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  Ghosts of War

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  A crying soldier sits next to me attempting to wash away the blood with tears water and sorrow mixing with gore and anger his gun hangs loose in his hand finger on the trigger I watch as he presses it against his temple loaded, bullet in the chamber A crying soldier sitting nex...
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  Permeating Sorrow

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  The sorrow that you bring me breaks my soul in two rain drips black through the holes in my umbrella within which, I can see the stars laughing at me as the day fades and all that are left are shadows of our sleeping world but I am the only one who sees it in it's entirety dre...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  To Scared for War

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I was going to save you but I'm too scared to go to war too scared to step up to step out of line I was going to I swear I promise I pledge allegiance... but I was too afraid, my fear took me over controlling me instead of the other way around I was going to save you almost ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Happy Warriors

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Gleeful, eager soldiers eyes shining bright Patriotism and conformity lining up to fight Gleeful, eager soldiers soon to be dead and gone Mindlessness and bravery you're not the only one Gleeful, eager soldiers coming over the hill Like sheep, following blindly Each prepared to...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Worse Things

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Empty thrones await us I'll wear my crown of darkness and insanity while yours is crafted of the sun and stars Side by side we'll rule the day and night as the Apocalypse dawns on empty eyes and empty hearts IF mine are fiery then yours are carved from stone Lost days an...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Alleviate

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  You're hanging on by your fingertips grip loosening by fractions growing oh so weary of the effort you can't take the risk of a firmer grasp shifting might cause you to fall so you hold on by your finger tips no one around to hear your screams to pull you back up no one ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Never Knew Them

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  It's hard to say goodbye it's hard to say farewell When you don't know who they are When you don't know who they were Their faces unfamiliar Their names meaningless They don't stick You can't remember them because you never met but you can still cry for...
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  if only

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I never knew because you never said but then again, I never asked I wish I had now but it's too late I can't do anything about it I can't save you not now not from this if only you had said but I never asked I should have why didn't I? Did I not notice or did I n...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  You Can't Stay Here

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  You can't stay here you gotta run away find a place so dark you forget who you are this place isn't pretty but that won't matter and it'll be quiet none can hear your screams as proof of your madness I said you can't stay here they won't let you your demon...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  There's A Distinct Possibility

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Maybe in a dream but then again maybe never Maybe I'd for get or Maybe I could remember Maybe I would have forgiven you, if you had said you're sorry but you didn't so now I'll never know Maybe I cried Maybe you died but we don't talk so now we'll never know...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Just As Much

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  He resolved to harden his heart It was easier that way It didn't hurt so much that way at least, that's what he told himself But it didn't really help just turned him bitter and bitterness still feels still hurts still stings He still cried and still scarred it wasn...
• Poetry > Song Lyrics
  Impact

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Writing a poem isn't going to change the world no matter how happy that would make me if it were true one cannot alter the course of human history with a handful of words no, writing a poem or a song or a book isn't going to change anything even though I wish it could words a...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  To See You Smile

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Twenty minutes until the end of the world and it's coming all too soon I couldn't find you to say I love you or give you a kiss goodbye And if I was asked if I was scared I'd lie and say that it's not on my mind I'd hide my shaking fingers so that you wouldn&...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Goodbye, I Love You

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Goodbye, I love you that's what you said to me as the colour of your face was drained away and replaced by white Goodbye, I love you as you slipped beneath the waves, leaving me to make for the shore alone Goodbye, I love you as your hand dropped from mine as your eyes dropped...
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  The Rest of Us

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  They tell me I'm crazy here but I don't believe them I think they're the crazy ones I mean, how messed up do you have to be personally to see the insanity in others? Maybe we're all a little strange here... i don't know They tell me I need 'professional help&#...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Trees Don't Grow to the Sky

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Trees don't grow to the sky fairy tales don't come true and miracles don't happen no matter how much you wish no matter how much you plead Trees don't grow to the sky Wishing never got anyone anywhere I can promise you that No one on the top ever sat around waiting for...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Not for a Long While

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I want to feel your lips on mine I want to feel your hands tangles in my hair I will you so much I can hardly stand to stay here As you brushed a tear from my cheek you said Don't cry, my love i'll see you again Yes, I'm sure you will But I'll miss you too much t...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Every Implication

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Consider the implication of every word of every glance of every thought you think Ponder the underlying causes of every friend of every enemy of every person you meet Speculate on the hidden intentions of every movement of every touch of every gesture you make Search for the obscure mean...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Save A Stranger's Life

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I was just a single face in a crowd, watching as she died. No one ran forward to hold her hand No one stepped up to save her life No one shed a tear and no one cried I didn't know who she was or why her life slipped away but I wondered who did she love? and who loved her? bu...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  White Light

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I dreamt I was mad stuck inside a white room white walls white corners white noise surrounded by mirrors my insanity reflected back reflected out and shattered against the light coming in through the window I watched the dust particles twirl and soon through the air in the dance of ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Exaughsted

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  A tall, tired young man stands in the rain with an old anger in his eyes an anger passed down through the generations until no one can remember the start His lips are twisted into a scowl There are grey hairs along his temple and a quiet rage in the way he holds himself a restlessness ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Something Wonderful Happened

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I had friends once it didn't work out so well it didn't go as I had planned didn't go as I had hoped I was liked once until that changed until they left and until realization hit I fit in once then I started listening then I started watching I started thinking I was part o...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The End of All Things

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Here at the end of all things silence will fall When the world crashes down it won't make a sound and no one will be there to hear it Here at the end of all things darkness will fall When the world is consumed it won't let out a light and no one will be there to see it ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I'm Not, But I Wanna Be

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  I'm not in your wildest dreams I'm not the one you wish for I'm not the girl you watch as she walks by It's fine, really I'll find someone someday I'm not the one you love I'm not present in your thoughts I'm not the girl who brings a sparkle to your...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Perfect Connor

  

  By bluegirl440, Park City, UT

  Perfect Connor isn't so perfect after all he's sick of the expectations he's sick of the comparrisons Perfect Connor isn't quite as impeccable as most believe him to be or maybe want him to be Perfect Connor isn't unblemished he's broken inside, just a little ...