5 minute poetry

[Cloud Strife]

"Living through the pain"

So much sorrow in my short life,
It's put me to the point of breaking.
Then someone told me something touching,
And now I sit here, sobbing, quaking.

So many times I could've caved in,
I could have given in to the pain.
But, looking now, I see the truth,
The grief is what has kept me sane.

I know now I can't win it all,
With every win there is a loss.
It tempered my ego, made me realize,
That, in my life, I'm not the boss.

My fate, my destiny, aren't always my choice,
Sometimes there are bigger plans in store.
The plans for me, and everyone else,
All of it adds up to something more.

I sit here now, and with wonder, realize,
That, however much my grief remains,
It happened then, and I still go on,
I'll keep on living through the pain.

[Osterbaum]

This land is my land
And you are welcome here
Just step closer and take my hand

Don't be afraid of me
I am your friend
I will not harm you, I'l just let you be

Cause in this land, that is my land now
Everything is fine and bright
Everyone is welcome, just so you know

[Cloud Strife]

"Living Grief, Living On"

Tears falling, hitting the ground,
My mind feels numb from my grief.
I do believe that I have just found
That Death can be a very cruel thief.

I lost one at a very young age,_________________(November 24, 1992)
But that's not the end of my pain.
A friend of mine, in grieving rage,
Couldn't take it, and went insane._______________(July 15, 1997)

Now there's two lights lost in my life,
But fate wasn't about to end it there.
I lost my uncle after toil and strife,______________(August 18, 2000)
It just all seems so very unfair.

Things were quiet, for a few years,
And I thought that the storm was over.
But I was wrong, and cried more tears,
This time Death took someone much closer.

She lay there, dying, irregular breaths,
I sat there, helpless, not a thing I could do!
I stayed there, crying, unable to rest,
Started to see that she surely was through._______(October 5, 2004)

Four lights in my life? Is that not enough?
Fate answered me cruely; more to come.
I soon saw that life was very tough,
And that I was getting hurt, more than some.

My friend, close to me, died two weeks later,______(October 15, 2004)
Here another light was lost.
The grief couldn't possibly be any greater,
But I was wrong, and at such a cost!

They found her on the beach, another one gone.___(November 13, 2004)
She was distant, but as always, I cried.
This time, however, grief didn't last long,
A reason for this, I'd find if I tried.

So try I did, and I soon found
That I was used to the sorrow.
I sit here, living through the pain now,
We'll see what Fate brings me tomorrow.

Originally Posted by videogamerz2000

I got one.

Going home,
on the net,
posting somewhat useless threads on random forums,
smiling at the suckers,
filling up computer space or the net,
and making fun of people.

Ya....... that's what it's all about.

LOL THATS RIGHT...FUNNY :wmage:

[Funka Genocide]

I know its better to do these things in person
but I don't care, so heres a note
despite your addiction to perversion
I'm letting you go the hard way

oh, you'll get over it, i suppose
I really don't care if you do
maybe you'll learn, who knows?
but I hope you stay as ignorant as you are

its best for me to remain superior
my fragile ego needs its victories
I hope you keep that exterior
theres not much else going for you

I'm so mean, it hurts so bad
blah blah blah blah blah
just shut up and be glad
I did this when I did

this poem wrote from the perspective of a jerk. No real basis in reality, just experimenting.

freeform structure, elsewhere now
find the tooth within a mouth
so smiling with all its share
of emptiness: without a care
tear it down and build anew
don't strike a chord lest it be skewed

never look or learn or rage against
all these walls so very dense
be what you must
and learn how to trust
the lies this world relies on
and wait around until your gone

just waste away without protest
never dare to do your best
it makes us scared, to know we are
beneath another, so very far
from what we thought we were
a truth we can't endure

I'll call this one "social monster", and now, another one!

with broken flight it makes ts way
to never ending shores of white
its body soars, so light and gay
within its heart is always night

so strong its frame, so undettered
by thund'rous voice of roaring waves
held aloft and unfettered
not knowing what it craves

oh silent beast of early morn
find your heart at all costs
I can not bear a sight so torn
as beauty from its owner lost

soar again! and higher still!
would shout but for the crashing surf
and pierce this haze with sound so shrill
to've made your time, and found your mirth

is all there is to do

[Funka Genocide]

rai rai has three more posts in this thread than I do, three posts is all that stand between me and total poetic domination!

urm, well, here is some poetry

taste this moment, all its splendor
don't waste these drops of love
between your arms,in open candor
I find whats once above

level these, my fields of grey
where once took I a solemn vow
to keep my head for as many day
as God almighty would allow

I am not left, nor abandoned
I have you, your soul is grand
enought to cleanse my dirty hands in
waters of the purest land

too much funky edit: BMG, you have almost as many posts as I do! you are a very prolific writer indeed!

[Cloud Strife]

"Counting the Minutes"

I take a look at the clock again,
Hoping, praying for the right time,
But no, the time is hours away,
And I sit here, watching, waiting.

The minutes drag slowly by,
I try to busy myself in vain.
Why will time not go any faster?
Father Time is torturing me.

I find myself daydreaming now,
Hoping, longing to hear her voice.
I now snap back to reality,
and the minutes slow to a crawl.

We're so close, yet so far from each other,
Kindred spirits separated by distance.
Minute after minute weighs down on me,
Hoping for the joyous hour's swift coming.

Now here I sit, counting the minutes,
Anxious now that she'll soon be here.
What's this? That sound...she has returned!
Now my love is back, and all is well.

[BlackMageGirl!]

My mortal enemy, killer of my childhood
both of us are now here, dying, life draining away
I see her, shackled and pierced, blood a liquid pool
I point my sword, eyes burning, voice trembling
She snarls in response, limbs trembling, wings shivering
Kill me she would, for my kind is weak, divided with light and dark
I whisper "You and I are dying, can you not see it?"
Her voice rasps in my ears "And what would you do?"
Screams in my mind "Will you join with your enemy?"
My hand plunges into my breast, reclaiming life.
She in return joins her orb with mine, we live.
Wounds healed, minds melded, spirits joined
I climb on her back and angle my sword into the sky
Her leathery wings beat in the air, renewed strength
And for this awesome strength, my tongue branded,
Never shall my voice be heard again in this world
She shrieks, a war cry of the Draken, she is their child
The pact we have made, together, for all time

[Cloud Strife]

"Cyber shame"

He gives her a kiss, and says his goodbyes,
If only she knew that his love was a lie.
She kisses him back, and with one last smile,
She sets off on her journey of a few miles.

He watches her go, and then heads inside,
With marital laws he will no longer abide.
He turns on the comp, and signs in to AIM,
And now he begins, it's his cyber shame.

She comes back in the house, quickly, and quiet,
She came back for the wishlists, soon she'd buy it.
She went past the room, glanced at him, smiling,
It was then that she found that he was not filing.

He didn't notice her, wrapped up in his game,
His double life about to earn him some fame.
He glanced in the mirror, saw her shocked face,
He turned to her, worried, now he was disgraced.

The marriage soon ended, no more could be done.
The vows of a marriage aren't for two, but for one.
He shouldn't have done it, he's lost his good name.
It was bound to be found; it's his cyber shame.

[Funka Genocide]

is that about a marriage ruined over internet porn?

if it is, I am laughing, if its not, then I think I owe you an apology.

sever first, your connection to
these ways you've always known
and take a breath, a deeper blue
in skies where wind has blown

ever tasked by simple luck
to wind these roads forever
I find my path so neatly tucked
betwixt the first I severed