Writing Prompt
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POEM STARTER
Compose a poem which contrasts the world of dreams with the harshness of reality.
You can choose any style that you think is appropriate.
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Am I a lonely planet?
The moon is my only friend.
The night is quiet
And my memories loud
My first shoelaces tied at the age of four
And my path unclear at twenty six
The present everchanging
The future an illusion
Still in a dark cocoon, and I’m scared.
Like a storm in Hawaii
People just passing me by.
Time is a concept and a bomb
The months roll by
And I’m still in the same bed
Just diffe...
_Dreaming._
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_It’s what I did best._
_I always dreamt dreams, the vivid images of hope surrounding me._
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_Dreams of bliss, and dreams of success._
_Dreams of happiness, and dreams of life._
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_And then I woke I woke up._
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_Was it always a nightmare?_
_Was it always this harsh?_
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_How could the vivid turn gray, and how could the the hope turn empty?_
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_When did the leaves start falling?_...
The subconscious manifests
A conscience consequence
Of the context in reflex
Reflections compacted
In fractions
The traction of which
Sits to soak
In the marbling of our being
A bengign but hard to find
Fine confined line
That exists in not what we do
But our why
You say there might be a distance
A stark dissonance
In what exists and
What we manifest
But the feelings in our dreams
Wh...
The day the stars died,
no warning came, no signs at all.
Everything else was the same—
whatever “same” means.
The world was still fighting itself,
and we were still out of time,
as if we ever had any.
I was there when they died,
and there after it happened.
It wasn’t rain but yellow drops,
more like blood than water.
They were killed,
so they bled—
like us.
Nothing felt safe.
But for a mom...
I hug you
You hug me back
But I hang on a tad longer because I know it won’t last forever
I know you’ll be gone soon
But then suddenly I wake up
I come to the sad realization that it was a dream
Forever a fairytale that won’t ever come true
I hold myself hoping
Hoping I can feel your burning touch still on my skin
Hoping I can imagine what it feels like to be hugged by you once again
Bu...
Hope,
Tints your vision
Scope,
And changes your season.
Weight,
On your heart.
Sight,
Altered your chart.
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Hope,
Tinted your vision.
Rope,
Held up as reason.
Weight,
On your present.
Flight,
Escape from this descent.
/
Oh,
To be present.
So,
This fantasy does not resent.
One,
Rational mind,
Two steps,
Off a railway bridge.
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The consequences of one’s actions, regardless of our hope and t...
The pillow soft,
Its scent filling my senses.
Asleep in a alpine loft,
Perfection in these lenses.
You laying by my side,
Bosom rising and falling.
On my face a smile did reside,
This rest was my calling.
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The sheets rough against my skin,
Tears dry around my eyes.
Was this the punishment for my sin,
Or just the harshess of my cries?
The bed empty and cold,
Your absence a weight.
What price ...
Dream within a dream
Heart within a heart
All we cannot see
Are things we cannot part with
Cover me in sand
Lift me into sleep
Once I find the lost hand
I might finally keep it
Storm, small storm
Under my skin
Pulling me in
Warm, here it’s warm
As it never fully is
Without you
Should my shelter
Ever come to harm
Would I
Close my eyes
Would I
Now unsee
What I’ve always needed
What I’ve always wa...
Sleep
Is not just for rest
It is an escape
From my reality
From the pain I’ve suppressed
And the tears held within me
Living
Can be hard
Life is a bastard
And love is almost as bastardly
When you think they’re going well
They drop you into a living hell
Dreams
Can feel like floating on clouds
Or running through chaos
Or laughing out loud
It all depends on how your brain feels
And how the nigh...
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