Alright, here's my second submission thingy on here; I have mixed feeling about the structure & whatnot of this one, but I kinda enjoy the subject. See what ya'll think --

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"Conversation Kills"

You’re poorly ill-informed”, says I,
As to myself I say,
“You’re starking mad and ugly, bad,
Why won’t you go away?”

“You’ve got me now!” I smile, then scowl
As to myself I say,
“Let’s turn us in”, and wear a grin,
“We can try things your way.”

“Then come with me, and quit your noise”,
As I, to self, declare
“You’re under arrest, don’t dare protest;
For you’ve slain a man, unaware.”

“What’s meant by this? I’ve done no crime!”
Then self tells me again,
“Your madness surely’s slaughtered him;
He hasn't longer to remain.”

Then suddenly my speech falls flat;
Words out of mouth and head
And to myself I say no more;
For I find myself now dead.

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- Laura

MiindOfDestructiveTaste:

"Conversation Kills"

You’re poorly ill-informed”, says I,
As to myself I say,
“You’re starking mad and ugly, bad,
Why won’t you go away?”

“You’ve got me now!” I smile, then scowl
As to myself I say,
“Let’s turn us in”, and wear a grin,
“We can try things your way.”

“Then come with me, and quit your noise”,
As I, to self, declare
“You’re under arrest, don’t dare protest;
For you’ve slain a man, unaware.”

“What’s meant by this? I’ve done no crime!”
Then self tells me again,
“Your madness surely’s slaughtered him;
He hasn't longer to remain.”

Then suddenly my speech falls flat;
Words out of mouth and head
And to myself I say no more;
For I find myself now dead.

I do love the concept. The structure of it makes it interesting. I read it over a few times to let it sink in. I liked it. Its a bit refreshing from the poetry I usually find myself reading.

You guys are pretty awesome. I'm not usually a huge poetry fan, but a lot of these rock.

You know, I think my teacher's supposed to start poetry English in a month-ish, umm...

thenegativecreep:

You guys are pretty awesome. I'm not usually a huge poetry fan, but a lot of these rock.

You know, I think my teacher's supposed to start poetry English in a month-ish, umm...

Thank ye, Sarie! (Again, I suck at quoting two things at once, so I'm condensing.)

And I'm glad you're enticed, negativecreep! A month-ish?...We'll be timing you and expecting great things!

- Laura

Well...here's some crap-tacular free verse I wrote a while ago.

(And yes, I DID steal the title from Pearl Jam.)

All Those Yesterdays

Memories are all we have left
Those glorious days
Hidden 'neath a grey fog
Catch a glimpse of familiarity
Only to have the spark burn out
Stoicism regains control
Eyes turn away
Mass confusion in turmoil writhes within
Contentment with the present
Longing for the golden days
Weighing the heart
False promises to reconcile
Made through the grapevine
Yet I believe
What else can one do?
Cold pessimism hides the fragile optimist
To move on, trying in futility
Yet how can I
Surrounded as I am by familiarity?
Memories haunt my waking dreams
No matter the effort
It won't ever be the same
The void exists
In our beings
Evermore

ChainsHead:

Well...here's some crap-tacular free verse I wrote a while ago.

(And yes, I DID steal the title from Pearl Jam.)

All Those Yesterdays

Memories are all we have left
Those glorious days
Hidden 'neath a grey fog
Catch a glimpse of familiarity
Only to have the spark burn out
Stoicism regains control
Eyes turn away
Mass confusion in turmoil writhes within
Contentment with the present
Longing for the golden days
Weighing the heart
False promises to reconcile
Made through the grapevine
Yet I believe
What else can one do?
Cold pessimism hides the fragile optimist
To move on, trying in futility
Yet how can I
Surrounded as I am by familiarity?
Memories haunt my waking dreams
No matter the effort
It won't ever be the same
The void exists
In our beings
Evermore

I love free verse.

"Cold pessimism hides the fragile optimist"..That totally jumped out at me. Good stuff.

MiindOfDestructiveTaste:

thenegativecreep:

You guys are pretty awesome. I'm not usually a huge poetry fan, but a lot of these rock.

You know, I think my teacher's supposed to start poetry in English in a month-ish, umm...

Thank ye, Sarie! (Again, I suck at quoting two things at once, so I'm condensing.)

And I'm glad you're enticed, negativecreep! A month-ish?...We'll be timing you and expecting great things!

- Laura

Wait, wait, I think you missed my subtle hint in there

Ahhh, I've abandoned this thread for some time, but in hopes of reviving it, will post another short piece.

(And, negativecreep - I get it now! Finally...haha...whatever you can make work for ya. )

This one was for an assignment a little over a year ago; I've got mixed feelings about it, but here 'tis anyhow:

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SarieInChains:

I quite like that one too Laura..man your just full of them

Ahh, many thanks, all!

I'd love to hear anyone else's stuff if they're feeling in the...inspirational? mood...but no pressure! 

- Laura

So far all attempts of finding my old poetry have failed >_< But heres something I wrote the other day, not to fond of it though . . .

Laying in your bed

Dreaming of the life you wish you had

These things in which you dread

All your weary hopes

Feel so cold and dead

Confusion and addiction

All of this is you

Through all the lies and fears

Sadly all so true

Drowning in a pool of tears

The hopes in which you have

All so dim and grave

Falling further down

Nothing but a frown

Be as honest as you like I'm planning on editing it later this was a pretty rushed version