Mirage Of Memory
Ravaged by the sandstorm of time,
future crumbles in debris
on the dwindling dunes of despair.
In the dust of dereliction,
I find you fervently morphed
into the mirage of memory.
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Categories:
memory, lost love,
Form: Free verse
When memory knocks
She knocks on my rib cage
seeking access to my heart again
The knock—the pounding pestle—
taunts, its echo won’t stand ignorance
I hold my knees and cover my ears
as if that’ll keep my walls untampered
I let my flesh wrap me whole—
so tight I might suffocate,
but I cannot breathe outside this
prison, no—this haven
But she’s still here,...
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Categories:
horror, memory, metaphor, scary,
Form: Free verse
wild eyed pancakewild eyed pancakes
invented by grandma
two kernels of corn for eyes
delighting her grandchildren
sometimes a mistake makes the best memory...
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Categories:
memory,
Form: Free verse
The Memory of You---First KissI can still feel your lips on mine,
your fingers tangled in my hair.
I can still smell your sweet perfume,
a whisper lingering in the air.
As if you're with me every hour,
as if your love will always stay—
as if I’ve known you a thousand years
and fell for you again today.
Won’t you...
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Categories:
memory, crush, kiss, teen love,
Form: Rhyme
Still I ListenSometimes on a quiet evening
I can hear you calling
Calling from long ago and far away
Flooding me with memories faded and forgotten
Filling me with dreams that can't come true
But still I listen
I listen for you...
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Categories:
dream, memory,
Form: Free verse
The Bell Tower That Leaned InI. The Pastor’s Hand
At dawn’s brittle cusp—
he climbs, each step
a nail in time’s coffin
breath ragged
a Psalm torn mid-hymn.
The rope tastes of incense and myrrh—
Liberty’s fracture
braided through its fibers
a wound
that never quite...
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Categories:
memory, allegory, bereavement, devotion, imagery,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Essence Of Life
The essence of life
Once one leaves
Is not worldly possessions
Nor wealth achieved
It is the life’s that were touched
Along the way
Love given and received
In hearts that will stay
Special memories created
Remain in hearts and mind
To comfort and console
The ones left behind
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Categories:
death, life, meaningful, memory,
Form: Rhyme
The Art of Blaming Youi wonder if my sister is aware
she’s the reason i lost my muchness
it’s like i don’t want to be loud anymore
i want to be like a whisper
or a gust of wind
i want to be quiet and go unnoticed
so bad that i tip toe
and hold my breath
maybe because i approached it...
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Categories:
memory, family, jealousy, judgement, little
Form: Free verse
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Categories:
fate, feelings, heart, memory,
Form: Free verse
Somewhat Misty MemoriesA month of memories,
Are somewhat washed away,
Blurred to my naked eye.
Some I can remember,
Some I chose to forget,
Now just haze in my heart....
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Categories:
boyfriend, break up, memory,
Form: Free verse
Marks of a survivorEach scar has a name, etched into my skin—
White lines barely visible on my pale arms.
There’s one for every heartbreak I ever got,
One for each battle I silently fought,
One for all the wrongdoings I had,
For every time my thoughts turned bad.
Each scar holds a memory, a ghost from the past,
Every cut done silently, hidden away...
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Categories:
memory, dark, deep, feelings, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Confronting Shadows
With the romantic spectrum of sunburst sky’s fire
I profile the radiant rendering of my blazing desire,
where our harmonious hearts are entwined,
sutured by the enticing threads of sublime fondness.
I couldn't release then your alluring hands,
for I felt my ebullient exhilaration fervently flicker,
flashing on your face like the luster of twilight,
I got...
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Categories:
lost love, memory,
Form: Free verse
It's rainingHer big beautiful eyes were piercing me up and close
Her playful smile playing all over, vainly trying to prepare me
But, as always, in a trance I lay, heart pounding, mind blanked out.
Completely unaware of everything, except her unabashedly gorgeous presence.
Moments passed, without a word, without an act
Didn't know it was that typical lull before the...
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Categories:
memory, rain, remember, romance,
Form: Free verse
Still in the Good MemoriesDon’t know why we came so close,
Why time chose us—no one knows.
We gave a year, we shared the days,
In little moments, in quiet ways.
Today I held your photo near,
And every memory felt so clear.
I don’t wish to go back in time,
But hating you would feel like a crime.
Whatever we had, it wasn't all wrong,
Some parts...
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Categories:
for him, love, memory,
Form: Free verse
House I CarryI carry a house upon my back,
A fragile frame of dreams and stone.
Its windows cracked, its timbers black,
But still I walk, and still alone.
Each wall is built from words unsaid,
From nights I stitched with fraying thread.
Its roof is shingled with the dread
Of all the tears I never shed.
I pass through valleys, rivers wide,
This house sways...
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Categories:
memory, emotions, environment, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
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