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#poetry
375 entries tagged “poetry”.
Empty
I don't need to be happy Just don't want to feel so empty All the smiles are so complicated I don't need all the money I don't want you to pity me Besides it's all overrated The an…
How would I explain How could I possibly make yo…
Thoughts
I never stood where you stand In a world full of colours It's just a shade of grey to me I never saw what you saw Just broken promises again Another pointless tragedy I wish I was…
Notice
I just wanted you to notice Didn't need anyone else I only wanted your approval Now no one can help I need to admit I'll always love you As wicked as you were But I'll try get by w…
Prison
Imprisoned inside my mind Feelings I can't define I'm always running From what's inside It's a constant remorse An echo of a life gone by The shadows of all that was I can't open m…
Majors and minors
I've got to let go A minor fifth A cadence, never a rest The poor timing I'm living with If life were octaves I'd always be at the bottom end Never sharp, always flat The imperfect…
15:09
Once I was happy with the snow Now all I feel is the cold I'd wake with expectation Now all I am is old I remember being happy Blissful forgetfulness of dreams Coming true in such…
Mirrors
I must look in the mirror Imagining things I'd rather not see I could rage, or be silent Regardless, its how it will be I cannot change anything There is nothing I can undo Pushing…
Anymore
All 6 guitars hang on the wall Strings broken, dusty I don't want to play anymore I always thought there was more So very much more than this But everything is worthless I run this…
Brown
The wretched brown wallpaper The sound of the record scratching Long after the music stopped The burnt out ends of cigarettes Ash spilled over into the table The carpets succumbing…
Tired
Tired of wasting my breath Buried in the dreams of another life Smothered by the loss and spite I'm standing at the edge Of this great divide At the point of falling off the side I…
Indignities
Moments of coherent thought images conjured though I did not see this, I have learnt is true rage that which crawls and festers in me that if I should walk into a single branch i w…
Questions
What if all that was said Was meant with a different intent That I was not the object But rather another Ah its just questions Why do I bother? What if feelings that were felt In a…
Standing outside
Sad to think we will not talk again All that was and all that could have been Because you thought what I said was untrue There are many things still I wanted to explain perhaps you…
Erased
I always thought I was a man But maybe I was wrong I spend all my time wondering Where my life has gone I know all my insecurities I’ll take all the blame I can’t help feeling I’m…
Cobblestones
She came in with the snow In jeans and a pair of grey boots At a place called cobblestones She left in a floral blouse In summer wearing sandals When she walked out of my house Do…
Let me die
I want to die Like my old dreams Of dancing in Paris Drinking coffee in Istanbul I never wanted this Yes, I am a fool I wanted to wake up in love The kind that never dies Now I wak…
Misguided
I build ivory towers Put people on top They tear it down Then what have I got? I know no cure But I know the cause I got all these memories And don't want them anymore Are we made…
Fuck it
I'll say nothing now The writings on the wall Was trying to "do something" But guess there's no point anymore So I'll walk, take my shit and go Its a pity but guess I'll never know…