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Chorus Of Confliction"Chorus Of Confliction"

He threw her in a metal chair
Handcuffed wrists; pulled back hair
Stripping her almost completely bare
She wasn't going anywhere
What perfect timing as of now
For their parents had been out of town
What a way for siblings to behave
He had prepared for her an unmarked grave
This time she was going to hear him out
Annoyed by her pleas and pouts
He placed the tape onto her mouth
Her pleas now just muffled shouts
He had told her she had better stop
He warned her like a constant clock
She liked to rain on his parade
Turning nights into darkened shades
He knew he had to do this to her
Still he couldn't b

Butterfly On A Fence"Butterfly On A Fence"

There once was a crimson butterfly that landed on my fence
Why my fence of all fences to me made no sense
I had built this fence with such sharp edges nothing could land
But never the less here rests a crimson butterfly unplanned

This creature was beautiful and elusive; what a bright hue
The way it spread it's wings when the wind calmly blew
What an elegant display of perfection; truly a prize
One that would light up a room full of eyes

I wanted to catch this crimson butterfly and keep it in a jar
So it could shine in my house nightly like the stars
And I'd treat it with kindness, love, and affection
The k

Flower Power"Flower Power"

Speak to me, my little flower
Dancing in the breeze
With your frail and fragile stem
You are braver than the trees
Bend for me, my faithful flower
Bend yourself at your knees
With your keen and natural instincts
You will survive the looming bees

Spread your petals as wide as you can
As your pollen starts to blow
To the oceans and their sands
And as far as they can go
Pollinate the others
With your warm and loving scent
Never fear the storm that's near
For I will circumvent

Live for me, my precious flower
I'll cover you from snow
With my rugged, worn-down hands
I will help you grow
Cry for me, my wounded flo

Playground"Playground"

Old sand lots and teeter tots
Throwing rocks in a hop skotch box
Chasing girls and acting cool
This was recess during school

Climbing up those giant slides
Looking down a mile high
Protecting yourself as you slid
From cruel kids who often hid

Swing sets were my favorite part
Flying where the ground departs
To see who jumped the farthest still
Boys would love to show off skill

Dribbling balls and ankle races
Throwing discs and running races
Playing cards and making noise
Girls talked about the cutest boys

Sharing snacks and soda pop
Proud to have a new lunch box
Playing tag and hide and seek
Scaring friends t

Humiliation"Humiliation"

If I exist to teach a lesson
Then that lesson is to overcome
Any hardship or desire
Always fight; never run
Never give in to others
Or let them think that they won
We are all capable of strength
We will never be outdone
If I exist to show you how
Listen to what I have to say
Always do the best you can
And one day you'll find your way
Some exist to show us reasons
Why things are the way they are
And though their time may be short
They'll help us uncover scars
Everyone has a purpose
Even if you don't know it yet
Your existence affects others
There are those I won't forget
No matter how real the pain
Or how s

Love Is Blind"Love Is Blind"

He was a world renown artist
He could play the violin
He could tell you any song
Before it would begin
He could speak many languages
So fluent off his tongue
He always kept his house clean
Before spring had even sprung
He traveled many countries
An intellectual he was
He would tinker with his watches
For reasons just because
He was a classy gentleman
So spiritual and divine
The only dilemma here
Was that he was blind
He had never seen the colors
Or the faces passing by
But you would never know this
Because he'd look you in the eye
And smile as wide as he could
A happy man he was
Still he hurt inside

Aliens Are Real"Aliens Are Real"

They live to conquer our fears
They persevere despite our tries
They feed off our bloody tears
They are watching us with many eyes
From the satellites way up high
From the lunar galatic moons
Hidden behind those fluffy clouds
I guarantee they're coming soon
They're real; they exist; they're out there
I know because I've seen them
With their multi-colored hairs
They are walking among creations
They take on many forms
They may be your best friend
Some sleep in college dorms
Watch yourself around the bend
One day I was walking
When I saw a cute, little boy
Who I noticed kept on talking
But this boy was jus

Who Are You?"Who Are You?"

Not everything in our lives
Will be handed to us on plates
I can tell you once we're alive
We have such undecided fates

There are those who like to strive
And always question themselves
Like the bees that buzz in hives
Honey doesn't make itself

Some of us are leaders
We grab bulls by their ropes
If you fall into this category
You will never lose your hope

But some hide and cower
Running from their fears
This prolongs the inevitable
When they break down after years

Others are just so lazy
They don't even want to try
They reside in rooms so hazy
They stare with bloodshot eyes

There are those who keep on tryin

Take My Hand"Take My Hand"

Please take my hand
And look me in the eyes
Make me understand
That I wasn't born to die
Don't say those last words
Please don't say its time
I can not concur
Its not time to say goodbye
I feel broken and alone
On many, many nights
But you make me feel at home
Like the stars in the sky
I've watched the world change
I've seen people come and go
Longing to stay the same
But this is never so
Just when things are stable
And at least one step I can take
That's when the cables
Yet again always break
So don't make me sad
Let's run away and hide
And no matter how bad
Together we can cry
Don't bring me down

Truth?"Truth?"

Truth has become reality's biggest nightmare
Which always becomes buried by those in despair
For is it more noble to bite one's tongue until it turns red
Or let truth accumulate until his heart pumps out dread?
My intuition has led me to the truth many times before
Of which I have realized truth is not the cure
But what is the truth when every character has a story
Upon which each owner desires to claim truth's glory?
For it is comforting for those to retreat from their fears
Or deny truth exists and mask it with cheers
What ignorant mortals for them I take sorrow
For truth will target and haunt them tomorrow
As for myse

Coerce"Coerce"

I don't know who you expect me to be
But there's a constant pressure that hovers over me
I'm sorry if I don't meet your expectations
But realize that I too am frustrated beyond dictation

I realize nothing may be the same again
Or maybe that's only my fear with friends
Growing up I always tried to play pretend
But I know I've only been fooling myself in the end

I know my time is running out
And the path that I'm on won't be the easiest route
But these expectations that you have of me
Is more than anything that I could be

Or is that just me hiding from what's real?
There I go again; trying to conceal
An excuse to avoid o

Merry-Go-Round"Merry-Go-Round"

I don't know where I came from
I'm not talking about birth
I'm referring to those times
Before humans walked the earth

What were we before then?
Is there truth to claim?
Was it planned or random chance
I hold my name today?

What kind of power
Created the extremes?
The planets and their moons
And everything inbetween

Why do I come across
The people that I greet?
Is it just by pure luck
Or fate and destiny

Why do old friends exit?
Why do new friends enter?
Our lives are merry-go-rounds
And we're stuck at the center

Why my color eyes?
Why my color skin?
Why the life I lead?
Why these thoughts within?

Why

The Perfect Present"The Perfect Present"

During the winter season on a night very cold
Where the frosty breeze sends shivers down your spine
I met a little boy on the road decades ago
Who looked at the time to be about eight or nine.

I saw him aimlessly wandering from afar
Dodging cars who simply passed him by.
Judging by his ripped clothes he had many scars
And a pair of the most pained blue eyes

Now normally I would have just continued driving.
Who the hell cares about this little ploy?
Its tough enough in this world surviving
Without striving to care about some little boy.

For I asked myself if I was in his shoes
Would he bother to stop his

War Crimes"War Crimes"

Hello? Can anyone hear me?
I'm stuck here in this cave
Was that the sound of bullets?
It certainly isn't rain
When will mommy and daddy return?
I'm so cold here and alone
This fire doesn't burn
This country is not my home
How could this have happened?
I am only nine
Tomorrow is my birthday
I haven't done a crime
Mommy and daddy said to wait
As they went to gather food
I hope they're not the bait
To delighten someone's mood
What if they never come back?
Will I ever be saved?
I'm stuck here so afraid
Defenseless in this cave
The only sound I hear
Are bullets growing near
And I may have heard a bomb
I'm tryi

Lucky Penny"Lucky Penny"

One time when I was walking to the corner store
I found a penny in a puddle laying on the floor
Old Abe was looking especially lonely so
I picked him up and continued on the go

At that moment it never occurred to me
That what I was holding was a lucky penny!
And the reason to which how I know
Was that moment when I hit the elusive lotto

My jaw dropped; I was at a loss for words
To think a penny could bring luck was absurd
But i kid you not; when I walked out of that store
The skies were blue; the power restored

See, this town had been without electricity for weeks
And I too had gone on such a hunger streak
Crossin

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Shooting Stars"Shooting Stars"

What's the point of praying

Upon those shooting stars

When hopes you are conveying

Are so very far?

How can words you say

Released into open air

Possibly effect your day

When not many really care?

Every star I've wished upon

Has left me to pretend

That every situation

Wasn't crushed in the end

What use is there in denying

To cover what you mean

If it only leads to crying

And fantasies that can't be seen?

What happens when instincts betray

Or are not thought through well?

The words can not be conveyed

The letters are misspelled

If you stand by your own beliefs

You may one day walk alone

Because many can

Grow And Decay"Grow And Decay"

I am still bewildered how in the end

I turned out differently from all my friends

We don't like the same things anymore

Things I now enjoy they find to be a bore

But I've always been different; this is nothing new

Things that I like are only cherished by a few

But I can't complain when there's no one to blame

Except for me for not being the same

What kills me is how we all grew up similar

A collective bunch of souls all very familiar

With who we were and what we liked

We were all so bright at such great heights

Because when you are kids you make promises

And try to withhold them with such confidence

But then wh

Self Defense"Self-Defense"

How dare I am accused

For they do not understand!

I was going through abuse

I was trying to defend

I knew I raised concern

But I didn't know what I'd done

That made him quickly return

This time with a gun

He chased me down alleyways

Through streets and a mall

His eyes I would not gaze

My death would not befall

Under a smiling sun

I scampered for my life

Until I could not run

I grew tired of this strife

And that's when I saw

From behind my weary head

His shadow grew in awe

His words began to spread

And permeate my ears

Where I listened to what he said

He tried to ignite my fear

He tried to tear me to shre

Say Goodbye"Say Goodbye"

Sometimes I don't know why

I can't get myself to say goodbye

Say goodbye to you and I

Say goodbye to haunted eyes

To send my longings down the drain

To have no room left to complain

To find a way to ease my pain

Is asking too much everyday

It seems no matter how hard I try

It never gets easier to say goodbye

No matter how many time I comply

Saying goodbye always makes me cry

Because you never know during times

When you and I say were fine

What could happen in the dark of night

God forbid you were to die

After a fight or some little feud

Where you walk away and say I'm rude

I may never hear that voice again

An

Revolution"Revolution"

If a revolution came to life

And you had to pick a side

Would you choose to say goodbye

Or journey through the night?

Face down buried under wrecks

With a gun pointed at your neck

Would you stand up for what you believe in?

Would you play the victim or the villain?

Can you hold your own under attack

With a piece of metal grazing your back?

Would you say no and maintain pride

Or take a gun and camp and hide?

With no hope; we look up towards the light

We play the fool to try to do what's right

Either that or go behind enemy lines

Masked as a traitor to cover up the shine

Of our hard helmets and badges made of gold

Spider And A Fly"Spider And A Fly"

I've been watching this spider in the corner of my room

Diligently weaving and spinning cocoons

When an unsuspecting fly landed in its web

I could have released the fly but decided to watch instead

I wanted to see this fly suffer in anticipation

Rather than be the buffer leading to emancipation

Because with nature I know better than to interfere

With the delicate cycle that keeps us all here

For if this fly was truly meant to survive

The way I see it in my pained, blue eyes

Fate would not have guided him into his mess

In which his life would no longer be able to progress

"Why try?" I boldly remarked to the fly

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Noble Chivalry

by =BleedTheDream180, Oct 18, 2012, 2:52:50 PM
Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

"Noble Chivalry"

I see her aesthetic reflection in every mirror
With the passing days the closer the attraction grows nearer
And yet with every word and every kindly letter
I always believe she deserves so much better
Why is there an attraction to the mess that is me?
Perhaps there are waters that run deeper than I can see
I resemble a fine-tuned piano without the keys
Or maybe a rusted violin without the strings
And while I always appear to be shredding at the seams
None of this matters in her mind apparently
I resemble a beautifully wrapped gift without the bow
Or perhaps a kiss between lovers without the mistletoe
And although the blood in my veins may feel like thirty below
Her love upon me she still has bestowed
I'm a carefully carved cross that was hung upside down
I'm a flourishing city abandoned into a ghost town
And although the weight of my problems may cause me to drown
She still chooses to turn my frown back around
And late night under the milky white moon
While she is sleeping soundly in her room
The fireflies are lighting up the most beautiful tune
While I am resisting the urge to exhibit self abuse
For if I am to bleed it would be in her merit
To die nobly in her arms is a fate I would inherit
To fight adversity with fortitude is an image I'd like to depict
To cause pain onto her enemies is what I'd like to inflict
I will defend my love with thy honor and grace
For I see her smile with every punch I take
For all the pain I'd embrace and every bone I'd strain
Would all be worth it in the end to see her face again

Noble Chivalryby =BleedTheDream180

Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

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Critique by =DevonEaton Oct 18, 2012, 4:53:35 PM

I really like this piece. The metaphors are powerful and striking, it flows really well, and the overall message of self image being irrelevant in the face of love is really well done, but there are a few glaring issues. The main one I believe is the ending. The last ten lines where it begins talking about pain and abuse don't really fit with the rest of the poem. Not only does the subject completely shift, but it doesn't really make any sense. You'd bare all that pain for her, but why must you? Pain needs a reason. Something has to inflict the pain you withstand or else it means nothing. Another issue is the way you word some of your lines. A few of them come across a little... strange. A couple of examples would be "With the passing days the closer the attraction grows nearer", "Her love upon me she still has bestowed", and "To cause pain onto her enemies is what I'd like to inflict". I'd suggest rearranging the words a little to sound clearer. For example on the first one mentioned you could say "And with every passing day the attraction grows nearer" although personally I think that doesn't make a whole lot of sense so I'd suggest changing up the whole line. Perhaps something like " And with each passing day I hold that image dearer" which of course means you'd have to fiddle with the start of the next line, but I think you get the idea. Finally my last issue is really just a bit of a pet peeve and that's with your use of the word thy. I don't have an issue with Old English style, but I do have an issue with that language being thrown into the middle of a piece that doesn't consistently utilize it. Pick one style or the other, don't mix modern with renaissance. Hope this long-winded critique helps you out! Keep up the awesome work.

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~BelaRoseWolf Oct 30, 2012 Student Writer

This is an excellent piece!

I love the imagery, and it all flows so well. Excellent work!

=BleedTheDream180 Oct 30, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

thank you Z

it was one of the more happier pieces

~BelaRoseWolf Oct 31, 2012 Student Writer

You're welcome!

!AIR-IS-LIFE Oct 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

wow and I've been away while you've been making masterpieces!

I feel so lazy! XD

I like this so much though! I really do- I like the feeling it left me as well

=BleedTheDream180 Oct 20, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

lol if youve been away i doubt youve been lazy

!AIR-IS-LIFE Oct 20, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

well... I mean, I coulda been XD

I've actually been just watching tv and hanging with my friends XD

~nob-nolo Oct 19, 2012

just amazing. thank you!

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~Annawiss Oct 19, 2012

I ADORE THIS!!!!! <3

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