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 Nov 2014 Katie A
Grace Pickard
Constant
From the cue of entrance
Through the chaotic ink splashes
And the measures of rest
A part of us keeps this rhythm
Strung clear and precise
Mysteriously, wandering throughout
We pass around the chore
Until the final chord is drawn

But we survive
In the minds of our audience,
Forever trying to grasp hold of
Our fleeting orchestral heart beat:
Ostinato
An entrance cue in orchestra would be a breath. I like to relate music to life/the human body, in this poem my body is associated with an orchestra because orchestras preform as a single unit. Also, an ostinato is a repeated rhythm... Which in this case is my heart beating.
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Alice
Eyes closed
To an evenings backdrop
Velvet black with purple stars.

Whisper me the answers
So they will float across
The gloom
Form letters in the
Maroon night sky.

Only when pupils meet skin
May the words reveal themselves
To me.

Only when I lay my head
To rest on the soft white
Cotton of my pillow.
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Francis Santos
We all wear masks,
Some are elegant,
Some are deviant,
And some bizarre-looking.

We all wear masks,
Be it brilliant or dull,
Extravagant or simple;
Some a smile, some gloomy,
And some a frown.

For we are all theatrical;
We go about our masks,
We don them very well,
We want our faces kept hidden,
That no sunlight could touch them.
And we display ourselves,
That this is the real me, you, us.

We always look in the mirror,
Adoring our masks,
Obsessing over it,
Till we completely forget
What our true faces look like.
So we state to impress,
As we gather in a masquerade,
Dancing like devils in the night of lies.
This mask is too tight,
I can't seem to get it off.
I put it on so long ago,
I never thought it'd get stuck.
It's been so long I can't remember,
I can't remember what I look like.
All I've known for so long is the mask.
But I've always fit the mask so well,
I can't seem to pull it off of me.
I put it on so long ago.
I put it on too tight.
It's form-fitted to me now...
Can anyone help me rip it off?
Please...
I'm begging...
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Maria Dash
You pushed me down
and that's why I live underground
in a dark paradise
there's where I tend to hide.

Waves wash my pain away
away from where we used to lay
instead of grass and dirt beneath
in sand I woke up by the sea.

You wanted the treasure
but never my heart
I'm drowning and I can't tell which way is up
grab a shell and hear me cry
but you better leave before I eat your heart out .

I own the ocean you love to see
be careful dear
you don't know me
I dropped my secrets to the sea
and now he knows about you and me.

Waves wash my tears away
becoming pearls born from pain.

You wanted the treasure
but never my heart
I'm drowning and I can't tell which way is up
grab a shell and hear me cry
but you better leave before I eat your heart out .

My dear
my beloved
I loved you so much
but playing with mermaids can be dangerous
now you have to pay
the price of betray
so give me your heart
remember you broke mine.
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Alice
Neverland
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Alice
Take my hand,
maybe I will lead you into a wonderland.
Where the hour glass stops dead its grains of golden sand.
The waves of youth are ceaseless,
the inevitable whole has been banned.

Let's fly away to Neverland.
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Jeremy Rascon
Coffee must always be hot
  It warms the soul
     And awakens the body
It fends off the sleep
   Like a dragon's
       Fiery breath  
A drink for the gods
    A magic elixir for man
But it must be hot.
      If it were to be cold
It would only numb..
The world is cold enough as is.
No no, brew a fresh ***
   Let the smell
Dance through the air
    And fill a morning home.
Like Jesus,
   Mr. Coffee
Will transform water
  Into something more
But even better,
       It will be hot
Coffee must always be hot.
 Nov 2014 Katie A
Maddie Kramer
theres a knot in my throat
and it is your name.
it takes the words
from my mind and stuffs
them down deep inside
my soul. they creep
up from within
me, ready to explode.
but when you look at
me, they get scared
and hide in a little
knot in my throat
because you just
take those little words
along with all of
my breath, and
you make it disappear.
because nothing
i can ever say would
be enough to explain
how much you
mean to me.
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