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The latest poetry and short stories posted on DU Poetry.
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Bluevelvete
Published
25th Apr 2022 10:23am
25th Apr 2022 10:23am
Just, Breathe.
The jolts
of pain
emanate
like cracks in cement
spreading
tender tendrils
spiderwebbing outward
Gasps turn
to gulps
Self saving
mediation
protects my airway
Deep in concentration
each
second
eternal
Focused breathing
s l o w
-
deliberate
"Inhale
Exhale"
Quieting
the crush
Filling myself
of a
pinpoint
moment
Submerging
senses
washing them clean
with natural wonder
Wading...
of pain
emanate
like cracks in cement
spreading
tender tendrils
spiderwebbing outward
Gasps turn
to gulps
Self saving
mediation
protects my airway
Deep in concentration
each
second
eternal
Focused breathing
s l o w
-
deliberate
"Inhale
Exhale"
Quieting
the crush
Filling myself
of a
pinpoint
moment
Submerging
senses
washing them clean
with natural wonder
Wading...
#anxiety
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
#MentalHealth
#meditation
172 reads
37 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
28th Apr 2022 3:58am
28th Apr 2022 3:58am
The ignorance of girlhood
I held you
there,
my darling
in between sparse flashes
of fractional moments
.
.
.
yet,
just
long
enough.
...sparking...
sweet dreams
and phantom whispers
The kind
that awaken secret mystery
fate highlighting,
a forever wanted known.
Revealing pain's ironic hurt of hope
It's then and there,
when fully comprehended true love
becomes a [split-second] understanding
that all other love before it,
never truly existed ...
there,
my darling
in between sparse flashes
of fractional moments
.
.
.
yet,
just
long
enough.
...sparking...
sweet dreams
and phantom whispers
The kind
that awaken secret mystery
fate highlighting,
a forever wanted known.
Revealing pain's ironic hurt of hope
It's then and there,
when fully comprehended true love
becomes a [split-second] understanding
that all other love before it,
never truly existed ...
#grief
#motherhood
#heartbroken
#LifeStruggles
#confessional
161 reads
30 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
3rd May 2022 11:15pm
3rd May 2022 11:15pm
The dark art of a sometimes girlygirl, submissive, expunk-goth and almost poet with a penchant for self hatred...
..(and other stories)
It's taken years
[hard fought and battle torn]
from first memories— to this very exhale
with pen in hand
to find even small-ish comfort
inside a skin
that should have always been
my safe home of harbored self security,
abundant in it's wellspring of healthy current
"Oh to dream dreams as that once, little girl"
Honest as these thoughts are
and as I will the words to be,
sort of scouring clean
my humanity en prose,
it's not the whole truth of it
when...
It's taken years
[hard fought and battle torn]
from first memories— to this very exhale
with pen in hand
to find even small-ish comfort
inside a skin
that should have always been
my safe home of harbored self security,
abundant in it's wellspring of healthy current
"Oh to dream dreams as that once, little girl"
Honest as these thoughts are
and as I will the words to be,
sort of scouring clean
my humanity en prose,
it's not the whole truth of it
when...
#hate
#LifeStruggles
#confessional
#SelfWorth
#StreamOfConsciousness
174 reads
25 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
19th Apr 2022 3:14am
19th Apr 2022 3:14am
Come, find me in this freedom
Come...
Wander into my thoughts
Push away doubt
Leave the world behind
Breathe us in
as we become secrets
of the night
Swirling echoes proudly heard
make howls from mountain tops
I dream they're answers
ringing out in lavish heartbeats
profoundly beating
Dancing duel magic
Everything ever longed for
comforts to calm my madness;
The smell of salty air
Ancient waters- ours to swim
wash it all clean
Eyes wide open, steadfast alive
Exquisitely pump blood,
Inhaling sweet...
Wander into my thoughts
Push away doubt
Leave the world behind
Breathe us in
as we become secrets
of the night
Swirling echoes proudly heard
make howls from mountain tops
I dream they're answers
ringing out in lavish heartbeats
profoundly beating
Dancing duel magic
Everything ever longed for
comforts to calm my madness;
The smell of salty air
Ancient waters- ours to swim
wash it all clean
Eyes wide open, steadfast alive
Exquisitely pump blood,
Inhaling sweet...
#love
#dreams
#water
#TruthOfLife
#memories
241 reads
29 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
13th May 2022 12:12pm
13th May 2022 12:12pm
The velvety burn, subtle notes of apricot and caramel, finished with an essence of spice-peppered aged oak
Carve me out
raw and hollow
splay open hidden crevices
exposing
a sweetened well kept rage
Tastebuds flux, tingling
instant endorphin rush
a rippling soft crush
slow pours... over open wounds
indistinguishable hushed-howls
painful 'lil pleasures
bold heated ecstasy
slow sips
gingerly savored
Twisted aromatics—
time strengthened tenacity
aged perfectly,
warm lips in spiced caress
A scintilla of sticky mouthfeel
gently sashays tongue swept sensation
rallying...
raw and hollow
splay open hidden crevices
exposing
a sweetened well kept rage
Tastebuds flux, tingling
instant endorphin rush
a rippling soft crush
slow pours... over open wounds
indistinguishable hushed-howls
painful 'lil pleasures
bold heated ecstasy
slow sips
gingerly savored
Twisted aromatics—
time strengthened tenacity
aged perfectly,
warm lips in spiced caress
A scintilla of sticky mouthfeel
gently sashays tongue swept sensation
rallying...
#strength
#alcohol
#freedom #passion
#freedom #passion
124 reads
31 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
20th Apr 2022 2:26pm
20th Apr 2022 2:26pm
From whence smiles bloom
Beauty sways in full
'Tis sunny— sweet seeded hope
Where happiness grows
'Tis sunny— sweet seeded hope
Where happiness grows
#flowers
#nature
#haiku
141 reads
22 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
30th Apr 2022 6:16pm
30th Apr 2022 6:16pm
The hidden language weeping willows speak
O'temp you dark skies
spill forth sins of bloody ink
so repeats the disguise
spill forth sins of bloody ink
so repeats the disguise
#lies
#TruthOfLife
#WritingPoetry
#senryu
#manipulation
127 reads
26 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
9th May 2022 9:38am
9th May 2022 9:38am
The eternal color palette of connected astral energies
To be a spec of stardust
upon which such force is cast;
painted primordial start
crisp, dynamic colors enforce the blast
Spread forth and s t r e t c h
brushed hands of certain hue
reflective introspection
of profound creative truth
'Tis shapely dance
astral curve-twisting to excite
awash in an abundance
this aura of omnipotent light
Dark sectors swell, expounding
celebrating love that'll set us free
shaded tones ebb and flow through time
accentuating...
upon which such force is cast;
painted primordial start
crisp, dynamic colors enforce the blast
Spread forth and s t r e t c h
brushed hands of certain hue
reflective introspection
of profound creative truth
'Tis shapely dance
astral curve-twisting to excite
awash in an abundance
this aura of omnipotent light
Dark sectors swell, expounding
celebrating love that'll set us free
shaded tones ebb and flow through time
accentuating...
#love
#universe
#rhyming
#PowerOfWords
#art
136 reads
25 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
23rd Apr 2022 00:39am
23rd Apr 2022 00:39am
A soothing brew of sancti-tea
Steam tickles my nose
scents of chamomile and honey
commingle with fresh lemon
harken me back to first memories
of home, hearth and healing
Nothing fancy
or particularly profound
echoes of spearmint waft to tummy settle
tried-and-true, almost totem-esque
in relaxing away pained life
Liquid love that's always
just been there
tradition imbued in ancestral evolution
relief tenderly curated
into inherited sacred tonic
Divine elixir of millennia
hot, soul soothing catharsis...
scents of chamomile and honey
commingle with fresh lemon
harken me back to first memories
of home, hearth and healing
Nothing fancy
or particularly profound
echoes of spearmint waft to tummy settle
tried-and-true, almost totem-esque
in relaxing away pained life
Liquid love that's always
just been there
tradition imbued in ancestral evolution
relief tenderly curated
into inherited sacred tonic
Divine elixir of millennia
hot, soul soothing catharsis...
#family
#historical
#healing
#wisdom
#tea
138 reads
20 Comments
Honoria
Published
21st Apr 2022 1:48am
21st Apr 2022 1:48am
???
Unremarkable
Living under a cloak of shadows
Diminishable
In every aspect of life
Illuminated
By the spotlight of infidels and cheats
Invisible
lines between nothingness
and everything will trip my faith every time
Believing
becomes more difficult after every slip yet I return time and again because what else is there
Passing
through I can only take as much as was given but I’m choking and gasping for breath
As in, a life of peace, no more worries, not another moment wasted
Living under a cloak of shadows
Diminishable
In every aspect of life
Illuminated
By the spotlight of infidels and cheats
Invisible
lines between nothingness
and everything will trip my faith every time
Believing
becomes more difficult after every slip yet I return time and again because what else is there
Passing
through I can only take as much as was given but I’m choking and gasping for breath
As in, a life of peace, no more worries, not another moment wasted
#betrayal
#SelfDiscovery
178 reads
20 Comments
Bluevelvete
Published
Today 4:06am
Today 4:06am
Perspective
May 15th 11:25pm EST]
... In the grand scheme of things,
we are but a moment....
make haste,
dear soul—
make haste.
... In the grand scheme of things,
we are but a moment....
make haste,
dear soul—
make haste.
#motivational
#universe
#moon
#spiritual
#philosophical
63 reads
20 Comments
Umm
Published
25th Apr 2022 6:12am
25th Apr 2022 6:12am
April. 25 2022
smell of daisies rising from skin
soft as peaches
..bruised easily as apples from
grandma's garden
leaving eruptions of violet-blue-red constellations
specked with pores
reminiscent of stars
. . . .
soft as peaches
..bruised easily as apples from
grandma's garden
leaving eruptions of violet-blue-red constellations
specked with pores
reminiscent of stars
. . . .
#stars
167 reads
20 Comments
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