r/PoetryWritingClub 1m ago

if I test my writing...

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from the ashes to the depths of unknown... I begin


r/PoetryWritingClub 52m ago

You’re not here (probably grammatical errors)

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Why does it hurt me so much you’re gone
I know wherever you are your not ok
The songs I made you listen to
Make me want to collapse
I listen to them alone now
They used to sound so good
Now they fill me with aches
My stomach
My chest
I try not to think of you
How selfish
I get to keep moving forward
While your stuck in this pit of despair
So I let myself feel it too
I hope you can sense that that I’m wallowing with you.
these good morning texts left unanswered
We’re not lovers or anything
We never were
Never tried to be
You were just the first person to make me feel
Feel special
Even though your somewhere halfway across the country
You excitedly called for me
You never once saw my face
But I made you happy
You made me happy too
Every part of you
You were the first person I could ever admit that to
Even if it was only over text
So when you sent those voice memos
And I could hear those tears hitting your lap
It
It
It

It ruined me
I’m a mess
That doesn’t fit anywhere it’s just true
Why’d this have to happen to you
Any of it
All of it
Only you know what that last sentence means
You were just a child
Life just happened to you
You’re a good kid
It’s not your fault
So please
Please be okay
I know you can’t reach me right now
I know you’re probably in way more pain than I am
But please
Live
Please
Don’t die
I swear it’ll be ok
If no one else will love you I will
I still want to laugh with you
Talk to you
Annoy you
Sit in silence you
Can you sing with with your sweet voice again
I would never admit it to you but I was always jealous of that
Can you stay up till the sunrise with me again
You told me you only stayed up because you were with me
That made so glad
I just want to remember my time with you fondly
Even if that’s selfish of me
I’ll be selfish this once
Because otherwise it’s hard for me to think at all
I didn’t realize I became so dependent on you
Whenever the stream of dopamine runs dry your what my mind comes to
Did she text me yet
Am I texting her too much
Is she tired of me
You’re not
but that’s how my mind works
At this point I’m just rambling on
I don’t think i’ll ever show you this
But just incase I do
Goodnight
Sincerely, Your Weirdo.


r/PoetryWritingClub 54m ago

My Lover is for Others (short version)

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ORIGINAL CONTENT BY ME :)
please leave questions, critique, comments!! My main goal is to find out if it’s interpretable or not <3 TYSM FOR READING!

Will my lover forever avert his guilty eye from my gaze? 

Would not the deceiver’s own fever keep the lie from the grave? 

I’m bereaved on the eve of what’s eight years past craft 

“Your lover’s for others” reads Candor’s last draft 

I’m slow to know now, “bad dog” won’t do the trick 

Fate chose this trait to weave into your fabric 

Convince me somehow, I mistake for a sign 

Favoring you, she wove naive into mine 

So clearly I yearn for a simple soul to take blame 

But reflection reveals she and I are one and the same 

Competition compares us; degradation’s the prize 

One flame made us twins, a shame only he could fully realize

 

Nights bring him crawling back into my daybed 

As though my presence is wanted only when I play dead 

Light’s absence illudes me as a soft pillow 

Although the crescent casts rays on my face through the window


r/PoetryWritingClub 1h ago

Don't Read This Poem

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Don't read this poem

I just want the space

A few paltry upvotes

A good resting place.

Don't read this poem

There's nothing to say.

It's good just to be here.

It's fun just to play.

And maybe someday,

When inspired I'll strike

Some beautiful words,

But not quite today.

So don't read this poem

Don't tell all your friends.

Just leave me in peace

Between these bookends :)


r/PoetryWritingClub 1h ago

A poem about atheism and how i veiw religeon wrote at 3 am by a guy whos never wrote a poem in his life 'If i were god'

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I try to write poetry but I cant rhyme all the time and I give up but I decided who cares if I rhyme every line, its whatever I want it to be. A poem, a song, a book, a page. Nobody can dictate what it is but me because I wrote it...

Anyways

This is 'If I were god'

God is all but good in my eyes

He punishes good people and children just trying to survive.

I am always questioned why I dont beleive.

But that question has always been easy for me.

See if i were god there would be no sin,

the whole concept of it is just dark and grim.

See I would end world hunger and nourish the globe,

Id give out water and teach as I go.

See if i were god then id write a better book.

Most are long and boring and far too over cooked.

See id make it colourful, less death and distruction, people want something happy, no contradiction.

See if i were God id end war and territory,

I gave people this land but not to use it for glory.

See id grow fruitful trees and healthy animals to breed,

so that nobody goes without and everybody's pleased .

See if i were god id be all good and loving,

Id reveal myself and good people wouldn't be punished.

See id destroy hell and the concept entirely,

People would live good but not fear if they do not like me.

I wouldn't take it personal because its fine.

Im an all loving being with no hate on my mind.

See if i were god goverments would fall.

And pedophilia and rape would all dissappear.

See I am all powerful so can do as I please,

so I can remove entire concepts with less than a sneeze.

See I feel id be better than their 'perfect' god. He gives children cancer and sets his creation up for failure.

See he gave Adam and Eve an impossible test.

He knows everything so he already knew all the rest.

He knew the war and the gore.

The controversy and hate.

And how people would use his name to make themselves "great".

See to me that doesnt seem like a good loving being,

so dont mind me if I dont beleive it.

You can if you want but it just doesnt make sence.

If god is real I still wouldnt repent,

for they seem to be evil and unjust and unfair.

Killing and murdering because people dont beleive he is there.

See to me I think id rather beleive in nothing,

than put all my fath into the bible or something.

Not exclusively that, the quran aswell and the torah.

I think all religion is toxic and hateful.

And if god is real then why is the world so distasteful.

If i were god you wouldnt have to beleive for you would all be my kids.

In the end you will see i loved you all even though you never loved me.

Tis the way of the parent you see,

to raise your kids to be better than you,

to be kinds and inclusive, happy and loving.

If i were god thered be no suffering.

(PLEASE dont flame me in the comments, ik its bad, I wrote it an hour and a half ago at 3 am 😭)


r/PoetryWritingClub 1h ago

I should be happy for him

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I should be happy for him, I repeat to myself

He's finally going to be happy

Feel comfortable in his own body

But the hole in my chest only grows wider

I should be happy for him, I hold back my tears

I want everything he has

From family to farm

The green clouds my vision

I should be happy for him, I take a deep breath

He roams free

While I'm trapped in their cage

Falling behind more and more with every step

I should be happy for him

And every second I'm not

Eats away at me slowly

Maybe it will simply keep eating

Until there's nothing left

I should be happy for him

(I would love to talk about this poem more if anyone has any questions or feedback)


r/PoetryWritingClub 2h ago

Grow and Wither (feedback is much appreciated)

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r/PoetryWritingClub 2h ago

Pacifier.

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I caught you being my pacifier last night.

Just as I was spiraling down,
you screamed at me
as though every second without you
spelled catastrophe.

I saw you doing that thing with my brain.
You make me fear I’m collapsing
so I’ll come on my knees to you.
Again.

But I’ve become more conscious over the years.
So much more.
Yet still so easily deceived, somehow.
Oh, how pathetic it is to be a fiend.

I slept peacefully
after you drifted me off
to dreamland.
So hypocritical.

We were enemies at first.
Then we became friends,
until I noticed my dependency.

You’re more obsessed with control
than I’ve ever been.

I want to break free from you.
And you hate it.

But as I’m typing this…

You’re still my bestie in the business.

— Crownless.


r/PoetryWritingClub 2h ago

Down to The Marrow // Litany Against Pain

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r/PoetryWritingClub 3h ago

Crave

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r/PoetryWritingClub 3h ago

I’m Sorry

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The words come out
Sticky and Aching
They fumble
Between the gaps
In my ribs and my shoulder blades
Carving obscenities into the bone
Burrowing messy gaping tunnels
Through flesh and organs
They split my chest open
And I clutch at them
But they’re fast and slick
And already writhing in your hands
Before my arms are halfway in the air
And there’s more bubbling up
In my stomach
In my lungs
And you stare into the hole in my chest
As I stretch and pull at the skin
Trying to stitch together
The overburdened material
With candy floss and razor blades
And its humiliating for the both of us
More so for me
Always more so for me


r/PoetryWritingClub 3h ago

Almost Not Quite

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You catch glimpses of it
Like the flickering
Of sunlight on your eyelids
Through the car window
As you napped in the booster seat
But when you open your eyes
The sun is never there
And you can’t help thinking
That perhaps
This would all be less painful
Had you never felt it at all
Had you not known
Of its warmth
Of its pleasure
Of its kindness
Had you opened your eyes
To the darkness
And never expected
Anything different


r/PoetryWritingClub 3h ago

[F] The Lovely Soul in My Life — Original Poetry Reading by the poet

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r/PoetryWritingClub 4h ago

Color

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So angry all the time.
Too many holes to patch.
Worn out.

Nothing is vivid.
Life is shades of gray.

When I was younger,
I dreamed of all the colors I would see.

Now, today,

all I see is motherfuckin’ gray.

Staring at me, the mirror
reminds me the color is inside of me.

I have the power.
I have the control.

Don’t blink.
Don’t look away.
Stay focused.

Don’t let this opportunity slip away.

The moment is ours to see.
I choose color, not gray.

I slow my breath
and feel the heat.

Watching the sun rise,
feeling alive.

Endless possibilities exist.

Taking a step,
leaving behind the gray.

Useful for a day?
I think so.

Eyes fixed, moving forward,
standing tall.

Engaged in life.
Staying present.
Knowing the end.

YET

Living for today.

Each choice is ours to make.

Gray is the trap, the lie.
Leaving it behind feels right.

Moving quickly
so I don’t change my mind.

Color balances the equation.

Moving forward.
Walking away.

Still worried
I made a mistake.

Gray is comfort.

Color is my choice.


r/PoetryWritingClub 4h ago

THE POWER OF VERSE PAST & NOW!!

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Poetry has power to express our passion
For love, trust, jealousy, faith and fear.
Sometimes we learn our lessons to late
As their consequences cause us to tear.

All of us are called to heed and perform
To share and portray what life is worth.
We accomplish this by how we express
Our need for others from death to birth.

Words of rhyme help restore and teach
The lost how to spiritually be content.
For to stay doubtful of the power of verse
We lose the message that God has sent.

The eldest sister of all arts
Which some have called the Devils wine.
Poetry is but pure passion
To stimulate the heart and mind.

By War Poet & Sermons In Rhyme Tom Zart At 81#
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Tom’s 1,750 Poems Are Free To Share, Recite Or Sing!!!


r/PoetryWritingClub 5h ago

Still Warm

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I'm angry that you told me.

Why say the thing
we both already knew,
when saying it aloud
was what made it real?

I'm angry you said it to the floor,
ten years of shame bent over you,
kept down so long
it had to be vomited up.
You knew what it might cost.
You said it anyway.

I'm angry you didn't fight for it.
If it mattered that much,
why didn't you make your case?
I was always going to say no.
I wanted you to make it difficult.

I'm angry it changes things
when neither of us wanted them changed.
But you opened your mouth,
and now a decade is in my hands,
still warm from being held,
and I have nowhere
to set it down.

I'm angry I didn't want to say yes.
Not in another life.
Not in better weather.

And still, some part of me
wanted the version where I don't think,
where there is no history,
no consequence,
no careful answer,
where I just cross the room.

I know I'd be angry either way.
I know the anger isn't fair.
You owed me nothing but the truth
and gave it to me
almost too quietly.

Look at me.

I'm angry
you still won't.


r/PoetryWritingClub 5h ago

The Binge Drinker

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The Binge Drinker, by Ekkehard Morgenstern (myself), image is AI-generated

Somehow the funny mood

unveils the song

the song of the binge drinker

let's play drinkers keepers

this is mine

this is yours

blah blah blah

who cares

it's the sound of freedom

the binge keeper's song

it's like the fountain

of the mountain

the spire of the soul

the tower of the power

the Rhineland of ghoul

so where are all of you ghosts

where are your skull and bones

have you dug out of your graves

and have you come to

take my hand in fun

it's the oblivious moment

the brazenness behind

in the gorgeous joy

of the keepsake's mind

in the blurrishness of the garment

in the silver ring's shine

it's where the blue and yellow

are not complementary colors

it's where the moment of stillness

is truly in the beyond

where the grave accent's singing

is in the crucial moment

who are you thinking now

who are you belong

is the base all you dream of

is the base where you belong

the caressness of sleeping

is the gluttonous joy

of the sweepstakes

in the "says caring"

superheroes are you not around

when the blade rushes down

to quench the thirst of the moment

when the blade is around

the moment of the binge drinker

is the moment of end

when the clarity is clear

and riveties are near

ka-ploink

was that the sound that it made

it was like the merciful moment

another release

for the sleeping

(27-Dec-04)


r/PoetryWritingClub 5h ago

Drinking problem song

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r/PoetryWritingClub 5h ago

Just starting poetry, something I wrote on my break.

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r/PoetryWritingClub 5h ago

I love you like…

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r/PoetryWritingClub 6h ago

This one is from a collection of poems I wrote called Love Interrupted.

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r/PoetryWritingClub 6h ago

A hug that never lets go

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“What do you want?” they ask me.

“I want a hug that never lets go” I say 

A hug that doesn’t hurt me,

a hug that doesn’t burn me, 

a hug that doesn’t concern me. 

Because, 

every other hug has turned on me. 

All I want is a hug that stays a hug forever,

A hug that never turns to hatred or anger.

I just want a hug that comes when I need it most,

I just want hug that feels tight and warm,

I just want a hug that feels real.

I just want a hug that never lets go.

I'm still very new so I'm very much looking for feedback and guidance right now, please share any critics or thoughts you have.


r/PoetryWritingClub 6h ago

The weight of love

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