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 Aug 16 Lyra Callen
Natalia
M
 Aug 16 Lyra Callen
Natalia
M
I don’t know what she has —
but it pulls me in
like the tide obeys the moon.

Every glance
is a spark against my skin,
every word
a knot in my breathing.

I want it all with her —
the mornings, the storms,
the years I haven’t lived yet.

When she walks into the room
my hands forget themselves,
my heart trips over its own steps,
and I realize —
I’m not just in love,
I’m hers already.
Stacking up bricks
Taking em down
Not having the nerve
To apply mortar
To make em sound
Never even
Mixed any
Cos it would harden
While on the ground
Stacking up bricks
Taking em down.
 Aug 16 Lyra Callen
Arpitha
So desperate for a lending ear
That I’m willing to
cut off mine
and listen to myself vent!
Verses.

Gifts,

wrapped,

in air for you.

Bouquets of words,

to ****** hearts.
 Aug 16 Lyra Callen
Nikita
The version of me you never met
Was the best secret that I ever kept

False smiles and a witty joke
You'll never see past the positivity cloak

Why would I tell you I'm not fine
When you don't let me in your mind

Hair up and makeup done
You'll never see me in the evening sun

Meals prepped, trash stashed away
You hear only what I want to say

Even this account is best kept private
If you knew my truth, you'd never survive it
We live a borrowed life,
But in the day-to-day
We forget,
Driving ourselves ragged,
Leading to regret...

Remember the trappings of this world —
How can we accept,
What matters most.
I float in the painting of my life,
Dazzled in drying plumes of
Opulent colour. Ahead, the black
Of not yet whispers to my canvas.
Written in response to the prompt for the HelloPoetry Zoom Meeting (29th August 2025 8pm PST)

Been struggling a lot with writing at the moment, but it's good to try to force a poem or two out.
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