Favorite Poems of Poet on the Piano
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Oh, little house, where once I grew,
You hide behind the green... -
Mossy forest,
have you ever dreamt of me... -
In you, I have found dandelions
a multitude of times... -
she cradles darkness, for
her tears crystalize... -
I sleep beneath the untamed vines,
On mossy earth and fleshy leaves... -
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loud noises and flashing lights,
I try to keep them inside but I lose... -
Lonely
It creeps up on me... -
I have scar tissue
that spells her name... -
I was smiling at the red sun over the blue sea.
I was watching the waves, rolling linens... -
Like the sky
I give my grief back... -
Rowing into the still lake
My heart... -
I know your view of the world
has changed since you were... -
like waves
on the faraway shores of soft sands... -
The cavity in my chest is filled with carbon.
But my eyes still leak shades of aquamarine... -
last monday I read a story about a girl running...
and all night I worried about you taking off... -
they’re suffocating,
the memories of us... -
Sometimes I think I am a flower
I cannot tell myself apart from one... -
In that cafe I penned my poems
pinned a living butterfly of my heart... -
You parted the sea—your collarbones have become...
and the smile on your lips radiates a warmth... -
To love you—is to resign to a fate of...
you macerate all things in life to the point of it... -
Dad,
what did I do... -
I live in a vessel
But I'm not my home... -
Tender is the bud of the flower growing from the...
When the world felt too threatening, I sealed it... -
Death,
i see you in the corners of my life... -
Homeless.
No one should be allowed... -
On quieter days, I catch
myself laying on... -
i sat down
with the doctor... -
I, who has nothing,
but the remnants of your... -
The ocean is fathomless and welcoming.
Arms outstretch above... -
white sheets pick at her and
spill into her sagging flesh... -
You've gotten so good at destroying yourself.
You implode with the soft gospels of the past... -
Shall we feast on the carousel of words that
I will prepare in your honour, tonight... -
The world is uneven.
It gave hawks to fishermen... -
I keep waking up from a dream
where we swallow memories whole... -
I suppose I don’t really need the memories
of that Spring Saturday on the boardwalk... -
come near –
i promise you it’s safe again... -
I sit and drink my coffee
and I wonder briefly about the universe... -
april, with bloodied fists, heaving breath finds
respite where your clavicle meets your sternum... -
I'm in a place I can't explain.
A deep, hard to kick sort of pain... -
crumple this up after you're done reading
because honesty is a beast in drunken stupor... -
last night, i dreamt of your hands wrapped tightly
around my neck, wringing it like a hand-washed... -
You can burn me, use me, cut me down to size,
But that won't make me less than what I already am... -
you were born quiet;
a frozen and dormant caterpillar... -
Do not ask me to live.
You alone... -
You hug the earth
tightly with your... -
I was some place I wanted to be, an I had to leave...
I was some place I wanted to be, an I laughed it... -
the sky closes her eyes
and you feel your body... -
I've got books in places where there should be...
Words scribbled so neatly on my legs they look... -
Here?
I told you. Gloomy are the days of the... -
you
won’t... -
sprawled across the bed, your bosom
rises and collapses, like your one deep... -
a little past midnight, and i'm spilling again -
in a drunken stupor, and i'm spilling all the... -
septemper held the corner of my cotton dress and
whispered to me that she had prepared my... -
Silence did not treat you
the way he treated me... -
Just tell me
who you want me to be... -
He came to me
from the corner... -
Your memory feels like
fog with no lighthouse... -
Only when trees shed
and winds shake... -
This year began
with a poetic yawn... -
I don’t have space
for grief... -
The shadow visits me when the moon
unravels his luminous beauty, swaying... -
*Alarm, snooze.*
*Alarm, snooze.* *Alarm, snooze... -
fixated on your protruding collarbones,
i swallow the evening sun, bathing in the... -
The roaring went on,
as your scribbling drafted... -
I watched how my faith faded right in front of me.
So, I turned loquacious... -
A snake hangs limply from a
knotted branch, its... -
I wonder if death
takes us to the sun... -
Transparent water bottles
smell of fresh books... -
We, right here, in
the furthest east... -
We are locked in our lighthouses,
and the chasms of ocean... -
*** This is a poem that recycles bits and pieces...
All my life I’ve tried so hard to become a happy... -
One day I will be my own happy poem.
I will wake up with a soul... -
It seems we’re staring at the same wall.
A blank sheet with all the ink in the world and... -
"Ich bin müde, immer müde zu sein"
I am tired of always being tired... -
You can't hate your country.
You think you do... -
I say I want to place a period
behind your name, but everytime... -
Who are you today?
The first few minutes after... -
with a poem in my heart,
and wine in my belly... -
my love,
when y/our world seems barren... -
Let me tell you
about the struggle... -
Sometimes it feels like my soul is a record...
Not some fancy state-of-the-art machinery... -
There is an intersection
within my imagination... -
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Tomorrow... -
There it is. A glowing dot
in the sky. You could hear it's whistle... -
Sometimes
I desire myself... -
we carry the hurt in our hearts,
swallowing it every time our... -
Lately,
Lately I feel stuck... -
Let me breathe
Let me breathe in these blades... -
The plague of the USA.
At the Giant Eagle checkout... -
The mental blackout curtains,
the heavy, wet fabric laid on my cerebellum... -
Some people are power washers.
Some people are chainsaws... -
Women like you
are lonely... -
I can’t write you poetry,
play guitar... -
That boy is not the world,
And he will leave you shaking in the shower... -
Get me off my lazy bum
and back into action... -
The world is crumbling,
life has gone insane... -
The bosoms of swollen meadows
drizzles... -
I began to fall
like a soft, summer rain... -
The reason we keep on going
is that we are not going anywhere... -
In summer, we used to drive to demolition sites...
we'd chat. You told me you loved to watch falling... -
Windchill is howling in my veins,
as on the windows of these trains... -
The colour fades
from her cheeks... -
Today marks one hundred years
ago the first world war came to an end... -
Nights like these, I can't tell if I love her or...
I'm obsessed equally with the faint... -
I am used to the wind filling in
the cracks of doors and insisting... -
Love knows no boarders
Love knows no boundaries... -
Amber leaves
tumble from octopus limbs... -
Sadness, could you disappear for a while?
Your haunting spirit always lingers... -
A child running free,
sweet sounds of laughter... -
Tell me all your thoughts about the
stars that fill the moon lit skies... -
Flesh comes to contact with thoughts,
A mesmerizing enigma of will... -
Flashes of brilliance
swirl through the... -
I want to feel the sky vibrate,
Like your skin upon my cheek... -
When I met you, it was like youd shot across my...
How I longed for you to lay next to me... -
There is a weight on my shoulders
A heavy burden no one person should undertake... -
Between the shadows
rest a place where I find... -
Faith keeps me alive-
for it is engraved in my veins... -
The sun rises for a time
But the night is always longer... -
Twilight skies twist aging star trails
Over hidden treetops long forgotten... -
Lingering anticipation escapes from my vulnerable...
Building up the impatience that crawls within me... -
I walked in nightfall,
Stumbling along sinister lines... -
Written for a Contest using this image...
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"This is what I looked like before the demon...
Writer's note: Had to put a * in between the word... -
Sometimes,
when the wind eases... -
All done; done all.
Revised, I must be wise... -
Defiance - the hunger of survival. Followed...
The tidings of intelligent activity (derailed... -
The darkness takes over me once again. Stronger...
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Eyes
peering into my soul... -
Chunks of snow dwindle,
stealing away spring's spotlight... -
Globs of beautiful romantic colors drip with ease...
down a vacant canvas thirsty for love and beauty... -
Welcome to Heads Up Hospital
Where every soul inside is content... -
Bruised, broken, tattered and torn,
Only from these will love be born... -
Work your magic across the sky
Midnight Moon, pearlescent queen... -
My wings flutter slightly
I'm trying to cope... -
The moon shines beautifully
The cool, clear water swirls all around me... -
I hate this place,
And all the faces I see... -
The winds rustle the greenery,
Bringing whispers from the past... -
The silence is what hurts the most.
The unsaid still lingering in his head... -
Ones you love wont hang around,
People you trust will let you down... -
Listen to the quiet voices of the wind
The lost sounds of hope and young love... -
What is the meaning of true friendship,
now that i would like to know... -
I want to be like the angel that was canonized a...
As a messenger of God, what a picture I could... -
The fire blazes
Burning bright... -
Take a breath
Step away... -
This could be the last time
We ever see each other... -
You open your eyes for nothing
Waiting for a call, but no one rings... -
Just a little thank you poem to my family...
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If roses grow in heaven
lord please pick a bunch for me... -
Every time the night comes and covers the sky with...
I see myself staring at those bright stars... -
Its just something about him
that gets me every time... -
Life is like writting with a pencil
It takes time to learn how to control it... -
Life is so sweet when young
Everything seems so easy... -
(S) Sun shining in the sky
(U) Underneath an umbrella in the shade... -
I've watched the world falling away,
The fluorescent colors fading to gray... -
The words they flow onto the page,
And express the way I feel... -
Looking out over treetops,
You can see the sky at all times... -
White mist whips around me,
I am riding on faith... -
A forest of trees and grass and sunlight,
The smell of autumn hangs heavy in the air... -
I meet you a while back
you were as sweet as can be... -
So i have known you for a while
we have had time to get to know each other... -
Everyone gathers near,
To laugh and cheer... -
Beneath the darkened sky
Is this image of you and i... -
I am just a leaf
that feel from a green tree... -
Whenever he puts,
His soft,warm hands around my waist... -
I always kept the words,
The one's... -
I remember the day when we had our first kiss
It is a day that I don't really miss... -
Summer nights,
Laying outside with you... -
When I feel like crying,
Your shoulder is always there... -
It feels so hard to breathe, whenever I'm around...
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The days are long
But the nights are longer... -
How many roads would I need to take,
Before she fall from grace... -
As I sit with her on a bench in the park
I look into her eyes and I feel a spark... -
The rain pours outside and the fire glows inside
It's dark so she can barely see... -
I'm lost in the Darkness,
A place of vast plains... -
You come from behind me
Resting your head on mine... -
As we sit in the snow white sand,
And the waves crash upon the shore... -
As I've grown I've learned several things
Life is full of dissapointments... -
Look into your heart
search your inner soul... -
What is this after me?
A green monster that I see... -
There is freedom in departing
From far away we learn we were once one... -
Empty spaces, surround me. Empty spaces is all I...
Empty spaces, that once was filled, leaves me with... -
I have demons
But he doubts them... -
Since my brain can't cup anything
Let me do the thing that I love doing... -
I had a nightmare
last night that my hair... -
The house I live in,
is a dress that's loose... -
There are two of you now,
Ghosts hiding within the brownish green... -
This woman is not a woman.
she is a sort of bendable agony... -
It is not that someone directly tells you that you...
you grow up and its not that you weren't pretty... -
Mostly
I think that I am going to die alone... -
This poem is fictional -
I did not slice through my heart... -
You're drowning,
And very well-aware... -
Life is about finding your sun-
finding your happiness... -
Tucked away safely
within a closet... -
I'm frightened by the things
I cannot see... -
Sometimes, sadness
is a weight... -
I...
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I offered to you,
-all I had... -
Melting rust.
A beautiful characterization... -
Broken Morse-code pierced the formaldehyde-stained...
tracking the ever-dulling beats of your blessed... -
Be, be my side - just
strum my fingertips... -
Out of a bundle of firsts, the elementary, comes...
of love. And everyone, the self proclaimed... -
The street lights don't hold us
anymore; there are only clouds and curtains... -
A beat that leaps--way too far
with hesitant promises and... -
Day stands atop its head
plum-faced and emasculated... -
Shuffling through the pages
of time immemorial... -
These smooth tones
are filling the room... -
Tears are welled up inside me,
Trying to keep them from falling... -
Lemon drop rays
smile upon cerulean... -
This is not going to be elegant,
nor polished, as sliver spoons...
