sweet touch
i need you
the tired eyes and aching arms
closed and crossed, in the nightmare
dreamscape,
my beautiful scapegoat
untrusted

it's so easy to cry when youre scared
of the future's cruel truth
happening.
felt awful within, too alone
hidden inside the absent womb
of dead mother lullaby
could you watch me cry
tearing my heart asunder
i was told "dont ruin a good thing"

so majestic and free
you captured my attention and moved me
how would i ever let you go?
and be all alone once more
i cant bear to be this ignored
so i will call you every day to make sure we're still okay
and that you do still love me
madly
i never...

felt so alive the way i do today
youve moved me in every way
oh sweet honey Love
darling
2 months is such short time,
dont quit on such short notice

i never felt so held back and free
but dont dont
dont dont
leave me

who else will come home to me?

Thank you for reading.

For sure. I'll definitely be here a while.

Alright, amazon it is then.

That dream sounds like the continuing degeneration of the world...or something else of deep profound meaning. Or maybe you just want to get high on a plane.

Thanks very much. I'm glad you liked it. And yes, that is probably my favorite part of the poem...

@ pkd1220

Yeah I feel exactly the same, it's like therapy. I started writing in 2007 because I had to move away from my home and that was hard, but 3 years later I write pretty much anything that pops into my head, and for the most part, it comes out pretty good. I really hope you like my stuff.

@ LexFonteyne

Hey that sounds interesting. I'm into a wide variety of subjects, from fantasy to realism. That sounds really cool. Is any of it published? If so can you give me tips on how I go about getting something published? Hey maybe Hitler rollerbladed in his spare time when he wasn't killing people.
I'm definitely interested in that last book. I'll check that out if you publish it.

Hey, so I'm new here and I just discovered the poetry section so I'm excited now. I've written many poems and this is one of them. Just so you know, my poetry can be long, sometimes going for pages at a time, so I hope that isn't a turn off. Please, if you like my work, let me know as I continue posting more.


To Keep You Confined

I've imagined a way to keep you confined,
And I'll work years if I can trap you in a rhyme,
I'll buy a home and have you on a leash in our backyard,
I'll walk on alone until I figure out where to go, and how far.

You stuck needles in my skin, threw darkness in my soul,
Another piece of my heart is now gone because of you.
You forced guilt unto my name and squeezed blood from my veins,
It all came out black and blue, because of you.
But I've considered a way to keep you confined,
I'll work forever to trap you in my rhymes,
And I'll tether you to a pole in our front yard,
'Til you're weak and begging, "Let me go away so far."

I'll let you go, I'll let you go.
If you come with me.
I'll let you go, I'll let you go.
If you venture into the world with me.

I've learned my lesson in brokenness complete,
I'll pack my bags, when we're obsolete.
For far too long you've ignored and shunned me,
But as I leave I have dreams of you within me...

We hung sentimental electricity out on a wire,
That chemical reaction between us labeled us liars,
So I've become an expert sad crier,
But I begged you not to put me out on a wire...

You did it anyway.

And you stabbed knives in my skin, flung sadness in my soul,
You used lemon juice to blind me, and gave me a heavy toll,
I've only just begun to pay.
And I've dreamt I had you imprisoned,
I'll tell it to you if you'll only listen,
You put me down but I'm rising, I'm risen,
I'll tell you my dream if you'll only listen,
If you'd only listen for once.

I'll keep you close, I'll keep you close,
If you promise to never leave me.
I'll hold you close, I'll hold you close,
If you explore this world with me.

I want to realize my dream and bound you solid,
Make you live in my house 'til your face is pallid,
We'll be the best of friends again,
I want to confine you to my backyard.

So come see,
This world with me.

Hey cool you guys are Christians, me too! I just got saved last year.

short but sweet.

Hey I can relate to this poem 'cause it sounds like this ugly love triangle I was in for a long time...and I was the losing corner.

50 years?! Dang, I've been for 3. And I have hundreds. Thanks for the welcome.

What kind of books do you write? I'm also an author, working on a story called Corrupted Love.

I'll be sure to start posting soon.

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Whoo, alright, poetry! Yeah! I'm HUGE on poems. I discovered my talent for it in summer 2007. What about you guys? What is everyone's reasons for writing and origin stories? Go ahead and tell 'em, I got time. And it'd be great if you would all read my poems that I'll be posting sometime soon and post feeback and I'll do the same if you like. Name's Josh by the way. I'm new around these waters.

Why thank you. I will check that out. Wow you have a lot of posts. So, do you mean the best in the world? 'Cause that's a big claim if so. And if it's true then I'm totally sticking around. People usually ignore me....sad face

Hi. I'm new too. So does anyone know, like, the member count?

Just joined and I'm not a forum regular. I did it 'cause I felt like it. So what's going on? What do people do on here anyway? Why choose this site over other forums? I searched it on google. Google is very useful. And wonderful. But I heard facebook is way more successful than google and that's totally crazy. I think facebook is a fad and people will get bored. It's just a rip off of myspace, so what the heck? Anyway, anyone here write poetry, like me? Or do you find that kind of thing lame and cheesy? I used to, but then something happened...