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Started February 07, 2019 by @ember-chan-will-never-forget-you

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idk what this is guys i'm homosexual and tired and the words ain't here today

(My friend, my dude, do you have like a tumblr or somewhere else you post these that you're okay with sharing? You write the kind of stuff I make Pinterest boards for.)
Meanwhile, I feel I should contribute more of my own spitprose.

Sudden

I hear my heart beat, just once.
I am stilled.

Away in the green distance, there is a clearing between the trees.

What was that sound?
I search for the source, but there is nothing.

The air hangs heavy beneath the sun.

Reconstruction

The rain came last night.
The first real rain this spring.
I examine the way your hands clasp around your knees
The exact texture of your hair
The starry anklet you wear, and the old scar underneath

I do all this
Rather than meet your gaze
Rather than try to read your little smile
From the far side of the dark kitchen table.

5:13 a.m.

You mumbled the words of a song in your sleep last night

It gave me pause to hear it

Such a thing only happens in stories, when necessary to tell a secret or send a message or bring out forgotten courage.

Is this the darkness before our dawn?

Funnily, I have never loved you more

(My friend, my dude, do you have like a tumblr or somewhere else you post these that you're okay with sharing? You write the kind of stuff I make Pinterest boards for.)

(oh wow that's so sweet! i do have a tumblr, but i'm on a bit of a break for the moment. i'll let you know when i go back to it! also 5:13 a.m. killled me seriously i love it)

(My friend, my dude, do you have like a tumblr or somewhere else you post these that you're okay with sharing? You write the kind of stuff I make Pinterest boards for.)

(oh wow that's so sweet! i do have a tumblr, but i'm on a bit of a break for the moment. i'll let you know when i go back to it! also 5:13 a.m. killled me seriously i love it)

(Okay, cool! And thank-you, I'm glad you liked it haha >///<)

Well I don't know if anyone here remembers me, but I'm back after deactivating a while ago.You can call me Nat. I most likely will not be super active but I do have a rather depressing story to tell. So um,, here we go.

Hug

It was nearly a month ago
When I called and said we were through
I cried for a long time but that was normal
Because it’s always been me, not you.

But I got caught up in life again
And I moved that all to the back of my mind
Until I was racing through some crowded hallway
And suddenly, you caught my eye.

The rest of the world melted away
Which probably should’ve been my first hint
But you were standing in the tracks
Of my train of thought, so that's where my mind went

“I know I must look great.”
You took one look at me and then you said
“You always look beautiful,” just like you do
And your pretty words always filled up my head.

You opened up your arms
And I didn’t hesitate for half a second
Before running in because somehow
I guess I forgot everything again.

Your arms felt exactly how I remember
Just like all of the best hugs do
And I still remember the smell of the sweater
I bought you, red, because I wore blue.

I closed my eyes tight
And you squeezed away all of my fears
Then I woke up with my arms around a pillow
And I couldn’t hold back the tears.

ok i'm sorry but this is gorgeous-

Hey I've never posted here but I wanted to share one of the odes I wrote for my creative writing class cause I'm really proud of it

Ode to the Little Beach Where I Grew Up

We turn the corner
But just before we do,
I smell the beach in the distance
I’m not worried though.
We’ll get there.

I pass the tall slide
I have long outgrown
And the swing set I
haven’t touched in years.
I say hello to my grandparents
And their house I miss.

We walk to the beach.
Fifteen years ago
I would have needed to
Hold my grandfather’s hand
Twelve years ago I would have
Been running ahead,
Keeping an eye out for pretty flowers
But today my grandfather and I walk
Side by side
He’s a little slower
But I don’t mind.

We get to the fence, wrapped in sweatshirts,
Trying to fight against the bitter wind.
On another day, we
May have all worn shorts.
But today only my grandfather does.
The wind doesn’t bite him anymore
In his sandals.

The ocean meets us at the steps
My grandmother says its here
To say hello. I roll my
Jeans up as far as they will go.
There are enough rocks
To be our steps to the sand.
We’ll only be here a little while
Anyways.

The sand is cold and grey,
But the ocean still sparkles
In the feeble sunlight.
A dog runs up to me,
Sandy and panting. I
Say hi, not wanting to
Break the owner’s rules,
But I still love the dog, and
He deserves some attention.
My grandmother points out
A shell to me and I bend
To pick it up. It gleams,
Still covered in saltwater.
It will no longer look as pretty
Dried in my bedroom, far from
The sea. But I take it anyways.
It will remind me of today.

I'm
Afraid of
the dark.

the bumps
and squeaks
and silence.

But

Sometimes

I'm

not.

On
the nights
the yelling
the pain

the broken
record
are too
much.

I'm
not afraid
of the dark.

the bumps
the squeeks
the silence.

It's
like
I'm
drowning.

I beg
and scream
but

not

a

sound.

ok i'm sorry but this is gorgeous-

oh thank u! that means a lot <33

i can write edgy things but cannot think of edgy titles. your ideas would be appreciated

Your eyes when they stare… so bright…
Over the canvas wall is the sunshine…
United with hope, inside… stuck frozen in time with none by your side…

Hush out the words, you have
And with a smile, you stand
Value yourself, with one more chance
Even if it’s hard to stay, I know that you can live through today…

To tomorrow and
Other days—

Because you have to believe.
Even if it’s hard to stay alive.
Live on… it’ll be alright.
In the days and nights to come.
Emotions never fade like the sun…
Vibrant, they will forever stay…
Even, through the darkest days.

Today… you awake.
Hourly you question yourself
“Am I… good enough?”
That’s question you shouldn’t have asked.

Through the dawns and through the dusks.
Hundred thousands hours passed.
In this life that you are in—
Stay alive… and find your light.

Inside…
Something still remains intact.. and alive.

No one else knows what it is.
One does… and—
That’s you…

Through troubles, through mornings.
Heavy emotions, and soft breathings.
Ever flowing tears on your pillows… will fade… some day.

Let go… of the past.
And embrace the present.
Sometimes… people say…
Things you don’t want to hear…

Don’t worry, close your eyes… you’ll be fine.
And at last… on some day…
You can… smile…

i can write edgy things but cannot think of edgy titles. your ideas would be appreciated

What do you mean, that title is very edgy:)
I really like how vivid the imagery is in this one, and how the mood reflects the sense of wrong and creeping fear yet numbness…

oh thank you! i tried Hard

we all have ~those~ friends. title?

I've discovered it's hard to come up with names for someone else's poem, but:
-Your sympathy doesn't look good on me
-She grinned at the casket
-1 a.m. and home won't let us in

idk, maybe those'll give you something to work with. My prose muscles are pretty stiff rn :')

mm i like the sound of those

Trigger warnings: alcohol, drugs, suicide

Dead Man Walking

It's all one poem but i couldn't get the spoilers to extend past stanzas and am honestly too tired to figure it out right now…

I pledge allegiance
Obedience and conformity
To the flag,
Of the united under propaganda.
And to the republic
On which he stands
One nation
Under the shattered shadows of religion
One and unilateral.

-

Idk man it’s late and I’m mad at the entire government

@cue-nervous-humming Now that's a sick poem ya got there fam