i’ve been thinking a lot
about your hand in mine
the way that our fingers
and palms intertwine
but i think about death
about loss, about worth
i admit that i fear
to return to the earth
where our bodies dissolve
into roots of a tree
and will grow into trunk
then limb, then leaf
but i've heard from a bird
that death will reverse
and your heart will beat hard
like it did at your birth
so hold on for dear life
with your hand in mine
if death makes us let go
it is only for time
© Mike Mortensen
Oct 31, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 at 3:26 AM UTC
I'm in a war
between making myself happy
or taking care of everyone around me
i provide good emotions and feelings to those who are sorrowful, an ear to anybody that needs to voice their thoughts, and body to anyone who needs companionship.
although i often find myself melancholy, lonesome and wondering if i will ever have someone that i could call upon in my times of despair to comfort me.
Jan 30, 2017
Jan 30, 2017 at 3:54 AM UTC
spiraling, spiraling further into the depths of your own mind.
nothing like overreacting to every single thing that happens to you, right?
you know you love when you cant sleep at night because you're drowning in all the hypothetical situations you've created.
when you wake up you cant wait to find the first thing that you can worry yourself over. it's just divine isn't it?
but after enjoying your own pain for so long that it's started to effect other people, you realize....
it doesnt have to be like this.
so you start your... "routine"
you start thinking on the positive side more often.. you start living life and slowly worrying less about all the things that haunted you before. you notice people around you are in a better mood more often... but most importantly, you realize that checking up and taking care of your mental health is important. it helps you be a better person all around, and you shouldnt be scared if you may ever need help.
Jan 30, 2017
Jan 30, 2017 at 3:46 AM UTC
i told him everything today
and that if he wanted to love me
he would have to help me
help myself
i've said this to people before
they all left after some time
they couldn't handle it
but he's different
he understood, he talked to me
about everything
and for the very first time in my life
i could tell he wasn't lying
he would be there
to love me and help me
help myself
and love him too.
May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016 at 11:22 PM UTC
It's not the same
As it once was
I was sad, you went out
All night
No call, no reply
The nights that I spent
Crying, depressed
With a melancholy outlook for life.
Now I enjoy myself, I have friends
While you are waiting on me
But the jokes on you,
you'll be waiting forever.
Mar 29, 2016
Mar 29, 2016 at 10:15 PM UTC
where the shore and the skyline meet
out into the distant horizon
is where i finally feel complete
the feeling of wholeness washes over me
as the waves greet my body
descending into an unknown deep
so that i may stay complete.
Mar 29, 2016
Mar 29, 2016 at 10:10 PM UTC
when i think of you,
all of my emotions go into a blender,
inside my mind, and it's on the highest level.
when im with you, im at a loss for words, nervous and weak bodied.
being with you makes me feel like myself. and even when everything around me is falling apart, all i need is your embrace and i'll be okay.
Aug 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015 at 5:40 AM UTC
you have destroyed me,
in every way possible.
but i cannot leave you alone.
i am nothing but a small child,
and you my security blanket,
that i never want to be separated from.
Aug 28, 2015
Aug 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM UTC
how foolish could I be?
to think, that he loved only me.
Jul 18, 2015
Jul 18, 2015 at 11:17 AM UTC
The crisp, cold morning air.
The mighty sun peeking over the newly budding trees.
Dew evaporating into the morning sky.
All the birds singing their own lovely song.
Earthworms creeping across wet sidewalks.
Flowers blooming to catch the sun rays from above
Listening to the steady flow of a creek
Soaking up all the natural beauty around me.
Apr 23, 2015
Apr 23, 2015 at 9:49 AM UTC