April 2020 PAD Chapbook Challenge Countdown Catch-Up: Time

Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay

you can't

stop the passage

of time flowing away

rushing into the distant past

heartbreaking memories leak from my eyes

when thoughts of pain become too much

tears form a misty veil

heart of glass breaks

last time

~cie~

Carpe Diem Love Month: Lost Love Senryu

Image by Goran Horvat from Pixabay

I know all too well

the feelings of hopelessness

many useless tears

~cie~

Choka: Wedding Bell or Doom Knell

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some people sing praise

of the wonderful magic

love is like the spring

flowers and hearts are blooming

love is like summer

moon June tune and all of that

but to me love is

a whispered seductive lie

in a dark hallway

lustful shadow, lying tongue

love a mausoleum

in winter cemetery

filled with the dead dreams

of youth fallen years ago

love a pretty face

with a mouthful of grave dust

some sing praise to love

I turn my back and walk on

~cie~

Acrostic Dodoitsu: Less than Less

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less is more most of the time

only when it comes to love

very much the opposite

even less than less

~cie~

November PAD Chapbook Challenge 2019: Day 1: Once Upon a Time

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Once upon a time

I dreamed

once upon a time

he was

but now there's nothing left

except the misery

as summer disappears

and the barkers burst the colorful balloons

and take down the faire

players only love you

when you bring them money

gas, grass, or ass

no-one rides for free

little boys grow up

become corrupt

use and throw away

stupid girls

once upon a time

I believed in something

once upon a time

I thought someone waited for me

now I know the truth

the only one waiting 'round the corner

to put his arms around me

is death

that no matter where I am

I'm just two steps ahead of that man

some days I'm philosophical

some days I'm scared out of my fucking mind

and some days I'd welcome the bastard

with open arms

once upon a time

you were mine

you loved this wretched, broken thing

but like a leaf on the breeze you blew away

some things are too corrupted to love 

I thought I saw you coming back to me

but then I woke from my dream

the fairytale disappeared

in a puff of smoke

like Little Jackie Paper

you snuffed out your dreams of Puff

dragons aren't real

magic only exists in fairy tales

and love is nothing but a lie

once upon a time

I believed in happy ever after

now I only believe

that dreams vanish

and hearts break

and

everything

dies

~Cie~

Note:

I just found out about the Writers Digest Poem a Day Chapbook Challenge. Now I am playing catch-up. Click here to learn more.

OctPoWriMo 2019: Day 22: Broken Pieces

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I was born broken

Broken under a bad sign

Sign that says "keep away"

Away from this heart of mine

I will never be whole

Whole life spent with a heavy heart

Heart that was broken before I was born

Born into a life that tore me apart

You'll never find me embracing light

Light and lies are all the same

Same pretenders to goodness everywhere

My strength lies in not playing their game

I run for my life, hide from the light

Light which exposes too much of my soul

Soul embracing the darkness inside

Inside a broken heart long gone cold

~Cie~

Notes:

Loop Poetry is a poetry form created by Hellon. There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. This is followed for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is abcb.

Sorry, but your girl Cie ain't feeling the whole question and answer part of the prompt. Make of this poem what you will.

Song inspirations follow!

NaPoWriMo 2019: Day 5: The Scream of the Butterfly at the End of the World

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

Why does the sun go on shining

Like heaven ablaze in our eyes

This is the end of nights when we tried dying

I want to be alone in the darkness with my crying

Where I can't hear the voices whispering their lies

Why does the sun go on shining?

I scream and hear nobody replying

Not even an echo from the tomb does arise

This is the end of nights when we tried dying

I try to fool myself but there is no denying

All things end and everything dies

Why does the sun go on shining?

I will remain till the end of my life alone and pining

For the one who no longer listens to my cries

This is the end of nights when we tried dying

I wish one last time I'd hear your voice replying

Before everything I was wastes away and dies

Why does the sun go on shining?

This is the end of nights when we tried dying

~Cie~

Note:

Today's criteria were: write a villanelle, use lines from outside sources, and have lines which oppose each other in some way. I think I succeeded. Just thank your lucky stars I wasn't feeling snarkier than I am at the moment. I could have used the line "fuck, fuck, fuck me, Baby" from the uncensored version of "The End."

The End (The Doors)

The End of the World (Skeeter Davis)

Wings of a Butterfly (H.I.M.)