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POEM STARTER

Write a poem where the opening line is in a different language.

If you don't know another language you could look up a common phrase said in your language of choice that is linked to the theme of your poem.

Writings

Senses

quand tu brûles toi-même,

tu ne ressens que du froid.

And those that are cold,

Beg for warmth.


Ceux qui couvrent leurs cicatrices,

sont ceux qui ont honte.

And those shame them,

Should be silenced.


I washed up on your shores,

But I wasn’t lost at sea.

Et j'ai appris à aimer,

toutes tes marées.


We learned to stand together,

To feel each other’s love.

Non pas parce que nous en avions besoin,

ma...

Mea Maxima Culpa


(Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa)

Just one wrong step I took, one step that cost me everything

But it was too late when the glass shattered

It was too late when the strings suddenly tightened

and suddenly no one could save me

Maybe they weren't meant to

(Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa)

Words were just words, perhaps they were never meant to be used like arrows

But I am the one who stepped into th...

If Speaking Two Languages Were Hard

It was was only hard because schools stop teaching it and kids stop wanting to learn since our operations and government were corrupted and the economy is failing inflation is rising food is way too expensive books are expensive learning is expensive education is expensive so what do we we would have to teach ourselves the language because no teacher wants to teach so they seek it not education s...

Veni Vidi Vici

Veni Vidi Vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

I came to the scene

I saw the horror, the injustice

I spoke up

I took a stand

I conquered it

It didn’t happen over night

And it was a hard and long process

But I conquered it

Along with the help of so many others

We conquered...

At Peace

Et toutes mes angoisses ont disparu,

My breath releases in a slow, steady rate,

My muscles relax from all of my tension,

I return to my previous peaceful state.


The day was a blur of panic and nerves,

But I see now there was nothing to fear,

I let it all go from my head to my toes,

And let fall one now relieved tear.


My mind was a hive of loud, angry bees,

And my heart felt a weight pull me down...

“Thank You.” Really?

ありがとございました。


Such simple words

Can bring a smile to someone

Face

Their ugly, ugly face


The people of this world

Must roll in the dirt and rot

Of hell

For their cruel words hurt my heart


They balk in the spotlight

Leaving me

Dragging me

Undecided on where to place me


So why should I thank them?


おはよ!


Good morning?

Fuck it

What’s a good morning when I still here

Living among these two-faced s...

Jahazi (Swahili Poem)

Maji, nisogezee jahazi kwangu

Mimi Abiria, nilie potea

Nakuvutwa mikononi mwako

Mafichoni naogelea,

Nakuzama, tena sana.

Huvutwa kwa zana

zilizo baridi


Ni nini unacho kitafuta kwangu

Mimi mwana, nilie potea

Nakutokea mikononi mwako

Mikono yanao ni kaba.

Ni wapi univutapo

Maana sifaham mahali hapa


Mkono wako unirudishe,

Kwa familia, salama

Na kwa jahazi iliyo potea.

Niruhusu nijitoe kwako

Nipu...

I Will Meet You At New Dawn

Спрятано под пылью разноцветных слёз

I know your sadness won't be stiff or hollow

Созвездия беззвучных, ярких звёзд

Will lead you home and leave until tomorrow


You will forget,

И снова улыбнёшься

И молча, словно больше не шутя

В закрытый дом лишь утром ты вернёшься

Закрыв глаза, ты видишь мир из сна


Just paint your dreams and nightmares with a brush

И обернись, на камеру смеясь

I don't know if y...

I Can’t Help But Cry

Note: I used google translate so I don’t know for sure if this is proper Russian



Я не могу не плакать

It’s not all an act.

I know for a fact.

My emotions aren’t intact

There’s words I find are hard to extract.




I’m trying to figure out my next line but I can’t so I’m just gonna publish before I get more stressed out...

Te Amo ꨄ

“Lo siento, te amo…”


“Ven aquí. Do it, I dare you.” I smile, watching as he points his gun at my chest with a trembling hand. I know he doesn’t want to shoot me. But he will. I have always known how stubborn he is. I know he wont start something without finishing it. I know that despite the love he feels for me, the desire to complete his task is greater.


My smile widens as he steps closer. It s...