KristinaX
Poem Published
17th Apr 2025 8:00pm
17th Apr 2025 8:00pm
I Waited With the Match
I never begged to be loved.
I only ever learned
how to be wanted.
How to breathe pretty
and smile soft,
how to keep my pain
polished and palatable
so no one would ask
why I never flinched
when hands reached for me
like I was already theirs.
I was the match
they lit themselves on,
then cursed for burning.
And still-
I stayed close.
Because deep down,
I believed if someone
just stood still long enough,
they might see me.
Not the show.
Not the skin. ...
I only ever learned
how to be wanted.
How to breathe pretty
and smile soft,
how to keep my pain
polished and palatable
so no one would ask
why I never flinched
when hands reached for me
like I was already theirs.
I was the match
they lit themselves on,
then cursed for burning.
And still-
I stayed close.
Because deep down,
I believed if someone
just stood still long enough,
they might see me.
Not the show.
Not the skin. ...
#abuse
#lust
#manipulation
#passion
#relationships
235 reads
35 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2025 12:41pm
2nd Apr 2025 12:41pm
Marriage Stuff
We come and go
Independent contractors of a life
Watching the news together
A slow motion work in progress
Together many years
Dog walks, family stuff, sharing
A popsicle after dinner
Coconut for her, lemon for me
Moments in a marriage
Affection, gentle touch, sharing
Respect, dignity, love
Independent contractors of a life
Watching the news together
A slow motion work in progress
Together many years
Dog walks, family stuff, sharing
A popsicle after dinner
Coconut for her, lemon for me
Moments in a marriage
Affection, gentle touch, sharing
Respect, dignity, love
#love
#marriage
#philosophical
#relationships
#TruthOfLife
103 reads
14 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
31st Mar 2025 12:31pm
31st Mar 2025 12:31pm
Please Vanish!
Why don't you disappear
Sick of your face each year
Listen to me my dear
The end is growing near
You have tried to threaten me
You have tried to destroy me
I'm stronger then you thought I would be
Open your mouth, taste my sweet addiction
Come a little closer, endure my depraved affliction
Accuracy & outcome, guided this conviction
No time for remorse, another crucifixion
Eat the bite
Rinse it down
Run for cover
Stroke the ground
Within is the rival
Must annihilate, for survival
...
Sick of your face each year
Listen to me my dear
The end is growing near
You have tried to threaten me
You have tried to destroy me
I'm stronger then you thought I would be
Open your mouth, taste my sweet addiction
Come a little closer, endure my depraved affliction
Accuracy & outcome, guided this conviction
No time for remorse, another crucifixion
Eat the bite
Rinse it down
Run for cover
Stroke the ground
Within is the rival
Must annihilate, for survival
...
#dark
#hate
#murder #relationships
#murder #relationships
133 reads
12 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
28th Mar 2025 8:30pm
28th Mar 2025 8:30pm
Booby Trapped
#erotic
#girlfriend
#lust
#relationships
#sex
239 reads
13 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
10th Apr 2025 10:58am
10th Apr 2025 10:58am
Baby it's you
So many times when I look or hear about people being lonely
I have a feeling of sadness deep inside
It makes me wonder if I would have been alone, before I found you
What would happen if you turned around and said goodbye
Honey it's you
you're what I'm living for
I have it all, nothing more
right from the start when I found you
Baby it's you
you were the one for me
the one who's been making me see
the world with you is such a brighter place
I now realize it's you
you are my brightest star
whether you're...
I have a feeling of sadness deep inside
It makes me wonder if I would have been alone, before I found you
What would happen if you turned around and said goodbye
Honey it's you
you're what I'm living for
I have it all, nothing more
right from the start when I found you
Baby it's you
you were the one for me
the one who's been making me see
the world with you is such a brighter place
I now realize it's you
you are my brightest star
whether you're...
#loneliness
#love
#lyrics
#relationships
#romantic
172 reads
9 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
18th Apr 2025 6:16pm
18th Apr 2025 6:16pm
Not All That
Once upon a time,
I thought the problem was that no one
could really
see
me.
That I had somehow erected
almighty, unscalable walls.
You came along
and flicked them aside
like dust.
I saw you, seeing me.
Intoxicated, I had to make sure.
So I stripped down, way beyond skin,
to my very marrow,
stinking and bloody.
Still, you looked, you saw, you consumed.
I daresay you even adored,
or so it seemed
and I adored you back.
I don’t know what diverted...
I thought the problem was that no one
could really
see
me.
That I had somehow erected
almighty, unscalable walls.
You came along
and flicked them aside
like dust.
I saw you, seeing me.
Intoxicated, I had to make sure.
So I stripped down, way beyond skin,
to my very marrow,
stinking and bloody.
Still, you looked, you saw, you consumed.
I daresay you even adored,
or so it seemed
and I adored you back.
I don’t know what diverted...
#friendship
#grief
#relationships
89 reads
4 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
16th Apr 2025 3:07pm
16th Apr 2025 3:07pm
{re}assess the situation
16 of 30
they show you
...in those early days
how much they're prepared to do
the time they're willing to invest
...to secure your affections
beyond that...
listen closely...
when the standard previously set
no longer matches current behavior
it isn't a reflection of your worth
merely a shift in their attention
believing you caught...
& their time no longer required
they...drift
if your place in their priorities
no longer meets satisfaction
don't assume it's anything you...
they show you
...in those early days
how much they're prepared to do
the time they're willing to invest
...to secure your affections
beyond that...
listen closely...
when the standard previously set
no longer matches current behavior
it isn't a reflection of your worth
merely a shift in their attention
believing you caught...
& their time no longer required
they...drift
if your place in their priorities
no longer meets satisfaction
don't assume it's anything you...
#honesty
#relationships
#SelfWorth
101 reads
8 Comments
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
15th Apr 2025 11:38am
15th Apr 2025 11:38am
blindfolding reality
15 of 30
I felt the weight of the words
like a boulder on my shoulder
pressing down on me
rather frequently
you should have known better
but...
there's another side to every equation
have you ever wanted something
badly enough you turned a blind eye
willing to strike the match of your own pyre
drinking the cyanide with a whiskey chaser
pretending the resulting burn...is yearning
while sweet demise was all you tasted
& still you clung to the lie
because craving overshadowed truth
no attempt made...
I felt the weight of the words
like a boulder on my shoulder
pressing down on me
rather frequently
you should have known better
but...
there's another side to every equation
have you ever wanted something
badly enough you turned a blind eye
willing to strike the match of your own pyre
drinking the cyanide with a whiskey chaser
pretending the resulting burn...is yearning
while sweet demise was all you tasted
& still you clung to the lie
because craving overshadowed truth
no attempt made...
#honesty
#relationships
#temptation
111 reads
8 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
1st Apr 2025 3:53am
1st Apr 2025 3:53am
ricochet
You tell me I live for the misery
I'm so addicted to suffering
I don't want to taste happiness
on my tongue
and revel in the glory of it
I faced my demons
reached for the safety
of your hand
but you told me
I need to walk alone
I faced my demons
and my demons won
In the aftermath
you gift me empty words
tell me my happiness
is your top priority
like I was the only one
standing between me
and the things I asked for
So I let these lies ricochet
carbon...
I'm so addicted to suffering
I don't want to taste happiness
on my tongue
and revel in the glory of it
I faced my demons
reached for the safety
of your hand
but you told me
I need to walk alone
I faced my demons
and my demons won
In the aftermath
you gift me empty words
tell me my happiness
is your top priority
like I was the only one
standing between me
and the things I asked for
So I let these lies ricochet
carbon...
#conflict
#manipulation
#MentalHealth #relationships
#MentalHealth #relationships
96 reads
7 Comments
gothicsurrealism
Daniel Long
Daniel Long
Poem Published
29th Mar 2025 1:18pm
29th Mar 2025 1:18pm
Rain On Her Lips
Oh, that morning dew on her lips.
Taste of her I long on my lips.
Let it be known to her,
that she is special to me.
Oh, that morning rain from her eyes.
Sight of her tears of joy in her eyes.
Let it be known to her,
that she can cry before me.
Taste of her I long on my lips.
Let it be known to her,
that she is special to me.
Oh, that morning rain from her eyes.
Sight of her tears of joy in her eyes.
Let it be known to her,
that she can cry before me.
#love
#relationships
#surreal
135 reads
2 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
6th Apr 2025 3:05am
6th Apr 2025 3:05am
egg shells for you
We break porcelain eggshells
leave shards on the floor
slice through the skin of our feet
as we walk around each other
fighters
bloodied and bruised
I hide
you follow
I lock the door
you wait
mouth full of knives
hell is waiting on the other side
I'm the problem
you're the problem
we're the problem
everything is always
someone else fault
We try to speak
but no one is listening
you talk over me
I talk over you
you hate it when I yell
I hate it when...
leave shards on the floor
slice through the skin of our feet
as we walk around each other
fighters
bloodied and bruised
I hide
you follow
I lock the door
you wait
mouth full of knives
hell is waiting on the other side
I'm the problem
you're the problem
we're the problem
everything is always
someone else fault
We try to speak
but no one is listening
you talk over me
I talk over you
you hate it when I yell
I hate it when...
#abuse
#anger
#manipulation #relationships
#manipulation #relationships
85 reads
6 Comments
Vision_of_insanity
Poem Published
12th Apr 2025 12:32pm
12th Apr 2025 12:32pm
Your cuticles are sexy
She was a cutie
Young, hot and had an extraordinary appetite for sex
She knew her way around my body and knew what I enjoyed
There was just one problem...
She had a disgusting habit of frequently and repeatedly gnawing on her skin
Most of the time it was her cuticles or her hand
The area would become red & raw
Many times the affected area would bleed
She had a disease called Dermatophagia
In the beginning of our time together it wasn't bad
After several months her hands looked like someone cut & chopped her skin up with a...
Young, hot and had an extraordinary appetite for sex
She knew her way around my body and knew what I enjoyed
There was just one problem...
She had a disgusting habit of frequently and repeatedly gnawing on her skin
Most of the time it was her cuticles or her hand
The area would become red & raw
Many times the affected area would bleed
She had a disease called Dermatophagia
In the beginning of our time together it wasn't bad
After several months her hands looked like someone cut & chopped her skin up with a...
#dark
#MentalHealth
#relationships
#satirical
#suffering
109 reads
4 Comments
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