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crushed by PepperminTiger, literature

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crushed

You are trying to grasp these concrete images And turn them into art You are trying to grasp the sun, the moon, the stars Nestle them inside Spin them out as something golden Something that rolls like silk right off your tongue You have not Traveled the world or Experienced the universe in all it’s infinite variation You have not tamed dragons You have not gentled giants with those hands You are not the hero here The sun, the moon, the stars all hover Far beyond your reach And you are tired Of always hoping upwards You are tired of dreaming of the sky And your mouthfuls of earth And the bland banality of your every word So you are quie

Beloved by PepperminTiger, literature

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Beloved

No one comes to intervene on your behalf Since you laugh every time I smile Loud and strong and Longer every time And I am held Inside the beats between the breaths you take Between each gasp Clasped tight inside your chest Awaiting the chime that comes next The doormat to the doorstep Right before you let me out Unknowingly, thinking you are free Not quite noticing me Still stalking your every step My heart beating only When our eyes have met Only speaking to ensure I don't tell you yet That you are so beloved

Understudy by PepperminTiger, literature

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Understudy

Not really The kind of girl who you look in the eye The kind that creeps up from behind That you find your mind possessed with To the point where you forget She isn’t real She’s only What you’ve fashioned in your head Her kindness might seem Like a balm for all your wounds Though she has yet to talk to you You are certain It will happen Soon Follow her sometimes Not in the full dark of night Never in daylight Just when you need to memorize her lines To imagine what it's like To breathe in what she breathes out Hoping Hoping all the while Your chance will come today

Diana by PepperminTiger, literature

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Diana

My heart may as well be The sound of the sunrise for all the good it does me But she takes her arrows and shoots down stars one by one Gets me to enjoy her having her way Instead of the journey we will inevitably take someday Through the darkness Tonight I do not fight Knowing soon they will all be bereft of her The swell of her chest when she takes a deep breath And fills her lungs with air as cold As the fridge where I keep pictures Of all the other girls She is radiant under the moonlight Skin glowing from the inside out Lithe limbs strong as steel wire And desperately I want to feel her Struggling for her breath In the shadow of this fo

Gilt by PepperminTiger, literature

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Gilt

We were like lace Like sunsets brimming with new hope Like night skies in endless spools of color Wrapped around my throat Had an eye for quality That didn’t find me fortune A diamond-studded collar That didn’t mark my fame But granted pain and A desire to walk my own path So do the math and tell me If I will still follow you If I will ever be true If I will play those kinds of games Tell me If everything will stay the same Tell me I won’t change I won’t rearrange my future for a view That looks over greener pastures That frees me of the disaster That was when you and I first met I'll bet you won’t waste tim

Atropine by PepperminTiger, literature

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Atropine

She is the breath of winter The far-off look in the old man’s eye Moon-maiden drawing ocean towards her on red string Oblivion She is sun-warmed beaches All mad-cap adventure and furrowed brows Always taking life too seriously Always seeing the tragedy lurking just on the horizon Plastered up the hole in my chest Crammed the best poetry she could write inside Guided my hand to sign my name along the dotted lines So they could cut off all the parts that didn’t really matter She held me when tears were streaming down my face Not a trace of pity in all of her existence Took a snapshot of her face that was the picture of indignatio

New Year by PepperminTiger, literature

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New Year

These months took all the stars Took all the tears Turned them into golden gears And then dismantled all my love Into pieces like a puzzle Left me wondering if I would ever fit Wondering if we would ever quit getting pushed together I thought I'd never escape the gravity of you I kept watch at the windows The birds flocked together against the cold The people glued to their phones so They were never alone Watching you Still wide-eyed and wonderful Eyes staring straight ahead Watching as everyone lived their lives Holding every moment you experienced like it was precious No one knows how it will all turn out I keep my eyes on your mouth won

Last Year by PepperminTiger, literature

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Last Year

It's a new year and I'm wide awake Clean hair Wondering if that shower Is going to be a tradition Or just a new compulsive mistake And on somewhere in the world That girl is waking up and wondering What the hell she did last night And why she did it and if this Is really going to be the rest of her life We're thinking the same thing She and me Her and I On distinct ends of this same planet Are very different people And this year is still new and bright But we are Faded, frayed, and tattered things Held together by the thinnest strings Rubbed raw by the last year Holding our breath Hoping this one Won't go wrong Like the last

Like you by PepperminTiger, literature

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Like you

It smells like death because that Is what it is The stink of everything decaying Everything breaking down The end of this And you Lips painted cherry red Look me in the eyes and tell me to turn it to my head Nails like knives pressed to my breast tell me to jump This cut, this kill Tell me it won't hurt It'll be just as good as all the sex we never had Enough to make me glad If anyone were to try and tell me that At least You could say it to my face

Niche by PepperminTiger, literature

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Niche

I have met people like you before Who overestimate my weakness Thinking it lies in body or mind And never realize it lies in morals Too often I use my words to only tell the truth They don’t realize my hands are still Wrapped around the handle My instincts sharp enough to know To always go for the throat Morals just lax enough to bend Instead of break I say I have made Hiding bodies into an art They think it’s just a joke I tell Too well for my voice to crack Don’t realize I lack a sense of humor That when I put my mind to it I won't quit until it’s done They never realize they should run That I will having all my fun

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crushed by PepperminTiger, literature

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Beloved by PepperminTiger, literature

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Beloved

Understudy by PepperminTiger, literature

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Understudy

Atropine by PepperminTiger, literature

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Atropine

New Year by PepperminTiger, literature

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New Year

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Last Year

Benefits Pt. 2 [Liar Liar] by PepperminTiger, literature

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Benefits Pt. 2 [Liar Liar]

Illusive like the next moment isn't chock-full to the brim with all the delights of a fight you can't fight Vision painted white and I could kill you where you stand with just one hand And you think maybe I should Don't remember what the walls looked like when I was finished Practice having better memories Leave the rest to me I can carry the weight of that guilt on my shoulders I can separate his head from his shoulders Just say the word I am not a violent man But violet is such a pretty colour and I am vicious like your eyes They keep saying I'm delusional but how could I have dreamt up someone with blood as warm as yours? Whe

Exhaust by PepperminTiger, literature

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Exhaust

It’s a baptism of bleach To clear all of the air inside your tired lungs A stagnant pool filled to overflowing Going nowhere fast Faster than the speed of sound Pounding against lock and key Pulling a little B&E Leaving things behind for you to find that You won’t remember buying That you will swear have always been there Until you believe it Until you’ve dragged in by it’s hind legs Beaten it to death and skinned it just To cover the hole beneath your feet You repeat the words until they become truth Become truth until you can deny anything if you Just Keep Trying

Face to Face by PepperminTiger, literature

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Face to Face

All the metaphors I could have used escaped me Darting off like terrified children into the night Forcing me to speak plainly For once I don't want to look into your eyes and tell you exactly how I feel But some things are inescapable Some thing are harder when they're pressed into us Leave impressions that we aren't who we always thought we were But I've always wanted to be the person who said what needed saying Unflinching in the face of your defeat Walking among the wounded and the weary and telling them "It's going to be all right" Sometimes I can't tell the difference between optimism and a lie I try to have one without the other but the

Pull by PepperminTiger, literature

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Pull

The ocean is so lonely She calls for you to come and visit A siren song that grows sweeter the more you listen The beach glistens under moonlight And it feels right to sink into the water Waves beating at your skin Fighting to take you deeper To be your keeper and drag you down And sink you like a ship A treasure trove buried beneath the waves Your brave heart never parted from the ocean It's motion a balm for every wound Trying to sooth you into suffocation Trying to lull out your inclination to sleep beneath the sea You could be breath-taking if you just took the time to breathe My brave, my beautiful Come to me

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About PepperminTiger

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Artist // Hobbyist // Traditional Art

June 4
United States
Deviant for 14 years
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If you were looking for me, congratulations! You found me! Unfortunately, I'm not here much anymore (but I always come back.)

I tend to change my name pretty regularly. 80 is more or less my real name but if you've met me elsewhere recently, I'm probably Ori. My last name is not Powers, except for that one time where it happened on accident.

I write things, sometimes. They are usually pretty short, so you might as well read some. Maybe one day I'll figure out digital art, but don't get your hopes up.

I'm really into a couple of things, most the foremost currently being Unison League, which I play competitively on and off. I'm also a pretty big fan of WTNV and anything Petra Nordlund touches.

Also,
This one here >>>> targetrose.deviantart.com/ is my sister. She writes some cool stuff. This one here >>>> pelicanbear.deviantart.com/ is my friend and also makes some pretty cool stuff. You should check them out.

This is my Twitter: twitter.com/PepperminTiger

Favourite Visual Artist

Petra Nordlund

Favourite Movies

Something by Miyazaki or Wes Anderson

Favourite TV Shows

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Falon

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Emery, Alt-J

Favourite Books

I have too many

Favourite Writers

Garth Nix, Amelia Atwater Rhodes, Scott Lynch, Catherynne Valente

Favourite Games

Unison League

Favourite Gaming Platform

My phone or anything handheld

Tools of the Trade

Labtop, Pencil, Felting Needles

Other Interests

Music, Podcasts, Clipboards, Ellipses, Peppermint Tea, Tigers

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Ch-Ch-Cherry

Feb 6, 2016

Thank you for the favorite! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem.

soona15

Jan 16, 2016

Thank you for the llama ^^

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