Poetry competition CLOSED 12th January 2018 1:08am
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runaway-mindtrain
runaway-mindtrain
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romance
Completion
Androgynous enticement of statuesque poise
lips part to expose
lemongrass breath
medicated acetylcholinesterase kiss
convulsions of psychotic trauma vacates
curing psychosis
Once used to drench self in tabun
baptism of affection detoxifies;
head of insanity
Locked gaze defies earth's gravity
which levitates
heart to sun...mind to moon...
a chemical bond is formed
Liberation with libertine mindedness;
turns ticks of clockwise clock
to tocks of counterclockwised rebirth
Of new beginnings...
Together, we are absolute
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https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/417319/gotopost/
Sadly.. I wished to do something dark.. but I ended up with a love poem instead..
lips part to expose
lemongrass breath
medicated acetylcholinesterase kiss
convulsions of psychotic trauma vacates
curing psychosis
Once used to drench self in tabun
baptism of affection detoxifies;
head of insanity
Locked gaze defies earth's gravity
which levitates
heart to sun...mind to moon...
a chemical bond is formed
Liberation with libertine mindedness;
turns ticks of clockwise clock
to tocks of counterclockwised rebirth
Of new beginnings...
Together, we are absolute
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For
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/417319/gotopost/
Sadly.. I wished to do something dark.. but I ended up with a love poem instead..
Written by SourMelon0313
(H)
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Where Was I The Night Of The 25th...?
Gaelic groves
shawl your swollen
irises - dense - dead
& darkly deep;
Wintered Zion
polar nights
of pine
wreath like ice
'round a new solstice moon
Matching actually...
My mom's fake tree,
no spruce-y
scent for me
I'll wear
nothing,
'cept your emerald T...
...make it easy...
Sloe & honey hair
spike 2 shots
of gin
gumming my mousey
mind
each time you walk near
Gutter lights
trace the house's
rambling ranch frame
like some kind of
flashing
flaxen lace
Your palms
line these
tenderly clammy
flushing in company
with the wallheater's
blush
when we become bare
~
It was not
& entirely was
the end of nights
that you weren't
mine
***
Our anniversary is on the 26th, and I remember Christmas...so well.
Written by AtoMikbomb
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Dammit. Dammit. Dammit.
Retrospect is so...
racy
in suspense
strung up from
chimerical ceilings
& so cheeky...
caught in little elastic things
Prim trots upon
cobblestoned corners
cracks caulked in ice
Taxpayers
only approved concrete
But you
are a patsy for pretentious
particulars
Soy in that latte
(Right then I should've fled)
like a watery
show of coffee
could achieve
fucking anything
Bloodless cheeks
screamed
when confronted
that chilled spring
...should've been my
red-less
red light
Should've told me
everything
Written by AtoMikbomb
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From Emily to Her Lord Byron
Imagine my childlike wonder
as tumbling parchments
cross and block my path
collecting like leaves at my unsure feet
Bending to stoop
I gather up the poems
filling these empty
yet still longing arms
Glancing about I
pause
hug them tight
before hiding beneath a willow
Under this pink muted gloaming
I read them one by one
letting my sighing breath
turn each scribbled page
How can it be
after all these centuries
you would once again
brush against my soul
Imagine my childlike wonder
as tumbling parchments
cross and block my path
collecting like leaves at my unsure feet
Bending to stoop
I gather up the poems
filling these empty
yet still longing arms
Glancing about I
pause
hug them tight
before hiding beneath a willow
Under this pink muted gloaming
I read them one by one
letting my sighing breath
turn each scribbled page
How can it be
after all these centuries
you would once again
brush against my soul
You Intrigue me
Funny how these words
Slipped out and then in
Into the conversation
Into my mind
Into my heart
Over and over
I mull them
Troubled
Teased
Obsessed
Though we just met
I long to know
What hides behind your eyes
While they lock with mine
Threatening to throw away
the key
But how can this be
I'm never this foolish
Guarding my heart
From any first sight
Caper
Still here I am
Smitten bound
Like a blushing school girl
with her first crush
Stumbling
tumbling headlong
into your intrigue
Funny how these words
Slipped out and then in
Into the conversation
Into my mind
Into my heart
Over and over
I mull them
Troubled
Teased
Obsessed
Though we just met
I long to know
What hides behind your eyes
While they lock with mine
Threatening to throw away
the key
But how can this be
I'm never this foolish
Guarding my heart
From any first sight
Caper
Still here I am
Smitten bound
Like a blushing school girl
with her first crush
Stumbling
tumbling headlong
into your intrigue
Star Struck
She radiates this ever glowing electricity,
I can’t help but be drawn to her,
She emanates this clever flowing energy,
It’s something that causes quite a stir.
I feel the commotion inside of me,
Like a flutter of butterflies in a field,
I lose all reason and track of time,
My mind is speechless, lost in appeal.
And yet in the zeal of the undying fire,
The flame lights up the dream and the vision,
The way she glances right into my soul,
It’s with complete and absolute precision.
And it’s there where I dwell in a trance,
The fortune of this romance is more than luck,
Or destiny or fate or any happenstance,
It’s simply her glance that still has me star struck.
She radiates this ever glowing electricity,
I can’t help but be drawn to her,
She emanates this clever flowing energy,
It’s something that causes quite a stir.
I feel the commotion inside of me,
Like a flutter of butterflies in a field,
I lose all reason and track of time,
My mind is speechless, lost in appeal.
And yet in the zeal of the undying fire,
The flame lights up the dream and the vision,
The way she glances right into my soul,
It’s with complete and absolute precision.
And it’s there where I dwell in a trance,
The fortune of this romance is more than luck,
Or destiny or fate or any happenstance,
It’s simply her glance that still has me star struck.
Emily's Confessions
I shrink to say in every way -
you caper and you hide
gamboling in my swirling mind -
making love our game to play
Whether on warm meadows shaded -
or upon a silver chilly field
I await your cursive letters -
secret verses soon revealed
All the while I long to spy -
such twinkles in your eye
long tufts on auburn bangs -
above impish dimpled smiles
Though the miles be ever long -
a fortnight's sail between
I take my evening comfort -
in each bird's mating song
As I sit alone upon my bed -
brushing out each kink and curl
reciting aloud all your poems -
tickling whispers must be said
Now our long impending union -
trembling bodies will entwine
to at last forever formalize -
a consummation of our souls
I shrink to say in every way -
you caper and you hide
gamboling in my swirling mind -
making love our game to play
Whether on warm meadows shaded -
or upon a silver chilly field
I await your cursive letters -
secret verses soon revealed
All the while I long to spy -
such twinkles in your eye
long tufts on auburn bangs -
above impish dimpled smiles
Though the miles be ever long -
a fortnight's sail between
I take my evening comfort -
in each bird's mating song
As I sit alone upon my bed -
brushing out each kink and curl
reciting aloud all your poems -
tickling whispers must be said
Now our long impending union -
trembling bodies will entwine
to at last forever formalize -
a consummation of our souls
Dearest Man
I love everything about you. I love your mind, your heart and the way your broad shoulders were chiselled.
Everything. There’s nothing about you that I don’t like.
I love the way you pursue your dreams, and rise every time you fall. I love your passion for life, even when it wanes, and you feel defeated.
Please know that it was never intended for you to be crafted in hues of cafard, and it pains me to see pain etched upon your face, and hidden behind those gorgeous eyes.
I love the way you’re not afraid to cry, knowing that you have a soft place to fall and gentle kisses to nurture your wounded heart.
Tears, are cleansing for your heart and soul. So please, don't suppress your sadness as that only turns into rage, and anger.
I love your soft spoken words, and the belief in your own truths. I love the darkness that’s within you, as equally as the light in which you radiate.
I love your scruffy 3 day growths, and the way you tickle my flesh with your gorgeous face.
I love the way you manhandle me to nurture my inner lioness, as equally as I love the gentleman that’s embedded within your inner faculties that shapes me as a lady.
I love the fire in your belly and the love you have in your heart, about our art, beyond the bed of structured, and sometime, unstructured prose.
I love the way you reach for me when you discover you have morning wood, and you need me to take care of you from that perspective.
I love that you trust me to nourish you, when you feel at your most vulnerable.
I live my life with no apologies, and I don’t care about the opinions of others, and I think you should too.
The love I feel for you in my heart & soul draws me to a timeless place, akin to aevum.
When you feel as if life is fucking you over, just breathe… and let go of all the things you cannot change.
Elevate yourself, by moving forward, and don’t get stuck in the human condition of suffering because life is fucking brutal.
There’s no doubt about that.
Just
Don’t let go, and check out.
It’s not easy but finding inner strength, and channelling your energy towards people who are capable of nourishing you, instead of depleting you, is where you need to be.
Yours Faithfully
Woman
Everything. There’s nothing about you that I don’t like.
I love the way you pursue your dreams, and rise every time you fall. I love your passion for life, even when it wanes, and you feel defeated.
Please know that it was never intended for you to be crafted in hues of cafard, and it pains me to see pain etched upon your face, and hidden behind those gorgeous eyes.
I love the way you’re not afraid to cry, knowing that you have a soft place to fall and gentle kisses to nurture your wounded heart.
Tears, are cleansing for your heart and soul. So please, don't suppress your sadness as that only turns into rage, and anger.
I love your soft spoken words, and the belief in your own truths. I love the darkness that’s within you, as equally as the light in which you radiate.
I love your scruffy 3 day growths, and the way you tickle my flesh with your gorgeous face.
I love the way you manhandle me to nurture my inner lioness, as equally as I love the gentleman that’s embedded within your inner faculties that shapes me as a lady.
I love the fire in your belly and the love you have in your heart, about our art, beyond the bed of structured, and sometime, unstructured prose.
I love the way you reach for me when you discover you have morning wood, and you need me to take care of you from that perspective.
I love that you trust me to nourish you, when you feel at your most vulnerable.
I live my life with no apologies, and I don’t care about the opinions of others, and I think you should too.
The love I feel for you in my heart & soul draws me to a timeless place, akin to aevum.
When you feel as if life is fucking you over, just breathe… and let go of all the things you cannot change.
Elevate yourself, by moving forward, and don’t get stuck in the human condition of suffering because life is fucking brutal.
There’s no doubt about that.
Just
Don’t let go, and check out.
It’s not easy but finding inner strength, and channelling your energy towards people who are capable of nourishing you, instead of depleting you, is where you need to be.
Yours Faithfully
Woman
Written by shadow_starzzz
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Pabulous
The soul hungers for what the hands long to touch.
The contrast of intensity begins with a sigh, and the trailing of goosebumps when subtle moments are translated into trembles that speak beyond the realm of touch, and the ache secretes from the heart as it reminisces in your bliss.
I draw upon your ragged and shallow breath, breathing you into my heart and soul as you plunge into the oceanic depths of me until we're both cascading and soaring upon the light we channel upon one another as you recognise me by the way I quiver beneath the weight of all you never said.
Devour me on the fringes of your fingertips as the scent of our love wafts in the air like an orchard of fruit, sweet and ripe for the palate to savor in times when distance is too much to contemplate, and your kiss is too far to taste as I reach for you from dusk to dawn.
Yearning to kiss you in the blossoming of our inner Spring, while you soak up the sunshine amongst falling leaves in the contrasting moments of Autumn.
You will always be the glimpse of nature, and the changing seasons that remain embedded within my heart.
https://youtu.be/tt2k8PGm-TI
The contrast of intensity begins with a sigh, and the trailing of goosebumps when subtle moments are translated into trembles that speak beyond the realm of touch, and the ache secretes from the heart as it reminisces in your bliss.
I draw upon your ragged and shallow breath, breathing you into my heart and soul as you plunge into the oceanic depths of me until we're both cascading and soaring upon the light we channel upon one another as you recognise me by the way I quiver beneath the weight of all you never said.
Devour me on the fringes of your fingertips as the scent of our love wafts in the air like an orchard of fruit, sweet and ripe for the palate to savor in times when distance is too much to contemplate, and your kiss is too far to taste as I reach for you from dusk to dawn.
Yearning to kiss you in the blossoming of our inner Spring, while you soak up the sunshine amongst falling leaves in the contrasting moments of Autumn.
You will always be the glimpse of nature, and the changing seasons that remain embedded within my heart.
https://youtu.be/tt2k8PGm-TI
Written by shadow_starzzz
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One Last Time (?)
Quietly,
I lie in bed
and hang
on every word you said
I close my eyes,
I toss and turn
as in my head
these questions burn
if you could see me
one more time
then, would that make you
change your mind?
if I could simply
hold your hand
would that help you
to understand?
I toss and turn
right out of bed
I think I'll start my day,
instead
I know there's nothing
I can do
my heart will always
ache for you
I have to see you
one more time
to put at ease
my troubled mind
I would erase
this space apart
and hear the music
of our hearts
I'd say "I love you"
one more time,
and stare into
those deep blue eyes,
I'd lock you in
a passionate kiss
and hope my presence
would be missed
then we can go
our separate ways
and maybe meet again,
someday
and I'll make sure
that fire still burns
to light the way
for your return
I lie in bed
and hang
on every word you said
I close my eyes,
I toss and turn
as in my head
these questions burn
if you could see me
one more time
then, would that make you
change your mind?
if I could simply
hold your hand
would that help you
to understand?
I toss and turn
right out of bed
I think I'll start my day,
instead
I know there's nothing
I can do
my heart will always
ache for you
I have to see you
one more time
to put at ease
my troubled mind
I would erase
this space apart
and hear the music
of our hearts
I'd say "I love you"
one more time,
and stare into
those deep blue eyes,
I'd lock you in
a passionate kiss
and hope my presence
would be missed
then we can go
our separate ways
and maybe meet again,
someday
and I'll make sure
that fire still burns
to light the way
for your return
Written by 0bs3ss3dp0ss3ss3d
(William Colten Sorrells)
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