Resting

Resting
by Tired

What is my goal in life?
It's to be able to rest,
to sit down in the grass,
on the soft ground in the sun,
and lie there all day,
to watch the clouds go by,
airplanes and people,
to daydream.

It's to be able to wake up in the morning
and decide to go back to sleep,
or to lay there,
in that perfect state of half-consciousness,
sleeping but awake in perfect superposition.

It's to be able to do this anytime anywhere,
at home or in Europe,
in the Caribbean or the Arctic,
on Mount Everest or the Rain Forest,
in a boat or on the roof,
on Saturday or Sunday or Monday.

And it's to be able to find someone else to do it with.

Change

sorry bout the lack of updates... but here's a new poem!

Change by Beer

A drop from the sky,
Hundreds and Hundreds more.
Down, down they fly,
Into this barren hollow.
Slowly, it shows its face,
Taking hour upon hour.
It seems out of place.
Springs first little flower.

A Sun Shower

A Sun Shower by The Nice One

As the rain falls to the ground,
The children hear the pattering sound,
The clouds cover up the shining sun,
Ruining all their hope and fun.
It’s not fair they whine and say,
Why does the rain have to fall today?
We had a picnic all planned out,
Till the sky filled up with doubt.
Suddenly the sky opened up.
The rain stopped falling by the cup.
The sun appeared shining bright;
And what they saw was quite a sight.
It was a rainbow.



HAPPY FATHER"S DAY EVERYONE! and keep sending me those poems :P

Will

Will by Ducky

There once was a boy named Will.
Who always ate more than his fill.
He went on a diet,
But couldn't survive it,
So Will is still big as a hill.

A Lament

A Lament by Muffin Man

I’ve never been to England,
nor have I been to France,
I’ve never run a record mile or designed award winning pants.
I’ve never saved a person’s life,
Haven’t won any awards,
I’m sorry to say I’m not a leader whom others often look toward.
But though you might think the truth is I’ve never achieved any amazing feat,
I can cook amazing brownies, the best you’ll ever eat.

Can I Do It?

Can I Do It? by Apollo

From far away I looked,
I wondered if I had a chance.
She looks away as always,
If only I had a lance.
 
Will she notice me before I leave?
Before I cross the pond?
Will she see what I carry in my heart?
Will she not be the typical blonde?
 
I know she will,
As smart as beautiful she is.
No stronger could this feeling be,
Greater than any of his.
 
She moves, nay glides with grace,
All other girls looking her way.
To see what is the most beautiful being
To walk this earth that I shan’t stay.
 
How dare time take me,
I don’t want to leave.
This sight is precious,
Yet I must believe.
 
A movie,
A night!
I would do anything
To be with this beautiful sight.
 
The end is nearing,
I must make my move.
I must do it now,
Before I actually move.

listing

listing by the girl with the yellow eyes

every time i try and order my thoughts and make a list they
come crashing down
the tenterhooks repressing the flood come loose
and swamp me over and i'm drowning in the million things
i'm supposed to be keeping track of but they are constantly straining
to break free of my control, stretching my mind as i attempt to hold them all in
and it hurts
and stretches
and pressures
so that i only have two options
i make the list in writing of what is weighing on my head
but
there's always something missed, momentarily obscured
such that one can never capture all the
commitmentsobligationsgoalseffortsideascheduleskindnessesreproaches
as necessary as they are
i can't keep them in
keep them down
constantly swirl to remind me and then disappear
or
i could disregard them entirely
simply throw myself into a task
just to lift the pressure
of remembering
the constant guilt and shame and pressure and things missed
i just don't know what to do

Happiness

Happiness by Just a Friend

What we stake our happiness on,
a glance, a smile, a giggle, a word,
from certain people in our lives.

What we do for it,
"Jump!" people say, "How high?" we answer,
we make fools of ourselves and we sneak out,
we walk across town and brave the rain,
go out of our way for chance meetings,
with those people.

What happens when we lose our gamble,
that glance and giggle devoted to another,
the smiles never in your direction,
the words to others,
or worse yet, about others.

What pain we feel,
rejection a stab in the heart,
the aching knowledge of what you could have done better,
the torturous hope for another chance,
regret for what could have been.

"Why?" we must wonder,
what was done wrong,
"Too withdrawn," those people say sometimes,
"Ew!," the simplest explanation,
other times they don't ever think about you,
worse when they don't know who you are.

What we do with the pain,
say we wish we were the other sex,
hide and cry, find our confidante,
hope for something better.

What we do to cause the pain,
we lead people on, smile and wink,
then fickle as the wind we ignore them,
we don't talk to them, find another to smile at.

Is it worth it?
Do we have a choice?
After we wager our happiness once,
it's double or nothing till we win,
and who can control when, or on who,
they stake their happiness?

You

You by 'Does Anyone Really Care?'

Sitting alone in the back of the room
You came to me, willingly as a friend
A friend, you were, but so much more
You were the friend, the one I needed

Days, weeks, months - all passed
Deep down, in my heart, I longed
I wanted to know you, be with you
Always thinking of you, hoping for tomorrow

In time, I was able to gather myself
Taking the seconds I had with you
Asking if I could say you were mine
And no answer ever made me happier

The hands of the clock turned
Seemingly slower when you were away
Our next encounter, distracting my mind
Every second with you meant the world

Why it ended, I may never know
But I saw it coming, your feelings in your eyes
You stopped looking at me as you had
As though nothing mattered but me

I still think of you, waiting and wondering
Days now need to be taken one at a time
For me, just being friends may not be possible
When all I can do is stare, loving you

Buddy

Buddy by the Tall Hippy

They say you’re up there,
Maybe floating like air
When you should be down here
Safe and oblivious to fear.

But I guess that can’t be so,
Since you left me drowning in woe
The pain and despair were hard to shush
But I’ll never forget your last sweet touch.

I felt so alone
To be on my own
But then something hit me,
And I knew you were with me.

You are the wind that tickles my cheeks
I start to giggle, and suddenly think,
You’re here, right now, next to me
And everything is as it used to be.

A Single Teardrop

A Single Teardrop by Cameron H.

As you hold your head and show a false smile
what just crawled down your cheek
a single teardrop....
behind the facade of you who acts tough
a hidden sigh shows the true you.
The pain in your heart, it’s ok to start letting it free
you have always been saved by that smile of yours
but it is ok for you to cry for this once
let the teardrops stream down your face
and show a true smile.

Dawn

Dawn by Pathos

I feel dawn approaching
the waking of all feeling
a hollow breeze is flowing
and stalling my heart's beating

The numbness I was living
has kept my eyes from bleeding
those feelings in me hidden
now down my face are fleeing

Your features, soft and glowing
inside my soul are growing
up walls like ivy crawling
enclosing me for keeping

To force of want submitting
myself to desire giving
I'll calmly live by loving
and free my love by living.


PEOPLE NEED TO SEND NEW POEMS PLEAAAAASE. but thanks for reading..

Strings of the Heart

Strings of the Heart by Momo

Sadness tears at my heart
While you're the only one that can't tear it apart
I need you now, more than you can ever know
But because of this, my love cannot show
The grief inside is worse than pain
I just can't stand all this strain
My heart is empty
My head is full
As strings of the heart begin to pull

The Novel

The Novel by Zip the Lip

Life is like a novel with the end ripped out
We just have to keep reading to see how it turns out
Will it be a comedy
Or a tragedy
Will our life be turned into a movie
Or a dust collector
Will it be an award winner
Or a favorite children's book
How long will it be
A short story
Or a large book
Will it be a fantasy
Or a cook book
A how to for dummies
Or a road map
No one knows
But I want to keep reading my life
One page at a time.

Hey
Thanks everyone for reading/sending me poems...everyone's doing a really good job with that...what I now need is COMMENTS. People who sent me these really appreciate feedback...as long as it's not just plain mean.
Thanks!
Daphni

Ocean's Enemy

Ocean's Enemy by Tohru Honda

Calmly i drift off into the deep blue sea
Of my dreams, my hopes, my wishes.
The goals i will never reach or see,
The waves against my face like kisses,
Every moment i want to save,
To keep you in my memory,
But regret holds me as its slave,
The ocean keeps me as its enemy.
And as i think, i know its not to be,
Us together, you and me,
Because i know this truth, it will never last,
Your smile, your laugh, its in the past.

Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand by Burnt Marshmallow

It’s true what they say about supply and demand
The easier it is the less you command
The same goes for girls
The easier they are, the less they are wanted
Because we grow tired of the flaunted
The harder ones are the ones to condone,
Because they have a mind of their own.
So ladies, remember when you see a guy that satisfies,
Try not to be easy, and don’t initially gratify
Because when supply goes down,
Demand compounds.

Reality

Reality by Princess Ophelia
 
You look but you don't see,
Focused on your own problems
You stare right through me.
 
Head held high,
I walk on by.
You'd never know all I want is to cry.

Sometimes I wish you'd care
Enough to realize that what meets the eye
Is nowhere near what is really there.
 
You accept it without a thought
When I say I'm fine,
But what if I'm not?
 
Would you be willing to sit through my tears?
Because all it takes to make it ok,
Is to to feel you near,
To know you'll help me face my fears.
 
To know you'll be there,
To know you care.
 
But sadly,
I know that this dream will never be
Reality.

Hope

Hope by Mr. Lonely

A lonesome faraway destination,
Calls to me in my dreams
I grasp for the realization
That life’s not what it seems

Take you to a place
Where only thoughts can feel
A drifting silent island
That clouds my sense of real

Hope you’re drawing nearer
To a place where you belong
Make the lonely fade away
A moment stretched so long

I Miss You

First poem..the one that started this all :P

I Miss You. by Kt N.

There are so many things that i could say,
but none will take the pain away.
You are funny, smart and bright,
and respect me with all your might.

I could just say i like you,
but that would be a lie.
The fact of the matter is i love you,
and i don't want to say goodbye

Poems

So...as some of you know during this school year i started a collection of poems written by people i knew. I thought it'd be really cool if they had somewhere where people could read them and that they could help other people..i mean...we're all in high school. Anyway..i decided that i wanted to try to continue it so if anyone who hasn't already had a poem published is interested contact me! and those who have...if you want another poem published i'd be more than happy to post it.

until i get a flow of new poems..i think i'll just repost the old ones here...so people can see how it works.