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rowantree
Rowan E.
Rowan E.
Published
Today 9:52pm
Today 9:52pm
other than that ms lincoln how was the play
what makes you so convinced
you need to reach out and touch.
I clearly am not a shiny autumn apple
not a full fruit for you to pluck
but there your fingers were,
touching.
y'all had let me go from second-row to front
my hand over the beat like it was
a basketball for dribbling,
doorknobs on my heart chambers shaking
their metal from the sound.
fuck.
and
breaking the complete heaven of the hiphop,
you were trying to tell me something.
it was so fucking loud
no hope of that, ...
you need to reach out and touch.
I clearly am not a shiny autumn apple
not a full fruit for you to pluck
but there your fingers were,
touching.
y'all had let me go from second-row to front
my hand over the beat like it was
a basketball for dribbling,
doorknobs on my heart chambers shaking
their metal from the sound.
fuck.
and
breaking the complete heaven of the hiphop,
you were trying to tell me something.
it was so fucking loud
no hope of that, ...
#anger
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vglleo
Published
Today 9:48pm
Today 9:48pm
Solar System
I go over Mercury to steal some light
The rumble of Venus continues my flight
Earth is my home. I quickly stop by
But is the red of Mars that blurs my sight
..........................................................................................
Look it's Jupiter, the stormy giant of air
And nine rings later even Saturn is there
When I shoot by Uranus I know the end is close
There's the blue of Neptune where cold winds blow
The rumble of Venus continues my flight
Earth is my home. I quickly stop by
But is the red of Mars that blurs my sight
..........................................................................................
Look it's Jupiter, the stormy giant of air
And nine rings later even Saturn is there
When I shoot by Uranus I know the end is close
There's the blue of Neptune where cold winds blow
#science
#earth
#sun
#universe
#astronomy
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DecipherMe
Published
Today 9:13pm
Today 9:13pm
Schema of an Embarrassment
It's been a long time. I understand.
Since first and second grade.
We were all in line about to go outside when I turned out to have my shoes untied and you tied them for me.
Second grade:
I was the child that walked in on her in the restroom
when the boys had missed their mark enough for our teacher to crack the door.
Not to knock on a cracked door, mind you,
the bladder had soppy stepped up onto my brain.
And a fountain —
yes, of the future, but already drooling in the petite room,
then sputtered off.
She sat like a...
Since first and second grade.
We were all in line about to go outside when I turned out to have my shoes untied and you tied them for me.
Second grade:
I was the child that walked in on her in the restroom
when the boys had missed their mark enough for our teacher to crack the door.
Not to knock on a cracked door, mind you,
the bladder had soppy stepped up onto my brain.
And a fountain —
yes, of the future, but already drooling in the petite room,
then sputtered off.
She sat like a...
#childhood
#confusion
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Selosa67
Published
Today 9:12pm
Today 9:12pm
Silence Of Loneliness
The slilence of loneliness
The cries nobody hears
The laugh that leads to tears
The smile that turns into a frown
The need to be loved when no ones around
The feelings of fear of being let down
When the silence of loneliness
Is the only sound
The cries nobody hears
The laugh that leads to tears
The smile that turns into a frown
The need to be loved when no ones around
The feelings of fear of being let down
When the silence of loneliness
Is the only sound
#sadness
#loneliness
#heartbroken #emptiness
#heartbroken #emptiness
11 reads
5 Comments
Selosa67
Published
Today 9:12pm
Today 9:12pm
If Someday Ever Comes
If someday ever comes
Will there be a place for me
Will there be someone waiting for me
And will I know how to find him
Will the Lord allow me another start
How will I know I belong
Or will we have to part
Will I have to search for the love that never comes
Was it only in fun
Why did he have to run
What is it that I did
I gave all I had to give
There is so much more to me
Hidden so deep inside
Like lost treasure
It is worth the find
There is days I wish someday never...
Will there be a place for me
Will there be someone waiting for me
And will I know how to find him
Will the Lord allow me another start
How will I know I belong
Or will we have to part
Will I have to search for the love that never comes
Was it only in fun
Why did he have to run
What is it that I did
I gave all I had to give
There is so much more to me
Hidden so deep inside
Like lost treasure
It is worth the find
There is days I wish someday never...
#love
#strength
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
10 reads
8 Comments
Velvet
Published
Today 9:06pm
Today 9:06pm
Bodies
Feel
my Velvet touch
on your skin
Feel
my naked wet
tongue licking
Feel
me sensually rub
your member
Feel
burning need and
surrender
Forget your life
Forget your wife
Release
unto me
baby
*Author’s note: Parody
my Velvet touch
on your skin
Feel
my naked wet
tongue licking
Feel
me sensually rub
your member
Feel
burning need and
surrender
Forget your life
Forget your wife
Release
unto me
baby
*Author’s note: Parody
#erotic
#dirty
#sexy
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Blackwolf
Published
Today 9:01pm
Today 9:01pm
Bitch To Break
I Will Not Pander To Her Slander
If I Have To I Will Reprimand Her
Set Her Straight No Time To Wait
Got Too Much To Contemplate
She Needed It The Way She Acted
Bitch Behavior Long Protracted
So She Better Not Act Like A Princess
Or I Will Take Her Out To Recess
I Got A Way To Break Your Bones
Your Name Is Written On My First Stone
If I Have To I Will Reprimand Her
Set Her Straight No Time To Wait
Got Too Much To Contemplate
She Needed It The Way She Acted
Bitch Behavior Long Protracted
So She Better Not Act Like A Princess
Or I Will Take Her Out To Recess
I Got A Way To Break Your Bones
Your Name Is Written On My First Stone
#anger
#hate
#dark
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adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Published
Today 8:48pm
Today 8:48pm
let the fear die
LET THE FEAR DIE
You cannot step out onto the stage
There are too many people watching
Only they are not real
They are only in your mind
Every decision weighed
Cost and loss
Every feeling measured
Contained and crushed
Every dawn forbidden
Too many have let you down
The past says pain
The present says careful
The future is a jump too far
You are just one dream
On an island of shipwrecks
Losers who have lost
Want you to be like them
Time to settle
Take your death of purpose ...
You cannot step out onto the stage
There are too many people watching
Only they are not real
They are only in your mind
Every decision weighed
Cost and loss
Every feeling measured
Contained and crushed
Every dawn forbidden
Too many have let you down
The past says pain
The present says careful
The future is a jump too far
You are just one dream
On an island of shipwrecks
Losers who have lost
Want you to be like them
Time to settle
Take your death of purpose ...
#anxiety
#grief
#LifeStruggles
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adamtherapy69
adam templar
adam templar
Published
Today 8:46pm
Today 8:46pm
be a man
BE A MAN
Be a man
stand up
man up
Be strong
Be hard
Be sexy
Provide
Protect
Worship
Give me what I want
be my King
no time for paupers
Need me
feed me
long for me
Come on
gun up
be the soldier
the priest
the lover
the father
Make my dreams
come true
He heard the words
and pulled the blanket
back over his body
Another man stood
in the usual queue
for the food bank
he remembered the words
...
Be a man
stand up
man up
Be strong
Be hard
Be sexy
Provide
Protect
Worship
Give me what I want
be my King
no time for paupers
Need me
feed me
long for me
Come on
gun up
be the soldier
the priest
the lover
the father
Make my dreams
come true
He heard the words
and pulled the blanket
back over his body
Another man stood
in the usual queue
for the food bank
he remembered the words
...
#women
#men
#LifeStruggles
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AbysmalOcean
Autumn Renee
Autumn Renee
Published
Today 8:24pm
Today 8:24pm
Star/va/tion
The art of craving something you will never be fed.
Only a fool is blind to the difference between love and lust. I don’t think you ever loved me, I just satisfied your cravings.
See, I don’t want to just be your midnight snack or guilty pleasure. I want to be each meal; breakfast, lunch and dinner. I want to be the meal you planned on having last week, not the occasional surprise desire your sweet tooth requires. I am not an all-you-can-eat buffet, you can’t self-serve whenever you please. I want to be the meal you spend time preparing for, a delicacy....
Only a fool is blind to the difference between love and lust. I don’t think you ever loved me, I just satisfied your cravings.
See, I don’t want to just be your midnight snack or guilty pleasure. I want to be each meal; breakfast, lunch and dinner. I want to be the meal you planned on having last week, not the occasional surprise desire your sweet tooth requires. I am not an all-you-can-eat buffet, you can’t self-serve whenever you please. I want to be the meal you spend time preparing for, a delicacy....
#lust
#relationships
#breakup #dating
#breakup #dating
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The_Silly_Sibyl
Published
Today 8:12pm
Today 8:12pm
Unmarked by That Voyage
Since you ask, most days I cannot remember.
I walk in my clothing, unmarked by that voyage.” - Anne Sexton
Silently and gracefully,
we climb aboard the boat.
When all makes sense at last,
death’s relaxing, and serene.
The gentle rocking of the liner
adds to mellow tempers all around.
A lady in furs is as calm
as the day God rested.
We move across a sea that’s barely glimpsed,
like train stops during night journeys.
All that remains of history, and life,
is little symbols on our shades.
...
I walk in my clothing, unmarked by that voyage.” - Anne Sexton
Silently and gracefully,
we climb aboard the boat.
When all makes sense at last,
death’s relaxing, and serene.
The gentle rocking of the liner
adds to mellow tempers all around.
A lady in furs is as calm
as the day God rested.
We move across a sea that’s barely glimpsed,
like train stops during night journeys.
All that remains of history, and life,
is little symbols on our shades.
...
#death
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Hunterapsych
Published
Today 7:23pm
Today 7:23pm
Ancient herb
Legalize it
decriminalize it
realize it is just a plant.
Calms your mind
allows you to unwind
no doubt you'll be more kind
under the influence.
The ancient herb,
utilized for thousands of years,
culture after culture using and consuming this herb.
Until the 1930s when America began to spread fear.
Still to this day remaining illegal in most places.
Though alot of people have realized the benefits of this healing herb and the legality it deserves.
I honestly would love to see a global embracement of cannabis,
To take...
decriminalize it
realize it is just a plant.
Calms your mind
allows you to unwind
no doubt you'll be more kind
under the influence.
The ancient herb,
utilized for thousands of years,
culture after culture using and consuming this herb.
Until the 1930s when America began to spread fear.
Still to this day remaining illegal in most places.
Though alot of people have realized the benefits of this healing herb and the legality it deserves.
I honestly would love to see a global embracement of cannabis,
To take...
#drugs
#marijuana
#humankind
#meditation
#philosophical
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