The Poetry Factor, Michael Deas AKA Arkain [best books to read in your 20s txt] 📗

Why We Write

As we sit here this pen we hold.
Writing our words both proud and bold.
With these words we mold and bend.
To share with you this message we send.

A new foundation upon we stand.
As writer we all unite by hand.
As writers we stand not to be apart.
Our voices on paper spoken from the heart.

As we write our hands dry and bleed.
A message for your minds to feed.
Standing together with all our might.
To answer the question of why we write.


Emotions Like Aqua

As angry as the roaring sea.
Wondering if she really ever loved me.

Raging as the waterfalls.
From deep within my anger calls.

Crying with tears like rain.
To show you I am in pain.

Swift like a wave upon the sand.
My heart it aches like a blues band.

Lost like a snowflake upon the sea.
Wondering if anyone can see the real me.

If Wishes Came True

I messed up and hurt the one i love.
As I sit outside, I see the stars above.

I think long and hard about you tonight.
Knowing that my love for you is worth the fight.

A love in my heart I know that is true.
As I look up at the sky so dark and blue.

My head tonight fills with thoughts of her.
As I close my eyes wanting things back as they were.

With my eyes shut tight, wondering if wished come true
My one and only wish is to be back with you.

Forever Shattered

One still shattered.
The other falls to pieces.

Shattered like a mirror falling of the wall.
My heart too is shattered for i hurt her.

Her eyes of green fill with tears.
I scream and cry but no one hears.

For her to whom i care and love.
A sad shadow covers her from above.

A love i lost can i have another chance?
Her heart only asks is there anymore romance?

Two hearts forever is broken.
Two Heart in pain.

Two heart that would have lasted forever.
To us things will never be the same.

She's Beautiful

She's beautiful.
A little girl i hold in my arms.
Her eyes bright blue.

She's beautiful.
The rose of my life.
Her curly blond hair.

She's beautiful.
As she stumbles taking her first steps.
Her smile lighting up the world.

She's beautiful.
As she takes on the world.
Her arms lay around my neck.

She's beautiful.
Simply a beautiful baby girl.

The Hard Goodbye

As I think onto the past
I see you.

When you look down from the sky
Can you see me too?

As many tears are shed.
The memories of you fill my head.

As I say my last goodbye.
It was too soon is all i cry.

As you lay beneath the ground alone.
My goodbye is a flower upon your stone.


End of Day

Day is gone.
Night is here.
What once was love
And no is fear.

Shadows are here.
They dwell and roam.
Once was safe.
Now far from home.

What now is darkness,
Once was light.
When gone to bed,
Won't sleep tonight

Forever falling,
Not a fear.
The light is gone
And darkness is here

I Cry at Night

I cry at night because i can't sleep,
For the bruises on my arms make me weep.
Under the covers i go to hide,
From the monster in my father hidden inside.

The pain I hide when at school,
The liquor drive the monster to be so cruel.
No one knows what goes on when I get home,
The monster awaits until no one is around.

To my room I go,
The only safe place I know.
Felling the pain that awaits,
As the sting of a belt is all i feel.

The fear I get when he is near,
The pain that lingers is my fear.
The only thought I have, I wish he was dead.
The pain of his fists hurt even more

All I can do I curl in a Ball on the floor.
I cry aloud with no one around to hear.
As my head falls to the floor,
I cry no more.

Curtain Falls on Judgment Day

Lost and falling.
Love's true desire.
The heart burns,
Falls into the fire.

Begins as you watch.
Begins as you take every breath.
Rapid fire as it grows.
Burns to dry out the sea.

A shadow of black covers the earth.
As they begin to fall.
One after the other.
Man's one fear.

The Devil's one desire.
We all fall astray.
We fall into the fire.
The temptation is strong.

He has your heart in his hand.
He will pull you down.
For you are only men.
So choose now!

Listen for the calls.
It's all up to you.
When your curtain falls.

Empty Magazine

Shot down by the world.
The hurting of the pain.
Pain both physical and emotional.
Shot down by those I love

Alone in a world full of people.
Trapped in a world of pain from being shot down.
Forgotten by the world.
Shot down until the magazine was empty

Goodbye Cinderella

Dressed in blue from head to toe,
almost time for her to go.
As I heard her scurry down the stairs,
my little girl will no longer be there.

A little girl once small and meek,
she's all grown up now and the memories remain.
She is simply Beautiful and she will be missed,
I try not to cry is her goodbye was a kiss.

As I walk her to the groom on her wedding day,
tears roll down my eyes as she goes away.
Once a small girl who used to bare my name,
now she is gone and it won't be the same.

Far Beyond Love

As I look into her eye,
I get lost for days.

As I softly kiss her lips,
Her cheeks brightly glow.

As I hold her,
She cuddles close.

As she lies her head on my chest,
My heart sings out to her.

As she falls asleep,
I gently kiss her cheek.

As she lie there in my arms,
She knows she's safe from harm.

When the time comes to choose i will.
My dear sweet love i will be with you still.

Defining The Mask

Wear the mask.
It is a safe haven.
It is a lie to hide.
It is a place filled with darkness
It is a stab in the back.
a place of ones hidden self.

So why are you wearing the mask?
Who Are you?
Tell the truth and remove the shadow.
Take it off once and for all.
Show us who you are.
We must know.


Can this person be trusted?
Will the mask ever be taken off?
will you come out and stay?
Will you stay in the shadow?
Well it's up to you.
Will you forever wear it?
Or will you take it off and forever be free?

Bleeding Heart

The pain of the heart,
It grows as fast as fire burns.
The heart is a fragile glass,
It can love, but is easy to break.

My heart bleeds for her.
It bleeds because of her.
She was the love of my life.
Now all that is left is a bleeding heart.

Burning Angel

Spoken but unheard.
Hearing but never listening.
Lost in a dark world of light.
Burnt by many so called friends.
Burnt because of the loss of who I am.

Stumbling on a rock on a crystal clear path.
Stubborn not wanting to take a chance in life.
The sweet little angel would rather burn.

Beautiful Empty

Eyes bright and blue.
Skin silky smooth.
Lips like a red rose.
Hair soft as a mink coat.

But evil is her way.
Her heart lost in an empty space.
Her mind deceiving.
Lost in a world of lust.

Is it love?
Does love exist?
Does she even care?
Does she realize?

There maybe beauty on the outside,
But on the in I see empty.
She is beautiful but empty.

Who am I?

Lost!
Lost in a world where I can do no right.
Fighting!
Fighting the pain deep inside my heart.
Lust!
Lust for the one you love.

Fight!
Fight back the pain in my life.
Wear!
Wear a mask to hide the bruises in my heart
Lie!
Lie to hide the truth of the pain inside.

Priceless

The first kiss that never ends.
The last dance of your first date.
Holding your love in your arms,
Like a drop upon water that ripples endlessly.

The day you say I do.
Holding your child for the first time.
Watching your kids grow up.
Being there for the ones you love no matter what.

In the end,
It all comes down to one word.
The most priceless thing in life is love.

Monster Inside

I guess you're mad at me?
I guess i don't know what I'm doing?
I guess I'm a monster that is looking and hoping u would forgive me?
Sorry i guess don't work for you but its all i can say.

I sit here with open arms waiting for you to respond but its up to you.
What have i done?
What have i become?
A monster is all i say.

Her And I

When i think of her she is all that is on my mind.
My cheeks turn red as though they light up the world.
My knees grow weak and my heart pounds.
My hands begin to shake as i look for words to say.

Her beauty clouds my thoughts day by day.
Her way with words keeps my mind guessing.
Her lips leave me wondering endlessly as we kiss.
Her touch so gentle but just right for me.

When i look into her eyes i get lost for days.
In her eyes i see her for her and nothing less.
She is special in my eyes as she looks back.
I know without a doubt i can trust her.

All my mind can see is happiness.
And happiness is where we both should be.

Pain of The Heart

Hurt without reason.
Tears not of joy.
Life without love.
Confusion in a bad way.

Screams of suffering.
Knees hit the floor.
Asking why, what did I do?
The pain of my heart.

Time Machine

If you could go back what would i do?
Would you fix what you did to keep us from falling apart?
Would you overcome my nervousness and just tell her?
Would you start over from the beginning?

If you could go back in time what would you change?
Would you not hold back with the one you care about?
Would you help that person on the street corner?
Would you let go of that one person you thought loved you?

If time travel were real we would try many things.
Look at today and try to fix what you have done.

Last Rest

A tear is shed.
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