To the Girl

I... I was trying to be inspirational, okay?

To the girl without dreams
With her head bowed to the ground
Look up.
You're missing the shooting stars.

To the girl without hope
Collapsed on the floor
Stand up.
You're missing the sunrise.

To the girl without love
Holding her broken heart
Stop crying.
You're missing the spring.

To the girl all alone
Making that final decision
Please stop.
You’ll miss everything.

In response to - "The Girl"

To the girl holding hope
And passing it round
Thank you
For picking it up off the ground

To the girl fighting fear
And who keeps it at bay
Thank you
For making brighter the day

To the girl chasing rainbows
Making dreams come alive
Thank you
For taking the world in stride

To the girl making friends
With the losers, the nerds, the shattered, the rest
Thank you
For making each day its best

(Hope you don't mind - I started another one of our poem-offs.)

Oooh~
A poem off! Ahahaha~ I get to be the 'depressing' side this time? Yah?

How small the earth must look
To the ones soaring high
Above all the troubles, despair
Shielded by sky

Yet to us unfortunate souls
That protection is limited
We're bound to the earth
Cursed and prohibited

It's easy for those
Who can fly to shout
'Come, it's easy!
Just bring your wings out'

For those who are gifted
Who can dream, can hope
It must be hard to believe
We can't see, can't cope

However, we're already defeated
We've lost our wings
You angels, please
Stop speaking of dreams.

But it's not just the angels
Gifted with flight
That can reach for the stars
Reach out to new heights

Look around, take it in
The wonders rooted here
On this magnificent Earth
Full of more than just fear

Take my hand, walk this path
See the brilliance of life
What curse is there here
When the land just feels right

Mud between toes
Gentle wind, swaying trees
I never claimed this was easy
But have faith, this I'll plead

Don't give up the moment
To turn the world on it's heels
What you need is right here
No flimsy sky as a shield

I can't give you the world
I can't give you your fire
But I send you my words
Prayers, ambitions, desires

And I hope with my heart
These things tear down your walls
For the last thing you need
Is to feel alone, let go, fall


Man, I am so not good at being the happy side. Why is it easier to write morbid poems?

Angel, tear off your wings
See if you can still say
The words filled with hope
That you said today.

Can an angel who has
Always flown high
Understand this demon's
Yearning for sky?

This earth magnificent?
This life, brilliant?
Please, give me those eyes
That see such resilience.

Swaying trees, soft sand
Are mere illusions, you see
Howling wind, deep mud
That’s all they are to me

Your prayers... I thank
But can hollow words
Really gather the strength
To change this world?

I guess deep inside...
We're all anguished poets.

LOLOLOLOL

Your move!

These wings that you see
Are the illusion to me
For I earned them with hope
While you whimper and mope

No matter how high you go
There is one thing to know
Don't be blinded by fate
You can make your own way

Demons, defeat
Is this the world you seek?
Rise up and take charge
If you want to set the bar

Begining is rough
But in numbers we're tough
Which is why I see you differently
I can read our similarities

Your own mind is the cause
That is making you pause
Not a lacking of wings
Just the hurt these thoughts bring

But yes, words hold power and truth
This I will surely see through
To the end, and with you
We will
Create a new start
As your world tears apart
Lift the ashes of the fallen
Will you not answer this calling?


Ahh, even when I try to be inspirational it comes out slightly darker than planned. Well, your move again~

WE NEED A "I'm eating popcorn" EMOTICON :D *eats popcorn and watches you two fight*

What fight do you see?
Seems like nonsense to me.
Just a friendly exchange
Words of wisdom, you might say.
To pass the time, but there you go
Turning friend into foe.

To the third party member
I'll have to agree
This is not a battle
But an exchange, you see.

An exchange, nothing more
Of contrasting wills
This angel seems not
To understand my perils

Hope? Dreams?
Must you hurl such hurts?
In this land forsaken
By those exact words?

I cower, I mope
It's nothing I hide
I merely can see
The truth left inside

I fear to tread the path
Covered with pain
Of those unfortunate souls
Lost to 'possible gain'

My world is broken
It's tearing apart
But at least I should thank
You for your heart

But this world you say we'll create
I fear it. I do.
I've nothing to gain
Everything to lose.

(Ohoho this is getting epic.)

One who writes
In words so red
Don't be afraid,
We're not all that bad

It's just a brilliant angel
And a lowly demon
Giving a discourse
On the meaning of freedom

(OMG YOUR POEM IS AMAZING)


What wonderful rhymes
To light up the night
Surrounded by horrors
Inhabited by fright

But, alas,
I cannot respond
We must wait for the angel
To continue this round.

(Sorry I have to keep on referring to you as 'angel' Elayna... But opponent didn't make sense in the context. Dx
Plus, plus, you can think of it as me complimenting you. )

Everything to lose, what is this I hear?
For all I can see is you trembling in fear
Fear of what - now I see
Your words bring clarity

You've nothing to your name
And this truth burns in shame
I look into your heart
But am shrouded in dark

And this darkness you reek
Keeps your voice low and meek
You bend to this world, compliant
Yet I urge you, defiant

Stay strong, wingless friend
Darkness isn't the end
The world of pain shall crumble
And although we might stumble

I'll hold your quivering hand
So together we'll stand
But alas, if I must
I shall earn you my trust

If my words you won't follow
Due to fear of tomorrow
Let me join you down there
Let me show you I care

If your world is so broken
What's to lose, not a token
But I offer you more
So much more than this war

I will do everything
If I must, shed my wings
Angels, demons - only labels
But our words turn the tables

End this suffering, the pain
Merely call for my name
And in an instant I'll be
Next to you by the sea

Where the waters will catch
Any tears you may cry
And will wash away darkness
So with hope you can fly

For hope is the thing with feathers
Though now darkness you choose
You've everything to gain
And nothing to lose


Sorry for ignoring the awesome replies by Kevin and Monika - just wanted to get back to sophie's.

(Your response made me tear up a bit, actually.)
(This is getting so deep!)

It's ironic, I think
The sky seems so grand
When your trapped, bound
Cursed by land

They call me 'demon'
See, I've something to hide
Really, deep down
I'm just yearning for sky

Your sky is so bright
I can't help but fear
Your friends, fellow angels
Won't allow me there

Will they accept me?
Ugly, dark broken thing
Reeking of darkness
Holding snapped wings?

Angel, you don't belong
In this place called land
Go, fly with the birds
Let go of my hand

I wish not to burden you
With my tears, my shouts
You've too much to shoulder
Let me not drag you down

I know you can't stand
The darkness that's here
So leave me, now
Go fly up there

This demon is finished
I've already lost everything
My hopes don't shine
And my dreams never sing

But, that's not your worry
Go, fly, fly to some place
Where darkness can't reach you
Where you're protected from hate

The sea is salty
From catching the tears
Of all the other demons
Who've lost their way here

I fear being lost
I fear being right
I fear the tomorrows
I fear the possible light

See, I'm a coward
At body, at heart
I'm not brave enough yet
To shoulder my part

I thank you for your name
I won't call it, but still
Thanks for reminding me
That hope's hard to kill

Sophie wrote:Angel, tear off your wings
See if you can still say
The words filled with hope
That you said today.

Can an angel who has
Always flown high
Understand this demon's
Yearning for sky?

This earth magnificent?
This life, brilliant?
Please, give me those eyes
That see such resilience.

Swaying trees, soft sand
Are mere illusions, you see
Howling wind, deep mud
That’s all they are to me

Your prayers... I thank
But can hollow words
Really gather the strength
To change this world?

I guess deep inside...
We're all anguished poets.

LOLOLOLOL

Your move!

so clever c:

Your praise I thank
With unhidden glee
But I feel that the angel
Deserves more praise then me

(I'm clever? AHAHAHAHAHA YAY )

More praise than your work?
Of youself you think low
My friend, open your eyes
Your words chill us so

Words of despair, wretched grief
But I can't leave just yet
No matter the cost
My own life I would bet

Visions of sky do you see
When you look up at me
But when I glance below
Don your mask, just a show

You hide from us angels
Free from the ground
Afraid of rejection
Your heart it does pound

Oh can you not see
What your heart does to me?
Doubt not that we care
With you, our sky we can share

Your excuses, as they are
Only reach so far
For inside you - a spark
Fights against the dark

And this spark that I cherish
You would let it perish?
Ah, I get it now
You did not know how

How to sing with the wind
How to dream of new heights
How to carry these burdens
That I shoulder with might

Do not look at me so
Like I'm worth more than gold
I will never let go
Of this hand that I hold

Coward, lowly demon
These accusations, they sting
For when I look at you
I see brilliant wings

They still need to grow
They've yet to spread out
But they are there nonetheless
With that spark shouting out

And I shout out as well
Get this thought through your head
I would not be here at all
If you'd be better dead

I would have gone long ago
If that were the case
Would have saved my time
Abandoned this place

This place teeming with hate
But with soft prayers as well
For light even reaches
The corners of hell

(Yes, Sophie you can be clever sometimes. When you aren't running into things.)

Before I begin
I want to agree
With our friend in blue
And her decree

Shall we submit it, partner?
This tale of the sky?
The story of a demon
Learning to fly?

Ah! I think I would be fun
If we tried to turn this
Into an actual story
Not just a short list

A collection of poems
To form a cool tale
It sounds fun to me, partner
Do you think so as well?

---

These tears that are falling
They're not from your words
Not because I finally felt
Like I could see my worth

Perhaps you were right?
Your sky does look blue...
And on bright sunny days
It takes such a nice hue...

To dance with the birds,
I could join you? I can?
I never really thought
I could have the chance...

No. No, I can't
I can't leave here now
This thing called flight
I don't know how!

Brilliant wings?
I...I laugh! For how can I
Flightless, joyless
Share your sky?

My wings were already snapped
By a cruel wicked gale
She's called life, do you know her?
For she knows me well

She made me fly higher
Taunted me with dreams
Now I'm stranded here
With Icarus' wings

Please, leave now
Lest she catches you here
And binds you down with me
Takes all you hold dear

Trying to teach me
To let go of my woes
Is far too great a challenge
For you to uphold

Don't let me be the weight
That makes your wings fall
Really, I was just jealous
Nothing else, nothing at all

I'll disappear, forget me
Forget our first exchange
I was but a shadow
Who didn't know its place

(Coordination is my middle name! >:I)

Sophie wrote:Your praise I thank
With unhidden glee
But I feel that the angel
Deserves more praise then me

(I'm clever? AHAHAHAHAHA YAY )

very, very, very, hun.

My words out in the world?
For others to see?
I must be honest with you
It's a bit scary for me

Oh yes, it sounds fun
This "story" of sorts
But will lit-mag take it?
It's anything but short

If you are willing
Than so am I
To submit this....creation
About learning to fly
~~~

My heart weeps
For you it does
Weeps for the one that’s
A stranger to love

Weeps for the bird
That’s forgot how to sing
Weeps for the fallen
Claiming torn battered wings

But for you I stay strong
Push with ever more might
To show even this world
Can let in some light

All of us have weakness
Fear, darkness, peril
But the difference in you
Is you’ve lost it – your will

So my battle is fraught
With more hurdles than none
But persistent I am
And I’m far from done

For you’ve put up your walls
Not to keep us away
But to see who is left
Who can manage to stay

Stick around long enough
To tear those walls down
And dust off your wings
Pick you up from the ground

But I see that my words
Are taking their toll
And you think that these dreams
Cannot be yours to hold

So for now I will shed
These "glorious" wings
Walk with you on the Earth
'Til you’re ready to sing

Sing of hope and beginnings
Of making new starts
Of healing your wounds
And mending your heart

This poem’s one of the last
Don’t be disappointed
What more’s there to say?
Besides, silence is golden

And I’ll still follow you round
Looking up to the stars
Matching all of your steps
No matter how far

How far I must wander
With you at my side
How far I must help you
To regain your pride

So there is no goodbye
No soft words of parting
For we’ve only begun
Our journey’s just starting

EPIC.