Emotions Poems
Oobleck
by Aditi Hayaran
Cornstarch and water blend,
Firm or soft—let's check.
The whimsical non-Newtonian fluid,
It's called Oobleck.
For a tiny test, it's given to two.
Firm for one, soft for whom?
Curious to see the fluid's behaviour?
Let's peek into each room.
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Remembrance
by Nimesh Bhandari
My Dad, Today as I remember you,
My eyes get soft & wet, as tears wait on the fringe!
I clear my glasses every few minutes, in true hope to see you again…again
My hopes soon fade into bittersweet melancholy,
As your absence reminds me of all those years you were nearby!
I remember the days when kid in you played with me,
I remember the days when you gave me the inspiration to be!
I remember the days when we passed our time playing board games,
I remember the days you took over the kitchen to make your favorite curry.
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The beaten heart
by Raven Quigley
My heart is black and blue
And I am not interested in you
Though considering
I maybe blue
I can be such a fool
For that can you win me for you?
Or will you play with me too?
Steady Still
by Abel Alaw
I like to keep– the tap water
steady still.
On the stainless
silver basin
And never– let
an index finger dip.
Circles of disorder unable to scream;
The lungs, swallowed breathless
by the twelve-centimeter
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Blue/Red
by Ashleigh Owsley
Am I blue or am I red?
am I bitter, am I upset?
Am I allowed even allowed to be red?
To be is to live.
Do they resent me for my resentment?
I feel nothing, I feel it all.
Emotions I am unable to describe, I draw them on the wall.
I bite my lip, I consume myself
I don’t see whatever it is they are seeing.
I am my only lover, but I hate me more than I love anything.
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But yet I wonder
by Ryan Purchase
I am intelligent, but yet I wonder
I wonder how you actually feel about me
I hear your laughter, even if it’s fake
I see you smiling without me
I want you to be happy
I am intelligent, but yet I wonder
I pretend to be happy so you don’t worry
I choose not to tell you how I feel
I feel despair because of how I have made you feel
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Oobleck
by Aditi Hayaran
Cornstarch and water blend,
Firm or soft—let's check.
The whimsical non-Newtonian fluid,
It's called Oobleck.
For a tiny test, it's given to two.
Firm for one, soft for whom?
Curious to see the fluid's behaviour?
Let's peek into each room.
......
Sombre Stoned
by Lukman Abdulwasiu
Caught in my feeling yet again
Energy down to it barest
Mood goes on a bungee swing
Deep into the abyss
Without a harness
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Ozean der Emotion
by Mario Odekerken
Unter der Oberfläche
eines stillen Gesichts
liegt eine Welt
ohne Karten.
Welle um Welle
des Ungesagten
trifft ein
zwischen Frage und Antwort.
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Oceaan van emotie
by Mario Odekerken
Onder het oppervlak
van een stil gezicht
schuilt een wereld
zonder kaarten.
Golf na golf
van wat niet gezegd wordt,
spoelt aan in de ruimte
tussen vraag en antwoord.
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