WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
18th Nov 2023 2:58pm
18th Nov 2023 2:58pm
the final gift
one day...
...when all my breaths have been spent
I will rest
...and for the first time since infancy...
...be without fear...depression...anxiety
I can only imagine...
...moving through the world
...either as wraith...or corporeal...
...unaffected by darkness
not studying every alley & shadow
assessing danger at every turn
what will that be like...
when my final exhalation releases my sacred being
into a diaphanous mist of hopefulness
free to spread & to grow
touching with love...
...all those...
...when all my breaths have been spent
I will rest
...and for the first time since infancy...
...be without fear...depression...anxiety
I can only imagine...
...moving through the world
...either as wraith...or corporeal...
...unaffected by darkness
not studying every alley & shadow
assessing danger at every turn
what will that be like...
when my final exhalation releases my sacred being
into a diaphanous mist of hopefulness
free to spread & to grow
touching with love...
...all those...
#love
#death
#peace
143 reads
6 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
Yesterday 12:13pm
Yesterday 12:13pm
animal heaven
i had
heard that
all dogs
go to
heaven,
i even
watched
the animated
movie,
wouldn't it
seem fair
to know
that heaven
would show
the same
consideration
and privileges
towards cats
as well?
heard that
all dogs
go to
heaven,
i even
watched
the animated
movie,
wouldn't it
seem fair
to know
that heaven
would show
the same
consideration
and privileges
towards cats
as well?
#aging
#cats
#death
#emotions
#love
38 reads
10 Comments
deadwolf
Poem Published
24th Mar 2024 6:43am
24th Mar 2024 6:43am
Lay me down;
``~~~…~~~```
Oh Lord
Lay me down
And pour across my eyes
Even in the coldest winter
Bury me deep
Where the sun does not touch down
Even in the hottest deserts
Keep my memory
scattered even upon dusty mantles
May death finally bring me certain kinds of wisdom
Even across emotional hearted minds and wild vibrations of waters
Pour me deep
Laid across emotional towers
Where cowards keep jars of all their sorrow
Good Lord, send me home
Lord;
Oh Lord
I am ready now
Lay me down
```~~~… …~~~``` ...
Oh Lord
Lay me down
And pour across my eyes
Even in the coldest winter
Bury me deep
Where the sun does not touch down
Even in the hottest deserts
Keep my memory
scattered even upon dusty mantles
May death finally bring me certain kinds of wisdom
Even across emotional hearted minds and wild vibrations of waters
Pour me deep
Laid across emotional towers
Where cowards keep jars of all their sorrow
Good Lord, send me home
Lord;
Oh Lord
I am ready now
Lay me down
```~~~… …~~~``` ...
#gothic
#death
#peace
79 reads
6 Comments
Grace
IDryad
IDryad
Poem Published
19th Jan 2024 5:34am
19th Jan 2024 5:34am
Betrayed, Fey's Sorrow
she lived within the shadows
of wan moonlit nights
around her like love's lust
her sorrow lingers, dreams took flight
the ghost named Fey
so beautiful and ethereally fair
wandering, seeking for her lover
sadly burdened with dark despair
she wandered around the walls
of the home that was once hers
she meandered with her memories
peeling back the clock's chimes
a spectral host begging for a morsel
of the love that was once hers
the embrace with the gold shackle
that held her through the...
of wan moonlit nights
around her like love's lust
her sorrow lingers, dreams took flight
the ghost named Fey
so beautiful and ethereally fair
wandering, seeking for her lover
sadly burdened with dark despair
she wandered around the walls
of the home that was once hers
she meandered with her memories
peeling back the clock's chimes
a spectral host begging for a morsel
of the love that was once hers
the embrace with the gold shackle
that held her through the...
#betrayal
#death
#revenge
95 reads
10 Comments
The_Darkness_Insid
Poem Published
23rd Apr 2024 2:11pm
23rd Apr 2024 2:11pm
Funeral
As I looked upon him lying in a coffin
There was a peace and tranquility
That you don't see that often
People gathered draped in black
Struggling to accept
Hes never coming back
Enough tears being shed to fill an ocean
As I noticed my tears
I got the notion
How selfish they are to feel this way
Its not about you
This is his big day
His final reward, a life sentence complete
For all that he's paid
Its his receipt
A fitting end to the chaos of living
To wish for him back ...
There was a peace and tranquility
That you don't see that often
People gathered draped in black
Struggling to accept
Hes never coming back
Enough tears being shed to fill an ocean
As I noticed my tears
I got the notion
How selfish they are to feel this way
Its not about you
This is his big day
His final reward, a life sentence complete
For all that he's paid
Its his receipt
A fitting end to the chaos of living
To wish for him back ...
#death
#freedom
#peace
49 reads
6 Comments
Connotation
Poem Published
9th Oct 2023 9:37pm
9th Oct 2023 9:37pm
Stowing Away
Stowing away
Never still
Brimstone lakes
Revelation
Consuming flames
Desire the touch
To be burned
Lust
Keeping warm
By exiting planes
Light leaves
Astrology
Ground up
Inside the gnaw
Chafing tongues
Witchcraft
Fabricated holes
Woolen socks
Dancing the itch
Stability
Dragon tales
Mouths of fire
Playing dare
Death ...
Never still
Brimstone lakes
Revelation
Consuming flames
Desire the touch
To be burned
Lust
Keeping warm
By exiting planes
Light leaves
Astrology
Ground up
Inside the gnaw
Chafing tongues
Witchcraft
Fabricated holes
Woolen socks
Dancing the itch
Stability
Dragon tales
Mouths of fire
Playing dare
Death ...
#dark
#death
#evil
#devil
#morality
210 reads
6 Comments
Phantom2426
Poem Published
23rd Oct 2020 9:55pm
23rd Oct 2020 9:55pm
Love Me To Death
He went out on top of
his his wife doing some naughty
freaky things to her
He was get his groove on
When his heart gave out
because all that
damn passion he
couldn't handle it
Not a bad way to go
Making sweet sweet
love to your hot wife
So this goes out to you
James McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey's
Father Hope you
are enjoying the
Heavens up above
his his wife doing some naughty
freaky things to her
He was get his groove on
When his heart gave out
because all that
damn passion he
couldn't handle it
Not a bad way to go
Making sweet sweet
love to your hot wife
So this goes out to you
James McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey's
Father Hope you
are enjoying the
Heavens up above
#women
#men
#sex
#death
#respect
429 reads
5 Comments
I_IS_ME
Poem Published
23rd Oct 2023 9:08pm
23rd Oct 2023 9:08pm
Butcher's Block
#dark
#betrayal
#death #evil
#death #evil
174 reads
13 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
12th Oct 2023 2:50am
12th Oct 2023 2:50am
The Definition of Love
Are you at peace?”
It’s not far-fetched of you to ask me
in your prayers each night
and thoughts each day
The much-known concept of two lives
is swallowed by the living each year
First, when we are physically birthed
and slapped into breath;
the second when we wake to purpose
and life slaps us into a vessel
for something greater than ourselves
The lesser-known concept
of two deaths is fully understood
on this side of the veil
First, when our physical being ...
It’s not far-fetched of you to ask me
in your prayers each night
and thoughts each day
The much-known concept of two lives
is swallowed by the living each year
First, when we are physically birthed
and slapped into breath;
the second when we wake to purpose
and life slaps us into a vessel
for something greater than ourselves
The lesser-known concept
of two deaths is fully understood
on this side of the veil
First, when our physical being ...
#death
#graveyard
#memorial #love
#memorial #love
401 reads
13 Comments
MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
11th Jul 2022 3:29pm
11th Jul 2022 3:29pm
The Way We Were
In the last days of the techno world
Civility sank under hatred's weight
And degrading epithets were hurled
Thinking that the thing making great men great.
The leadership led with a Gong Show gong
To pocket pick the people's attention
Away from distinguishing right from wrong
Or who deserved an honorable mention.
Then one day there was something amiss
As nature took our sapience to task
With the sort of thing we couldn't dismiss
Without wearing an exceptional mask!
One that kept evil out of our face
As it symbolized our social...
Civility sank under hatred's weight
And degrading epithets were hurled
Thinking that the thing making great men great.
The leadership led with a Gong Show gong
To pocket pick the people's attention
Away from distinguishing right from wrong
Or who deserved an honorable mention.
Then one day there was something amiss
As nature took our sapience to task
With the sort of thing we couldn't dismiss
Without wearing an exceptional mask!
One that kept evil out of our face
As it symbolized our social...
#death
#tragedy
#greed
#suffering
#sacrifice
255 reads
0 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
31st Jan 2024 2:11am
31st Jan 2024 2:11am
The Ones I Love
If I had it my way
Before I’d leave this place
It would be to be surrounded by the ones I love
Because at the end of this journey
Nothing would be more perfect
Than to have a send off by the ones I love
If I had a choice
And be given the chance
I’d smile on my way out amidst tears and goodbyes
Because I’d feel in my heart
That I lived a good life
Feeling happy the road led to a peaceful demise
But most of all
If I had it my way
On my last day before I leave this place
Is to feel your caress
Like I have...
Before I’d leave this place
It would be to be surrounded by the ones I love
Because at the end of this journey
Nothing would be more perfect
Than to have a send off by the ones I love
If I had a choice
And be given the chance
I’d smile on my way out amidst tears and goodbyes
Because I’d feel in my heart
That I lived a good life
Feeling happy the road led to a peaceful demise
But most of all
If I had it my way
On my last day before I leave this place
Is to feel your caress
Like I have...
#love
#wife
#family #death
#family #death
173 reads
6 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
8th Sep 2022 7:46pm
8th Sep 2022 7:46pm
Queen B...
Queen B I bow unto the world for all to see
French Haitian Creole bloodlines defines royalty created within me
Sitting upon the throne of my wondrous melanin gifts
Kisses you dare to dream upon as you serenade the softness of my scarlet painted lips
Beguiling, as you glance upon the sashay of my curvaceous hips
Ancient rites, I seductively dance for you to commence the night
My soft orb touches, the ecstasy of my scepter, intoxicating asked in the veil of midnight
Sweeten honey drips from the sacredness of my alluring crown ...
French Haitian Creole bloodlines defines royalty created within me
Sitting upon the throne of my wondrous melanin gifts
Kisses you dare to dream upon as you serenade the softness of my scarlet painted lips
Beguiling, as you glance upon the sashay of my curvaceous hips
Ancient rites, I seductively dance for you to commence the night
My soft orb touches, the ecstasy of my scepter, intoxicating asked in the veil of midnight
Sweeten honey drips from the sacredness of my alluring crown ...
#grief
#death
#memorial #respect
#memorial #respect
547 reads
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