ok i haven't posted a poem in like 40 years here's one i just wrote
eleven uses of fire: a summary
nature.
leaves that curl
like hissing hands
with blackened skin.
forest fires,
trees screaming –
heavy bodies
falling in the dirt.
a glowing dusk,
here to keep our filthy world
spinning.
human.
guns cocked.
shots thrown.
pins pulled
and grenades peeled open.
engines roaring.
a simmer in our veins,
in our mingled breaths,
bruising mouths
and tongues
and teeth.
red in our blood; oh,
our uses of it are all selfish,
all wasteful
by far.
it seems we have this blatant desire
to see this green earth crumble to dust.
even in its most harmless form
it’s only here to keep our bodies warm.
wHOA
THAT'S AMAZING ASDFLAKSFDLKJASDKJASLDJLAKJFLKASJDFKJSAFD
whAT THE S H I T THAT'S AWESOME ASDUSGFHJLEUWI
I really like how all the images you use are so strong 😊 and that last line is amazing!
birdheart
Caged bird
Singing songs about a life
You can only dream of
Where the air that saturates every empty space between these bars
Is an endless,
Open field
You can go
Explore
Where i don't fear you
Or fear for you
Your red feathers
Are my blood
Your song
My heartbeat
And i hold onto you so tightly
Thick gold bars make up my ribcage
I'm sorry
But i cant trust you
Not to fly too far away
To make the right decisions
I want so badly for you
to be
Right
To be
Good
To be
Just to be
And I'm sorry
But let me convince myself once more
That you singing songs of freedom
Is enough
That the bright red of your feathers
The saftey of this golden cage
Is worth
Giving up flight
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i love the metaphor and any references to bones and ribcages so this is Hella
don't leave
can't stay
wish there was another
way
i'm begging you not to leave
all this pain my bones will cleave
from my soul i'll have to go
wish there was another
way
don't stay
can't leave
watching my blood trail teasingly on the floor
as the light leaves my eyes I implore,
"Don't leave!
Please stay!
There's always another…"
and i'm gone
this is really good???????????? nice one
also bandito is a big mood i l o v e that particular song on the album
this is really good???????????? nice one
also bandito is a big mood i l o v e that particular song on the album
i don't know what to say…thanks i guess?
I miss you
our world is collapsing
closer, and closer
but still miles away
its funny
you can know someone is alright
and still feel the pain
like your brain is running ahead of itself
and no matter what you do
where you run
You're still going in circles
As soon as you think you're okay
it comes back
and I miss you.
FUCK THAT'S GOOD i rlly love this
Marching on
Marching forward
Marching to the beat of the tune
humming through bleached teeth
in the lonely desert sand
bleached teeth? fuckin awesome
Marching on
Marching forward
Marching to the beat of the tune
humming through bleached teeth
in the lonely desert sand
This seems so harmless until you get to the last two lines – i love it!
its funny
you can know someone is alright
and still feel the pain
like your brain is running ahead of itself
Really like this part!
I love that you managed to put something so subconscious into words 😊
don't stay
can't leave
Really effective use of repetition it makes the poem flow!
