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Cwyn's Poetry

Life, Poetry, Love, Happiness

By Cwyn GlennPublished 6 years ago 6 min read
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The power of poetry is greater than that of normal words. 

Fear

Big dogs, scary pointed teeth

Silver blades and barbed wire

That time you can’t breathe

The heat of a house on fire

Men who hit, women who defend

Kids who steal, friends who lie

Watch the world come to an end

Having to watch a best friend die

Your little brother in the worst pain

All those words, never said

Finding clothes full of stains

Beading blood, dark and red

Having to live out on the streets

Cold stabbing at your soft skin

The constant lack of something to eat

No one asking where you’ve been

Disappearing into the foreign crowd

Something deadly falling from above

Quiet so loud you can’t hear a sound

Wandering away from that which you love

Emotion in the Dark

Your stomach drops. Fear,

It tears you down. Fear,

Turns lives around. Fear,

Screws with your mind

You punch a wall. Anger,

Fear is gone. Anger,

Try to be strong. Anger,

Takes over your life

Explodes in your heart. Pain,

Destroys your mind. Pain,

Blocks out emotion. Pain

Makes you want to be gone

Pain, anger, fear, they kill

Destroy your life, kill

Your mind, kill

Your feelings, kill

Your heart, kill

You.

The Pain of Loss

Crystal water drops

Clear blue skies above my head

Peace most things can’t stop

Then I’m told she’s dead

I break down, and good times end

I recall she’d said

“Always tell the truth

It’ll take you far in life,”

Look into my eyes

See scars that don’t heal

The pain I feel burns and sears

Don’t know how to feel

Brings true all my fears

I don’t want to fall again

But the pain just tears

At my heart, I want to end

All the pain inside my head

Little Charm

I love you, my little charm

You will be okay

I won’t let them cause you harm

Make it through today

You’re stronger than you think

Believe me my dear

Let all of your fears shrink

I’ll help you get there

That special light in your eyes

It drives me crazy

It helps to amaze me

You are very special to me

Maybe someday you’ll finally see

How much I care, my little dove

It’s so strong I call it love

You’re perfect, I swear

From your clothes to your hair

A teenaged boy feeling alone

I’ll help you, I’ll be your home

You can come to me any day

Never will I send you away

You are so very special to me

And maybe one day you’ll finally see

Life as a Recipe

Measured water, flour and yeast

All these components that you can see

Put them together, then I know

Without one, it surely won’t grow

Add some water, don’t stop just yet

Now you’ve spilled and it’s too wet

Almost ruined, can it be saved?

But I know, there’s always a way

Add more flour to balance it out

I see that all of it is okay now

Move to the oven, time to be baked

There comes a beauty out of the pain

Separate things put together just right

Build the path to a beautiful sight

Mother, or Not

I used to see a hero

You were my hero

I loved you

You were there for me

Then I grew up

I saw the world with new eyes

I saw how badly you treat

The people I care about

Even random people you don’t know

When I said something

You showed your immature side

Once again

You went off on me

Cursed at me

You’re supposed to be

My Mother.

You aren’t acting

Like a mother

That hero?

Did she even exist?

Or was i just too blind

And naive to see

Your immaturity

And you lack of respect

Your goals should have been

To be a good person

And a good parent

But instead

You chose lies

Secrets

And bullshit gossip

I honestly can’t believe

That I ever saw a hero

In you

My Name

When you say my name

It gives me a certain feel

There’s a jump in my chest

Not like fear, not like pain

Not normal, I don’t feel sane

Not bad, not good, just there

Never felt the feeling you’ve

Made grow inside my heart

Not like happiness, not sad

Not like good, never bad

The feelings grow, so fast

The feeling never ceasing

Confusing me to no end

Not like I’m lost, searching

So painful, but not hurting

Pain from fear of trust

Still, it’s out of my control

So happy, love is it’s name

So like beauty

Yet, so like pain

The feeling in the way

You say my name

Regrets

As I lay here in the dark, I think

Over the events of the day

The good, the bad, letting my heart sink

So many different things I wanted to say

All of the things I wanted to make you see

To run up to you and take your hand

But instead, I turned and left you be

An action even I don’t understand

The emotions twisting inside my heart

Stabbing at me and leaving gashes

Threatening to tear me apart

Leaving me to cry in the ashes

So as i lay in this empty house

My thoughts are you about

Sorry, Not Sorry

I'm sorry you had me

that you were disappointed

That I made you leave

Honestly, though, you don't know

You had a bright, caring young girl

So I'm sorry you had me,

But I'm not sorry to be me

You left when i was seven

So fast, like a rocket lost in space

Silence from you since then

As if your tongue was ripped out

I'm sorry you felt that need

To leave your child for...

A criminal, tearing into me

Like bullet holes, crimson, burning

The life I can't even remember

Except sharp flashes like the glint

Of a silver blade, about to meet its mark

It wasn't great anyways,

The scars on my skin like burning

Like carelessness.

Like abandonment.

Like pain.

So yes, mother, I'm sorry

I am so very sorry

That you were too blind to see

The beautiful person

That I have come to be

Sunni v. Shia

lay down your weapons

do we have to fight?

Hussein is now dead

we’ve done what’s right

let’s be brothers again

together as one

we can end this war

and have peace when done

when Mohammed led us

there was only love

with hope in our eyes

and Allah above

Then our leader died

and we couldn’t agree

which led us to chaos

that we clearly see

our differences are small

but the pain is greed

we pray for love

but see only hate

this ancient schism

must come to an end

our broken faith

should be on the mend

what leader here

can step to the plate

ushering in peace

with a new caliphate

a caliph for both sides

Shia and Sunni together

changing the tides

ending the war forever

You, Me... Us

There are days I would hide

I used to feel bad

Used to be constantly sad

Where I never laughed, always cried

Then you came along

You, so kind, so different, so sweet

Show me new ways to appreciate

Holding my hand for so long

Pulling me in for another hug

Happiness flooding me, like a drug

Here’s a place I belong

I don’t know how long it’ll last

How we’ll be after a long time

But I’ve got you here, now

You tell me I’m beautiful and pretty

Time to go home, I want to cry

No, I never want to say goodbye

As we look out over my city

Our friendship sings out like a song

Seems to grow and develop so fast

The strong hope, one day we’ll meet

Clean of harsh words, dirt and grime

Though I’ve never believed in fate

Friends forever, I know this now

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