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Nov 2015 · 344
she's still better.
y i k e s Nov 2015
you made me feel special,
i thought i was the award you worked the hardest to achieve

but i was just a test you studied last minute on
and yet still somehow passed.
Nov 2015 · 297
I Say
y i k e s Nov 2015
"it's all okay", I say

"it's all just an act"*, I say
sorry about the typo!
Nov 2015 · 591
fool.
y i k e s Nov 2015
i was just a fool fazed by your elegant way of wording.
Nov 2015 · 285
piece. by. piece.
y i k e s Nov 2015
i take my time and build things up

like legos, i pile them up

piece

by

piece

but she doesn't.

she rushes each movement

piece
by
piece

she got to where i wanted to be before me

now i get to watch it all unfold

on top of the useless pile i made
she won you.
y i k e s Nov 2015
i thought i could read people

                                                     i thought i read them pretty well

i thought i got the hang of expressions
and emotions
underlying messages
and awkward gazes.

i assumed i was always right
                                                                   how could i be wrong?

but i read you wrong

                                                    i messed up pretty bad.


                                     and i don't think i can fix this one
                                             with a story book ending

we're doomed
and unfixable

                                                                         maybe i'll see you in a squeal?
this is all over the place
Nov 2015 · 450
first, 10w
y i k e s Nov 2015
I love you,


but not enough to ask you first
Nov 2015 · 159
You Lied.
y i k e s Nov 2015
you said

                       all good things take time

                                                                      and everything would work out



                                                                                              you said

                                                  you would never leave


                 and we would work it all out

you said

                              i was strong enough to go on

                                                                                     and i could do it alone

you lied.
Nov 2015 · 275
He Said
y i k e s Nov 2015
He said you were a bad guy.
He said that you're just using me.

He said that if he were you, he would get a lot more then just the free fast food meals you get from me. Which that meal you jokingly requested since I asked you to hang

He said you were a bad guy. Using the excuse that since you medicate yourself up on the daily, you're going to be a bad partner. But you're stressed out and you smoke. He lashes out.

He said you're not serious enough at work. But humor is your outlet. You're loved for your bright smile  more than he is for his condescending tone

He said you're average. You're nothing more than a goldfish in a fish tank

He said I could do better.
He said I deserved better

He said I won't have a cute boyfriend.  He said I'll need to settle for what I'm given and be happy. He said they'll be average

I hope he's wrong again, because you're so not a C.
All based on real conversations about you with a friend

Also second version of this because the first was tragically lost
Nov 2015 · 252
luck of the irish
y i k e s Nov 2015
luck: the fact that out of all the people living in this given moment, you're standing near me, talking to me.*


I never understood what the word 'lucky' meant until I met you
Oct 2015 · 161
Maybe
y i k e s Oct 2015
Maybe,

it just wasn't meant for this lifetime..

Maybe,

we can try again another time...
Oct 2015 · 502
common
y i k e s Oct 2015
And you're so common
That everything reminds me of you

You're so beat down
That fragments of you reside everywhere

I'm so pulled in
That I need to belittle you to feel better

I'm so held down
That the chains are leaving fresh marks
Oct 2015 · 490
Dating Without a Date.
y i k e s Oct 2015
How many dates do we need to go on until we can have an actual date of our own?
Oct 2015 · 628
09/2015
y i k e s Oct 2015
I'm not good with words
and certainly not good with picking up hints

I have no way to actually put this in words
and I have no way to actually tell you

But recently you've had me floating on a cloud
that you exhaled

And I've never been more happy to have someone stroll into my life
stupid lil poem about a new you
Oct 2015 · 237
facade. (10w)
y i k e s Oct 2015
How much longer can a dead person pretend to live?
Sep 2015 · 148
com
y i k e s Sep 2015
com
my future is laid out before me

i just dont understand how to grab it.
Sep 2015 · 157
vanishing act.
y i k e s Sep 2015
You disappeared

and he is here

however
he is also here

and so is he

... and so is he.

but none of them compare to You.
Sep 2015 · 181
(jlh)
y i k e s Sep 2015
i still see bits of you in every person i meet
its been two years
Sep 2015 · 502
frankford ave.
y i k e s Sep 2015
i was driving a car

i was going straight

every light was green and i had the road to myself.

but the car turned around abruptly.

i don't have control, i'm going right down the road again

and i'm right back where i started.
y i k e s Aug 2015
Nothing like a good depressing poem to relate to

Nothing like a good love poem to  fill your heart with butterflies

Nothing like a good angry poem to make you think of that one guy

Nothing like an angry poet bashing all the above poems

Because poetry is everyone saying the same thing

Just in different lines
What makes me different?
Aug 2015 · 464
Summerdale.
y i k e s Aug 2015
the car driving incorrectly slammed into the pole while simultaneously slamming into a living being

the driver is okay,
the car is totaled,
the being destroyed

two creations gone but the one at fault is well and walking

what a fine way to describe living.
took actual events and stretched it to a fault
Jul 2015 · 233
Title
y i k e s Jul 2015
What was that?

I couldn't hear you over the impending doom that is our friendship slithering away
y i k e s Jul 2015
you can try

with all your might

to get back

into my life.

you can try

to wedge in

through the holes.

but in the end

the results won't

be what you want.

because i've moved on

and there's no room

for you.
Jul 2015 · 628
I Missed Writing About You.
y i k e s Jul 2015
Graduation came early in the month of June

I stood in line, waiting to enter the room

You were right there, beside me with a look of gloom.

you asked out loud, "do i really need to wear this [cap] the whole time?"

and i was the only one to answer, "of course! we're graduating."


I watched you the entire time, clapping louder than everyone when you were called.

However, unlike my cacophonous clapping. I remained silent, even though every fiber of me wanted to tell you,

**I've been in love with you since junior year.
and i'll never see you again.
Jul 2015 · 1.4k
optimistic
y i k e s Jul 2015
with a shining future ahead

and a dismal past behind

for once it's okay to not be dead

and it's quite certain that i'll be fine
just looking ahead
y i k e s Jul 2015
i like the clouds in the sky

i like feeling alive
just a small thing, might edit it in the future.
Jun 2015 · 273
old.
y i k e s Jun 2015
why would you miss me?


                                                           ­       i wasnt relevant when i  was present
May 2015 · 1.3k
kiss & tell (10w)
y i k e s May 2015
don't kiss my scars when you're the one causing them.
May 2015 · 174
Untitled
y i k e s May 2015
you saved me in my darkest hour


i love you
May 2015 · 220
getting used to it.
y i k e s May 2015
i don't miss you; i'm just used to talking to you.
Apr 2015 · 288
often i, and
y i k e s Apr 2015
Often I grow attached to the wrong people

And it takes a couple of rudely worded phrases for me to realize that


Often I wonder how I will go on without speaking to them

And it takes a few months until I'm okay with being on the other side
Simply worded on purpose
Apr 2015 · 229
im sorry
y i k e s Apr 2015
i was walking on air

thinking you were right beside me

but you were being dragged along on a leash
i didnt mean to put you on that leash
i thought you were right beside me
Apr 2015 · 365
at the moment
y i k e s Apr 2015
limp legs

loss of breath

no motivation


not much time left..
i may be gone

soon
Apr 2015 · 443
replacement at it's finest
y i k e s Apr 2015
fate

led you to me

so you could patch me up

and make me whole

again
its okay, this is a happy poem
Apr 2015 · 652
goodbye
y i k e s Apr 2015
blank snapchat conversation

unopened text messages

'seen: 11:01pm'

'1 new text message: (not you)'
Mar 2015 · 164
did you really (10w)
y i k e s Mar 2015
did you really think


                                                                  i cared that much about you?
i didnt

you didnt mean anything

at all
Mar 2015 · 221
3/17/15
y i k e s Mar 2015
when everyone you trust isn't there
there's not much left to spare
i thought i trusted you
Mar 2015 · 4.5k
sleepy time tea
y i k e s Mar 2015
sleepy thoughts

lead to sleepy wants

and sleepy me

wants to sleep with you
Feb 2015 · 163
reality
y i k e s Feb 2015
everyone is there for you



                                                                    expect when you really need them.
y i k e s Feb 2015
i'm not really good at talking


and neither are you

but *******


can i have your number
Feb 2015 · 308
who are y o u ?
y i k e s Feb 2015
are you too shy to talk?


                                                         or


too shy to tell me to go away?
Feb 2015 · 545
y/o/u
y i k e s Feb 2015
i love you
i love you
i love you


i hate you
i hate you
i hate you
i hate you

i need you
i need you
i need you
i need you



i miss you


i miss you

  

                                                    please come back
Feb 2015 · 186
dear you
y i k e s Feb 2015
hey you,


                                                  i miss seeing your face everyday
y i k e s Jan 2015
do you think by the time this poem ends,


you'll want to get some lunch and catch up?


because i surly do miss you
i was thinking your favorite food so if it's the last time we talk,

you'll enjoy it
Jan 2015 · 214
please
y i k e s Jan 2015
i know i'm a lot to handle


                                                                       please dont forget you love me
Jan 2015 · 238
day & night
y i k e s Jan 2015
when the sky gets dark


and the joy is tucked in for the night,


it does not mean,


it won't come back

*tomorrow
y i k e s Jan 2015
your hair, eyes, and hands
                                                                ­              they drive me mad

the way your cheeks light up when you actually smile

                                                          ­                    it makes me want to melt

all your side comments, and stupid jokes

                                                          ­           they make me cry in laughter

the fact that youre perfect

                                                        ­          makes me crave you more
today you were high due to drugs
and i was high due to you
Jan 2015 · 356
chemicals
y i k e s Jan 2015
don't fret, love.

the world is beautiful without the need of drugs
y i k e s Jan 2015
you are a hot summer day in the middle of august


meaning,


some people may love you, but i hate you.
Jan 2015 · 223
i c a n change
y i k e s Jan 2015
i may be sad usually


                                                                                    and quite bitter at times

but that's alright


                                                                                because i can always change
at least i hope
Dec 2014 · 340
dry grass
y i k e s Dec 2014
sometimes,


the grass is dry on the other side
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