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Life's a Beach Jul 2014
and I'm out in the rain
in the eye of a cloud
I'm afloat and
refreshed and
real

Once again.
It's a storm, and in the
untouchable notes of
power and brightness,
the sky lights
up reality.
Storm down in my area, hot all day then it suddenly turned torrential. Made me appreciate the rain.
Life's a Beach Jul 2014
This is the type of weather that
clings
against your skin
and you find yourself
wishing that No Clothing
was an acceptable and
okay thing.
Life's a Beach Jul 2014
Staring at a reflection
Watching for clues
Waiting for signals
But I'm never allowed to lose
Weight
Fat
No flat stomach left
And thin hairs mar
The one you're left with
Your body protrudes underneath your
Bra-line and
It makes you want to cry
Your butts still good
But you fearfully watch the
Jiggle of your thigh

Your body is all you've ever had
Your teeth are yellow and
Your hair loves to be bad
your nose is chipped and angled
Your skin mangled with spots and
Scars
Marred
Imperfect
Only the mirror makes you smile
But photos lack the style of
'Attractiveness'

You feel you can only look like you
In person

But now you have to search for the good
You know they would have you do that.
Okay, I like the practicality of my body.
Where I have stood, there has stood
Health, a wealth of love in
Laughter lines
I love the lines of my muscles
Count my contours,
Feel I'm fine when I breath in my
Cheekbones, hate the stress filled
Frown lines
Never forget the time I
Looked and found myself

Too thin
Too tired
Too wired up
To find myself
Too injured.

Never regret
And never forget
The point I realised
At least imperfect
Allows for 'happy'
If you think nothing tastes better than beautiful
Then you've never tried Nutella.
Life's a Beach Jul 2014
I'll linger
Like the smell of ***
Like the taste of their breath
Their mark left in your mouth
And there I'll stay
In case I want to
Come again
Life's a Beach Jul 2014
All at once

I guess I really am quite good
At multitasking
Life's a Beach Jul 2014
I know what it'd be
There'd be earl grey and coffee
Bedtime and tea
And an old loved sofa
And there'd be you
And me
That's what we'd be

Two dogs by the hearthside
You'd hum sleepily
And there would be a fire
And photos in our farm
Our haven
By the sea
That's where we'd be

There'd be a rug by my feet
And I'd cook every night
And sometimes you'd drink
And sometimes we'd fight
And you'd always win
But I wouldn't mind
Because, most nights,
Some nights,
You'd lie beside me.

Settled
That's what we'd be.

Part of me likes what could be
But part of me has
Seen the inside of a tornado
And part of me
Loves in the heart of the sea

That part of me realises
That although you and I
Could be you
I would never now be me

So that future shall stay as
Just what could be.
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