xthan
Poem Published
20th Dec 2024 10:21pm
20th Dec 2024 10:21pm
Tale of the hare (For Northern_Soul)
I often think of you
the hare burrowed
comfortably inside
my left ribcage,
rising up, stoking
fires in ivory glades,
carving ripples
in blood instead
of water and
fresh lakes,
a beacon as
to why some
still carry
on here.
the hare burrowed
comfortably inside
my left ribcage,
rising up, stoking
fires in ivory glades,
carving ripples
in blood instead
of water and
fresh lakes,
a beacon as
to why some
still carry
on here.
#admiration
#family
#LifeAsAWriter #respect
#LifeAsAWriter #respect
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
20th Dec 2024 1:09am
20th Dec 2024 1:09am
the real you won't be framed on a wall
I let a lifetime of lies
crash over me
and I would rather deny
the truth than see you
as you really are
It's embarrassing now
that I held you up so high
a pedestal you shouldn't
have been gifted with
in my childhood memories
that I haven't outgrown
Because I wanted to be like
the best parts of you
and pretend that everything else
wasn't toxic
But you're so toxic
and I'm left searching
for an antidote
only to come up empty
and self medicate instead
...
crash over me
and I would rather deny
the truth than see you
as you really are
It's embarrassing now
that I held you up so high
a pedestal you shouldn't
have been gifted with
in my childhood memories
that I haven't outgrown
Because I wanted to be like
the best parts of you
and pretend that everything else
wasn't toxic
But you're so toxic
and I'm left searching
for an antidote
only to come up empty
and self medicate instead
...
#family
#TruthOfLife
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
19th Dec 2024 7:17am
19th Dec 2024 7:17am
spiders (hold onto me)
I want to cling to you
like you're my life line
only we've both fallen overboard
and it's anyone's guess
on who will drown the other first
You asked me what I wanted
for Christmas
and I don't know how to tell you
I want kindness gift wrapped
and secured with a bow
but there aren't any feel-good vibes
left in this frigid water between us
and no other gift will ever suffice
Love, love, love, love, love
it's just a four letter word
and I'm so dead inside
I can't imbue the word
with...
like you're my life line
only we've both fallen overboard
and it's anyone's guess
on who will drown the other first
You asked me what I wanted
for Christmas
and I don't know how to tell you
I want kindness gift wrapped
and secured with a bow
but there aren't any feel-good vibes
left in this frigid water between us
and no other gift will ever suffice
Love, love, love, love, love
it's just a four letter word
and I'm so dead inside
I can't imbue the word
with...
#family
#grief
#loneliness
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
18th Dec 2024 11:02am
18th Dec 2024 11:02am
He wants your attention
Little boy left for hardly 10 minutes
The sitter had gone to the store for some cigarettes and soda
When she returned she saw the fire engines in front of the house
She saw the smoke & flames
She found out that the little boy she was babysitting had lit his little brother's crib on fire
The baby was burned to death
He used the matches she had left on the table
He had heard that the only child gets more attention from the parents
With more love & extra dessert
He was only looking out for number one
The sitter had gone to the store for some cigarettes and soda
When she returned she saw the fire engines in front of the house
She saw the smoke & flames
She found out that the little boy she was babysitting had lit his little brother's crib on fire
The baby was burned to death
He used the matches she had left on the table
He had heard that the only child gets more attention from the parents
With more love & extra dessert
He was only looking out for number one
#children
#family
#fire
#ignorance
#ShortStory
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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 11:45am
16th Dec 2024 11:45am
Could You Please Knock Before Coming In Here?
"Could you please knock before coming in here?" was
what Jane said to her daughter Rachel who caught her
naked and letting some guy hump her in the
master bedroom before going to tell her dad.
David barged in on his wife and her lover
and ordered her to get dressed and out of his house
because he had enough of her cheating on
him with other guys even in front of Rachel.
what Jane said to her daughter Rachel who caught her
naked and letting some guy hump her in the
master bedroom before going to tell her dad.
David barged in on his wife and her lover
and ordered her to get dressed and out of his house
because he had enough of her cheating on
him with other guys even in front of Rachel.
#betrayal
#family
#fiction
#home
#sex
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cjpoetry
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 9:29am
16th Dec 2024 9:29am
The Boy The Man
I reunite with a glaze in this young boys eyes, blue and wet as if his father had died.
Would he ever know their spirits were always connected, praying for the day their tracks intersected.
On this night, oh so late, to hear your voice, I can always wait.
Fear and pain were fuel for this boy, living in silence, living in the void.
Whispers hum and brush his skin, wondering if they will ever meet again.
Dreams come as I sleep, nightmares present when I wake.
Humble even in trauma, I became a man, without a father.
...
Would he ever know their spirits were always connected, praying for the day their tracks intersected.
On this night, oh so late, to hear your voice, I can always wait.
Fear and pain were fuel for this boy, living in silence, living in the void.
Whispers hum and brush his skin, wondering if they will ever meet again.
Dreams come as I sleep, nightmares present when I wake.
Humble even in trauma, I became a man, without a father.
...
#family
#father
#son
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
15th Dec 2024 11:25pm
15th Dec 2024 11:25pm
familial souvenirs for a past life
I want to shred your face
with my fingernails
I want you to hug me
and tell me you've always
loved me
and let all perceived sins
be forgiven
I want to forgive you
let the past float
into an ocean of new
where this blood
doesn't haunt us anymore
I want to take this pain
and shove it through your chest
and pretend like you feel
... something
I want you
to feel something
for me
that isn't blind animosity
and generational violence
I want there...
with my fingernails
I want you to hug me
and tell me you've always
loved me
and let all perceived sins
be forgiven
I want to forgive you
let the past float
into an ocean of new
where this blood
doesn't haunt us anymore
I want to take this pain
and shove it through your chest
and pretend like you feel
... something
I want you
to feel something
for me
that isn't blind animosity
and generational violence
I want there...
#anger
#betrayal
#family #heartbroken
#family #heartbroken
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Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
15th Dec 2024 9:45pm
15th Dec 2024 9:45pm
So I Move On
#abuse
#family
#memories #mother
#memories #mother
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Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
15th Dec 2024 8:04pm
15th Dec 2024 8:04pm
Gobble up payback!
You disgust me. I loathe you.
You never thought you'd
see me again. We both knew
you'd never touch me again.
You can't move your arms.
You can't scream for help.
Does that remind you of
what you used to do to me?
The last time...
Do you remember what
disgusting part of you
you shoved in my mouth?
I'll never forget that...
and you'll never forget this!
You will eat SHIT and live!
At least another month they say.
I've had to live years with
what you and others did to me!
And I...
You never thought you'd
see me again. We both knew
you'd never touch me again.
You can't move your arms.
You can't scream for help.
Does that remind you of
what you used to do to me?
The last time...
Do you remember what
disgusting part of you
you shoved in my mouth?
I'll never forget that...
and you'll never forget this!
You will eat SHIT and live!
At least another month they say.
I've had to live years with
what you and others did to me!
And I...
#childhood
#evil
#family
#food
#horror
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
14th Dec 2024 10:42am
14th Dec 2024 10:42am
Choose your favorite dumpster
Forget the funeral
Place the body in a dumpster
Saves you money
I chose the dumpsters behind Old Navy & Michael's
Most of their garbage is fabrics, soft materials and other plush & cozy things
I want my family member to have a relaxing stay inside one of these dumpsters
I'm always thinking of everyone but myself
You won't have to see all those relatives that you hate
You won't have to fake being upset
Let the public sanitation engineers worry about it
You've got it hard enough
Besides, who needs all that strenuous bullshit ...
Place the body in a dumpster
Saves you money
I chose the dumpsters behind Old Navy & Michael's
Most of their garbage is fabrics, soft materials and other plush & cozy things
I want my family member to have a relaxing stay inside one of these dumpsters
I'm always thinking of everyone but myself
You won't have to see all those relatives that you hate
You won't have to fake being upset
Let the public sanitation engineers worry about it
You've got it hard enough
Besides, who needs all that strenuous bullshit ...
#death
#family
#funeral #satirical
#funeral #satirical
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
14th Dec 2024 9:37am
14th Dec 2024 9:37am
if I'm the villain what does that make you?
Leave me with your lies
kiss the air with your one-sided stories
I won't unlove you though I wish I could
Close your eyes on this chapter
and pretend I never existed
until you need an easy villain
and you always need an easy villain
I don't know how
I've made it this far
thinking there was a shred
of good left in your bones
There's no bonds left
to hold onto
There's just you and me
and a space between
I hope you're happy
in that righteous place
I hope the dotted line...
kiss the air with your one-sided stories
I won't unlove you though I wish I could
Close your eyes on this chapter
and pretend I never existed
until you need an easy villain
and you always need an easy villain
I don't know how
I've made it this far
thinking there was a shred
of good left in your bones
There's no bonds left
to hold onto
There's just you and me
and a space between
I hope you're happy
in that righteous place
I hope the dotted line...
#betrayal
#family
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
14th Dec 2024 8:16am
14th Dec 2024 8:16am
the only solution to the mess you made is to blow everything up
1. This is our first Christmas without you
I keep thinking it's strange
I don't have to buy you snacks
this year
because what else do you buy
the man that doesn't need anything?
2. There's a division so wide
we'll never conquer it
and so far I'm the only one
thinking about this rift you cultivated
and trying to figure out
why it was easier for you
to put knives in your children's hands
and have them fight each other
for your love
rather than have enough love to give
3. I always thought my...
I keep thinking it's strange
I don't have to buy you snacks
this year
because what else do you buy
the man that doesn't need anything?
2. There's a division so wide
we'll never conquer it
and so far I'm the only one
thinking about this rift you cultivated
and trying to figure out
why it was easier for you
to put knives in your children's hands
and have them fight each other
for your love
rather than have enough love to give
3. I always thought my...
#betrayal
#family
#heartbroken
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