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7d CJ Sutherland

Mirdex221

I am not a poet.

My words were never made for the masses,
Made to pry emotions from your heart.
Rhyme can sometimes leave me at a loss,
And my inkwell is more often empty than not.

I am not a poet.

I can write only what I know and feel,
Each poem I give a little piece of me.
Every line is just a wisp away from existence.
Each poem might just be the last I write.

I am not a poet.

Yet why do you feel like my muse?
Your eyes remind me of a thousand places,
Like sea glass glinting green in the hush of tide.
Your voice has its command over my pulse.

I am not a poet.

But poetry you are.
How else do I describe this feeling,
If not with flowery words and rhyme.
And yet no words can hold it right.

I am not a poet.

I would be lost if I were.
For if I give a piece of me,
It will always be here in this poem,
With You.

Yeah...its a love poem. Be gentle with me!

#love #vulnerability #romantic #tender #gentle #reflective

7d CJ Sutherland

utmost

7d CJ Sutherland

Anais Vionet

utmost

I have a confession to make. I’m a trust fund baby
and a member of the educated Elite.

In my defense, I'm a newcomer in both categories.
I got my trust fund at 18 and graduated Yale University this year.

I was a double major, at university, in biochemistry and celibacy,
until as a sophomore, I met this tall, handsome, awkward, disheveled, physicist in a coffee shop and knavishly schemed my way into his life.
(He insists that he knavishly schemed his way into my life.)

Let’s get poetic-ish..

I said,
“Let’s start a flirtationship
abstract, immaterial and fun.
We have a little chemistry - an interesting.. tension.
Could we just have an involvement and not read into it?
Something friction free, hands free, germ free, and guilt free?
Let's get a pizza, don't worry, I'm paying."

Of course, that was a lie.
I had designs, I wanted him in the utmost
and honestly, when do I not get what I want?

"I was by far the knavishist." I admitted.
"Then you don't know knavishEST.," he responded, shaking his head 'no'.
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songs for this:
Honeypie by JAWNY
Really Saying Something by Bananarama & Fun Boy Three
Hanging On the Telephone by Blondie

BLT Merriam Webster word of the day challenge 07/20/25:
Utmost = something that is the highest degree.

#flirtation #fun #abstract #involvement #humor

7d CJ Sutherland

pizza parley

7d CJ Sutherland

Anais Vionet

pizza parley

(In answer to Mister Truth's poem:
"https://hellopoetry.com/poem/5117352/my-poetic-slice-for-anais-is-she-really-a-true-lover-of-the-tasty-italian-triangle/" because he mused me.)

I'm not just going to analyze pizza,
Or simply strategize about pizza.
I'll romanticize, evangelize and tantalize with pizza.
Because, honestly, I actually fantasize about pizza.

Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, Dominoes
Euuw, please, none of those

Garlic Crust? That’s a must.
Parmesan? Bring it on.
Anchovies? None for me.

What about cheese in the crust?
The whole idea leaves me nonplussed.

Ham and pineapple - that's just satire.

I say, “spare garlic and spoil the vampire.”
If that makes me hard to kiss - tight juju - I embrace my bliss.

Sausage or pepperoni, That's your question?
Put 'em together! That's my suggestion.

A simple cheese pizza has a timeless cachet,
but sometimes I take my pizza all the way.

And yes, I’ll still respect them the next day.
What? You put it in the microwave?
“Ok, you - be on your way!”

ring ring What, you’ve got pizza leftovers?
Ooo, baby, unlock the door, I’ll be right over!
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matters of the heart by lovlaine
Overthinking IT by WILLOW

BLT Merriam Webster word of the day challenge 07/15/25:
Tantalize = to cause interest and excitement

Slang:
tight = tough
juju = luck

#pizza #lover #questions #answers #rhymes #humor

7d CJ Sutherland

Lament

7d CJ Sutherland

Joel K

Lament

My methods to run away have been eradicated to ash and steam, always hot at the moment.

The place where my heart resides is only hazardous, confusing itself with toxins.

The place where the brain commutes with the rest is not functioning.

One thing holding you captive to chains, your imagination carrying you to somewhere else.

Listen to the doubters, they say “You’ll never stop.”

Like a tunnel all hollow their only echoes are denial.

Whatever situation you're in, plead with two hands to take it away.

Even when tears dont fall and it's hot outside, outcry to make it work.

On the two knees you use to stabilize yourself, look up and watch the clouds drift as time does.

Intense focus on the clouds as they move inside time and intense focus on the conflict inside.

Cry out more to make it payout, because if all your efforts are in vain, something is not working.

This was a rough draft. Only thing I edited was the title.

#drafts #hellopoetry #writing #lament #prayer #poems #poetry

Jul 25 CJ Sutherland

wanted

Jul 25 CJ Sutherland

Riz Mack

wanted

I don't need you
to want me
I only care
when I'm lonely

I don't need you to be
nice
let me give you
some advice

I don't care
if you need me
I only want
what I can't take

lay your hands
freely on me
feel there's nothing
left to break

I don't care
if you take me
I have nothing
left to give

just don't dare
try and make me
admit
I made a mistake

I don't want you
to want me
I don't need you
to care

just as long
as we're on me
and I get
to feel you stare

best enjoyed in a MorrisSinatra voice

#wanting

Jul 25 CJ Sutherland

O Life! My Life!

Jul 25 CJ Sutherland

Riz Mack

O Life! My Life!

O life, my life! Once written with aplomb

The skies were clear, the rain was light, I marched towards the dawn

My footsteps echoed evermore
and though the road was long

I stepped with head held high as flight, always looking on

But life! life! strife!
and fear
The ink is running dry
This passage is amended
Before the last goodbye

O life! my life!
What wicked whispers want

I silence them by light of day,
though in the night, they taunt

They shadow me, my marching quelled, they meld in to the morn

I haven't strength, my will bereft,
I rest with them in scorn

For life, my life! of weeping pines
and fear
The ink has all tipped over
And the message is quite clear

O life, a life! unending in aplomb

The skies are light, the rain is gone,
the spirit carries on

No steps that echo, still, so fleet,
the road won't seem so long

So march
and be united with your love before the dawn

For life, O
life,
is a smile
through a cry
This passage cannot be amended
No need for goodbye

yeah I copied that famous one

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

Love.

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

Laura

Love.

Touching people.
Mending hearts.
Reaching out.
Giving hope.

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

Listen to me

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

thepuppeteer

Listen to me

The river flows
But not outside of me
My body
As much as I tell it
It will not respond to my emotions
As much as I cry inside
It will not cry outside
As much as I smile inside
It will not smile outside

It's been a while since I've posted, but I just haven't had much inspiration lately. I finally got inspiration but not in the way I wanted... My grandmother fell at the movie theater yesterday and broke her arm, she was rushed to the hospital had her surgery today. We rushed to see her, and as much I wanted to, as much as I tried, I wouldn't cry. I felt guilty as I saw my mom sobbing uncontrollably, meanwhile I had such an unemotional face. I' autistic and it's like my body doesn't show my emotions, I cry for myself, like when I get yelled at, or am stressed. But, when it comes to death, injuries, even when I myself am injured I just can't cry. And when it's another person, it just hurts so much, because I want to cry, I want to sob, I want to show my pain, but my body won't do that. It's like having a constant mask on my face but one that I don't put on, the real mask is the one that shows the emotions because I hardly ever show lots of emotions on my face. Writing like this has helped, I think I've even found some more inspiration :) to whoever has read the entirety of this, thanks for reading I hope you have a wonderful day or night!

#emotions #pain #tears #autism #poetry

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

Life's first lesson

Jul 22 CJ Sutherland

Dr Peter Lim

Life's first lesson

First understand yourself
before you can know the world