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Start The Fire"Start The Fire"

Close your eyes
And know I'm with you tonight
Can you feel the fire burn and crackle?
Can you feel my hands grip and grapple?

Keep them closed
As the fire warms our toes
As the fireflies engross
Our two bodies as they glow

Do not open them yet
Do not stop or push reset
Can you feel our bodies start to sweat?
Do you remember when our lips first met?

Look up towards the night
Towards the stars in the sky
The ones that match the bright
Stars in your eyes

Take my hand now
And to you I solemnly vow
To make your night as bright
As those fireflies and their lights

Keep holding my hand
Because I know where you've been
As the a

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

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

Reason To Believe"Reason To Believe"

I long for hope that burns inside of me
Because there are so many things that I've never seen
So many places that I've never been
So much beauty that has yet to begin

This hope I long for that burns inside of me
Is the means and reason for me to believe
In all the things I've known and everything I have
For things can never really be that bad.

This hope I have is what pushes me forward
Slightly northward and around the corner
Its what gets me by each and every day
Because you never know what tomorrow may convey

You never really know what the future holds
Some days are bronze while others are gold
You never r

Noble Chivalry"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 alth

Your Only Son"Your Only Son"

I know I can never be someone who I'm not
But I hope I don't become someone you forgot
And all the years that pass; and all the years that fade
Please God will you make this pain go away?

My head is seeing colors; my eyes are seeing lines
I force myself to tell people I am always fine
Because if they took a journey deep inside my mind
They'd run away in fear; they would cower and hide

Why is it that I do the things I know?
Those ideas of self-abuse are ones I can't outgrow
And all the cuts and scars; all the knives and blades
Resemble all the failures resting in my name

I don't even understand the way I always th

Enlisted"Enlisted"

I received a letter in the mail
Requesting my duties to assail
I took a breath and exhaled
It was time for life to turn a trail

I was fresh out of school
With not a clue what to do
Biting more than I could chew
I wanted to try something new

Before I knew it I enlisted
To fight others sick and twisted
To help others unassisted
With guns or hands tightly-fisted

Once at camp I shaved my head
Still holding thoughts of dread
That before I knew it I'd be dead
And the rose garden would be my bed

Watching faith as it flows
Into the path that I chose
There I went on my own
Roaming now into the vast unknown

Such a shame history repeats

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

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

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

Dream Eater"Dream Eater"

Why can't I awake this time?
I keep watching someone die every night
I can't even tell if I am alive
Have I finally lost what's left of my mind?

I can feel something envelop me
Breaking my skin; I'm letting it free
But looking at my reflection this time
The face looking back isn't mine!

I find its getting harder to relate
I keep watching someone make the same mistakes
I feel like any moment I will break
Watching scenes that seem so fake

Like a broken record spinning in circles
I can't seem to get over these hurdles
But the scenes I'm watching; I'm not to blame
This really is a sadistic game

I'm trapped in a nev

Alcoholics Anonymous"Alcoholics Anonymous"

I know I can do this
I need to put the bottle down
I will clench both my fists
And keep my feet on the ground
I know I can win
I need to conquer this trait
I will try to fight myself
And not drink another day

But its just one more bottle
A shot would be even smaller
Yet every time I drink
The trees look so much taller
My imagination runs haywire
These drinks don't fix anything
Instead my mind conspires
And brings out the worst in me

True feelings I can't face
Watching the world spin
A small price for its foul taste
Destroying my insides within
I have a terrible disease
So expensive and so vain
But

Dare To Dream"Dare To Dream"

Dare to dream of ships and kings
Of rings of gold and pleasant things
Of skies of blue for miles long
Of finding new ways to be strong

Dare to dream of fighting sharks
On a new life which you embark
By boat or plane or haunted train
Hurry now; it leaves today

Dare to dream of huge success
Of values and money to invest
And if to you now I may confess
I have dreamed of you to ease my stress

Dare to dream of happy times
Of worlds existing without crime
Of fountains of candy spewing drops
Of exotic tastes; it never stops

Dare to dream of great adventure
That you one day will find your treasure
Hidden beneath dep

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

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

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Vacant Hearts"Vacant Hearts"

Our vacant hearts

Have more than this world can offer

But instead many do not take part

Many choose to let go or suffer

So in a past that we can not escape

I chose to make a new foundation

And through blood and iron tape

I have found the new salvation

This broken organization

Beyond what anyone can comprehend

What you would call creation

Where suffering can never end

This kingdom hatched upside-down

With the irony of wanting to be free

Where the weak gain strength so profound

We suppress ourselves with our own liberty

These rhymes have become medication

Guiding me through the night

And I repeat them when I l

Time Bomb"Time Bomb"

I'm so lonely on the brink of twenty-four

So much love to give but so left unsure

I'm running out of time to make new dreams

Even which if I achieve aren't always what they seem

I'm giving up on God and the power of prayer

Still I often wonder what it is that's keeping me here

My heart beats like a time bomb ready to explode

Its always losing blood and sometimes skips a node

I'm just a hollow body signaling a tease

Inviting those to come and toy with me

But never once did I ever have to question

The clearest path or the proper direction

But everything we do life remembers

Even if I want to ignite memories into embers

Surgery"Surgery"

A girl only sixteen on the corner for sale

Would rather sell herself than end up in jail

Kicked out of the only place she could call home

Now she has nowhere to call her own

And as she slips into her chamber's bed

She is forced to believe the lies she is fed

About life and health and random things

She even questions what her life may bring

A punished life left out of her possession

Her problems exist as her primary obsessions

And when they tell her there is a cure for her disease

Of course she will believe them without disbelief

For what else has she left to lose?

A punished life without any decisions to choose

Now sh

Wolves"Wolves"

The wolves learn to live without a pride

They bear their teeth and travel in strides

Locked deep inside caverns and caves

The wolves hide but are ready to give chase

Sneaking up on prey before they leap

They attack quietly before they reap

A surreal feeling to be part of their crowd

Wolves attack in packs in order to allow

Fear in helpless creatures that cower in fear

O how their devoured blood does smear

Lost in themselves and crying for help

These poor creatures can't even yelp

Just newly born and already afraid

The bodies of these creatures are quickly going to decay

An unfair balance of power if you were to ask me

Head In The Clouds"Head In The Clouds"

How does it feel

With your head out in the clouds?

These must be lonely ideals

But soon you'll be coming down

You will have them all

Eating right out of your hands

But soon you will crawl

Because that's how tragedies end

What has become of my friends?

So sad to see them change

Something deep inside of them

Is obviously to blame

And when their iron masks

Finally hit the ground

I will be there to ask

What does their conscious tell them now?

Now that the fires have traveled far

And our friends will not be around

Carefully lock away your scars

Before you slowly drown

And when the tides have turned

And yo

A Lesson Learned"A Lesson Learned"

And here I sit once again

A lifeless, cold, deserted man

Despite trying to do the best we can

There will be things in life I'll never understand

I think I'll change into a humble soul

And just take events like the wind blows

Still its very hard of me to simply just let go

I've lost more people in my life than you can ever know

Faces that I never thought would change

And memories I never thought would fade

I long for things to remain the same

To take snapshots of people and put them in frames

Stability is something that is out of our control

O how these lessons in life are oh so very droll

I long for those I l

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Reminds Me Of You

by =BleedTheDream180, Nov 12, 2012, 1:52:22 PM
Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

"Reminds Me Of You"

A beautiful sunset
Over a moonlit city
Let us not forget
You are more than pretty

Holding each other
Mistletoe above
We depend on one another
The magic of love

Carnival rides
Below starry night skies
Light up your eyes
The best looking prize

A first-place medal
Watching pandas on ice
To me there are several
Ways you are nice

Healthy sunflowers
A box full of kittens
This is the power
Of love that has smitten

Talking to old friends
Smores over heat
You, my dear, transcend
And no one competes

Warm, soapy hands
Writing haikus
Written in sand
Are the words "I love you"

Frolicking in snow
Cuddles by a fire
I want you to know
It is you I admire

A slick, diamond ring
A secret not told
Rainbows in spring
Your picture is gold

Walking through grass
Barefoot for miles
Porcelain glass
Reflects your cute smile

Trees that are swaying
A pie has been made
Children are playing
My life you have saved

Hot toast and jam
Ice cream and treats
The way that you can
Make me complete

The aroma of candles
A fresh cup of tea
Pictures on mantles
The sounds of the sea

Lost in a dance
A cute puppy barks
The time for romance
And fun in the dark

The fresh scent of books
Hot chocolate in mugs
The way that you look
The feeling of hugs

Brown, autumn leaves
A crisp, wispy breeze
I still can't believe
You took a chance on me

The way that you sing
When the sky's a bright hue
All these sweet things
Remind me of you

Reminds Me Of Youby =BleedTheDream180

Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

Another poem I wrote. A simple love poem describing a bunch of sweet things that remind me of someone in particular

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~WoodpeckerDMW Jan 30, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Too cute and fluffy, I think I'm going to vomit... XP
But nice otherwise (:

it's too bad that relationships like these are hard to come by.

=BleedTheDream180 Jan 30, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

lol fluffy, i like that word XD
hey, you never know

~WoodpeckerDMW Jan 30, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

lol X3
And yeah, you never do (:

~musiclegend Dec 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

This is a great poem

I love it

~EmmaRivera Nov 16, 2012

Awwww that is so sweatI love this poem

~PowerfulStardust Nov 14, 2012

Beautiful !

~yellowwindow6 Nov 13, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

hows her reaction gose like if / when she read this?

~SteffenC-itsjustme Nov 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

You just took me on a journey..I traveled light and was left with a lot of wonderful impressions along the way. Especially these four verses:
"Hot toast and jam
Ice cream and treats
The way that you can
Make me complete

The aroma of candles
A fresh cup of tea
Pictures on mantles
The sounds of the sea

Lost in a dance
A cute puppy barks
The time for romance
And fun in the dark

The fresh scent of books
Hot chocolate in mugs
The way that you look
The feeling of hugs"

From hot toast and jam, to candles and tea, to a dance and fun in the dark, to the scent of books and hot chocolate..It just felt like I've lived an entire day in the life of a person happily in love. Thank you for writing this, it's absolutely beautiful. <3

~yoursweetlullaby7309 Nov 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

not to be rude but from what i see from your other work this makes me feel like a kindergartener wrote since its just basic rhyming. no offense i feel like im reading a dr. seuss story and even he has better rhymes.

=BleedTheDream180 Nov 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

thats why i left a description and said it was simple

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