I talked
I smiled
I laughed
I blushed
I spoke
I cared
I dreamt
I confided
I feared
I dreaded
I cried
I lied
I cried again
I lied again
I broke my own heart.
Jun 26, 2020
Jun 26, 2020 at 3:13 AM UTC
There is a battle going on inside my head,
Where I fight with myself.
But, surprisingly the weaker me wins everytime.
Jun 26, 2020
Jun 26, 2020 at 3:02 AM UTC
Tonight I'd smile,
'Cause it was a good day. It gave me some hope.
Tonight I'd cry,
'Cause I fear I was not supposed to smile. They won't like it.
Tonight I'd dance,
'Cause due to fear my heart is beating fast, sounding like an old drum.
Tonight I'd dream
'Cause that world is the only relief.
Tonight I'd live
'Cause there is a little time left as....
Tonight I'd die
'Cause there's no reason to live.
Sep 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019 at 12:49 PM UTC
Working emotionless
With a void inside that day,
No feelings no regrets
Or maybe I just didn't say.
Why was I feeling that.
Anxiousness.
Mind asking questions
And framing 59 possible answers.
Listening to people
But I didn't know where my thoughts were.
Heart racing for no reason
Sat there clenching my shirt
Shivering hands and I felt as if
Life is flowing out of me
It's going
It's 23:59 and soon will be 24
And then everything will be over...
Tell me how much time do I have
So that I can live now
Apr 29, 2019
Apr 29, 2019 at 1:09 PM UTC
I make you smile but I don't make you laugh.
I make you sing but the lyrics aren't for me.
I watch you dance but your eyes don't focus on me.
My evening thoughts are all about you but yours aren't about me.
I like you as a lover but you like me as a friend.
But all those things are okay with me. But when I told you that I loved you, and you said "I'm sorry but I don't love you."
It broke my heart.
Funny thing is, I still love you with all the shattered pieces.
© Copyright Tyler Atherton
Sep 30, 2018
Sep 30, 2018 at 10:26 AM UTC
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never go home again.
My room will sit unused,
A capsule frozen in time,
A snapshot of how I was.
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never see my dog again.
She will sit at the front door
Waiting for me and wondering,
Why I never came home.
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never graduate from high school.
My yearbooks will sit stacked
Stopped short of their goal,
Missing years that should have been.
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never see my mom again.
She will sit distraught,
Planning a funeral
For a child taken from her.
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never see my friends again.
They'll sit together, missing me.
One empty seat among them,
A constant reminder of their loss.
If I die in a school shooting
I'll never see my little sister again.
She will sit through high school
Knowing I can't guide her through,
That she has to figure it out alone.
If I die in a school shooting
My school will be stained.
Pools of students lives will sit,
Blood tattoos on the brick structures,
Marks of death ground into it.
If I die in a school shooting
Everyone will wear black.
They'll send their thoughts and prayers
To a town marred by death,
Forever to be the home of a shooting.
If I die in a school shooting
Will the world change?
Or will I become one of hundreds
Of kids who have to die?
What will it take?
If things continue this way
Children will have to live in fear.
They'll look over their shoulders
Always worried and wondering,
If they'll die in a school shooting.
Sep 9, 2018
Sep 9, 2018 at 5:59 AM UTC
*There are hearts that break
in silence, with tears
that nobody can see.*
***So maybe,
just maybe…***
*Some tears demand
to be written by the poet's pen,
so others can find beauty
in that which makes us cry.*
***Maybe,
just maybe…***
*The tears of the poets' pen,
unveils the beauty
of love and pain
giving comfort to others
that they’re not alone.*
***And then again
maybe,
just maybe…***
*There will be times
that nobody
will understand your feelings…*
***Write them anyway
because they are still
so **** beautiful!!***
~
Jul 29, 2018
Jul 29, 2018 at 11:27 AM UTC
Don't talk to yourself
When the time's not right
When there is no light
When you can no longer fight
Don't talk to yourself.
Don't talk to yourself
When you're in pain
And there's no gain
'Cause it's vain
Don't talk to yourself.
Don't talk to yourself
While cleaning your desk
Don't talk to yourself
Don't make it a burlesque
Hey, I know reader,
You must be feeling hazy
Don't talk to yourself just don't talk to yourself
'Cause they might think you're crazy...
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 at 11:10 AM UTC
Those ruffling sheets
Those unheard screams
Haunting my memories
Haunting my dreams.
Yes..helpless I was
A little doll in someone's hands
He played with me all the time
Tied me with ropes and bands.
For years and years
I kept my mouth shut
No one should know
Shh shh no matter what.
Years passed
And then I broke free
Revealed to someone
The secret of me.
I had someone
By my side
Oh I could stand stroms
And I never cried.
Then he came again
The game once more begun
But the one I'd take a bullet for
Was standing behind the gun.
So now I stand here
And get shot everyday
A liquid oozes from me
But it's grey.
Sep 27, 2017
Sep 27, 2017 at 1:50 PM UTC
Silence everywhere
Howling wind could be heard
I was walking amidst the crowd
Where the accident occurred.
Tearing away the crowd
I walked to the middle
A girl was lying there
Her identity was a riddle.
I walked towards her
To find out who was she
My heart skipped a beat
'Cause she looked like me.
I touched her face
Or maybe I touched mine
Oh! the horror
A shiver ran down my spine.
Everyone looked at her
No one noticed me
'Cause I was no more
All that was left was she.
Sep 25, 2017
Sep 25, 2017 at 9:11 AM UTC