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poetry that i like

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  1. lilbit55

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    STONE BY STONE
    I have a wall you cannot see
    Because it's deep inside of me.
    It blocks my heart on every side
    And helps emotions there to hide.
    You can't reach in,
    I can't reach out,
    You wonder what it's all about

    The wall I built that you can't see
    Results from insecurity.
    Each time my tender heart was hurt
    The scars within grew worse and worse
    So stone by stone,
    I built a wall,
    That's now so thick it will not fall.

    Please Understand that it's not you-
    Continue trying to break through.
    I want so much to show myself
    And love from you will really help.

    So bit by bit
    Chip at my wall,
    Till stone by stone it starts to fall.

    I know the process will be slow-
    It's never easy to let go
    Of hurts and failures long ingrained,
    Upon one's heart from years of pain,
    I'm so afraid
    To let you in;
    I know I might get hurt again.

    I try so hard to break the wall,
    But seem to get nowhere at all.
    For stone upon each stone I've stacked,
    And left between them not a crack.
    The only way
    To make it fall is imperfections in the wall.

    I did the best I could to build
    A perfect wall, but there are still
    A few small flaws, which are the key
    To breaking through the wall to me.
    Please use each flaw
    To cause a crack
    To knock a stone off of the stack.

    For just as stone by stone was laid
    With every hurt and every pain,
    So stone by stone the wall will break
    As love replaces every ache.
    Please be the one
    Who cares enough
    To find the flaws, no matter what.
     
  2. Xianghua

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    Did you write this?
     
  3. lilbit55

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    no but its my favorite poem and it describes me perfectly
     
  4. Dublin Boy

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    I'm Gay

    I once loved one man, he took my only heart
    and right there in front of me, he ripped it apart
    I know he didn't mean to, and the fault is mine to blame
    but the guilt and pain remains all the same
    but now I understand, why he ran away
    now I understand why he didn't stay
    he was afraid to love, and afraid to take a chance
    he was afraid to leave and make another stance
    he was afraid to make his mark on societies wall
    he was afraid to take a leap, as he could fall
    he would have rather stayed inside that rotting jail
    he rather stay with society, even though I paid bail
    he made his mind and stayed with society
    even though he had his chance to be free
    so now as I sit outside societies dream
    I linger like a nightmare, making people scream
    they say its just a phase, that I'll get over it soon
    they say its a disease, like the werewolf and the moon
    but deep down in my heart, I know it isn't so
    because I have to be strong, so I can show
    people like the one man who threw me in a bin
    that no matter how hard they try, we will never give in!
    cause what's the point of hurting us? so we can feel bad?
    so we can understand what its like to be sad?
    well we already know just how it feels
    cause it is so hard for us to reveal
    that we like the same sex, and who really gives a damn?
    goes in the end we all still go all cold and clam
    so who cares if I'm gay! I am proud to be
    because in my world I take it as a victory
    that I can make a choice and stand from the rest
    be an individual and try my best
    and kids at school may laugh at me and call nasty names
    but you know what? it doesn't matter it's all a game!
    cause later on in life they will suddenly see
    that the reason I was gay, was because it was me
    so go on a call out names and raise your heads so high
    but remember who I am, just before you die
    remember that I was strong and managed to pull through
    and remember that if I can do it, then so can you
    so today I stand and say that I am proud to be gay
    and if I had a choice... I'd have it no other way!
     
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    i love that ^ ^
     
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    Someone Special
    by unknown

    There's someone special in my life
    Who doesn't know I care
    I wish I could let her know it
    But let it show, I wouldnt dare.

    I don't want to even risk it
    I don't want to even try
    For if she knew I felt this way
    I'd feel insecure and shy.

    I never thought I'd feel this way
    I never thought I'd care
    There's something in that smile of hers
    That makes me stop and stare.

    How can I tell if she likes me?
    Will she ever look my way?
    I'll keep my feelings hidden for now
    And save them for another day.

    ---------- Post added 13th Mar 2013 at 03:35 PM ----------

    With Honor
    by unknown

    If I have to be your best friend
    If that's all that I can get
    Then I'll take that job with honor
    I'll be the best one yet.
    I'll offer you my shoulder
    I'll show how I care
    I'll be there when you need me
    I'm not going anywhere.
    If I have to be your best friend
    The one who heres you cry
    Then I'll take the job with honor
    I'll take the job with pride.
    My love for you is stronger
    Than you will ever know
    But for you to ever love me
    I will have to let you go.
    You need time to find your purpose
    You need time to sort your thoughts
    But when the course has ended
    And the race is finally run.
    Remember it's your best friend
    Who has loved you from day one.
     
  7. Dublin Boy

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    Author: LoVeLy_CaLiGrL1_18

    It Matters..........

    My father asked if I am gay
    I asked, Does it matter?
    He said, No, not really
    I said Yes
    He said get out of my life.
    I guess it mattered.

    My boss asked If I am gay
    I asked, Does it matter?
    He said, no, not really
    I told him Yes
    He said, you are fired, dike.
    I guess it mattered.

    My friend asked If I am gay
    I asked, Does it matter?
    He said, No, not really
    I told him Yes
    He said, Don't call me your friend.
    I guess it mattered.

    My lover asked, Do you love me??
    I asked, does it matter?
    she told me Yes
    I told her I love her.
    she said, let me hold you in my arms.

    For the first time in my life, something matters
    God asked me, do you love yourself?
    I asked, does it matter?
    He said Yes
    I said, How can I love myself?? I am gay
    He said, that is the way I made you.
    Nothing will ever matter again.
     
  8. FollowtheFreeman

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    121. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" - Alan Seeger

    I Have a rendezvous with Death
    At some disputed barricade,
    When Spring comes back with rustling shade
    And apple-blossoms fill the air—
    I have a rendezvous with Death
    When Spring brings back blue days and fair.

    It may be he shall take my hand
    And lead me into his dark land
    And close my eyes and quench my breath—
    It may be I shall pass him still. 10
    I have a rendezvous with Death
    On some scarred slope of battered hill,
    When Spring comes round again this year
    And the first meadow-flowers appear.

    God knows 'twere better to be deep
    Pillowed in silk and scented down,
    Where love throbs out in blissful sleep,
    Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath,
    Where hushed awakenings are dear...
    But I've a rendezvous with Death
    At midnight in some flaming town,
    When Spring trips north again this year,
    And I to my pledged word am true,
    I shall not fail that rendezvous.

    Thank you Gears of War for showing me this awesome piece of literature.
     
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    Out of the Blue
    I wish we could have time to talk this through,
    But you just came out of the blue.
    I know you might not love me this way,
    But this is what I have to say.
    When I met you I couldn't get you off my mind,
    You seemed so beautiful, pure, and kind.
    As time went on, I saw it was true,
    The only thing I wanted was you.
    I told you everything about me,
    My soul laid bare for you to see.
    Even though I thought it wasn’t right,
    I confided in you every night.
    You stood by me when all else failed,
    And in the end your light prevailed.
    There wasn’t much in return to do,
    But I’ll do anything because I love you.
    I know that I can’t be with you,
    I can’t deny, it’s time you knew.
    You are my greatest friend,
    I’ll love you until the end.

    Beauty
    Do not deny your fears exist,
    They’ll drag you down, can’t resist.
    Hell dips deeper then you know,
    Come with me, and it I’ll show.
    But once you’ve seen, you can’t depart,
    Caught up in Hades’ dismal art.
    But wonders there be here too,
    Though not the kind you thought you knew.
    Drink in the flaming sights,
    As beauty climbs to twisted heights.
    There is no God to free you now,
    Deep within your soul you know.
    For now you watch the sinners burn,
    But soon it will be your turn.
    Now, well-warned as you are,
    Be glad you look on from afar.
     
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  10. caadam

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    It's so hard for me to get into poetry, but I know it's just because I haven't found a style/poet
    that I like. :frowning2: Makes me sad.
     
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    I haven't named it yet, but here's one of mine.

    Some will say that being gay is a choice, that I choose to love other boys. In a way they are right, on this subject let me shed some light. In my youth I dreamed of a wife, for I was taught this was the way of life. I had a fiancé you see, and she meant a lot to me. But the relationship was work, not pleasure. What was missing I couldn't measure. I would have thoughts of other men, but I pushed them into my minds trash bin. I eventually convinced myself it was okay, that would never happen in real life, no way. Until one fateful day she came to me to say "it's not working, I'm leaving" it felt like my heart started bleeding. Looking back at memories with her so fondly, I realized my heartache was from being lonely. The problem I had wasn't with she, it was with me. So I dove into myself with a hunger, like a pirate after his plunder. I foraged through memories to figure out who I am, then it hit me like waters from a breaking dam. It was then that I made the choice you speak of, it was then that I decided to rise above. I wasn't going to hide anymore. Like a drowning man who finds the shore, it was such a relief to not have to hide like a thief. So yes, I made a choice. To find my voice. And what do people like you think about who I truly am? Well frankly, I don't give a damn.
     
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    Location, Location, Location

    I could have kissed you
    under cherry blossoms,
    pale petals drifting down
    like the trees wanted to
    pretend they could be
    snowclouds.

    I could have kissed you
    in the rain, drenched to
    our bones and not even
    caring that the skies
    opened up above us
    and tried to wash us out.

    I could have kissed you
    in a clearing in the most
    secluded woods, with
    just the sound of wind
    rustling through the leaves
    and a few voyeuristic
    finches peeping at us.

    Instead, I kissed you
    in the parking lot of a
    Waffle House, just shy
    of 2 a.m. in the middle
    of a hectic week, with
    our waitress grinning
    at us from the other
    side of the window,
    because, honestly,
    how could I not?