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BreathlessI sink to the bottom of the pool
My body and mind fully immersed
Down here there is no one to be cruel
No one to make me feel cursed.

Down here only I exist
No one to disapprove
Down here there are no clenched fists
No one to judge my every move.

Down here I finally feel alive
No more trying to find hope
Down here I finally have the urge to survive
No one telling me how to cope.

Down here I only see beauty
No more scarring of my mind
Down here there is no constant cruelty
No more smiles to try and find.

Down here there is no happiness to feign
No more attempting to make peace
Down here I can feel no pain
No more trying to f

JoyOne magical summer was all it took
For me to fall in love with you
I was no longer a closed book
I finally found someone I could talk to.

Picnics in the middle of the forest
Flowers in my hair
A thousand vows we promised
Never each other's happiness to impair.

We stand peering into the lake
My reflection always right next to yours
Nothing on Earth could ever break
Our eternal love on these shores.

The enchanting summer of 2012
The season that changed my life
With you into another world I would delve
A world completely absent of strife.

And now I confidently beside you stand
Beautifully adorned in my ivory dress
Our futures a

CasualtiesAs the screaming bombs fly overhead,
Here we lie dying in these makeshift hospital beds.
Terrified of what will become of us,
It seems there is no one we can trust.
People at home whisper in the street,
As they travel to purchase their rationed meat,
That we must have been to Hell and back,
But that return journey we did lack.
As we sink further and further into despair,
Our bodies and minds now far beyond repair,
All around the world,
Children start to cry,
As one by one,
Their fathers die.

RunRun.

She stumbles blindly through the forest,
the tears racing down her cheeks.
The trees loom above and around her,
Dominating the space.
Gone are the days
Of magic
The picnics and warm summer nights.

She seeks a place to hide
to escape her mind
A nothingness where existence
Is wholly subjective
And does not include
the anxieties and troubles
and over-thinking
of human life

Oh how free, how liberating
For a mind not to constantly
be awake
depriving sleep
depriving life

The leaves in front of her blind her,
the thorns catch her skin,
Desperate for something to cling on to.
The poisonous berries hang in front of her fac

I will wait for you"I will wait for you"

A whisper from him
His dieing sentence
Said to her
A love's promise

She watches in horror
As his eyes leak bleakness
His chest vibrates no movement
His mouth echoes no breath

"I love you"

She whispers silently
To the love she has lost
To the life she must live
Forever without him
Forever thinking of him

EarthThere are now over 7 billion people on Earth
For every 8 deaths there are 19 births
So many unique stories waiting to be told
So many lives waiting to unfold
But nowadays we are so busy
Everybody everywhere getting in a tizzy
That we do not stop to appreciate
Everything that makes our world so great
Around us are such wonders
From tropical birds to violent thunder
Yet we seem to have no sense of duty
To preserve it's natural beauty
So turn off your mobile phone
Leave your computer and the internet alone
And go outdoors and just take a minute
To look at the artistry so infinite
No matter during which season
You should always b

InvincibleThey say that I can't last much longer,
Grinning as I scream in pain
And laughing as I gasp for air.
But they won't reach their goal.

"Daddy, you'll be back, won't you?"
Her words still echo in my head,
A piece of happiness I keep within.
"Of course, my angel. Sooner than you'd think."

Darkness embraces my consciousness,
And every breath becomes a struggle,
But still I hear her worried voice.
"Promise?" she asks. "Promise." I answer.

And as I lie here on the floor,
Beaten, bloody, and alone,
I feel my heart beating in my chest,
Fighting to fulfill my promise.

"But how can you know?" she calls
As I'm halfway out the door.
I

Good MorningGood Morning.

I have a distressing tendency of waking up too early.

The sun escaping from the blinds always begins to stir me.

Just as I begin to behave sullen and surly, her presence averts me.

I turn to my side to see the vein in her left arm pump overtly.

She's completely immersed by the covers.

I have to resist temptation not to hold and hug her.

Her body suddenly moves with a spontaneous shudder.

Her mouth moves but not a word or sound does she utter.

I stare at her intently and push her stray hairs behind her ear.

Realising that loosing this woman will be my most dreadful fear.

Her eyes momentarily open just to make sure that

Midnight DanceYour fingers slide in between mine,
Our hands perfectly entwined.
Your arm wraps tenderly around my waist,
As you whirl me around and we trace
imaginary patterns on the floor.
Everything about you I adore,
as my head lies gently on your shoulder,
And we dance a dance that is older
Than time itself.

Your scent engulfs my mind,
And brings with it memories so refined,
Filled with pure emotion,
To you I promise complete devotion.
My senses are drowned out,
So that there is no room for any doubt,
Past worries and fears I twirled
As I fell into another world.

Hope and love fill my heart
As we perfect this dying art.
My dreams fal

Unanswered QuestionsI can't stand being stuck there with this feeling,

Unanswered questions that leave me here reeling,

You say that I'm the one to blame,

But I'm not down to play that game,

You started the unraveling, I just finished it,

Bad timing yes, but I had to relinquish it,

You act like I wanted to ruin your birthday,

Yet you know that's not the case, to your dismay,

You invited friends turned to enemies into our dinner,

I promised I'd hold my tongue, and not be the sinner,

But that wasn't good enough, so you cut me out,

And it just made me want to scream and shout,

I was confused and mad, your voice echoed in my head,

I was lost and sad, at

Our TomorrowsAll...all my yesterdays,
They don't matter,
That's what I always say
But I was wrong,
And I am now,
I know it beyond a doubt,
Because you lifted me up,
Held my hand and soul,
And gave me love
And my yesterdays...became...
Tomorrows

The pain, the hurting,
All that it takes to be me
You sacrificed,
So that I could be free
And when I look into your eyes,
I am always surprised...
At what I see
Love reflecting

You brought me from the darkness,
You illuminated my night,
Filled me through with wonder,
Bathed me in such light,
And so forever, is an easy promise to make
You brought me back to life,
And there is no way that I,

Thieves of LoveDash through the weeds, go tromp the ferns
For you know there's no horses to spurn
There's a road ahead, a world unknown
Sun is on my cap, my mind's blown
-
I swept away your heart, you grabbed for my soul
We're the thieves of love, we must pay the toll
The gate has opened, we can walk away
You and me my friend, we'll still be a-okay
-
Twinkling eyes, black and blue feet
That was the price for our first meet
The fountain glistens at our youth
We don't stop at a kissing booth
-
The old law of the wild is calling us
Although this is the age of "let's adjust"
Go on, my sweet thing, draw the border-line
I'll be the bear and you

I see my sad face In her new eyesI see my sad face in her new eyes

I wonder what she has to say

I feel her broken heart beating silently

I can see the ghosts of her tears down the sides of her cheeks

I never saw her like that before

I want her back

When she smiled all the time

When her hand never left mine

When she held me like she'd never let me go

When she was all mine

And I wonder

If I have changed

To everything that she hates

To everything that she could never love

I ask myself then I cry

I try to understand but I keep asking why

You've changed

The Problem IsWell that's the price
The price you pay
When you want to stay but you push it away
You don't want to hurt
But you will either way
Your heart will keep breaking day after day

And it's a choice
That we all have to make
Whether it's worth it to leave or to stay
In truth, you can't leave
You've driven the stake
More steadfast than any promise they make

Some people are lucky,
I don't count myself one
If I try to give up, I end up all undone
If you can detach yourself,
Do, and have fun
But I'll keep on staring straight into the sun

For the one hope I need and the one hope I've lost
The hope I'll strive for, no matter the cost
It

WaitingA few minutes too late
a couple hours too early

But what difference does it make
when you're gone

I'm tired of waiting

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Ice and FireYour eyes lock onto mine,
Icy blue, they freeze the space
between us, and fill it with tension
so intense it threatens
to cut me open and penetrate my heart,
pouring in it hatred and jealousy.

I break away from your gaze,
My heart beating out a warning
To my body; to run, to escape.
I am on fire,
Blood rushing through my veins,
Searching for a release.

Now, with my back turned
I can feel you watching me,
Your shadow replaces mine.
Every move I make,
Every sight I take in,
You criticise;
Whispers in the dark.

With me the act ends;
The mask rises off your face,
I can see right through you;
What lies beneath.

WordsYour words surround me;
Twist and twirl in front of my eyes.
Everywhere I look, everywhere I run,
Again and again I hear goodbyes.

Your voice rings out,
A mist only my mind can see.
My body rooted to the ground,
My heart never to be set free.

The memories bring pain to my heart,
Enemies I cannot hope to outrun.
Our story is a tragedy;
A history that life has undone.

I wish to see beyond you,
But to life I am blind.
Your shadow covers the light;
Only darkness in my mind.

MasqueradeShe glides into the room,
Her crimson dress flowing.
Body engulfed in a sweet perfume,
Only half of her face showing.

The candles flicker,
Bowing down as she passes.
Heartbeats become quicker,
Every man's affection she amasses.

Her discomfort begins to tell,
For she is not all that she seems.
To herself she has said farewell,
Haunted by the world of dreams.

Behind the mask lies the pain,
The sharp feeling of regret.
Her composure she must maintain,
Try to forgive and forget.

The Old WellMy destiny calls from the depths of the well,
The sound of the water my own death knell.
Spirits pass upwards and through the stone,
Leaving behind pennies people have thrown.

The well is filled with the souls of others,
All of whom strayed from the same path.
Every fate as damned as another's,
Consumed by this ancient curse's wrath.

Mysteries surround this age-old dwelling,
I, a servant of this ancient foretelling.
My heart lies at its base,
My life removed without a trace.

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Love and Loss

by ~EnchantedImagination, Jul 29, 2012, 2:10:57 PM
Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

In these bright blue depths
Swimming with mystery
Memory upon memory
Rising to the surface
As I look into your eyes.

That night,
Deep in our history,
Each kiss bringing us closer
To the true definition of love.
Spiritual; our bodies and minds united
The morning light our only hindrance
The only shadow to our happiness.

But now as we stand face to face,
Our mutual presence
Sparking the same images to appear,
The same lines to be heard
In our pained minds
Old, forgotten words
Meaningless to others
But send us into a different world
A world devoid of happiness
A world filled with misery

Half of my heart aching in longing
Convincing my mind
That we were made for each other.
The other half crying out
Trying to be heard
Over the passion of the other.
Wary and cautious;
Urging me to step backwards
And seek out
What drew us apart
All those years ago.

Love and Lossby ~EnchantedImagination

Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

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*MistressofQuills Aug 13, 2012 Student Writer

this is beautiful!

~EnchantedImagination Aug 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you so much

*MistressofQuills Aug 13, 2012 Student Writer

you're welcome

~renpm100 Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow. I love it.

~EnchantedImagination Aug 4, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you

~renpm100 Aug 5, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

No problem

~ecamouse37 Aug 2, 2012

Lovely.

~EnchantedImagination Aug 2, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Thank you

~ecamouse37 Aug 2, 2012

You are welcome

~NotenSMSK Aug 1, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

This is a well written work. but... it doesn't really get to me. Let me put it this way. I like the theme; it is practical, people can relate to it and as a story line it is well put. No confusions!. What I might have wanted was a little rhyming. For two reasons, the first of which I can properly explain.

1. The memory/mystery in the first stanza gave off a feeling that there might be rhyming. (ignore this feeling of mine completely)

2. I think it was because two or three phrases made a complete sentence that it seemed like you broke a prose into pieces.

Now I might sound harsh

(I DID read the description) but I said all this so that you improve

Actually you might disregard my opinion completely! After all I have a strange way of thinking. But don't get disheartened. I am not an expert writer or critic; I just tell honest things, so I hope you improve

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