Daily poems

[poemsbyjonna]

You Never Left

Why didn’t you tell me

what I couldn’t see —

the demons and dragons

you fought beneath?

Instead, you made the choice for me —

what I could carry, what not.

As if the decision were yours,

out of love,

when you shut me out.

If you want to break me,

place your hand on your heart

and say, softly:

I always wondered.

You never left.

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I Still Do

I don't know

why it still hurts me so.

You touched my heart at 19

then hot ripped from this world.

You showed me heartbreak,

but then again

lit everything up

with the stroke of your hand.

I wish I could take your pain away

but the current grew to strong

for me to withstand.

I didn't want to talk about you.

Lead them to think

I still loved you.

But the answer is simple.

I still do.

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Moon Reaching 🌑

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Shadows and Smoke

Smoke and shadow

fill my lungs like echoes -

a memory fading.

I draw in a breath

to catch its fleeting trace.

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He Kept Looking Her Way

He kept looking her way, as if she'd disappear.

Her lines smudged and sucked up by the clear autumn air.

Slowly letting go of his hand.

An ethereal being, that was his on loan.

Flying away with his love, caught up by a storm.

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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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The Depth of Summer

The depth of summer is still rooted within.

Sand between my toes and sunburned skin.

Your chin rested on my shoulder in the evening wind.

Our fingers intertwined as the moonlight shone in.

When the winter comes with its dreary cloak.

And settles over my body once more.

I let my finger trace over my collarbone.

To feel the indent that you left once more.

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Quiet Corners

I loved you in quiet corners, not in crowded streets.

My voice got drowned out in the noise everytime I tried to speak.

But somehow I hoped you heard it through the wind in the threes.

That you felt it in your heart; what you meant to me.

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Poetry on Heartbreak

Poetry that explores the misunderstanding, and disconnection when not being able to reach the one you love and the heartbreak that follows.

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Poetry on Heartbreak

Poetry that explores the misunderstanding, and disconnection when not being able to reach the one you love and the heartbreak that follows.

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The two Featherington carriage drivers looking at each other while they’re driving to Bridgerton House

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The Kiss

He kissed her in the light of the lanterns,

their gentle shine spreading shadows across the yard.

A spark ignited turned to a flame, burning so strong it could not be sustained.

It struck him as he stood in the archway, her warmth all around him in the graze of the dark.

It hit him like never before;

Love is a powerful force.

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A Late Evening in June

I remember when we met a late evening in june.

You had a voice like silk through a summer dune.

You told me all your secrets and I told you mine.

As we walked on the boardwalk you reached for my hand.

A promise was given, but not said outloud.

I put all my trust in you through the noises of the crowd.

We were nineteen, not yet weighed down by the burdens of life.

We believed in tomorrow on that warm summer night.

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Let the Rain Fall

Let the rain fall down and shatter my dreams.

Let it wash away secrets and sights never seen.

Let me watch a new day break from the mountain up high.

Torn but not broken, caressing the sky.

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I scattered the pages of my notebook by the windowsill.

The letters evaporated in the wind.

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The Ghost

Like a ghost you float above my skin.

Words that are lost still hidden on my lips.

Simmering above dried-out streams.

Searching for home, a place to breathe.