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Melodic Poetry~

Munchkin

is NOT edible. Unless you're a vampire.
Well, yes, it's been a while since I started a thread. But here goes '^-^
So I've been writing an occasional poem for a couple years now, but I've always been too shy to post anything here. I feel outclassed. Though, right now, I'm in an expressive mood, so let's get on with it~

And no, I don't seem to know how to write a happy poem =x

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The Other Me

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Salty Tears

Painful, how much energy this love drains
From me, knowing he is contented with
Someone else. Streaming tears fall like the rain.
I had believed love was but a false myth.

The fog rolls in; it chills me to the bone
As I gaze into the sea, forever
Beating the shore. I cry at night, alone,
Knowing that he will not love me, never!

Swallow me up! Let me drown in your depths!
Toss me relentlessly, rolling away
Like the tide! Through my hurt and pain, I kept
Dreaming of ending my nightmare this day.

Painful, how much energy this love drains.
Salty tears, pouring down my face like rain.

1/9/09


Letter to Myself

Love is not worth the pain of knowing he
Has his special someone; it is not you.
But that is just the way life has to be.
Love him and move on. Let go, and you’re through.

Don’t waste your life, your nights, crying your eyes
Out. If he hurt you this badly, he’s not
Worth the suffering. Above the pain, rise
You must. Forget about what you had sought.

Leave him behind, but don’t throw him away.
Let him settle and find joy; do not seek
Your sweet revenge. When he cries, do not sway.
From your eyes, not a single tear shall leak.

Dry your eyes; the tears flow no more. Let go
Of what you never had. It is just so.

1/9/09​


Circus

Sunrise
Apple pie,
The clown shows off his mask.
Identity a secret,
Struggling to stay on task.

Noon time,
Dust behind,
The monkey rides his bike.
Endlessly brainwashed,
Clueless as a tyke.

Sunset
Peanut pack,
The elephant has his meal.
Rounded belly,
Ambitions are concealed.

Moonlight
Blades of night,
The tiger in his cage.
Claws trimmed,
Holding back his rage.

Sunrise
Smoke is high,
Puffing on cigars.
Knowing no truth,
She forever dons the scars.

10/14/09


Healing

Started as a diminutive hill,
An abandoned project,
But it grew over time.
So vast that its peak brushed the clouds.
The mountain stood through days and nights.

The the hurricane.
Gale force winds and intense typhoons
Weathered the poor thing
Until no more than
A pebble remained.

As if to mock
The gorgeous fallen one,
Storms made the area their home.
Lightning and earthquakes
On a daily basis.

Signs erected,
She works alone
To prevent others from impending danger.
Fences and barbed wire
Surrounding the grave.

Trespasser!
Never giving up,
He eventually breaks in.
Cuts and bruises,
He lays a single brick
Atop the fading scar.

10/??/09​


Denial

I question myself as I question life.
For what purpose do we continue to
Fight? Mutilated heart by Devil’s knife,
Dagger of the beast residing in you.

Bright days do nothing but mock. How can all
Of you pretend that there is nothing wrong?
Truth has been buried; through deceit we crawl,
Begging for mercy. We were never strong

Enough to survive; we fade so quickly
Into death. Dust will collect on our bones,
And the world will move on. It makes me sick,
That I must depend on others. At home,

Yet not at home. When will you realize who
You are? Forever will my heart seek truth.

12/29/09


I Need You Now

The traitor returns.
Just the sight of him burns
Your eyes;
His disguise
Was well played out.
He displays no doubt
Concerning his decision
To reveal the incision,
Self-inflicted,
Regret depicted
As a scar
Upon his arm.
Kneeling at your door,
He begs for more
Time, as tears
Begin to appear
And roll down his face.
He wants you to erase
Your memory
Of the discovery
That while your heart
Was torn apart
From staying up late,
Waiting on your date,
He was well rested
On another woman’s bed.

1/23/09​


Broken Soul

She was once a joyful girl.
She loved to smile,
To laugh,
To sing.
Now all that’s left
Are her beautiful eyes.

Those can not hide the truth.
They reveal the tears,
The pain,
The scars.
Two of the brightest stars,
Nothing but ghostly remnants.

Finally pushed past breaking point,
She has no more faith,
No more love,
No more soul.
Though she drowns in pride,
She lacks necessary courage
To sweep up her heart
And move on.

3/17/10


Life's Death

Every dream just slips away
Yet every nightmare lingers…
Every night I pray
That I am numbed to love’s sweet sting.

Every wrong
Can be made right
With lover’s song
And pure delight.

Yet with every breath,
With every delay,
I hope for death
And life’s decay.

No longer can I hold
On to this fantasy.
No longer am I bold
Enough to tell of my love for thee.

As time packs its bags
And moves on,
So must I
Till death comes upon.

5/24/10​


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Now, just a couple of notes.
-I never recorded the exact date that I wrote "Healing", so that's why the question marks are there.
-Broken Soul was originally supposed to be a HGSS reference - still noticeable in the last stanza.
 
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These are good, I would say. I Need You Now is very punchy. But only use "thee" when it fits the tone of the poem, and don't break the lines at random as you sometimes seem to.
 
Thanks, I'll try to keep that in mind with my next poems =D
I know it sounds weird, but Life's Death was just something that poured out as a rush in a time when I just needed to express myself. I never double-checked it or gave it much thought, and "thee" was the first rhyming word that came to mind =x
Yeah, that's a lame excuse =[

So here, let me throw you another lame, spur-of-the-moment expressive poem! =x

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The Other Me

She wants to blast this music
Until she can't hear.
Sometimes it seems like
There is nothing she holds dear.

She wants to drink and drink
Until she passes out.
This has become more
Than just a growing doubt.

She wants to smoke
Until her lungs go black.
She always pushes the pain away,
But it always just comes back.

She wants to run
Where she's never been before.
With new freedom,
Life is no longer a chore.

She wants to bleed
Until she's got no more blood left.
But she fears her hands are unsteady,
Not at all are they deft.

But I want to move on
Until there's nothing left to run from.
There's no more room for regret
Within the person I've become.

7/7/10
 
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