Category Archives: poetry

envy: a limerick.

envy. Just like you, I wanted to be Confident, fearless, worry-free. But you hid your blues, An elaborate ruse. All along you wanted to be me. Mind and Life Matters limerick poetry challenge – prompt: envy

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real.

You whisper the perfect words Make my insides warm and tingly Your smile makes me blush I know what you’re thinking I crawl across the bed To give you everything You take it And you give back to me. But … Continue reading

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the cruelest bitch.

She doesn’t visit everyone But I’m one of the lucky ones. Sometimes she has a reason And I know she’s coming But she usually pops by Unannounced. I hate her. She makes my fingers Unable to type Unable to function … Continue reading

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words lost.

Every time we meet The perfect words Flood my mind Screaming to be written I rush to pen and paper To record my every thought Before they are lost But then you kiss me And I’m distracted So we get naked … Continue reading

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run away.

My imagination Slips into darkness I begin to wonder When you hold me Are you thinking Of me or another? Do you want To run away Or stay forever? When I shake Those thoughts I begin to wonder As I … Continue reading

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the inside.

“You keep a lot of secrets And I keep none Wish I could go back And keep some” . . . . Fireproof / The National I tell you everything I’m an open book But your words are few So … Continue reading

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questions.

How can you be angry that I don’t trust you when everything you say turns out to be a lie? Don’t you know when you tell every girl she is the only one for you, you are telling all of … Continue reading

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maybe.

Maybe I don’t want to ask Or maybe I ask too much Like those times I tell you I wish you could Read my mind So I never Have to ask again For anything But that is crazy Right? Maybe … Continue reading

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