sunlit car session

by veeren

Published February 13, 2021

In Terrible Poetry

A/N: more ramblings from a dissociated brain during hours of uncertainty. i hope through this you can find something relatable and if not i hope you never have to. hearts to you all <3

i beg you listen as you read

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sunlit car sessions

as the moon sets and we watch the sun start to rise,
only then will i begin to realize while i'm lost in your eyes,
that our time's a disguise
and our replies
fall off of our tongues like tears from our face when we cry.

and when day turns to night, our good-byes
how they linger and
i feel like a child singing nursery rhymes to make time go by

twinkle twinkle little star
how i wonder what you are
and where you've been for all this time
without your hand inside of mine

i'm not much of a believer in anything, not even myself,
but seeing you makes me wonder if there's something else.
something bigger
something greater
than this whole world combined
something deeper than any of the thoughts in my mind.

your absence is a prison, that i'd never want to go,
and if it cost me to hear every word that you spoke,
or to pay for this dream, every time i awoke,
i'd spend every last dime, until i go broke.
and should it end-

your words will carry the weight of a friend
long gone but never forgotten.
somethings are meant to end before they go rotten.

and when tears fall from your face they carry the grace of a wild animal
that's been trapped for days longing to escape, and before it's over they begin to race
and no words can erase the taste
of every bitter thing we say
and the love that we felt how slowly it fades until we replace it
with a wall built far too high in its space - but if that's the case;

if you locked me up and threw away the keys i wouldn't complain,
just don't forget about the sun when the clouds bring rain,
because even when i'm gone you'll still go about your day,
and the mess that was me will just become a stain

Comments & reviews · 4
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starlitmind
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starlitmind commented Comment · Feb 14, 2021

oh wow <3

veeren replied · Feb 14, 2021

thank u :,( <3

strangelyregular wrote a review Review · Feb 14, 2021

This is... really beautiful. I really liked the way you conveyed the atmosphere and "vibes" of it. I particularly like the sample of "twinkle twinkle little star" and the sort of continuation of it. Although I do have one criticism, and this is mostly a matter of personal taste, but I don't really like rhyming poems that don't follow meter? So perhaps adding some kind of meter-like structure could help the poem flow better. Again, just a suggestion and still a matter of personal taste.

veeren replied · Feb 14, 2021

THANK YOU for the kind words and for your input. this was definitely not a poem meant to follow meter but i understand your sentiment.

also welcome to the site!!

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Carina
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Carina commented Comment · Feb 14, 2021

<3 chills again

veeren replied · Feb 14, 2021

THANK YOU CARRY <333

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LilPWilly
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LilPWilly wrote a review Review · Feb 13, 2021

Hey, me gusta mucho. To help the flow, you could try out a few things.
Changing the ‘that’ after ‘prison’ to ‘and’.
Changing the ‘rotten’ line to ‘I guess we were meant to go rotten’.
The paragraph just after ‘rotten’ is too hectic, it seems like your pushing too hard for cheap rhymes. Same with the nursery rhymes line just before ‘twinkle twinkle’.
I like the sentiments in this poem, it’s just a little too chaotic rn to turn into a song.

You watch the
moon set
and sun rise
(I only see the) <-this part could be layered behind the last vocal, or cut.
New lights
in your eyes
(There’s something)
Bout you
(It) slows time
I can’t lie
(I’m thinking bout you)
Most nights
I might die

Cause your absence is a prison
And I’d never want to go
So girl why won’t you listen
Cause I already told you

(You’re) the first thing
That’s made me feel alive
And worthy
You love me just because I try
Rehearsing
The lines
That I hope will make you mine
When I asked you if you loved me
On that quiet moonlit drive

Idk lol

veeren replied · Feb 14, 2021

thank you for reading and listening. it's not meant to be a song but chaotic thoughts is the best way to describe it. I'm glad you took the time to go through it : )



Obsessing over what you regret won't get you anywhere.
— Steggy