The Best Poems and Poetry

Entrapment

2010-09-05T20:32:00.000-07:00

Hopelessly bound
unfettered
by the chains of love's grip
- greatest gift,
fate's cruelest curse.

Wherefore do I weep
at knowing the joy,
the warmth,
at feeling the peace,
the fire.

Wherefore do I weep
unable to complete ,
to be,
unknown the kiss,
the flames.

Wherefore do I weep
at loving not living
seeing not touching
breathing not sharing
holding not loving?

All,
because I, The Fool,
am no more?

by Christopher

The Lie

2010-09-05T20:28:00.000-07:00

Woke up this morning
Trying hard to hide my melancholy
I joined you for breakfast
And we continued our lie

Every day it is similar
You are cheery
And so am I
Our terrible lie

Can you imagine a time
When we awoke and did not speak
Realizing our moods would cause tension
Tension caused by too little life?

I do wish sometimes
As I leave for work sullenly
Dreading the day already
Weeping far within

The lie, terrible and unending
Would cease to be
And I would know the real you
And you the real me

But, the lie drags on for now
For it is not written in the stars
And perhaps it will never be
I am my own companion

The dreaded truth
Gathered in a lifetime
Sentenced for an eternity
Realized too late

by Wikket

When Is It Time?

2010-09-05T20:27:00.000-07:00

When is it time to say goodbye,
To all the love I've known,
When is it time to end your pain,
And leave me all alone?

I've watched you on your good days when
I feel your strength renewed;
But shortly after little ups,
The down days then ensue.

We ride this roller-coaster of
Emotions as we try,
To make it through another day,
And yet, I can't deny ...

That as I look into your face
On days that have been bad,
I see a look that beckons me
It's tired, and hurt, and sad.

The little spark I used to see
Behind those loving eyes,
Is growing ever clouded
By life's cruel inhumane side.

I try to see beyond the pain
You feel with every step;
And softly whisper to myself
This may get better yet.

If I can bear to watch you
Just another day or two;
I justify my reasons to
Ensure I cling to you.

For letting go is harder for
The person left behind;
It means that if I let you go,
I cannot turn back time.

Back to the days I long for now,
When you were full of life;
And every day held promise,
And our futures, clear and bright.

But now the lights are darkening ...
We take it daily now;
I cannot see our futures clear
Or think beyond this cloud.

I think the hardest part in this
Is never knowing why,
I have to be courageous
And I have to say goodbye.

For if I let myself admit
It's time to let you go;
I'd have to face reality
Without you ... but I know ...

That soon I have to face the
Final outcome that I dread,
And holding on will only serve
To hurt you in the end.

You've given such unselfish love
For all our time in life,
But if I hold too tightly,
You'll not move t'ward the light ...

On to a better life, where you
Can once again be free,
Of all the pain and discomfort
That holds you here to me.

So if I find the courage just to say
This last farewell,
I hope you will forgive me for
The time it took me; still ...

I'll hold with me, the memories
That in my heart remain,
Pray one day, down the road a'ways
... They'll lesson my own pain.

by Kit McCallum

Ramadan is Here!

2010-08-10T02:48:00.000-07:00

One night I heard a knock on my door;
Who can it be,I wasn't quite sure.
I open the door and am filled with glee;
The visitor ahead is no stranger to me.

I welcome the guest with utmost delight;
For I know it has come to give me respite.
An air of happiness fills the space;
My home now seems, a better place!

Have you any clue who this visitor could be?
Yes!its Ramadhan,the month of mercy.
The pious and righteous can't await its arrival;
Others seem to greet it, with waves of denial.

For Allah(SWT) we fast from dawn to dusk;
For Him our breath is the fragrance of musk.
The muslims who pray and fast with zest;
Are aware of the rewards of this month manifest.

Throughout this month we weep and repent;
Now is the time to strongly lament.
And those who shun this sacred month;
on the Day of Reckoning will face the brunt.

In the last ten nights,hides the Night of Decree;
Allah(SWT) then awaits for his slaves to plea.
The angels descend with Gabriel(AS) in the lead;
To check on the steadfast and record every deed.

A feeling of grief now fills my heart;
As the month of Ramadhan will soon depart.
So lets make a start and worship Him alone;
Now that the worth of this month is known.

Asma Sadia

God and Heaven

2010-08-02T00:31:00.000-07:00

Thunder fills the air
Lightning hits the sky
Pummeling down onto a tree
Flashes of red and orange appear between the winds

Rain starts to fall
Harder
And Harder
Dripping drops drip down the window
Streaking bright red and orange inside the drops

Screeching reaches my ears
Headaches starts to seep through my brain
In the midst of my staring at the rain-drops
Tears start to run all along my face
More and more pour down me

Soaking in my tears,
My hands start to shake
Wishing this was a dream
And soon, that I'd wake

But I knew,
I knew I was goner

Feeling the hate that god gave to me,
I let my hands feel the pain
That was given to me

Shock ran down my arm
Desperation ran through my mind,
Desperation to be able to be pain-free,
Desperation that I could be able to ask for forgiveness
But I knew it was too late
And I knew that I was not going to be part of Heaven

Sad I thought,
To have thought this would not happen to me

So I did what I thought was going to win this forgiveness
I kneeled down
And Prayed to god to forgive me

I whispered it,
I voiced it,
I yelled it,
I screamed it,

Silence filled the air
Devils swarmed my surroundings
The house I was just in,
Vanished

Thousands,
Millions,
Billions of devils surrounded me

Light poured over them
The pain I had was instantly gone

I checked to see if my arms were gone
Or to see if I was surrounded by fire
To see if devils still swarmed around me

But nothing of that type caught my eye

Instead, I glimpsed light in the distance
Light so scintillating, that it didn't even hurt my eyes

Running towards the light, I caught sight of a horse,
Just standing there, staring at me,
It already had a saddle on it
Walking past it, it began to follow me

I stopped, dead, in the middle of the road
Trying to wake
But when I found out I couldn't,
I started to go hell-bent for leather

Glancing back, the horse was right beside me,
I knew I couldn't get away from it
So I stopped, and stared as it got closer

It bent its head in front of me
Indicating that I should get on

So I did, and it ran on and on through the tunnels,
Across the bridges,
Passing angels sitting inside their rich-like houses.

Then it came,
Streaking through the light,
Glimpses of angels hit my eyes

Starting to pick up speed,
I began to feel myself start to lift off the ground,
I noticed wings on my horse,
And instantly knew,
It was a pegasus.

Gardens floating in the air,
Angels soaring around,
I came to a wise, and heart-warming man,
Instantly, I knew who it was,
It was the person who I prayed forgiveness too.

He forgave me forever and told me I had full access to heaven.

And there I knew,
That murdering 160,000 people,
Was bad.

Jeremy Peterson

Something about me

2010-08-02T00:15:00.000-07:00

I will tell you about me like this:
I will never be tall,
I will never be small,
I will never be a man,
I will never be a football fan.
I would certainly like to have coffee in bed,
but it looks so sad,
as I’ll have to get up,
without any make up,
then … to dress, then to undress.
I will never jump as high as 2 meters,
because…I won’t be able to run up.
May be I could run up but…
I won’t be able to come off the ground
and everyone will laugh around.
I will never get a Nobel Premium
I will not live a millenium.
I will never sing at the Opera House,
I will not live in Laos
and a young guy will not tell me:
I love you and miss.
But now, I know quite well,
there is something I have to tell
to my grandson, to my dearest one.
I have passed through all.
Now you are tall.
You have to understand,
it’s not so easy to live on this Land.
You are free to chose,
but I don’t want you to lose.
I haven’t become this or that
but I never regret of the passed days.
I will give you nothing
but my life experience.
and without any interference into your life
I would like to say:
Have patience!
Have enough valiance!
Never think about vengeance!
Give to older ones reverence!
Live your life with prudence!

Larisa R (Odessa, Ukraine)

the true king

2010-08-02T00:14:00.000-07:00

yes
sit there and foolishly smile
while my smile is bigger
for your time is almost over
and me, the 2nd in command
will seize the throne
you may be at the prime of your life
but do you feel it?
the poison flowing through your viens
along with my treachery
adding even more insult to injury
and forget my oath to help you
if you neglect your oath to listen to my words
so keep smiling
cause soon the crown and power will go to the poet
the advisor
the philosopher
the true king

Brute da Poet

You Thought Wrong

2010-08-02T00:11:00.000-07:00

Now that you are out of my life,
I'm so much better,
You thought that I'd be weak without ya,
But I'm stronger,
You thought that I'd be broke without ya,
But I'm richer,
You thought that I'd be sad without ya,
I laugh harder,
You thought I wouldn't grow without ya,
Now I'm wiser,
You thought that I'd be helpless without ya,
But I'm smarter,
You thought that I'd be stressed without ya,
But I'm chilling,
You thought I wouldn't sell without ya,
Sold nine million.

Thought I couldn't breathe without you,
I'm inhaling
You thought I couldn't see without you,
Perfect vision,
You thought I couldn't last without ya,
But I'm lasting
You thought that I would die without ya,
But I'm living
Thought that I would fail without ya,
But I'm on top,
Though it would be over by now,
But it won't stop,
You thought that I would self-destruct,
But I'm still here,
Even in my years to come,
I'm still gonna be here.

Danielle Pongi

Cup Of Life

2010-08-02T00:09:00.000-07:00

Tea, coffee
But never me

Sip from the cup of love
Sip from the cup of desire
Sip from the cup of life
For this is what you aspire

To drink till your heart’s content
To gain happiness throughout
But this is what the problem is
As I regrettably have my doubts

For you want it all and want it now
But give nothing in return
So this my friend, hopefully
Should be a lesson well learned

To give, you will receive much
As that cup is always there
But you constantly give nothing
So you will always be in despair

Written by Hanh McKay © 2010

Hanh McKay

Forgiveness

2010-07-30T06:32:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we break our promise and forget, and we must feel really sorry for that, and sometimes we quarrel like cat and dog, it's often ,we make our friends angry or sad

So..before it's to late, before our death, let's say our sorry, let our heart be glad

I know i'm just no body, i'm just an ordinary person, i sometimes talk rubbish and silly, i also make mistakes, just like any body

I usually mock some of you, i do, trully...i might leave hatred in your heart so many, and often makes your heart unchilly

I'm really sorry, this ain't no fantasy, i beg for your forgiveness, this is reality. So forgive me, let my mistake be free

That's it, i just want to say my sorry, i really hope that you will forgive me. I know my friends are kind. or at least that's what supposed to be

So remove hatred from your mind, and let love come to your heart.. quickly , to get closer to heaven's line, your forgiveness is one of the key......

Dream Variations

2010-03-24T06:30:00.000-07:00

To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me-
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.

Langston Hughes

Life

2010-03-24T06:29:00.000-07:00

Life doesn't always turn out the way you want
no white picket fence, no handsome prince
there seems more lows then there are highs
you wonder if its all worthwhile

The courage to face another day is hard to find sometimes
that smiling face to hide behind is starting to show the pain
but no one does notice, least no one you know
you suffer in silence with no one to hear your screams
the constant warning signs that your not happy here
you try to reach out but it falls on deaf ears
you try each day to hold back the tears

Some days are good, but most are bad
with no one to talk to it sends you mad
your inner most thoughts and expressions are bound
the key to your heart is yet to be found
Their love gets further and further away
people start to care less and less each day

You try your best yet it seems to be your worst
nothing is ever good enough, not unless you come first
lifes mountains are big and steep to climb
Is life really worth it... Not all of the time.

Im Sorry

2010-03-24T06:25:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry if ive hurt you
or if I've made you cry
I'm sorry if you heard the truth
or if you heard the lie

I'm sorry if i took too long to call
or if I called too soon
I'm sorry if my reply took too long
or if i decided too soon

I'm sorry for all that i have done
or for all that i did not do
I'm sorry for all that was said
or for all that i did not say
But most of all I'm sorry that i let you walk away

I hope you will forgive me so we can put it all in the past
I hope that we can start over, there's no need to go fast
I hope we can start as friends and laugh and be together
But most of all I just wish that you would answer my call.

All will Die

2010-03-24T06:04:00.000-07:00

all will die,
in a way,
that is deadly,
we can be raped,
and murded,
we can be,
shot,
stabbed,
poisoned,
stanngle,
and killed
so till then
live it up.

Chiding

2010-03-24T06:03:00.000-07:00

Reproach will seldom mend the young,
If they are left to need it;
The breath of love must stir the tongue,
If you would have them heed it.

How oft we see a child caressed
For little faults and failings,
Which should have been at first suppressed
To save the after railings!

If, when the heart would go astray,
You would the passion smother,
You must not tear the charm away,
But substitute another.

Thus it is pleasant to be led,
If he who leads will measure
The heart's affection by the head,
And make pursuit a pleasure.

David Bates

Fire and Ice

2010-03-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Robert Frost

Let go

2010-03-06T05:33:00.000-08:00

When expectations go ahead of reality,
when meeting gives more pain than waiting
when affection becomes a formality
It is time to let go...

when the pile of questions keep building
when unfulfilled desires stare you right in the face
when you cannot continue the backward bending
It is time to let go...

when loneliness soothes better than togetherness
when togetherness does not mean happiness
when happiness cannot erase the emptiness
It is time to let go...

Let go and make room for the new
remember life's moments are few
clutch not to the old for fear of change
Move on, says existence, dont miss the cue.

Rekha Radhakrishnan

He Broke your Heart

2010-03-06T05:29:00.000-08:00

When darkness fades all around
you cant help but to make a sound
you yell out loudly happy with joy
because you've finally fallen in love with a boy
It's when the fog comes swooping around
and your yells soon stiffle, no sound
its when you've fallen off the bench
that everything soon becomes tense
its when you fall back into the dark
that you realise
he broke your heart

Rachel Anderson

A petty Argument

2010-03-06T05:22:00.000-08:00

Honey, just once, would you keep your mouth shut?
Why? Your mouth is the source of all our problems
That’s why. Oh, now you’re calling me a nut!
When you’re not calling me names you condemn
Everything I do or say. What’s with you?
Oh! Here come the tears! Turn them off my dear.
They always seem to appear when the two
Of us reach an impasse, crocodile tears!
Look hon, this is a silly argument
Over what I said at the beginning
I had no idea it would augment
Into this sideshow that’s never-ending
I guess I said some awful things untrue
I had no right to say those things to you.

Albert Ahearn

I Carry your Heart with me

2010-03-06T05:19:00.000-08:00

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

ee cummings

A broken heart

2010-03-05T14:56:00.000-08:00

How do you mend a broken heart...
Two years gone was the pain to start...
So long the road has been... Empty and alone
Stand by yourself lonely... Inside a crowded room
The world speeds by... Your whole life a lie
Your dreams of love... and one gental touch as a feather of a dove
All those thoughts will be lost... And with the trash be tossed
Because life will set in... And repeat all your own sin
For the very first time... In your heart there is no chime
No chance for a smile... Frowning all the while
Being a lost cause... Not one will look or pause
You realize you are a man... Without a single leg on which to stand
Forever you be broken... Not one good word spoken
Your heart torn out... No strength left to shout
In a box put your heart and soul... Till the day you can pay the toll
Send them all away... Keep everyone at bay
No room in that heart... To attempt a new start! ! !

Jason Luneau

Sweet

2010-03-05T14:54:00.000-08:00

When will you see
what you do is seen
to me is sweet.

you say I'm sorry
you say I'm sweet
you say I'm sincere

sweet is chocolate
sweet is cherries
sweet is you.

Everything you do
is seen to be true
Angry is anything but you.

samantha micnheimer

The Lesson

2010-03-05T14:51:00.000-08:00

Chaos ruled OK in the classroom
as bravely the teacher walked in
the nooligans ignored him
hid voice was lost in the din

"The theme for today is violence
and homework will be set
I'm going to teach you a lesson
one that you'll never forget"

He picked on a boy who was shouting
and throttled him then and there
then garrotted the girl behind him
(the one with grotty hair)

Then sword in hand he hacked his way
between the chattering rows
"First come, first severed" he declared
"fingers, feet or toes"

He threw the sword at a latecomer
it struck with deadly aim
then pulling out a shotgun
he continued with his game

The first blast cleared the backrow
(where those who skive hang out)
they collapsed like rubber dinghies
when the plug's pulled out

"Please may I leave the room sir?"
a trembling vandal enquired
"Of course you may" said teacher
put the gun to his temple and fired

The Head popped a head round the doorway
to see why a din was being made
nodded understandingly
then tossed in a grenade

And when the ammo was well spent
with blood on every chair
Silence shuffled forward
with its hands up in the air

The teacher surveyed the carnage
the dying and the dead
He waggled a finger severely
"Now let that be a lesson" he said

Roger McGough

Loves a gift

2010-02-16T14:39:00.000-08:00

Love is a true gift
Given from above

Love is all around
But it’s the hardest to be found

Though it may be hard to find
When found its an everlasting bind

When possessed if flows through the veins
But when lost all that is felt is pain

Even when love is history
I will always hold onto the memories.

Liera Bloodheart

Heros

2010-02-16T14:37:00.000-08:00

In the distance a horn blows in the night and a solder heeds its call

He says good bye to all his loved ones and all hell leave behind

As he walks out the door he looks back once more understanding it might be his last

Then he gets in the truck with several other men all silent and all bowing there head

For each solder is proud but are scared of what they’ll face

But all will fight for it is freedom they chase.

Liera Bloodheart