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Glimmers of starlight,
A thousand stories within
Her gaze holds the night.
A thousand stories within
Her gaze holds the night.
it is winter
Women and evening rain
They pass through the window
woman and rain
Excuses are your most beautiful songs
Like sleep and straw
that in this strangeness without spring
will bloom
the world
It is pregnant with my memories
More than you say
one time
Cradle one
And the grave is one
Poet: Şêrko Bêkes / Kurdistan-Iraq 1940-2013
Women and evening rain
They pass through the window
woman and rain
Excuses are your most beautiful songs
Like sleep and straw
that in this strangeness without spring
will bloom
the world
It is pregnant with my memories
More than you say
one time
Cradle one
And the grave is one
Poet: Şêrko Bêkes / Kurdistan-Iraq 1940-2013
Life really does come at us fast.
the next chapter is now
🎧 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib — “The Garden”
☁️✒️
🎧 Freddie Gibbs & Madlib — “The Garden”
☁️✒️
Moonlit Love
Your eyes shine bright, like stars up high,
A celestial show, that catches my eye.
In your arms, I find my peaceful nest,
A haven of love, where I am blessed.
The moon's soft glow, illuminates our night,
A silver lining, that makes our love shine bright.
With every kiss, our love forever grows,
In your love, my heart finds its home.
You're the melody, that fills my heart,
A symphony of love, that never departs.
Forever with you, is where I want to be,
In your love, my soul is free.
Your eyes shine bright, like stars up high,
A celestial show, that catches my eye.
In your arms, I find my peaceful nest,
A haven of love, where I am blessed.
The moon's soft glow, illuminates our night,
A silver lining, that makes our love shine bright.
With every kiss, our love forever grows,
In your love, my heart finds its home.
You're the melody, that fills my heart,
A symphony of love, that never departs.
Forever with you, is where I want to be,
In your love, my soul is free.
Although the road is never ending
take a step and keep walking,
do not look fearfully into the distance...
On this path, let the heart be your guide
for the body is hesitant and full of fear.
"Rumi"
take a step and keep walking,
do not look fearfully into the distance...
On this path, let the heart be your guide
for the body is hesitant and full of fear.
"Rumi"
GM friends!
Have you had your weekly poetry shot already? This week it's all about cranberries and fond memories.
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Have you had your weekly poetry shot already? This week it's all about cranberries and fond memories.
https://paragraph.xyz/@trpplffct/cranberry
Maria Turbida (Turbulent Seas)
(From “Vita”)
We’re both fucked up equally
Searching for the same things
To keep us afloat
While this boat
Is sinking
You hold the mast & I row
We both reap what we sow
But with all this water
Nothing grows
We’re both fighting
And there’s lightning
To calm the sea
And the camaraderie
Of sinking
Is holding us afloat
And the water
From beneath
Is holding us close
We’re both fucked up equally
Searching for the same things underneath
The clouds
And sheets
We both reap what we sow
But with all this water
Nothing grows
At sea
(From “Vita”)
We’re both fucked up equally
Searching for the same things
To keep us afloat
While this boat
Is sinking
You hold the mast & I row
We both reap what we sow
But with all this water
Nothing grows
We’re both fighting
And there’s lightning
To calm the sea
And the camaraderie
Of sinking
Is holding us afloat
And the water
From beneath
Is holding us close
We’re both fucked up equally
Searching for the same things underneath
The clouds
And sheets
We both reap what we sow
But with all this water
Nothing grows
At sea
Solitaire
(From “Borderlines”)
And only when
Was I faced with my best and worst, did I see
There was not one whom I felt comfortable
Would stand by me
Not for fault of them, their own;
Even the gentlest of waters can weather stone
But till time when comes the day it breaks
I must bear lone the weight of mistakes
And like the waters that carve the stone
People come; to ebb and flow
Leave their mark, and so they pass
Till all that remains, is stone at last.
(From “Borderlines”)
And only when
Was I faced with my best and worst, did I see
There was not one whom I felt comfortable
Would stand by me
Not for fault of them, their own;
Even the gentlest of waters can weather stone
But till time when comes the day it breaks
I must bear lone the weight of mistakes
And like the waters that carve the stone
People come; to ebb and flow
Leave their mark, and so they pass
Till all that remains, is stone at last.
Running blind
(From “I’m addicted to sadness (the normal amount))
Everyone is getting ahead
From Berkeley to UCLA
Everyone is happy with friends
While I wonder alone most days
This could be the last chance
Can’t we let it lie
This could be the last chance
Do we have to ask why?
Everyone’s moving in directions
Different from mine
Everyone’s turning reflections
To call out at night
This could be the last chance
Can’t we let it lie
Trying to find home
Running blind
(From “I’m addicted to sadness (the normal amount))
Everyone is getting ahead
From Berkeley to UCLA
Everyone is happy with friends
While I wonder alone most days
This could be the last chance
Can’t we let it lie
This could be the last chance
Do we have to ask why?
Everyone’s moving in directions
Different from mine
Everyone’s turning reflections
To call out at night
This could be the last chance
Can’t we let it lie
Trying to find home
Running blind
I used to call you
(From “I’m addicted to sadness (the normal amount))
If only there can be another day to dance
I thought you hate the stench of the club
Yet here you are
You’re not the same
Except the name
I used to call you
If only there can be another future
Where you stayed up late
Not that you don’t anymore
Just never with me
But now I see
You’re up till 2:30
How did you change so soon?
Eventually
I wish I could turn back into a stranger
Watching you do the things you never would
Puts me in danger
In my room
Cause you’re not the same
Except the name
I used to call you
(From “I’m addicted to sadness (the normal amount))
If only there can be another day to dance
I thought you hate the stench of the club
Yet here you are
You’re not the same
Except the name
I used to call you
If only there can be another future
Where you stayed up late
Not that you don’t anymore
Just never with me
But now I see
You’re up till 2:30
How did you change so soon?
Eventually
I wish I could turn back into a stranger
Watching you do the things you never would
Puts me in danger
In my room
Cause you’re not the same
Except the name
I used to call you
Kid
(From “R E C A P”)
Lament
She tells me she doesn’t trust me
Out of regret
For lost time
Fate is a crime
Pondering conversations said in sleep
This doesn’t run as deep;
I’m still the kid that loves “Creep”
Staying up to fight his sleep
Cause that’s what I did since 17
Still loves Transformers
Or the Big Bang Theory
The wonders of a boy
Buried beneath
College and drop outs
And I have my bouts
That cut deep
Like the scars I gave myself
When I couldn’t fall asleep
That have faded since
And that’s okay
Half of life is not knowing which way
It’ll go
But I know
It’ll be okay
(From “R E C A P”)
Lament
She tells me she doesn’t trust me
Out of regret
For lost time
Fate is a crime
Pondering conversations said in sleep
This doesn’t run as deep;
I’m still the kid that loves “Creep”
Staying up to fight his sleep
Cause that’s what I did since 17
Still loves Transformers
Or the Big Bang Theory
The wonders of a boy
Buried beneath
College and drop outs
And I have my bouts
That cut deep
Like the scars I gave myself
When I couldn’t fall asleep
That have faded since
And that’s okay
Half of life is not knowing which way
It’ll go
But I know
It’ll be okay
Sweet _______ o’ mine
(From “R E C A P”)
Hey you
You’ve grown a lot over the past 2 years
You’re all I’ve known as a home; c’mere
But you don’t like hugs that much now, do you?
Hey you
You’re reading books faster that I can buy them
You’ve grown so fast since the days back when
You asked me “How to jump?” playing Eve
There maybe just some rough times
And the mistakes you make are just some crimes
Of childhood
But I love you, more than maybe
Growing up can be so scary
But I promise you, it’ll be alright
Hey, I turned out fine
Sweet _______ o’ mine
It’ll be alright
(From “R E C A P”)
Hey you
You’ve grown a lot over the past 2 years
You’re all I’ve known as a home; c’mere
But you don’t like hugs that much now, do you?
Hey you
You’re reading books faster that I can buy them
You’ve grown so fast since the days back when
You asked me “How to jump?” playing Eve
There maybe just some rough times
And the mistakes you make are just some crimes
Of childhood
But I love you, more than maybe
Growing up can be so scary
But I promise you, it’ll be alright
Hey, I turned out fine
Sweet _______ o’ mine
It’ll be alright
The internet was a mistake
(From “R E C A P”)
Have you seen what they’re saying on TV?
Have you read what they’re screaming to see?
Everyone’s having an opinion these days
Everyone’s screaming at your face
Have you heard what they have to say?
They don’t shut up bout it any day
Everyone’s out to get someone
Save us from them, they say
Kanye & Palestine
Drugs & Morphine
There’s something crazy
Every week, every day
China & the vaccine
Have barely lost their sheen
And now there’s a new virus
Every week, every day
Can you hear them scream?
The internet was a mistake
(From “R E C A P”)
Have you seen what they’re saying on TV?
Have you read what they’re screaming to see?
Everyone’s having an opinion these days
Everyone’s screaming at your face
Have you heard what they have to say?
They don’t shut up bout it any day
Everyone’s out to get someone
Save us from them, they say
Kanye & Palestine
Drugs & Morphine
There’s something crazy
Every week, every day
China & the vaccine
Have barely lost their sheen
And now there’s a new virus
Every week, every day
Can you hear them scream?
The internet was a mistake
The Booze
(From "And when my tears dry up, I hope the salt stains the snow/Even if they couldn't, let the earth know)
A strand of hair, close to two In the shape of an outline, hollow too
This... churn, in the void The feelings you can't avoid
Despite the booze
It's no use
I notice the smallest of changes & the elephants of the room
What's the use?
Life's moved.
Stuck in the past
Implanted in the present It's easy to advice help
But help is too expensive And as a friend would say
Was all this pain
Really worth becoming a better person?
A strand of hair, close to two In the shape of an outline, hollow too
This... churn, in the void The feelings you can't avoid
Outlives the booze
It's no use
(From "And when my tears dry up, I hope the salt stains the snow/Even if they couldn't, let the earth know)
A strand of hair, close to two In the shape of an outline, hollow too
This... churn, in the void The feelings you can't avoid
Despite the booze
It's no use
I notice the smallest of changes & the elephants of the room
What's the use?
Life's moved.
Stuck in the past
Implanted in the present It's easy to advice help
But help is too expensive And as a friend would say
Was all this pain
Really worth becoming a better person?
A strand of hair, close to two In the shape of an outline, hollow too
This... churn, in the void The feelings you can't avoid
Outlives the booze
It's no use
Kamal & Sai
Staying up again
Insomniac
(From “Vices)
This night can't hold me
I've been awake for the first time since 2020
Why would I want to sleep
When I'm face to face with me?
For the first time the entire day, I'm free
Music & vices
Hold me for a while
I muse & reflect
In hopes I smile
Why would I sleep
When I can feel what I feel this deep?
For the first time since 2020, I can see And it's me.
(From “Vices)
This night can't hold me
I've been awake for the first time since 2020
Why would I want to sleep
When I'm face to face with me?
For the first time the entire day, I'm free
Music & vices
Hold me for a while
I muse & reflect
In hopes I smile
Why would I sleep
When I can feel what I feel this deep?
For the first time since 2020, I can see And it's me.
Retreat
(From “Vices”)
I used to be able to speak Now I'm shut and broken
I can't tell you why;
I don't know myself
Things haven't changed
Its the same
But I'm similar only in name
The threads of friends strained
Every new pearl I meet is the same
The necklace is worn And meant for storage
I guess that's the wisdom of age Every conversation repeats itself
As I retreat more into my shell
Things haven't changed
Its the same
But I'm similar only in name
The cracks
In the walls of my shell
Are the same as the necklace:
Is this hell?
(From “Vices”)
I used to be able to speak Now I'm shut and broken
I can't tell you why;
I don't know myself
Things haven't changed
Its the same
But I'm similar only in name
The threads of friends strained
Every new pearl I meet is the same
The necklace is worn And meant for storage
I guess that's the wisdom of age Every conversation repeats itself
As I retreat more into my shell
Things haven't changed
Its the same
But I'm similar only in name
The cracks
In the walls of my shell
Are the same as the necklace:
Is this hell?
Smoke
(From “Vices”)
I've become
A figment of my imagination
My lungs
Heave in smoke for restoration
The high
Feels like a hug gone by
Never to return
To be replaced by numb
I can't love
What I've become
When I look at myself
I feel like ash:
Brittle and confused
The days go by like vapour
Lost in smoke
Brittle and confused
(From “Vices”)
I've become
A figment of my imagination
My lungs
Heave in smoke for restoration
The high
Feels like a hug gone by
Never to return
To be replaced by numb
I can't love
What I've become
When I look at myself
I feel like ash:
Brittle and confused
The days go by like vapour
Lost in smoke
Brittle and confused
Lethargy
(From “Vices”)
I have this lethargy that holds me
Anything apart from work has me with no energy
But then the rat in my head tells me:
"Wake up"
It's hard to do much of anything these days
Everything's the same as everyone says
I keep going back to the same places that give me hurt
As I grow into someone else under this shirt
And this constant state of looking at a future with no rebate
Makes we want to quake with angst & rage
But the powerlessness of empitness has me glued to this bed
As I'm at war in my own head
I have this lethargy that holds me
Anything apart from work has me with no energy
It's hard to do much of anything these days
But then the rat in my head says:
"Wake up"
(From “Vices”)
I have this lethargy that holds me
Anything apart from work has me with no energy
But then the rat in my head tells me:
"Wake up"
It's hard to do much of anything these days
Everything's the same as everyone says
I keep going back to the same places that give me hurt
As I grow into someone else under this shirt
And this constant state of looking at a future with no rebate
Makes we want to quake with angst & rage
But the powerlessness of empitness has me glued to this bed
As I'm at war in my own head
I have this lethargy that holds me
Anything apart from work has me with no energy
It's hard to do much of anything these days
But then the rat in my head says:
"Wake up"
Video Games
(From “Vices”)
I want to make music
Like "Videotape"
But here I am instead
Lying in bed
My past's moved onto the future And I don't even have a picture While I'm growing back the gut
What the fuck
And so I play video games
But somewhere,
In the back of my head
I know
It's been years & I haven't grown
Somewhere
In the back of my head
I know
I might've fucked up going with my flow
I want to make music
Like "Videotape"
But here I am instead
Lying in bed
Awake
And so I play video games
(From “Vices”)
I want to make music
Like "Videotape"
But here I am instead
Lying in bed
My past's moved onto the future And I don't even have a picture While I'm growing back the gut
What the fuck
And so I play video games
But somewhere,
In the back of my head
I know
It's been years & I haven't grown
Somewhere
In the back of my head
I know
I might've fucked up going with my flow
I want to make music
Like "Videotape"
But here I am instead
Lying in bed
Awake
And so I play video games