Poetry
 

Do many of y'all write poems?

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I do once in a while. I did a lot as a teenager and I just went through them a couple weeks ago and cringed at all the teen angst. I've only written a couple in the last year. Do you?

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I can't write poetry worth a damn. It doesn't appeal to me very much. The way I think of peotry, it needs to be accompanied by music and I lack the musical ability for that.

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A little, mostly when I am really depressed. So you can imagine how those go. That seems to be the times when things flow better onto paper for me.

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I can see that, Cinnamon, as the intensity would be there. I'd love to see some if you'd like to share.

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Tonight

Today, I felt my world start to crumble.
Tonight, I need your presence in the room.
Tonight, I need your reassurance.
Tonight, I need your comfort.

It feels as if the sorrow will never end.
Pain and loneliness run deep in my heart,
Tears stream endlessly down my face.
So this is how a broken heart feels.

Today, I need to hear it’ll be okay.
Tell me this pain will fade away.
Tell me I made the right decisions.
Tell me everything will be okay.

Today, I felt my heart break.
Tonight, I realize the darkness of my future.
Tonight, my source of happiness will soon be gone.
Tonight, my world will never be the same.

Today, as the sunlight fades, my fears grow.
Will I ever see them again?
Will they know how much I love them?
Will they still love me?

Today, I felt the loneliness of a world without love.
Tonight, I need the security of your arms.
Tonight, I need the comfort of your voice.
Tonight, I need to know everything will be okay.

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I wrote this one a year ago today actually.

One More Day

Smile, laugh, enjoy life
The appearance is there.
To the blind, life is perfect.
To those that look, the eyes are full of sorrow

One day at a time
But how many days are there?
How many nights must I cry?
How many more must I endure?

Nights are dark
Days are empty
I question my life
Am I on the right path?

Logic told me to make the sacrifice
And I listened
My heart was shattered
And still remains empty and cold

Through the tears,
I tell myself that it's okay.
That I must be strong
I have only myself to rely on.

Another smile
Another laugh
Just one more day
One more night

Slowly days will go by
Slowly I will pick up the pieces
Slowly the pain will heal
Just one more day....

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Very poignant. Thanks, Cinn.

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Limericks, yes
Very inappropriate haikus, yes

Introspective poetry, no.

I'm just too literal I guess, I totally don't get poetry.

<---just a stupid GUY.

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Awwww...don't say that about yourself. Everyone has different styles and different writing areas they can appreciate and excell in. I like the writing of yours that I've seen and I'd love to see more.

Now back on topic, I found one of mine.

It’s fall again, she sighs into her tea
As she watches her dreams once again fall from that tree
The sunlight through the window dances gold upon her lap
The tears, the years, the broken mirrors, like vinegar and sap.

Wrap it closer to your shoulder,
Clasp it nearer to your heart
Fell the chill, the creak, the spill,
The empty hole that can’t be filled.

Fingers through the aging fur,
Feels the warmth, the stretch, the purr
Close the eyes but can’t begin
Can’t recall the scent of skin on skin

The creeping frost, the fading light
Collects her cup and says goodnight
To scattered pictures old and new
Say your prayers, collect your due.

Wrap it closer to your shoulders,
Clasp it nearer to your heart,
Climb the hill, the fall, the spill,
The empty heart that can’t be still.

Wrap it closer to your shoulders,
Wear your heart upon your sleeve,
Feel the pain, the ache, the rain
Cut all the ties and break the chain.

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:stupid:

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I'm really hoping your post is out of sequence!!!! :cry:

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See, I can't do the fun stuff! I wish I could, but I tend to write sad stuff.



I love your poem OG

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:) Thanks. I don't write happy poems, either.

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Haiku's rock!

Here's one on my favorite subject.



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