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Once there was a lady They called her Scatter Brain. Her mind was a little shady, Like a book left in the rain. Oh, the pain. Scatter Brain. She didn't know the refrain.
R eally fed up of how I am. E nough I say, change of plan. C an't afford, to waste more time, L ive for today, I hear it chime. U nknown glories await in line, S o board of being a recluse.
This was my first attempt at the acrostic challenge but I decided to go with my other one instead .... M ove into the sunlight, the sky is clear. It may rain like E ngland a day or two here.
When Winter wind wistles and blows Bending trees, snapping boughs, like matchsticks torn asunder When Winter wind wistles and blows Bending trees, snapping boughs, like matchsticks torn...
Take a Blank Page, Open up your Mind, Grab your favourite Pen, See what your imagination finds, Close your eyes And imagine, There is no wrong Or right, Your writing can Be light or shade, It can be...
He lies there not breathing. On the hospital bed. Only a fortnight ago. Did we both wed. His face like an angel. No pain anymore. He's gone somewhere better. Than he was before.
Complete acceptance of Others regardless of their Monetary Moral or social life makes Unity among people Neighbours and Individuals leading to True freedom of view Yielding good results...
We met in July, And I don't know why, But there was a click, Which we didn't notice quick. I ran off with a dude, Who I didn't think I should. He broke my up heart, And tore me apart.
I'm that forbidden fruit, The drink you're scared to try, One sip and you'll be drunk off me, You'll kiss good sense goodbye.
Today I need something nice. An ACME anti-Bob device. Should you find such a thing. Please give me a ring. And I'll buy it at double the price. When you need, he's nowhere to be found.
Wrote a poem It was brand new Wrote a poem Just for you Filled with everything that's happened Between me and you All the things you've said And all the things you do I wrote this poem I wrote it...
Set me on fire. Call me a liar. Say mean things. Tear down my wings. Be an arrogant prat. You're worse than a rat. Say I'm dumb. Beat me till I'm numb. You can't hurt me. I'm happy as a bee.
When the day is over close your eyes, Go to sleep my darling, don't you cry, Do not weep, but softly sleep, Until the light of day, Tomorrow is a thousand dreams away.
18+ This poem's only aim is to say one word, I know that the very idea may seem absurd.
Alliteration suicide, Murder of the pun, Anagram overload, Punctuation's done. Paradox beheaded, Plot got the noose, Verbs used poison Nouns went capoos.
Why paint the sky a dreary grey When it could be bright red. Why prey to the clouds with fickle thoughts When you could fly instead.
#nightdwellers Deal me my fate Don't hesitate It's a private show Don't make me wait No-one else will know The red moon's aglow Deal fast Deal slow Make the game last A moments fleeting flame A...
Inspired by observing faces around me and really appreciating how we all the same and yet all so very different. ✨ Eyes to see what you can see Nose to smell, but hope it's not me.
I search in the lambent lights of the city, the flames of the reticent; secret, living. Awake in their vague yet vibrant visions, cast from the lustre of their beginning.
Writing to a friend Is not very hard, It's like writing a birthday card. A few smiles here and a few jokes there, Nothing else really to compare. Been friend forever, Arguments. Never.
Windows to the Soul Unto the eyes I look and see The soul of the wretched, catastrophe Revealing its lies to you and me Of chaos and greed, true belief Terrible lies of death and grief Horrible...
The delicate veil between life and death Flirt with one another under heavy breath Death teases life, playfully crude Pausing for a breathy interlude Can death bring life to it's side Or will life...
It all starts with one, tiny letter. It's simple- It really is. Just a couple lines on some papers Is what started this whole biz. Put some letters next to each other, Now you have a word- who knew.
You can't get by without some pain, Many days it's going to rain. Some of these will leave a stain, Try what may, they will remain. But very soon the sky will clear, No need then to dry a tear.