#poems on demand

[emblazons]

an epistolary labyrinth of absences.

Phoenixflare Week || Day 4: Touch-Starved (pt ii) (long distance) Phoenixflare + So We Must Meet Apart

"In this light, two violinists faced each other—a man and a woman. The woman had her back to me. Their bows were like warped mirror images, one stretching out and up as the other pushed down and in, the two lines moving in relation. And in this manner, they made not the same music but an overlapping. I began to wonder in that moment (and I still wonder now) why my lips twitch at each discordant twoness. Is it joy? A grimace? Recognition?"

#phoenixflareweek #phoenixflare #joshua rosfield #dion lesage #phoenix #bahamut #ffxvi gifs #my gifs #design forward #ffxvi #useramiz #userlockescoles #tuserashes #usergif #final fantasy xvi #ffgraphics #gamingedit #dailygaming #final fantasy #phoenixflareweek2024 #this is entirely about the touch-starved yearning. period full stop. #I have been trying to figure out how to use this set of poems for them for AGES. the weight of longing it it felt PERF for touch-starved #I just know joshua's eloquent self would demand letters from dion that turn into them just. longing wildly. I simply know it #also...i'm so proud of this design. like. REALLY proud #sanbreque and rosaria in the bg. the silhouettes. the COLORS ugh I truly did outdo myself...if I do say so myself lmaooo

[flowersandfashion]

I am not really there

Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life /// Ramon Casas, Laziness, c1898-1900 /// Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar /// Edward Hopper, Morning Sun, 1952 /// Gail Honeyman, Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine /// Reynier Llanes, The Poet, 2021 /// Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931–1934 /// Amy Dury, Glasgow Girl 2, 2019 /// Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals /// Adrienne Gaha, Blue Uniform, 2016

#web weaving #dissociation #burn out #autism #time blindness #pathological demand avoidance #<this is PDA to me just because dissociation is my main coping mechanism for demands. idk if others relate #poetry #poem #literature #art #painting #web weave

[nikoisme]

I was looking through my notes/drafts and I found this and I have no idea what I was on when I wrote this

as you can see I never finished whatever this was supposed to be lmao

#guess who the fuck this is about haha. take a guess. #the last time i wrote a poem it was like.. holy fuck about 4 years ago?? #i did it mainly for literature class and my teachers demanded that all our poems must rhyme #and it was often very limiting so i kinda hate it now. but oh well #i rarely show my poems so this is new #niko rambles

[poppiesandpromises]

samsara

In every life i have

Met you, known you and loved you

We are intertwined

#poem #poetry #Grimfox #original poem #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #haikuish #Poetry on demand

[princessofpatras]

Survivor (Victim)

Did I survive? I breathe, I think,

but am I alive?

I did not overcome—I failed,

gave in, gave up.

I never fought, and never won.

I slayed no demons—I couldn’t

face them. I left

the door wide open, let them in, let them

change me, erase

me,

bury me cold,

six feet under their monstrous weight,

I laid down and was grateful

for the rest and how they allowed me to

hide. I closed my eyes,

but my mouth like a wound remains

open, waiting

for the right moment—for the right

words—to scream, waiting

for caring hands

to claw through the earth and tear my body

free—

waiting always, always choking

on the dirt that fills my lungs,

as countless bright full summers

pass above. Is this breathing?

Is this living? I fear I’m just a ghost,

a whisper

of what could have been, what once was

—tethered to this place

by a thin thread—

You have not found my corpse.

#hello everybody i have another poem to share #please forgive me for taking time away from lykmc ch16 for this #but know that i have been making slow but steady progress on that! #im currently operating on three nights in a row of <5 hours of sleep and basically hallucinated this entire poem #and had no choice but to write it down #(that’s not really true something just triggered this line of thought) #(the part about my exhaustion is true though. on both a physical and existential level) #also im noticing that there is a certain mood of mine which demands to be turned into poetry #and as a result all of my poems have so far been rather depressing #i swear i feel other emotions. someday i’ll write something to prove it lmao #poetry #my poetry #my writing #writeblr #spilled ink #writing

[itisnotdefended]

i was told that i don't open up much. but would you take a flower from its garden and plant it where it cannot grow, hoping, praying, and expecting for that flower to open for you? you're not my sun nor my open sky nor wriggling worms in dirt that's mine, all mine. you cannot expect me to open for you if you do not feed my roots.

#people will people #some of them demand performance #poetry #poem #writing #creative writing #unruly heart #mental health

[sfsolstice]

i have not been sleeping, having been instead haunted by a shadow that looms above, his limbs at my sides, a cold yet soft cage that had me believed i was his beloved rabbit, as the spirit presses against me and his lips press against me and his words, pressed, are against me and— i have been losing sleep, having been charmed, bedeviled, by no dreams of counting lambs or of unrealized, yet abundant, hope, but of sacrifices, of spilled blood, and of the shadow of a wolf cast against the sheets of this bed, and i can only lay once-white fur against this devil's vitiated altar, succumbing to his shadow's haunt for a sleepless eternity, inevitable;

#poets community #poets of tumblr #poets on tumblr #original poem #poetry #poem #spilled ink #spilled poetry #sfsolstice #sleep has eluded me for at least a week now #i dont know what to do other than accept my fate #the thought of you keeps demanding my attention even in the middle of the night #time to make an excessive amount of coffee today

[agnesmontague]

this is the most amazing """critique""" of a poem i have ever read in my entire life. i literally cannot even be angry. this is the cinemasins sensibility taken to its logical endpoint. the crystalized essence of anti-metaphor anti-imagery brainpoisoning. the walking embodiment of the reddit persona. please, GoodIntroduction6344, lend me your brain. i too would like to see the world sometime as a rock does

#rambles #the poem is called ''please read'' by mary ruefle #the thing about poetry is that you don't have to understand it. some poems will not vibe with you. that's how it is #but bringing your shambling little remnants of 5th grader ''i just found out santa claus isn't real'' cynicism #and applying to-the-letter ''suspension of disbelief'' as if it's not patently obvious what poetic suspension demands of you... #incredible. this is the kind of remark wild horses couldn't drag out of me. god grant me the serenity to sound this stupid in public

[ariesbilly]

If season 5 steve was just full chest bush

And billy came back with a full beard and his thick meaty thighs

And then they made out

I would watch

#this is a poem actually #and a demand

[andrewwtca]

did I do something right? the world is being kinder to me.

no, it's not being kinder. I've finally started accepting its kindness. I breath in the air and hold on to the good; and I keep the bad in my heart, to keep me human. I keep everything inside of me as a reminder that I'm real, I'm alive, I'm here.

I'm here, and the wind rushes as I run. I'm alive, and I stifle laughter from outrageous messages. I'm real, and I reach out - and people reach back. they're real, they're alive, they're here, and they've been calling out for me, for us.

I did do something right. I started loving myself a little bit more. the world is not kinder; I am.

thank you for your loving.

#andrew's writing #poetry #this is isn't quite a poem but those makes the best poems #right? #I feel so blessed lately #I've fought to stay alive #and I finally feel like I'm living #it's horrifyingly human #it demands vulnerability and sacrifice #I have to repeat to myself every day “we carry on we carry on” #I have to carry on with a wounded heart without knowing where it goes (if it even goes to where it needs to) #but I'm not sending my love into a void #thank you to everyone sending kind messages or cheering me on or simply leaving a like #thank you for affirming that I'm real and that I am loved #you are loved too #we are all horribly human and horribly loved #thank you <3

[poppiesandpromises]

darkroom

Lover, linger with me

Welcome to the place

Where light evaporates

Evade those eyes, instead

Dance here in the shadows

We can melt in the night

The onyx curtain

Drapes us in secrets—

Our bodies whisper

#poem #poetry #original poetry #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #original poem #grimfox #poetry on demand

[dutybcrne]

Kaeya and Rethel both have a favorite method to ward off any potential suitors, and it’s dueling.

#hc; kaeya #hc; rethel #//Wanted or unwanted; it’s the same for the most part. They won’t tend to accept any suitor who can’t best them in a duel #//Rethel in particular favored this after many started approaching her father for her hand; & he suggested she consider them for self-gain #//Still; she stubbornly demanded only those worthy enough to best her can have her; no gifts or sweet poems could sway her otherwise #//Other family members begged her to reconsider; but Anfortas agreed w her bc she claimed it was to ensure their line continued Strong #//Only the BEST for the Alberichs. @ the rate she was going tho; she was likely to end up a spinster. Not that she or Anfortas saw any issu #//Kae does this; bc he got spooked to hell and back bc a slew of marriage offers after Crepus’ death #//Bc folks claimed he ‘needed’ support after everything that happened; esp considering Crepus was slandered. That it would ‘BENEFIT’ him to #//Bc Luc wasn’t there to help get them off his back nor to actively secure of Luc’s hold as the Ragnvindr head for himself #//Some people assumed Kae would be it and made their move to take advantage. which Kae DETESTED for many reasons #//The biggest ones being ‘how DARE they assume HE is the new head of the family now that Diluc’s gone’ #//And ‘Oh stars; oh fucking he’ll; he does NOT need this; HE of all people does NOT need nor deserve to be married; oh fucking SHIT-‘ #//But yeah #//Both trained quite rigorously to ensure their independence; not ONE person has bested them since #//Esp since they both will pull out all the stops to ensure it; even playing dirty when need be #//Kae is more lax abt this tho—there’s a higher chance of him making an exception if he likes the other enough. & they are ‘safe’ enough #//Of the other muses; Xianyun; Beidou; and Dehya DEFINITELY do this to be done with unwanted suitors; Period. Xian; mostly to test ppl #//Idarias used to as well; but that was before the karmic debt made her more inclined to just try & kill anyone she comes across #//Xian & Ei would follow Kae & Rethel; in terms of dealing with suitors/testing if worthy. In Ei’s case; she’s too focused crushing on Miko #//Sb who CAN beat her can change her mind; or at least if they put up a good enough fight; they can shift her attention onto them #//Taru; honestly the fight is a prerequisite just to get his favor/attention at ALL #//Will NOT be willing to get genuinely close with much less accepting/choosing to court ANYONE unless they can manage to hold their own #hc; cloud retainer #hc; beidou #hc; dehya #hc; indarias #hc; ei #hc; tartaglia

[feeling-true-lou]

“Could you do something helpful today?”

And she says it in the tone of

“nothing you ever do is helpful,”

or “you’re useless.”

Like it wasn’t three days ago

I was sobbing into her shoulder

because I wanted to die.

She doesn’t seem to understand

that on my best days,

all I can manage to do is

take a shower and cook soup

in the microwave.

I go to a job where I have to stand

and watch people drink their days away,

come home and try to stay awake

until the sun goes down.

I do my best to spend two

of my three days off

doing any chore.

It takes all day,

to convince myself I can do it,

just one chore for this day,

that it’s worth the effort.

Because even breathing

doesn’t feel worth the effort.

- she’ll never understand it

#poem #poetry #my poem #my poetry #my writing #this is horrible but I just needed to write it somewhere or it’d be stuck in my head and I’d cry all night #it’s been so long since I wrote a poem idk how to tag this lol #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #spilled poetry #depression #suicidal #tw sui ideation #tw alchohol mention #alcoholism #crying #adhd paralysis #anxiety #loneliness #lonely #pathological demand avoidance #family #mentally exhausted #burnt out #spoon theory

[ub-sessed]

Does anyone recognize this poem? Know what it's called? Who wrote it?

#poem #poetry #tuning #in this situation #like or require #demand or desire #the friend who sent it to me last year is kind of incommunicado this week and i don't know when he'll be able to tell me

[reallybadblackoutpoems]

eagle colorado mountain lifestyle (2022)

"our dog wees inside our stinkee houce we d'ont clean it up"

submitted by @goldpilot22

#poem #blackout poetry #submission #heres another magazine page #this is the worst blackout poem I've made both in terms of subject matter and ease of making #it's practically single letters all the wat down #that is okay #OH also does anyone know any like good print on demand sites #bc im hesitant about using redbubble #im thinking about selling prints #opinions? #anyway #thank you so much for your submission!!

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

oh oh/ i understand/

this is the fall from the Garden.

excerpt from chastening by honey by Ntozake Shange

#alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry #poem #poetry #poems #poet #poets #anthology #tumblr poetry #poem of the day #poetry blog #Ntozake Shange #chastening with honey #wild beauty #love space demands #Spanish poetry #poetry in translation #poetess #poemblr #poetblr #book worm #literature #poetry quote #poetry excerpt #desire #Eve #garden