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- somewhere. at allpoetry
there is something inside
i want to dig out, tumble-dry - yes, you do. at allpoetry
you remind me
- train station. at allpoetry
it’s almost as if
all the thoughts I have of you - for the ones i love. at allpoetry
here's an overdue apology
for my blue mondays, angry tuesdays - i thought you were busy. at allpoetry
if i could count the times
we did the wildest things, i'd - comfortable. at allpoetry
you make me
feel so comfortable in my skin, - you were my palette at allpoetry
streaking across my palm
scripting punctuations across your smile - do that again. always. at allpoetry
you shake me
until there's nothing in me - tired. at allpoetry
and i'm the
one in the middle, with - just like a greek god. at allpoetry
i am so afraid
that if i let you go on slamming - between waves. at allpoetry
she laughs
as she swims in low tide, full of things - but i didn't tell you those things, did i? at allpoetry
and maybe it was my steps,
or the sound of my bag bumping - tell me something else. it won't kill you. at allpoetry
. - i just can't. at allpoetry
if i closed my eyes
and just let it go, would trust be - look at me. at allpoetry
i have no words.
- missing a piece. at allpoetry
there used to be something
in this place, - verse. at allpoetry
i don’t know
what i think of when i write - conversations drag us down. at allpoetry
words waste away
into old bits of rubble - milo, at allpoetry
hot milo
settles somewhere deep - trying too hard. at allpoetry
there’s something
reassuring in this cold, empty silence - april. at allpoetry
i could
sleep late into your laugh - more than enough. at allpoetry
words pass between us
in a whirl. - in between. at allpoetry
i know
what you mean, exactly. - afraid of this. at allpoetry
numbers topple between us
and i look for answers in your eyes, - in the sitting-room. at allpoetry
. - blue. at allpoetry
i fiddle
with your shapeless skin, - on the way. at allpoetry
bile seeps in through
the taste buds in my tongue - lighthouses. at allpoetry
your face
swims before me, stark against - catch you. at allpoetry
i want to empty my fears
into the bowls of your eyes - miss you. at allpoetry
threads seep through me,
broken and tangled - snap. at allpoetry
everything inside me feels
s t r e t c h e d - quote. at allpoetry
something about this air- the soft etheral beauty of the evening, the soft hum of the wind when it breezes past and twilight dreams dissolving into dim flickering lights; why, that should be how evenings are spent, wrapped up - hanging on. at allpoetry
your veins pop
like microwaved kernel - fumbling. at allpoetry
something cold
tightens in my stomach and - duty. at allpoetry
i hear you
folding whites in darkness - you and i. at allpoetry
lights twinkle in your eyes
as the world becomes a kaleidoscope - waterproof soul. at allpoetry
i remember
how water seemed to slip - even blue skies have clouds. at allpoetry
i want to poke at this silence
and dream up chaos - conversation. at allpoetry
this
i love you - mute. at allpoetry
silence drips
between us, cold and sorry. - avalanche. at allpoetry
everything
inside of me is an avalanche, - at night. at allpoetry
i can tread on my dreams
but not sink - where i'd rather be. at allpoetry
i want to tread
on soft wed mud, and walk on - in my cluttered head. at allpoetry
if i could, i would
put stars in your eyes and - friendship, i thought, was a beautiful thing. at allpoetry
i can peel through
my head, picking at little bits - for a moment. at allpoetry
i can thread through your
water-thin smile, slip and fall - before she sleeps. at allpoetry
she catches stars
in her palms, until they burn - thoughts- freestyle. at allpoetry
not worth the read. really. - crazy. at allpoetry
do you doubt me
when i say i love you - something or other. at allpoetry
there's tinfoil around
our suffocating words- wound - practising goodbyes. at allpoetry
goodbyes used to hurt
but when it rings like a prayer - cold. at allpoetry
i want to
touch your waxen face - to write. at allpoetry
to paint
with only a scratchy pen - drizzle. at allpoetry
rain
traces the veins that jut - maybe we could have. at allpoetry
i trace the parts
of your smile that stick out, - better like this. at allpoetry
i like to
leave watery ice cream - play nice. at allpoetry
why do you make
being nice so hard - plain. at allpoetry
everytime i think of you
there’s this tugging in my heart - picking scabs. at allpoetry
i peel your smile
into halves, then quarters - after that. at allpoetry
-+- - everyday things. at allpoetry
-+- - breakfast. at allpoetry
awkward fumbling of forks
and a watery spoon hitting the side - worth fighting for. at allpoetry
i sweep
the dust off my eyes - i want to. at allpoetry
i want to
drag myself out of bed - anyway. at allpoetry
-+- - when i'd rather stay in bed. at allpoetry
mornings scratch at my bed-post
like a frustrated cat. my body turns - people tell me i am her. at allpoetry
her hands
try to find a way through - for the best things in my life. [vanessa, aparna, ranji] at allpoetry
just a lil something for my FRIENDIES!!!!!!!! - the boy that flew away. at allpoetry
./. - between us. at allpoetry
./. - something about love. at allpoetry
,/, - autumn teaches us how to fly. at allpoetry
cement pavements
glittering with reds & yellows - vacant. at allpoetry
there is
something about photos - filmstrip. at allpoetry
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- with the sun in my eyes at allpoetry
i am groping with
sun rays splitting my skin - fuel. at allpoetry
when i remember her
light seems to filter through me - catching blue skies. at allpoetry
amidst attempts at a smile
and lazy gossip over my head - waiting under streetlights. at allpoetry
grey skies
and flickering lights - free-fall. at allpoetry
. - fed-up. at allpoetry
frustration climbs on me
like red ants; leaving crumbs - bad days. at allpoetry
when silver linings
happily-ever-afters - mood swings. at allpoetry
./ - yours. at allpoetry
. - i think i am a stranger in her eyes. at allpoetry
i walk past her
sending tornadoes and blackouts - rush hours. at allpoetry
sometimes
you wonder on days - on my mind on a Monday morning. at allpoetry
1.
- blinking seasons. at allpoetry
years and months
rush past, and we name them - talking it out. at allpoetry
sometimes
when you say things - because all the words said ‘i love you.’ at allpoetry
words echoed
and hung in the air - Dancing in the rain at allpoetry
Heaven opens its arms and sends
Angelic drops to bless our souls - Free at allpoetry
Have you ever felt
Your whole brain just shut down? - tiny speck at allpoetry
in our shadows
of concerned sighs and - periodic insanity. at allpoetry
. - contemplation at allpoetry
./ - when i'm alone at allpoetry
i like
walking on - on my mind. at allpoetry
every time I close my eyes
I see your smile and something in me - tarnished. at allpoetry
./ - afraid. at allpoetry
her thoughts lost
in his words. - -pause. at allpoetry
and I pause
because there is nothing left to say. - heartstrings. at allpoetry
a halfway smile
lingers between tears and - if you'll ever know. at allpoetry
.
- for the best four musketeers. at allpoetry
::: we stirred our feelings - experience. at allpoetry
insecurity wrapped around her like thick black smoke; suffocating - finally. at allpoetry
after a week of not touching a single - tired. at allpoetry
repititive words- so loud. - other way round. at allpoetry
you sit uncomfortably in silence; as darkness drips - sometimes. at allpoetry
we could share more than simple halfway glances - glances. at allpoetry
when the dim light played hide-and-seek with our - tears and smiles. at allpoetry
when neon dreams played with our wild thoughts- as we ran down - I remember. at allpoetry
I still remember the rough touch of worn-out leather - dusty lightbulbs. at allpoetry
crumbs of dust fall between our fingers; as our words twirl and bend - her words. at allpoetry
when grey skies clouded her face even wrinkles blinked amidst her words; - today. at allpoetry
- 5 a.m. erupted with rain pellets - res. at allpoetry
woah. - change. at allpoetry
- she always pounced onto the bed, - bleached blues. at allpoetry
./ - after the fight at allpoetry
- maybe when I went - hate. at allpoetry
. - funeral night. at allpoetry
./ - july night. at allpoetry
/. - definitions of a poem. at allpoetry
words bounce off emotions like a rubber band held too tight - we are still strangers, I think. at allpoetry
even words begin to dim in sallow lights when they s t r e t c h - strangers. at allpoetry
when I tried to fill the cracks between us - dancing at night. at allpoetry
shadows danced with our silhouetted souls - meeting you. at allpoetry
we breathed in blue that stuck on us like inhalers - seven p.m. nights at allpoetry
. - res at allpoetry
&& - blue sky summers. at allpoetry
./ - silent noise. at allpoetry
/. - sitting-out. at allpoetry
do we care that days curve into shapeless shadows at night; - death. at allpoetry
death blows on summer days and grabs frosted breaths; leaving - res at allpoetry
yep I'm in transit - dark lights. at allpoetry
. life halted when you did. - flight. at allpoetry
we dreamt in black and white; painted with our minds and cordoned - res. at allpoetry
/. - someday at allpoetry
when the world tumbles out of your tight smile; leaving salty - dim stars. at allpoetry
we caught stars in the skies and stuffed them in our smiles - slippery charades. at allpoetry
words slip on our tongues like eels in summer water - breathe-in & breathe-out, at allpoetry
I breathed in; & the water swam - faith. at allpoetry
collecting wishes from stray thoughts; swaying - blind. at allpoetry
he builds pagodas for a queen with no name; - retributions. at allpoetry
when words swam out-of-focus, - balnancing moments. at allpoetry
I run- with the world behind me - let me count the ways. at allpoetry
. - 5.45 a.m. at allpoetry
silence regains its bitter poise - hungry. at allpoetry
drowning in deep ember blues; - street games. at allpoetry
in the bitter smoke of wind-blown dreams - getting by. at allpoetry
cradling in simple delights as each sorrow passes by with a - recluse. at allpoetry
public laundry washed, and delivered - I’m sorry. at allpoetry
I am sorry I cant fly because if I could, I’d be there - soul strands. at allpoetry
wind vanes and summer winds - same smile. different girl. at allpoetry
that day- when the sun spilled its rays as - minimart mirrors at allpoetry
they had surveillance cameras, even back then- like little eyes - betrayed. at allpoetry
cluttering down the stairs like spitballs on fire; we hit bottom - reserved. at allpoetry
. - heat wave. at allpoetry
the choking heat sweeping through afternoon - reserved. at allpoetry
. - school days. at allpoetry
- we spun - reserved. at allpoetry
working on this - an I please at allpoetry
. - diffused. at allpoetry
a storm in my life is only a storm in a teacup, - with love. at allpoetry
. as everyone else - here. at allpoetry
for a prompt - touch of sanity at allpoetry
if I could touch your face I would sort out those smiles - [ ] at allpoetry
- I close my eyes, - venom. at allpoetry
she stares, spitting venom - sweat stains at allpoetry
stagnant heat, slowly wrapping us in its shadows; - mistake. at allpoetry
catching raindrops like airborne wishes, - falling. at allpoetry
ballerina steps one, two- they scream - losing. at allpoetry
do you know what I mean when - inside-out at allpoetry
crazy nights found us staring at nothing- - connect. at allpoetry
I am sorry, I said over the phone- - crazy 'bout you at allpoetry
a few days and conversations - fix-it smile at allpoetry
sprinkling rain drops like magical confetti and - pauses. at allpoetry
. within your - what you saw. at allpoetry
building this pain under my veins, under - understand. at allpoetry
maybe one day all this would somehow - down at allpoetry
to take one more step so I can fall through the cracks - caught. at allpoetry
anger pulsing through my empty veins; - complete at allpoetry
long days pass me by; but a thousand days can come - captivated at allpoetry
. enclosed - glad. at allpoetry
I stir dreams in your brown teacup eyes; - two words. at allpoetry
hold on. - avocado and sunsets. at allpoetry
. - alive. at allpoetry
~ I cross the street. - heartless confetti at allpoetry
you know all too well the hurt she carries in - simple words. at allpoetry
catching your off-hand glance - hour glass at allpoetry
. as sandy pearls - between thoughts at allpoetry
hey. . - stammer at allpoetry
between breaths of longtime prayer - really. at allpoetry
nothing is always not good enough- - distant dialogues at allpoetry
it was okay after we made up; - jupiter trips at allpoetry
hmm. - hollow at allpoetry
~~ I try to run away - dreaming... at allpoetry
I remember last night- how it was - even now at allpoetry
I can almost finger your life - family snapshots at allpoetry
darting through love and hate with - [ ] at allpoetry
when I read your name and remember all that it - gone. at allpoetry
--- life drips drop - every time at allpoetry
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