Poems About Honesty Seeking Friendly Advice
#honesty
Nvmb
Poem Published
4th Feb 2025 8:50pm
4th Feb 2025 8:50pm
It will kill me...
I have never been wanted.
Not really.
Not in the way that stays when the night gets too quiet,
not in the way that doesn’t leave bruises,
not in the way that doesn’t make me question
if I was ever meant to be here at all.
I have been the almost, the mistake,
the afterthought in a crowded room.
Hands have reached for me,
but only when they needed something to hold,
only when they were searching for warmth
that wasn’t meant for me.
I have been told I was loved.
But love, as I have known it,
has always come with...
Not really.
Not in the way that stays when the night gets too quiet,
not in the way that doesn’t leave bruises,
not in the way that doesn’t make me question
if I was ever meant to be here at all.
I have been the almost, the mistake,
the afterthought in a crowded room.
Hands have reached for me,
but only when they needed something to hold,
only when they were searching for warmth
that wasn’t meant for me.
I have been told I was loved.
But love, as I have known it,
has always come with...
#anxiety
#bittersweet
#FallingInLove
#honesty
#loneliness
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missjem56
Poem Published
4th Feb 2025 4:33pm
4th Feb 2025 4:33pm
Troth!
"I promise to tell the truth
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth
So help me god!"
So how does this work?
If you don't have any god
Does that therefore
Leave the assumption
That you may not be telling the truth?
So if i tell the truth
Without the validation
Of having a god behind it
Am i therefore likely to be lying?
We encourage our children
To always speak the truth
And to be honest
"MUM! why's that man only got one leg!!!!2
So now, you have to teach your child
Diplomacy, and tact ...
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth
So help me god!"
So how does this work?
If you don't have any god
Does that therefore
Leave the assumption
That you may not be telling the truth?
So if i tell the truth
Without the validation
Of having a god behind it
Am i therefore likely to be lying?
We encourage our children
To always speak the truth
And to be honest
"MUM! why's that man only got one leg!!!!2
So now, you have to teach your child
Diplomacy, and tact ...
#funny
#honesty
#philosophical
#satirical
#TruthOfLife
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1 Comment
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
24th Dec 2024 4:25pm
24th Dec 2024 4:25pm
keepin' it movin'
I'll be honest
I don't know my full purpose
why I'm here
as fractured as a cracked egg
held together only by the tissues inside
but that's life...isn't it
an enigma tattooed in damage & stigmas
steps sometimes faltering
...others defiant
I don't know what tomorrow holds in its fist
only that it won't offer me an early glimpse
so I fumble...stumble...trundle along
one foot after the other
picking myself up when I'm beaten down
& limp off to try again
no...I don't know why I'm here
what I'm put on this...
I don't know my full purpose
why I'm here
as fractured as a cracked egg
held together only by the tissues inside
but that's life...isn't it
an enigma tattooed in damage & stigmas
steps sometimes faltering
...others defiant
I don't know what tomorrow holds in its fist
only that it won't offer me an early glimpse
so I fumble...stumble...trundle along
one foot after the other
picking myself up when I'm beaten down
& limp off to try again
no...I don't know why I'm here
what I'm put on this...
#confessional
#honesty
#SelfReflection
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23 Comments
poetic_gawdess
Poem Published
20th Dec 2024 2:40am
20th Dec 2024 2:40am
Peace x Piece
Hey baby,
i’m just trying to be your peace.
I know I can be wild sometimes,
I was never the one to accept
the collar or the leash.
I’d rather you be home
with me,
than out there
in them streets..
the ones that don’t care for you
but welcome you like it’s home
and i’m really just sitting here thinking
this is straight up off the dome..
i can be in a room full of people
yet i feel so alone
my vibrations are untethered
i’ll never ever put my best foot forward
for a motherfucker who...
i’m just trying to be your peace.
I know I can be wild sometimes,
I was never the one to accept
the collar or the leash.
I’d rather you be home
with me,
than out there
in them streets..
the ones that don’t care for you
but welcome you like it’s home
and i’m really just sitting here thinking
this is straight up off the dome..
i can be in a room full of people
yet i feel so alone
my vibrations are untethered
i’ll never ever put my best foot forward
for a motherfucker who...
#honesty
#love
#support
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2 Comments
Her
Poem Published
14th Dec 2024 8:49pm
14th Dec 2024 8:49pm
Celestial Light
Planets aligned like mine
At a different time
Same…inclination(s)
Tour guide
Life guide
When I thought
Spirituality
Belonged…elsewhere
Your patience
Kindness
Acceptance
Encouragement
Showed me
That celestial unity
Community
Spirituality
Resides on a
Much lower plane
I couldn’t be more
Grateful
That you reached
Out to me
From DUP
My found family
Ahavati, I...
At a different time
Same…inclination(s)
Tour guide
Life guide
When I thought
Spirituality
Belonged…elsewhere
Your patience
Kindness
Acceptance
Encouragement
Showed me
That celestial unity
Community
Spirituality
Resides on a
Much lower plane
I couldn’t be more
Grateful
That you reached
Out to me
From DUP
My found family
Ahavati, I...
#astronomy
#gratitude
#honesty
#LifeChangingMoment
#respect
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23 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
13th Dec 2024 7:52pm
13th Dec 2024 7:52pm
keeping Self in check
one of the most difficult...
...& most valuable...
lessons I've had to learn in healing
is not letting my own wounds
become someone else's damage
turning the sharp edge of my pain
...away
because emotional injury...
...is something we cannot undo
& apologies don't mend the ache
the scar will always remain
just as mine exist
so too will theirs
& what if...
mine was one strike too many...
...& most valuable...
lessons I've had to learn in healing
is not letting my own wounds
become someone else's damage
turning the sharp edge of my pain
...away
because emotional injury...
...is something we cannot undo
& apologies don't mend the ache
the scar will always remain
just as mine exist
so too will theirs
& what if...
mine was one strike too many...
#confessional
#healing
#honesty #MentalHealth
#honesty #MentalHealth
124 reads
10 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
11th Dec 2024 1:43am
11th Dec 2024 1:43am
energy better invested elsewhere should be...
I wanted it
badly enough
I was willing to fight for it
I let it go
how can battle hold
what love could not
& throwing myself
relentlessly
against the cliffs of desperation
gains me nothing
what does not come willing
never comes at all
I wanted it
badly
so I let it go
badly enough
I was willing to fight for it
I let it go
how can battle hold
what love could not
& throwing myself
relentlessly
against the cliffs of desperation
gains me nothing
what does not come willing
never comes at all
I wanted it
badly
so I let it go
#confessional
#honesty
#love
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14 Comments
sommerthe1st
Poem Published
3rd Dec 2024 2:01am
3rd Dec 2024 2:01am
Writing scares me.
Writing scares me.
It gives me shivers,
Typing, thinking of what to say.
Trying to that aching feeling in my chest,
To say it in a way that means something.
Meaning more than a first draft,
As much as something's weight in blood,
Worth more than sweat and tears.
A photographic capture,
A possession of myself,
Working to fulfill this
Outpour of a blurb.
Typed and read,
Submitted and forgotten.
Writing scares me,
Because what if I've gotten it all wrong.
It gives me shivers,
Typing, thinking of what to say.
Trying to that aching feeling in my chest,
To say it in a way that means something.
Meaning more than a first draft,
As much as something's weight in blood,
Worth more than sweat and tears.
A photographic capture,
A possession of myself,
Working to fulfill this
Outpour of a blurb.
Typed and read,
Submitted and forgotten.
Writing scares me,
Because what if I've gotten it all wrong.
#anxiety
#confessional
#confusion #honesty
#confusion #honesty
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1 Comment
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
1st Dec 2024 3:53pm
1st Dec 2024 3:53pm
we are, you know...
we are more than poetry
more than our words
spread so elegantly...
...so carefully...
...across the page
consider them merely stains
...of tears
& bloodtrails...
showing the outline of our pain
but these sentiments are tempered
allowing only the briefest glimpse
miniscule peeks at the agony within
we are giants trapped inside thimbles
struggling & straining
...for more space
& these fragmented offerings shared
barely scratch the surface
of the vastness within
we are deeper...
more than our words
spread so elegantly...
...so carefully...
...across the page
consider them merely stains
...of tears
& bloodtrails...
showing the outline of our pain
but these sentiments are tempered
allowing only the briefest glimpse
miniscule peeks at the agony within
we are giants trapped inside thimbles
struggling & straining
...for more space
& these fragmented offerings shared
barely scratch the surface
of the vastness within
we are deeper...
#admiration
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#honesty
#respect
#WritingPoetry
164 reads
14 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
28th Nov 2024 4:27pm
28th Nov 2024 4:27pm
A Hold on Me
something’s
gripping tight
the air
suffocates
walls lean in
like whispers
and the devil's
knuckles knock
who is it inside
I’m fading away
lost in the echo
of my own voice
gripping tight
the air
suffocates
walls lean in
like whispers
and the devil's
knuckles knock
who is it inside
I’m fading away
lost in the echo
of my own voice
#depression
#emptiness
#honesty
#loneliness
#MentalHealth
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9 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
28th Nov 2024 12:43pm
28th Nov 2024 12:43pm
light cannot be restrained
watch how she moves
so graceful...
despite the pain
& it's a constant
always trying to force her into submission
yet she maintains her composure
knocking at each door
making sure voices are heard
then uncapping her own bottle
pouring ink in equal measure
her playful nature...
...& her agony
into concoctions & lyrical cocktails
alternating honesty with entertaining
wholly relatable
as we laugh at her word play
& lose coherent speech
when she bares herself
despite fear...
so graceful...
despite the pain
& it's a constant
always trying to force her into submission
yet she maintains her composure
knocking at each door
making sure voices are heard
then uncapping her own bottle
pouring ink in equal measure
her playful nature...
...& her agony
into concoctions & lyrical cocktails
alternating honesty with entertaining
wholly relatable
as we laugh at her word play
& lose coherent speech
when she bares herself
despite fear...
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#gratitude
#honesty
#sister
#TruthOfLife
251 reads
20 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
27th Nov 2024 10:59pm
27th Nov 2024 10:59pm
unbeige ambassador
I don't know how he does it
the man is everywhere
I wouldn't be surprised
if he holds some kinda record
...most comments
I see his support on so many pages
he's the meet & greet master
helping folk settle in
looking out for the new guy
as irreverent as it comes at times
but a solid gold heart
the first to welcome this prodigal back
when I returned with hat in hand
checking in on me from time to time
I consider him an ambassador
our Deep Underground delegate
PoetSpeak keeps us on our toes
gives us...
the man is everywhere
I wouldn't be surprised
if he holds some kinda record
...most comments
I see his support on so many pages
he's the meet & greet master
helping folk settle in
looking out for the new guy
as irreverent as it comes at times
but a solid gold heart
the first to welcome this prodigal back
when I returned with hat in hand
checking in on me from time to time
I consider him an ambassador
our Deep Underground delegate
PoetSpeak keeps us on our toes
gives us...
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#gratitude
#honesty #TruthOfLife
#honesty #TruthOfLife
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