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- Poetry > Free Verse
I hear boots. They are black, With a silver buckle. I just know it. Ka-thump Ka-thump. On the wooden floor They come closer. I don't look up, But my cheeks flush. I know its you. Ka-thump Ka-thump. They pass by. I sneak a glance, I see you stop. You tur... - Poetry > Free VerseThe reflection of the sunset In the murky green of lake Is dancing in your eyes And your laugh makes like ripples Made by the rocks thrown To the depths of a watery unknown Your embrace gives me chills On a hot summer day Yet manages to warm me as well Your style is only yours Just like yo...
- Poetry > Free VerseThe money in his clean hands Is dirty, And judging by his weak arms And legs He has never tried a day in His life And the girl next to him is leaving Very soon Clouded glances around before The exchange And now she leaves until the Next time She needs a fix, a weeks worth Of cash To ...
- Poetry > Free VerseIt takes two to tango And yes we did dance All night long, our feet numb And then butterflies Pirouetted across our lips And tickled our tongues Late into the night And early into dawn When light could be glimpsed Through sky blue curtains That were strung up In your window And that ligh...
- Poetry > Free VerseThe cold night air Allows our breath to be visible Below orange-yellow streetlights And a clouded winter sky We step on a snow covered Sidewalk, leaving footprints Side-by-side amongst The footprints of others To pass along this way, And I realize suddenly That I am smiling... And I never...
- Poetry > Free VerseSnow falls quietly In the darkness of my mind Occupying the shadows Clouding my head, Constricting my heart I find myself missing The white noise of rain Pattering on the skylights, and The fresh, earthy smell Of the grass in the spring, But I am stuck in February... Months from rain....
- Poetry > Free VerseYour mouth is open But I can't hear what you say your words mean so much to me But your eyes tell more Than any words could attempt They are pure blue... Mine are blue as well, But with green Instead of oceans and skies Combined In an explosion of elements, As are your eyes. I catc...
- Poetry > Free VerseDreams of white Of blank nothings Falling into and Out of sleep Dying? Living? All so you can Sleep well, My love, My sweet... I will show you I love you. I will prove Myself to you... Soon...
- Poetry > Free VerseI said I promise And wore the ring You gave me, I said forever And truly believed Forever was what I wanted But soon I realized Forever what I needed The fact that I Could need that much From you scared me And so I left Forever in the dust Man, what a big mistake...
- Poetry > Free VerseThe blade caresses me Like a violin, back and forth And endless symphony Flowing within me Slowly it reaches the surface Then blossoms into scarlet melodies Proof of life springs From shallow crevices Harmonizing with main streams Until they flow together perfectly As one....
- Poetry > Free VerseDon't say 'I love you' If you don't mean it Don't lie to me like you do Between clenched teeth And averted eyes Don't change your mind So quickly, dear Is this not what you wanted? Am I not what you wanted? I told you not to say it But you said it, didn't...
- Poetry > Free VerseI see you standing there On the title of my kitchen Floor I forget to breathe For a moment and hope you don't Notice The way I choose My words oh-so Carefully When I speak, trying Not to stutter, to say the right Words To make you smile, See your eyes light up, maybe a Laugh An...
- Poetry > Free VerseNothing seems right... Should there be more? You have to know that ...Sometimes... I think about you In ways I know I shouldn't And in ways I know You don't want me to ...Sometimes... I dream about you And I wake up smiling But then I realize You were only a dream And I wish m...
- Poetry > Free VerseThis is not the ending, For I will never say good-bye I wrote these lines And filled these pages Just so I will never die I hope whoever reads this Will know I meant no harm And all the things I've said and done Won't make you hate the world And torch it all to flames So before...
- Poetry > Free VerseCatch me now Before I fall, Before I die, Before I fail Hold me now While night falls, While I cry, While the world ends Kiss me now Until the dawn, Until the tears cease, Until tomorrow comes...
- Poetry > Free VersePurple hearts Written on tiny scraps of paper Littering the bottom of your locker Overflowing onto tiled floor It started as one An innocent purple organ Sketched hastily onto paper For only you to see One turned into a hundred To match how fast my heart beats When I see your orange ha...
- Poetry > Free VerseLate last night I realized We may never be more than this But in my heart, and In my song He is so much more... The title of this poem, Inspiration for music, The thoughts in my mind As I drift into sleep That carry on into my dreams Only to be interrupted By waking....
- Poetry > Free VerseI stayed up last night Thinking of him Not his eyes, or his smile Just him. A guitar in my one hand A pencil in the other Blank music in my lap A song in my heart For Charlie...
- Poetry > Free VerseI love you Cannot be taken lightly Yet so many abuse the term Love is something of the gods Something to be felt Not something to describe It can't be forced Can't be changed Cannot live But can grow And will never die Love is perfect But has it's complications It is ...
- Poetry > Free VerseShreds of paper float to the sky; Remains of my memories Now consumed by flame Grey ashes are shoved to the side Another box, another three months To go up into smoke, never to return Pictures of us, melting in the heat Water dripping off the corners Of the expensive photo paper Like tears...
- Poetry > Free VerseBrown waves cascade down Slender shoulder blades Smiles with whitened teeth Almost noticeably fake Oh, beautiful girl, Why can't we all be like you? Deep, deep down Behind the makeup And perfect skin You wish you were just like us Oh, beautiful girl, You once were just like us....
- Poetry > Free VerseCracked toys litter the dirt Of the broken playground; And the rusted swings sway In every small wind Shattered glass accompanies The chilling moans and cries Of the merry-go-round That cannot spin Children have long gone Toddlers come of age; Leaving adolescence behind And this playg...
- Poetry > Free VerseYou are my inspiration When creativity is scarce; The bright moon When I need a flashlight You are my laughter That ends all sadness; The brightest smile I've ever known You are my hope When all dreams fail; My soft pillow When I need rest You are my love When all else is sha...
- Poetry > Free VerseI have so many secrets But none I have to share I keep them locked away inside Away from the prying eyes From the ones full of hate No one knows... Except us. We. You. Me. Are the only souls on Earth To know the clarity Of the finest truth Beneath the dust and ashes; The greatest lie ever...
- Poetry > Free VerseYour stupid black hat Gets me every time Your crooked half-grin, Your smiling eyes, Your brown jacket... I know I tried to forget you, And I managed to... That is, until today Until I saw a picture of you Wearing the hat you teased me with Backstage the play in-between scenes Singing t...
