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jake-mckowen
American Just a guy who loves the ways we can make words sound.
i regret all the times i said leave me alone you put up with a lot and asked for so little a little love a little time a little something from me but any time i was stressed or bored or upset or you wanted attention i should have known how to give all i had in me was Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone and i regret it because i didn’t actually mean it to happen but you did
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May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020 at 2:17 AM UTC
i regret all the times i said leave me alone
The stubs of my fingernails are chipped and broken from trying to hold on to you. Clawing desperately at the rug you ripped out from under me. I’m just not feeling this. I was planning my life around you babe. But that scared you. I get it. It wasn’t about me, what scared you was us. I’m seeing me as too stable. I get it; im not exciting. But babe I’m here. Babe I’m here.
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Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 1:22 AM UTC
September, 2018
(When I go to bed hungry and Worried Because I only had six beers and How The **** am I supposed to sleep?) without you.
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Sep 14, 2017
Sep 14, 2017 at 12:28 AM UTC
It's one of those nights
There is this Conundrum in my head Where I say: If your profile reads "I'm so good," You probably aren't. But I try To convince you I'm so good.
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May 5, 2017
May 5, 2017 at 3:18 AM UTC
But Really
To my face you said 'Take out your anger.' I did But now I'm pretty sure you were already with him I told you I'd finish fast and I did. I had a lot then, but now I have so much more And don't know what the **** I should do with it.
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Dec 9, 2016
Dec 9, 2016 at 1:04 AM UTC
The Last Time
A desire grew in him to be elsewhere So he left those sickly streets and flew far, farther. Farther even than the sunset and then he sat He sat until the desire grew again and then he rose. Heart pounding, but feet sitting firm A desperate cast to the recesses of memory, Baiting that sense of home, The feeling grew big, bigger, even bigger still Until still he could sit no longer. So he turned and turned and turned, turning Like a clock spinning in time-lapse over a cheesy montage, Turned in on himself and just turning on himself. Looking to himself and finding lack Coming to himself and realizing the lack was love. Heart-tearing, world-renting A desire grew in him to be someone else.
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Dec 16, 2010
Dec 16, 2010 at 5:25 PM UTC
A Desire Grew In Him
It's easy to be the Life of the party. You just drink more Than everyone else. You just tell funnier Jokes and make more Cups in beer pong but Always finish your side-beer. You be the one always Yelling for more shots And know all the rules To kings cup. You always lose Never-have-I-ever, And you're the go-to Man for flip cup. People talk about you When you aren't there "He drinks too much But **** he's awesome." When they want low-key, You aren't invited. But you have your Other parties anyway. Slam back beers Red faced groggy eyed Throw up just to Start over again. Drive home still drunk To wake up still alone And do it all Over again. Yeah, its easy to be The life of the party When you're the Only one there.
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Jul 8, 2010
Jul 8, 2010 at 12:59 PM UTC
The Life of the Party
Contentment is such a fleeting state Take a drag Feeling like all is right until Exhale Wondering sets in and you question each choice Ash it Reading through coulda, shoulda, woulda, Inhale, exhale, ash Pointless exercises are just circles, really But the thoughts travel the well worn road to Niccotine stains.
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May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010 at 12:30 AM UTC
American Spirit
The empty seatbelt flashes the Sun An s-o-s Into my eyes as if I needed a reminder that You aren't there.
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May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010 at 12:10 AM UTC
Buckle Up
Sometimes I realize I don't Do happy very well And when I'm really trying I See that you can tell. You give me the look you Used the other day When you **** your head to ask Babe, are you okay? I want so bad to break down But inside I know You need me to be strong so Both of us can grow. So I summon my inner actor And give my smile a shine I lie in your eyes and say Yes, lover, I'm doing fine.
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May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010 at 8:39 AM UTC
Doing Happy