Long Poems About Confusion
#confusion
Betty
Poem Published
6th May 2023 3:54pm
6th May 2023 3:54pm
Conjugations of the verb ‘shiv’
You asked me once
if I’d ever kill you in
a poem.
I swallow hard
sick and shaking
at the feel of
your hand cupped around
my bare calf
We look for dick-shaped
clouds and feed each
profane chocolate
my back against a tree,
your back against me.
And the sun has never
been this bright.
I’ve never been
this
(dangerous)
relaxed
(in love)
My hands twitch.
I toy with your hair,
tickle your arms with
my...
if I’d ever kill you in
a poem.
I swallow hard
sick and shaking
at the feel of
your hand cupped around
my bare calf
We look for dick-shaped
clouds and feed each
profane chocolate
my back against a tree,
your back against me.
And the sun has never
been this bright.
I’ve never been
this
(dangerous)
relaxed
(in love)
My hands twitch.
I toy with your hair,
tickle your arms with
my...
#love
#confusion
#obsession
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lookingformngick
Taitum
Taitum
Poem Published
1st Apr 2023 00:38am
1st Apr 2023 00:38am
The Hole
The realtor turns a plastic smile in your direction,
spreads her arms in a gesture of grandeur
‘Welcome to the Prophet’s cottage
as you can see the porch is a new addition; the previous owners were experienced carpenters
and the exterior was recently painted a lovely shade I fondly refer to as California Sky’
she reaches a perfectly manicured hand to open the door
her smile widens
her voice is saccharine
as she walks you through the most adorable house you’ve ever seen
granite counters and open flame range
inset lighting and hand carved...
spreads her arms in a gesture of grandeur
‘Welcome to the Prophet’s cottage
as you can see the porch is a new addition; the previous owners were experienced carpenters
and the exterior was recently painted a lovely shade I fondly refer to as California Sky’
she reaches a perfectly manicured hand to open the door
her smile widens
her voice is saccharine
as she walks you through the most adorable house you’ve ever seen
granite counters and open flame range
inset lighting and hand carved...
#addiction
#confusion
#philosophical #deception
#philosophical #deception
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Styxian
Poem Published
19th Mar 2023 4:19pm
19th Mar 2023 4:19pm
Last Writes
This is not to you.
Not about how you left disjointed,
same as the way you arrived.
Not about those nights
that I had tried to rub it out for you.
How you came to me, pre-pained,
looking for a home remedy.
And all I could say was
I can try.
Not about those couple of dreams
that you left on my bed.
I couldn't just throw them away.
So I spent last night
with them under my head.
They were softer than I expected.
Yet I'm not used to that,
same as you.
I woke up with the fact
that you hadn't...
Not about how you left disjointed,
same as the way you arrived.
Not about those nights
that I had tried to rub it out for you.
How you came to me, pre-pained,
looking for a home remedy.
And all I could say was
I can try.
Not about those couple of dreams
that you left on my bed.
I couldn't just throw them away.
So I spent last night
with them under my head.
They were softer than I expected.
Yet I'm not used to that,
same as you.
I woke up with the fact
that you hadn't...
#regret
#confusion
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Orc_Pirate_68
Poem Published
14th Mar 2023 5:27am
14th Mar 2023 5:27am
Worthy
I undoubtedly concur,
These days are going by like a blur,
I haven't had much chance to discuss with you
The things that I've been going through.
When I lie my head down on my bed,
I've got some concerns about something you said,
I know I've shown tremendous emotional growth,
And I know you've seen said personal growth,
But we talked about my concerns with talking to my work crush,
And how if we become friends, because I don't want to rush,
At some point, I'll tell him how I feel, even if we stay friends,
What could happen, what could...
These days are going by like a blur,
I haven't had much chance to discuss with you
The things that I've been going through.
When I lie my head down on my bed,
I've got some concerns about something you said,
I know I've shown tremendous emotional growth,
And I know you've seen said personal growth,
But we talked about my concerns with talking to my work crush,
And how if we become friends, because I don't want to rush,
At some point, I'll tell him how I feel, even if we stay friends,
What could happen, what could...
#confusion
#FeelingLost
#StreamOfConsciousness
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Orc_Pirate_68
Poem Published
13th Mar 2023 8:33pm
13th Mar 2023 8:33pm
Isn't That What You Wanted?
Why do y'all wish your children to never be intimate?
Or at least not sleep around, and have only one mate?
Y'all get so mad, when you talk to or hear of people
Who have no sexual desire, or even want to sleep with people.
Why do you not want your kids to do that,
But when they come out as asexual, you can't have that?
You want grandchildren so badly you want to force the issue?
So mush so, that for your eyes, you reach for a tissue?
Because you see this as a human glitch?
Or do you want them to have an un-scratchable itch,
That you can attack...
Or at least not sleep around, and have only one mate?
Y'all get so mad, when you talk to or hear of people
Who have no sexual desire, or even want to sleep with people.
Why do you not want your kids to do that,
But when they come out as asexual, you can't have that?
You want grandchildren so badly you want to force the issue?
So mush so, that for your eyes, you reach for a tissue?
Because you see this as a human glitch?
Or do you want them to have an un-scratchable itch,
That you can attack...
#CallToAction
#frustration
#confusion
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Vortex32167
Poem Published
5th Mar 2023 1:40pm
5th Mar 2023 1:40pm
Diary entry 05-03-2023 “We have changed again”
I’ve not been myself the last few months. I’m ….. different now. I changed again. Coping, defending, morphing, or was I going on the offence? So much pent up aggression, so much anger and rage storming through my mind right now. A short fused bomb ready to go off. The slightest misstep could ruin everything. I could destroy everything I ever believed in, everything I ever loved and cared for. I can’t control myself anymore, I’m at the mercy of others to fight for me. Because if I do, nothing will be left untouched, nothing or no one can stop me. Never mind how high the cost may grow, I cannot...
#anger
#depression
#identity
#SelfHarm
#confusion
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Styxian
Poem Published
28th Feb 2023 5:02am
28th Feb 2023 5:02am
Rural Springs, Florida
#LifeStruggles
#confusion
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I_IS_ME
Poem Published
27th Feb 2023 11:01pm
27th Feb 2023 11:01pm
Knocking Blocks
I'm up past one o'clock
I've gotta knock a few blocks
Our most recent argument still has me shocked
Hell we've been mad before, but we've never wanted to stop
We've never asked for distance, or begged for our own space
We have always liked waking up, breathing in each other's face
Our morning breakfast was giving each other a taste
Calling in sick, the whole day has been wasted
But if you have any bad news to tell me, please don't tell me
Not right now girl, right now I can't see
There were calls and texts all...
I've gotta knock a few blocks
Our most recent argument still has me shocked
Hell we've been mad before, but we've never wanted to stop
We've never asked for distance, or begged for our own space
We have always liked waking up, breathing in each other's face
Our morning breakfast was giving each other a taste
Calling in sick, the whole day has been wasted
But if you have any bad news to tell me, please don't tell me
Not right now girl, right now I can't see
There were calls and texts all...
#love
#FallingInLove
#confusion
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Academic
Poem Published
24th Feb 2023 12:07pm
24th Feb 2023 12:07pm
Why can’t love literally be sensibly straightforward?
By Stanley Collymore
No number of lame excuses nor
serial, evidently unconvincing
explanations are ever likely
now to persuade me towards believing
a solitary word that you’re implausibly
saying for you have simply again and
again and seemingly too significantly
very indifferently also, demonstrated
that you’re totally untrustworthy and
therefore realistically, it’s essentially
very impractical, for me to trustingly
believe anything that you say to me.
A most heart-rending shame which
now completely,...
No number of lame excuses nor
serial, evidently unconvincing
explanations are ever likely
now to persuade me towards believing
a solitary word that you’re implausibly
saying for you have simply again and
again and seemingly too significantly
very indifferently also, demonstrated
that you’re totally untrustworthy and
therefore realistically, it’s essentially
very impractical, for me to trustingly
believe anything that you say to me.
A most heart-rending shame which
now completely,...
#anger
#confusion
#despair
#denial
#fear
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rainwriter
Poem Published
14th Feb 2023 4:24pm
14th Feb 2023 4:24pm
We‘re alright
Note: This one’s actually a rap song, but you can read it as a poem I guess. Just didn’t want it to disappear in the lyrics section, yk
Long time ago there was no question how to be a man
And there was no question how we give a chance
Times ago all this changed, what is wrong with you?
Why do you think spreading hate is what you‘re supposed to do?
In the beginning was no question what is human
Switch flipped and we still don‘t know what we‘re doing
We give the love, all we get is refuse
If we go on like that our lifes will get abused
...
Long time ago there was no question how to be a man
And there was no question how we give a chance
Times ago all this changed, what is wrong with you?
Why do you think spreading hate is what you‘re supposed to do?
In the beginning was no question what is human
Switch flipped and we still don‘t know what we‘re doing
We give the love, all we get is refuse
If we go on like that our lifes will get abused
...
#politics
#environment
#misunderstood
#confusion
#culture
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Orc_Pirate_68
Poem Published
11th Jan 2023 8:50pm
11th Jan 2023 8:50pm
A Dream
I had a dream last night,
It seemed so real, like my eyes were open to sight,
About somehow ending up in another dimension,
To a different place, I had never been,
A place, I could not quite pin.
It was like the world I knew,
But slightly different, too.
It was a dimension where I had never existed,
But when I brought my things, they existed,
As if they were transfered seamlessly,
I had my wallet, therefore my bank account was there,
I had my phone, therefore my notes, bookmarks, and history were there....
But it was different, it...
It seemed so real, like my eyes were open to sight,
About somehow ending up in another dimension,
To a different place, I had never been,
A place, I could not quite pin.
It was like the world I knew,
But slightly different, too.
It was a dimension where I had never existed,
But when I brought my things, they existed,
As if they were transfered seamlessly,
I had my wallet, therefore my bank account was there,
I had my phone, therefore my notes, bookmarks, and history were there....
But it was different, it...
#confessional
#confusion
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped
#StreamOfConsciousness
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Styxian
Poem Published
4th Jan 2023 3:28am
4th Jan 2023 3:28am
When You're Small
#dark
#confusion
#denial
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39 Comments
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