Edema Rue she/her Posted April 20, 2023 Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 Ooh, those are good! Weird poetry is so much fun to write I feel 69 a lot, that feeling of waiting for a performance to start, and then that last one...yeah. It's really good writing, and I'm sorry life is going that way for you right now. Good job! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Spoiler They said I would feel more free They said I would be more awake They said I would have more fun They said I was tied down by chains They said I was doing it wrong They said That if I would just listen They said I would understand. He said I would feel safe He said He could help me He said It would end better He said That I was free He said That he would listen He said He would understand I said I choose him I said I can make it I said This would end better I said I have no heavy chains I said I will talk I said I follow your advice It said I would never be safe again It said He had abandoned me It said That they hated me It said That I was too different It said I would never be whole It said I was trapped He said I will keep you safe He said I'm still right here He said They all still love you He said There is a reason He said I can make you whole He said I have freed you I said Save me He said I already have 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said: Hide contents They said I would feel more free They said I would be more awake They said I would have more fun They said I was tied down by chains They said I was doing it wrong They said That if I would just listen They said I would understand. He said I would feel safe He said He could help me He said It would end better He said That I was free He said That he would listen He said He would understand I said I choose him I said I can make it I said This would end better I said I have no heavy chains I said I will talk I said I follow your advice It said I would never be safe again It said He had abandoned me It said That they hated me It said That I was too different It said I would never be whole It said I was trapped He said I will keep you safe He said I'm still right here He said They all still love you He said There is a reason He said I can make you whole He said I have freed you I said Save me He said I already have I see to meanings for the he and that's what I love about poetry is how it can be interpreted. Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted April 21, 2023 Report Share Posted April 21, 2023 Oh wow. That's beautiful. I love it!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 Spoiler I don't understand Why Why me Why then Why now I don't understand How How they knew How I lost it How to get back But you do You understand Why How You see all The pain The notes You see The monster Even when They don't You know That it's hard You listen anyways And even though I've turned so many times You're still there You'll always be there Just like the first time When it wasn’t big Or painful Just a sincere desire To know And then when I thought You weren't You showed me you were And when I thought I couldn't last Ten more Minutes You sent him To remind me That you were still there And when I doubted again You sent someone who I know Who is around me everyday To tell me why he knew And remind me You were still listening And I fell hard Before I was ready In front of them Now they know They can't carry my weight alone But when I look past them I see you You won't let them drop me Or slip and fall They've built on you In a way I haven't yet I know that they aren't you That they haven't Been through what I have But you have And you're holding on to them Encouraging them to reach out And try one more time Because you aren't ready to let me go. There's something Something I still need to do Isn't there? Someday I'll be gone But for now I need to be here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 #49 Spoiler #23 Spoiler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 #25 Spoiler #70 Spoiler Spoiler You know It's crazy How we look At someone And judge How they are Mentally Along with The physical It's not just She's pretty Or he looks cute But I bet she's always So happy He's probably Never had anything Bad or hard Happen I hate it But I do it too We judge so much It's almost Impossible To stop And the thing is No one can see Inside your head They don't see Your monsters Or your pain But they pretend They can And they pretend They do We all do And the big problem is When I person can see Your judgements Or someone's thoughts They feel like they Can't be Anything else It's ruins people In so many ways Drives them Over the edge And then It's too late To apologize I wish With all My might And on All the stars I could stop Easily But it's gonna Take more work Guess I'll just Have to keep trying 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 I like the twist in #25! And the none color poem hits hard. It is something I have done, still do sometimes, and I need to try harder. Thank you for these beautiful eye opening words! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 I love that last one. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 Spoiler If they had a redo do you think things would be different? Do you think that maybe the planes wouldn't have crashed the bombs wouldn't have exploded the guns wouldn't have been shot the bricks wouldn't have been thrown the lives wouldn't have been shattered those who died wouldn't have? When they saw the effects the fear the shock the grief would they have cried too? or would they be proud? Would they care about all the hate they caused? The panic or pain? Would they tell us they were sorry? or would they say we had it coming? Do they even care? Would they? Or have they numbed and hated so much that they can't? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Magi she/her Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 Sorry for spamming you with rep, but I haven't checked on this thread in a while. Holy cow, your poetry is incredible, I really love reading it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted April 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 10:28 AM, Justice_Magician said: Sorry for spamming you with rep, but I haven't checked on this thread in a while. Holy cow, your poetry is incredible, I really love reading it. Thank you. This isn't a poem. I wrote it a while ago. I'm trying to figure out what to do with it or how to make it go somewhere rather than just exist. I was kind of hoping maybe y'all could help me with that. I know its not perfect. Its very not perfect. But I need a place to take it before I can fix it. Spoiler The shadow destroys. Destroys all hope. Destroys the light. Destroys the good. Destroys love. The shadow creates. Creates evil. Creates dark. Creates hate. Creates doubt. And once you're inside the shadow’s grasp, it destroys escape. The shadow starts small. Just a little nagging doubt. You don’t realize you’ve been chosen as the shadow’s next victim. At least not until these once small nagging doubts flood your mind. After that you become lost. Darkness starts to take over. You try to retreat. Leave the things that cause these doubts. But by doing that you are only helping the shadow along. Then the loneliness begins. You feel alone. You see that no one even cares about you. Which, by the way, isn’t true. Eventually all of these combine; you are left in darkness. Pitch black. Winds swirling around you. Winds that once started as those quiet nagging doubts. Finding the way out is nearly impossible. You need someone to care and to bring the light to you. Without the light there is no escape. There is no hope. There is no good. There is no love. Only evil, dark, hate, and doubt. Or at least that's what you think. Victims are normally driven to the brink. To the edge. Where they can’t see any good anymore. Only because no one realized they needed the light. They can always escape. Always. They just haven’t yet. That word is crucial. Yet it is a word of hope. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted May 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Spoiler Sometimes All I can do Is sit and try To find one event That I actually Am excited for Sometime I sit and struggle To remember Remember that I am loved There are things Worth holding on for Sometimes It's a downward Spiral And I feel Trapped But then you all Show up In some way And I remember And I know And suddenly I'm safe Again 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittles he/him Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 All of those poems are so powerful and beautiful! (Also pretty relatable) I haven't checked here in a while, but I'm glad I did today :). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 2 hours ago, InfiniteInsanity said: Reveal hidden contents Sometimes All I can do Is sit and try To find one event That I actually Am excited for Sometime I sit and struggle To remember Remember that I am loved There are things Worth holding on for Sometimes It's a downward Spiral And I feel Trapped But then you all Show up In some way And I remember And I know And suddenly I'm safe Again Wow, this is beautiful. It's so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it :) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Thanks for that. It’s simple and true and beautiful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Spoiler By this point I should be Used to it. To change. To looking at what should be Blue And seeing Green To watching everything around me Shift By now I don't see myself in the mirror Either I don't see it, I see someone Shattered It used to be that I Didn't care I cut hair short Because it didn't matter what I looked like And I threw on a random outfit in the morning That didn't often make sense I put my hair in messy ponies Cause I didn't care I loved mirrors Played with them Made silly faces Now I hate then My worst enemy Every little flaw Reflected back at me There are so many I can't see myself Anymore I'm not even sure who I am People have to tell me and assure me That there is nothing that I Am "supposed" to be That who I am is okay I can't see past the flaws I'm really not sure how y'all do it I wish I could though. I need to write more color poems soon... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted September 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 Spoiler There's a Tiny little monster with the cutest button nose. He's green with wings and the sweetest little smile. I think he's trying to be nice. And he's trying to be there. To help me through the day with reminders that he cares. But they don't seem to work the same as when they come from others. Instead of comfort they bring panic. And instead of hope I feel alone. Now to be perfectly clear we normally get along. I learn a whole lot when he's around. And some questions tend to fade. But I don't know what to tell him. When he asks how my day has gone. I haven't put things in this thread for a while. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted October 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 Spoiler What's the purpose behind this whole pain thing? Its like an alarm going off 1 2 3 4 times a day without a snooze or a dismiss ringing through me until its ready to be done only to start up again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted October 19, 2023 Report Share Posted October 19, 2023 *hugs* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted October 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) I forgot I wrote these. Spoiler With God ALL THINGS are possible. But not without effort. a.k.a. faith Faith can move mountains. All things. Effort. Mountains are scudding giant piles of rocks and such none of us could pick up a mountain on our own But... If someone were to give humanity one last chance And a friend is willing to include a simple reminder... Then God can move the mountain that blocked the view and save them. And years later they'll remember that morning and the mountain and they'll be willing to extend the simple reminder to someone new And their mountain will be moved too. God can do ALL THINGS Move mountains Calm seas Keep boats from sinking. Spoiler People have told me that I'm an "eternal optimist" and okay whatever I guess. But then they follow it up with "I'm just more of a realist" Well guess what? My real is this With God ALL THINGS are possible. So I guess I'm just a realist too. And yes living that faith takes effort But so did walking the first times. But it got easier just like riding a bike or swimming or dancing or most anything we learn to do And no I don't expect everyone to live my real We all have agency Its your choice But I'd prefer not to be labeled for it. So drop the optimist or pessimist Just live your real. Spoiler Hey you yes you ... yes you ... the one reading this? I need you to do one thing for me. Don't worry I'll walk you through it. First get up Now Go to the nearest mirror. Yes. Do it. Really. I mean it. Now look at yourself. What do you see? ... C'mon tell me. ... Okay... Let me tell you What I see. I see you! Someone. One person who is one of a kind and beautiful I can't describe you from here but I know each of your features are you. Special and unique to you. And I can tell you aren't perfect. But that's okay. Neither am I. We weren't really made to be perfect. At least not right now. But we were made to improve. So whatever struggle you have that no one else can see... its okay. We all have one You can get through. Maybe not by yourself Which can be a challenge in and of itself But you can do it! I believe in you! Spoiler Blue cries with them When they realise the pain Red fills our eyes As we push through it Yellow tells us One More Day Green shows our progress forward Keeping track of every inch Black follows our grief Helping us every step of the way Every color fills every moment Reaching to help you describe everything. Yup. Hope y'all have a nice day. Edited October 22, 2023 by InfiniteInsanity 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said: I forgot I wrote these. Hide contents With God ALL THINGS are possible. But not without effort. a.k.a. faith Faith can move mountains. All things. Effort. Mountains are scudding giant piles of rocks and such none of us could pick up a mountain on our own But... If someone were to give humanity one last chance And a friend is willing to include a simple reminder... Then God can move the mountain that blocked the view and save them. And years later they'll remember that morning and the mountain and they'll be willing to extend the simple reminder to someone new And their mountain will be moved too. God can do ALL THINGS Move mountains Calm seas Keep boats from sinking. Hide contents People have told me that I'm an "eternal optimist" and okay whatever I guess. But then they follow it up with "I'm just more of a realist" Well guess what? My real is this With God ALL THINGS are possible. So I guess I'm just a realist too. And yes living that faith takes effort But so did walking the first times. But it got easier just like riding a bike or swimming or dancing or most anything we learn to do And no I don't expect everyone to live my real We all have agency Its your choice But I'd prefer not to be labeled for it. So drop the optimist or pessimist Just live your real. Hide contents Hey you yes you ... yes you ... the one reading this? I need you to do one thing for me. Don't worry I'll walk you through it. First get up Now Go to the nearest mirror. Yes. Do it. Really. I mean it. Now look at yourself. What do you see? ... C'mon tell me. ... Okay... Let me tell you What I see. I see you! Someone. One person who is one of a kind and beautiful I can't describe you from here but I know each of your features are you. Special and unique to you. And I can tell you aren't perfect. But that's okay. Neither am I. We weren't really made to be perfect. At least not right now. But we were made to improve. So whatever struggle you have that no one else can see... its okay. We all have one You can get through. Maybe not by yourself Which can be a challenge in and of itself But you can do it! I believe in you! Hide contents Blue cries with them When they realise the pain Red fills our eyes As we push through it Yellow tells us One More Day Green shows our progress forward Keeping track of every inch Black follows our grief Helping us every step of the way Every color fills every moment Reaching to help you describe everything. Yup. Hope y'all have a nice day. *hugs* You're amazing and beautiful Insa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfiniteInsanity she/her Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 K, Here are the color poems I wrote last night. 24 Spoiler 31 Spoiler 40 Spoiler 43 Spoiler 62 Spoiler ...I didn't write the first two ones last night. They just existed in my book thingy and yeah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edema Rue she/her Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 Ahhhh I love your poems so much. I especially love the ones from last night, but all your color ones are so sweet too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wandering Wizard he/him Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 They are very beautiful just like you Insa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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