Best Unstable Poems


Premium Member Unstable

You think this is quaint, a case of the blues
A handkerchief for a dainty cheek
But I want to howl, I want to shriek
I want to tear the world in two

As you safely stand
In your well-dressed land
Handing out ornate soliloquies
Like pennies
yet neglecting to understand
The poverty of agony

While my dark demeanor 
is dismissed
I will burn buildings
If you insist

On painting glitter 
over rage
On labeling my pain 
a phase

An inconvenient rite, a blight
On your ladylike
well-mannered path
My wrists bleeding
As you correct my math                                                                                                                                       
                                       

My words are not petty, not obscene
I am not a robot, not a machine

To defuse, deprogram or debug
Or merely lock away and shrug

In your placid belief 
that compliance is peace
What is prison for
If not release?

When I am tumbling through
Unstable skies
And need a roof
To calm my eyes
Bring me more than
A structured reply
Just sit with me
And ask me why

6/24/22

Emotionally Unstable

I'm emotionally unstable. 
No guy should ever try me. 
With my kind of temperament 
 I will only leave their hearts bleeding.
 I'm a heart breaker and I just want to admit my problem. 
 They won't know what hit them once they get a little taste of my poison. 
You see i'm thrill seeker so I may just convince myself that I actually want different
I may just go out and find that Mr. Perfect despite my addiction 
It will be all good for a while and we might even fall deep in love 
                      until I need another hit.
  No amount of Theraphy or love can cure my obsession.
 You see I had a boy friend once and he's an ex now.
 He was all I ever wanted. He was all I ever loved.
  Since he's been gone I've been trying to move on
 but it doesn't seem to be working I just want to be with him. 
              I know i'm a little emotionally unstable 
If he ever said those words "Want to get back together"? I would drop any guy on their 
butts and run back. How stupid does that look and sound? I mean he broke my heart and I keep 
contemplating to just forget about it. But I can't.
                 So many guys want to wine and dine me yet i'm stuck on this fool. 
It's impossible for me to give any guy a guarantee. A guarantee that I won't roam. A guarantee 
 that I will stay faithful. Cause no matter how good they treat me there will always be 
something in the back of my mind that will make me want him back even if it's no strings 
attached.
                            Just to feel his touch again
 I would lose a husband and a ring. Just to experience that high of just being his guy or just his 
something I would give up anything. Most guys don't get that sort of picture when they first look 
at me... All they see is a pretty face. Nice conversation. good company. If they only knew that 
deep under the surface i'm emotionally unstable and that I can't be trusted. 
                                     The problem I have is unrequited love. 
         It sucks but more for the guys because no matter what I will always be breaking hearts.
                    It's cause I'm emotionally unstable. It's cause once upon a time I was in love.

Premium Member Dis Poem, In Honor of Unstable Poets

Yo,

Dis poem is in honor of manic mistresses who war against the fleeting flesh,
Yo, dis poem is honor of schizophrenic Don Quixotes, swingin' at windmills of panic
stricken consciousness,
Yo Dis poem,
Yo Dis poem is honor of maestro's chasin' the muse of the logos made flesh,
In words, the only comfort they possibly know,
Flowing in a reverie of ecstatic epiphany,
Caressing solace, defeating the alienation of solitude,

The man sat staring at the fractured scatterings of a generation that had forsaken kindness,
And the woman saw him, and outstretched her hand, but the agent of chaos grabbed her,
Purpose, he said, purpose,
And the angels wept,

Yo, genius shining through the tears of fear made real,
Reeling, peeling, away layers of miraculous fish feeding thousands,
Miraculous words, healing a generation,

Begging Christ for a moment's rest,
From the war that wages within,

Men sing songs of triumph,
But courage is when your very mind won't have you,
And your heart, mocks you with its mercurial caprice,

Genius shining through hilarious and cacophonous laughter,
Outraged and astounded,
Dumbfounded and incredulous,
At how no one can feel this,
Pain that seems so salient,

Raging seas of foaming mouths in ascetic white rooms of institutionalized slavery,
Thieves profiting on the sound of crying children,
Praying, wishing that their parents would piece together the puzzle of sanity,
And rest in the greenhouse of sanctuary,

But God won't have it.
For this suffering is but a moment's mist,
In the calculus of eternity,
And in the end, a tree of inspiration,
Emerges from the relentless voices,
And the world knows healing!


Premium Member Unstable Mable

My beer-swilling auntie called Mabel
Could drink most blokes under the table
She sups pint after pint
Almost every night
No wonder her legs are unstable!

06~07~17

Unstable and Pondering

Sick of this weed and where it leads when unstable, 
Not capable 
of following through with consciously aware will, 
Wilted inner power towering wanting to kill, 
Your logical thinking, sinking,
Playing blames games with reasons insane,
Asking am I who I claim to be when the receiver is the brain? 
Thinking I came into this 3D domain with a higher purpose, 
Is this folly or Holy? 
Demon's leave 
when I seek truths that most don't see and believe,
Just beings being and not seeing, 
Through blindness believing the mind thieves, 
We wont get into conspiracies, 
But, just understand we are conditioned
to be law abiding citizens within systems,
In everything including your mindset,
Story Rhymes that cross truth and lies unfed, 
Treading on the devices led, steered and trending
from a place called Rome, 
Instead ive chosen a alternate zone,
Grown alot through awareness and grooming,
Inbloom and growing and fully blooming, 
Zooming and looking to space
that traps and hides the other side, 
Knowing 
reception depends on your perceptions that collide...
Written by: Quincy Mac (instagram name:Story Rhymes)
Date Written: 17.12.2016
© Quincy Mac  Create an image from this poem.

A Response To Michelle Faulkner's Poem, Unstable

Knock knock knocking on heaven's door 
my knuckles are bleeding and still, 
you ask me, nothing more 
Thick red solid walls erected between us 
you labeled me and shipped me off to another Country ...
leaving me with nothing more 
Defused, deprogramed, debugged, I walk away 
from your locked-in displaced shrug
I am held in a makeshift prison of my own,  
though I tell you everything, you tell me nothing more; 

Knock knock knocking on Satan's door 
Sanctimonious roars from a placating hypocritical God  
no Pious gesture on my part, I am not conforming 
this misshapen piece of bread you offer me 
doesn't feed my aching belly, 
I show you everything I'm feeling while you, 
escort me, out the door.  

ps I wish to thank Michelle for speaking such cantillate truth.


The Mistake of the Unstable Mind

Way aback upon the fog of the swamp and the itch of the tree
 lay a beautiful lady that no one ever got to see.

 She was a runaway of sorts but not by her will.
 She ran to stay alive so that she would not be the next kill.

 Now she sits in her little house with her grandfather trying to do what she can do
 but she hasn't seen a soul since five years old and her grandfather had given up very
much to.

 Her grandfather said it was an army that came through her town that carried off everyone
      who spoke her tongue.
 Out of the bed she was pulled and they began to run.

 They had heard the stories that were put by her grandfather into her ear.
 Stories of unspeakable things, ones that brought panic and fear.

 Her grandfather lifted her in his arms and ran as fast as he could frantic to stay alive. 
 It wasn't until they were well into the woods he realized the others had been left behind.

 For the first time she'd seen a grown man cry.
 Then he hugged her closer and through the woods they began to fly.

 Now they sit in their home waiting for any news.
 The people in his town knew this house and she waited for any clues.

 That hope had gone along with her grandfather's mind.
 The house was so far back it seemed just to hard to find. 

 One day the beautiful lady saw something move and out of the house she ran.
 It was a man.

 He looked at her with an admiring face.
 His eyes began to gaze.

 The woman was beautiful but she never knew.
 She had nothing to compare herself to.

 The man was dressed in very unusual clothes.
 She heard something ring and was shocked to see a cellular phone.

 She wondered what had happen over the past fifteen years since she'd been here.
 A phone with no cords. How *****?

 He hung up the phone and she ran to him "What's going on with the Jews in Germany?"
 "What is going on with the war?"
 
 The man looked very concerned and knew not what to say for sure.
 "Ma'am, That war has been over for many years. It's 2004."
© Misty Hoot  Create an image from this poem.

Just Saying

Hey poor boy from the far 80s 
Was it 16 or 17 when you got stuck?
You dug a hole so deep and fell in it.
Agreed it was warm , protective 
except that your whole adulthood was  blocked . 
You had your chances , you had your talents 
you let them rot .
And now you ride on that  red flying horse
among young bloods 
too much smoke , too much old bones.
Some evil child once told me , he took you to the crazy house 
and he felt your use of erotic images was overboard.
He laughed at you , but I didn’t 
because only a monster  would celebrate any pain coming from the guts of a friend . 
Shame I said nothing , 
but again like you would say :
-it wasn’t my business but your mistake .
And now you walk on flimsy panels of concrete 
and  now you stalk and now you cuss.
And now you talk about little girls 
that ate too much candy , 
you call them sad because you get it .
You see,  I know you ate all that candy too,
but instead of reaching for the light
you dug that hole and paralyzed your soul . 
And that is how , I find myself 
relentlessly entangled in your monologue .
There is no shame in cutting heads 
of bratty player boys .
What killed the cat was not curiosity 
but hateful words . 
 And from those I gave them none .
So dear poor boy from the far 80s , 
become a man , untie your soul ,
Happiness , sadness,  that is your choice. 
My incantation: I wish you gone .
Never pick fights with a survivor, 
in life , only one time the heart is broken 
and after that , the flesh gets rough 
and we start over .
there are no schemes 
but  only freedom to love again , to fail again , to celebrate  the everlasting beauty of not giving a damn anymore.

Premium Member She Smelled of Unstable

she smelled of unstable 
an upgrade from offline
like a magnet folded in two 
she had me sputtering over gutters
whenever she was looking for action
there was no getting bored

i was but one of a billions souls
who's timing was all wrong
it's a wonder i ever belonged
i was readily decomposed
changed into another compound
waffling like an improper synonym

and then she asked me for money
something about poweraving
i heard gaslight rhythms
and my PTSD set in
i put her in a cage
she never asked again

Unstable

fly off the handle
point fingers for your problems
and i'm unstable?

Mind War

I've tried a million times to reach the same stage
Facing the same lights 
Burning at the same pace

Whatever was left of me, got designated to your happiness. 

Can't go rest 
Can't take a step
The air choked the life 
Out of my breath 
And here I am standing with a bouquet of roses—
On my death.

I've never been through this.
The confused mind, the unstable kind.
I would lose myself if I was fifteen,
Straight through my heart, the rupture, the hurt that's hurting-

Didn't close within four years that's been chasing;

Me and my favourites set on those fires
Where the flesh felt alive but the mind went numb...

Things wouldn't go the same as they should 
but sometimes we all speak from where we belong.

Unstable Wishes

Hands are shaking, tears in the 
making.
Quivering lips, frozen finger 
tips.
There's an unsure look in your 
eyes, my emotions are dressed 
in a disguise.
Your words are meant to sink 
deep into my heart but my past 
and fears just tear them apart.
When you try to hold my hand, 
I disappear like quick sand.
When you look into my eyes my 
emotions go on a ride, the kind 
of emotions I can't hide.
But the sound of your laugh, 
the way you smile, makes me 
wish you could stay for more 
than a while.
My fears are eating me inside 
out.
I want to do this but the back 
of my head is screaming sirens 
of doubt.
Why does the thought of 
holding you make me go 
insane? 
Why am I the only one that's 
on your brain? 
What is it that causes us to 
care? 
I guess we'll never find out 
until we've been ensnared. 
Stay by my side and I'll stay by 
yours, and together we will 
open new doors

Unstable Lies

You knew at the beginning she was looking for more than you could give
But you let her jump anyways knowing that she’d fall
As she leapt you stretched out your arms giving her false hope
A smile like no other you’d seen on her face
But in a second you wiped it out of place
Her hands grasped out for yours
In a split second decision you snapped your hands back
Watching her fall
And now that’s all you can do
Sitting there watching her fall
Seeing the promising woman you took from her
Reverting her back to that insecure little girl
She once was a long time ago
You look deep into her eyes as she falls
You realize it wasn't worth it all
To lose someone like her
Now you beg for her to come back
Understanding the mistake you’ve made
But the future is unknowing
So there is no knowing if you can undo what you’ve done
Can you imagine a lifetime without her
Her laughter will no longer ring in your ears
You won’t be able to see that sparkle in her eyes
Are you really sure you want to build her up on your unstable lies…

Unstable Witch

Stalking someone life
Lurking digging 
Collecting info
On a total stranger 
rage mad with her
wishing death on her
Chanting spells over her 
Pictures,
Wake up obsessing
Envy of her beauty 
Envy of her youth

Wealthy in the world
Heart full of poverty 
Lacking confidence 
Lost control discuss her 
All day,
Stranger consume your thoughts
Stranger got the power 
Gaining your strength 

Insecure beauty fading
Love potions to keep him around
Blinding spells to keep him blind
Love, lust, spells out of fear
DNA spell in dinner
Hurt your youth disappear 
Wake up angry
Stranger stay topic of arguments 
Stranger the center of your world 
Realize the love an illusion 
Holding him back to prove a point

Child stranger minding hers
Stranger intuition knows 
Stranger smile at the self destruct 
Stranger soul belong to God
Stranger giggles at the dysfunction 
Lost soul belong to the devil
Almost time to collect
Spirits do your will but so long
Spirits do turn wicked

So high school gossiping 
40 running from denial
Lost your self over your pimp
Sugar mama that’s the deal
Lost your self worth
Pay like you weight Syndrome 
Full of self-doubt
Hi jack his soul
Co dependent 
Mama-son Syndrome 

Holding him 
Stranger Blessed thank you
Can’t raise a man...
mean toddler
Stranger need back bone
Strong man 
Real man 
No mama issues
God fearing 

Jealous of stranger strength
Swag 
Confidence 
Stranger ain’t no fool
Wealthy but unhealthy 
Still cheating
Loose toddler on the loose
No grow up 
Toddler need allowance 
Toddler never work
Playing yourself

Grooming him for the next stranger 
Stranger got out dodge
Unhappy frustrated 
White powder y’all got in common 
Strip yo soul for happiness 
Curse God for happiness 
Stranger mind stuck to Divine
Stranger know real love

Jealousy age the face
Rage wrinkles the face
Bitterness bust the heart
Spells backfires 
Unstable witch
Stranger don’t know you
Stranger in her power
Stranger stress free
Worry free
Happy 
Unstable witch

Unstable

Damage is done 
Blames all your own 
I lived for you only 
not that you cared 
not that you knew 

Like a smile from an angel 
Looking right through me 
What I’d give for your notice 
just a catch of your eye 

Hours turn to days, as minutes tick by 
Still you’re looking, looking right through 
All that I am is meant just for you 
How is it you cannot see me 
I’m right here, right in front of you 

It’s killing me 
But its killing you too 

Damage is done 
Blames all your own 
I lived for you only 
not that you cared 
not that you knew 

Hallowed out, I refuse to die alone 
Even the emptiness is gone 
Left on the edge 
just waiting for a push 

Running out of patience 
Breath comes heavy 
Still there is nothing 
Again you look right though me 
Why can’t you see 

It’s killing me 
But it’s killing you too 

Damage is done 
Blames all your own 
I lived for you only 
Not that you cared 
Not that you knew 

Can’t go on like this no longer 
Just existing in shadow 
Don’t walk through me again 
Don’t, don’t you dare 

Bun halo, burn 
I’m taking you down 
All we could have been 
You just wouldn’t see 
All the love for you, living in me 

Damage is done 
Blames all your own 
I lived for you only 
Not that you cared 
Not that you knew

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