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on being an old poet

on being an old poet

A Poem by highonwords


i used to love,like i won't lastanother night,that i was too big,for life, gray-walledand four-corneredi was humorous,bursting at the seamsof being yo..
on being a young poet

on being a young poet

A Poem by highonwords


like a child,hungry for the world,i went down on my knees,trailing moments,before the lightand color they came indisappeared,i am constantly puzzledat..
one day

one day

A Poem by highonwords


one day,i will not only make you seehow beautiful you are,but i will make you believe your eyes,what you'll see is what your hearthas always meant you..
glass promises

glass promises

A Poem by highonwords


like children,waiting to be fed,from your mouth,i reach out for a kiss,which will not quenchthe need to be with you,i need to become you,i need to bec..
love yourself

love yourself

A Poem by highonwords


no moon,just you and iand the stars,so i drew a moon,on your palm,and hung a kisson your foreheadsaying, 'i'm here'with you,until the end,which is alw..
blue boy

blue boy

A Poem by highonwords


i never went into the head-clouds with you,for you are the bones of the boy you wereyours is a clock's face skipping time, with loose handssoon, you w..
christian grey

christian grey

A Poem by highonwords


isn't it alluring,the cigarettes you smoke,the slow-burning leavesthat warm your lips,like a primitive's torchin the mouths of cavesall that afterglow..
lifespan of a tryst (2)

lifespan of a tryst (2)

A Poem by highonwords


He did not promise her the moon,he did not vow to slay the wolf, which criedhelplessly in the corner of her mind,wild terror in its eyesHe shrugged at..
lifespan of a tryst

lifespan of a tryst

A Poem by highonwords


hands,stones,a ripple on a circular lake,if lakes could be circularlike a rosewood fountainif rosewood could hold watera tryst,a single flower,for her..
lend me your poetry

lend me your poetry

A Poem by highonwords


lend me your poetry,i would breathe the paper you wrote it onlet me dangle my feet onto reams of your emotioni would swim along your words,drink from ..