Poetry Thread

[Honor]

still don't know
what to take away
from having known you.

 

[xisnotx]

"This is life".

Going.
Faster, slower.
Up and down.
Going.
And not knowing.
I’m going. All alone.
I’m going.
Until I’m gone.

 

[xisnotx]

"Shortest Poem Ever".

Hello Juli, are you here yet?

 

[xisnotx]

I can choose to be happy, or I can choose to be sad.
I can choose to be angry, or I can choose to be mad.
I can choose to be sappy, or I can choose to be glad.
But I can't choose to not choose, for that choice isn't one to be had.

 

[xisnotx]

I go through life in my head.
I know if the world knew, some would want me dead.
The rest would be cruelly sympathetic instead.
So I hide, my mouth shut, my eyes wide.
Wondering if anyone else can feel how I feel inside.
Going through life like I'm sane.
Inside it seems like nothing but a game.
I wish the world could feel how I think.
Always and forever, I'm on the brink.

 

[AzulEyes]

loving you
missing you
doesn't mean
a thing
it doesn't mean anything
it just is
I gave my all
ran out of steam
there is no more
to
give
it's all you
all
you

 

[WALMART]

Desert Places

Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast
In a field I looked into going past,
And the ground almost covered smooth in snow,
But a few weeds and stubble showing last.

The woods around it have it - it is theirs.
All animals are smothered in their lairs.
I am too absent-spirited to count;
The loneliness includes me unawares.

And lonely as it is, that loneliness
Will be more lonely ere it will be less -
A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
With no expression, nothing to express.

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars - on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.

- Robert Frost

 

[1487610420]

Putty. Putty. Putty.
Green Putty - Grutty Peen.
Grarmpitutty - Morning!
Pridsummer - Grorning Utty!
Discovery..... Oh.
Putty?..... Armpit?
Armpit..... Putty.
Not even a particularly
Nice shade of green.
As I lick my armpit and shall agree,
That this putty is very well green.

- Grunthos the Flatulent

 

[ndovjtjcaqidthi]

Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast
In a field I looked into going past,
And the ground almost covered smooth in snow,
But a few weeds and stubble showing last.

The woods around it have it - it is theirs.
All animals are smothered in their lairs.
I am too absent-spirited to count;
The loneliness includes me unawares.

And lonely as it is, that loneliness
Will be more lonely ere it will be less -
A blanker whiteness of benighted snow
With no expression, nothing to express.

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars - on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.

- Robert Frost

One of my favs.

 

[LonestarCowgirl]

Christmas poems remind us all
Of the manger and the stall
Where the Son of God was born
Early the first Christmas morn.
Lowly down to earth he came
For to love us all the same.
Angels, shepherds, wise men knelt
There to praise him for they felt
This little baby lain on hay
Was the one that we'd hear say
That God loves us every one
And in this race we have to run
He'll be with us till day is done.

 

[AzulEyes]

the elephant in the room
the one gripping your spirit
responsible for your outburts
your self-inflicted troubles
your pain
the one stoic in indifference
and desperate in emotion
and firm in anger
rage
and evil
evil triangulation
used to strangle the object of your affection
cycling
again
and
again
and
again
it doesn't end
won't end
will
not
ever
end
eternal
never tires

 

[inventor]

" Blessed apollo."

I erect this golden god in my back room...
it doesn't anwser my prayers....
but what am I supposed to do, when man tosses me with the odd and vagabonds?
I cry like a mad man and shout at this golden god - why have you forsaken me!
Why do you tie me up and throw me upon the cross or is suffering just my lot to bear?
Heroism and virtue all seem lost.
The sun's graze never seemed colder and a woman's words never seemed so rough....
I lie in my bed, while my cancerous thoughts grow and reality dims...
The room darkens and my prayers cease.

 

[iNtrovert]

As the fire dies down and the storm passes
Help me to find the beauty in ashes
I want to see my reflection in the broken glass
In spite of my tears teach me to laugh
Let me find hope in hopelessness
Let me function in brokenness
And may the obstacles I face teach me to be strong
For life is a journey and the journey is long
Let’s find inspiration in the sunrise.
Let us relish in the hopes of a day that is new
Each day brings the promise of meeting you
May this thought be the reward for somber days past
Let us hope that on this journey we cross paths.

 

[five sounds]

Soft strong hand
Use fingertips
Precision
Small movements

Warm quiet wind
Roar

Ground where I stand
Connect me
Direct line
By bridge or by tunnel

Love supreme
Take care of me
You know what I need
I am thirsty

Shrill icy gust
Be silent

 

[LonestarCowgirl]

Take a heap of child-like wonder
That opens up our eyes
To the unexpected gifts in life
Each day a sweet surprise.

Mix in fond appreciation
For the people whom we know;
Like festive Christmas candles,
Each one has a special glow.

Add some giggles and some laughter,
A dash of Christmas food,
(Amazing how a piece of pie
Improves our attitude!)

Stir it all with human kindness;
Wrap it up in love and peace,
Decorate with optimism, and
joy will never cease.

If we use this healthy recipe,
We know we will remember
To be in the Christmas spirit,
Even when it's not December.

 

[Kullervo]

Mindless cacophony awaits me outside
There's nowhere that I can curl up and hide
SHUT THE FUCK UP LEAVE ME ALONE I'M TIRED
I've locked myself up to get rewired

 

[LonestarCowgirl]

Loving Father,

Help us to remember the birth of Jesus
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and the worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate and
open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift and
good desires with every greeting.

Deliver us from evil by the blessing
which Christ brings, and teach us to
be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning make us happy
to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening
bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake.
Amen.

By Robert Louis Stevenson
American Author
(1850 - 1894)

 

[LonestarCowgirl]

Poem About All That God Does

Because you picked me up when I struggled to get through.
Because you healed my heart when it was thrown and shattered.
Because you gave me hope when it seemed so out of reach.
Because you showed me the light when there was only darkness.
Because you reassured me when the doubts screamed in my head.
Because you kept me going when there seemed nowhere to go.
Because you sustained me with strength when weakness was all I knew.
Because you gave me a purpose when life seemed so pointless.
Because you restored my happiness when life snatched it away.
Because you helped me let it all go when I gripped the tightest to hold on.
Because you showed me the beauty of life when the world showed me nothing but hate and corruption.
Because you gave me a better life when the old one fought to come back.
Because only You could tear down my wall of pride, and instead build it back up with love and humbleness.
Because of all this, I give you my life Lord.
You were always there, even when I rejected You.
Because of all You are, my life, oh God, is yours.

By Jacqueline Burciaga
Source: Poem About All That God Does, Because Of You

 

[Oaky]

This is my foot,
It runs on the ground,
It knows where it goes,
It's knowledge is profound
Wherever it be.
there be me,
Hopping or chopping,
hopeful and free.
And if you challenge,
you're all out of luck,
for my little foot,
gives nary a *uck.

 

[prplchknz]

fuck yo mamma with your papa on a duck