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charlestruth
It ****** me off you won't talk to me Like I'm the worst person you've ever met Out of everyone who doesn't acknowledge me Your neglect cuts the deepest I thought we cherished the same memories Memories it seems you've already forgotten You must be incredibly lucky to have a mind so protective, Or maybe you're simply cruel and I never noticed You treated me like none other The love you gifted me healed a few bitter scars from my skin Now the new cuts I have look so familiar, But they're not the same The pain I wince at is signed with your name Another frame to hang in the notorious hall of fame Every so often I pass by to reminisce Since old love can be humorous at times, in a way But your image disappoints me As if the trust we built was made of wet sand, in your eyes Your eyes, the ones I fell deeply entranced in, The same ones you deemed ordinary, I proposed as incomparable But now they don't even see me, Paired with ears that refuse to hear my cries So I whisper to myself Words I wished I could tell you Maybe one day you'll listen And on that day I hope I'll be willing to talk Goodnight, Natalie I'll miss you
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Jun 23, 2019
Jun 23, 2019 at 4:57 AM UTC
Late Night Thoughts
You stopped calling months ago We were still together, but you didn’t call That hurt more with each passing day It hurt to see you smile less with me I tried grinning for the two of us, But first I had to wade through my tears It hurt to hear you lie to me It was infuriating to listen to you, Because you felt sorry for me It hurt to wait for the end with you, Like two people at a train station Waiting for your next love to pick you up It hurts that I’ll never hold you again, And you’ll never call my name and smile Not like you used to You never even said good-bye The last thing I saw were tears, And you walking away
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Jan 9, 2019
Jan 9, 2019 at 8:47 PM UTC
No Good-Bye (Written in Silence)
Isn’t it funny that we can breathe the same air even when we’re so far away? Maybe that’s why it feels like you’re inches from me. And I knew you the least when you were closer than ever. Why do you have to be so far for me to fully understand you, as you are? When I make love with her I close my eyes and think of you. We could be young forever, and maybe that’s why I’ll remember your body. Does it even matter that you’ve let go of me? We’ve let go before. But maybe I’ll stop dreaming of us, day trip with another in my arms, and be happy. Maybe you don’t love me, or maybe you do. It doesn’t matter. We’ll meet again. And when we do, will it be different?
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Sep 14, 2018
Sep 14, 2018 at 12:39 AM UTC
Why Are We Not Closer?
Remember when we had nothing? Remember when all I had was you? Remember how I used to scrape in the keys, Just to hear the engine fall flat? Of course you don’t You were chasing finer linens I was chasing more dividends, For us Remember how I used to scream blood? Remember when you turned blue? You turned blue and looked at my cuts, Then looked away as I turned white I remember the cracked mirror The cracked mirror that showed the real me You looked at me and saw The Devil I accepted my scorched skin long before you wouldn't Lucifer fought for his people, Even as he fell from grace And now I live in the hell I created, Happy
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Sep 1, 2018
Sep 1, 2018 at 3:14 AM UTC
Shell Tops and Polo
Clockwork Just a taste, then the image fades Now more than ever, I want to wake next to a stranger Clockwork I know you ache, I know, I’ll make your pain disappear Like a bandit, like a devil Clockwork There you go, just a taste I savor every bite, I do Clockwork
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Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 at 1:38 AM UTC
Thinking, Thinking
I listen to Blue when I’m with you I listen to O’s shudder when you are gone And share a hope of warmth when I dream, Of course, of you I see Red in our house today Do the Devil’s tears fade my eyes? Running until there is nothing? I see but do not recognize you I can hear, I can see, but where are you? I have taste, touch, smell, all of it! But I am in bed with a stranger I know all of you, or nothing
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Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018 at 7:37 PM UTC
In the Middle
The pop of a fresh handle, like hands placed on a rusted but polished railing Overlooking a foreign harbor, I wish it would rain But all it ever does is hail, like the echoing “knock” of a nail being hammered in A subtle reminder, resembling their howls I wish the silver I wore at my neck tired their mouths, those critics that read my life’s work But “Never Write!” Familiar taunts, I watch as they stare into mirrors with grins Ignoring our pleas? Abuse is nothing new to the youth Old scars wrapped in bitter bandages weigh in on my head’s case, I see tilted But as long as I can get to the pier, I “shouldn’t” worry Regardless, rain or shine, it gets exhausting having to check Regularly, and often I ask if it is worth it, especially when it is
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Aug 8, 2018
Aug 8, 2018 at 6:49 PM UTC
They Tear Me Apart