Surrounded by friends and family
Until I got stabbed in the back with a knife
My family’s gone, my friends are too
Whatever peace I had known has been ripped away
My life is now a hellscape through and through
Burnt like a dry forest, full of decay
Nothing will stop me, not even the sea
I will haunt them like a wraith in black
They took EVERYTHING from me
Now it’s my turn to take it ALL back
[image credit goes to their rightful owners]
Nonexistant ...
CHILDHOOD
In the realm of youth, where dreams took flight,
A treasure trove of memories, shining so bright,
Regret, a gentle whisper that softly sighs,
Longing to rewrite the tale, where innocence lies.
Oh, childhood’s realm, a symphony so grand,
Where laughter danced, a whimsical band,
In joyous abandon, we leaped and we played,
Unfettered hearts, blissfully unaware they’d fade.
But time’s relentless march sweeps us away,
Adolescence’s blooms, petals astray,
Mistakes, they cling, haunting and persist,
As we yearn for chances lost within the mist.
Yet let not regret shroud us in despair,
For echoes of yesterday need not ensnare,
Through wisdom’s lens, let growth arise,
Finding solace in lessons, as the soul reprises.
For childhood, a palette of vibrant hues,
With youthful trials and experiences we choose,
Mistakes, brushstrokes forming imperfect art,
Adding depth, shaping life’s intricate chart.
Though we yearn to mend past transgressions dear,
To rewrite tales, fresh impressions sear,
Forgiveness must bloom deep within the core,
To release the burden regret once bore.
For to be human is to falter and learn,
To grasp the embers from failures’ burn,
Seeking redemption, a chance to ascend,
With humility, our flaws we must transcend.
Childhood’s days, ethereal and fleet,
Yet the soul’s fabric, forever complete,
With gratitude, let blessings be known,
Embrace the present, a canvas we own.
So, let the weight of regret finally depart,
Cherish life’s lessons, etched within the heart,
For every thread in the tapestry’s weft,
Shapes our being, who we are, life’s secrets we’ve kept.
Embrace growth’s beauty, its ceaseless change,
A range of compassion, hearts rearranged,
And know, dear soul, in life’s grand charade,
You hold the power to flourish, to serenade.
For childhood’s whispers may blend with the past,
Yet the strength of your spirit forever will last,
In the legacy you build, the love you bestow,
In the person you’ve become, seeds of greatness you sow.
A treasure trove of memories, shining so bright,
Regret, a gentle whisper that softly sighs,
Longing to rewrite the tale, where innocence lies.
Oh, childhood’s realm, a symphony so grand,
Where laughter danced, a whimsical band,
In joyous abandon, we leaped and we played,
Unfettered hearts, blissfully unaware they’d fade.
But time’s relentless march sweeps us away,
Adolescence’s blooms, petals astray,
Mistakes, they cling, haunting and persist,
As we yearn for chances lost within the mist.
Yet let not regret shroud us in despair,
For echoes of yesterday need not ensnare,
Through wisdom’s lens, let growth arise,
Finding solace in lessons, as the soul reprises.
For childhood, a palette of vibrant hues,
With youthful trials and experiences we choose,
Mistakes, brushstrokes forming imperfect art,
Adding depth, shaping life’s intricate chart.
Though we yearn to mend past transgressions dear,
To rewrite tales, fresh impressions sear,
Forgiveness must bloom deep within the core,
To release the burden regret once bore.
For to be human is to falter and learn,
To grasp the embers from failures’ burn,
Seeking redemption, a chance to ascend,
With humility, our flaws we must transcend.
Childhood’s days, ethereal and fleet,
Yet the soul’s fabric, forever complete,
With gratitude, let blessings be known,
Embrace the present, a canvas we own.
So, let the weight of regret finally depart,
Cherish life’s lessons, etched within the heart,
For every thread in the tapestry’s weft,
Shapes our being, who we are, life’s secrets we’ve kept.
Embrace growth’s beauty, its ceaseless change,
A range of compassion, hearts rearranged,
And know, dear soul, in life’s grand charade,
You hold the power to flourish, to serenade.
For childhood’s whispers may blend with the past,
Yet the strength of your spirit forever will last,
In the legacy you build, the love you bestow,
In the person you’ve become, seeds of greatness you sow.
Lil D-Kay
The Caged Bird
It looks pretty, doesn’t it?
In a golden cage resides the bird you adore the most,
Surrounded by your love and all it needs,
Yet its heart craves the touch of the blue sky,
The sun painting its feathers with hues as it soars high,
Dancing among the clouds,
It longs for the forbidden freedom
You admire its beauty, assuming contentment,
While silently it withers away within your confines,
Intriguing how you keep it under your control,
A prized possession, a pet you claim to care for,
Yet its true freedom remains restrained,
And invisible are the tears it sheds and its pleas.
Acknowledge the cage isn’t real,
An invisible barrier of your love,
Shedding tears as you take its away,
With each tear another weight is placed,
In your golden cage it is trapped,
You laugh, you smile as it withers,
Loving the power of control you possess,
No remorse for the suffering inflicted on its soul,
Blinded by your own happiness,
While it feels guilty for having emotions,
Feeling foolish for being mean at times,
You don’t seem to realise how it’s trapped in its own lies.
Lying to make it better,
But every lie weighs heavily on its wings,
Its soul tainted by the lies it weaves,
Even if it breaks free from the illusion of your love,
Even if it returns to the sky it yearns for,
The hold of your tears will forever linger,
Your golden cage, it will never be able to escape,
The weight of your love is the price it’ll pay,
The bird is not pretty anymore, you have made it petty.
In a golden cage resides the bird you adore the most,
Surrounded by your love and all it needs,
Yet its heart craves the touch of the blue sky,
The sun painting its feathers with hues as it soars high,
Dancing among the clouds,
It longs for the forbidden freedom
You admire its beauty, assuming contentment,
While silently it withers away within your confines,
Intriguing how you keep it under your control,
A prized possession, a pet you claim to care for,
Yet its true freedom remains restrained,
And invisible are the tears it sheds and its pleas.
Acknowledge the cage isn’t real,
An invisible barrier of your love,
Shedding tears as you take its away,
With each tear another weight is placed,
In your golden cage it is trapped,
You laugh, you smile as it withers,
Loving the power of control you possess,
No remorse for the suffering inflicted on its soul,
Blinded by your own happiness,
While it feels guilty for having emotions,
Feeling foolish for being mean at times,
You don’t seem to realise how it’s trapped in its own lies.
Lying to make it better,
But every lie weighs heavily on its wings,
Its soul tainted by the lies it weaves,
Even if it breaks free from the illusion of your love,
Even if it returns to the sky it yearns for,
The hold of your tears will forever linger,
Your golden cage, it will never be able to escape,
The weight of your love is the price it’ll pay,
The bird is not pretty anymore, you have made it petty.
shine coshine
Daisies
In a garden filled with the sun’s gentle gloom,
The air brims with the fragrance of flowers that bloom.
Amidst the colorful and verdant garden,
They stand apart with their colorless petals, laden.
Daisies, an emblem of innocence and purity,
Just like their white hue, cute and admirable, in all their beauty.
In the garden brimming with different hues,
Faces turned to the sun, they gently sway, no blues.
Dancing to the beat of nature’s symphony,
Daisies symbolize new beginnings, so sweet and carefree.
Even without color, they remain pretty and neat,
Standing apart among the colors, a joyful feat.
Emblem of joy and cheerfulness, just what we need,
They stand tall, white petals swaying gently in the sun’s heed.
Amidst the pretty and colorful garden, their colorless petals sway,
Even though they’re different, they brighten the day.
P.S. I dedicate this to you Daisy (yk who you are lol=)
The air brims with the fragrance of flowers that bloom.
Amidst the colorful and verdant garden,
They stand apart with their colorless petals, laden.
Daisies, an emblem of innocence and purity,
Just like their white hue, cute and admirable, in all their beauty.
In the garden brimming with different hues,
Faces turned to the sun, they gently sway, no blues.
Dancing to the beat of nature’s symphony,
Daisies symbolize new beginnings, so sweet and carefree.
Even without color, they remain pretty and neat,
Standing apart among the colors, a joyful feat.
Emblem of joy and cheerfulness, just what we need,
They stand tall, white petals swaying gently in the sun’s heed.
Amidst the pretty and colorful garden, their colorless petals sway,
Even though they’re different, they brighten the day.
P.S. I dedicate this to you Daisy (yk who you are lol=)
shine coshine
Love lies inside us all
Love lies inside us all
However big or small
Though not all realise
It’s in there so it just lies
They don’t show it
So they don’t grow it
Instead they ignore it
When others call for it
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
However big or small
Though not all realise
It’s in there so it just lies
They don’t show it
So they don’t grow it
Instead they ignore it
When others call for it
A/n: Please note that all credit
for the image
goes to their rightful owners.
Milka
Thank You
Thank you for being my friend,
Thank you for the love you send.
Thank you for the care you give,
Thank you for helping me live.
Thank you for making me smile,
Thank you for praising my style.
Thank you for helping me up,
Thank you for never giving up.
Thank you for being a person to trust,
Thank you for clearing my dust.
Thank you for waking my hope,
Thank you for telling me my worth.
Thank you for trying to make me break,
Thank you for trying to hurt me until I shake.
Thank you for making me strong,
Thank you for not taking me wrong.
Thank you for letting me cry alone,
Thank you for leaving before you turned into stone.
Thank you for breaking my faith,
Thank you for showing me how you were fake.
Thank you for being a traitor,
Thank you for hiding from the consequences later.
Thank you for making me smile until then,
Thank you for helping me get up until then.
Thank you for making me understand,
Thank you for letting me leave your hand.
Thank you for letting me know when to leave,
Thank you for letting me know that you were always a peeve.
Thank you for the love you send.
Thank you for the care you give,
Thank you for helping me live.
Thank you for making me smile,
Thank you for praising my style.
Thank you for helping me up,
Thank you for never giving up.
Thank you for being a person to trust,
Thank you for clearing my dust.
Thank you for waking my hope,
Thank you for telling me my worth.
Thank you for trying to make me break,
Thank you for trying to hurt me until I shake.
Thank you for making me strong,
Thank you for not taking me wrong.
Thank you for letting me cry alone,
Thank you for leaving before you turned into stone.
Thank you for breaking my faith,
Thank you for showing me how you were fake.
Thank you for being a traitor,
Thank you for hiding from the consequences later.
Thank you for making me smile until then,
Thank you for helping me get up until then.
Thank you for making me understand,
Thank you for letting me leave your hand.
Thank you for letting me know when to leave,
Thank you for letting me know that you were always a peeve.
Alice Nicole