Steadily swimming
She flashes a grin
Doc in a boat
Take's a note
she won't surrender.
She wants to win
finds strength within.
Worriedly Waiting,
friend wishes she'd ask herself "why"
and paces the French side.
Hastily helping,
she rises a moment
to wave, before waves re-hide
He feels pride inside
Stand by the starlight,
The watch boat is tossed
Pain isn't peaceful,
enter the arena
know the cost
Their bond is a beacon; the channel was crossed.
this race isn't lost.
Categories:
helplessly, adventure, beach, boat, character,
Form: Lyric
Tell me, do you feel anything ?
I believe you do.
But you possess the sleight of hand
to put up a wall.
And I, feel like a fool
without any professional magic
to protect me,
and I always helplessly fall.
(11.03.2025)
Categories:
helplessly, feelings,
Form: Free verse
we see hard hearts
withering away
they are in denial
we look on in dismay
love employs no force
it is a bliss mist
cold hearts are oblivious
because they resist
soul’s light is trapped
in confines of lower mind
God’s grace alone can heal
stone hearts who are blind
each journey is unique
which we do respect
we wonder what we can do
for such souls shipwrecked
Categories:
helplessly, sympathy,
Form: Rhyme
The feathers of your insights brush my lips
sending jolts of electricity through my rusted veins
Your condescending glance sends the glass shattering
raining down shards of misfortunes down whoever questions you
domes of innocence create buildings of unfaltering love
always never looking at the negative side of things
no matter what you do
Your stare is enough to tear the sky apart
and bring down a hail of mishaps to follow the ones who did you wrong
Everything you do is like a fascinating movie
which my eyes are glued to
I've grown to memorize every wrinkle in your face
and perfectly mirror your emotions
I became your puppet unknowingly
Doing everything for your satisfaction
The air is better at picking up hints than me
it tries to drop some by sending a shiver down my spine
but of course, I pay no heed
You keep growing poison trees in my orchard
But I've turned blind to them
I watch you slowly killing me inside
but I'm too helpless to do anything about it
Categories:
helplessly, love,
Form: Free verse
Listen to a new song and drink a cup of wine there;
The pavilion and clime remain unchanged as last year.
When will the setting sun turn around ?
I watch helplessly as the flowers fall down.
But the seemingly familiar swallows return to the yard and
I wander alone on the path of the fragrant garden.
(Tran.)
Categories:
helplessly, flower, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
His arms wrapped around her frail body,
cradling her gently as he feels the warm sickness.
Her hair clings about her sweat-soaked face
as a fever burns with raging anger.
A need of wet snow,
to cool her brow to break the fever,
he refuses to let her die.
A fear within him sets,
knowing she will soon die.
She is his heart;
he wants and needs her to survive.
He holds on to her
for dear life against his chest
watching helplessly
as the woman he has loved is dying.
In his arms she lays still and quiet,
her breath leaving her body
to leave the world behind.
10/13/2017
Contest Name: Broken-Hearted Poems
Sponsored By: Broken Wings
Categories:
helplessly, grief, love, sick,
Form: Free verse
We have our trials, but there are
some souls who never get too far.
They barely even learned to crawl.
Helplessly - hopelessly - they fall.
The homeless and the addict who
inhabit streets; what can they do?
Some live a storm that has no lull.
Helplessly - hopelessly - they fall.
The wife abused, the poor child born
to messed up folks, and the forlorn -
They’re pressed against a stone cold wall.
Helplessly - hopelessly - they fall.
How difficult for those who thrive
to comprehend such tragic lives.
Before they’re shrouded by their pall,
helplessly - hopelessly - they fall.
For PD's 100 in a ROW contest --
11 PREMIERE number Poetry Contest
Categories:
helplessly, life,
Form: Kyrielle
Ever saw a dry leaf
whirling in the wind
Reminding us of our lives
Like the wind
our fate blows us
in the direction of our destiny
Helplessly we follow
Sometimes leads us in to dark alleys,
sometimes into beautiful gardens
Helplessly we follow
Life articulates us
To just sway in this wind
Without any resistance
Hoping against all odds
that when the wind rests
When it all ends
You will be in a place
where you always wanted to be
Categories:
helplessly, hope, life,
Form: Free verse
Thoughts will gather in my mind.
I seem to see but I am so blind.
Being me is so distinct.
I just hope my brain can link.
Pressure is what I hold.
I try to sell a thing that has been sold.
Even like words that matter.
I sell them even when they are tatter.
Confusing I may have you thinking now.
So I will tell you how.
I mix my words to tell you what has been told.
I can make your mind stop or hold.
Categories:
helplessly, losswords,
Form: Rhyme