a private poem from my vault to share for April Poetry Month (raw & untouched freestyle)
Lies
how many lies do you tell yourself when you lie awake in the bed at night? A poem.
Ingredients for Ruin
How to kill a heart (a poem; not an actual recipe- or is it? 🤔)
Lines
So many lines
Transfer Request Pending
Hey dudes, no worries, hitching a ride to Mars soon... I HOPE (a poem about that)
Emotional Cargo
We are all carrying such heavy loads. A poem about that.
Rejection
A poem about rejection
UNAVAILABLE
A poem about FUCKING OFF FOREVER
RSVP Declined
A poem about cancelled friendships
Sad Parade
A cute poem about sadness and depression.
DEPRESSED 101
A poem about some dude called Depression
Love Story
A poem about how clueless people are to love.
Cross Your Mind
Sometimes he thinks of me... (a poem)
Shadows
I would never take the spotlight from you I will follow your shadow, I already do If you fall behind, I'll a clear path to get through No obstructions shall impede your view In your honor, I'd erect a statue That's probably something you already knew A shadow always exposes what's true Just look how…
Seek Me, See Me Not
What you want is right before your eyes...
If These Were Last Moments
A poem about invitations & cancellations that get you nowhere but CONFUSED & DISAPPOINTED.
Ten After Sunset
a narcissist never sleeps
Tight Ropes
Nothing excites me more than you...
Trial-sized Regrets
Some mistakes are tiny & insignificant.
Fields of Gratitude
Dark hair brown-eyed boy get to know me There are fields of gratitude to plow The crown of my joy and topic of every story With you anything I'll allow © Delia Ross. 2019
Depression
Keeping it real, yo. A poem about depression.
No title
The world sleeps It passes noise for confusion Sleep for delusion Death it still creeps © Delia Ross. 2019
Won’t Bring Him Back (Lyrics)
In these pages he's alive In these words we do survive In these moments nothing but time Memories without a hard drive We get by, we drive, we fly No suffering when amongst a friend But these words won't bring him back again No these words won't bring him back again The days on pages…
No Pretense
I guess you get 100% transparency with me.
25 Words
25 Words
Love and Liquor
Tossing out all these dead flowers Wondering how I lost so many hours All my fears his soul devours I wish I had her superpowers Bonded to insomniac dreams Getting further lost in the crowd it seems No matter where he moves light beams Time is borrowed and never redeems A number to him and…
Going offline to unwind My mind is muddy And should be quarantined I'm confused and falling a bit behind I'd appreciate if you'd slow your grind I've already got you off my mind When I return I'll be a bit more refined © Delia Ross. 2019
Close To You (song)
A song I am working on...
Not Your Valentine
A love song
Captive
A poem for Valentine's Day
If I Had Any Say
If I had any say you would be king You already rule over everything I would take a holiday at his feet I've actually felt his heart beat He makes it hard to get back in the swing His love is the best retreat Any words that he may sing Can be heard on any…
Last Rites
A poem about love & loss & loving again. Love hurts...
My Son Part 3: Half of Her Life
The third and final part of my epic tragedy.
Things of Note by PoeEternal
Bits of pieces here & there. Thoughts. Ideas. Microwords. I feel like watching you smile is one of the most beautiful things I can witness in life. If you can't have it, dream about it. Fantasize. Talk to yourself. Loneliness is a state, not a being. Be one with it. Love. Even when you can't.…
Epitaph
And there upon my epitaph shall say, "died in the womb", for life never existed and the heart was a broken tomb. © Delia Ross. 2019
The Serpent
Ever kissed a serpent?
Rendezvous Avenue
If I were to take the blue Would it trouble you Can we meet Under the full moon Share secrets No other knew - Our complaints & grievance And pledge our allegiance Just between the two The air filled with sweetness From kissing all afternoon Utter discreteness At rendezvous avenue I gotta tent that sleeps…
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