Sad Conflict Poems

manifest destiny

pros say 'tain't reasonable expecting
change overnight involving much money
besides military needs more funding
to destroy north bear and make days sunny

peace is not exceptional agenda
when...

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I deserve it at this point,
I see it coming every time.

I know your promises are hollow,
and your love riddled with lies.

I've stayed this long just...

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Anger roars like a beast, all around
The world cracks in crevices to fall into
Hatred brews, stirring like a nasty stew
Division rules across hundreds of miles
We...

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A troubled man held a dark guarded secret
Deep in a closet of his mind for years on end
No one knew this hidden in his anxious...

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In chambers filled with laughter, light, and carefree sound,
A discordant echo hangs, heavy and unbound.
A specter in the corner, draped in deep shadows,
A chilling truth...

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Being so awfully insecure
among confident people 
seems ridiculous and brittle; 
I'm very humble by nature,
it will not take me anywhere:
I'll end up gathering crumbs! 

I'm...

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Ah, unlucky me! Ah, unlucky you!
What was all that anxiety for?
We couldn't understand it took faith
to move on and hold on worth;
ah, unlucky me! Ah,...

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Moortje was left behind
(Anne Frank's poor sweet feline)

It'd be hard to keep her
plus without her, cheaper
--to take care of the folks
but she'd miss Anne's soft...

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When unspoken words
hang over silence,
they keep a face
from flashing smiles:
all that's beautiful
turns sad and dull!

Some of us never speak
or whisper them sweetly;
so uncertain they are...

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Doesn't it take boldness and strength
to purse visions with a constant beat,
and be thrilled when two people meet? 
Dreams have bright and dark colors,
and each...

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Walking down the street, 
With both eyes closed,
I remain on this path, 
Completely unopposed,
That is the nature of grandiosity,
I may not be alone,
But nobody can...

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**Content warning: depicts abuse (please skip to one of my more lightheaded poems if one needs to).


To you, your abuse began as a game or...

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Deep in my shrewd mind, a storm rages on 
Dark clouds gather as the wind howls till dawn
A tempest of thoughts, I cannot control
A battle...

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I wish you all the best
for your treacherous success.
You think you have won the world,
but I will wait for my God's turn.
That's why the world...

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I'm not trying to open up Old Wounds
 oh hash up any ill feelings
I just want to know that you're okay
Countless times I've wanted to...

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