short poems
either with a word limit, line limit
or they're just.. short

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Sand between my toes, sea salt in my hair
This is where I go, to get away from it all.5 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 9 8:50 PM 2008 -
Everlasting pain
That’s all you ever will be11 lines, 8 comments, on May 5 8:13 PM 2008 -
The midnight bell chimes softly
I look out my window,5 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 1 9:30 PM 2008 -
Spinelessly I crawl
Towards the glowing, warm light3 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 2 8:53 PM 2008 -
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the loveliest of them all?13 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 10 10:16 AM 2008 -
0 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 23 3:14 PM 2008
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Behind the sunglasses she does hide,
all the sadness in her eyes.7 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 27 9:28 PM 2008 -
5 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 6 8:57 PM 2008
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Drowning in the ocean
only your air saves me.6 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 15 8:49 PM 2008 -
I’m just one of the many things that fit in your closet.
& baby you should get a bigger room because your skeletons are escaping.3 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 16 10:22 PM 2008 -
Overwhelming frustration,
breaking apart every part of my body.3 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 18 3:28 PM 2008 -
For now I lurk in shadows
watching you, needing you.7 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 18 8:11 PM 2008 -
your hold tightens
upon my mind.6 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 18 8:18 PM 2008 -
carousels are just god's way of showing you that life never ends
just hells way of proving that you forever spin in circles10 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 10 9:26 PM 2008 -
contemplating life
I begin to wonder if3 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 19 1:07 PM 2008 -
leaves rustle on trees
hoping they won't have to fall3 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 19 1:10 PM 2008 -
feather-tipped quills
and music notes engrave words3 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 9 5:28 PM 2008 -
from distraught fireflies
into flame-throwing devils3 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 9 5:30 PM 2008 -
when I fall asleep
my wings fail to keep me safe3 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 9 5:31 PM 2008 -
fading into air
I begin to breathe you in,2 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 10 5:31 PM 2008 -
as I transitioned
from breathing in oxygen6 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 13 7:55 AM 2008 -
promises meant nothing;
broken more easily than breathing.12 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 1 8:02 PM 2008 -
just for you big sisterrr12 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 2 8:04 PM 2008
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my eyes glaze over
and the fog shrouds me in fear;12 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 2 9:27 PM 2008 -
megaphone voices create black and white notes
in the atmosphere;12 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 3 9:11 PM 2008 -
a woven intricacy mix of fabric and plastic
creates an invisible armor8 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 5 11:33 AM 2008 -
mysterious reflection
masking the true thoughts11 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 5 2:08 PM 2008 -
staring at the moon with stars in their palms
hoping for some recognition;5 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 5 7:04 PM 2008 -
I sing my heart out
-with melodies from A to Z.10 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 5 7:13 PM 2008 -
polluted and stained
echoing the glass-eyed look3 lines, 10 comments, on Oct 25 9:44 PM 2008 -
attraction is just your negatives
pulling at my positives,10 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 1 9:42 PM 2008 -
observant and cautious of the future
I wait, with outstretched arms14 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 6 10:58 AM 2008 -
slipping into insanity,
and abandoned by gravity.8 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 9 3:28 PM 2008 -
poem that's never been finished.. just a few lines..3 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 11 9:13 PM 2008
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I’ve split under the pressure
into tiny crystals,11 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 25 9:22 PM 2008 -
I’m not sure if I like purple so much
because you told me violets17 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 13 10:48 AM 2008 -
you held me just beyond arms reach
and always took two steps back10 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 14 4:28 PM 2008 -
buried under cracked dust,
I remain unsound,16 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 15 10:49 AM 2008 -
chipped away porcelain
falling apart like wet cotton fibers12 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 15 8:52 PM 2008 -
sweet and tender with a scent that’s almost haunting.
12 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 15 9:02 PM 2008 -
seams broken apart,
my heart unzipped from it's strings;2 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 16 9:27 AM 2008 -
each step forward creates a little crack
in the cement behind her, she doesn't notice10 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 16 2:15 PM 2008 -
6 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 17 1:13 PM 2008
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light.
anti-misery in liquid form keeps the pain away15 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 17 1:16 PM 2008 -
-otherwise known as the ice queen and heartbreaker.
my mother, who at times is less affectionate than a worm.12 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 28 10:28 PM 2008 -
10 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 30 8:49 PM 2008
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25 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 6 8:44 PM
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closing my eyes in this moment of stillness, I see...
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I love the way our fingers
entwine together -
your ships anchor
collided with my sunset eyes -
crumbling facades
and broken metaphors -
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subjective to lies
objectively I'm searching-- -
only thing
that’s structured, -
mechanical windup dolls
were my childhood friends.20 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 18 10:38 PM -
16 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 19 12:15 PM
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give me protection
dustbins are waiting for me --13 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 3 4:35 PM -
smitten by survival techniques
and poached existence22 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 8 9:52 PM -
origami stars littered the hardwood floor.
the tiles covered with ripped sheets13 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 9 9:40 AM -
in the blink of an eye
doorways slammed shut14 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 11 11:22 AM -
13 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 18 11:22 AM
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lips quivered
forming -
sea urchins
lowered their spines -
ivory keys were a tool
for little girls who hoped -
incinerated
by pesticide -
chemical signals
were emitted -
eyelids fluttered
in attempt -
he threatened the sun
with nuclear warfare - -
the ants crawled;
towing their lives -
it was implicit;
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imperfections
shine upon her face. -
rhinestones plastered
on top her artificial face. -
the bridge collapsed
beneath my feet -
I inhaled
everything -
barefoot,
she stumbles -
fingers grappled
with the hook -
the sun ruptured
into tiny specks -
they shook mold
off their -
stoppers
and crushed hands -
she spent her days
taking acid -
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ostentatious rubies
fall from her hips -
she walked on ashes,
not clouds. -
she remains --
unsound -
thunder
shouted obscenities -
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you know I wouldn't miss out on one of your quickies
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they fell
down -
if I told you I was ready for love
you would probably just laugh -
belligerence
seeped through my pores -
murky water is
clouding my nerves24 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 18 9:42 PM. In noguest, freeverse~ -
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the rank odor of
decay hit them -
the buzzer sounded
and havoc escaped; -
willows wept
while the salt -
tipping over,
his wooden legs creak with loneliness. -
we were disconnected
by the cold hues of winter -
duotangs spear stress
with their metal digits; -
you took the belt
and whipped me raw, -
it's when
you don't understand -
well, I guess doing organic chemistry homework for fun
is not your typical friday night out25 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 11 8:58 PM. In noguest, freeverse~ -
I'd imagine the countryside,
filled with olive trees
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