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NoQuarter
Published
Today 9:12am
Today 9:12am
What If She Knew
is it natural
to want someone you can't have
to imagine their smell
their taste the times never had
their dreams their sorrow
someone you hardly know
but every word connects with your soul
is it madness
to build a life in a strangers eyes
to chase a ghost in waking life
to hear their voice in quiet rooms
and wish they'd turn and see you too
is it hunger
the kind that never fades with time
that lingers but cuts you deep inside
that chokes the circulation from each breath i take
as it...
to want someone you can't have
to imagine their smell
their taste the times never had
their dreams their sorrow
someone you hardly know
but every word connects with your soul
is it madness
to build a life in a strangers eyes
to chase a ghost in waking life
to hear their voice in quiet rooms
and wish they'd turn and see you too
is it hunger
the kind that never fades with time
that lingers but cuts you deep inside
that chokes the circulation from each breath i take
as it...
#confusion
#obsession
15 reads
0 Comments
Solomon_Song
Published
Today 8:25am
Today 8:25am
SOME SEXY ANAGRAMS OF LESS SEXY WORDS
#erotic
#sex
12 reads
0 Comments
DamianDeadLove
Published
Today 6:41am
Today 6:41am
Couldn't Read My Eyes
Memories painted by a disgruntled brush
Dysfunctional thoughts falling short of wise
Won a game of poker with a busted flush
I bluffed a demon who couldn’t read my eyes
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
Dysfunctional thoughts falling short of wise
Won a game of poker with a busted flush
I bluffed a demon who couldn’t read my eyes
Copyright @ Damian DeadLove 2025
#philosophical
30 reads
1 Comment
wallyroo92
Published
26th Sep 2019 3:34pm
26th Sep 2019 3:34pm
When My Poems Won't Cooperate
I know the writing process is different
For everyone, at least for me, every time
But sometimes these thoughts gets caught
Jammed and wedged without a rhyme
The vision I thought I saw or wanted to see
Goes off into a totally different direction
Than the original idea I had in mind
Becomes a diverse piece with reflection
The words stare back at me on the page
Sending me off through an obstacle course
Laughing me at because I feel the urge
But the brainstorm takes me by force
The times when I jonesing for a good...
For everyone, at least for me, every time
But sometimes these thoughts gets caught
Jammed and wedged without a rhyme
The vision I thought I saw or wanted to see
Goes off into a totally different direction
Than the original idea I had in mind
Becomes a diverse piece with reflection
The words stare back at me on the page
Sending me off through an obstacle course
Laughing me at because I feel the urge
But the brainstorm takes me by force
The times when I jonesing for a good...
#confessional
#WritersBlock
#WritingPoetry
531 reads
2 Comments
Stoney223
WOLF BAY33
WOLF BAY33
Published
Today 5:24am
Today 5:24am
Step into someone else's shoes
It's true that through this life we all may someday, have to go through somethings, that happens unexpected in your own life. 🤔 That will you have you feeling like your back is up against the wall. 🧱 For it's life that will throw you a curve ball, and leaving behind the devastation of things to come, into our lives. For no matter what the situation will be whether it concerns, your health or your well being with the insanity of not knowing why is the happening to me. 😔 For it might be your fault for it can be hereditary like cancer, or some type of mental disorders...
#addiction
#bipolar
#cancer
#depression
#MentalHealth
18 reads
1 Comment
Pinkdreams
Published
Today 5:16am
Today 5:16am
Ridden
The machine spins them like they are cake batter
dozens of times- hundreds-before they are allowed to exit
Another hurtles them down steel cliffs
looping them through one lightning-fast, upside-down inversion after another
subjecting them to 4 g's
instilling terror
pushing the endurance of their eggshell human bodies
It's a carnival
Or a state fair
People ride willingly
They pay hard-earned money
They scream happily
They smile and laugh
Because that's what they've seen others do.
dozens of times- hundreds-before they are allowed to exit
Another hurtles them down steel cliffs
looping them through one lightning-fast, upside-down inversion after another
subjecting them to 4 g's
instilling terror
pushing the endurance of their eggshell human bodies
It's a carnival
Or a state fair
People ride willingly
They pay hard-earned money
They scream happily
They smile and laugh
Because that's what they've seen others do.
#ThrillSeeking
#TruthOfLife
23 reads
0 Comments
caveat
Published
Today 5:14am
Today 5:14am
jenny lee (generally)
i swore she always arrived
with the pumpkins blaring
siamese dream.
she went from far
out to right
here and just
like that our
lips joined,
hips loined, and
you know
what
happened
next.
it was always her
arms formed
halo around my
mugshot neck, serving
as back-the-fuck-off sentinel
when the crowd summoned her
magic for just
one
more
song. to celebrate
one more round
lost count and
a litter
of drunks proved
my consistent ...
with the pumpkins blaring
siamese dream.
she went from far
out to right
here and just
like that our
lips joined,
hips loined, and
you know
what
happened
next.
it was always her
arms formed
halo around my
mugshot neck, serving
as back-the-fuck-off sentinel
when the crowd summoned her
magic for just
one
more
song. to celebrate
one more round
lost count and
a litter
of drunks proved
my consistent ...
#cancer
#death
#music #tragedy
#music #tragedy
24 reads
1 Comment
fianaturie8
Fia Naturie
Fia Naturie
Published
Today 3:37am
Today 3:37am
House of Dicks (with REMARKABLE_8)
#dirty
#erotic
#lust #orgasm
#lust #orgasm
51 reads
4 Comments
Green_Arrow
Published
Today 2:19am
Today 2:19am
Two's Company... Four's A Crowd
John went to the beach.
Once there, he saw three bikini blondes.
He's got trouble with choosing.
That's before one came closer.
After kissing his lips, he remembered her.
It's his college sweetie Katey.
She's happy to see him.
Katey went to the beach with friends.
Thos friends left them alone.
Once there, he saw three bikini blondes.
He's got trouble with choosing.
That's before one came closer.
After kissing his lips, he remembered her.
It's his college sweetie Katey.
She's happy to see him.
Katey went to the beach with friends.
Thos friends left them alone.
#beach
#fiction
#friendship
#lover
#nostalgia
15 reads
0 Comments
Angeleno144
Published
Today 2:15am
Today 2:15am
Penpal Experiment
Just ate.
About to nap.
Your words, a quiet admission:
“I don’t like people…
haven’t chilled with anyone in years.”
I listened—
appreciated the honesty,
but I couldn’t let you believe
I’m here to be your penpal experiment.
You replied,
“You’re getting the wrong image about me.”
“I never once disrespected you.”
“I just wanted you to know how I like it.”
I answered, raw and sure,
“I won’t pretend I’m happy
feeling like your penpal experiment.
If you can’t meet me where I’m at,
that’s okay—then...
About to nap.
Your words, a quiet admission:
“I don’t like people…
haven’t chilled with anyone in years.”
I listened—
appreciated the honesty,
but I couldn’t let you believe
I’m here to be your penpal experiment.
You replied,
“You’re getting the wrong image about me.”
“I never once disrespected you.”
“I just wanted you to know how I like it.”
I answered, raw and sure,
“I won’t pretend I’m happy
feeling like your penpal experiment.
If you can’t meet me where I’m at,
that’s okay—then...
#gay
#LGBT
26 reads
0 Comments
Nil
Nolan
Nolan
Published
Today 1:58am
Today 1:58am
Hail Brigid!
I offer this, my life.
As a sacrifice.
To the restless dead.
To the hungry ghosts.
And all lines that end.
The fury of the tornado is fierce.
And, we have such little time.
Let me defy the fates.
May the Gods accept my offering.
Of blood.
As,
The shedding of blood.
Is sacred.
As a sacrifice.
To the restless dead.
To the hungry ghosts.
And all lines that end.
The fury of the tornado is fierce.
And, we have such little time.
Let me defy the fates.
May the Gods accept my offering.
Of blood.
As,
The shedding of blood.
Is sacred.
#hate
#pagan
#prayer
22 reads
1 Comment
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