Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.
Motifs of an undesirable nature... The surface world is so fucked in its nature... Why do we let the painfully ignorant minority have so much control?...
By Innervisionpoetry Daniel Kopilow7 years ago in Poets
It's cold outside Let me wrap you up and keep you warm. I offer safety in a world full of instability. I stay the same I offer unchanging support
By Elizabeth Biz Diedrick7 years ago in Poets
At some point we are all invited to the masquerade ball We put on our intricate masks and prepare to have a good time Let's forget who we are and play pretend for a while!
My sun's light is fading I see the little beads of liquid reaching up from her skin My sun was dying she was a smothered glow alone in a corner
Tiger moth... Flame driven... so write him off... Exquisite mission... Counter decision... So write him off... Dared question... Unwilling confession.
Love, infatuation, attraction White knuckles grip on so hard, so desperately begging them not to leave "Love me, save me,
Equality. One of man's greatest desires. A woman preaching for the right to vote. A black man pleading for colored revolution.
I've heard too many people wish away their emotions As if they were the cause of all their problems. I've seen too many people wanting the torturous numbness I know too well.
I am not beautiful I am not good enough We've all thought that at some point. I remember enough self-hate to make the devil blush
For all of you who don't understand self-harm and suicide let me paint you a picture First I'll show you a girl who feels so alone in the world
I see a little girl, chubby with little blonde curls she's running her fingers over the purple stains on her skin, pressing to feel the pain only they remember.
Surrounded by Chaos, yet Forced to keep Calm. Hating everything and everybody, but Forced to Deal with it. Nights like this where I wish Someone would Come and Rescue me.
By Wendy Knight7 years ago in Poets
