The waters were rising, each shallow breath hurt A pain of her making, no way to divert Her mind like a tapestry coming undone When the enemy came, she’d nowhere to run

The tidal wave washed out the girl from before Leaving a broken one, haunted by war A thousand calls went out, ‘please help me,’ she cried So they gave her some medals and claimed they had tried

But the wildfires were coming, they wanted her blood Too bad she was drowning in her own mind’s flash flood Her memories shackled her under the waves While water and flames carved out future graves

Once sharp as a needle, now terribly dull Her brain, once quite witty, now only half-full The visions of past lives bombarded her peace She held on too long, never could quite release

She was sinking in quicksand when he came to save her A detective of good faith, sentry’s connoisseur He showed her the path she’d never have found A way to escape all the evil abound

She started to see grace when he lit up the way His beacon of light shone day after day She borrowed his life vest til she’d made up her own He made sure she knew she was never alone

She couldn’t have made it without his great love Sin City’s own angel sent straight from above A window to freedom, a mind without strife His guidance allowed her to take back her life

You never quite know when you’re all that exists Between Death’s sharp scalpel and somebody’s wrists She’ll thank him forever he chose to intrude To bless and imbue her with his own fortitude

A life he has saved, a mind he has freed Once failing and broken, now poised to succeed She’s indebted forever, no thanks would suffice Because of his guidance, she’ll now get to rise

You lit my heart afire a never ending flame with a marvelous glow and its not just for show

My smile when i see you is genuine and true and even that terrible haircut that your mom chose You're my everything through and through

Your greenish blue eyes dirty blonde hair and that ticklish feeling deep in my stomach that you give me is real

its all real you asked me to be your one and only you joke with me about everything and you show me what its like to not be the second choice

to my everything my one and only you don't understand the feeling i get when you say you couldn't live without me because i have always been last not the first option now i'm your choice and you make me filled with glee

Twenty four months I’ve known you for twenty four months The best months of my life Because of you

I used to think we belonged together Forever, infinity, never-ending friendship That’s what I wanted And that’s what you gave to me

I liked you more, though More than a friend I still do I don’t know what that means Who that makes you to me

My soulmate? I don’t really know what that means I thought I did But you’re different

A soulmate is someone kind Supportive Funny Beautiful on the inside Your best friend

And that’s you But there’s a difference And I don’t know what it is

Maybe it’s your black eyes Your beautiful, honest smile Your gentle laugh Your soft voice

Or maybe it’s the fact That I can’t have any of those Any of you

Your smile, I see But it’s never for me Your laugh, I hear But it’s not at my joke

Your voice, I have memorized But you don’t know Your eyes, I dream of every day But a dream can’t be real, can’t grow

Maybe you are my soulmate Even if I realized too late But it doesn’t really matter If in the end we’ll be shattered

A broken heart hurts more than a scar But what do I do? What can I say? If you’ve already scared my life

You’ve stolen my heart And it’s yours forever That, Damian Is the only truth I’ll ever know

You murdered my soul on the gallows of betrayal, And now I am a mere corpse, breathing but not alive, A hollow vessel, drained of all vitality.

The absence of my soul, a constant ache, A phantom pain, a dull and burning discomfort, A torment that forever will remain, A wound that bleeds with endless throes.

How could you be so cold and callous, To rob me of my essence? Your actions etch anguish into my world, Your treachery's stain, a poison I can't bear, My rage burns bright, fierce, and zealous.

I curse thy name, by all the heavens above, Wishing endless pain upon your soul. I curse the day we met, the fateful hour, For a life once vibrant, now choked by icy despair.

In the heart of hell, may you be damned, May demons dance upon your soul, Their laughter echoing through your howl. May flames consume your every bone, A symphony of agony, your eternal companion.

May the flames of vengeance burn, To cleanse my soul forevermore. May the fire of my anger consume you, And leave nothing but ashes in its wake.

May you burn in hell, as you deserve, And may your sins come back to haunt, For from your sorrow, I will preserve A sense of justice, dark and wild.

You’ll always be my maybe The love that could have been Haven’t seen you in some time now But it’s like you’ve never left

Your presence makes it brighter Our humors intertwine You taught me how to wonder You let me see you cry

If only times were different & I didn’t live so blind I picture endless laughter A peaceful love so right

We’re living different lives now Summer only lasts so long I’ll miss our times together & wish you hadn’t moved along

We’ve tread the line so gently Our shadows never touched I’ve played this game too cautious Swearing friendship was enough

But you’ll always be my baseline You’ve set the bar so high Perhaps the feeling’s mutual But by now… it’s too late to try

darling, do you remember? the night i found you there six feet under woodland moss you were too bloodied to care

i pulled you from the roots the trees held you as their own you folded into my calloused hands i said “my love, we’re going home”

carrying you from the forest a trail of blood swam on our tail the pellets beat down on your skin first signs of a reckoning hail

the years came and went but you never said a word still, i gained hope every time you stirred

one day a spirit called came knocking on our door she took one look at you and said “oh, it’s a shame to be so poor”

for i couldn’t afford to mend you with any spell from a merchant’s tent so i sat and listened to your breathing without a penny spent

but the spirit she was kind offered to heal you for free placed a kiss upon your forehead and willed you to come to me

your eyes fluttered open two pale butterflies mine closed from the weight of the heaviest of cries

you placed your hand on my cheek said “thank you, my dear” i thought we’d be happy now but your future’s “oh so clear”

for you had to return to the bog the same one from which i’d saved you because is it really saving when you don’t have all the clues?

because your home was the forest i mistakenly thought it was me but there’s not love lost, darling i lowered you under your tree

one last look and you were gone but i didn’t waste those years because when i turn around i see the spirit there to catch my tears.

And what love looked like, was no longer hollow and bleak.
Centuries across the barren lands, whispering words I dare not speak...

A ripple turned into a tidal wave; these passionate memories I will forever save. The nights have beckoned me my darkest dreams, but they are not enough. I want your touch; I like it rough. Dripping with animalistic desire. I long to pull you deep inside, just to get me higher...

-HMG

Dear Everyone You don’t know my looks my eye color or my hair length But you know me You know my story My inner feelings My aspirations My fears

Thank you for accepting me For liking my heartfelt poems For reading my works in progress For commenting on my silly stories For following me for all of it

It means more than I can ever express No words, no matter how elaborate or extensive can say enough So I’ll just say thank you to everyone 💛

——— Streak 200! This is my 268th writing! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone. Not just for reading/liking/commenting, but to everyone who shares their stories and poems on here. You all inspire me to keep writing!

Thank you!

Always, Anya

_ Earlier 03/26/24 _** “You didn’t know did you?”** ** “You didn’t know I’d be like this ** ** did you?”** ** “You didn’t think I would grow up did** ** you?”** ** “You didn’t think I would cry on my ** ** birthday did you?”** ** “You didn’t think I could ** ** change so much did you?”** ** “You didn’t think I would cut my** ** hair did you?”** ** “You didn’t stop to think when ** ** you let me go to school I would want** ** to be?”** ** “You didn’t see changing me & growing up ** ** did you?”** ** “You didn’t think when we ate ice cream,** ** it would be the last.”** ** “You didn’t wish to stop and take a ** ** picture did you?”** ** “You didn’t see me leaving your life ** ** did you?”** ** “You didn’t see me or think about me ** ** did you?”** ** “Because you weren’t there were you?”**

Shoutout to my broken family Another thing but from French class though.

She says she reads all my posts, For better or for worse. So I hope she sees this quickly, And that she knows who this is about. Forget the prompt, I hope she knows exactly how much of an impact she’s made on me.

And I wanted to write this on Daily Prompt, Because I put so much of myself on this app. I put every ugly, selfish part of me on here, And every secret I’d never tell. And it’s one thing for strangers I’ll never meet to see it, But its really incredible I get to share it with her, And that I’m able to tell all those secrets I’d never tell. And with that~

I truly don’t know where to start. In the short time I’ve know you (Which I won’t bother to figure out, Time is going as crazy as me) I honestly think you’ve changed my life. From that very first conversation (After school in the cafeteria), When I realized how similar we were, I think some part of me realized. Because you’re like the best friend in movies, In books, In every story I’ve ever wanted. You’re that one character that everyone loves, The one who’s kind and caring, But also funny, And energetic, And exciting, And a bit chaotic. You’re the character who is always there, And always absolutely amazing. You’re the character that is fun to be around, And is interesting to know. You’re the character who somehow has no obvious flaws. You’re the character that is teasing but not insulting, That is rebellious but not a bad influence, That is wild but not trouble. You’re the character that is everything I ever wanted in a friend. You’re the character I’ve always wanted to meet. Except…

You’re real.