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Home is where you feel a bossom in your heart
Where the heart is fond
Home is a special place in a friend's heart
Or in your...
I’m Proud That I’m Flawless!
By: Chin Nou Khang
What a flawless life with my flawless night,
I travel in a honda with my...
If I was stranded what would I take? There are so many ideas I feel like I may break
I can always get hooked on a good book...
I didnt know what made me feel that way
The one that overpowered the rest
The one I know could never betray
Compared to the...
If life was a drug would you be addicted to it ?
If pain replace love would you still let it influence you ?
If for every-...
We cry out for justice, we scream and we shout.
We cry out for justice, we cry very loud.
We cry for missng people that...
I am beautiful and intellegent
I wonder how the world began
I hear spirits whispering
I see snow lightly hitting the ground...
What makes me happy?
Maybe it's the confidence that bursts inside of me
Or maybe it's the support of my mom , something like...
All we do is rant and raid
what improvement has that made?
Seeing us act crazy is THEIR attraction
it gives the WHITE MAN...
her heart,broken to pieces of glass
and mine so beautiful and healed,
then she came into my life
and i knew she was...
They surrounded you,
Swaddled you,
From wen u wer smol,
Till now at the precipice
Between child and not.
They brought you...
This bullet is just for you , specially customized
So I killed you like it wasn’t a crime
But who am I to decide
If you...
The thought that counts
I hold this dear
Regardless the gift
The intent is clear
Loving someone, has no price
Its...
She wasn't broken, she was just disoriented,
Her emotions, Her heart, Her feelings, everthing's had broken up,
just like a...
When we look at life we see a purpose
All I see is disappointment
I just want one moment
A chance to see who I am as a...
Loud static
Never ending noise
Words drain like blood
But like vapor disappear
Walking right past without
Breathing the...
What is life?
Something that is precious
Or something that is nice?
No that couldn't be life.
That wouldn't suffice
I was...
Cliffs are big,
you can dig,
or see a pig,
cliffs can fall,
they arent small,
cant get a phone call,
cliffs are big.
Many people fight to make themselves perfect,
Wading through the sea of life to find out what makes them worth it,
Money,...
We Might've Been
We might've been the curving night
- dim, blinding and empty
We might've been your mother's knife
- sharp...
I've given up the gun
With heavy eyes and
Lightning rings coiling
At my sides. My
Will is broken into shades
Of fragile...
There came a point last year when I realized I've grown;
I wasn't the same person that walked through the front doors...
America,
It promises great prospects,
Virture,
Via hard work and education,
Possibilities,
But does the U.S. truly value the...
I walk through this world with a lot of hurt and pain
Angried at the world because I ain't never been the same
My mom and...
As I shot into eternity, "I" died.
I, who is only familiar to me, obliterated and forgotten.
This was it. This... was. ...
The world is full of lies and deception
It is like the truth is out of our perception
I try to see past it, looking beyond,...
Happiness is a choice.
Being happy is what you decide as a person.
Being who you are is the best way of being happy....
I've my own dreams,
and my own desires.
Something for which I'm keen,
want to set the world on fire.
But you are the one who...
A vain bird flying- full of hopes yet flightless
In the midst of nowhere in the skies she searches
For a life she has to...
An evening glow arrays the luminous pines,
A banded forest stained with a velvet wine.
The brook speaks too much but says...
Inspiration…
Where does it come from?
How do I get it?
Where does it roam?
From home.
From possibilities.
From hope.
From...
How could they do this to us , knowing we were against it
Knowing the pain, the scars,the memories we now have to keep ...
I've had this said
a number of times !
When it comes to lines
in ,,, My Poems ...
"Virgil man, your poetry
is just too long...
So Shy.
Alone I
Closed Eyes,
Rose High
Know Why?
Know I
Gave My
Best Alibi
To Deny
How High!
Then I
Let My
Balloon Fly...
I stand in front of you feeling
Vulnerable,
Hopeless,
and ugly
She doesnt want to see,
The truth,
Her body,
Her reality.
No...
I am...
One who tends to dwell,
It's hard to tell.
I carry myself...high,
But no one knows...
What heavy tears settle behind...
As I drift aimlessly through these crowded halls, I feel the cold claws of loneliness.
This torture of which we seem to...
Robert McRook
There are many things that inspire me
The ocean, a rainbow, a book
But few things have moved me to...
We learn to just adapt and forget to live , thrive strive for something more than just a nine to five.
The way they smile
With their mouth and not their eyes
gives them a feeling
of being tortured in side
hiding under smiles...
i thought you were my heart
i thought you were the one
whom i can trust
whom i can love
whom i can share my secrets, my...
Poetry.
What is Poetry, they ask?
Is it like the ocean, how it flows? How you can hear the waves crash?
Or like the...
I take a look around
Where am I to be found?
No I am not perfect
And that’s not a secret.
Can you see the real me?
The one...
through tears
through cheers
I shout
I doubt
with great sorrow
with a smile I borrow
I find relief
I find beilef
They say it's a time for us to learn how to live in the real world,
But really it's a time for everyone to quarrel,
They...
Once was joyful, once was pleasant
Now miserable, cuffed and convalescent
They all begin off innocent ,frolicking and...
You are the sun that shines bright as me.
Your love for me is over my head.
I never thought you'd ever be in my arms at...
Is it real, Nah man it cant be real.
I reply to myself as i fix my make up.
theres not a day i dont think way back when
the...
In My Mind I Will Always Be A Failure
In My Mind I Will Always Never Be Good Enough For You
In My Mind I Will Always Be The...
No One
Noticed
The Doughnuts.
Now That
Be What?
Unfocused!
No Buts!!
No Guts!
Nose shut?
A Doughnut:
Fragrant,...
Yes, I’m scared. Yes, I’ve always hated change.
But it’s time. Independence, growth & a fresh start is on its way.
A...
Jack and Jill grew up in the south, Where the words were splinters and rolled off chalk white mouths. The people would shout...
I journeyed through the world, overland and overseas. I was born where the sun never sets and never rises. I was purged out...
All I do is love you
But look what you put me through
You come home drunk, angry and swinging
I cower in fear...
Sleepless nights and restless day
Mind in a fog, almost a daze
School has got me in a craze
Homework and test every week
I...
Hi,
I Slept Under A Bridge Last Night.
No, I'm not homeless,
I did it to see was my Family really Family
If Friends were...
I get asked almost everyday "why are you so mad all the time?"
"Why are you so negative?"
"Why do you always asume the worst...
one, moment that changed our lives.
as you told me the news
Holding my hand
Two seconds for it to sink in
I let the tears...
Sometimes I write about myself as I imagine lover would
I use the most beautiful frivolous words trying so hard to be poetic...
They used to say I wasn't cool
for making up words
Latin is a dead language.
However when I speak
The crypts open wide
And...
What A Land we walk through
We gun through, we cut through
We charge through the land we have.
What A Land we cultivate
We...
D Is the disappointment I felt when they took you away,
the pain I felt and you not being able to stay.
The drama that then...
All my life,
I’ve kept silent.
Held my thoughts and opinions with strife,
Scared of the consequences.
But as I age, I’ve...
Scared of rejection
and reaching only for perfection,
I was stuck in a rhythm,
giving every little thing too much symbolism...
Who am I? I AM an African American Male in the 21st Century
I am not a walking target
I am strong and I have power
I am...
If my skin were a mapIt would be the old globeSitting on the desk in my room back home
Raised edgesGathering dustBecause...
Why, why, why
I ask myself
the same thing every day?
The person I love
broke my heart
he had me trust him,
love him
and...
What are my flaws?
Can you pin point the.
Is it the way I smile?
Maybe it's my walk, and let me add a little talk.
No,...
Serenity.
It's the sound of the ground's heart beat,
Buh-boom. Buh-boom.
The birds fly west just before the sun sets
And I...
i miss the gentle air that was
once wrapped around my waist.
i miss the softness i'd place
in my footprints with each step
i...
In the lap of Himalayan range it lies,
still I remember when I close my eyes .
because of melodious voice of the raven ,
My...
I already sat down. I had inhaled. I had exhaled.
The gun I couldn’t find. Had no time to find a lake so yes I will wait.
My...
I am a person.
I have feelings like people ,
I cry , I laugh , I smile , I frown.
Having feelings could never make me less...
Nadia Lewis-Green
I want to be able to fly
But I am afraid I will
Fall flat on my face.
I want to be able to dance
But I can...
When hearts are breaking and feelings are getting removed, what else is left to do but put the pedal to the medal and say no...
Death is easy,
Life is hard,
Death is calm,
Life is rough.
Death brings tears and sadness,
Life brings smiles and...
The impact of your presence is like I’ve been hit by a train
You came into my life and all my sorrows you drained
A savior...
Enjoy the ride,
After you left that guy.
The road is wide.
I will be your guide,
So don’t be shy.
Enjoy the ride.
Listen...
I Held Myself Down
In A Position That I Couldn't Frown
Where I Ended Up In The River Of Tears Where I Had To Drown
And My...
It's true what they say-
you're a bit of a troublemaker.
The good news is you have good intentions.
You're very curious and...
The flashbacks occur so vividly,
Flashing like headlights,
Sending signals of emotion through my body,
It's nights like...
I wanna let you in on a little secret,
I AM BATMAN,
not Bruce Wayne, just one of two faces,
Harvey Dent,
caped-crusader of...
I can post a picture on Instagram of me,
And think I look okay enough for the world to applaud.
But then I see that girl,...
Relax, clear your mind, and breath deep
Listen to the soothing music and close your eyes
Going from the outside world to the...
Love is just a word, Through my eyes
I am very defined and strong, likewise
Through the darkness love is forever mine By the...
I feel the beautiful breeze,
In this absolute freeze.
All of the beautiful flowers,
Are all coming down in showers.
All of...
things are left unsaid
the words that drift through a persons head
the words that begin to spell out regret
the night...
A special word for us you see
A special word for you and me
A special night for us you see
A special night for love with me...
How can you walk a line full of hate so long?
How can you look in ones eyes and not see pain in my heart?
Blinded by...
On your special day I hope that's how you feel. You're the glue that holds this family together, a mother's love, a wife's...
I just want you to notice me
I'm hurting uncontrollably
Is this how it's supposed to be
Are you ever gonna get close...
Where were you when I needed you the most
You should've kept your promise
Instead of going ghost
Now I wish for your...
The walk that made
my face shack with
happy in the eyes
of children playing
to gather with Joy
for the furture to
come...
What moves you?
having gravity on the globe from which we walk upon
having opportunity to move around and make the world...
What has made me want to change?See the world through a different set of eyesIt all began with one simple bookIt came to me...
My Palms are Always Sweaty
I have ten pimples on my face
and I almost never brush my hair.
My palms are always sweaty,
but...
When the sun comes out
I feel as if my heart will melt
This day is a special day
To me
As we walk hand in hand
It feels...
Henry Blake
Here lies Henry Blake
He stepped on the gas,
Instead of the brake.
John Penny
Reader if cash thou art
In...
Beauty never ends
The beauty of my face never end
Neither the beauty of my heart
Nor the beauty of my body
Everyone could...
When I grow up!
When I was a child
My solution for every problem
Was “when I grow up”
But when I became a man
My solution...
Im always feelin good in fuzzy socks
My toes are warm and safe
Im always feelin good with my hair in a bun
Messy, unbrushed...
His lips were trembling
Leaning over him
Seeing his bloody, broken face.
He was still alive
The dawn of January 29
another...
I've my own dreams,
and my own desires.
Something for which I'm keen,
want to set the world on fire.
But you are the one who...
I am from where the sun shines
Where the humidity hits your skin
And your face drops with sweat.
I am from where the crowd...
A man.
Standing tall with his head held high,
to bad there's no gap between his thighs.
A man.
With eyes that only see the...
The way a flower blooms after Winter, I got to heaven.
I climbed my way out of the pits of darkness, to get to a whole new...
From time to time we all can't see clear ,
But it was the powerful words that made me hear.
Then I began to realize the...
I wish I was skinnyLike all of my friendsAnd I dream of being slimmerI am tired of being jugdedI used to be able not to...
I can't do this too much pressure
My family don't need me they don't have enough confidence in me
No matter where I go it's...
Creation
Salvation
Repentance
Redemption
My God
My God did it all
I could use every adjective to describe him
But they would...
I am weightless, my body arches over ever throw,
My arm bleeds of pain, as I watch the plate looking object flow throughout...
Insecurities unfold all around us
Everyone’s walking around like their aimless
No one shows their true colors
Everyone only...
Sometimes your so Happy
Sometimes your so Sad
Sometimes it's hard to even wake up in the morning
But your glad you had...
Finding the road to take can be hard
I feel trap
I feel lost with nowhere to go
Seeing everyone around me finding their...
I see my reflection
In the waves of the sea
In the mirrors in my house
And in the windows of the city
I see the models
On...
I held onto the bike handles tightly
"I can't do it Dad"
My voice quaked with fear
"I won't
ever let you go"
He smiles
At...
Knock knock please let me in.
I swear to you I didn't commit the sin.
Being chased around for something I didn't do.
I...
The moment you close your eyes and you are blind, all the lights try to hit your iris but you have shot off. what is...
Vulnerable, but strong. I stand today, sometimes in awe of whats changed.
Its good, but still lasting. I used to think it...
Evil Upon The Gates
Standing, singing at the gates of heaven
Silent, tediously waiting for me
O brother, why the surprise to...
The lake was smooth, and calm, and clear,
The water seemed to call
To any creature lending ear,
That morning in the fall...
Who am I?
I ask
What is my purpose?
I wonder
For who am I?
All I know is..
I am strong
I am amazing
I am intelligent
I will...
When I wake up with it, It kisses me good morning.
It’s here with me, thick and thin, jolly or when I’m mourning. ...
One Way
“There is only one way to go.”
My mother would tell me
“There is only one way to go.”
My father said sternly.
So...
“can I have some change?”
“Can I have a dollar? “
“Just looking for shelter?”
“Can you help a brother out?”
“My children...
It's not you. It's them.
You loved me
They never even tried
I trusted you
But I never should have trusted them
...
Day After Day
I Ask God For The Same Thing To Help Me Change My Ways
As I Look In The Mirror And Watch My Reflection My...
I need the printed words on each page I turn
I need the stories to help me escape the harsh reality that can sometimes be...
The filters that are placed over my image
Will be removed
The actions I take will occur, and never disturb my mood
The flesh...
They surrounded you,
Swaddled you,
From wen u wer smol,
Till now at the precipice
Between child and not.
They brought you...
i can't control the train of emotions
when it's about to hit me
It just leaves an emotional scar
I can't even show to anyone...
What does independence mean to you?
Well good question
And a good question deserves a good answer
For me independence is a...
I hated school,
now I realize that I am a fool.
All I went there for was to see my friends,
I had to know the latest trends...
I wake up every morning.
Not able to recognize who I am.
Tears coming down my face,
Pictures of skinny models all over the...
The night will fall once more
Leaving us cold and breathless
Tired and hungry
Awaiting for the day to come
Mesmerizing you...
Three words every girl dreams of hearing
Three syllables that can “make your heart skip a beat”
Nine letters that can create...
You’re my enemy but my friend
I always wonder when you’ll end
You motivate me to do work
If I don’t then I will feel worse...
In a sea of people,
In a crowd of friends,
Too busy to notice
Where am I?
I am alone.
Alone,
In a sea of people,
In a crowd...
I adore limitations because I fear the unknown
I am consistently adorn in chains of shyness
The need to be unseen
I look as...
Listening to the rumble of the leaves, the moaning of the trunk of the tress, let my heart sleep in the night, give me a...
Intouched we see
a heart that beats
bounces to him
where the sun
pure bleeds
never touched
but seen
In touched we see
there...
I walk my path straight,
I do no falter or deviate.
My eyes are fixed on my horizon,
My eyes are fixed on my state.
Close...
Life is more than a hungry stomach and hearing gun shots on the corner of the block. Life is more than a fatherless home and...
I'M JUST SO TIRED AND SCARED
AND SAD BECAUSE YOU DON'T
SEE ME THE WAY I SEE YOU AND
YOU'RE THE HUMMING IN MY
VIENS...
Roses are red, Violets are blue, there will never be a doubt in my mind that i will always love you!
Wonder who I am, I'm a heart waiting to open up to you. Read my mind and ill read yours. Tell me yours deepest dark secrects...
I've had issues [yess]
Don't say, can't see
Won't speak, cuz im numb all the way
Face fear, no tear
I'm trying to get outta...
Not forced
Victory does not care
Your past struggles mean nothing
5 a.m sessions for the perfect application yet you may...
Lays low like the sound of a singing bird
Flying through the openings of the hub
Why can't the sky see what's only below it...
They might smile in your face and be the same people that stab you in the back. They can say they love you. Then listen to...
As time flies , crime dies
My mind cries of all the lies it's been told about you !
Why try when I'm defeated
And my...
I am brown and beautiful and i love it. i never let anyone bring me down. I'm so flawless i should wear a crown. i am kind...
No one never really understands
Unless they see from the same point of view.
share the same brain
and the same lifestyle as...
Not all girls like chocolates and Teddy bears
And husbands to be millionaires.
Some girls love Video games, adventures and...
Stressed and getting depressed
Fingers cold, I'm a graduating senior... Thats quite old!
I can't with my face, I just may be...
Trees let go like farewells.. wind just picks the moments up and take them to another location. The sun playin' hide and...