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Jun 2018 · 267
Important To You
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I tried hard to do things right
And I am still trying, but it's not enough,
Believe me, I want your admiration
Becoming an adult is tough.

Love is about overwhelming feelings
Being with who makes you happy
It should not depend on my parents
The amount of freedom they give me.

Want to be accepted with my flaws
Would never ask you to change
Love you exactly as you are
There is not one thing I'd rearrange.

I know nobody is perfect
Every person has weakness
At least I tried to be for you
Each day you gave less and less.

Want someone who would fight for me
I don't want anybody new
I am tired of being cast aside
I'll never be of equal importance to you.
People with big heart often don't get the same amount love they give in return.
Jun 2018 · 253
Not All Wounds Heal (Rap)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Trying to stay up, life is getting hard,
Holding me down, chains round my heart,
These scars are bars put up to guard
Deepest, softest, most vulnerable parts,
Tells me I'm pretty why dont I believe?
I look in the mirror, but I don't see,
Can't find anything beautiful in me,
Just a broken girl, shards of her heart on her sleeve,
Roaming the globe, looking for home,
Scared to get hurt so I walk alone,
On my own, few people really know
The real me behind the smile I show.

HOOK:
Trying to fix damaged spots,
Wanting to get back things I lost,
Repair broken emotions I feel,
Not all wounds are meant to heal.

Why does it feel like my insides are bleeding out?
This hole in my chest I'd rather be without,
Have nothing to fill it with besides doubt,
These pent-up frustrations make me wanna shout,
The truth about me is that I am too proud,
And when I talk I sometimes get loud,
Won't  listen, words lost in a cloud
Of blame and pain, I go round and round,
Ask questions, with no answers to be found,
Just screaming silence, I'm sick of the sound,
At night thoughts keep me up, I'm spiraling down,
Writing the anchor tying feet to the ground,
The only reason I decide to stick around.

HOOK

I wish I could start again,
Do right the second time,
Find a way to heal my pain,
Maybe then I would shine.
I miss who I was before pain transformed me into the bitter cold person I am today. I can be so loving but distant and closed off simultaneously. I am not happy with myself most of the time.
Jun 2018 · 5.6k
I Mean It
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I am still trying to be your friend
Looking past many flaws
It's kinda hard to see past
The stress you always cause

I know I should let you go
You are a battle I'll never win
Something keeps me holding on
Through the chaos I am in

You are not worth it anymore
This is not what I envisioned
I truly mean it this time when I say
I am done with being imprisoned
No date on this one..
Jun 2018 · 268
Counting Miles
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Distance a temporary challenge
When I cannot see your face
The restraining miles longer
Without your peaceful embrace

I hear your voice
Cannot help but smile
It makes it better
At least for a little while

Your words get me
Through another hard night
Memories of you and I
Always burning close and bright

I miss you more my love
Every second you are not here
Spend each day wishing
I could hold you near

Time will come and go
Soon I'll be with you
Until then I sit and count the miles
I don't know what else to do
One from high school
Jun 2018 · 285
Face Looming Fears
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Go forth, conquer impeding fear,
Ask your questions, even ones whos answers may bring pain,
There is beauty in mystery, but also in the known,
Do not waste life worried, washing minutes down the drain.

Sipping from an always half-empty cup,
Drinking alone, too scared to make friends,
Treading water, a sea of doubtful timidness,
Live each day to the fullest before your time on Earth ends.

Look a little further past the horizon,
Where the wild sun meets mild waves,
Endless possibilities lie, waiting to be found,
Face looming fear before we reach resting graves.
Always do what you are afraid to do
Jun 2018 · 441
Drinking Too Much
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I have been drinking too much to write you a song
Downed too many drinks to say I care
Because when sober the pain becomes
Far too much for me to bear

I've been drowning sorrows in alcohol
Numbing the hurt night after night
I want to tell you I love you
I've been drinking too much to write
Written 6/10/13
Jun 2018 · 560
A Permanent Fix
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Inhaling clouds of smoke each day
My head feeling ****** up
Wondering why I always see *****
When I look inside my half-empty cup

Want more than bottles and grams
Than band-aids, pills, and glue
I'm searching for peace; a permanent fix
That heals, not covers up, pain in me and you.
Written 3-24-18
Jun 2018 · 543
I Won't Be Okay
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Please tell me friend
What way I did wrong
Our fantastic friendship didn't
Last for very long

I am sorry I hurt you
With whatever I said or did
I apologize for not
Noticing what you hid

Can you forgive me?
Do not cry anymore
I hate to see your tears
And not know what they're for

Say you are joking
Do not ignore me today
Can't live without you
Alone I'm not okay
Jun 2018 · 492
Sleeplessness
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
One more sleepless night for me
Haunted by every mistake
I'd rather be in dreams, asleep
My mind forces me to stay awake.

My eyes wide open against my will
The hours tick slowly away
I anxiously wait to drift off
So I won't have to suffer the next day.

My brain races, wonders, explodes
Wandering beast of demise
Meandering along its determined path
Despite loud echoing cries.

Each wretched nightmare I undertake
Is while sleep provides no relief
I lie in silence hoping for
A bit of rest, no matter how breif.

At last, my head breaks free from chains
Dozing, I'm happy I win
Dreams only last for so long
Until the next miserable day can begin.
Sleeplessness is killing me
Jun 2018 · 322
Haunted Perfection
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
A lot of my favorite memories were made with you
In this old cozy cabin, most of them took place
Before I saw your other side, before I knew
Darkness hiding behind that handsome face.

The first day I walked through the door
Back when you were barely more than my friend
Tense attraction between us we couldn't ignore
We caved in though we were scared of how it might end.

The night we slept together for the first time in your bed
Felt like the thousandth time
We didn't have ***, just basked in the glow from words unsaid
That was the start of a steep and dangerous climb.

All the parties hosted together
We would laugh with our friends and drink
We didn't care if it was Monday or if there was bad weather
Would push it to the very brink.

Owning a puppy, losing him to death
I don't remember ever being held so near
In that car I cried so hard greif captured my breath
You didn't let go until the fall of every last tear.

I met your parents, I was nervous
Knew I would never be the girl of their dreams
Certain their opinions could not stir us
Still relieved to see approving gleams.

Out back, I'd let the dogs run around
Cannot imagine a place I'd call home more than here
I resist the urge to collapse to the ground
Give up, succumb to my deepest pressing fear.

To me this house will always haunted, yet perfect
Do you come here and think about me?
It is worn furniture and bloodstained ceilings that make me recollect
The bittersweet shadows of your ghostly memory.
Home is where the heart is
Jun 2018 · 318
Answers (Song)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Didn't I make you feel happy?
Didn't I cause you to smile?
I am sorry that it didn't work,
At least I had you for awhile.

Didn't know you would break my heart,
I fell in love with you,
It's my fault, I should have known,
You were too good to be true.

CHORUS:

Will you be mine again someday?
How did this happen? Will we still call and speak?
Please wait, don't go, give me one chance,
Or at least the answers I seek.

Fairytales set me up for certain disappointment
Princes don't exist in real life,
So I was shocked when I realized
I wouldn't be your queen or wife.

Hurts my heart to hear you say
Feelings are fading now,
I can't sleep alone in my empty bed,
Silence has never seemed so loud.

CHORUS

I will be nothing but a memory before long,
You're moving forward without me, but I can't move on.
Jun 2018 · 555
Take Another Breath
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Emotions have a hold on me
Will not let me go
I wish I could end it all
You keep saying no

"You would leave me here?" You ask
I do not know. Would I?
Never want to hurt you
But it is easier to die

I cannot face life anymore
It is too hard to carry on
You are the only thing I have left
Every other positive aspect is gone

For you I continue to push forward
Another day I try, take one more breath,
I wish you would just let me
Succumb to the certain peace of death
Written 2-12-17

I remember writing this to my now-ex-boyfriend when we were in the throes of a crippling ****** addiction and I honestly did want to die I hated almost every second of my life, but he was the one thing that made staying here worth it. I could never leave my loved ones here lile that.
Jun 2018 · 415
Stop This Pain
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Could you believe me?
I try to never lie,
I am just not ready
To give up and say goodbye.

You act like you hate me,
But I am so confused,
I do not know what I did,
To cause you to feel used.

I am sitting in Math,
Thinking about me and you,
Figuring out how to fix your heart,
I have no clue what to do.

I have asked everyone,
Why you're upset and mad,
But they do not know,
Help me stop you from being sad.

Please will you explain why
You suddenly want to go?
Ease this constant pain inside,
The heartache concealed below.
Jun 2018 · 569
Cross That Line
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Want you to spend the night with me
While we are still young and have the chance
To enjoy eachother, I just need you,
No useless emotions or insincere romance.

All I long for; your skin against mine,
Found everything I was looking for
In your embrace, in your kiss,
Promise I won't ask for more.

I do not know what it is you do
To bring my smile each day,
I love it. I find myself
Wondering how long you are going to stay.

I know you shouldn't be on my mind,
What else do I have to think about?
That will not bring me down when it's late at night
And stars are starting to come out.

Think feelings are beginning to bulge,
We both agreed not to cross that line,
I am afraid of getting too attatched
Because I'm certain you will never be  mine.
The worst way to miss someone is when they are right next to you and yet you know you can never ever be with them.
Jun 2018 · 772
I Am Whole Because Of You
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Unknowingly, I waited years,
It took sixteen, but the fears
I grew with of not finding out
What love is I now go without.

Since I felt your simple affection
I appear alive, my life has direction,
You showed me with you I don't have to be afraid,
With your help I've finally unbuilt this barricade.

I have grown dependent upon your strong arms,
Feel incomplete without familiar charms,
What would I do if I didn't have your embrace?
Your touch impossible to replace.

Love changed my life in a flash,
So quickly it caused whiplash,
It knocked my heart off-track, askew,
Now I am whole, because of you.
We have two lungs, two arms, two legs, and two eyes but only one heart. Why? Because we are meant to find the other.
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Where can I put blame this time?
Who rescued me from this mess?
I am not the hero of my story,
It's time that I confess.

Nobody feels like I do about you,
You came along, gave me a rush,
I try to understand what makes
My heart pound fast when lips brush.

I stand myself in front of a mirror,
Trying to envision forever,
You are always there, it must be a sign,
Our ties weren't destined to sever.

Let me know you won't give up,
That even if you are not always there,
We have irreplaceable chemistry,
Between us we share.

I know this is what I want,
But not sure if what happened was right,
Learning to question everything,
Because sometimes I can't trust my insight.

Proud of the way I've handled
My decisions and mistakes,
I have deserved my obstacles,
The bumps and drawn-out heartaches.

I need to be sure of the future,
But I only see so far,
I'm so scared of falling down,
Every time I reach a star.

What I need is guidance,
And I never have the urge to pray,
Because I'm discovering there is no one listening,
To these desperate inquisitive words I say.
Written when I first started ro lose my faith... i know its very scattered but aside from that what do you think?
Jun 2018 · 298
Lost In Simplicity
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Although I am feeling rather high
Eyes are clear enough to see
You don't want to say goodbye
Or to be away from me

I feel the hurting start
Life a peculiar shade of blue
I can't help but dread our parting
Will you miss me the way I will miss you?

Call so I can hear you say
"I love you" once or twice a week
I will try not to bug you everyday
Even when feeling bleak

A smile will stay on my face
Until suffering is done
And you are back in your rightful place
My feet no longer long to run

In a moment I will forget it all
Get lost in simplicity
The time apart won't matter
The instant you fall into me
Another oldie
Jun 2018 · 1.6k
A Gigantic Part
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
No longer call you baby
Because we're not in a relationship
I promise you will never feel my arms again
My loyal hand to grip

You will nothing to get any more sleepless nights
Darkness attempts to pull me back
A task that cannot be achieved
Memories fade into the black

My mind finally in a right place
Still support your supposed goal
Through harsh decisions I see the pain
I won't give up hope for your broken soul

Please don't forget the impact I've made
We've shared so much life, and time together too,
I love you, at least the guy I thought you were
You'll always have a part of me, but I'll never have any of you.
Jun 2018 · 1.8k
Rocks On Water (Haiku)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Such a lovely way
You make my heart skip a beat
Like rocks on water
Love Has me feeling inspired
Jun 2018 · 399
There's Nothing Left
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
We always said forever we would be together
Would take it to the end
Said we would never give up
This time my heart cannot mend
Miistrust cuts so deep into me
I know my words hurt you too
When you lied again
I had to say that we were through
I gave you all I am
Tried to make it last
But you didn't care if we found forever
So I will only ever be your past
You forever changed my soul
I look at me and what I see
A girl broken inside
Who has been through a lot of misery
You are the one who tore down my wall
I was your world, you were mine, so it seemed
You opened my heart to love again
I hoped we would have the happy ending we dreamed
Gave you everything i had to give
Trying to face life day by day
Now its hard to take each breath
Wanting traumatic emotions to go away
I tried so  ******* hard
I tried my very best
I gave you all of me
Now there's nothing left.
My mothet wrote this actually, i did change some things though so we'll call it a collaboration.
Jun 2018 · 855
Better Days Coming (Rap)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Our romance was unforgettable, that's true,
However fake it was to you,
A stranger now who i once knew,
Barely recognize eyes so blue.
Each moment a memory now that you're gone,
Living without you feels all wrong,
Trying to be brave but days seem long,
Every sunrise brings a new chance to move on,
But time won't let me forget your name,
Feel like I'm caving under weight of this pain,
Have no hand to hold, I am going insane,
Can't force your image outta my brain.

HOOK:
Memories far too dear to let go,
Time heals wounds, at least they tell me so,
I know happiness I will eventually find,
There are better days coming than left behind.

Life no longer brings flashbacks, memories made,
Free to grow now, but too afraid.
We both have changed, glad I didn't stay,
I am with someone else, you moved away.
I still think about you now and then,
What would have happened if we didn't end?
If I wasn't stuck with this broken heart to mend?
If we could, would you choose to start over again?
Treat me right second time around?
Keep my heart protected, sound?
Give it reason to pump blood and pound?
Would you still smash my feelings into the ground?

(HOOK)

Dwelling on the past will not lead to happiness,
What is done is done, no need to second-guess,
Let go of memories weighing heavy on your chest,
It might hurt right now, but I swear it's for the best.

(HOOK)
There are better days coming than the ones behind us
Jun 2018 · 394
The Only Reason (Haiku)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
She was the reason
He was finally able
To take off his mask
Love takes off masks we fear we cannot live without, but know we cannot live within.
Jun 2018 · 320
One Day Away (Rap)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Why are you careless, determined to fail?
Making choices that will end in a coffin or jail,
Is it because you're destined to lose?
I'm telling you, you get to choose,
Stop pretending your outcome hangs in fates hand,
Like cause and effect is something you do not understand,
Want you to realize you are wrong,
Expel items in your life that do not belong.
I am tired of this stupid act,
You're smarter than this, that's a fact,
It is easier to turn a blind eye and play dumb,
Than admit the dope is making you numb.
So go ahead, waste minutes on a couch,
Attatched to your bloodstained pouch at another filthy trap house.
I'm sure that's where you're at right now.
You whine and complain, put all the blame,
On life like it's got a hit out on your name,
The reason you're in pain, is you doing things the same,
Repeating mistakes, you make your brain insane.

HOOK:
You are one bad day from your collapse,
One angry outburst before your patience snaps,
I can tell you are done, can't take any more,
Will you pick yourself up? Or remain on the floor?

The power is yours, become what you want to,
Life is a voyage, captain is you,
You could leave it behind and run away,
Or hang in place, this cold state where you stay.
You wish for money, too much dope to count,
Instead of willpower to go without,
Losing yourself, you do not care about,
A ******* thing besides not running out.
Even after being sick a million times,
You chase the rush, you're addicted to the life,
You crave more than the temporary high,
Chaos, the constant pursuit to feel okay inside,
Plus it is a steady excuse for your lies,
The old you I knew completely died.

(HOOK)

Maybe someday you will decide
To stop using drugs, live your life right,
It might be too late, and any good left inside,
Has been killed by ******, you're just another homicide.
Jun 2018 · 606
Take It
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
If you want my body then take it
Do what you want with me, call me your *****
I've never gotten so much pleasure from pain
You're better than anything I have felt before.
Sorry to anyone who finds this inappropriate haha
Jun 2018 · 266
When You Left
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
You left, my world stopped spinning,
Piece by piece fell apart,
You took everything beautiful inside me,
The one thing spared was what remained of my broken heart.

I did not remember how to breathe
Without your presence a part of my life,
You stabbed me in the back hard,
You could not even find the knife.

While I lay bleeding out on the floor
From the wound you inflicted,
Saw you from a different angle,
My whole point of view shifted.

I realized you were wrong,
You should not have done what you did,
When faced with your actions,
A coward, you ran and hid.

I watched you walk away from our love,
Not once did you turn back around,
I listened for your voice calling to me,
All I heard; echoes of your footsteps on the ground.

When the fading echoes died,
Part of me died too,
The rest of my happiness,
You decided belonged to you.

For a long time my body was empty,
Simply molecules and silent air,
If you would have looked inside,
Nothing significant was there.

I held myself together,
Managed a thin layer of illusion,
Underneath the flawless surface,
Was drowning in confusion.

I figured it out eventually,
Learned how to survive,
Even though I was living,
I wasn't actually alive.

I pushed the memories away,
Buried in a box,
So deep inside my head,
They would never reach waking thoughts.

I let you back into my life,
That was a mistake,
Because now I am remembering
Promises you swore not to break.

Words I believed were real,
Kisses that gave me wings to fly,
Days I wished could last forever,
The agonizing moment you said goodbye.

Images come stampeding in,
Making it hard to see clear,
When the dust settles over the past,
I'm sure I will be the only one here.
Written 8-11-11
Jun 2018 · 420
Still I Wait
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I watch stars come out at night
These days they are my only friends
Giving me hope when all I have found
Are empty hallways strewn with dead ends

I look for an omen or sign
To tell me it's not too late
A burning bush will never appear
It's not meant to be, still I wait
Written 3-27-13
Jun 2018 · 570
I Deserve More
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Didn't I make you happy?
Wasn't I there for you?
Am I not right here waiting,
After the pain you put me through?

I tried hard to be like you,
I wanted so badly to make you proud,
It looks like it was all in vain,
My knees are weak, head is bowed.

Who am I going to confide in now?
Who will be there to clutch my hand?
I have never taken you for granted,
Do you get why I can't understand?

Why do bad things happen
To people who deserve good things most?
I gave you the world hidden within me,
You left me with your empty ghost.

I am sure you're doing fine by yourself
While I'm hollow, yearning for your kiss,
I may not be the perfect girl,
I know I deserve more than this.
Written 1/4/13
Jun 2018 · 406
Write Away
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I write away my sadness
The stars listen to my pain
Night wind whispers "You'll be alright"
Hums a lullaby in harmony with falling rain

I write to heal this wounded heart
The sunshine lends me hope with a warm glow
Pillowy puffs of clouds remind me to rest
Rustling leaves on branches seem to say "Take it slow"

I write to escape the world awhile
Transform tormenting ache into art
Other things give comfort, not like my pen
I write to soothe my soul, heal this broken heart.
Writing is such a release for me
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I looked at you for
The first time without fog and
Saw my soulmate
Without ****** clouding up my brain i see things so much clearer now, one of those things being Tay.
Jun 2018 · 606
Act Of (Im)maturity
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
You are a child playing dress-up
Wearing clothes too big for you
You think acting like a grown-up
Will make you grown-up too

You talk the talk, walk the walk
Fooling all people you know
They may believe you, I know better
I can see its a show

Living 100 feet from your mother
Doesn't make you mature
You said I let my parents control my life
But your whole world revolves around her

You might have a fancy car
But your daddy gifted the key
Sorry I do not have a vehicle
I don't get expensive presents handed to me

Time turned you into a self-righteous asshold
Your behavior making me sick
I have to be honest, since you moved back home
You have been a pretentious ****
This is funny
Jun 2018 · 296
The Air Has Changed
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I do not know if I should smile or cry
It felt good to see you again
But simultaneously, I believe that things
Will never be like they were back then.

Once something fragile is fragmented
It can never completely be repaired
There will be cracks in places
Hurt underneath memories shared.

It is so much harder to trust you now
I don't want to go through the identical agony twice
To be honest, I'm the only one
Making any kind of sacrifice.

I cannot help it, I fell in love with you
I still love the person you became
The air has changed and I worry
What's been broken will never be the same.
Wrutten 1-12-13
Jun 2018 · 513
Drowning
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Drowning
Under and under
Blackness grips my heart
I ache and suffer
Sputtering dreams from pale lips
Hands from below reach and grab
Kicking and struggling for surface
That gleam of light I never seem to have
Air is so scarce
Hard to hunt
In loneliness I hide
Freezing depths, no sign of sun
Limitless possibilities
Because it is only in my head
This vivid feeling
Anxious, wish for peace instead
Insecurity constricting my thoughts
Haunting my wild mind
A dark fantasy out of control
A reason to cry hard to find
Here in my dark corners
Tears are nothing, salty wishes
Breif drops of ocean, tributes,
To the chaos my brain misses
So, with much misery
And little sense
Top of lake approaches
Breath gone, hung in suspense
My lungs have failed again
Oxygen vanished, happiness too
You don't need water to feel like you are drowning
I sink further each time I look at you.
I love that quote. You don't need water tobto feel like you're drowning.
Jun 2018 · 302
Stop The War (Haiku)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
You came to my side
A true friend to stop the war
Waged against myself
"What are those scars from?"
"They're battle wounds."
"Who were you fighting?"
"Myself."

Inspired by this quote
Jun 2018 · 381
Grab A Chance
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Reach out your hand, grab a chance,
Life has much to offer if you allow,
When you are older you'll look back and regret,
Not doing what you are afraid to do now.
Life is too short to live with regrets
Jun 2018 · 425
One Gas Pedal
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
It's 4:20 and I am wanting to drive
As far as I can with you
Spark up a blunt, forget everything
Leave behind the people we knew.

One look in the rearview mirror
We could turn our present into past
All it takes; one gas pedal
We could fly down the highway so fast.

I have lost my heart, and maybe my mind
I am crazy enough to take a chance
I do not need much if I have you
A couple shirts, and a single pair of pants.

I think I have figured it out
Put pieces together, it's true
It might sound insane, I don't care
Home is wherever, as long as I'm with you.
Inspired by the song Objects In The Mirror by Mac Miller
Jun 2018 · 584
Happiness Is A Hoax
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Love you find in fairytales
Is falsely portrayed and blurred
Knights and princes do not exist
At least that's what Ive heard

Happiness is a hoax
Impossible to reach in chances
I guess it all depends
On fair or poor circumstances

Boasts of castles are dishonest
There's no such thing as forests enchanted
These are hopeful ideas
Well-meaning people implanted

A story does fine to entertain
Listen closely when I say this;
A frog won't transform into the man of your dreams
And you can't wake from a coma by feeling true loves kiss
I've alwats been a hopeless romantic. Maybe it's all the disney princess movies I watched! **** you Walt Disney...

Written 4-10-12
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Walking into an
Empty forgotten bar to
Drink your name away
And orders a shot of apple crown because that is my favorite... haha don't mind my silliness.
Jun 2018 · 376
A Different Plan
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Despite efforts to distract myself from missing you
My stubborn mind obviously has some other plan
Still catch my breath when I hear your name
Try to stop the love felt for you, don't think that I can.
Stop! In the name of love...
Jun 2018 · 335
Starts The Same
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I woke, a leaden blanket of dread,
Trapping my brain, muscles feel dead,
It was hard to talk, harder to move,
Six hours later, still waiting to improve.

Up high, where I want to be,
Like the clouds, I can be free,
Shedding drops in form of words,
Flying from my pen, punctuated birds.

Blur lines between fiction and fact,
Until my heart feels intact,
Poetry heals poisonous burns,
But will not settle my stomach, so on it churns.

It is a burden bringing this bleeding body from bed,
I ache, the heaviest part is my head,
It's too full of regret and shame,
I do not know why every day starts the same.
I always wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
Jun 2018 · 598
From The Skies
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I am captivated by your beauty
Help me clear my clouded eyes
Forgive me for thinking my sight must be foggy
It's just that you're perfect, you must be sent from the skies.
Did it hurt?
;)
Jun 2018 · 331
Kiss And Make-up (Song)
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
I let you in, you let me go,
Guess you're better off alone,
You have no reason to text me,
No reason to come home.

Heard you say you're doing well,
I'm sure youre happy, I can tell,
Want to act like I'm okay,
We both know I'm going through hell.

CHORUS:
I want to skip to the part,
You say you're sorry and fix my broken heart,
How long do I have to wait,
Til you wake up, realize you made a big mistake?
I don't understand how you are so strong,
Ready to kiss and make-up -but you're gone.

I've been a mess, falling apart,
Trying to repair my broken heart,
Sleep is the only relief from sorrow,
Wish we could go back to the start.

I would run away with you, or fly,
Just us and the open blue sky,
We'd be happy like we always hoped,
That wasn't destined for you and I.

CHORUS

I wish I was kissing you now, hands on your chest,
Out of all the love I've seen, ours is the best,
How is it so easy for you to let me go?
This hurts me more than you will ever know.
This was written 2-8-13
Jun 2018 · 355
Every Moment Gold
Amanda Kay Burke Jun 2018
Minute by minute, life slips further away,
Treat every moment as if it's gold,
Give Earths scenery a second glance,
The present is precious, yours to hold.
Do not waste your days away wishing for better to come
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