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marian-hamilton
Why do you bother telling me what to do with my life? Like I will actually listen. Because if there's one thing I've learned In all this time It's that this life is mine. I can do with it what I wish If only I had any idea...
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Nov 29, 2015
Nov 29, 2015 at 5:17 PM UTC
Untitled
My skin is feverish I am delirious I'm not sure where my fantasy world ends and the real one begins I can't talk to anyone They might find out at some point That I'm not who I say I am I'm not okay Like they expect me to be. I don't think I can live among them after the truth has been set free After I'm exploited it won't be a relief. It won't set me free It will cage me in It won't let me leave Because once you're exposed, people will only see you. There's no hiding anymore
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Oct 30, 2015
Oct 30, 2015 at 8:45 PM UTC
Exposed
You Click your tongue Purse your lips Smile my way I purse my lips Look away And smile at the wall It's an awkward mating ritual Inversely proportional to how it's supposed to go But no matter It's a ritual nevertheless That's solely ours We're too interesting for normalcy anyways This weirdness suits us well
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Oct 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015 at 9:57 PM UTC
You
That is the letter your name starts with It's also the letter of the word I use to remind myself That they can not know They must never know Because you are too old, for me And I am too young for you With your easy smile and delicate hands Your terrible humor and your caring ways Whenever I'm with you I forget about the numbers I forget how you were alive for so many years Before I was even born But still, I want to wallow in your smile, I want to bathe in it and recieve your praise, forever I want to bottle your awkward humor and carry it with me throughout the day Loosening the lid only at the worst of times, when I really need it, because it's rare and I need it to last. Why is it that whenever we're laughing I forget about the number? There's too many numbers Height, weight, number of friends, number of attempts, number of kids, number of divorces You once asked me what forever looked like. That to me is undefinable in so many ways, but can be seen in our future together. The moments of happiness we'd share? That is forever But I'm not asking for a number I'm not asking for years The promise of time, that's another thing I'm more than willing to overlook If I can look past that number and so many others. Why can't everyone look past them for me too?
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Oct 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015 at 9:31 PM UTC
S
I can't think of anything to say... The cliché of an apology, I'm sorry sounds weak and falls flat in the staging area that's my mind. But saying, "I'm sorry you've felt sadness" feels heavy and thick, even though it may be the truest thing I've ever wanted to say to you, it asphyxiates my decision making skills So at this point, admitting the truth sounds like a pretty good idea. Which means I'll admit the fact that I have no idea what to say to you, to your face or your soul. I have no idea how to fix you, no matter how hard I try Maybe one day I will When sadness has hit me the same way it hit you, but for now... All I can do is give my condolences...until a better more earth shattering explanation for why we've felt sadness has come my way And I can't give you a date because to give you a date would be to mark an unspeakable day, which will make me able to speak to you I'd do anything to be able to speak to you again
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Oct 23, 2015
Oct 23, 2015 at 12:20 AM UTC
Sadness?
Every once in a while life will trip you. more than every once in a while but it will happen when you're at your best when you're confident strong. It means no harm It trips so you will fall and catch yourself Before you plunge into the dark and unseemingly near depths of narcissism It humiliates? Perhaps save You have been reminded to stay humble. The depths may be closer than they appear Stay humble Don't give life a reason to trip you a desire for you to fall.
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 10:50 PM UTC
Life
Talk to me let the words that have been colliding in your mind free As you wring your hands and as a crease forms between your eyes I will be here simply listening
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 10:44 PM UTC
I will listen
It is one of the most emotionally tolling things I have ever been through We sweat We bleed We cry We fear Over what? The most mundane things GPA, AP classes, Dual Credit Where to sit at lunch today? It's the new silent killer It doesn't run at us with knives or guns but approaches discreetly we don't see it coming until the insanity is upon us by then it is far too late now we can just clutch our rosary and hope the madness will subside with our GPA still intact.
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Jun 3, 2015
Jun 3, 2015 at 9:55 PM UTC
High School
I will not try to fill these pages with what i know and what i don't. Instead I will fill them with how i feel and what i think and why i dream. I will fill these pages with every wondrous feeling i've ever felt and the ones that have yet been introduced These pages will be so full that the journal will be noticeably heavier. Than when I began It will call to those who are apt. And it will show them the wondersand joys of my life. But also the sorrow and rage. She must be careful because as words fulfill and inspire. they can also destroy and diminish. The soul. I believe in the power of words. And how they can make you feel Hopefully, one day She will too.
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Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 at 8:38 AM UTC
These pages
Intimacy. doesn't have to be about holding hands or sharing beds. It can be felt in the way you never leave my mind. And in the way, you always know what to say. It can be felt in sharing my every thought assured you will reply truthfully. honestly. It can be felt in the way i am not afraid of what I say In the words that make my heart swell, even though they lack any obvious romance. That's what honest intelligence will do to a girl like me. It will make me believe. That's my definition of intimacy I may run from it now and then But don't be discouraged, my thoughts will always remain with you, even when I am gone.
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Jun 2, 2015
Jun 2, 2015 at 8:32 AM UTC
Intimacy