Sometimes
Summer makes it easier to breathe
Sometimes
It makes it easier to leave
There's nothing to stay for
Just another day of writing poems and checking the weather
Staying up late-counting the stars
Talking to people that you know leave scars
What was bad becomes good
Perspective changes-and maybe it should
Getting caught up in glistening water and a golden sun
Missing red flags-forgetting to run
As school sneaks up again
You're forced to see what's important and who are you friends
Some things can only live in summer- friendships and summer love
As for the haze-you are forced to rise above

It whistled as it ran
Its footsteps sank into wet ground
Wet with the blood of her tears
That fell without a sound
It ruffled the grass
And the blades danced along
Swaying to the beat of the drums
And only she can hear the song
A black umbrella, she carried
But it tried to lift away
She fought to keep it in her hands
But like her dignity, it escaped
She saw them clawing up
Their festered hands polluted the soil
But she could do nothing about it
Because no one else ever sees her turmoil
Her footsteps crushed their bones
But they had persistent hues
Hues, but not souls
And a new soul, she grew
She had too much compassion
And now has her own personal ghost
Tracing her every step
Encouraging to leave her post
He made her weak
But it was her mistake
She dug up his heart again
And make the vault of souls quake
Never again, she said
And let his heart go free
But it remained still in her hand
And she ceased to breathe

ink is running through my veins            
     your words sink into my skin            
       giving my heart an addictive dose
            words are all it ever took to win
               poetry-anything-even prose
                 every rhyme like *******
                     i swear i'll overdose

The lights are still on
Twinkling yellows and reds
God-I should be in bed
Maybe I should shut them off
Maybe that would silence my head
So far nothing works
Nothing drowns out the white noise
Simply never has
Music reminds me of you
And most songs make me sad
I can't find the words today
You grew them all like greenery
Always were good at that
Making me question my feelings
Where's the freedom in that?
I need to sleep
But all I can see is blue, blue, blue,
Maybe I'm going insane
Do I want to go through this again?
Because before I played a losing game
But could things be different
Everything is construction orange
Am I seeing things?
There's caution tape on all our hearts
Wondering if love is something we could bring

Perfect words
&
Perfect letters
Nothing more
&
Nothing less
Perfection expected
Perfection gone
Exploding inside
&
Shaking hands
I can't be perfect
No matter how hard I try
What even is perfect anymore?
High prices shoes
&
Gaps between thighs
Because all I have is
A sick feeling in my stomach
&
Self told lies

i wrote your name in the sand
pebbles embedding themselves in my feet
the water comes to eat it away
oh, this is how the ocean loves
the foam lapped at my paint chipped toes
buried like shells in the sand
washing away all my tears
oh, this is how the ocean loves
my footprints sank into wet sand
rocks drawing pinpricks of blood
leaving behind all my regret
oh, this is how the ocean loves
i dove into the waves
turning my head to the downpour
keeping my head above water
oh, this is how the ocean loves
i watched the sun
i watched the moon
glistening on star-kissed waters
oh, this is how the ocean loves

Nothing is never as it seems
Yet still
Nothing is everything
We can analyze it
Paraphrase it
Or even cauterize it
But nothing is seemingly
Better than something
Better to see nothing at all
Than to think
Think deeply
About what something is
What it means
Or how it lives

Je t'aime
Te amo*
Love is always the same
If you know what to look for

When I'm with you
Everything is different
Or just maybe
Everything's the same
Your touch is toxic
Burning holes in my skin
But it might as well be
The only thing keeping this alive
I don't know what to do
In person
I love you
Without you
I feel free
I need my space
But I just don't know
How to tell you
Or how to leave
How do I feel?
I wish I knew
I can't think about never
Touching
Kissing
Holding
You again
But I can't think about
Future
Commitment
Love
And not even **fear

Late at night
Lying in bed
You run through my head
Sometimes a quick flash
Other times you are here forever
But whatever the cause we are always together
No matter what's in the way
At the end of the day
There's one thing I can count on
Thoughts of you
And dreams of what's to come
For no one knows the future
But we all have our dreams
Our desires
Our wants
Our fantasies
We are not responsible for what we crave
But some secrets we bring to the grave
Burying them for all of time
Some thoughts have no rhythm or rhyme
Serve no purpose or job
But just help us get along
And make it through this thing called life
We can't do it alone
But many of us try
Crashing and burning
Like fireworks in the sky
-JR

Your poetry
Etches a way into my heart
Corny but truthful
Your art
Leaves pictures in my head
Beautifully meaningful
It really is too bad
This isn't meant to be

You spill your heart
I spill my dreams
Reaching for the stars
Your insecurities
Your eyes-like the sky
That the stars hide behind
Your stars-your scars
Keeping love in mind
You flirt-you cried
I long to hold you close-to fix you
Your forbidden love and
Thorns without a rose
It falls away quick
The chase is gone
Just as quick as you fell in love
Almost

Some days
They're just dreary
The sun outside-the clouds in your soul
But you see the world all too clearly
Through the shades
In your bedroom windows
Hiding away
From the pain
The lonely
The salty rain

His tumor
Seems to pound in your own skull
Causing a headache
-mostly fear-
And resisting the pull
To fall apart
Right along with him

His fades scars
Always a bleak reminder
He's not nearly as perfect
As he's seen-not so put together
He hides the long faded drawings on his arms
You hide too
From him-from everything

The food
The very kind she hasn't eaten
Knaws away at your stomach
Not enough words can be written
For her to know
How beautiful
How grown
She really is

So you hide
Because you're tempted to fall apart
But you stay strong
Because you want to save their hearts
You put down the scissors
Pick up the food
The pen
The phone
But still
*You hide

Your eyes are blue
Your problems:
Never miniscule
Why can't I fix them?
*Fix you