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Ava 6d
Why
Like a shadow
Creeping in
Tight
Why can’t I breathe
My throat is dry
But why
Why is the love in your eyes gone
Why can’t I move
Why would you say those things
Why
Is it me
It cant be
It’s not your daughter
But it’s me
irene ci Apr 26
what makes a poet be a poet?
can any of us be poets?
does it really matter to be an expert?
all of us have something to write,
something that we have to experiment.
put it down on a paper.
no matter if you are bad or good,
for me poetry consists of words of love
of your holy life.
Izzi Mar 29
Hi

You’re new here

I definitely didn’t expect you
I wish I had more time to prepare

As this is the first time I laid eyes on you
But somehow, now
You are everywhere

I’m not gonna take this too seriously
Because my heart just cannot bare

Another loss
Another another unforgettable loss

It just hurts
Way too ******* much

To care
Met someone new yall
Bonnie Mar 20
Ask why ...

It is an almost unnoticed rivulet of enquiry
that can lead to a torrent of understanding.
an ember to ignite a vast blaze of discernment

Ask why ...

not a statement, not a command,
nor a suggestion, it is a bridge
spanning a chasm between what is and what could be

Ask why ...

it will stir up the cobwebs of complacency
**** at the known routine, lay naked hidden motives
habit and convention are shaken

Ask why ...

it forces excavation of purpose.
gets to the very marrow of impetus
it clarifies, it challenges, dismantles

Ask why ...

it insists on lighting the murky shadows
enquires, at the foundation of reason
it is the beginning of a quiet revolution
Some thoughts gathered for a weekly topic prompt
Piyush Sharma Mar 16
He walked out on himself,
Left his book half-finished,
Buried deep within his shelf,
His skin burnt down to thinnest.
The pen was always his escape,
Then was it the pen, the paper or the reader
That made him forsake his escape?
The creator inked through its remaining life,
The vessel consoled the words under all eyes,
The receiver breathed meaning into the words,
Then who was it that discerns?
But...
What was his story...?
Was he reciting it...?
Or was it reciting him...?
Is he returning for his glory...?
Depicting any/all writer's phase when the pen is taken away without a choice and a practical cold life wishing them to come home and pen his words to a place not judged.
my homecoming to hellopoetry <3
Immortality Feb 21
i gaze up at the sky,
to see who I am.

i sit in stillness,
to discover who I am.

i stand before the mirror,
to confront who I am.

when time stands still,
the world blurs,
my heart-mind asks,
"who am I?
why am I here?"
When few sudden question arises-
who am i?
why am i here?
what should i do?

Well, I am on my way...
at least I am trying, and will never give up...
It's Val, I talk of Value
Minds off! Well I turned it on
Who won't hide the idle?
Not tough, If Love is just enough

It's Val, or picnic in the valley
Love's gone! Places and gifts are gods
Demands high - higher than processed barley
Want more, less love, money got the odds

It's Val, still don't make it valid
The show off, to make the single feel worse
It's hard! Last year love addicts wish they still had it
But break ups! Las Las! We all need Jesus

It's Val, okay agreed! Valentine
Not wrong, if love is just as strong
As the vibe, the time when hearts melt fine
When this poetic voice is as suiting as a love song
Should Love or Val lead?
Or both when we make Val valid?!
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