Someone saw me crying the other day
They didn't know me but asked if I was okay
I sniffled and said someone I know is dying
It's not perfectly true so I feel bad for lying
It's not an old family member or a friend of mine
But it's the me I used to know that's dying
I can't get out of bed anymore
I'm trapped in a room, eyes are the door
I can't escape the room that is my mind
The monsters whispers the only thing I can find
I'm a ghost again in my life
I was hallowed out and given the knife
I can't be trusted with this device
I hurt everyone, even myself I slice
Even when I don't intend to
I try to spare them from the pain, I swear I do
I push them away
Further and further each day
But then I die more and more
As I become but a shell of what I used to adore
Is this affliction terminal now?
Is this the cheery girl's final bow?
Categories:
sniffled, 12th grade, anxiety, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Daisy Daisy give me your answer do, said he
"I can't cuz I got de flu" she sniffled then blew
Daisy Daisy you know I love you
she plucked at the petals, then counted, recounted with rue
Daisy daisy won't you finally, say I do ?
" I'd like to, I want to but, Achew!
Daisy Daisy whats up with you ?
I got a cold and I don't know what to do !
Hot Toddy Hot lovin'.... he gave her, that night
then he loved her and kissed her, with all of his might !
The next day she knelt on one knee and did ask,
"oh Pippin oh Pippin won't you marry me"
I can't love I'm sickie, not now love, Tee Hee.
In the meantime, the ring was attached to a daisy,
of course he'd marry her, she drove him half crazy !!!
Categories:
sniffled, happiness, love,
Form: Rhyme
"If anything were to ever happen,"
whispered a girl with heavy eyes and lips,
"remember to set your alarm for six,
you have a bad habit of sleeping in."
She sighed as the sky began to blacken
and sniffled in sync with the faucet drip.
"If everything falls and your smile slips,
we will dance to your broken violin."
Before she knew it, anything happened.
She tried to scream, "please do not take me there."
But it slowly faded out of her view.
"If I had my way, I would've been there and
your violin would have played everywhere,
reminding the world how much I love you."
Categories:
sniffled, 12th grade, longing, memory,
Form: Italian Sonnet
at 8 11 a.m. I met destiny by surprise
shadows of grey clouds took over my sky
the sun sizzled out in the rain
puddles of dirty water splattered on my legs
shower water heated up until steam blinded me
I found particles of gravel from asphalt in the tub
a whirlpool gurgled the filthy water down the drain
the towel warmer had made my robe nice and toasty
yesterdays tomorrow, ended today
my brain slushed around in my head
rapid pulse, chilling sweat, I shivered
dizziness made me plop into a chair
I sniffled into a kleenex, avoiding eye contact
tears of guilt and shame wrestled for dominance
locked away where secrets go, safe from peering eyes
the screaming horde shoved their signs in my face
a murderer...me? I died that day, do you know why?
who he was? he pinned me down silencing me with a kiss
you're screaming and breathing now, proof you're alive
I did nothing wrong, I'm just collateral damage
ever hear of precautions, abstinence, condoms
he used the rhythm method, it didn't work
by your logic those choices are premeditated murder
I was victimized, he's in jail, I'm no bodies victim anymore
191 words 24 line 6 stanzas © 9 months ago, Sharon
Categories:
sniffled, conflict, feelings, heartbroken, how
Form: Free verse
He was a foul mouthed fellow from Falmouth
Who spouted and spewed some sewage - like slime
'Til he met a maiden who made a new man
And taught this rodent ridden rummy to rhyme
He piddled and puddled and peeled off a poem
Then sniffled and snuffled and sensed out a sonnet
He metered and teetered and tested a Tanka -
The maiden smiled and tipped him her bonnet
Soon the Queen quoted quips from his efforts
Said his musings were meant for the mellow
He grinned and penned a fabulous Footle
He was no more just a foul mouthed fellow
1-11-20
Contest: Twist My Tongue
Sponsor: Nina Parmenter
Categories:
sniffled, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
she sniffled
into a
tissue
saying
she was
cold
my tongue
tip touch of
her forehead
felt hot
so to stop
future coughs
rubbing
crushed
mustard and
garlic on her
chest
marinating
while making
two separate
pots of tea
one which is
ginger mint and
honey
the other
valarian
root the
smell of
a boiling
bootless
sock
she will
drink so
that
she will
sleep
while i
watch
over
her
in my
heart
Categories:
sniffled, muse,
Form: I do not know?
The sun had been courteously shining,
But disappeared progressively.
The clouds became dark and rushing;
I heard several thunderous thunders.
Small and scattered drops of rain started falling.
Then, it started raining and pouring;
With no umbrella, I compacted my paces.
I was critically soaked but paddled forward.
I became like a homeless dog in a desert,
Roaming around with no company;
I was devastated, completely desperate
On a foreign land, like in a mangrove.
No one to talk to, except my inner person
That called for death, but it never came.
I cried, I moaned and sniffled over and over.
My small heart was quickly pumping.
All my tears were wiped by the rain.
Choiceless, I seemed to like that shower,
Though it disturbed my journey.
In loneliness, my legs were wobbling.
I sat on a wanderer’s huge stone,
Bent my head on both my knees.
I recalled the days of good weather,
But I was optimistic to get dry someday.
Poem by Mugisho N Theophile.
Categories:
sniffled, break up, character, confusion,
Form: ABC
She glanced up furtively from the shelter of the doorway
Huddled against the cold
In a tattered spring jacket three sizes too big for her
Bitter winter wind rushed down her neck and through her sleeves
A scruffy stray dog sniffled at her suspiciously, hopefully
Then sauntered off down the dark alleyway
The brown skin of her fingertips was tinged bluish white
So she tucked them into her armpits for warmth
She had long since stopped shivering
The headlights of the cruiser shone upon her like the morning light
Bold, bright and blinding
The patrolman reached down and picked her up effortlessly
Carrying her to the warmth of his car
Her body stiff from holding her bent position for so long
She went through this far too often
If only she could go home…
Categories:
sniffled, abuse, weather, winter,
Form: Free verse
In dominant night chill of the winter breeze,
As i walked into the realm that was ceased,
A dark cluttered voice converged and groomed,
echoed with an offense that was bloomed,
the unsullied calamity that befallen on the doomed,
I heard a loud whisper tangled with a resolve,
More furious and suffocating as it was,
the rusted freight of the sandstones were lying,
with no notion or any desire to acquire life,
they've moved to the other dimension with a rift,
that succumbed every bit of tiny moisture before the shift,
It tackled my brain and pumped out my blood,
watching them tearing apart made my wisdom flood,
i desired to pass there message to the world,
as they were desperate to enlighten those which were about to face,
the real devastation which they were about to brace,
in the end i was restless and remained undone,
watching them move on without passing the words,
the harmony that they were about to encounter,
i think i somewhat did sniffled out there position,
at long lasted while they ended moving on for revolution.
Categories:
sniffled, grave,
Form: Free verse
Stars In My Heart
Free from pain, he lay aloof and still on the bier
I saw him sleep motionless with no trace of fear
Recanting the prayers after the village priest-head
Eyes lowered I sniffled and dropped my heavy head
Sandalwood logs and incense were placed above him
Saline tears kept dripping down as all looked so grim
The crackling red flames shot arrows to heaven's bed
When pyre was kindled to bid farewell to the dead
His soul with fire danced in celebration
But our souls were charred and ashen as dad moved on
In a pensive mood I reflected on fusion
Of bonds and connections that bind us to love on
The inferno brought me out of this delusion
Of nothingness, but stars in my heart to live on
May 1, 2016
Elements Parts 4 - Fire
For Brian Davey
12 syllables in each line
Categories:
sniffled, absence, bereavement, body, dad,
Form: Sonnet
The ball flew straight ahead
Smacking her right in the head
I pitched it to her
It came so fast, it happened in a blur
She sniffled in pain
As I thought in my brain,
I could have said, "Head's up!" or "Watch out!"
But I watched as the coach said, "Timeout!"
My face turns red, I feel ashamed
I knew I didn't aim
I forget to say sorry
I think she thought I was angry
I see it in my dreams
And sometimes in daydreams
I and I will never forget
How we both were so upset
Categories:
sniffled, baseball,
Form: Rhyme
Today I stopped to smell a rose
And got a fairy in my nose.
She buzzed her little fairy wings
She kicked and punched and other things.
It kind of tickled as she fought
But all her struggling was for naught.
Like glue my boogies held her there
Her tiny frame lodged in my nare.
Some pixie dust she threw therein
And though she tried, she could not win.
It turns out I’m allergic, see
To all that dust she threw on me.
I hacked and coughed and then I wheezed
I snorted, sniffled…even sneezed
And yet despite those awful fits
Up in my nose, the fairy sits.
A nasal home where she must stay
Until she figures out a way
to climb down and my nostril breach…
She’s just too deep for me to reach.
So next time when you hear them say
to smell the roses on your way,
Recall the fairy in my sniffer
And know that my advice may differ.
05/01/15
Categories:
sniffled, fairy, flower, fun, funny,
Form: Quatrain
Walking down road of life and
we're talking.
Sharing our stories- laughing
and gawking.
While expressing the troubles
that made your day hard-
A climax interrupted,
The ending was scarred.
A bridge built to pass, we
thought it would last.
Like spilling a glass, our
moment was vast.
When all of the sudden- The End of our date.
A murderous halt- the car
stopped too late.
You sniffled your nose, a drunk
driver dozed...
Then BAM! - Our bodies were
lifeless in clothes.
It's noises of sirens we both left
behind,
And a drunk put in cuffs with
jail on his mind.
I loved you a lot, but held off to
say...
I wanted it perfect- the right
time of day.
Now I know there was no other
way,
But to confront this difficult,
"I love you" cliche.
Carpe diem, just live like you
mean it.
Seize the day, or die like you've
seen it.
Every breath allows you the
chance,
To rethink your life- ask her to
dance.
-Yours Truly
Categories:
sniffled, death, death of a
Form: Couplet