Writing Today's Poem [M -- As a Precaution]

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Wrapping ourselves up,
Warm fleeces and soft down,
Cuddling together,
Beneath a sea of blankets.

A fire crackling in the hearth,
Flooding the room with warmth,
And softness,
Flooding the senses.

So comfortable,
Being here with you,
It's dreaming,
Without having to close my eyes.

And I am safe,
For this short time,
With you,
And not the world.[/color]

[Mitch]

I wrote this for an away message very quickly. Came out okay.

a little music box
plays in the room
and walks around
reverberating soothe

the room is cold
and dark and white
the sound the only
thing that bites

and will you walk with me
to this room
and will you sing with me

all we are
and all we is
is blue.

the whiteness will
someday come through.

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Sleeping together,
But not with romance,
Only with tenderness,
Because you are my sister.

So small,
Pale and delicate,
But not breakable by any means,
No...you are strong.

You love,
To cuddle up at night,
In my big warm bed,
With me.

Because I'm safe,
Nurturing and protective,
And I have the plushies,
That you love to touch.

I wrap you up,
So the cold can't get to you,
And we're together,
All night long.[/color]

[Mitch]

[b]i sick what i said[/b]
i'm sick what i said
death ain't dead, 's it?
more like breathin' in.
and you know, well as i do.
i'm sick what i said
and 'nough ain't never 'nough,
buryin' everything's too stuffy
and graves are just stones
in my eyes, through the mirror
i see myself the fear.

i see stones, like i don't want.
see stuff that's fought.

mirrors are twisty things
demented to me, want to shard it.
i sick what i said
death ain't dead, 's it?
i'm all glass.

shattered image never known
bein' nothin' bein' lone
wanna crack it to nothin'.
want to fall cryin'.

and glass's breakable you know
so easy to punch to grains,
the silver frame shakin' and breakin'
feels to me like change.

lookin' in the mirror i see what's there
and scared to me, another dimenson's over me.
seein' things that ain't there, ain't meant to be seen.
stuff that's ugly as dream.

can i see the real things
that ain't meant to be?
never seen a ghost like me
all chain', broken as he scream.
wanna excel to you
wanna be somethin' more that's true.

no more mirrors an' no more stares
no more glass an' no more care
breakin' it like broken legs
breakin' it and bein' me
tryin' to be somethin' that's free.

when i look at me, in the mirror
seem broken already, and breakin' more ain't gonna do good.
but glass fragile, the dimenson's called.
death ain't dead, ain't it?

not at all.

i'm sick what i said.
'nough with this--all of this dread.

promises ain't nothin' but a 'nother mirror
breakin' it ain't what i fear
fear there's nothin' there.

an' dreams ain't nothin' but demented faces
all 'round me, placin'.

time to break the glass
i sick what i said
death ain't dead, i know.
time to stop the show, ain't nuthin 'hind the curtain
but a fool.

an' never again believe what's dead,
an' never again lean on me and be said
'cause i sick what i said.
time to bury what's dead.

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Excerpt from Kevin Max's "I went over the edge of the world."

Oh the hymns of angels,
Suffer over the stench of the 21st century.

Nothing is black or white,
Or devoid of industry.

The face of monotony,
The litany of popular culture.

I reach in my pockets and fumble for a change,
Plotting out the death of art.[/color]

[Mitch]

been buildin' bridges where they cross
screachin' like a banshee, the rain's so cold,
ain't never gonna find a way to cross.

there's a troll and he's lookin' lost,
got a sneer on his face tells me i'm not welcome
an' i just tip my hat to 'im and smile,
an' all he gives me is a stare.

"stop who go thar," he say,
and i already stopped, hold more still,
even havin' trouble breathin' in.

the rain's all over me, an' he's all over it,
he licks his lips an' speaks to me 'gain.

"if ya must pass we need yur heart," he say,
lookin' at my chest like it's the best.
i just look on at 'im, lonely in the rain.

a heart's not worth nothin' 'less you got it's name,
an' nothin' 'll warm it 'less you got reason to.

the thunky thunk of my heat was on me.

[outlawstar69]

As I opened my eyes, this I did see
On the spent battlefield laid out before me.
Down in the mud of this place of woe
Laid both the forms of friend and foe.
As I stood up, I could thus hear
The Ballads of Fallen Angels
and their auguries of destruction and fear.
Yet as I leaned on my sword, lest I should fall
Not all was lost, not at all.
For as I limped off, to roads anew
A lullaby of love I did over hear.
And tired as I was, my spirits grew
Refreshing my spirit all and through.

(I have no idea where this one came from; I just sort of one day decided to write and here it is, for all to see.)

[Mitch]

the dog in the mirror starin' me on
can you hear?

he gots the smallest breath
can't even see;
he talks 'bout death
absolute free.

he ain't got me chained;
and i ain't walkin' 'im in the park.
i'm just looking at 'im
that's all.

the dogs we know ain't nothin' like
and the dogs that howl, they feel him
in the light.

gotta jiggly, gotta sigh
gotta tell ya, saints cry.
i'm gonna weep, ain't no reason not to
nor reason why,
just gotta do it
the dog sees me fine.

[RioLaskand]

The bite of the tiger
my blood runs cold
he pierces my gaze
with his own, yellow

I am frozen in my tracks
the blood streaming
from the wailing wound
baring its weight onto my brain

The screen grows dark in my eyes
as my brain watches from afar,
a weak and dying place
a flash of orange leaves my site

As the fangs pierce my spirit,
and crush my soul

[Mitch]

buried myself and buried myself today
dirt tastes like maggots and i can see it all;
gonna fall, gonna fall.

it feels so damn good.
so damn good to bury.
and i can' stop
the hearse is nary,
and cold and close

i must fake my death
before it comes to me,
and elopes.

[outlawstar69]

What sadness, what sorrow
Lies in the coming of the morrow?
As of yet, I know none.
Regardless, I'd like to say
Ready or not, here I come!

(yet another bit of inspiration caught on paper; now to exixt forever in the electronic medium.)

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]She was smiling,
No, smirking really,
As she whipped the van around,
Pushing 95 on the highway.

And the trailers,
All parted way for her,
Because they figured,
Better to let the impatience pass.

And she did,
Deftly whipping around them,
That smile still lasting,
Her grip firm and controlling.

As she barreled down I 210,
In Los Angeles,
The red and yellow and white,
Coloring her vision.

And her smile,
Was still there,
When the pulled into the hotel,
And got out.[/color]

[RioLaskand]

She was there, still unreachable
but still she was there
reaching for embrace,
and I met her halfway

We held together for a moment too long,
she is unreachable,
but not so much now
for she is still here

we are on the porch
a breeze has kicked up,
she stifles a cough
because of it I should not be there

the fates' detestable joke throw sickness
at the opportune time
but my mind cares not

I will brave the invisible assault,
because she is there,
and nothing has changed,
but it still feels right

so why does nothing change?
why am I still waiting for the chance to come
when the heart on the ring is turned outward
and the love will flow back in again

So I can just wait
and hope that it feels right once more

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Stretching upwards,
Reaching for the unatainable,
Screaming for it,
Begging for it.

And there she stood,
Alone and unwilling,
To bend down and touch,
The hands reaching for her so desperately.

Despite her smile,
She had her mealoncholy,
That nobody could see that wasn't,
Straining to claim her.

One did see it,
And in the end of the momment,
It was him that she chose,
Over all the others.[/color]

[Haze]

Raiha. . . . I love your poetry. I am a little nervous about posting after you ^^. It makes me feel. . . . less than adequate I guess.
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For you Shade of my Heart.
Thsi once I may actually do my part.
The part I have neglected,
For fear I would be rejected.
I cannot compete with the love you give,
I do not deserve it. I do not deserve to live.

When you would hold me tight,
I got the feeling it was so right.
I was right where I belong,
It was just like a crappy love song.
I know now that it was wrong,
It lasted for way too long.
I know it will hurt, but you must let me go.
Please, please don't make such a show.
I walk away from you tonight,
Simply because it feels so right.
It was never you,
For your feelings were always so true.
It was I who hid in doubt,
I who didn't care enough about.
About the love I wish I had.
Never fear, I will cease being sad;
Maybe when you find someone new
You will accept it we are through.
So farewell Shade of my Heart,
Good luck with changing your heart.

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Meh. Where did that come from? Oh well

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]How odd that I was thinking just before reading your post...that nobody ever said that they read my work....ah well. Call it an ego boost if you will, which is highly appreciated. *curtseys in your direction*
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[i]The music is churning,
180bpm,
Subwoofers doing their job,
Soundtechs in heaven.

I'm one of them,
Not the icons on stage,
But the techie in the background,
Fiddling with the spotlights.

Turning the discs,
Importing the files,
Running the slides,
Relishing the challenge.

And when the last song starts,
I'm the one that leaps to my feet,
And sings aloud with the crowd,
Because it's what I love to do.

Behind the scenes.[/i][/color]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo]Heh, Raiha, I tend to read just about everything in this forum...I just don't always respond. So don't worry, your writing is always read and appreciated by me (although I am not sure if that is reasuring or not :))

_________

[center][b]song[/b]

Thoughts are flyin
Through my head
Eloquently turning tunes
Musically
Enchanting chimes
From beneath the winter moon

In the frost bitten fires
Of a million lovers eyes
Secret spies
And secret games
And out in Nocturne?s noon
Under star lit skies
Truth and lies
Lies forbidden names

I think about
Those thoughtful things
That maybe one day I?ll do
Until then
I?ll try not to cling
Suffocate you till you?re blue

In the frost bitten fires
Of a million lovers eyes
Secret spies
And secret games
And out in Nocturne?s noon
Under star lit skies
Truth and lies
Lies forbidden names

Just take away
Just take away
All of those
Silhouetted sunrise moments
Cause you and me
Are just a triviality
Graced in splendid
In splendid scenery
[/center][/color]

[RioLaskand]

I am a ghost of my own self
you can see me just barely
but I am an untouchable
always one step behind the world

You want to see me, but I have already gone
to where you will never reach me
always just out of your reach
care to test me, Tantalus?

I will always see you,
but you will never be mine
I am the wallflower of life
observant, quiet
always on the edge

I am the ghost in a shell
of flesh and bone
but no one notices my shell
you notice the ghost
but it is already gone

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Considering it's you... I'm highly flattered.
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Running fast and far,
Legs eating up the distance,
Between my own world,
And yours.

Body transformed so quickly,
Into something more suitable for you,
To see with new eyes,
So tainted.

The form of a feline,
Huge and unrestrained,
Coming towards you,
To consume.

Prepared are you now?
I see the fear,
But laugh to myself,
Because you.

Asked for it.[/color]

[Heaven's Cloud]

[color=indigo][center]I wished away
Well wishers
That haunted my
Harlot filled fantasies

I chased away
Chasers
And went straight
To the shooter?s shot glass

And in a sea of smoke
And a mist of whiskey
I step in time
To the beat of my breath
And in hot fire
And dizzied daisyed head
I spin
I spin

Tomorrow
I will swear to be another man
And then the next day
I?ll change my path
To seek out familiar land

I called out
The caller?s name
As a dodgy digital
Voice spoke out

I turned around
The turning point
Two times
One hundred and eighty degrees

And in an hours flight
And in a moment length
I step from the ground
Using my own strength
And up in grace
In heaven?s space
I spin
I spin

Tomorrow
I will swear to be another man
And then the next day
I?ll change my path
To seek out familiar land [/center][/color]

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Poor darling,
So ill and sad,
Curled up in my bed,
Whipering in pain because you don't know any better.

Face flushed,
So hot to touch,
But my cool hands touch you,
And you calm and close your eyes slowly.

It's better,
To have you warm here,
Instead of shivering with the fever alone,
Without your big sister here.

So calm,
You and me,
Sepearatly together,
My dearest little sister.[/color]

[RioLaskand]

Why can you feel the pain
I can't imagine?
I want to take it
and wrench it from your body
thrusting it to myself

Your tears shatter my world
I can do nothing
as you leave my side
once again, forever

You have always burned
with a passion and desire
but now you lay silent,
beaten and tired

It would be so easy
to slip to sleep,
and leave my side,
in your weakness,
I see you failing

But you still fight
with the feeble strength
until it is sapped,
and your tears are dried

But mine are fresh

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Kick the right leg up,
Leap around,
Bring the other up,
Now land and go into the crouch to save the knees.

Turn once more,
Double Chaines turns,
Bring your arms around,
Contract your stomach muscles and look upwards.

And bring your legs around,
Get a little momentum,
Now leap high on the beat,
And curve your legs into attitude.

Smile to the audience,
Fall down to the ground,
Only to rise once more,
Like a scrap of silk on the breeze.

You're the messenger,
Getting your summons from above,
And translating them into a language,
Everyone down here can finally understand.[/color]

[RioLaskand]

You cannot keep me here forever
With your rules and your shackles
I see the sunlight everyday
a glint of light on my bloodied skin
and that gives me hope

You cannot drive
your whips into me
and try to break me down
I have seen the light of day
and I will still have hope

I am bruised and dying,
but the smile remains
you scoff at my weakness
and throw me to the dogs
but I have something you don't

you can beat me, torture me
break my mind and body,
but my spirit will run you down
so I saw, fair giver of life
care to take it away again?

Hope....

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]On Fire; Switchfoot
~~~~~~~~~
They tell you where you need to go,
They tell you when you need to leave,
They tell you what you need to know,
They tell you who you need to be.

Everything inside you,
Know there's more than what you've heard,
There's so much more than empty conversations,
Fillled with empty words.

You're on fire when He's near you,
You're on fire when He speaks,
You're on fire,
Burning up in this mystery.

Give me one more time around,
Give me one more chance to sing,
Give me everything you are,
Give me one more chance to be near you.

Everything inside looks like,
Everything I hate,
You are the hope I have to change,
You are the only chance I'll take.

I'm on fire when you're near me,
I'm on fire when you speak,
I'm on fire,
Burning up in this mystery.

I'm standing on the edge...of this mystery.
And I'm on fire with You now.[/color]