demureminds : Writing

Contrast

Contrast

A Poem by demureminds


I was the hot summer days the sun radiating jubilance, absorbed without sunscreen. I was the wildflowers dancing with the cool b..
Defaced

Defaced

A Poem by demureminds


These tears leak out of rusty aqueducts, the pipe overburdened with woes of hatred and stale spirits as catastrophe morphs faces in..
It's Easy

It's Easy

A Poem by demureminds


Drowsy attempts at hitting the mute button, shutting them up, only unsatisfied blurs of words drum my ears, heaving my chest wi..
Flooding Empty Cities

Flooding Empty Cities

A Poem by demureminds


Left longing for looks that pierce, sending jolts of understanding through my arteries, flooding my veins that’ve run cold fo..
Locked Doors, But Then Again Not Really.

Locked Doors, But Then Again Not Really.

A Poem by demureminds


So quiet, reserved, overlooked, tattered unknown body, mind, secrets, soul. Nevertheless, the details still trace through an ..
Left Wondering

Left Wondering

A Poem by demureminds


Someday I will barely exist and I wonder who will breathe the air that navigated through my body, recycling out the carbon dioxide..
Obey

Obey

A Poem by demureminds


Mangled ink, pried out of tense fingertips, drip dripping into paper crevices, plopping rapidly, vicariously, to avoid misconcept..
Something Like a Profoundly Strong Liking

Something Like a Profoundly Strong Liking

A Poem by demureminds


Speak this foreign language most often misunderstood. Perform it’s pleasures, it’s passion, it’s ache, it&rsq..
Tune Me Out

Tune Me Out

A Poem by demureminds


Pluck out my heartstrings, one by one, and strum them rhythmically like a chordophone, alone. Vibrate the melodies, go and sha..
999 Puzzle Pieces

999 Puzzle Pieces

A Poem by demureminds


The doors are locked and I’m kept like a criminal, plagued with faces that don’t match mine at all, caged in caging th..