demureminds : Writing

Mini Fluorescents

Mini Fluorescents

A Poem by demureminds


The white lights, mini fluorescents embedded in the sky, sang me lullabies, each night. Floating and prancing perfectly, eff..
Overused

Overused

A Poem by demureminds


Cliches reigned timidly through time, sipped by lips so graciously, but now they creep ferociously past due and overused. ..
Innocence

Innocence

A Poem by demureminds


I was white paper, innocence written on me, ball point pens, invading my body. Elegant calligraphy, dipped by black ink, bound..
Minor Adjustments

Minor Adjustments

A Poem by demureminds


Seduced in shame, I was senseless, helpless. They sentenced me four years waist deep drenched in tears Left me lusting for f..
Deeper

Deeper

A Poem by demureminds


You’d be amazed at how much you don’t know someone Beneath it all, their secrets chained down so far, you wouldn&rs..
An Alcatraz for Our Thoughts

An Alcatraz for Our Thoughts

A Poem by demureminds


If thoughts worked like criminals and innocents, how many of us would make it? How much could we in one lifetime,get away with? ..
If Children Had a Say

If Children Had a Say

A Poem by demureminds


The blatant yells they cast upon each other, and the secrets you couldn’t tell. The nights when you got in involved, your naive..
Next Time

Next Time

A Poem by demureminds


My eyes are weary, red rivers, engraved in them. My tongue, the taste of alkaline and my fears consume my lungs. But some day ..
They Came as Fine Particulates

They Came as Fine Particulates

A Poem by demureminds


I watched her crumble and I stumbled upon a pile of dust diminishing as dusk hit. Ten minutes, not long enough, her fine ..
Other Worldly

Other Worldly

A Poem by demureminds


He was her whole world. For he owned her mountains, her streams, her oceans, and all her land. But one day, the skies turned grey, an..