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Ashley Sep 2015
Me
I grew up a coward who went through fighting
Scattering her own future with petty insecurities
Could never relate to the "too cool" youth
Too busy bumpin and grindin, hiding their crying
"Too cool" to feel, I could never relate
Because I simply cannot seal my emotions
My emotions constantly get the best of me
I could go from crying to laughing in a matter of 1, 2, 3
Growing up with a gift so unique
It could only be seen within me
Turning my pain into ink
The ink representing my sorrows
I learned to turn feeling into art
Because pain is the greatest form of art there is
A great way to cope and heal
A great way to recover and feel
A way to let it out in a way so beautiful it just might give you hope for the brighter side of things
Ashley Sep 2015
He
To me he was poetry that breathes
And now all he is
Is a sad melody that keeps playing in my head
Ashley Sep 2015
Broken
The only word I know to live by
This feeling of drowning in my own sorrows
Has been present for the past years
If happiness is a choice, I choose otherwise
Because happiness, “get better”, and hope
All of that to me are just lies
Lies that I’ve been trying to live by
Painting a smile that shines as bright as the sun
Fooling people is so easy
I don’t need reminders of why I should live
Don’t list me reasons to be happy
Don’t remind me of the warmth of my mother’s hugs
Don’t remind me of the love that showers over me when I see my youngest sister’s smile
Don’t remind me of reasons why I should live
Don’t give me a reason to second guess my final decision  
Don’t give me reasons for trying
I’m tired of trying
I’m tired of lying to myself that it’s going to get better
To me better is just a word
A word, a lie that I’m tired of trying to live by
All I know, and all I am is broken
And that has taken over me
Ashley Jul 2015
I'll love myself more than I'll ever love you.
Ashley Jul 2015
Soaking pillows and red eyes
Can't believe I cried over a guy
Never thought you'd hurt me
But you ripped out my heart
And played with it so gracefully
Endless nights and sorry mornings
And this isn't a sad poem
I'm not mourning about the loss of you
About the loss of us
Because there is no us
I'm tired of your sorry's
Because there's no need to compromise
I have grown to realize
My love
My love is too poetry for you
I feel too deeply for you
I have began to blossom and bloom
And excuse my French
But I thank god
Because I'm finally ******* over you
Ashley Jul 2015
Memories, memories, memories.

That's all I'm filled with. Memories of you, and I constantly filling my mind. Our memories are like a dark shadow constantly hovering over me. There's no escape, no matter what I do. I cannot escape our past, and I cannot blind my love for you. I can't pretend that I'm completely over you.

I can't pretend I'm okay without you anymore. I'm sick of acting like you leaving me hasn't left a wound in my heart. I am sick of painting a smile on my face, acting as if I'm okay. Without you here, I know I can't do better. I miss you. I crave you. I need you.

In a way, I know you feel the same.

The thought of another man holding me sickens you. The thought of me moving on, acting like you are nothing but a past memory, makes your heart ache. You need me as much as I need you, and I pity you for that. I pity the fact that you can cause me so much damage, yet act like you are the one in true pain. You have the nerve to act like you are the victim when I was crying myself to bed at night wondering what was wrong with me.

In all reality, I don't care. I don't care about the sleepless nights due to constant crying. I don't care about the mornings I wake up to damp pillows. I could care less about the constant thought of not being good enough racing through my mind, or the constant reminder that you were so quick to act as if my emotions and I didn't exist. I don't care about the pain and anger you ignited in me. I care about you. I care about the love I still carry for you.
Ashley Jul 2015
Your kisses are like candy to my lips
Your lies are the poison to my heart
Streaming through my veins
Slowly killing me on the inside
I'm addicted to the pain you give me
I can't let you go
I'm addicted to the feeling
Addicted to the pain
Addicted to the lies
I'm addicted to you
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