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 Aug 2014 Jack Gladstone
stargirl
I often stay up until the sun rises,
because I love the light blue
that captures the earth
before the burning
ball of light does.

We may despise the hot,
and seek coolness on the
warmest of days,
but we'd all be lying
if we said that
we hate the sun,
and we hate the sunsets,
and the sunrises,
and I'd be lying
if I said
the only reason
I stayed up
was to watch
the sun
swallow the earth
and illuminate it.

I love thinking of you,
and I love conversing with you
from day's beginning
to day's end.

And, you know,
I'd be lying
if I said
I didn't miss you
every second
you're gone.
So let me get this straight;
there was one point during whatever this is,
that I was kind of important to you.
I did matter, you did care,
that, at the very least, is the truth.

But what happened after that,
to make me so easy to replace,
to ignore, to put out of your mind?
Was I only a momentary thought for your pleasure,
a nice way to past the time?

Don't tell me you thought I moved on first,
just because I'm close to other men.
Because from what I heard
you aren't lonely either,
and the women you're with
are far from just "friends".

It would be nice to know for sure,
that you think of me, every now and again,
because lord knows I can't keep you off of my brain.
I just have to find out if you were worth all the sleepless nights,
or were my feelings for you just in vain.
 Aug 2014 Jack Gladstone
rufus
Another day bound to an end
The questions still hovering
So I thought of asking Him
Give it when I reach ten

One, I search for your eyes
Two, they cannot meet mine
Three, Four, my head hits wood
Five, and now I shall wait
Six, your voice so pleasant to hear
Seven, Eight, for God's sake come near
Ni- "are you okay?"

Your face just inches above mine
Dear, come closer, I'll let you know
It was fate that brought you here
Now I see why I shouldn't let go.
excuse me could you tell me
where's the restart button
for life?

excuse me could you tell me
if there's a download link for
happiness?

excuse me could you tell me
how to ctrl-s
this perfect moment?

excuse me could you tell me
whether sorrow
is deletable?

excuse me could you tell me
how to fix my connection
with her?

excuse me could you tell me
if my operating system
is just faulty?

excuse me could you tell me
why it takes so long
to log off?

excuse me could you tell me
what it means to be
disconnected?

excuse me could you tell me
why my guilt
cannot be processed?

excuse me could you tell me
how to perform a shut down
safely?

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my streets are paved with
labelled places
empty spaces
nameless traces
worn-out paces
endless races
stiffened graces
recycled faces

all
excepting
you
i went for a walk at 2am
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