WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
14th Feb 2025 12:25pm
14th Feb 2025 12:25pm
honoring 2 hearts
I've never been entirely comfortable with traditionally romantic gestures
even when I was emotionally invested
a bouquet brings me sadness
as they arrive already dying
wilting on their severed stems
dinner for two in a fancy restaurant
makes me feel like I'm in a spotlight
more than a little awkward
I love you
...means no more on any given day
...than it does on the next
just be sure if you feel it...
...it's already been said
but there are 2 traditions I partake in
only meaningful to me ...
even when I was emotionally invested
a bouquet brings me sadness
as they arrive already dying
wilting on their severed stems
dinner for two in a fancy restaurant
makes me feel like I'm in a spotlight
more than a little awkward
I love you
...means no more on any given day
...than it does on the next
just be sure if you feel it...
...it's already been said
but there are 2 traditions I partake in
only meaningful to me ...
#confessional
#family
#love
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
14th Feb 2025 5:37am
14th Feb 2025 5:37am
just another day (Feb 14)
I spent the day making paper lanterns
and chasing my 4 year old around
pretending they were jellyfish
the sound of his laughter
in the list of top 10 things
I've ever heard
We made an overbaked strawberry cake
for Valentine's Day
drew a jam heart in the centre
before we put it in the oven
it came out looking like a murder scene
so I added maserated strawberries
to try and improve upon it
and perhaps I did
because it now looks like
mushy disemboweled organs
are crawling out of the murder heart ...
and chasing my 4 year old around
pretending they were jellyfish
the sound of his laughter
in the list of top 10 things
I've ever heard
We made an overbaked strawberry cake
for Valentine's Day
drew a jam heart in the centre
before we put it in the oven
it came out looking like a murder scene
so I added maserated strawberries
to try and improve upon it
and perhaps I did
because it now looks like
mushy disemboweled organs
are crawling out of the murder heart ...
#childhood
#children
#family
#funny
#love
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 1:18am
18th Feb 2025 1:18am
cooking is my happy place
When I get bored, I bake
which is a generous term
for what I can do
with a packet cake mix
Today Mr 4 and I
made a mango apple chia cake
and my kitchen smells amazing
and for once all the ingredients
stayed in the bowl
instead of exploding across
the bench and floor
with all the enthusiasm
of a four year old concocting
something delicious
Every time we get our bake on
I call it an experiment
I rarely make the same thing twice
and I like showing Mr 4
that easy baking ...
which is a generous term
for what I can do
with a packet cake mix
Today Mr 4 and I
made a mango apple chia cake
and my kitchen smells amazing
and for once all the ingredients
stayed in the bowl
instead of exploding across
the bench and floor
with all the enthusiasm
of a four year old concocting
something delicious
Every time we get our bake on
I call it an experiment
I rarely make the same thing twice
and I like showing Mr 4
that easy baking ...
#family
#happiness
#uplifting
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
22nd Feb 2025 12:21pm
22nd Feb 2025 12:21pm
Saturday Morning
I looked out my front door
On the other side of the street
I saw a man open up his trunk
He yelled for his kid in the house
The kid came outside, and to his joy there was a puppy dog wagging it's tail
The child who was no more then 5, lost his balance when the puppy jumped on him
The kid fell to the ground and on his ass
The dog was licking and nibbling the boy until he got a taste of the kids mouth and bit the kid's lip right off
Must have tasted the chocolate chip cookies the kid was eating while outside
There was screaming and blood everywhere...
On the other side of the street
I saw a man open up his trunk
He yelled for his kid in the house
The kid came outside, and to his joy there was a puppy dog wagging it's tail
The child who was no more then 5, lost his balance when the puppy jumped on him
The kid fell to the ground and on his ass
The dog was licking and nibbling the boy until he got a taste of the kids mouth and bit the kid's lip right off
Must have tasted the chocolate chip cookies the kid was eating while outside
There was screaming and blood everywhere...
#children
#dogs
#family #satirical
#family #satirical
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Anne-Ri999
Poem Published
16th Feb 2025 11:24am
16th Feb 2025 11:24am
a sinister snowflake
wreath like her posture
is folded blanketed
around me
clearer now
my sister sits silently not
her searching hands
are always in motion
cooking soothing smoothening
clearing cleaning comforting
karmic ceramics carved
neath her finger nails
plumage plucked
her careful painted lips
are but a melody
once I asked her
if she could remember
the sea
her answer was
that she did not
remember the shore
we held shells
towards our ears
wandering echo ...
is folded blanketed
around me
clearer now
my sister sits silently not
her searching hands
are always in motion
cooking soothing smoothening
clearing cleaning comforting
karmic ceramics carved
neath her finger nails
plumage plucked
her careful painted lips
are but a melody
once I asked her
if she could remember
the sea
her answer was
that she did not
remember the shore
we held shells
towards our ears
wandering echo ...
#family
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mysteriouslady
Poem Published
14th Feb 2025 00:01am
14th Feb 2025 00:01am
my so called "Mother"
I forgive you
I will never understand
I still even love you
even though you dont deserve it
Yet you gave me life
For that, I thank you
Without you
my own kids wouldnt exist
nor my marriage
So, thank you....
But at the same time, fuck you...
I will never understand
I still even love you
even though you dont deserve it
Yet you gave me life
For that, I thank you
Without you
my own kids wouldnt exist
nor my marriage
So, thank you....
But at the same time, fuck you...
#family
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4 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Feb 2025 1:15pm
28th Feb 2025 1:15pm
Wouldn't you do the same thing?
If I was going to do it, I would do it right
I would take some guys wife and kids
Do the whole torture and mutilation thing
Kind of like the film "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer"
You know what I mean
Really party down with them and then the real fun begins
They'd be in for some wild sex and humiliation
Throw in some agony and mayhem
And then they'll be wishing for death
And I'm the guy who will grant their wishes
While this is happening
I'll be documenting the whole thing
I would have the sex, the torture and death...
I would take some guys wife and kids
Do the whole torture and mutilation thing
Kind of like the film "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer"
You know what I mean
Really party down with them and then the real fun begins
They'd be in for some wild sex and humiliation
Throw in some agony and mayhem
And then they'll be wishing for death
And I'm the guy who will grant their wishes
While this is happening
I'll be documenting the whole thing
I would have the sex, the torture and death...
#death
#family
#horror
#ShortStory
#violence
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
18th Feb 2025 11:54am
18th Feb 2025 11:54am
The Violence Continues
She had enough. Many times her father would could home staggering drunk, and force himself onto her. He didn't care. He had no regret when he would sober up. Her mother knew that if she ever said a word she'd be beaten & thrown out into the streets. She cared about her own hide and not her own flesh & blood. She came into this marriage with nothing and will leave the marriage with nothing.
Her daughter is now dependent on drugs. Any drugs to release her from this horror. Pills, heroin, meth, alcohol, anything to get her fucked up and to drown these memories.
...
Her daughter is now dependent on drugs. Any drugs to release her from this horror. Pills, heroin, meth, alcohol, anything to get her fucked up and to drown these memories.
...
#abuse
#anger
#family
#prison
#ShortStory
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Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
21st Feb 2025 11:05pm
21st Feb 2025 11:05pm
The Start Of A Great Weekend
I looked out my window just before
On the other side of the street
I saw a man put a gun to a dog's head and blow the dog's brains all over the place
He bought his kid out next, placed the gun to his temple and shot his tiny head all over his driveway
Personally, I think it's alright
The kid was constantly shitting on my lawn and the dog was making way too much noise
Good Riddance!
On the other side of the street
I saw a man put a gun to a dog's head and blow the dog's brains all over the place
He bought his kid out next, placed the gun to his temple and shot his tiny head all over his driveway
Personally, I think it's alright
The kid was constantly shitting on my lawn and the dog was making way too much noise
Good Riddance!
#family
#happiness
#LifeChangingMoment
#satirical
#ThrillSeeking
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Casted_Runes
Mr Karswell
Mr Karswell
Poem Published
9th Mar 2025 9:11pm
9th Mar 2025 9:11pm
Nan’s Funeral
It was comforting to know
she spent her final days
in a place as lavish
and warm as this,
the care home off the motorway
and opposite a graveyard where
I went with her once to place flowers
across her second husband’s grave.
This lavish estate of houses and
a huge facility of rooms around
a central hexagon arranged,
alarms and nurses all about.
We went here on a hot March day,
like summer in truth, and filled
with a scent of cut grass, the warmth
a little much in our funeral clothes,
but oh so...
she spent her final days
in a place as lavish
and warm as this,
the care home off the motorway
and opposite a graveyard where
I went with her once to place flowers
across her second husband’s grave.
This lavish estate of houses and
a huge facility of rooms around
a central hexagon arranged,
alarms and nurses all about.
We went here on a hot March day,
like summer in truth, and filled
with a scent of cut grass, the warmth
a little much in our funeral clothes,
but oh so...
#death
#family
#funeral #love
#funeral #love
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xthan
Poem Published
11th Feb 2025 9:14am
11th Feb 2025 9:14am
A noot for the one who always got me
I opened up
your card &
laughed hard
like a child
being swung
high in the air
and for once,
I felt I didn't
have to be
made out
of stone.
your card &
laughed hard
like a child
being swung
high in the air
and for once,
I felt I didn't
have to be
made out
of stone.
#family
#friendship
#love #minimalist
#love #minimalist
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
25th Feb 2025 5:21am
25th Feb 2025 5:21am
Pedal to the Metal
California - Southbound One-O-One
Pedal to the medal, enjoying the scene
The Pacific Ocean is blue and sparkling
Top down, cool breeze, living the dream
The heart beats faster as the engine roars
But at top speeds it takes a lot of nerves
There’s a thrill that hangs in the balance
As tires screech on those treacherous curves
Though there may be warning signs everywhere
The driver may ignore them with a little smug
Because no matter what others will caution or say
The excitement of velocity is like a drug
...
Pedal to the medal, enjoying the scene
The Pacific Ocean is blue and sparkling
Top down, cool breeze, living the dream
The heart beats faster as the engine roars
But at top speeds it takes a lot of nerves
There’s a thrill that hangs in the balance
As tires screech on those treacherous curves
Though there may be warning signs everywhere
The driver may ignore them with a little smug
Because no matter what others will caution or say
The excitement of velocity is like a drug
...
#family
#MentalHealth
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6 Comments
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