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»She Stole My Breath«
By: Risenfromtheash
Shredded to ribbons, muted beat.
She hasn't a clue what she does to me.
When she walks by or just looks my way,
I know my heart will again pay.
In the first moment we met, she stole my breath.
Leaving a void, a dull ache in my chest.
When we part ways, it's like she takes my soul.
I feel drained 'til we reunite and she again makes me whole.
She refreshes my body, and yet she clutters my thoughts.
How can this girl make me so emotionally distrought?
Though I've only admired her from afar,
She has already marked my heart with her invisible scars.
Like a broken record, love songs play repeatedly in my head.
My hungry heart is calling, longing to be fed.
She is like a treasure, just out of my grasp.
But I don't want her to become just another regret from my heartbroken past.
What should I say? What can I do?
How do I tell her she's gonna make me come unglued?
So confusing, so intense.
If only I could tell her, maybe we could make some sense.
Maybe I'll get up the courage, and tell her how I feel.
Maybe she'll be my chance to finally make something real.
»Until«
By: Risenfromtheash
You are my heart, and until you come back to me, I cannot truly live.
Lonely, yet longly hopeful, I find myself waiting.
Waiting for hours, days, weeks, months, or even years
until you,
my heart, come back to me and bring me to life once more.
»You Are«
By: Risenfromtheash
You are the very air within my lungs.
Without you near me, I know not how I breathe.
You are the very heart within my chest.
Without you close, I know not how my being has a pulse.
You are the very soul within my body.
Without you by my side, I know not how I continue to live.
»Her«
By: Risenfromtheash
Her eyes are like rare blue aventurine,
And her skin is like a velvet dream.
Everything about her makes me scream...
♥ I LOVE YOU!!! ♥
»Lovers' Song«
By: Risenfromtheash
Candle flames flicker, our shadows dance on the walls.
Alone at long last, we creep down the hall.
I turn on the radio, and slowly we dance.
The rhythym of our bodies so close, puts us into a trance.
In each others arms, we fall slowly to the floor.
What happens next? I'll leave that up to you, mi amore.
»More Than Friends, But Less Than Lovers«
By: Risenfromtheash
I still remember the light floraly scent that lingered around her.
It enveloped me as I stepped towards her.
I felt the tension in the air as I placed that thin box chain of silver around her neck.
The very chain that had been around my neck just moments prior.
She made me so nervous, the butterflies had my stomach in knots.
I was afraid she'd hear my heart slamming against my sternum.
Beating frantically as it tried desperately to free itself from it's cage & surrender itself to her.
Within my heart's frenzied pace, I could hear it begging me to tell her how I feel about her.
Struggling to steady my breath and trembling hands, I fumbled to get the ring into the clasp.
After what felt like an eternity, I finally succeeded in securing the necklace.
I stepped back to look at her, and was awestruck.
The necklace that I had worn with such butch masculinity, looked so delicate on her.
We talked awhile about nothing in particular.
Although, I must admit, I found myself doing more listening than talking.
Maybe I was just enjoying the sound of her voice, or afraid of saying something stupid.
Maybe the nervousness she infused into me was interfering with my ability to form words.
Whatever the reason, I really didn't care cuz I was just enjoying spending time with her.
As we walked towards the house, though, I knew one thing with stone cold certainty.
I'm sure we both felt the new intense electrical charge that ran within us, within our souls.
Neither of us admitted it then, but I'm admitting it to you now.
In a manner of speaking, our friendship had evolved into an entirely new animal.
Exactly where or when or how or why is really anyones' guess.
But somewhere along the way, things changed between us.
We became something hard to define, something in the non-existant inbetween.
We found ourselves in that gray area somewhere in the middle of black and white.
That area so murky and undefined, has made us...
More Than Friends, but Less Than Lovers.
»If She Only Knew«
By: Risenfromtheash
If she only knew what I'd do to make her mine.
If she only knew for her I'd even try to stop time.
If she only knew I'd fly over mountains or bring her the stars.
If she only knew I'd laso the moon for her if it would win her heart.
If she only knew that when I look in her eyes I get lost in her soul,
And the very mention of her name makes my heart lose control.
If she only knew all these things, a difference would it make?
If she only knew when she's with others, it makes my heart break.
If she only knew, would she be mine?
If she only knew, for me, would she try to stop time?
If she only knew, would she mend my heart?
If she only knew, would we be together or apart?
If she only knew the way that I feel.
If she only knew this love I have for her is true and real.
If she only knew by her haunting my thoughts, I'm consumed.
If she only knew...
»Going With The Flow«
By: Risenfromtheash
Hearts aflutter, emotional fire.
Going with the flow, riding waves of desire.
The currents of our passion has set us adrift.
In our life raft of love, romance in our midst.
»Kindred Spirits«
By: Risenfromtheash/For: Babybearz
Somehow we found each other.
When we'd opened up to no other.
Kindred spirits, souls of fire.
Two Phoenix upon the pyre.
Born again from the ash.
Breaking free from our pasts.
Leaving behind all our pain.
Now we're free to live again.
»I Finally Let It Show«
By: Risenfromtheash
I feel my stomach in knots, and my heart start to race.
I get butterflies just seeing your face.
You brush against me as you walk by.
If you lingered a moment longer I'd swear I'd feel high.
A natural euphoria occurs when you're near me.
How I long for you, I wish you could see.
There's a fire in my soul that burns just for you.
My heart pulses with a love that's honest and true.
The knots in my stomach subside and my racing heart slows.
How I feel for you, I'm going to show.
Not being able to stand it anymore, I take you in an embrace.
I look into your eyes, entranced and amazed.
You look into my eyes, in an instant you know.
How much I'm in love with you, I finally let it show.
»My Goddess«
By: Risenfromtheash
She is my Goddess, my Goddess of Passion and my Goddess of love.
She is my Strength and my Weakness, my Blessing from Above.
She is my Sacred Angel, Blessed Saviour, and Immortal, Undying Being.
She is my Solitude and Courage, my Reason for Living.
She is my Spirit and my Power, my Soul and my Grace.
She is my Love and my Life, my Heart's Eternal Blaze.
She is my Will to Survive and for her I would fight.
She is my Hero and Friend, my Candle in the Night.
She is like a Temple and her mind is like a Shrine.
She is almost eternal in this endless stream of time.
She is my light in the darkness before dawn.
She is all that I need to keep me moving on.
She is like a Wild Fire spreading through my veins.
She is rejuvenating to me like mid-summer rains.
She is warm and accepts me for me.
She is uninhibiting and makes me feel free.
She is like butterflies fluttering all over inside.
She is not mine, my feelings for her I hide.
She is my Goddess and I am going to tell her so.
I will read her this poem, then I will hold her and never let go.
»Love Is In The Air«
By: Risenfromtheash
A whisper on a mid-summer breeze.
A tingle in my stomach, a weakness in my knees.
The scent of lavender in the air.
I hear you, see you everywhere.
I can go there, or I can go here,
But no matter where I go it feels like you're near.
I feel you in my bones and I feel you touch my skin.
Just to be near you makes me quiver deep within.
What's that? An undefinable electricity in the atmosphere.
It's everywhere, and nowhere, and all around me here.
Love is in the air, powerful and true.
Love is in the air, beckoning me to you.
»Hello«
By: Risenfromtheash
When you walked into the room I saw you and could not breathe.
Had people not been around I would have given in and fallen to my knees.
My heart begins to quake and you make me feel like jello.
I want to tell you that I love you, but instead walk up to you and say,"Hello".
Maybe next time I'll say what it is I need to say.
Hold on! Why wait until next time? I'm going to tell you right now, right here, today.
I take you where we can be alone, look in your eyes, embrace you, then we kiss.
I tell you I'm in love with you, and that when I'm with you it feels like pure bliss.
I suddenly snap back to reality, and as my fantasy fades away I turn to look at you once more.
Maybe tomorrow.", I say to myself as I'm walking out the door.
»Only A Thought«
By: Risenfromtheash
Now this is only a thought, but I often find myself wondering...
Daydreaming about what it would be like to touch you, caress you, kiss you.
If only for a moment, that moment we'd share would seem everlasting.
In that moment there would be only you and me,
And everything and everyone else would seem to fade away.
The world would slow as we embrace.
But then again, this is only a thought.
A fantasy longing to become reality.
If only for a moment...
»The River And The Ocean«
By: Risenfromtheash
My love for you is like a river.
Ever flowing, winding, secretly reaching out to you.
You are like the ocean my river of love dares to seek.
Cool, tranquil, and beautiful beyond imagine, but still
just intimidating enough for me to hesitate coming near.
I want to push aside my fear of rejection and take that
beckoning plunge into the serenity of your waters, but that
fear grasps at me like an ice cold hand wrapping itself around me.
It makes me think, *What if it ruins the friendship we already have?
What if this? What if that? What if? What if? What if?*
I need to climb and rise above the mountain of doubt that
appears before me every time I'm about to tell you how I feel.
I need to tell you I love you, that I'm in love with you
and that it's okay if you don't feel the same way about me.
That the door to my love, to my heart, will always be open
to you if you decide you want to venture inside with me.
I want to let you know there's no pressure, no forcing you to feel what you don't feel.
The invitation is there for you to take if you want it.
I hope you'll take the invitation.
That you'll say you love me like I love you, but it's okay if you don't.
I'll understand, and hope we can still be friends.
I'll just keep floating down my river of love, in search of that destined ocean.
»My Love For You Is Immortal«
By: Risenfromtheash
If I don't find you in this lifetime, I'll keep searching in the next.
I will search until I find you, even if a million times I must retrace my steps.
»Save Me«
By: Risenfromtheash
It's like everyday, little by little, my heart feels like it's shriveling up and turning black.
I think maybe I need someone to save me before there's no turning back.
This growing pain in my chest, it's an unbearable ache.
I think maybe I need someone to save me before it's too late.
»Yardlights«
By: Risenfromtheash/For: Somecallit_Irony
Coming soon.
»Wolf Dreams«
By: Risenfromtheash
Coming Soon!!!
»Flight Of The Dragonflies«
By: Risenfromtheash
Coming Soon!!!
»Deja Vu«
By: Risenfromtheash
It's like deja vu each time we speak.
It's like lightning strikes when our eyes meet.
The power of your stare shakes me to the core.
Every time I see you, it leaves me wanting more.
An accidental touch, one more stolen glance.
Wondering if you'd ever consider giving me a chance.
The gleam in your eyes makes me think you may.
Though I know I could be wrong, much to my dismay.
Crossed wires and misread signals, torture to the smitten heart.
Going from flying above the clouds, to being helplessly torn apart.
Hopefully, this time won't turn out the same as it has in the past.
This time it actually feels worth pursuing, feels like it might last.
Somehow, this feels different than the few times before.
Only time will tell, and let us know if this really is for sure.
»The Sisters of Fate«
By: Risenfromtheash
The Sisters' Fate keep messing with my heart.
I fall for a girl, then the fates just tear me apart.
Every ounce of my pain, and all of my tears.
Bring joy to the Sisters, misery they endear.
They do it on purpose, for their own sick twisted pleasure.
Cut, create, and entwine threads at their own leisure.
Making me feel like I'm going insane.
Hating myself for the choices they've made.
Just a vicious circle, going around and around.
They love nothing more than lifting me up, and then shooting me down.
They have to get tired or at least bored sometimes, right?
Things have to go good sometimes, or we'd just give up the fight.
This has to end at some point, eventually.
It can't just keep on going into eternity.
Maybe someday, I'll finally escape.
Far away from the Sisters of Fate.
»Bottom of the Bottle«
By: Risenfromtheash
At the bottom of another bottle.
Dizzy water in my blood.
Everything is getting mottled.
The intake of a toxic flood.
Feeling nothing, going numb.
A blank and lifeless stare.
Try to walk, can barely stumble.
But there's no need to care.
Feeling hazy, getting blurry.
A fog settles in my head.
Should just go to sleep, but I feel the fury.
So I grab another bottle instead.
No magic genie at the bottom.
Down one more, pass out cold.
Why I do it, I can't begin to fathom.
Can't keep from getting loaded.
It's just yet another fumble.
Everything is just so mottled.
One giant messed up jumble.
At the bottom of the bottle.
»Just Want to be Numb«
By: Risenfromtheash
Just want to be numb.
Don't want to feel for a while.
To temptation, I run.
The bottle and denial.
Tired of the hurt.
Tired of the pain.
Total loss of self worth.
Hating myself again.
I don't know why I do it.
When I do, I just don't care.
I know I'll wake up and regret it.
But I'll do it again to douse the flare.
The fire of emotions and loneliness.
The demons that haunt me constantly.
No amount of consumption fills the emptiness.
The demons and emotions just close in on me.
Circling around, then swallowing me whole.
They envelope me in their haze.
They turn me into a shadow, black as coal.
My mind and thoughts become a maze.
An inescapable labyrinth within myself.
I'm trapped, and cannot flee.
I try to run, but can't outrun myself.
I'm stuck, and can't break free.
To the demons, I succumb.
To the emotions, I give in.
I just want to be numb.
Don't want to feel them closing in.
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♥ Credits ♥
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Thanks to Nancy_Drew_Obsessed for all the imagery and Poetry from the Heart and Soul link back buttons.
Also, for all your poetry site needs, NeoMail Phoenix.
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♥ Updates ♥
(cleared on the first ov every month)
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Wednesday/10/23/11
Happy to say that the construction of the new layout for Poetry from the Heart and Soul has recommenced, and is going fairly well... now that I'm back into the coding groove{^_^} Hope to have it completed by the end of next month or so. The process would be going a lot faster if I had my own comptuer, and thus, could work in the privacy of my room - instead of using our shared household computer, and more often than not, get interrupted. Oh well... c'est la vie. I will be getting a Droid Bionic and a Lapdock at some point in the (hopefully) near future, so that will solve all three of my current problems - needs a new phone, needs her own computer, and needs to be able to work in peace{^_^} Anyways... toss another update at ya later, k? ♠ Your's Truely, Phoenix ♠
Monday/10/24/11
HOLY COW!!! It's been almost a year sonce my last update... XD I owe all my readers a giganticly huge apology for that. So, I'm truely sorry. Hasn't been anything to update you all on 'til now. Guess I could of at least let you all know I'm still around though. *headdesk* Anyways... I kinda lost touch with writing poetry thislast year, but I think my mojo might be makinga comeback. I've finally written some new poems. Check 'em out - they're the last 4 on the list. Feedback is always welcome{^_^}
Tuesday/12/21/10
Ok... I think I'm gonna do a major overhaul of Poetry From the Heart and Soul. I'm gonna keep the current color scheme, but I'm gonna attempt to make a new layout. A layout that I hope will improve the site immensely. I will leave this version of Poetry From the Heart and Soul up here, and work on the new layout using a different petpage. Please keep in mind that it will take me some time to get the new version of Poetry From the Heart and Soul up and running, so please be patient and bear with me. I sure hope to make the wait well worth it. Anyways... it's currently 4:30am here, so I think I'm gonna to try to sleep (I've been a major insomniac for the last few months). I just gotta remember to head directly to my bed and lie down as soon as I get to my room, otherwise I'll probably wind up piddling around at my desk for two or three hours again... XD
•••••••••••••► Update at ya later ♠ Phoenix
Saturday/12/18/10
Well... as you can see, there's been some major changes happening around here at Poetry From the Heart and Soul (for instance, I've added this updates box - at the behest of my writer friend Brooke - luv ya :D). Because of a SEVERE case of writer's block, I haven't written much of anything in quite a while now. Which means I don't really have anything to update you on. I still plan on posting updates once a week, for the main purpose of letting you (the readers) know that I'm still around. I'm hoping that these changes will make the site even better than it already was. If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to NeoMail me here at M00NxD0G.
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♥ Reviews ♥ |
Whimsy
First Impressions: 15/20
First off, I know this is a poetry site, but if I didn't know any better, I wouldn't of been able to tell what kind of site it was, let alone what your site's name is. Also, I'm not a fan of all the graphics you have lying around the site. It gave me the impression that you were a graphic site instead. I did like the background and the cursor though. But, my first impression was a little clueless.
Layout: 10/15
The biggest distraction would be all the extra graphics lying around. I don't really like them. If there were only two, three, or possibly even four, it would be a lot better than seven. Some of them aren't very high quality. It takes away from the poetry, which should be the main focus. Like I said, I can't tell much about your site. If you took off the first three top graphics, it would be better. But, a banner would be even better. I do like the one that says 2 Hearts + 1 Arrow = True Love, but if you get rid of the other top ones, you'd have to find a new place to put it. The setup of the layout is nice though. I like the inside and outside background.
Content: 20/20
You have enough poems, and they are all very good. You have a true talent for writing, and I hope that you continue to write poetry, because I enjoyed it.
Originality: 13/15
There aren't too many poem sites, so the site itself is original. However, you don't stand out much from the other poetry sites. I suggest you sit down and think of some new ways to make your site more original, it shouldn't be that hard.
Organization: 10/10
You seem to be pretty organized, good job!
Grammar/ Spelling: 5/5
Your grammar and spelling both seem good!
Updates: 3/5
You don't even update, so this part is pointless. Even if you update in the smallest of ways, it would be a good idea to update.
Link Back Buttons: 3/5 - You only have three link back buttons. They're the same image, just different borders. Three is almost not enough, and I suggest you get some more that have different images. Also, the codes you give for your buttons don't work. Or, that could be just me.
Sitley: 2/5
You only have one affie, no listings, and I am your first review. Obviously, your sitley section could use a lot of work. Go out and find some affies, listers, and reviewers, and your sitely section will be ten times better. Also, you need to credit the site you got the BUTTON HERE signs from.
Final Say:
Once you clean up the layout and work on the *site* aspect of your site (link back buttons, affies, listings, and reviews) you should have a good site full of good potential.
Luminosity
First Impression: 7/10
The banner isn't very eye-catching. Well it's not really a banner- its more of images with text. I like wolves but the images are blurry. I suggest getting one made by a pr banner making site. Also, all the graphics draw away from the title. The graphics don't seem to be that well either. And I personally don't like the cursor.
Layout: 7/10
I'm guessing you made the layout yourself... All the graphics pull away from your poetry and the hearts around each header is a bit much. The font face isn't really attractive either.
Organization: 13/15
You don't need a site navigation for neopets. The boxes are wayyy too small and a big strain for the eyes. Also the little tildes (~) aren't very attractive.
Content: 28/30
You have a lot of poems and they are really good, all about love, I see. Some are different sizes and the smaller size is harder to read. You don't have any update! I suggest making a box for updates, like when you add a poem or have an idea for one.
Originality: 15/15
I don't see too many poem sites so something original is good.
Sitely: 5/10
The link back box is soo small and the buttons aren't so great. The worst is probably the last one. I don't really like the button here and icon here images because then it seems like you have a limit too how many you can have. You need more affiliates and you should be listed at more places.
Spelling/Grammar: 5/5
No grammar problems.
Revisit: 5/5
I personally have no reason to go to a poetry site but the poems are really good and if someone likes reading poems then I suggest going to this site because it has excellent poems.
Bonus: +0
no bonus
Final Score: 85/100 (85%)
You've received the 80-89 award. you can pick it up in the extras section.
Fortune Cookie
First Glance: 4/10
The wolfs are not good quality at all. The colors are kind of sad and at first it looks like a dedication to your one true love. I am kind of cautious entering this site.
Colors: 5/10
The wolfs are very blurry and I can tell that you either shrunk or expanded them. The body is nice and I love your scroll bars. This looks very tribal to me which I guess that is the theme you are going for. The skull pictures really creep me out and I reccomend removing them. The images are the main issues.
Content: 10/10
Your poetry is outstanding. You are obviously love struck and that is great because it can pull some great stuff out of you but I would like to see miscellanious poems about something other than love. I also think your stuff deserves to be seen offline. It is great that you are on Neopets but you have the potential to do even better offline.
Organization: 10/10
Everything is very organized and you even have simple navigation. I found everything that I needed in little to no time. I love your text areas by the way! Everything is spectacular in this section.
Final Examination: 7/10
Your site is fantastic if you take away the layout. I would like to see something more simple to show off your poetry better. You are love struck and it shows in your work but it might be a good idea to try something new every once in awhile.
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☼☼☼ My Interview With Brooke ☼☼☼ |
Q: Do you prefer to rhyme or use free verse?
A: I don't really have a preference. I've written a few free verse poems, but most of the poems I write are rhyming. Not that I write them that way on purpose - they just kinda come out that way on their own.
Q: When did you write your first poem?
A: Let's see... I think I was 15 when I wrote... erm... started writing my first poem, which is titled *My Goddess*. Although, I didn't finish it 'til I was 18 because I was struggling with a lot of personal demons and stuff - but through self-discovery and finding my faith, I was able to get through those struggles and rediscover my passion for writing poetry again.
Q: Which of your poems do you think is your most personal?
A: *My Goddess*, is definitely my most personal poem. I started writing it when I fell in love with my best friend, and didn't know how to tell her. I finally managed to tell her that I like girls, but she still doesn't know how I felt/feel about her - to the best of my knowledge anyways.
Q: Do you ever write about other feelings like anger instead of love?
A: Well... *The E-Mail* is about serious heartbreak. Does that count? Lol... It's not that I don't try to write poems about subjects other than love. It's just that no matter what I'm feeling or going through, everytime I get the urge to write, it comes out romantic.
Q: If you were to write without trying to let out a great deal of emotion how do you think the poem would turn out?
A: Nah... in my opinion, the poem would totally bite because I held back. I think that when you write, you should just totally cut loose because then the readers will feel you in everything you write.
Q: If you had no emotions do you think you could write poetry?
A: Sure, but the poems would just be meaningless words scribbled onto paper or typed onto a computer. There would be no feeling - nothing to captivate the readers... nothing to keep me wanting to write.
Q: Do you write anything else besides poetry?
A: Not really. I've tried, but poetry just keeps drawing me back in for more. I would like to try my hand at writing a Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or maybe even a Suspense novel someday. Right now though, poetry has me firmly in her grasp, and that appears to be where I'm going to stay for quite awhile.
Q: Do you think your life affects the way you write?
A: Definitely! I mean... I might never have started writing, if I hadn't fallen in love with my best friend. That's when I first realized I could write. Since then, I've used some of my other real-life experiences to write. *She Stole My Breath* is about a co-worker that I fell for - never told her how I felt/feel either... I also use my fantasies, and write about how I often imagine what real, true love is like.
Q: Do your friends and/or family support you in your writing?
A: Actually... as far as I know, nobody that I know outside of Neo knows that I write. I kind of like it that way because then my writing is just mine... a personal and secret escape from my overloaded emotions. I've been thinking about possibly trying to get my poetry published at some point in the future, but I think that I'll keep things the way they are for now.
Q: What challenges have you faced with your site?
A: Ummm... I've had TNT freeze one of my accounts - that was a major bummer. TNT has also cleared my poetry site on more than one occasion. Also, people on the NW have given me critisism that was unfair, unjust, waaay too harsh, and just plain uncalled for. Yes, I did ask them to critique my poetry... but they didn't need to shred everything I've ever written to ribbons and make me feel like crap, just because they were apparently threatened by my writing. Despite all that, I'm still moving forward. Thanks to lots of help from a couple great Neofriends, my poetry site is better than ever now - and believe it or not, it's still getting even better everyday.
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♥ 2 Hearts+1 Arrow=True Love ♥ 
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♥ Sugar Lizzie ♥
§ My Love §
§ My Heart §
§ My Soul §
♥ My Inspiration ♥
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