Long Pick up where we left off Poems

Long Pick up where we left off Poems. Below are the most popular long Pick up where we left off by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Pick up where we left off poems by poem length and keyword.


Plans We Never Got to Keep

We hadn’t talked in years,
not really.
Not since childhood,
when grass stains
and ghost stories
bound us like magic.

Cousins,
but closer than that —
best friends
before the world grew quiet.

We were six,
sitting in circles at recess,
telling wild stories
just to make the hours stretch.
Remember the green-eyed creatures
who chased us in our dreams?
The ghost at Grandma’s house
you swore was real?
I never doubted you.

We played for hours on end.
You were my best friend.

Remember the clover patch
outside my dad’s work?
Always searching for the lucky one.
You always found it.
You always found everything.

Then came middle school.
Then came silence.

But there we were again —
Algebra class.
Me with a book.
You, with that grin
you never really lost.

You saw I was hurting.
He cheated.
I tried to disappear behind the pages,
but you pulled me back
with a clever excuse —
“Can you help me with this homework?”

We slipped into laughter
like we never left.
Talked about the backyard —
how you got clotheslined
because you forgot to duck.
You made it sound epic.
It was.

We remembered
the jungle of tall grass,
the ghost stories,
the way the world once felt ours.

We made plans.
To hang out.
To pick up where we left off.
To be real again.

You handed me your worksheet,
and I promised:
“I’ll finish it tonight.”

But I didn’t.
I got distracted.
It could wait, I thought.

And then —
while I was doing it —
my brother ran in,
breathless.
"Armando died.”

I told him to stop lying.
He wasn’t.

The boy who lit up every hallway,
the one who made
even sadness smile —
was gone.

And now—
I can’t remember the sound of your laugh,
but every time I laugh,
I see your face.

I carry our last conversation
like a fragile thing with wings.
The way you looked at me —
like you still knew me.
Like nothing had changed.

That was the last time.
But it was real.
And it’s enough
to remember you.


An Understatement

She threw an understatement where my thoughts lingered 
Words hiding beneath the shadow of reason, 
Triggered 
Thoughts sinking in portrayed reality 
Silently in a raging mind 
As she sips drunk from the bottle of poetry 
Excuses masking the face of her true mind 
With such an intense blindness 
Her love being my weakness 
The past blinded us 
As we try to put it behind us 
Though she never forgot about us 
The past threw us into the pits of guilt and blame 
Provoked my words so I can speak 
The truth she wrote in letters for me to seek 
In rain, 
In pain, 
And in shame 

She threw an understatement where thoughts strolled down the isle of reality 
Enticing my ear drums with words of reality 
A plea to pick up where we left off 
Where words never ceased to intertwine with thoughts of, 
Textured morality, 
Blueprint of sin, 
Gene filled iniquity 
My faults I have not seen 
Word-spoken into blasphemy 
And mouth-spoken into tragedy 
A product of change, 
Sole-minded to purity 
A dream for both of us to age 

She threw an understatement where thoughts knocked on suicide doors 
Wings withered and clipped 
Imperfection, 
Judgment its yours 
Heart shuttered, 
Bled and ripped 
Iniquity,shame and guilt 
Soul whipped 
Word left to dry and wilt 
Effort to shine my rusty halo, 
Imperfection is what I only know 
Eyes teared, 
Weeped 
Feet limping like a city pigeon 
Crooked, 
Soaked in false religion 
Mind sieved into lies 
Ignorance that caused us to lie 
'Caused us to fight, 
Refusing repentance 
Wise in our own sight, 
Rejecting guidance 

But she wrote an understatement between the lines 
Message portrayed, 
I read between the lines 
A tongue twisting reality, 
Strings fixed and attached to life lines 
With the emphasis that life goes on 
Life a blessing, 
Its us who go wrong 
So let the emotions be crucified, 
Be sanctified 
'Cause false acts will soon be denied 


Copyright 2015

Class of 2017: the Little Rascals Crew

It’s been four (long) years. Yes, long - to my dismay.
Some think it goes quickly; RUBBISH! I say.
When you have a child, the days will drag,
The season crawl, and the years can lag.

But onward we prevail, with our heads held high,
(and sick in our hair, and snot down the tie)
It’s a given we love them, (bar the high pitched squealing),
But staying home with them, isn’t that appealing,

So we hand them over; guilt ridden and tired,
Wiping someone else’s bum, wasn’t something I desired.
With the promise of adult conversation, a hot cuppa tea,
We march ourselves to work, silently screaming: “I’m free!”

Whilst we bask in blissful calm; uninterrupted wee’s (!)
You pick up, where we left off: potty training, first aid, ABC’s
But beyond this basic care, you all so graciously deliver,
There’s something more to what you do – and here is just a sliver:

Megan, from day one, when she was just a tiny tot,
Taught her how to feed herself, crawl, stand, trot

“Good morning Dora the explorer,” beams Cathy, on a morning,
As I sign her in at the gate, bleary eyed and yawning.

Chris embracing my daughter because she missed me and cried.
Sammy, praising her on writing skills, because she truly tried.

My daily complaints with Claire and Emma S,
Zoe, Julia make the meals; Gill and Lisa clean-up the mess.

Keeping your cool Paige. Sophie. Jess. And Kirsty,
As for the 100th time that day, she claims that she is thirsty.

Georgia and Casey, her BFF's - she prefers you more than me,
Asking them to sleepovers, and “when they coming round for tea?”

Georgia put a spell on her, she’s asked if she can be her sister!
I remind myself she is with you, on the days when I’ve missed her.
Form: Couplet

Didn'T Mean To Make You Cry...... That Hard

So it looks like you messed up again,
Thought I would sit around and wait.
Have you already forgotten what I said,
You don’t decide for me, I make my own fate.

You didn't think I would go through with it,
Ok I'll admit it hasn’t been easy.
Did you think I would never move on,
I'm done with games they are just sleazy.

Why when I tell you I have moved on,
You call repeatedly crying saying your feeling blue.
Sorry you had four years to figure it out,
Now you wont be having this cake and eating it too.

After everything we have been through,
How is this what brings you to tears.
I'm not sorry for moving on with my life,
And you'll never cry as much as I have over the years.

Sure that connection we have will never fade,
We know exactly what each other wants and needs.
But I will find that and grow with another,
I have already began to plant those seeds.

After everything you have did to us,
I still do wish you happiness and joy.
But you should have thought this through before,
If you don’t love her then with her heart you shouldn't toy.

I can't help but to sometimes think of you,
We had a lot of great days and nights, simple memories to fade.
That passion we may never find with another,
But I cant always be blamed as the reason why she is so jade.

I don’t know if we will ever pick up where we left off,
Guess it just depends where our lives take us to.
All I know is I cant wait around for you to decide what you want,
Just remember you chose your own path as to why you are so blue.
Form:

A Four Letter Word Called Anxious

Im anxious.... Im Scared of Forever Scared we wont make it anxious we'll lose our love for each other anxious... we wont make it last.. scared we wont want to.. make it last.... tired of being afraid.. not sure what to do about it... not sure there is anything i can do... Scared I'll Lose U Niece Pretti Redd Scared U wont Come Back If I do... Scared we won't get along.... one argument..questions.... are we thru...wi ll we work it out....will we survive...will there be a breaking point.. what will it be... two seconds... angry with each other.... is it over....whos taking my place.... ur in a new relationship.... are we really over....yes..... What Now do i start from scratch.. do we pick up where we left off.. do I......Do I Love Her if I... dont need no time... start a new relationship.. to start looking..... I've looked ... found one... she my new flame.... is it too late.. i see u...palm in hand with his.. ur relatiopnship gone strong...I see U I feel u i Want U ... do I need U.. Wats the difference... Do U want me.... Are really Over.... Forever? I Have one request... Don't leave..... Ever.....Together..... Forever? Be Mine and mine alone... No One Else Just me... If there's is someone else.. anyone else.. Just Come Home.


Undying Need

Setting out on a quest to test,  what we already know,  We will find.
The crystal coated flakes, once found in pixie sticks,  blowing out our minds.
To find relief in life, to sooth the desperation, of the soul,
for fear of landing upside down or ending up in a six foot hole.
 To pick up, where we left off the night before & 
wonder aimlessly like a bed of once fed flowers, 
whose weeds are now in control. 
 All in hopes of feeding, this undying need for the soul.  
No fix it quick band aids,  to cover up the holes.
Only the fulfillment of an addiction, which drives you from your home.
In this search you lead, hoping to feed, 
this undying need of your soul.
Burning out, blasting in,  the pace picks up as you draw it in,
you feel the drying & aching of your bones…
Starring at lines you have showning on your face,
trying to connect the ones that end with out trace…
Scars are etched by glass that has sketched ghost clouds in your mind
You can feel it hit, as you take off & leave everything else behind.
In this search you seek the undying need to feed your
blackened soul,  as living in addiction, burning up your presence &
being swallowed up as whole…

David J. Caldera
03/31/08
Form: Rhyme

Hard To Forget

Searching for the chemistry that we had
Was it ur age?
She is ur age and yet not the same
Was it ur blonde hair?
She has blonde hair and still not like u
Looking for the qualities that only u possess
Smoking myself into a coma every night
Clearly out of my mind
Thoughts of u send my mind into a tailspin
Lost with no communication
Searching an uncharted piece of my soul
I have never had these damned feelings
The words u told me were lies of a hopeful heart
We will never pick up where we left off
This emptiness will never be filled
I thought that I had loved and lost before
I had no idea it was like this...

My happy place is listening to Harry Styles with u on the porch in the sunshine of May. Ur blonde hair glowing in the sunshine. White tank top, short jean shorts. Ur yellow toe nail polish.
Soon after, reality starts to take over
The clouds roll in and slowly take away my sunshine, as u disappear into the fading sunshine. I am left alone in the gloom of an overly cloudy, grey sky. I wait through the rain and snow, hoping to catch a glimpse of ur face in the sunshine.

A Tale of Vampirates

Busy reading a curious series 
Wrapped in the fantasy 
Written within it's covers
A story of Vampirates

A complex tale of lives entwined 
Destiny shaped before life 
Journeys embarked upon
While sailing the open seas

Set in a time ahead of now 
Throughout the past plays it's part
Challenges faced by siblings divided
Worlds apart their loyalties tried

Enchanting descriptions of a world apart
Removed from reality
Still within its embrace
An epic tale of adventure

Thousands of pages
To tell its full tale
A beautiful story
An original, truly one of a kind

Wanting the story to continue 
For the characters journeys 
To not be through
To pick up where we left off

Sailing through the seas
In search of answers
Of treasure 
And more

Twins who were once sheltered 
Exposed to untold dangers
Denied the truth
To who they are

Centuries of time 
Riddled with tales 
Of more than just the twins 
Conner and Grace

But alas the tale is done
With their unusual stories
Left swinging in limbo
So onto the next one

Written by:  Shannon Deane
Written:  June 9th, 2011
Contest:  Sea Of Words
Form: Narrative

Second Chances

Didn't think I would be back here but then again it's like I get another chance to react differently and subliminally I get to handle it another way, what a day I'm not even gonna lie it hurt but I recognize your worth and I still believe you're the one who can fulfill my needs because it's you who I want, I can't front so when I turned my back I always looked back hoping you would too but also prepared if you never did, you don't have to be scared to fall for me I'll catch you that's a promise, I honor you enough to take it slow and respect you enough to let our love grow even when we're apart. I don't wanna start over let's pick up where we left off, our kids playing together me losing myself in your most deep inner thoughts. We deserve each other. We both been down the road that leads no where, but when I'm with you I don't have a care in a world, you're the girl I never thought I'd get but now I'm scared to lose. And now that it seems like we both have a second chance at love my only question is do you feel the same way I do
© Corey Ross  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lyric

The Fallout

The Fallout


For a brief moment, everything I needed was right in front of me
She was the embodiment of perfection
A stunning personality, a heart of gold, and absolutely gorgeous 
I didn't expect to fall so hard so fast
I could feel myself glowing from within
A smile radiating from my face by the mere thought of her
They say when you find the one, you just know
And I knew it, there wasn't a doubt in my mind
And as quickly as it started, it all came crashing down
In an instant those feelings turned to disbelief
How could the bottom fallout on something so great?
Turns out there's more to her than I ever could've imagined
She wasn't ready and didn't want to get involved in something she couldn't give her all
Inside she was rebuilding herself, putting the pieces back together 
Repairing the damage done by a savage monster
Maybe someday we can pick up where we left off
Until then, all I can do is try to be her friend and help piece together a fragile heart

Get a Premium Membership
Get more exposure for your poetry and more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Member Area

My Admin
Profile and Settings
Edit My Poems
Edit My Quotes
Edit My Short Stories
Edit My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder

Soup Social

Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us

Member Poems

Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread

Member Poets

Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest

Famous Poems

Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100

Famous Poets

Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War

Poetry Resources

Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter