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Prompts
i. I can feel you crawling beneath my skin. You know just how to rub me the wrong way. Scratching your nails up my sides.
Amuli MioriPublished 6 years ago in Poets
The Back Up
The knife that runs through your chest, And across your wrist, The blood that runs down your breast, As you feel the twist.
jordan mooneyPublished 6 years ago in Poets
Save Yourself
I was waiting on you to save me, but instead, I suffocated you with my love and I persuaded you with my body. I swore I was all that you needed, but you kept telling me I wasn't what you wanted.
Hannah AryeePublished 6 years ago in Poets
If I Were a Butterfly
I'd flutter in the tree tops, and I'd drink the morning dew. I'd play in every flower field, and lovely meadow too. I'd dance with all the faeries, and float on the summer breeze.
Paige WitherspoonPublished 6 years ago in Poets
July 6th
His double fists of knuckle rings to my brain Replays over and over and over again A lifetime movie 3D with blood stains
Bitter Tea
One heart, two lungs, One liver, two hands, Two eyes and a nose. Crooked teeth and a smile That can shatter your world
Becky FitzGeraldPublished 6 years ago in Poets
Yellow Roses
In the language of flowers Yellow roses mean Friendship and joy There are no better qualities To describe you Pleasant to all
A. R. AmbrosiPublished 6 years ago in Poets
Honesty
I wanna know what you’re thinking, Not just your random thoughts. I want to know why you picked me, And not something to be bought.
Until We Meet Again
As the days go by I carry on as I always have Though I'm missing you I refuse to let my pain show For I know I must move on
Shannan Cimino StewartPublished 6 years ago in Poets
Because I Let Go
I noticed I repeat things, Because I’ve been ignored. I noticed I try to prove myself, Coming off as defensive, Because I was a complete liar half my life.
The Swing That Kept Swinging
When the wind was forever whistling, the swing kept swinging. I was going higher and higher without a real motive, I went higher than expected, I witnessed the clouds spreading apart, I witnessed the sun shining bright as expected,
Dawnyel DoriannPublished 6 years ago in Poets
It Never Did
I remember slumping on my bed Staring off into stale air Callous Creased brows Kind of numb Thinking, "Any day now it'll come."
