#lesbian poems

[mauvelvr]

disturbing the peace.

purgatory rings out like a bell in the night

live or die, awake to death.

i turn over in sleep and call out into the dark:

burn me in your flames or warm me in your embrace

but light a match or or turn on the light.

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[fromblisswithlove]

bruised

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[arashi-ihara]

The hare has hopped to Poland! Thank you so much @sapphicunderground! What a beautiful gift for the beginning of August!

I absolutely love all the books, although I have to admit the most anticipated by me was "Dangerous Game." That's why I decided to start with it.

A few thoughts on some poems:

Hare Season

This one made me angry. The reality makes me angry. In today's world, the value of human beings is measured by their social status (aka the amount of money) and not by their heart and soul. Often making us think about ourselves as less. Long live capitalism.

Esther and Joan

I first read this piece on Instagram, and it amazed me how seamlessly and comprehensively it captures the relationship of the "The Bell Jar" characters in just a few lines. This is absolutely one of my favourite poems.

Fun fact: Tessa used cards 2 and 7 as a background for this poem, and I was 27 when I read it for the first time (I like little coincidences). Technically I still am 27, but only until Pluto Demoted Day (aka nothing to celebrate).

The Auckland Rape

Very strong and very accurate. All of the poems regarding sexual violence (and violence against women in general) are powerful, especially for me as Polish because of the current socio-political environment in Poland under the leadership of Law(lessness) and (in)Justice. Even with my Stoic nature, I'm unable to preserve calm.

***

I absolutely adore every single one of the poems in Dangerous Game, not only those mentioned above. It's even better and more intimate than I expected. Among my favourites are: Jaqueline, Lola, Mango, All In, We Were Only Talking, The Everlasting Sleep, The Chessboard, Someone Like You, and Blood Stains. And the cover is just marvellous.

Soon I'll start reading the other books!

It's a pleasure to support such a talented woman!

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[ekwords]

Glances in the rear view mirror,

You bite your bottom lip and smile while I try to sit there in denial.

You sing along to the classics while the air around us is static.

I must have this wrong.

Am I making this up?

I could never be enough for you.

You are a beauty and I am the beast.

A forbidden love, could this be?

- EK

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[riversongsandfolktales]

Ex-Girlfriend Confessionals

Written: March 25th 2024 - Part 2/2

I have another confession: A week after I wrote my last letter I met someone. ~ [Funny how the world works that way.] ~ It was love at first sight. And I'm terrified. And she keeps looking at me with this pretty little smirk. And it gets harder to pretend she doesn't have my heart in her hands. And I'm terrified because when I gave it to you - it came back shattered. And the glue I used to patch it just finished drying ~ I think I have a thing for pretty blue eyes and freckles. But that's where the similarities end. ~ At the end of our second date I invited her to make out in the back of my car. ~ [The intention was innocent enough.] ~ We fucked until 5am. I begged you for kisses for 2 years And she can't keep her mouth off of me. She might break my heart - but at least I can feel the love this time.

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[incandescentviolets]

burning myself for your touch

look at me

and pick up the ashes

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[booksbonesborderline]

heres another gay piece of writing ive done, this time for uni

more about being a lesbian in love with personified earth

its corny and cliche and i love it very much

(my prompt was about Imbolc !! and what it means to you, with pictures youve taken !!)

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[scalded-melk]

Damn my naive, tender heart.

Damn my arms, pinning eachother back to keep from reaching for you.

Damn my hands, furiously scribbling hopeless diatribe

Damn me, forgetting myself every time I look into your eyes.

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[arsenicsoup]

beep boop, my body thinks it is pink

by soup

my heart is orbiting the moon

i’m an alien to this feeling

all i know is

that

i want you to hold my hand

when we walk back down to earth

so you better kiss me as soon as you step foot back onto home soil

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[beepepsii]

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[mauvelvr]

co-dependent homoerotic bone rot

At least,

your bones will always be the same

that tangled in mine

on walks home from school,

back in that little bit of time

before we became archived photos on instagram,

liked messages,

other sides of the country -

living out our plans with others

made when for womanhood we were hungry,

when our seeds were sown in that

leisure centre park -

our first attempt at girlhood

fresh limbs playing games

i thought i was winning

but at least,

when your bones rot,

the earth will know

that we went down that sled together,

landed tangled in the snow

tied together through our invisible

string,

our bones forever,

tree stump rings

of girls you leave behind;

im sure my mark is there somewhere

even if you don't want to remember.

i'm there even if you never think of me again,

you'll hear my name

and you'll be tumbling down the hill,

plastic sled edges cutting through your mittens,

the girl who you told you loved

before either of you knew what that meant,

with her legs wrapped around you

holding you tighter

plummeting towards the unknown,

towards the answers you will find

but never be able to share with each other.

but your bones will know -

they will ache

and they will rot,

but they will always know.

-mauvelvr

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[llovely]

here's a fake interview about my me & my girlfriend that i transcribed from my head. enjoy!

#this was playing like a movie scene in my head last night based on a conversation we had #i guess its a poem? or sorts? i dont what to call this #but yeah <3 enjoy my ripped open heart lol #i love 2 be butch!!!!!!!! yippeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #abby is making #poetry #lesbian #butch4femme #mwah

[adiodont]

figuring things out, reflecting.

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[ekwords]

It comes and goes the waves of emptiness,

intrusive thoughts invade my mind as if they own it,

telling me I'm too much and simaltanously not enough.

that I'd be better off gone then to feel the pain of being abandoned by anyone.

everyone who enters my world, my mind tells me is temporary,

that I shouldn't get attached,

however when I feel my entire self worth is dependant on what I can do for others, I give everything.

just for those thoughts to trickle back and leave me fading to black.

a change in tone,

a late reply,

come on now...I'm not worth their time.

i'm too much and not enough.

- Ek

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[mythology-void]

okay so I was doing a Research™️ about ancient Greek etymology as one does and I found some Things that made me want to Violently Claw My Arms Off please allow me to force feed you my discoveries

So there are 2 words for "not" in ancient Greek, depending on the context: ou and mē. Having introduced himself in the Cyclops episode as " ou tis", or No-man, he then stabs Polyphemus in the eye. When Polyphemus' brothers come to check on him, they say this:

"... surely no man [mē tis] is carrying off your sheep? Surely no man [mē tis] is trying to kill you either by fraud or by force?"

Right after this, after the other cyclopes ditch Polyphemus, Odysseus's inner monologue goes something like this:

"Then they went away, and I laughed inwardly at the success of my clever strategem [metis]." (pronounced mEH-Tis)

Now, there's a difference between mē tis and metis. [mē tis] (pronounced mEH-Tis with a space between the syllables) is the literal translation for "no man". Metis is a word for extreme intelligence/cunning, which is something Odysseus is famous for.

Now, there are several examples of abuse of metis/intelligence in the Odyssey, but I think the juxtaposition between [mē tis], or the concept of anonymity, and metis, or extreme intelligence, is REALLY interesting. Odysseus's adoption of the title "No-man" was characteristic of metis--it was a really smart move that simultaneously hid him from the cyclops and avoided any future consequences. It was a highly effective strategy all wrapped up in a nest little package with a bow on it.

But when he revealed himself as Odysseus of Ithaca, effectively throwing off No-man (anonymity and [mē tis]), that was characterized as idiocy--he's essentially doxxed himself, and now he's doing to (spoiler alert) get tossed around the Mediterranean by Poseidon for the next 10 years.

This is really interesting because it lets you see the parallels/codependency between metis(intelligence) and humility. When Odysseus refused to allow himself to go unnoticed (hubris) he suffered for it. BUT when he declined instant glory/satisfaction (kleos) in order to achieve the long term goal of survival, he was rewarded with Athena's favor (pay attention. This part is important).

And this situation repeats itself MULTIPLE TIMES in the Odyssey--the EXACT SAME THING happens near the end of the book, with the suitors. When. Odysseus is dressed as a beggar and the suitors/Antinious are abusing him, he ACTIVELY CHOOSES not to react--he doesn't stand up and rip off his disguise and start hollering "TIS I, ODYSSEUS OF ITHACA! FEAR MY WRATH"

No. He sits there patiently and waits. He plans and schemes and quietly orchestrates their downfall without alerting them of it. Why? Because he learned his lesson the first time this happened. He buried his rage and adopted what was, according to Grace LA Franz, a more feminine form of metis, weaving a web of destruction for his enemies that ultimately resulted in their total annihilation (see Weaving a Way to Nostos: Odysseus and Feminine Metis in the Odyssey by Grace LaFranz). His patience allowed him to win the whole prize--no questions asked, no 10-year-long-business-trip strings attached--just the sweetness of a full victory. And he is, once again, rewarded with Athena's favor--both in the battle with the suitors and in the aftermath (cleanup/reuniting with Penelope).

This really reinforces the idea in the Odyssey that Odysseus's defining characteristic is not just his intelligence--it's his ability to learn from his mistakes. He used what he learned at the Lotus Eaters Island against Polyphemus--the Lotus Eaters drugged his men, so he drugged Polyphemus. He used what he learned from Circe and Polyphemus against the suitors--Circe used false sweetness and honeyed words to lure his men into a trap, so that's exactly what he did to the suitors. His hubris on Polyphemus' island cost his whole crew their lives, so he intentionally left well enough alone until the right time. He didn't just learn from his failures--he turned them into BATTLE STRATEGY.

i don't care what anyone says that is completely totally and objectively awesome

#Odysseus is a certified baddie 112% of the time #he's literally the coolest you can't convince me otherwise #there's a reason that literally everyone has a crush on him #even the lesbians #its the wordplay. his words #read me a poem in iambic pentameter you bloody stinky man #literally everyone: his sad wet vibes and dark undereye circles have captivated me entirely #odysseus #the odyssey #tagamemnon #odysseus x penelope #telemachus #epic the musical #the cyclops saga #odysseus of ithaca #poseidon #etymology #ancient greece #ancient history

[incandescentviolets]

what if im destined to be the artist and never the muse

sometimes this haunt me

but i cant help it

i see you and all i can think of is

how can i feel you forever

i want to inmortalize you in poems

then tattoo them on my body

so your touch will never leave me

the ink on my skin will know you forever

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