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380 · Aug 2013
Haiku: Losing It
LJ Chaplin Aug 2013
I am cascading
I am letting myself fall,
I am losing it.
I thought I could cope and I can't. I can't do this anymore. I've let everyone down. I'm sorry
377 · Jul 2013
Haiku: Wait
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
I could write all day,
But my heart tells me to wait,
And to savour it.
371 · Jun 2013
Where Have I Been?
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
I've spent my life thinking where the hell have I been?
Watching days drag on by as I'm stuck in my bed,
It's hard to tell what I have foreseen,
Visions that replay in my head.

Round and round like a spinning wheel,
Over and over again like a song on repeat,
Argued and settled like a deal,
Rising and climbing like a summer heat.

I'm tracking down the trails,
To see where my life has gone without me,
Wasting time and chasing tails,
It's the end of the road I see.

Turning and walking away,
Tracing steps I've already taken,
Going home to start another day,
And start again when my head isn't aching.
369 · Jul 2013
Heart & Soul
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
My heavy heart, it was meant to burst,
To whisper all the words that were left unheard,
Tell me please,
Tell me please if I'm alive,
I feel so empty and hollow inside,
Dreams have died.

My stone cold soul, it was meant to thaw,
To release the burdens that are so raw,
Help me please,
Help me please to collect the pieces,
Before they spread like diseases,
Before my happiness ceases.
364 · Sep 2013
One To One
LJ Chaplin Sep 2013
Today I had a one to one with my college tutor to review my first week as a second year:

"How are you today, Lewis?"
"Great thank you"
I feel like crap
"Have you been coping this week?"
"Definitely"
No. I just want to cry all the time.
"Do you feel ready for the year ahead? It will be tense"
"Yes, definitely. I feel determined to get it right this year"
I don't even know if I'll make it to the end of this year.
"Is there anything else you need or want to talk about?"
"No I think I'm all good. Thank you"
**Yes, there is so much and I don't even know what to do. You won't understand though, nobody ever does.
363 · Jan 2018
Ships
LJ Chaplin Jan 2018
You and I were just ships passing
In the night,
With no set destination,
But still our sails carry us,
No hesitation.
© L.J. Chaplin
357 · Jul 2013
What We Want
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
We share the same
Heart
The same
Smile
The same
Hope
Of feeling alive,
We have a lot of
Time
A lot of
Chemistry
A lot of
Love
To give to one another.

I want you
You want me
That's OK
We're both free
To say I love you,
It's what we want,
It's what we want to do.
355 · Jul 2013
Haiku: Strange Dreams
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
Strange dreams bother me,
As I sleep in happiness,
They want to break me.
354 · Jul 2013
Musical Love
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
Too many bad notes are playing in this chorus,
Too many chords are out of key,
Too many crescendos waiting for us,
But I'll find the tune for you and me.

Black and ivory angels beneath my fingers,
Golden strings are strummed on the harp,
Gentle sounds of the orchestra lingers,
Let me orchestrate the love we need to start.

Fractured notes upon a composition,
Shattered bangs of the tambourine,
Music aids such a haunting disposition,
It's not pure and our love will never be clean.

I've conducted the staccato heartbeat,
Written songs that cure the soul,
As the curtain falls so heavy like concrete,
The masterpiece we made will be whole.
351 · Aug 2013
Never
LJ Chaplin Aug 2013
I smiled, you frowned,
Our hearts hit the ground,
And now we are far apart,
You cried, I sighed,
Our souls are tied,
But still we question why.

Never say
I let you stray,
That was your own choice,
Never tell
Me you fell,
It was all the lies from your voice.

I jumped, you screamed,
But you were mean,
And now I was falling fast,
You yelled, I cursed,
My heart has burst
And we knew it would never last.

Can't buy
All the lies,
You are trying to sell,
Can't escape,
When you're awake,
My wings are clipped and now I'm in Hell.

Never say this is goodbye,
Never ask me why I ran,
Never look for me when I hide,
Never stop me when I make a stand.
346 · Jun 2013
The Corner
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
You left me standing on the corner,
Waiting for you to rescue me,
I'm standing in the pouring rain,
Left to be soaked with the thought of you
Driving further and further away
Until finally you are but a distant memory.
331 · Jun 2013
Haiku: Can't Face Today
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
Going to college,
Trying hard to hold back tears
I can't face today.
315 · Jun 2013
Haiku: Broken Hearts
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
Broken hearts hurt me,
They are scattered piece by piece,
But you never cared.
313 · Sep 2013
Haiku: Done
LJ Chaplin Sep 2013
Done with this sad world,
If you need me I'm in hell,
Still better than here.
Not even sorry with these poems. I need to vent. I need to bleed my thoughts into poetry otherwise that's it. Gone too long bottling it all up again.
311 · Jul 2013
Haiku: Sting
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
I will be honest,
I'm not sure what stings the most,
The tears or the shame.
310 · Jun 2013
Haiku: Slipped
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
It happened again,
I allowed myself to slip,
I feel so much better
302 · Jul 2013
Haiku: Thin
LJ Chaplin Jul 2013
The scales smile,
I feel sick and want to cry,
I want to be thin.
281 · Jun 2013
Haiku: Lost at Sea
LJ Chaplin Jun 2013
I am lost at sea
      Somebody come and find me
                                            Please
                                                before
                                                     I drown
273 · Apr 2020
Quiet Night In
LJ Chaplin Apr 2020
Two glasses,
One bottle,
Candles,
A hint of moonlight
Casting its ghost
Upon the carpet,
Blankets,
Silence.

You and I
Were made
For this moment:
Where peace
And passion
Distract our hands
From touching
Our phones.

Tranquility
Has found its
Way to our doorstep,
Let it in.
Turn off the TV,
Turn off the lights,
Stay with me.

— The End —