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did you know?you know it hurts
whether from lack
or too much of what you said
the little flirts and silence dead

do you know the pain you cause
the pain that makes me see
oh every single flaw
the pain that sits and gnaws

why did you go and do that
make me feel loved
then hated
all because you didn't see-
didn't know
every time we spoke
how i felt elated

I still wonder who killed youold experiences don't always die
and new ones still get the chance to kill us
they pull our bodies apart
ripping our skin
like when your stitches came open
because we were too rough in bed
and maybe you had a boyfriend
who sometimes thought about burning you
with the cigars you didn't know he smoked
or a girlfriend
who liked someone else inside her
and still kissed you when she came home

we stayed up too late one night
you were mumbling about my eyes
so I closed them and you kissed me
and I fell asleep wondering
if you had once been with a boy
who wanted to hurt you
or a girl that didn't love your eyes
the way you love mine

One Way ConversationOne Way Conversation.

Why are you like this?
You're driving yourself to insanity.

I really don't know.

The First VictimThe first victim was a man of accord—
Gentle in heart, lacking in sword;
When he glimpsed the young colleen by river,
His body, his senses, went reflexively aquiver—
The morning light shone on her tender face,
Oh, the way she looked at him! 'Twas of grace,
So then, she offered the man some wine,
A unique offer which any man could not decline—
But before long, as her dark hair cascaded around them,
The young colleen turned to her ways of mayhem,
And so she clasped his hands and bit his neck,
Thrust him beneath the water—gave him one last peck;
Water began to fill his nares,
As she was on him again, with no wor

These Words Are HotThese words are hot—
They light up my silent mouth like Christmas lights—
I can't wait to spit them off my tongue and fashion
Boughs of meaning, like Austen,
To decorate the dull minds of which I am no stranger.

This language, like a painter's brush,
Is ill at ease with me.
I cannot move to make a speech
For those bewitching late-night eyes—
And nimbly,
Unrequited love ascends my spine,
Those cowardly steps of groaning bone—
And conquers me.

RagnarokHere we stand, on the slopes of Vigrid,
We've had -
Three years of winter,
Three years of persistence

Still we stand, Einherjer, side by side,
The storm rages through our ranks,
Mountains come down, Grinding to dust,
But still we stand, Einherjer, side by side!

The flames lick the sky,
Our spears and swords held up high,
As we clash,
In the valleys of ragnarök,

Impending our doom,
The giants storm forth,
There's an end,
And it's closing in on our souls.

The flames lick the sky,
Our spears and swords held up high,
As we clash,
In the valleys of ragnarök,

Hel's army approach,
Loki's daughter storm forth,
There's

mirror/daughterwhy is it
that my mother can't stand the quiet
as we drive down the same
road as usual?

she talks and i nod, turn on
the radio to escape her endless banter.

and she
always finds a reason to say

things that hurt me

but not her.

i try not to listen, try not to yell
and cry and

(i paralyze time, inhale/exhale
this is just a 15 minute drive, and maybe

maybe she will understand.)

but she never realizes
i'm not a younger version of her,

a copy, with the same data installed.

BreakdownAll these contradictions
they make my mind spin,
as between us this friction
throws my dreams in the bin.
allways i am frightened
that you will leave me here,
my lungs constrict and tighten
with this neverending fear.
As my life crubles around me
all structure begins to fade,
away... and you walk away
again, again, afraid...

So fucking afraid, i wait
For the moment when my glue
cracks and flakes, this fate
is not my own. where are you...

My knight? My nighttime
is the only one who can sa

how to fall completely out of space and timeI am a portrait, of a man,
growing base, so in tune with my nature
that I'm losing my place in this world of extraneous desire,

I want to feel your atomic shell pound against mine
as our lips share the same space,

I want to find sleep, suspended animation
exploring my brain through the cheap imitation
of my waking dreaming translation,

I'm about as close to real as I can,
slipping through the world with a flick of a pen,
flicker screen, pixel pattern,

proper posture, air in my nostrils
borrowed from aristocrats ages ago,
recirculated, through my circulatory system
giving my blood oxygen,

thanks for giving me breathing room,
th

MeIt was being her peculiarity
Genuine to herself you see
Talking to her you will sense authority
That will stir your senses intuitively

Strict, it's what they define her
Sarcastic, made a strong personality
Sensible to every decisions she've decided
That makes her difficult to persuade

But behind that tough character
Is a heart that's full of laughter
A cheerful smile that can alter
A mirthful soul from whimper

She's like a book needed to be read
You can't understand if you won't comprehend
Once you'll discern then you'll perceive
What a wonderful someone she is

First glance would look so ordinary
But stare at her

RosesI was born in a field of roses,
arriving with the hummingbirds.
The sweet summer breeze
welcomed me gently,
and everything was quiet in the world.

The stars glimmered bright in the darkness,
and reflected sparkling in my eyes.
Flowers and thorns bloomed around my feet,
and above me, only sky.

I was born with an innocent heart,
not yet set on fire.
Not yet tangled with memories and dreams,
not yet broken with desire.

Now these thorns still grow around me,
and roses are few to none.
For I have set myself on fire,
and these roots won't let me run.

Sad Little Boy                 i watch you drink from the bottle
                 Sorry
                 can't help but stare.

                 are you so miserable?

                 you used to laugh at my jokes

The love of AshterAshter's love

Voices ringing
Like a clad of darkness
Banshees singing
Embracing madness

White roses burn to dust
Sorrow within my heart
Restrained sins of lust
It's tearing me apart

Blood slides down the fragile arm
Promises left for broken
Keeping one safe from harm
Hypocrisy's only token

Save me from myself
I can't take it any longer
The picture on a wooden shelf
Emotions ever so stronger

Love is a widow's song
A bird's broken wing
A mirror of all wrong
A tune she used to sing

Love is a broken vow
The tainting of all light
Accepting what is now...
Straying the path of right

Obsession like a fragile flower
A most l

Two roads, only one way to go.One offers me safety, and acceptance.
Sweetness, care and a peaceful life.
He understands, or at least tries to.

The other throws me into chaos,
frustration and uncertainty,
yet his arms never leaving my waist
nor my heart. Shielding me.

One makes me feel safe and fine,
the other one makes me feel alive.

A feeling so strong it overcomes
anything else I've ever felt before.

One would never leave me,
he would be my guide when life gets hard,
he would always be there for me.

The other is so like myself,
that I can't trust him,
because I know me,
I'm aware of how fickle I am,
and he's the same.

Free spirits.
We both seek th

GrafittiFresh on the mind,
A new design lingers,
There goes Johnny,
Walking down the street.
The city is kind of quiet
On this side of town,
But to the trained eye and ear
It's bustling with life.
Johnny passes by the basketball court,
A few memories come back
As he watches the kids play.
He throws a few coins
In a sax players hat,
And fingers the paint can
In his coat pocket.
Watch as he slips into the alley,
To the forbidden gallery -
Nobody will watch his secret work.

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    love out of nothing
You give it a spark
              a breath
And it will leave you
    like the spring leaves this
                    quiet town
-- Every rainy window here
stares at you

You don't make
    love out of air
We are joints and sinews
   lumps of flesh
         and nerve connections
Leading from one t

I think I loved youI think I loved you
  long before you were born

Didn't lose
                an atom
                             of you
When you were
     A thought of a thought,
we talked in a dream

(in the shadows of your
                            &

Thousand reasons to liveDarkness lurks here
Quiet, deep

Runs like a river, over our skin,
bodies,
All sharp angles

Smoothed down now

    my bruises
    cupped on your sore spots

    your pains
    against my wounds

Rest on me, let's see if my arms
ease
    the pain of being
                       lost

Tired arcs of muscles and curves of bones
now entangling,

- our warmth, strength pooling,
gathering

finding thousand reasons to l

Being aloneBeing alone is when

You touch your skin
- to feel
the warmth of flesh

You sigh in your ear
- to hear
a human voice

Being alone is when
you let tears wash your face
- to remember

How it sounds like,
when a human cries.

Your thunderI am so simple,
I am dust and ash
Something bound together, forged,
In blood and pain

I can share a touch,
a shred of my skin
rest here where you are
for a night,

but do not ask me of darker things
of loves and forevers

Don't let your eyes darken when I say

I will never be your softly hushed
word of love
I am no tender hand,
gripping yours

but don't let your eyes darken,
for I can be your
thunder

all the nightly flames,
against the sky.

Do not grieve the DeadDo not grieve the dead
for so many stands
unloved
alone we come and go
all of us die
alone

So embrace me, grab me
twist me, see me
I breathe and hurt
I live!

waste all of your love in me
for I live
I yearn
I need you

This flesh and hot blood,
fill them with the touch and word
your gentle kindness
- leave no inch unkissed

You needn't love
the dust
I'll eventually become,

as long as you love me

when you still are
and I still am.

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It is only pain

by ~Peemu, Apr 8, 2012, 2:43:45 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

On your feet, soldier, up once again
Only dogs die lying down
And we won't be dogs to others,
cuffed and collared
no, we'll learn to howl like wolves do.

On your feet, now,
it's all in vain,
to whine and to cry out,
this is only pain:
Stuck on your skin like dirt and dust.

Your spine will twist under all this,
love and other earthly things
But never break, never bend:

No one remembers those
who quietly bowed their heads.

You'll get by, if it's with teeth and nails
drag yourself from the deep

Only dogs die in the shadows.

Those who held you down on your knees
With your jaw broken and tongue tied:
all of them will be dust
with the time.

And your bruises will heal
All the scabs will peel
Your dreams will all wake up
And your shadows take form.

So once more unto the breach,

once more,

It will pass like spring, thirst and rain
So stand up now,
it is only pain.

It is only painby ~Peemu

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

just some words for myself
to encourage and such

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~prettybabyscreams Apr 13, 2012

En minä mitään järkevää osaa taaskaan kommentoida, mutta sen verran koskettava kyllä oli, että pittää faveihin lisätä ja lukea taas myöhemmin kun kun haluaa fiilistellä. Tykkään. Ja etenkin jos jossain vilahtaa pienikin viittaus susiin <3

*killerproblem Apr 11, 2012

Thank you this is real good, fits a lot of times I've had in my life...

*mellowghost Apr 9, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I miss you Peemu. Your poetry has been much more sombre as of late, not so warm and cozy as it used to be. I hope things are going well with you.

~just-delilah Apr 9, 2012

This is so amazing, and somehow exactly what I needed to hear during this time in my own life.

Hold strong, beautiful girl! We can all stay strong, holding hands around the world through computer cords.

~Peemu Apr 9, 2012 Student Writer

What beautiful words from you once again! I needed to hear just THIS in this dark evening.

My heart swells for such sweet compliments! Take this big internet hug from me, you wonderful person

~Petite-Soleil Apr 9, 2012

i love this! i also love the sneaky rhyming! my sister is anal about poems that dont rhyme

~Peemu Apr 9, 2012 Student Writer

I love to make my poems sneakily rhyme, I'm glad you noticed it and liked it! Thanks for your comment!

~escapeXyourXfate Apr 9, 2012

That's exactly the kind of thing I needed today. This is beautiful. Thank you

~Peemu Apr 9, 2012 Student Writer

I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you

~escapeXyourXfate Apr 11, 2012

you're welcome <3

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