Well, this is just going to be my Poetry thread. I'll stick new poems in as they come. Any critiques and comments are welcomed and appreciated.
So you're all aware, these are poems I wrote to work through a tough time in my life. They aren't the best of poems, but they are pretty powerful.
The Stripping of Your Crown
You wanted to be the King
And I always played your maid
Yours in mind, yours in soul,
And gods, yours in body, too.
Well, your majesty, what?s it like?
You?re nothing more than a pauper.
A lowly beggar, looking for more.
Haven?t you found it yet?
You took advantage of me
Over and over I let you.
You were my wise master.
And I was your na?ve slave.
You say you?re sorry
Crawling on bloody knees.
Go another thousand miles
My majesty needs to know the pain.
Well, your royalness, what?s it like?
You?re nothing more than a pauper.
A lowly beggar
And you?re looking for me.
You?ll never catch me now.
White Blood
A knife to my gut
A knife to my breast
Stab me once, twice, more
You never cared.
I was bleeding in your arms
But you kept right on
Stabbing and Cutting
I?m out of red blood
I?ll bleed white for you?
The blade was called ?love?
Or so you told me
Jumped me once, twice, more
You never really cared.
I was bleeding in your arms
But you kept going
Slicing and knifing
Running out of white blood?
I would have done anything
Anything for you?
Paying the Price
This room?s as cold as a tomb
Maybe it should be mind.
I pushed him again
He deserves better.
The blade at my wrist gleams
Its touch icy cold
Nothing else for me
I?m not good for him.
I?ll pay the price in crimson
Drops of ruby red
Raining down all around me
It was too good to be true.
Dig it in deeper now
You?ll never end it that way
I?ve gotta keep pushing down
Or I?ll hurt him again.
I?ll pay my price in crimson
Drops of ruby red
Raining down from me now
It?s for my own good
I can?t keep hurting him.
When Wax Wings Become Real
Sitting in darkness
Waiting for answers
Waiting for hope
Dreaming of peace
You came for me and brought me
Higher than I knew possible
Love made our wings
And trust blew our wind.
Confused as we move on
Waiting for signals
Waiting for hurting
Dreaming of eternity.
You stopped me again and again
I?m fling too close to the sun
Wings of wax melt
Wind ceases to blow.
Tumbling down so fast
Waiting for impact
Waiting for rejection
Dreaming of your touch.
You held out your arms and caught me
Saving me from my sheer demise
Let love keep out wings strong
And trust keep the winds warm
Eternity has been realized.
The Arms of an Angel
There?s always been some reason
For me to not feel good enough
In this world full of lies and cheap thrills.
I need some distraction
Some beautiful relief
Memories leak from my veins.
Let me be empty, weightless
Maybe I?ll find my peace tonight.
It?s so cold in the wreckage
Of my silent reverie
Liquid hurt pools around me
Maybe I?ll finally find
Some comfort here
In the arms of my angel
Who pulls me up past the gloom
Crimson tear-stained eyes look for hope.
I?ve fallen too many times in this life
Been pushed down too many more.
I can?t make myself rise again.
Give me your hand
Help me up and out
My angel with shining white wings.
Take me away with you
Don?t leave me here like them
I?ve found my peace tonight.
So you're all aware, these are poems I wrote to work through a tough time in my life. They aren't the best of poems, but they are pretty powerful.
The Stripping of Your Crown
You wanted to be the King
And I always played your maid
Yours in mind, yours in soul,
And gods, yours in body, too.
Well, your majesty, what?s it like?
You?re nothing more than a pauper.
A lowly beggar, looking for more.
Haven?t you found it yet?
You took advantage of me
Over and over I let you.
You were my wise master.
And I was your na?ve slave.
You say you?re sorry
Crawling on bloody knees.
Go another thousand miles
My majesty needs to know the pain.
Well, your royalness, what?s it like?
You?re nothing more than a pauper.
A lowly beggar
And you?re looking for me.
You?ll never catch me now.
White Blood
A knife to my gut
A knife to my breast
Stab me once, twice, more
You never cared.
I was bleeding in your arms
But you kept right on
Stabbing and Cutting
I?m out of red blood
I?ll bleed white for you?
The blade was called ?love?
Or so you told me
Jumped me once, twice, more
You never really cared.
I was bleeding in your arms
But you kept going
Slicing and knifing
Running out of white blood?
I would have done anything
Anything for you?
Paying the Price
This room?s as cold as a tomb
Maybe it should be mind.
I pushed him again
He deserves better.
The blade at my wrist gleams
Its touch icy cold
Nothing else for me
I?m not good for him.
I?ll pay the price in crimson
Drops of ruby red
Raining down all around me
It was too good to be true.
Dig it in deeper now
You?ll never end it that way
I?ve gotta keep pushing down
Or I?ll hurt him again.
I?ll pay my price in crimson
Drops of ruby red
Raining down from me now
It?s for my own good
I can?t keep hurting him.
When Wax Wings Become Real
Sitting in darkness
Waiting for answers
Waiting for hope
Dreaming of peace
You came for me and brought me
Higher than I knew possible
Love made our wings
And trust blew our wind.
Confused as we move on
Waiting for signals
Waiting for hurting
Dreaming of eternity.
You stopped me again and again
I?m fling too close to the sun
Wings of wax melt
Wind ceases to blow.
Tumbling down so fast
Waiting for impact
Waiting for rejection
Dreaming of your touch.
You held out your arms and caught me
Saving me from my sheer demise
Let love keep out wings strong
And trust keep the winds warm
Eternity has been realized.
The Arms of an Angel
There?s always been some reason
For me to not feel good enough
In this world full of lies and cheap thrills.
I need some distraction
Some beautiful relief
Memories leak from my veins.
Let me be empty, weightless
Maybe I?ll find my peace tonight.
It?s so cold in the wreckage
Of my silent reverie
Liquid hurt pools around me
Maybe I?ll finally find
Some comfort here
In the arms of my angel
Who pulls me up past the gloom
Crimson tear-stained eyes look for hope.
I?ve fallen too many times in this life
Been pushed down too many more.
I can?t make myself rise again.
Give me your hand
Help me up and out
My angel with shining white wings.
Take me away with you
Don?t leave me here like them
I?ve found my peace tonight.