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Dance
Wild, rapid movements,With which I express myself.There's nothingThat can hold me back or stop me.A true expression of my character,Down to the basics,You can see the framework.There's no longer room ...
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Memories
It's where I retreatAnd where I explore,It's where we metAnd where you left.It's when I taught youTo dance,And when you learned toCry.It's how you first lived,While finally acceptingYour mortality.It'
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Sentences
A sentence is a beautiful thing,So many rules,Yet so little restraints.Always a verb,Yet it can be totally still.Created with words,Made with feelings,Ancient,Yet expressing new ideas.Holding so many
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The Last and The First
Turn doorknob,Stopped.Locked.Swear.Stare.Click!Kick!Door openBones broken,Steal guard's pass,Now run fast,I'm free!Almost,Not yet.FenceElectric.Big sighGot to fly.A barkGuard dog,Tries to claw,A kick
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Who Am I?
I'm your soul mate.Who am I?Wouldn't you like to know.You and I,We just fit.We have so much in common,And so many differences.We balance each other.I'm not saying I'm perfect.Who is?I'm ...
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For You
Cling to me,I'll hurt for you.Live for me,I'll die for you.Laugh for me,I'll cry for you.Strive for me,I'll fight for you.Fly for me,I'll crash for you.Doesn't sound fair?Too good to ...
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Stars
Look yonder! Look up! To the skies above To thousands of glittering stars. Do you know half of them are gone, Their identities no more, The star itself no longer ...
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Ashes
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Before to after. Morning to dusk. Not yet to no more. One rainbow end, To the other, Both landing in dirt. Working towards beauty, ...
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Before the Rooster Crows
I decided I was going to write a Christian poem/short storyevery day of Lent, and here's the second. Hope you enjoy! Walking to school, One of my younger sheep Trips ...
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Thirty
One for anger, Two for revenge, Three in rebellion, Four for the ends. Five for lies That rolled off the tongue, Six; you can't stop. Now you've begun. Seven to ...
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The Pitied Might
yeah, a poem.
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Glass Houses
Little glass dolls, In their small glass houses, Painted to seem perfect, Hollow inside. Fragile glass dolls, In shaking glass houses, Scared to realize What they’ve built is a ...
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Through the End
((This is a poem I wrote with my sister, alliyah She contributed to the poem as much, if not more, than I did. We hope you enjoy it! :) )) ...
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Barriers
I am the walls 'round you, Come hither to my care, Say goodbye to gorgotten breezes, And cold winters out there. I separate you from harsh environments, Sleep safely within ...
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Natural High
A poem about making the best of life
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I am No Hero
A poem about what I am, and what I'm not.
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The Man on the Stage
The dangers of carelessness and thoughtlessness.
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Requiem of an Immortal Soul
The perils of living in the past
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High Schoolian Love
No, it's not based on a true story or something cheesy like that. I've never had a boyfriend.
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The Generation
A poem about us
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Telling the Truth
Came up with the concept for this poem at a creative writing camp I went to a few week ago. Enjoy!
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Here Be Dragons
A poem about facing one's fears
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Of Love Defiant
A poem about hopeless love
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Sun Seeker
The process of pursuing goals
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Icebreakers
My fear of Introductions A prose-poem
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another poem about Love and Nature
The two most common themes in poetry
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Backwards
A poem inspired by a typo
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Be careful, my love
I picture this poem as a mother advising her child, but you can interpret it however you want to.
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Fields of Vision
Understanding a different point of view
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To Live in This Moment
A short poem about gaining strength from happy memories
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Poem: An Analysis
A poem about what poems are meant to be. My first attempt at stream-of-consciousness writing.
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Someone Else's Secret
Some things were not meant to be.
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That Awkward Moment When I Wanted Everything and Nothing All at Once
To wish for more while feeling content.
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Discontented in Spring
For when things are a little too perfect
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Are You Angry with Me?
'Young and Beautiful' by Lana del Rey inspired me to try to write a poem with a subtly selfish narrator that still invokes the reader's sympathy.
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Let's See How Far We Can Get with a Cup of Tea and a Dream
You know those training montages in movies, where they make hard work and effort seem exciting? This is not that.
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I Fell in Love Once
A poem about first heartbreak
