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yiyi
yiyi
Published
4th Apr 2025 4:26pm
4th Apr 2025 4:26pm
to the sadist's cremains in my panty drawer ~
iii}
wonder who
you were protecting
other than yourself
when you lied that
the chemo was working
{ii}
you died.
on a monday.
six hours
after i
held your hand,
memorized
the paper-thin texture
of your pallid skin,
focusing on
the gentle press of
your bones
against my palm.
said i love you.
see you later.
your eyes
were
wide & terrified
like you could see
it reaching for you
and i got a mocha
on the way out ...
wonder who
you were protecting
other than yourself
when you lied that
the chemo was working
{ii}
you died.
on a monday.
six hours
after i
held your hand,
memorized
the paper-thin texture
of your pallid skin,
focusing on
the gentle press of
your bones
against my palm.
said i love you.
see you later.
your eyes
were
wide & terrified
like you could see
it reaching for you
and i got a mocha
on the way out ...
#death
#grief
202 reads
11 Comments
Betty
Published
6th Apr 2025 11:58pm
6th Apr 2025 11:58pm
That night you almost slept on the couch
#dirty
#obsession
#orgasm #sex
#orgasm #sex
314 reads
25 Comments
KristinaX
Published
17th Apr 2025 7:00pm
17th Apr 2025 7:00pm
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
204 reads
33 Comments
Duende
Published
30th Mar 2025 1:00pm
30th Mar 2025 1:00pm
Spicy Fifty
i am a spicy fifty
with flirtini eyes
a slippery nipple
and gunfire spirit
gonna astro your
pop gin your coke
bomb your skittle
let me disco your
drumstick, snicker
your tini sex your
beach peach your
martini flora dora
your piña colada
gonna blow your
job or your gasms
& cougar you pink
royal your bermuda
golden your dream
bunny your easter
ocean your breeze
oatmeal your cookie
bloody your mary lime
your...
with flirtini eyes
a slippery nipple
and gunfire spirit
gonna astro your
pop gin your coke
bomb your skittle
let me disco your
drumstick, snicker
your tini sex your
beach peach your
martini flora dora
your piña colada
gonna blow your
job or your gasms
& cougar you pink
royal your bermuda
golden your dream
bunny your easter
ocean your breeze
oatmeal your cookie
bloody your mary lime
your...
#dirty
#erotic
389 reads
26 Comments
DamianDeadLove
Published
14th Apr 2025 7:15am
14th Apr 2025 7:15am
Vultures
Step on up, my friend.
You too, can live in a digital hell!
Your body will decay and your brain will rot,
order now and download the latest virus.
First time customer?
Sign up free for a month!
We'll fuck with your head,
then continue to charge your card
Let the buyer beware.
Of totally random hidden fees.
We’ll get you hooked on endless misery,
and jonesing for empty promises.
Bad credit score, got you down?
No worries friend, we got you covered.
It’s our modus operandi to take advantage,
of your...
You too, can live in a digital hell!
Your body will decay and your brain will rot,
order now and download the latest virus.
First time customer?
Sign up free for a month!
We'll fuck with your head,
then continue to charge your card
Let the buyer beware.
Of totally random hidden fees.
We’ll get you hooked on endless misery,
and jonesing for empty promises.
Bad credit score, got you down?
No worries friend, we got you covered.
It’s our modus operandi to take advantage,
of your...
#philosophical
#satirical
161 reads
27 Comments
Styxian
Published
9th Apr 2025 00:26am
9th Apr 2025 00:26am
A Lover's Lamenting
I'm going to miss
your recitals of old poetry
Watching your mouth form
around the heavier consonants
better than I could ever do
And how you sighed the vowels
in the late evenings
Your own words full of them
in your native tongue
Or, you made them up
during the passionate chaos
of orgasmic verbiage
I'm not a woman
but I learned, earnestly
when my ear was pressed to your cheek
As my mouth lent you my growl
upon your throat
How I reversed vampirism
and gave what I could ...
your recitals of old poetry
Watching your mouth form
around the heavier consonants
better than I could ever do
And how you sighed the vowels
in the late evenings
Your own words full of them
in your native tongue
Or, you made them up
during the passionate chaos
of orgasmic verbiage
I'm not a woman
but I learned, earnestly
when my ear was pressed to your cheek
As my mouth lent you my growl
upon your throat
How I reversed vampirism
and gave what I could ...
#bittersweet
#loneliness
213 reads
21 Comments
Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Published
1st Apr 2025 7:14pm
1st Apr 2025 7:14pm
[NaPoWriMo - 2025 Collection] Flowers from Thoughts
Prelude
Flush wisteria, lavender
ripened upon their vine
Eliot’s hyacinth couple
deep purple, beyond the rain-
pummeled garden gate
A mossy footpath, wet
seeping between toes
of bare feet, droplets plop
extend upward, fall
into Earth's moistened mouth
. . .Other echoes
Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?
Not to learn but remember
nor think back to before
November circumstance
tilled the soil of withered slumber
for winter's harsh advance
I The Greeks ...
Flush wisteria, lavender
ripened upon their vine
Eliot’s hyacinth couple
deep purple, beyond the rain-
pummeled garden gate
A mossy footpath, wet
seeping between toes
of bare feet, droplets plop
extend upward, fall
into Earth's moistened mouth
. . .Other echoes
Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?
Not to learn but remember
nor think back to before
November circumstance
tilled the soil of withered slumber
for winter's harsh advance
I The Greeks ...
#nature
#mythology
#nostalgia
314 reads
11 Comments
Duende
Published
25th Mar 2025 2:00pm
25th Mar 2025 2:00pm
Dead Inside
to say i'm utterly
devastated is an
understatement
i feel crushed
The day after
i saw our home
will be closing
its doors i was
told Two of my
supportworkers
will have to stop
due to protocols
and regulations
the government
who Wants more
money & power
they always do
it means i'll lose
3/4 of my support
system including
the deep site my
lifeline & you guys
everything familiar
feels like i'm walking
on...
devastated is an
understatement
i feel crushed
The day after
i saw our home
will be closing
its doors i was
told Two of my
supportworkers
will have to stop
due to protocols
and regulations
the government
who Wants more
money & power
they always do
it means i'll lose
3/4 of my support
system including
the deep site my
lifeline & you guys
everything familiar
feels like i'm walking
on...
#dark
#depression
224 reads
20 Comments
fianaturie8
Fia Naturie
Fia Naturie
Published
4th Apr 2025 4:00pm
4th Apr 2025 4:00pm
On Your Timeline
Have you ever thought of time
As being a line
Crossing dimensions
In our minds...
A push and pull
At first, a feeling
A feeling
Unfamiliar
Yet familiar at the same time?
Separate lines parallel
Glide closer
Ever closer
To the one
Drawing nearer
To the time that divides
Night from day
Hunter from prey
Joy from dismay
Cut a line in the sand
And take my hand
For I will stop you
Drowning -
Losing time
As being a line
Crossing dimensions
In our minds...
A push and pull
At first, a feeling
A feeling
Unfamiliar
Yet familiar at the same time?
Separate lines parallel
Glide closer
Ever closer
To the one
Drawing nearer
To the time that divides
Night from day
Hunter from prey
Joy from dismay
Cut a line in the sand
And take my hand
For I will stop you
Drowning -
Losing time
#StreamOfConsciousness
#sensual
#friendship #PowerOfWords
#friendship #PowerOfWords
234 reads
23 Comments
DamianDeadLove
Published
10th Apr 2025 8:13am
10th Apr 2025 8:13am
D Minor
Candlelight flickers against a dark ceiling
Another tequila shot with a beer backer
Writing blunt words forecasting a feeling
This ink that stains the page like lacquer
Miserable vibes eating from the inside out
Spiraling deeper into famine and drought
Penning poetry in the chord of D minor
Reflecting what’s going on in this fragile heart
Always the opening act to the headliner
Knowing who’s real or just acting the part
Different kind of cat running through lives
An open book with a stubborn streak
When...
Another tequila shot with a beer backer
Writing blunt words forecasting a feeling
This ink that stains the page like lacquer
Miserable vibes eating from the inside out
Spiraling deeper into famine and drought
Penning poetry in the chord of D minor
Reflecting what’s going on in this fragile heart
Always the opening act to the headliner
Knowing who’s real or just acting the part
Different kind of cat running through lives
An open book with a stubborn streak
When...
#philosophical
145 reads
19 Comments
DamianDeadLove
Published
24th Mar 2025 6:32am
24th Mar 2025 6:32am
Circling To Swarm
Don’t know where these roads lead
Some closed others off the beaten path
Mile after mile paved in endless greed
Dirty deeds exposed after the bloodbath
So many moving parts in this machine
Places to hide and manipulate from
Having paid to wipe the system clean
Another talking head is playing dumb
Wicked regime turning back the clock
Indentured servants not a working class
Innocent victims reside on the cellblock
While war criminals receive a free pass
Trying to weather this fascist storm
That’s meant to...
Some closed others off the beaten path
Mile after mile paved in endless greed
Dirty deeds exposed after the bloodbath
So many moving parts in this machine
Places to hide and manipulate from
Having paid to wipe the system clean
Another talking head is playing dumb
Wicked regime turning back the clock
Indentured servants not a working class
Innocent victims reside on the cellblock
While war criminals receive a free pass
Trying to weather this fascist storm
That’s meant to...
#philosophical
177 reads
23 Comments
DamianDeadLove
Published
28th Mar 2025 7:39am
28th Mar 2025 7:39am
Seizing Freedom In Broad Daylight
Robber-barons are pick pockets in disguise
Gutting social programs that help those in need
Just to finance this fascist excuse for leadership
Disappearing those folks they labeled scapegoat
People can’t you see we’re the fucking hired help
Being told to shut up and know the pecking order
Crippling healthcare as a means to thin the masses
Defunding public schools to dumb humanity down
Running the best plays from a Dictators playbook
Death by a million cuts will bleed innocence dry
Corporate media outlets spinning false...
Gutting social programs that help those in need
Just to finance this fascist excuse for leadership
Disappearing those folks they labeled scapegoat
People can’t you see we’re the fucking hired help
Being told to shut up and know the pecking order
Crippling healthcare as a means to thin the masses
Defunding public schools to dumb humanity down
Running the best plays from a Dictators playbook
Death by a million cuts will bleed innocence dry
Corporate media outlets spinning false...
#philosophical
148 reads
19 Comments
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