Dany Andersen

Sometimes I write, sometimes I draw, sometimes I do nothing at all

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

I love candles but fear fire
When I dream there's no faces
Only vague familiarity or the hesitation that comes from
Strangers

I wake up reaching out & find my fingers slip through the veil like
Holy water in cathedrals
It burns in that satisfying way that reminds me, I'm alive

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

In my mind
Her hair was blonde or maybe black
Does it matter?
Lips chapped
There's a smudge on her cheek
She's quick to smile
Generous with her laugh
She's touchy from the start
& hey we are all lonely in this world
So why not?
The rest is just collateral damage
Right?

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

My soul burns through my
Chest slow & with a sizzle
My fingers are singed when I reach up
To clutch at the wispy thing
I look to the sky & try to read my
Future in the stars but find only
Forgotten heroes & gods
Keeping me company with dusty grins

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

I'm walking on a tight rope
My heart is thump, thump, thumping
Is the floor lava or am I just bored?
My words should be rolled up in scrolls
And burned like at Alexandria
Forever remembered but never read
#poems #poem #writing
#poetry #micropoetry

[Andrew Nadeau @TheAndrewNadeau]

SOCRATES: The only thing I know is that I know nothing.
ME: Aw, hey, don’t say that. You know things.
SOCRATES: No, I meant—
ME: If you want I can teach you some stuff.
SOCRATES:
ME:
SOCRATES:
ME: *Points* That’s a tree.

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

As I nervously placed
One foot in front of the other
Towards the giant beast
I saw my soul reflected in its eyes
My eyes flew open as I woke from the
Dream that was my life
The gentle but strong beast breathed
Relief as I gave in to the universe
With a heavy sigh
#WrittenRiver

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

@tinamarielandes Thank you!

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

Hesitation leaves a weird taste
It creeps into the nostrils
Reminding you of elderly women's
Bath soaps the ones in a crystal bowl Shaped like bunnies& flowers
Ahh but sweet ruin tastes leaves
Cravings on the tongue & slides down
To your core warming like fine wine
#WrittenRiver

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

Laying among these
Demure little dandelions
Is calming & pure
But I find some days I'd rather
Lay among thorny roses
So my bloodied skin can wake me
Up from oblivion
#WrittenRiver

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

She's lost in a forest of
Hesitation & action not taken
She waits at the edge of a cliff
For her wings to grow so she can
Take flight to adventurous shores
#WyldeVerse

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

I have stolen moments since birth
You were holding hands when
He kissed you sweetly
Under an oak tree older than time
I stole that moment hid it in
A pocket made of doubt& suspicion
He cradled you in his arms held you close& promised to be there
I stole that too, easily
#SWPrompt

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

Snowflakes land on my eyelashes
Leaving traces of wishes & peace
If I could I would catalog
Each snowflake like pinned moths
I'd walk through my collection
Breathing in the hope & marvel as
The cold flakes melted my essence
#CStarPrompts

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

I was shot by a gun made of
A chrysalis the pain ripped
Through me w/ delicate finality
Collapsing I couldn't help
But notice the butterflies encasing
Me into oblivion as I died
But as I woke
Expecting the void I realized
I had sprouted wings
So I took off for the sun
#writeverse

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

White hot filled me to the brim
Oozing out of me like magma
Not the good kind
The kind that made Troy crumble
Except I don't need a hollow horse
For I find that now my soul is
Hollow & my heart is hoarse
Maybe I should know better but
That never helped Aphrodite anyway
#FeelLines

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

This beating heart
Has proven vexing
I had plans that dreams
Tore to shit
My blueprints became burdens
My soul became a cavern of
Passion & longing
My eyes clouded over as I melted
Into the atmosphere
Preparations falling to ash
#focusedverse

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

@Janelovin420 Thank you for your kind words!

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

@ayisi_yaw @AndrewPinkerman @PatchieSteve @cyberbonn @Cute_Struggle @GeneVatow @derickijohnson @BhhBurns @agnesbookbinder Thank you!

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

Your eyes ran over my mysteries
Like chipped fingernails
Through silk sheets
We set out in a row boat
Headed for eternity
I woke up days later
On an unfamiliar shoreline
Covered in questions &
Lessons unlearned
#poetry
#poem

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

This cold makes my heated
Words turn to snowflakes
In my mouth, coughing up a blizzard
My frostbitten fingers burn
As I fold them in silent prayer
For the peace I felt with
The first snow fall
#poetry #poem

[Dany Andersen @DanyAndersen]

@PorcelainTear No pressure or anything haha