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 May 13 Linden Lark
Lyle
smoke
 May 13 Linden Lark
Lyle
I am smoke
rising above the flames that made me
rising higher still
over the ash that was too weak to withstand the fire
I am smoke
don't breathe in, I'll only hurt you
I rise above, until the pressure becomes too much and I simply
disappear
for I am smoke
 May 13 Linden Lark
Lyle
I think it's safe to say
that right now I'm doing okay
I don't feel sad
I'm not even mad
I'm not yet happy
but then again, I don't think I ever will be
I just think that right now I can truly say
I'm just doing okay.
 May 13 Linden Lark
Lyle
loud
 May 13 Linden Lark
Lyle
Loud, too loud
your voice rings in my ears
long after I have left
screaming, stop screaming
I can't hear myself thinking
about all the ways I can escape
quiet, too quiet
at least when you're screaming loud
I can feel something other than sad
you're just too loud
 Apr 21 Linden Lark
Lyle
Lies
 Apr 21 Linden Lark
Lyle
Lies, deceit
truth stowed away
kept behind clenched teeth
and locked lips
all the while the lies spill
unbound, from desperate mouths
oozing out like honey dripping from
a liar's tongue
Lies, deceit
 Mar 27 Linden Lark
Kalliope
You can't figure me out?
The picture on the box is clear
Piece me together, take your time
Frustrations rise
Pieces are bent
Impatience is high
And my pieces are lost
I thought I'd stay displayed on the coffee table forever,
I never imagined I'd be taken apart over and over again,
A temporary conquest to be shoved back in the box
Life can be tough.
That’s just how it goes.
Sometimes it’s enough
to drag you through lows.

Sometimes all you know
is pain and its sting.
Sometimes life will throw
just about anything.

It’s all for your good.
But it won’t seem that way.
It’s all understood
as a plan rotten day.

Looking back you will see
the gem hell will give.
But for now it will be
just a crap way to live.
This came to me as I was going to bed. I often get second thoughts about sharing my poetry. I get some acceptance but a ton of rejection. About half the people where I live don’t want to hear it whatever it happens to be. Over time it has a severe eroding effect on my confidence as a poet.
 Mar 26 Linden Lark
Charles
his heart is a flaming fire
only she can quench it's desire

his chest is ardent
as if it contains the sun
their love can't be undone
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