Fake Poems
When You Trust Someone
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
When you trust someone
Without keeping one foot outside the door,
Without second-guessing their words,
Without building a backup plan,
You’re not being foolish.
You’re being real.
Because real trust
Doesn’t wear armour.
It doesn’t carry doubt in its pocket.
......
Friend
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
I don’t need a hundred hands
Clapping when I speak.
I just need one
That stays
When I don’t say anything.
I’ve seen friends.
They come with noise,
With photos taken just to be posted,
With promises thrown
......
Anti-Social
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
Some people talk less.
That doesn’t mean
They hate people.
They just have
A low tolerance
For drama,
For shouting over tea,
For people who think
Loudness equals truth.
......
I’d Feel Homesick
by Alison Derick
My great big heart was waiting to see the stampede.
You’d send Honesty, Loyalty and Grace.
I’d hear the brass trumpets, feel the notes press against me,
filling all my spaces within.
Days have passed,
the summer frozen in July.
I stay bathed in shining armor,
burning brightly to light your way.
You can find me, re-see me.
......
alone and happy
by Miki Vermeulen
I cannot be alone,
And I cannot be bored.
Does that mean I like people's company?
Or am I just good at faking a smile,
And getting things done?
People say I have the best smile,
But is it real?
Am I really happy?
Or do I just lie to everyone?
......
Friend
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
I don’t need a hundred hands
Clapping when I speak.
I just need one
That stays
When I don’t say anything.
I’ve seen friends.
They come with noise,
With photos taken just to be posted,
With promises thrown
......
Anti-Social
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
Some people talk less.
That doesn’t mean
They hate people.
They just have
A low tolerance
For drama,
For shouting over tea,
For people who think
Loudness equals truth.
......
When You Trust Someone
by Md. Kausar Uddin Ahmed
When you trust someone
Without keeping one foot outside the door,
Without second-guessing their words,
Without building a backup plan,
You’re not being foolish.
You’re being real.
Because real trust
Doesn’t wear armour.
It doesn’t carry doubt in its pocket.
......
Bartered Soul
by Igor Vykhovanets
Schoolboyish junk
Has filled up your brain.
Too lazy to think—
You're blind in the rain.
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alone and happy
by Miki Vermeulen
I cannot be alone,
And I cannot be bored.
Does that mean I like people's company?
Or am I just good at faking a smile,
And getting things done?
People say I have the best smile,
But is it real?
Am I really happy?
Or do I just lie to everyone?
......
