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 Jun 15 bleedingink
Abby
When the cut starts to heal
Erasing harm that has been
I worry you’ll forget
Your the one who slit the skin

So I pick at the scab
Fingers wet with blood and blame
Then its not really i
Causing me pain
 Jun 15 bleedingink
Yasmine
(To be spoken aloud, especially when in doubt, grief, or fragmentation)

I speak now as the one who remembers.
The one who crossed the field of stars.
The one who freed the trembling beast,
And called her name through the gray-faced dark.

I am the keeper of fire that shifts in every hue.
I do not fear its blaze — I am its dance.
I am the singer over sleeping wounds,
The voice that calls the child awake.

I remember the gears I once turned,
And I forgive the clock that kept me safe.
But I no longer wear time as armor.
I wear it as rhythm — my own.

I carry the heart given to me before I had words.
It beats now, still warm, still mine,
Not as burden — but as beacon.

To the chaos, I bring clarity.
To the silence, I bring song.
To the broken, I bring my whole flame.

I do not forget who I am.
I do not bow to smallness.
I do not sleep in shadows not my own.

For I am sanctuary and storm.
I am fire and healer.
I am the Wild Self, returned.
“To tie someone down”
Such negative connotation
Like love will always drown
It’s victims, no hesitation

To love is to find
A shooting star while gazing
To burn so very hard
And to fall so very blazing

To love is to be anchored  
Kept safe from the strong waves
And never to be wavered,
A torch in this dark place

To be tied down, to be held safe
It’s your choice how you see
Love changes with each person’s gaze
But I know what it means to me
 Jun 15 bleedingink
Kalliope
Breathe in cool air
Breathe out smoke
My own inconsistencies
make me ******* choke
I love to give love,
don't like to receive it
Even if it is real,
I rarely believe it
Let me hold your hand but
don't reach for mine
I'll be patient with you,
if I have the time
An ache to be seen yet
I'm shrouded in shame
I'm floating alone with
only myself to blame
In love with loving,
affection, and touch
But to believe I'm to be wanted?
That's a bit much
Being self aware was never the issue,
Changing thinking patterns is a struggle
 Jun 15 bleedingink
Mariah
Sometimes I forget
I've done the greater part of-
things I couldn't do
Maybe I'm a little tough on myself.
When there is a storm outside,
you take shelter in your home
till the storm passes.

What do you do
when there's a storm
inside you?
How do you run away?
Where do you hide?

All you can do is
stay in it-
let it tear you apart.
 Jun 13 bleedingink
Koraa
Cats
 Jun 13 bleedingink
Koraa
Cats tend to hide their pain till its too late—


I suppose that’s something we have in common.
 Jun 13 bleedingink
alex
I never know
the right thing to say, or do
but you don’t either
so it’s okay.

Maybe I talk too much sometimes,
and I freeze
when you look at me,
like that.

We’re not like a movie couple,
our love is raw and messy,
but it’s true
and that’s what counts.

And maybe one day
we’ll go our separate ways—
but what we have now
is something.
And I’ll always,
love you.
 Jun 13 bleedingink
Zee
Didn't you know?
Didn't they tell you?

You should have known.
At least you ought to.

It's Psychology 101.
A classic class.

In how to charm.
Then disarm the victim.

Didn't you know?
Weren't you paying attention?

You were too caught.
In his gaze.
The way he said your name.

He played the prey.
Perfectly waiting.

Biding his time.
As his jaw gnawed,
At his cheek.

In the back of the class.
He watched you.
Following your footsteps.

Waiting to feast.
It was psychology 101.

But I guess you must,
have fallen asleep.

If there isn't any hope,
for you?

Then what hope is there for us?
Next time I hope you'll be paying attention.

Instead of falling asleep.
In my lesson.
Hope this one speaks to somebody out there. May tweak this in the future.
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