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My Hourglass FigureUnsure and stuttering
you ask me
ask for everything
ask for too much

I refuse to take your pleas
to look at those desperate eyes
overflowing with pent up emotion

Leave me be
watch your reflection bounce back at you from cold glass
I have no time left to give
that's what you want, isn't it?

My time
more time
time, time, time

The sand in my hollow body has just about run out
leaving me empty
with false hopes that I might be turned over
giving me a few more hours on the clock

I used to be a work of art
now only cracked glass
wishing less life was wasted clinging to falling sand

I can give you other chances
if you help me

F

Dark LullabyRaven come to me tonight
Take me to where there is no light

As darkness falls, and shadows bloom
I bid thee welcome to my room

Perch upon my little bed
Rest your claws upon my head

Cast your spell, to make me sleep
And carry me, into the deep

If I should die, before I wake
I grant to you my soul to take

EnigmaMystery is the element that bounds the unknown to reality
Something new to what we know
A world filled with secrecy to make it so

Mystery is the puzzle before the answer becomes clear
The silent riddle to discover
A hidden message to uncover

Mystery is words we hide to keep oneself unique
Those whispered words that no one hears
The fear of not knowing reappears

Mystery is what keeps us intrigued
The enigma itself remains in you
as it does in me

Stay this way... Stay unique
As this way there will always be something new to know
Even as we speak...

Death of a DreamShe flutters in circles
around my bitter silhouette
Mocking, yet
it's too dark to see
Searching hands that
reach out for her
I had her
once
she slipped away
Slowly

I still search for
those warm days
the embraces left
me with nothing
but happiness

Still feeding the darkness
she dances no more
She flutters
pathetically
weakened
ever present
Must murder her
Kill that butterfly
She
who was once so beautiful

Broken little hands that
are too weak to break
the brittle butterfly
She
who goes by another name

The hands are mine
the darkness hers
Cold has come
to my lands
Frozen feelings
Must kill
to revive

Broken w

What scares you, mortal?What scares you, mortal?
What defines your basic human needs, your average quantity of normal?
What potions spill your nothingness,
What skin builds up your exterior?
What makes you rise up in the morning?
What tears you open in the night?
What secrets, promises and wishes compose your inside fright?
What dance do you dance when others tremble,
Under your disillusioned romance?
What tongue do you speak in your steady sleep,
What habits do you have warped around our toes?
What makes you smile and quiver and tremor, all at once?
What reality do you pursue, if it's a reality at all?
What dreams do you dream when you're not even seen?

A Poet's PrayerMay peace instill this poet's soul
whose open eyes and heart

do see the one who makes the whole
and graciously imparts

a voice by which the song is sung
the heart that beats in time

with one who lacks a poet's tongue
but pens the metered rhyme.

Place inside my HeartI've loved you from the start
I love you now
I will always love you
Cause you're forever in my heart

You've always been there
Helped me through it all
I am so glad to have you
Forever in my Life

You have taught me so many things
Helped me to believe in myself
You say things to me
That no one ever has

I will always Love you
Through the worse times and the best
Cause my love it is very true
That you will always have a place within my Heart

Taken overIt made me break my rules again
Some time I was fine but then
With no warning but fast as light
I was taken over, there was no chance to fight

I know I should stop
I know I'm doing wrong
But something in my mind it tells me
Just keep going on

It made me break my rules agsin
Some time I was fine but then
With no warning but fast as light
I was taken over, there was no chance to fight

Then I fall back down
But never in too deep
I make it out just long enough
To catch a little sleep

It made me break my rules agsin
Some time I was fine but then
With no warning but fast as light
I was taken over, there was no chance to fight

DreamThere he stands,
The man simply known as Dream.
He's different now, fallen from grace,
And risen back up to it.
He was a joyous man, but he was beaten,
Torn and scarred, starved and tormented.
How did he get past it all they question me.
I know the answer, only because I asked him myself.
This is what he said to me,
"You can only be broken so much,
Eventually they stop trying,
Then you take every scar,
Every fracture and shattered piece,
And turn them into strengths and advantages.
Since they can't hurt you anymore,
You have nothing left to fear."
He turned his tortured soul into flawlessness.
That is who he is now, a hap

Calm Before the StormKeep your ears open.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Do you see the stampede
penetrating the field?

It's coming for you
and for all you hold dear.
But just look through its walls-
Do you not see fear?

I hear the wind howl.
It rustles the leaves.
It sways the brittle branches
on the half-barren trees.

The enemy is coming forward.
I'm afraid it can see
my future, my whole life,
and all that's inside of me.

Just light a match
if the power goes out.
You will survive this,
I haven't a doubt.

I wish you good luck,
for I must leave now.
I swear I'll return,
I solemnly vow.

The night is all black.
the lights have gone dead.
I'm lighting a match..
See?

Mirror, mirrorMirror, mirror
Who do you see?
Because the person in there
Is not me

Mirror, mirror
Who is she?
That beautiful person
I see in thee

Mirror, mirror
Who do you show?
That strong person
With unique glow

Mirror, mirror
Who is she?
That special person
That stands before me?

In a Little Girl's MindThere sits the girl with the things in her eyes
Monsters, destruction, and sweet butterflies
Hopscotch and daisies, surrounded by screams
Beautiful dresses now torn at the seams
Crayons and paintbrushes, villains and grins
Young, gladsome innocence, hatred and sins
Little red houses on roads left to fade
Gorgeous moonlight shining off of the blade
Blood pouring out as she cries her own name
Knowing she's forced to take each bit of blame
She could have stopped it and left it behind
All of these things in her troubled young mind
She could have saved them if she dared to try
Rather, though, she left herself there to die.
Now, other

The hardened heartBroken and battered
Shell shocked and shattered
Finding you nowhere when moments had mattered
Chafed by its cage
Engrossed with its rage
Tumultuously tossed in its most brittle stage
Dying to know
Desperate to glow
Beating a melody of malady and woe
Taunted and tossed
Distraught, crushed and crossed
Calling and clinging to passions now lost
Failing and fading from falling in love
Left without life it seeks help from above

Remorseful releaseI've pined and penned and whined my woe
but now it's time to let you go.
To release that which I briefly had
which is your heart, it makes me sad.
There was a time that you were mine,
when days were well and nights did shine.
You made the world stand still and stare
and nothing else could dare compare.
Yet now you're his, your choice is made,
so I must make our moment fade.
You're where you chose to truly be.
Goodbye my love, I set me free.

TurtleSlow and steady wins the race
Keeping a simple ambling pace

Taking time to admire a sight
Looking to the left, then to the right

Turble and wurble he hums his song
Step by step he strolls along

Smelling the roses and lilies so sweet
He stops to munch on a tasty treat

As he slips away in his murky pool
I think, "A turtle's life is pretty cool."

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When you look at me... my eyes whisper "I love you"
When you speak to me... my mind whispers "be still and listen"
When you touch me... my skin whispers "I'm happy"
When you hold you... my body whispers "don't let go"
When you leave me... my spirit whispers "I'll miss you"
When you're not around... my soul whispers "come back"
I wish you could hear the whispers... but I know you're listening for something more.
It's a shame that my whispers are drowned by his silence.
Maybe it's time to stop whispering.

What it's all aboutIt's not about where you take them,
it's what you tell them when you get there.
It's not about what you get them,
it's about getting them.
It's not about knowing who came before you,
it's appreciating that they're with you now.
It's not about forever with them,
it's about making each moment feel like it is.

Again and foreverShe's here again. In every lifetime I seek her and only her, yet this time she finds me first. Has my thirst for her finally mapped in her minds eye? Does she no longer require her memories to be refreshed from my absence? She waits for me. Still her visage is timeless. Still her skin radiates an irresistible essence and draws me in. Still I am helpless to her charm. Nothing is said. No introductions are required. We both know what this is. My hunger, her pleasure and yet both are equal in meaning for us.
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The warming kiss in winters mistNight calls, white falls,
leaves are lost as winter stalls.
Glooming darkness, bitter chill,
quietly, silently standing still.
Hoping you'll approach me soon,
glowing, guiding like the moon,
to find me waiting, wanting you,
needing, pleading for you too.
Seek me, searching for a sign
that in this cold your warmth be mine,
with rich, inviting lips of wine
to heat and greet mine own divine.

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Let it be

by ~ArtbugCarl, Oct 26, 2012, 9:21:12 PM
Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Traditional Fixed Forms

Let me whisper words of dark honey and wine.
Let go of your world and be free within mine.
Let me sip nectar no flower dare drip.
Let us discover each other as the ultimate trip.
Let no one dare speak of what limits exist.
Let all that we do become such a sweet tryst.
Let I be the paramour you privately yearn.
Let you be the one who makes my passions burn.
Let all that we wish be allowed just to be.
Let nothing destroy this great bond that is we.

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~WhatIsBeauty1 Oct 27, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I've missed reading your words. (:
I've been gone for too long.

This is simple, but so sweet and elegant. I love. (:

~ArtbugCarl Oct 27, 2012 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Thanks beautiful. I enjoyed writing when there's someone specific in mind. She inspired it with a few of her favorite words as well as my curiosity to see it unfold.

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