To our dying breath
If what leads on up
Her's, mine, our shared outlooks through
Darkens, grievous, o'er
As much will you, Earth
Admire as adore.
And with a bending
Bloom to smell weakness!
Worshippers, same! Dazed pilgrims!
For with each trek made
As bright will yet, Earth
Shrine-like be outlayed.
I miss you enough to be warm today, my salt- stained pillows would tell you the truth
But the walls around my heartstrings may be made of rocks
So that no one may enter the fortress, you made for me
The fortune you left for me, of your ambitions, your radiance
I drown in melancholy, once in a while, secretly
But I keep finding my way, just like you'd taught me
I keep writing in hopes that you may read, or answer
Maybe talk? Send something from the clouds somehow
I keep writing the same things, I look at the sky
I know you and I, now cross down different paths
Me of life, you of land that never lets you make it back
Land of- I'd give it up in a second to see you smile
I know, i know- I'm foolish, I realize
I lost you to the worst part of time
So when I close my eyes, I see your face
I feel your warmth, your joy, your grace
And I see the light that'd would lead me down
To the roads you said would lead me home
All my what-ifs down the same way, to you
Always towards you.
Lost in love,
yet still in love.
Oh, my
I've tried more than enough.
So let the wind take me.
Let it carry what I cannot.
Let me flow
far from my worries,
somewhere
I am free.
Ever felt suffocated?
You open a window,
and still the air refuses you.
The walls feel like they’re closing in on you,
drawing nearer with every breath,
and you can’t breathe.
You stare at the ceiling,
but it becomes a mirror,
showing everything
you’d rather forget.
You want to cry,
but even tears are too heavy to lift.
Something is eating your belly button,
pulling at you from the inside,
but you cannot speak it.
You’re the one they speak to
when they have problems,
The order of a vitamin
Simply, life, a hair is for fun
Spoken worth, a willing shade to climb?
Into your lap, a wholer smile for any who would innocence
Spare me the details, in a cup of frequent spirits
High as a kite, with a reach to the stars, somewhere over the rainbow
I see your shared shall, if not the coolness of a remembered wit
Silver bells to come, an avidness of a problem we both know....
Toenails?
Simple rhythm of a bliss for ideology to bloom
Sakes without a created pain, to inform my clash with strength
Continue with a silent night, misery, promises to few, with soon
Could ink have an unexpected owe?
Silly accusations of windy deeds I have a saved repose
Lucky as this would seem, I have a question for adding a quiet mouse
Live and let live, or a sweet sincerity I should know, in the smile of a prose
Here goes kiddo...
Smile at the song of a fruity share, in a distant house
Walls of livid kindness, a God of asking a reason of a flower?
Lizards with a wisdom's tooth don't, promise us a spill of cleverness from Gods?
Since I flipped out, life’s a lot easier
Any gal I like, I hug and squeeze her
Seems that they like it
The punch, I spike it
I may be crazy, but I sure please her
Rabi, the Ever Rising Sun!
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Among thousands and thousands of stars
You are the one and only who shines
the brightest.
As the sun above our head is the
solar guardian
You are the same for our lives
to be that man .
The sun rises and sets everyday
not caring anyone
But you never sets remaining ever rising for everyone.
The sun gives us the day but he takes rest at night
While you stay ever rising in our life to make it like day light.
You are the sun of the land called Rabindranth to enlighten
Our lives, minds and hearts to be the complete men.
Dr. Dipak Dik, Kolkata, India.
a quiet fairytale
Why so quiet he asked most sincerely,
I don’t want to rattle the skeletons in the closet said she,
the noise of rattling bones stirs up dust bunnies
and the mites of secrets lost in debris
at the bottom of old trunks and older tapestry bags~
You can tell me anything he declared earnestly,
old mites and dust bunnies have never scared me,
and though my own secrets are most mundane
they’ll hold hands with your skeletons and muffle those bones
so we can live life forever quietly, comfortably.
This is the greatest poem ever written
I am
You are
I am you
You are me
I want you
You want me
I am you
You are me
I am you
You aren,t me
I am not you
We are one
We are human
You are human
I am human
I am
You are
I
You
We are one
Tater's and beer
In another privileged day of excitement
Look at me, friend, a belch has the sense to appear
Like a spit in a tube, with a reason to rube, I know a foolish hickey to relent
Like a child of the stars, the poise of uncertainty
Has become ours, to let a swallow of many and might
Become the secret of misery no one is saying, publicly...?
What the hell rhymes with muscles and care, if I do it myself up right?
A mouse wanders by, daring us to catch itself in a trap
Wow, it says, the misery I notice and due, is a little vague...
Suppose the danger of me and reality is for any and all, a hosting crap
That seems to be taters and beers, having a good time at my imagination's rage?
Please, spare yourself the effort of proving your love to me -
I promise it will never reach me,
though I wish with all my soul it could.
No matter how vast or profound your devotion,
I am a fortress that cannot be breached;
I am utterly incapable of receiving, believing, or feeling it.
I myself love so deeply - so agonizingly deeply -
and I ache to feel that same warmth returned.
But do not waste your breath on reassurances.
Do not try to convince me.
I am condemned to never, ever know it.
if I ever write a novel
I hope I write a great one
controversial
that inspires rapid conversation
I hope it gets banned
making me an outlaw for life
Do you ever think of me
in stretches of the night?
Do you every think of me
as darkness turns to light?
Do you ever think of me
when hearts are on display?
Do you every think of me
when dreams come out to play?
Do you ever think of me
when thoughts turn into rhyme?
Do you ever think or me
when love demands your time?
Do you ever think of me
when pain touches your day?
Do your ever think of me
when you kneel down to pray?
I confess, I think of you
more often than I should
I confess, I think of you.
I'd stop it if I could
I confess, I think of you
Each thought comes with a smile
I confess, I think of you
It makes my time worthwhile
Let us linger in this place
where thoughts are wild and free
Let us linger in this place
of thoughts of you and me
Eileen Manassian Ghali
July 11, 2026
Think about your entire life in four different stages,
Like the seasons animals endure out in the wild.
With the SPRING, comes learning how to turn the pages.
Curiosity is overwhelming as a child.
The SUMMER of life is full of fun and innocence for us all,
As we soak up the sun’s hot rays and frolic on the beach.
When we become an adult, we listen to our heart’s call
And we find that none of our desires are out of reach.
Throughout the AUTUMN of our life, we daydream a lot.
We live to work and work to live, knowing there’s more out there.
Find that one, special person out there and give it a shot.
What makes the journey worth the wait is knowing that they care.
When the WINTER of our life comes knocking at our door,
We will be ready and waiting with open arms and love.
With a partner, it’s just another season to explore,
While those who have gone on before us watch from up above.
In a crowded room of faces
Through all the noise and endless places
A thousand voices surrounding me
It's only you I ever see
Stars will always light the sky
Time moves on and passes by
And even if you set me free
It's only you I ever see
The seasons change, the years pass by
Through every truth, through every lie
Of all the gifts life gave to me
It's only you I ever see
In all we’ve done, in all we do
My world begins and ends with you
For you’re the missing piece of me
It's only you I ever see
Your love has taught my heart to know
The bond we share will only grow
And in this world of you and me
It's only you I ever see
You are my world…my everything
For only you my soul will sing
For now and all eternity
It's only you I‘ll ever see
When life brings storms and seas are rough
Remember me, remember us
For in this life, through all I do
I’ll spend forever loving you…
By Raina Hutchins
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