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Poetry Automated Taglist!
by tommy
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Welcome to the Poetry Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 21 Sept  (updated by @ComradeRuhi) @burningRain127 @HarmonyBlossom @HatsEatYou @HealingTalk @juliak1968 @LoveMyMoonflowers @Rareshadow666 @ShySmiler @tommy @Torean @YourCaringConfidant @mytwistedsoul @nessapressure05 @sadcat13 @MunchkinBerry @limegreenKiwi7397 @incredibleRainbows2036 @Est3lle @BelovedMe @unassumingEyes @iloveyouxx @enthusiasticBeach8170 @WondersWhispers @Redpanda2419 @peachPear727 @Fallenstar24
the bus
by NicoRose
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more TW: SA            I get on the bus            I get on the bus         I get an empty seat to myself         I'm told to sit with a boy      '' quit touching me''       '' I'm sorry''   please reach out for help to keep yourself safe my lovely friends
The mark I leave behind.
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Hi. some of you may know who i am. some of you may not. But… yeah, either way, I realised i rarely share any of the stuff i write. this is just something i wrote not too long ago. I was supposed to submit this to my writing group but decided to post it here instead… lol. So yeah. bleh. here it is. The mark I leave behind The mark I leave behind, will it be a scar? A reminder of the demon I was? Will you ache to rub it off your skin the way I need to shed my past, my plastered pain, my scars, my life?  You can go back to the beginning, but nothing would change. We both know it would be the same. The child I was crawled and grew into a girl The girl trudged on through life and became a hungering ghost only to haunt her own corpse I could start my life again, but I would always reach the middle, the mess I made of my life. So when it’s time for me to leave, Will the mark be everything I dread? Everything I see in myself? Will you wish I was never there? - that idiot named Ni 
Poetry from The Giver
by cinnamon4018
Last post
 Saturday
...See more Feelings are fleeting. On the surface. But emotions are deep, primal they linger. -The Giver
One sided by Guardian23
by Guardian23
Last post
 November 13th
...See more The sky can be beautiful,  In it my dreams and future are trapped. Some paintings may be colourful,  In it my emotions are exposed and kept. The journey may be long, Is it really worth taking if it brings me pain? So many stories are told, But why do I chose to forget them again? Their smiles are so bright, Yet somehow it blinds my eyes. Their love holds me so tight, Yet I feel uneasy, like a thief at night. You promised me the world, But I'm here seated on my broken dreams. You said I was a book to be learned, Yet my heart is still waiting to be seen. You said I was the one,  I've never hated standing in a line so long. You said I was your calm, But I've never witnessed your storm grow cold. Maybe I was never what you wanted, Maybe you where never real. I hate that that you could not finish what you started, Before my love was all you could steal. I lay here in misery, There is no way I could be dreaming.  Our love holds no victory,  Because only one heart bleed to begin with.... Hey guys! Just joined the community hope you like this!
My Poetry Space
by SweetBeeHoney
Last post
 November 9th
...See more Hoping this is allowed rather than creating new posts each time.  The last time I posted a poem @Tinywhisper11 (hope you don’t mind the tag) encouraged me to share more of my poems.  So, this is going to be a little place for me to put my poetry as and when I decide to share it (possibly not that often, not sure yet). All will have TWs above them for each poem I write if applicable.  Anyone is free to read, however please only reply if you have kind words to say.  I haven’t had much luck with listeners lately so I guess I’ll try the forums with poetry instead. 
🌼🌼Grandparents 🌼🌼
by Tulipsmile
Last post
 October 29th
...See more With the near of their anniversary of lost them I was only thinking of them and looking at their photos and stuff and all memories come to my mind then suddenly I feel like writing poetry and I don't know much about writing poetry but that's what come to my mind : 🌼🌼🌼🌼my grandparents 🌼🌼🌼🌼 In quiet moments, I still hear your laughter,   Echoes of joy, my heart’s sweet rafter.   You were my sunshine, my moon in the night,   Guiding my path, filling shadows with light.   With every story, you painted my dreams,   Wrapped me in warmth, or so it seems.   You turned my tears into rivers of gold,   With love like a blanket, a refuge to hold.   In your gentle hands, my scars found their peace,   Every whisper of kindness brought me sweet release.   You were my therapists,my comfort, my balm,   In your merciful hearts🙏🌹, I always felt calm.  Though now there’s a void where your laughter once played,   The memories linger, though time won’t evade.   You taught me that love is a treasure to keep,   In dreams, I find solace, in memories, deep.   I’m better now, I carry you near,  Your spirit surrounds me, forever sincere.   With gratitude swelling, I honor your grace,   In the dance of my life, you still hold a place.   Though the world feels heavy, I’ll cherish your light🌷 For you were my happiness, my day and my night.   Your pure love endures, a legacy bright,   In the heart of your grandchild, you shine ever bright🌷 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
It’s getting better, oh wait-not anymore.
by iloveyouxx
Last post
 October 29th
...See more It’s getting better-oh wait, not anymore. I felt the sun, a gentle glow,  The weight was lifting, soft and slow. The clouds had parted, skies were clear, For once, it seemed, the end was near. But then the winds, they turned around, Pulled me back, without a sound. Just when I thought I’d found the light, Darkness crept in, stole the night. A step ahead, two steps behind, A cycle etched into my mind. Hope, it flickers, then it fades, Like fleeting warmth on colder days. It’s getting better, I try to say, But shadows grow and skies turn gray. The climb is steep, the fall is near, Tomorrow’s joy, today’s new fear. I’ll fight again, just like before, It’s getting better-oh wait, not anymore.
No Rainbow After the Storm
by iloveyouxx
Last post
 October 29th
...See more No Rainbow After the Storm The rain has passed, but skies are gray, No arc of color lights the way. For years, I’ve battled through the flood, Each step weighed down with sinking mud. They said the storm would break, be kind, That sunlight waits, a peace to find. But now the clouds just linger on, The hope I held is cold and gone. They promised brighter days ahead, But all I see is dull instead. It doesn’t get much better here, Just more of pain, and less of cheer. Perhaps the calm they spoke about, Was never meant for those who doubt. And though the storm has passed me by, No rainbow ever filled the sky.
Your Self Hangs Over Me (old poem by me)
by TheSunIsUpTheSkyIsBlue
Last post
 September 30th
...See more I am forever living in the shadow of who I could be I'd like to be a bed of rocks sunken under a stream Where less is expected of me But I know this low flow  of words trickling, how it seems  To you it’s just the same Bake me into senseless, show me not to see You want me to become a sack of nothing  So you can seem more free Manipulated into motionless, scalloped on my every grain By your lack of reinforcement I know how to behave  For your thoughts unwanted Use me as your scribble page I’ll store all new findings until I can throw them away  The way you talk is ignorant  The way you breathe releases fleas I’m itchy just being near you; your self hangs over me 
things i wrote its prolly no good lol.
by Selfloveisimportant
Last post
 September 22nd
...See more Hey, I dont post on here often but I wanted to share a couple things I wrote:  Tw...Suicide mentioned  The girl who flew  * I walked down the long street    * Listening for the sound of sirens  * Wishing and hoping my family will be okay  * As I made my way to the house I felt a warm breeze on my face.  * I decided to turn around it's not like I’m needed there any way  * They were all smiling and hugging they looked like a normal family  * I didnt wanna mess that up for them and enter their lives again  * I fly away in the wind wishing I could go back.  * I fly away wondering if I am missed  * I fly away wishing I could hug my sister again  * I fly away wishing I was wanted by my family  * I fly away wishing I could fly away forever  * I fly away just as bad as I was before I decided to fly  * I fly away wondering if it was worth flying  * I fly away hoping that my family will be okay.  * I walk down the street  * I walk past the street I flew at.  * I walked past the light post I got jumped at.  * I walked all the way till I was there.  * I was at my grave where I became one with my body.  Normal :  * Normal one word I never understood  * Normal the one-phrase that was not true  * Normal is it possible that normal is a  thing * Normal is different from my view of the world  * Normal is a word that will make everyone question life * Normal job  * Normal nose  * Normal face * Normal eyes  * Nobody has normal  * Normal is a word we made up to make everyone work towards it.  * Normal is you  * Normal is your nose  * Normal is your body  * Normal is your personality  * Normal is your eyes  * Normal is the way you act  * Normal is the way you walk  * Normal is the way you talk  * Normal is the way you live your life 
i swam
by ivoryDog4942
Last post
 August 29th
...See more i swim in a pool of thoughts each night by the time guilt reaches me i’ve already lost the fight i drown to the thoughts and the problems i've made like happiness cannot be bought, i cannot be saved, but only a day: i’ll dream of soaring  above the water so green under the sunset, hair blowing in the breeze for weeks i’ll try to stay upstream but my head lies in my dreams: the darkness fills the negative space around my head and her pretty face it frames me wrong but somehow i know and i find my strength maybe dreams don’t lie maybe these past few days were just being alive and just being awake but then i go back to Mass hoping for strength but more than i am glad i feel afraid yes there is God yes it’s a safe place but after each song  i lose a little grace i lose a little faith  less in the Lord, more in the space: each different planets, with different names, almost all stay a solar system away so i get scared  i get sad i stare and then that brings tears the fountain of shame pours into my thoughts this becomes a great, grand pool of sobs i once swam   once floated  once drowned  now the cycle   once spins around
I don’t know what to call this… TWs included
by SweetBeeHoney
Last post
 August 14th
...See more I don’t usually share my poems outside a few people I know so here goes nothing I guess. Please, if you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself.  TWs - self harm, eating disorders, abuse. I think that’s it.  People say they care People say you can trust them  People say they won’t leave  Is that really true? Ask me that a year ago The answer is definitely nope Ask me that 6 months ago Maybe the answer was yep Ask me now  The answer is probably nope So what’s changed you may ask Things have never been easy Never been simple  Growing up, home wasn’t ideal Shouting, swearing, physically hurting Threats and just the emotional toll of it all That was my life for years  Then it stopped, relief  But in reality, more of a pause A year later, everything came back  I still am in this situation That’s enough to deal with, right? Nope apparently not  People come along  “Friends”, who knows really  Start sharing things  Start trusting them  Start to look forward to talking  All comes crashing back down  Leaving one way or another  Left alone again Numb, scared, stuck  Turning to the one thing I know  Masking the pain I’m in One way or another  Restricting food intake or self harming Neither great but needing a way out A means of control Not knowing another way Feeling guilty  On top of the original feelings as well And so the cycle repeats  Over and over  Finding this site was meant to be helpful Someone to talk to at least A way out of this cycle How wrong could I be Listeners here are rarely helpful and supportive Any that are always end up leaving too Or just giving up on you Things are meant to be fixed apparently Progress is meant to be made  But what progress can be made When you are still stuck how you are  I don’t even know why I’m sharing this I guess from a little hope I still have But maybe I shouldn’t be on this site  Good listeners are hard to come by for long And I can’t keep trusting new people 

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