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Alex May 23
He walks on stage with no introduction.

He talks as you thinks a poet might,
her drawls his words and     emphasises them in particular points-
rushing through the stanzas like he's got somewhere to be,
a mad Huddersfield dog in a limelight heat. He needs no introduction,
flying into his performance with a level of boredom that seems akin
to a Rider on the back of a prime stallion, fine muscles twitching in
perfect precision as his steed
Cuts
into the crowd. Complete silence from the heat of us,
pure silence in rapture
of this rude grown man who requires

no introduction.
Simon Armitage... fascinating but very irritating accent. Insane poetry.
143 · Dec 2021
contrasts
Alex Dec 2021
I am the fire that burns and I am the water that puts it out.
I am the warmest radiator and I am the coolest night.
I am the pleasure and I am the pain.
I am the contentedness and I am the bitter.
I am the satisfaction and I am a constantly re-written phrase.
I am, all in all, a very confusing person.
142 · Jan 2022
Untitled
Alex Jan 2022
My mum- the one I take after the most.
A reckless, careful, calm, angry, hateful, loving mess.
My dad- the one who became both parents.
A steady, reliable, caring anchor.
Myself- the one I am.
doomed.
134 · Jan 2023
○•☆•○
Alex Jan 2023
Oh, how to write of the beauty of you? It could be found in all manner of things, all types of weather.
How to find a synonym that means gorgeous beyond belief, radiant of the soul, quietly stunning?
You twist your fingers through the air like you're dipping them in water, and a butterfly comes to rest on them.
You are beautiful.
You are beautiful.
129 · May 2021
nature's shower
Alex May 2021
i like the rain.
i like the sound,
the soft pitter patter;
the rumbling clouds.
The way it distracts from an arguing friend,
the drops on my forehead to cool my anger.
I like the rain.
the cool, clear air that descends upon the now-tranquil environment,
and the green it brings to the fields around me.
i like the rain.
It washes everything clean,
cleansed by nature's shower.
I like how it gives me peace
when there is non around me.
127 · May 2021
self destructive
Alex May 2021
i want you
to
break me
with your words
with your tongue
i want you to give me all of your pain;
share it with an old, broken soul.

'want' is such a shallow word
rings of childishness and greed.

i need you to **** me
slowly, gently
let them know
it's you, as i plead
look at me here, sobbing
i need you
to give me
relief.
inspired, but all mine.
127 · Jul 2021
a perfect puzzle
Alex Jul 2021
I know
i know how the birds fly
how the bee stings
how the dog bites.
I know
i know how the sun shines
how the flowers grow
and how the weeds die.
but i don't understand it
nature, a perfect puzzle,
and we the odd one out.
125 · Sep 2022
a comfortable silence
Alex Sep 2022
We have mastered the art
of silence. It wraps
around us, and I have never felt so
safe.
on old one written about an ex, but it still applies
123 · Jul 2021
the mirror
Alex Jul 2021
you deserve better.
you deserve a life that treats you better,
makes you better.
(he stares at me with a passion)
you deserve a universe that doesn't
chew you up,
spit you out.
(is he alright?)
you-
you-
just-
you. just you.
(he's crying now)
you deserve everything.

I deserve better, i think, turning away from my reflection.
sometimes it's ok to be selfish. Not many times though
123 · Jun 2021
coping
Alex Jun 2021
it's been a while since i wrote a poem.
perhaps i forgot
perhaps i got distracted
perhaps, just maybe, it got too much
I'm not used to having
a healthy coping mechanism.
been a while.
120 · Sep 2022
sell by date
Alex Sep 2022
He stares through me
with my red eyes
and i cannot help but think
that some things
are best left
alone.
119 · May 5
Wish you the worst
Alex May 5
With the coming of the spring, i see your flower bloom.
Would that I cut off the leaves and do harm to you.
About wishing someone no good things.
110 · May 23
Conniption fit
Alex May 23
I smell the smoke before i can see it,
I feel the rod before it breaks. I burn the cake before it bakes.
that's what it is to me.

I split you off before you leave
I **** myself before i die. I leave before you say goodbye.
that's what it is to me.
107 · Jul 2021
the truth I
Alex Jul 2021
depends on the definition of the individual.
The truth to me is
you,
your core essence,
what makes you
you?
79 · May 5
New love?
Alex May 5
Was it an accident that I loved you
Or was it an intervention of fate
The bending of a straight path
To sleep outside your gate.

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