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The moment I knew you loved me by PoeticPath, literature

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The moment I knew you loved me

The seats were hard as teeth, and the air was slick with wet heat. The Ferris Wheel engine had overheated, and we were inches from the top. Our bodies were melting-cotton-candy sticky, and where our clothes left cracks our skin sucked to the plastic, and boiled where the metal bolts poked through. The fairgrounds stretched fat and empty below, and the sun screamed fiery daggers at our backs. And in this violent heat you took my hand, our greasy palms scalding as they slip-slid into each other. And you spoke. Such a small thing, but it sliced deep and cold into the inferno of my bad decision. "The beach was probably too crowded

NOT PERFECT by PoeticPath, literature

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NOT PERFECT

I'm not a perfect person. Even though I like to think I am. I've made many mistakes. And there are many things I do regret. So many things I wish to forget. But they make me who I am. And they helped me grown into this man. This is the reason why, That I can run and even fly, When I want to crawl Or feel that I will fall I stand and live this life. The mistakes I have made so far. Have forged the man from the very start. And so I'm not a perfect person. And though I never meant to hurt you, And I wish I could take it back, I can only learn and grow in this too. I learn and live my life, One small step at a time, Sometimes

Wildgrown Ivy by PoeticPath, literature

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Wildgrown Ivy

The raging sky turns darkish blue, the clouds are covering the moon. It feels I´m trapped inside this doom and there is nothing i can do. I can help it, I´m sedated. I just wander in my mind. Living life being isolated, ripper of my own devise. Too despoiled, I feel lonely. My thoughts are poisoned inside out. Somber morning lasting longer, misty cover to our eyes. Looking life inside this forest, I´ve just killed the faith inside. Wildgrown ivy they have called me, things I touch can´t stay alive.

Waning by PoeticPath, literature

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Waning

Yesterday my world revolved Around absolutely nothing. It felt good not being chained By obligation, Nor to be at the mercy of the tides. Debris is what I am, A fragment of a forgotten puzzle, Whose image would have lost relevance Whether whole or not Long before it even mattered. The full spectrum of the dotted skies, The night riddled with holes bleeding light, Patched with clouds, The moon screaming between them, Shrouded behind them, Insane in its glory, No one can hear you, No one can look at you for long, Wane as you always do - When the terror of being alone is too great, Return in full blaze, Just to be ignored ag

Objective Faith by PoeticPath, literature

The Way You Make Me Feel by PoeticPath, literature

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The Way You Make Me Feel

The Way You Make Me Feel For the longest time now I have been alone in this world Detached from the companionship That only a lover could provide I had become a reclusive troll Hiding in my dark cave My heart and soul slowly Turning colder as time went by Then one day you came into my life Reaching out across the ocean Breathing warmth into my soul And touching my heart In the short time we have known each other You have made me feel alive again With each letter I receive from you My heart races when I read your words I may never know what you saw in me That brought you into my life Or if this is a wonderful dream That I d

Despair by PoeticPath, literature

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Despair

You cannot be the Eve in my garden. I do not desire your peddling of apples and signifiers as the darkness is choking out the moon and this bridge leads only to Cain. I am dreaming in symbols again, and the madness of pills is not honey enough for this desert. This bread is not enough, fed by cloven hands, dust in my parched mouth. Leave me alone! Already the pounding of battle drums fill my dull(ed) spaces and all I can hear is the falling name of Adam.

My Poem-Losing Sweet Joy by PoeticPath, literature

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My Poem-Losing Sweet Joy

Losing Sweet Joy Why is it that every time Joy lifts me up on its sparkling cloud I always have to fall over? And things don’t turn out the way I’d hoped My cheer now dangles from a spiteful rope And I’m left without a thread of my dreams I’ve so highly revered My imagination, once filled with laughter and smiles Means so much to me But it soured into a dusky swamp Of strange illusions and rotten obsessions How I truly wish to be free… And as the music was playing slowly in my mind It drifted here and there, light and lilting loving melodies Without a care in the world But now it has flattened to a moro

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O America by PoeticPath, literature

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O America

O America! O America! Once exulted for bountiful Untainted landscape Now polluted with Industrial smoke. O America! Whose foundation was based on Freedom Now governed by Limited Liberty. O America! Founded by ideals of direct Democracy But practiced virtual Hegemony. O America! Whose Acceptance of cultures Was tainted by Trials and Removal. O America! Where had this Eden gone? The beauty found by Explorers past? The simplicity exemplified by the Enlightened man? The ideals fought for in a bloody War? The unity advocated by the retired King? Where in the hearts of Americans Is the native Pride? The challenge to Tradition?

The Painter by PoeticPath, literature

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The Painter

If I could give it all I would give it all to you Would you smile a little? Would your sky grow blue? If I could take your face And paint it on the walls I know it would shine And they would form a line to you I can take my paint Take the deepest blue But the eyes I make Could never match the ones on you I can grab the gold And paint a circle above your head It doesn't matter how bright It will never match your light If I could give it all I would give it all to you Would you even notice? Could you ever have a clue? If I could take your face And paint it on the walls I know it would shine And they would form a line to y

Taunted by PoeticPath, literature

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Taunted

I'm taunted with my own existence I'm taunted with my own persistence I'm taunted with what is mine I'm taunted with what is divine Everything is within hands reach I can almost touch them each Each time I reach, I fall From the bottom, I hear them call This last fall, I don't think I can get out This time, I'm full of doubt What if I get up and break down What if I get up, reach, and fall down These thoughts hold me These thoughts cage me Through the bars I see freedom Through the bars I see … Freedom… It calls me more than those that put me down It calls me more than those that I put down I see birds fly free upon the sky

falling leaves silence by PoeticPath, literature

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falling leaves silence

Last strength gone, Weakened leaf of Autumn. Wavering, quivering in the wind, You're failing grips, no longer strong, For all the world, you can't hold on. Torment, taunting my breaking soul, Screams, shrieking wisped away to nothing. A breeze that blows, was heaven that sends, Drawing, living, breathing…an unpleasant end. Rest, restlessly, lay by the fire Warming your hands Warmth only reaches… As deep as your skin Coldness, a shadow still tingles within Chimes as The sword that touches Your chilled heart, frozen, cold Slowly the future, now present, unfolds Caught as Light shimmering off a mirror Shatters to pieces as icic

Softly by PoeticPath, literature

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Softly

Thinking there's a fight between us U've never thought Coz I make this fight in my mind I've never known... Now this fight is over No one won But u're not a friend anymore... I know my life is pointless It's clueless Ur life will always be better And every time i think of it I'm one step closer to the edge And now I'm lonely as I've always been... People often say loneliness is killing them I never Coz loneliness is all that's left I love it I love my pain too It kills me and there's so much pleasure...

Crux Animis by PoeticPath, literature

Love by PoeticPath, literature

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Love

There was once a time that i believed it wasn't so But on that perfect day i knew i was wrong I felt a feeling unlike any other My body overwhelmed with a new joy. But after time of this happiness I found out that it had a different side The happiest thing that could ever happen Is the worst thing that i've ever seen It has shown a whole new pain It has taught me how to see the future. But dispite the pain it has brought me Dispite how much it has made me sad I cannot help but feel this feeling Always, forever, till the end of time Never ending, never stopping. What is this unusual feeling? This feeling.....is love.

21 Silver Roses by PoeticPath, literature

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21 Silver Roses

Silver roses on a darkened path Carrying the last sense of hope Twenty-one roses, all so frail At the end of the path, there will be none left One is a memory, simple and pure Marking times passed long ago The other a dream, forever out of reach Such a distance between it and you The third a mirror image, so illusive A world where nothing is what it seems The fourth is nothing, only a picture Covered in dust, just standing still The fifth rose made of glass So easy to shatter, so easy to break The next a rose made of stone Always strong, with a heart so cold The seventh shown like a smile Reminding you of happier times Follo

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Wishful Thinking by PoeticPath, literature

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Wishful Thinking

Come and hold me I can't stand it anymore Stay with me Guide me through this mess Never let me go I've been waiting for so long Don't ever leave me I need your embrace Take it all away from me Only then will I be free again Put your arms around me So I can feel alive once more Tell me everything will be alright From your mouth I will believe it Understand my thoughts Help me solve them Be one with me See through this façade Please be there for me I will do the same for you Comfort me in these strange times Don't let me cry alone All I hear is silence Rescue me from this emptiness Let all our dreams come true That's wh

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Marble Myth by PoeticPath, literature

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Marble Myth

I find you amidst dust and alabaster where you stand in smooth, marble pride. Your skin is stiff and plastered against all my caresses. You hide the rhythm of the stone in your chest but my straining ear heard its beat while my own lilting heart knew unrest. The divine Art of Venus I will not entreat, for it was not my hands that carved your body. Still, like Pygmalion playing lover to his ivory girl, I am starved for flesh to yield to my fingers, praying that my own art, not divine or of stone, can still make your heart revealed to me. Let it be my own art alone that will make such cold marble yield.

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Aug 9, 2008

Contest? Mods?

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| Our Goal | Members  :new: | Chat  | Poets  | Features         | Logbook  | Contest  | Contest Winners | Affiliates/Listings/Resources    :new: | Admin | ------------------------------------ Well, that took ages. But the memberlist is totally updated now! Yay! Also, the gallery is open again. But we won't do a new poet of the week yet. Not sure how fast the submissions will go, but the rules still apply. All the unread submissions and logbook notes are deleted. And trust me, there were a lot. I am gonna do that differently from now on. You can resend them, but when I reach 20 submissions notes, I am gonna delete the ones that follow. I w

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PoeticPath

Aug 9, 2008

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We currently have - 498 - members. This list is updated often, so keep an eye on it. - 0 - Loki-of-Twilight (https://www.deviantart.com/loki-of-twilight) hazyxeyes (https://www.deviantart.com/hazyxeyes) xdarkbeauty73x (https://www.deviantart.com/xdarkbeauty73x) FragileImpunity (https://www.deviantart.com/fragileimpunity) superstitious13 (https://www.deviantart.com/superstitious13) dadspunkin13 (https://www.deviantart.com/dadspunkin13) StephKSM (https://www.deviantart.com/stephksm) hardcorescoot (https://www.deviantart.com/hardcorescoot) faded--soul (https://www.deviantart.com/faded--soul) twistedisturbances (https://www.deviantart.com/twistedisturbances) - 10 - AellaWind (https://www.deviantart.com/aellawind) Eyes-S (https://www.deviantart.com/eyes-s) Metatetron (https://www.deviantart.com/metatetron) Just-Blaze (https://www.deviantart.com/just-blaze) ProfessorKC (https://www.deviantart.com/professorkc) Alex-is-on-fire (https://www.deviantart.com/alex-is-on-fire) Joshrb2004 (https://www.deviantart.com/joshrb2004) darklair666 (https://www.deviantart.com/darklair666) poetrychild (https://www.deviantart.com/poetrychild) SycSadist (https://www.deviantart.com/sycsadist) - 20 - tetrarchangel (https://www.deviantart.com/tetrarchangel) fapri (https://www.deviantart.com/fapri) degreeno (https://www.deviantart.com/degreeno) petit-chou-fleur (https://www.deviantart.com/petit-chou-fleur) OptimismatEmpty (https://www.deviantart.com/optimismatempty) Kagura-Sess (https://www.deviantart.com/kagura-sess) raxxy (https://www.deviantart.com/raxxy) ciliphius (https://www.deviantart.com/ciliphius) qwertypop (https://www.deviantart.com/qwertypop) :

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Sep 27, 2007

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| Our Goal | Members  | Chat  | Poets  | Features         | Logbook  | Contest  | Contest Winners | Affiliates/Listings/Resources    :new: | Admin | ------------------------------------ IMPORTANT: I don't have internet at home anymore. So that's why I wasn't on for long again. I am still sorting everything out, but I will have a better schedule soon, to come online at least once a week, for my clubs! I don't have time to post the submissions that were send in, right now. So I will do those next time, just do NOT send in new submissions notes for now. I will delete the ones that come in after this date. Also, I can't continue the posting, b

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onyxalibi

Sep 10, 2010

Let's get this thing up again!

rlkirkland

Mar 22, 2009

OK, I'm a little slow on the uptake. It appears this site is pretty much inactive. I'm curious, (if anyone still visits here) how does a place that seemed to be so vibrant just stop without any apparent reason?

NebulousMan

Mar 24, 2009

I have unfortunately been gone for quite a while: computer and location issues. I don't know what happened here...

rlkirkland

Mar 24, 2009

Thanks for taking the time to reply

. It's pretty early where I am so my brain is not entirely awake, but I got a look at some of your work and hope to get back soon with some comments/critique as you seem to be open to it.

NebulousMan

Mar 25, 2009

I would appreciate that. Not that I'm an authority on poetry or anything, but I just looked at some of yours as well and am looking forward to looking at more.

rlkirkland

Mar 21, 2009

Hi, a new member here. Is there a waiting time after watching/joining to begin to be active in submitting etc.?

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Feb 11, 2009

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