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Layla Emory Holt Feb 2017
I hope
This works

I hope
We're something

I hope
This wasn't

All for
Nothing
Layla Emory Holt Apr 2016
Hollow
Empty
Lost
Panicking
Layla Emory Holt Jul 2015
the pain
the memories
standing in the rain
so many mysteries

you make my heart
skip a beat
but at some parts
i want to leave

because they say
"the past can only be forgotten"
but they also say
to "learn a lesson"

and i have not
been able to do either
i always thought
my love would never wither

but here i am
a year later
and the memories slam
my sadness never greater

but i stay by your side
because i always have
it's a crazy ride
but worth it every time
7-24-2014
Layla Emory Holt Apr 2015
Sometimes
even the strongest
want to accept
a helping hand
Layla Emory Holt Apr 2015
Holding hands
in the rain
we are used
to withstanding
pain
just don't let go
rcb
Layla Emory Holt Apr 2015
I have tried
so hard
to do what I could
to forget

To pretend
it wasn't real

To turn
a blind eye

To believe
in your honesty

I believed
that if it dealt
with my safety
with my level of
comfort
no matter
how unprepared
you were
that you would
care enough
about me
to be honest

But I was
wrong
and she was
right

And I hope that
one day
that trend
will end

And that
I will be
the only one
to know
all your deepest
secrets

And I will
know everything
when
I
need
to
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