Miscellaneous Poems by Top Critiquers
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Random, diverse and unusual poetry
Poems written by Top Critiquers
Ahavati
Poem Published
23rd Jun 2020 10:42pm
23rd Jun 2020 10:42pm
the stars in your eyes
i.
i have never been one to chase
a thing—human or creature
in mid-flight;
that will never change
i respect another's space
too much to encroach
after they've pulled away
perhaps it's because
i've been caged—
stalked, shadowed
harassed, chained
dishonored
when every window
or cracked floorboard
became a dream
ii
i thought you were stronger
infused with garden roots
of your own sowing— ...
i have never been one to chase
a thing—human or creature
in mid-flight;
that will never change
i respect another's space
too much to encroach
after they've pulled away
perhaps it's because
i've been caged—
stalked, shadowed
harassed, chained
dishonored
when every window
or cracked floorboard
became a dream
ii
i thought you were stronger
infused with garden roots
of your own sowing— ...
#friendship
#honesty
#humankind #hypocrisy
#humankind #hypocrisy
203 reads
24 Comments
Honoria
Poem Published
5th Jun 2020 3:48pm
5th Jun 2020 3:48pm
Footwear
Shoes can hurt your feet.
👠
But, they can’t hurt your feelings.
👠
Shields, swords, saviors. Shoes.
👠
But, they can’t hurt your feelings.
👠
Shields, swords, saviors. Shoes.
#secrets
#haiku
#escape
#disappointment
#obsession
113 reads
19 Comments
Phantom2426
Poem Published
1st Jul 2020 5:34am
1st Jul 2020 5:34am
Family Survival
You love your family
but certain members
get on your last nerve
that you ended up
pushing your anger
deep down inside the
pit of your stomach
trying to survive
so that your anger
doesn't make you
rage out and come back
and bite you in the ass
but certain members
get on your last nerve
that you ended up
pushing your anger
deep down inside the
pit of your stomach
trying to survive
so that your anger
doesn't make you
rage out and come back
and bite you in the ass
#anger
#love
#dark
#family
#memories
24 reads
3 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:06pm
Yesterday 8:06pm
Night Calling
Downtown
Deserted streets
Lone doorway
Calling you
Electronic haze
Trance
Ambient
Sexual
Night speak
Grind
Getting off
City lights
Beckon you
Full stop
Deserted streets
Lone doorway
Calling you
Electronic haze
Trance
Ambient
Sexual
Night speak
Grind
Getting off
City lights
Beckon you
Full stop
#city
#temptation
27 reads
6 Comments
crimsin
Unveiling
Unveiling
Poem Published
9th Sep 2017 2:33pm
9th Sep 2017 2:33pm
finite ll
where do I go?
i've come to the end
verses that once bridged the void
no longer take me to the flowery fields
& sunlit forests of meditation
my words now a winding stairway deep inside
where poetry is an opera of screams
that echos off the steel wall of my mental trap
I seek visions to free me
& one by one they die within
stillborn thoughts
I wonder do these ideas get reincarnated
in the minds of others
I push myself to press on ...
i've come to the end
verses that once bridged the void
no longer take me to the flowery fields
& sunlit forests of meditation
my words now a winding stairway deep inside
where poetry is an opera of screams
that echos off the steel wall of my mental trap
I seek visions to free me
& one by one they die within
stillborn thoughts
I wonder do these ideas get reincarnated
in the minds of others
I push myself to press on ...
502 reads
32 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
17th Dec 2019 10:10pm
17th Dec 2019 10:10pm
Windy Day in December
It was late in fall,
The leaves were gone,
The morning was windy,
But I had a call,
I couldn’t pass on
This very opportunity.
And there we were,
Curious and scared,
But the flesh was on fire,
My word had stirred,
I was prepared,
To give in to this desire.
No more fantasies,
But in reality,
My instincts just took over,
I felt at ease,
Yet in actuality,
I should’ve been more sober.
I’d like to forget,
Still I reminisce,
It’s hard not to remember,
Obsession set,
And...
The leaves were gone,
The morning was windy,
But I had a call,
I couldn’t pass on
This very opportunity.
And there we were,
Curious and scared,
But the flesh was on fire,
My word had stirred,
I was prepared,
To give in to this desire.
No more fantasies,
But in reality,
My instincts just took over,
I felt at ease,
Yet in actuality,
I should’ve been more sober.
I’d like to forget,
Still I reminisce,
It’s hard not to remember,
Obsession set,
And...
#anger
#love
#heartbroken
119 reads
0 Comments
Stoney223
Poem Published
28th Jun 2020 1:29pm
28th Jun 2020 1:29pm
ME MYSELF AND I
They say that in life some folks will stay and others will choose to leave, but yet it doesn't really matter for you will always be there as me myself and I, looking forward into the future of your life stories. For those who truly really care about you will show as they feel you are very important to them, then there are those who will leave only to be replace by someone else, for at the end of the day it's you by yourself still doing what it is necessary to do for you. For it's funny how some people feel if they cut you off, they think they are hurting you but that is far from the truth....
#LifeAsAWriter
#dialogue
#PowerOfWords
#philosophical
#StreamOfConsciousness
49 reads
8 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
13th Oct 2018 2:00pm
13th Oct 2018 2:00pm
The Wind Knows My Name
The wind knows my name
He whispers to me as he brushes past my lips to softly claim
His strong gust blows my emotions away
Raising my skirt wherever he wants to play
Gently lifting my hair whipping it around my face
No other force of nature gets that privilege to invade my personal space
Unintentionally messes up my hairdo when the draft moves
My red ribbon floating in the wind, his souvenir from our just due
In the absence of his poetic affection
Then he blows my way to advise me of his devotion, his dedication
I hear his...
He whispers to me as he brushes past my lips to softly claim
His strong gust blows my emotions away
Raising my skirt wherever he wants to play
Gently lifting my hair whipping it around my face
No other force of nature gets that privilege to invade my personal space
Unintentionally messes up my hairdo when the draft moves
My red ribbon floating in the wind, his souvenir from our just due
In the absence of his poetic affection
Then he blows my way to advise me of his devotion, his dedication
I hear his...
#love
#wind
255 reads
13 Comments
DanielChristensen
Poem Published
15th Jan 2020 7:54pm
15th Jan 2020 7:54pm
The Animal of Infinite Imagination
Proem:
Do you know what genius is
I summon it
It is the jinn
I beckon
With fire and smoke
Corruption permeates everything, cracks in everything and the enigma of everything is that it is defined best by its flaws, by what it lacks, what will hurt it, what will destroy it. I would have to fall down and worship if I paused and allowed myself to know and believe that its flaws are its beauty. That its tenderness lies in its vulnerabilities. That these are a gravity against which all things labor, the weakest points, these crack and splinter,...
Do you know what genius is
I summon it
It is the jinn
I beckon
With fire and smoke
Corruption permeates everything, cracks in everything and the enigma of everything is that it is defined best by its flaws, by what it lacks, what will hurt it, what will destroy it. I would have to fall down and worship if I paused and allowed myself to know and believe that its flaws are its beauty. That its tenderness lies in its vulnerabilities. That these are a gravity against which all things labor, the weakest points, these crack and splinter,...
#strength
#science
#universe
#TruthOfLife
#myself
283 reads
17 Comments
BeginningPoet
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:55pm
Yesterday 9:55pm
Parting Ways
Memories,
chased, captured,lost.
Stains remain
of what once was.
Foolishly given away
without compensation.
The wars
escalate beyond caring.
Distance flows between
everything, consumed by time.
Happiness no longer
raging like untamed fires.
Fury gathered
by blind tragedies.
Desire once clinging,
slowly died.
chased, captured,lost.
Stains remain
of what once was.
Foolishly given away
without compensation.
The wars
escalate beyond caring.
Distance flows between
everything, consumed by time.
Happiness no longer
raging like untamed fires.
Fury gathered
by blind tragedies.
Desire once clinging,
slowly died.
#grief
#frustration
#confusion
#despair
#disappointment
13 reads
2 Comments
Sky_dancer
Poem Published
21st Aug 2019 7:01pm
21st Aug 2019 7:01pm
Cycles and Circles {with the incredible Carpe Noctem}
*********************************
fallen leaves sing for the snow
forget me nots in spring
summer sun flowers; brightest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
some winters blanket, some ravage,
in late summer's bloom spring seems yet unripe and winter too bare
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as the bear hibernate, gored on salmon flesh, so to does the wolf stalk the frozen tundra, rabbits run and breed with out a care
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Silver moonlight, its cooling light falling like brushstrokes on a white canvas....
fallen leaves sing for the snow
forget me nots in spring
summer sun flowers; brightest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
some winters blanket, some ravage,
in late summer's bloom spring seems yet unripe and winter too bare
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as the bear hibernate, gored on salmon flesh, so to does the wolf stalk the frozen tundra, rabbits run and breed with out a care
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Silver moonlight, its cooling light falling like brushstrokes on a white canvas....
#nature
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
251 reads
5 Comments
Calamityofgin
Poem Published
25th May 2020 5:51pm
25th May 2020 5:51pm
Sugared, potassium
At times I’m purely shocked by the living
And then
Beats
And I believe life
Might be
A world within
A sociopaths dreamscape
If and when they dream
If and when their ground exists beyond
The next footfall
Steps fall
They thud their big black boots
And pound my paranoia
My march of heart
But do I feel
Deeply
At all
Too much?
It could all be this
And ....
Then again
My sugar might be low
Or
I should eat a banana
(As a powdered jelly filled...
And then
Beats
And I believe life
Might be
A world within
A sociopaths dreamscape
If and when they dream
If and when their ground exists beyond
The next footfall
Steps fall
They thud their big black boots
And pound my paranoia
My march of heart
But do I feel
Deeply
At all
Too much?
It could all be this
And ....
Then again
My sugar might be low
Or
I should eat a banana
(As a powdered jelly filled...
#heartbroken
74 reads
8 Comments
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