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17h · 27
Mess
Lyle 17h
Thunder and rain
Police lights
Pain

Dark sky
Sickly sweet voices
Why

My worst fears
Muddy mess
Tears

Lightning strikes bright
Body shudders
Fight
18h · 890
Untitled
Lyle 18h
Falling apart
Seams ripping
Screams shredding
The thread is undone
My heart hurts
2d · 38
Sunflower
Lyle 2d
I was running today
And picked  a sunflower
From its stem
As I breezed past
I imagined slipping it
Into your wrinkled, weathered hand
One last gift
And a soft, sad smile
But then my vision goes dark
And I see that same hand
Slicing through the air
The taste of blood in my mouth
Mottling the skin around my eye
I see that same hand
Iron grip around a wooden handle
Slamming my body
Again
And again
That wrinkled, old hand
Hurting me
Time after time
The sound of the slap
Radiating around the house
The screams from my sisters
Caused by that hand
And my fist closes around the perfect
Yellow petals
I run as fast as I can
My fist closed as tight as possible
I drop the sunflower in the mud
And brush the yellow
Off on my shorts
I walk away
Leaving it crumpled
And *****
Sunflower
4d · 67
Untitled
Lyle 4d
I am taking deep breaths
But I still can’t breathe
Crushing weight
Of anxiety
My fingers are shaking
And I’m holding back tears
4d · 56
Untitled
Lyle 4d
Is this going to fix everything
Or make it all worse
Did I make the right choice
Or did I ruin everything
Is this going to bring peace
Or cause more chaos and turmoil
I don’t know
And that scares me
Lyle 4d
I don’t know what’s going to happen
I don’t know what the outcome will be
And that
To me
Is the scariest part
Of everything
4d · 1.1k
Scared
Lyle 4d
I’m scared
Even with the army behind me
I’m scared of the look in her eyes
When she realizes
That it’s me holding the knife
Not her anymore
I’m scared
That I’ll still have to stay
And nothing will be okay
I’m scared
Of this sudden change
It’s not just my life
It’s everyones
Everything will be different
I haven’t even had the chance
To find myself yet
I’m scared
I don’t know what I’ve done
But I know it’s huge
Bigger than me
And it’s not fair
But I’m scared still
6d · 42
Lost💫ling
Lyle 6d
a beautiful soul
carved out of pain
afraid of burdening
others with your darkness
terrified that speaking
is only attention seeking
darling, I see you
and I'm sorry I'm not there
don't peel back your skin
don't let your beauty
be rotted by sin
take that knife and toss it away
don't let the cold metal
pierce through your heart
always the therapist
the one who checks in
but darling we have failed you
who checks in on you?
pick me pick me
could never be you
but I pick you,
I do.
you have always been there
through the dark and the light
and finally I see you
I see you shining bright
you hate that it hurts
and honey I know
I wish I would have known
let us be close
let me help heal your scars
I know I've been gone
mentally at least
but honey I'm here now
talk to me please
never shut down
keep on pushing
because you have a soul
untouched by hate
you are pure
amazing
darling, its true
you are always there for others
but who is here for you?
I'm so sorry I've let you down
I'm sorry I've let you drown
don't worry about ruining anything
post everything here
you aren't a burden
we love you I swear
you are loved
and if I could hold you tight I would
One day I will
attention is divided
and its hard I know
but let me take a minute
and focus on you
you deserve it love
truly, you do
you cannot lose me
I'm here now
let yourself be loved
and please keep ranting
I won't look again
(I lied)
I love you.
Sep 15 · 267
Midnights with you
Lyle Sep 15
Driving with the girls
Backseat with you
Your arms wrapped
Securely
Around me
My fingers twirling
Through your hair
Playground at night
Talking with you
Your head on my stomach
My hands in your hair
I love you
You whispered
And I said it back
Because truly I do
Midnights with you
Talking about life
Existence and such
Your fingers leaving trails
Of sparks on my skin
With every circle you trace
Every memory we make
Sep 14 · 60
Safe space
Lyle Sep 14
So I became the person
I always needed in my life
The safe space
The tell me your issues
And I won’t put mine on you
Person
I become who I needed
The soft speaking
Gentle handed
Open hearted
Safe space
Sep 14 · 67
Untitled
Lyle Sep 14
Second choice
Backup
Therapist friend
Thats me
Don’t answer my texts
Don’t hear my calls
But I answer you
The second you cry
Say you’ll come get me
Then you don’t
Im sorry
I hate this
Sep 13 · 2.0k
Intoxication
Lyle Sep 13
Last night
Mistakes
Got in the car
Intoxication
You laughed
It was funny
To you
I called my boyfriend
He sped to come get me
You were
Drunk
Driving
We almost
Died
Intoxication
You thought
It was funny
It wasn’t
Lyle Sep 11
To me
Freedom tastes like sprite
Feels like my arm out the car window
Looks like starry night skies
Smells like smoke
Sounds like music, thudding bass
Freedom is these nights
These highs
Me
Sep 11 · 45
Again
Lyle Sep 11
Cool breeze
Stars out
Yellow moon
Fizz
Bass pounding
us laughing
This night
Free
Sep 9 · 53
Dearest Liana
Lyle Sep 9
In the days you’ve been gone, I’ve learned a lot about myself. You’ve only been gone a month but so much as happened, and it feels like an eternity. You left right before school started, and I never got to talk to you about it. For the first week it wasn’t healing me like it was supposed too. I was barely talking to my friends, I was crying in the bathroom, wearing a rubber band and stacks of bracelets on my wrists to hide unhealed scars, and basically I was losing myself.    I was still fighting with my mom every day, and I was still not caring about anything. I was feeling nothing. Then I made a risky decision to add a new boy in my class on snap, and he added me back almost instantly. A few days later I had to go up to the city for a medical evaluation for the military (I signed the contract, got medically cleared, and now I’m officially enlisted) and I got to stay in a hotel room for the night. Me and the boy (we will call him E, like yours) started talking and we talked for three hours, until midnight even though I had to get up at four the next morning. But I was so excited and fascinated by him that my mind wouldn’t shut up and I ended up waking up at two. The next day we talked more, and more, and more. Then one night E was hanging out on the parking lot of our school with some of our school friends. This began the night of my bad decisions. The friends, my two girls and their two boys, told him to come get me so we could all hang out together, as three couples. So I snuck out of my house for the first time, just walked right out the door. This was also my brothers first night moving out into a small house in the backyard. But anyways, all of us went and played on the school playground, laughed, talked, and just enjoyed each others presence. It was beautiful. And I was addicted, especially when I came home and realized I didn’t get caught. So I did it the next night, the girls came and got me and we went to Es house and hung out and ate tacos. Then the next night I snuck out again, E came and got me and we laid on his truck and watched the stars, and I played Roblox on his phone and we talked and talked and talked. And then the next night I snuck out again, my girls came and got me and we drove around town, just blasting music and living life. And I realized I was being healed. I hadn’t cried in a week, things with my mom were going smoothly. The only bad thing was my brother and I were talking less and less, and he didn’t really approve of me sneaking out. But he never stopped me. Now me and E have talked all day every day for three weeks, ive snuck out five or six times (im losing count already). I snuck out again tonight, and me and one of my closest friends drove to the cemetery and just had deep talks, blasted music and drove around. We also hit the local Dollar General and got drinks because I was thirsty. Minor details but I know you’d appreciate them. Me and my brother also hung out a lot this weekend, with his girlfriend. We made goofy videos and laughed until we cried, and made bacon at midnight. Ive been staying up past midnight every night. My brother thinks im being reckless, and maybe I am, but I only get one life. One senior year. And I don’t want to be sad and bored and lonely all the time. And my friend me make me happy, being dangerous gives me a rush. I still text you all the time. I still miss you more than life. And I waited on your call today. I hope your doing okay. Because I am. And there me an old friend of yours who is back on HP, and my first reaction to this news was to tell you. I miss you. And that’s my life, how it’s been going. Im happy. The only thing missing is our friendship, our memories, One Day. I love you so much!!!!!
Diary entry for my beautiful friend, I miss you so much!!!
Sep 9 · 63
Adrenaline
Lyle Sep 9
I’ve been happy
I say
I swear
But I’m lying
I’m always searching
For the next rush
Adrenaline
Sep 9 · 49
Outrunning
Lyle Sep 9
Jokingly she asked
What are you running from?
My demons
I responded
Do you run fast enough for that?
She laughed
But my smile slipped
And my body froze
Probably not
I answered
I will never be fast enough
To outrun you
Sep 9 · 44
Peace
Lyle Sep 9
Another nighttime escapade
Another trip down the driveway
Another time I jumped in a car
And sped down the road
Away from this house
We drove to the cemetery
And sat on your car
The nighttime air
Cool on our skin
And it was just us
Two girls
Two friends
Talking about boys
Talking about mothers
Talking about life
Lightning flash
Sirens in the distance
Peace
Sprite on my tongue
Smoke filling the air
Laughing
Singing
This is the life I always wanted
Always on the run
Always searching
For the next adventure
Even if it is just
Peaceful nights
And long talks
Sep 8 · 640
Little things
Lyle Sep 8
And it’s everything
The way you notice the little things
Grab my hand
When I mess with my bracelets
Pull my necklace from my mouth
Still my leg from bouncing
And snap me back to reality
When I zone out
It’s everything, you know
The little things
Dr Pepper in the mornings
Your fingertips brushing mine
The not so subtle looks at me
The brown of your eyes
God I love those eyes
Our secret shared smiles
Inside jokes
Little things
Are why I love you
Sep 7 · 51
Adhesive
Lyle Sep 7
Parts of me that don’t add up
Puzzle pieces that don’t fit
Broken shards scattered around
Impossible to glue together
But I keep searching
For the right adhesive
That will fix what’s been shattered
Nothing seems to work
Everything is a temporary fix
To a major issue
Me
The problem
The unfixable
The broken
Sep 7 · 1.1k
Running
Lyle Sep 7
The night sky was bathed
In brightness tonight
The moon was full
It watched me as I ran
Hair flowing
Down the driveway
Seems to be my normal lately
All I do is run
From my problems
From my house
From everything
I run beneath the flashlight
Of the moon
As if it’s brightness
Will envelope my darkness
Sep 5 · 39
Angry
Lyle Sep 5
I am so angry at you
Furious
How could you leave me
The last thing you said
Was that you would talk to me
Tomorrow
That was over a month ago
You said you wanted to die
And I would have to be okay
When you left
But how could I
Look at me now
Falling apart at the seams
I’m so angry at you
I went back and reread every word of yours
Our last conversation
Every video watched it again
What if I never get to talk to you again
And the last thing I told you was a lie
I told you I would talk to you tomorrow
And I didn’t
Because you left
And it’s my fault
I distanced myself
I let us grow apart
I made the divide
You suffered in silence
As I tried to heal
Selfishly
Apparently
I told you I wouldn’t be okay
I told you I would fall apart
You didn’t believe me
Well look at me now
I’m so angry at you
I miss you
Our three months
Knowing each other
Would have been in a few days
But you’ve been gone a month
I can’t
Do
This
Anymore
I’m
Too
Angry
This
Wasnt
Fair
Sep 3 · 63
Untitled
Lyle Sep 3
“My car crash was intentional.”
“I’ve never told anyone that.”

And my heart sank
And I froze
And I stared at the words
Pain filled my head

How could you try to leave
When I see how wonderful
How hard you try
How misunderstood

I love you
I’m glad it failed
I’m glad you are alive
Because you are the reason

Im still breathing
Sep 3 · 70
Awake
Lyle Sep 3
Midnight
One
Two
Three
In the morning
On my roof
Half moon
Cold air
Blanket on my legs
Tears
Hot
Down my face
Heaviness
In my chest
Sep 2 · 270
Untitled
Lyle Sep 2
My brother
Says he's worried
I’m okay cant you see
You don’t have to wait up for me
I’ll be home
Before they know im gone
It’s not like
They notice im there
Anyway
Sep 2 · 79
Nighttime
Lyle Sep 2
And suddenly
It’s one AM
and I’m not tired
But before
I was asleep by ten
Now I'm
Home by midnight
Sep 2 · 52
Love
Lyle Sep 2
You say you love me
How can you possibly

You don’t hit
Scream or yell

Love doesnt look like this
Sweet and caring

How can it
Does this mean
No one has ever loved

Me before?
Sep 2 · 68
Out
Lyle Sep 2
Out
In their car
My girls
Bass pounding
Smoke filling
Laughing
Screaming
Stars out
We’re out
I’m
Out
Aug 31 · 107
Im okay
Lyle Aug 31
Will someone please
Just look at me
And ask
What are you doing
You are being so reckless
Why are you risking it all
Dont you know you are going to fall

But I would answer with a smile
A real one
Im happy
I’d say
The danger makes it fun
The chase makes it a game
Im finally doing okay
Aug 31 · 68
Untitled
Lyle Aug 31
Who am I
Putting everything on the line
No regard for my life
What have I done
Just for some fun
What am I doing
Why am I here
Aug 31 · 42
Home with you
Lyle Aug 31
Walked down the driveway
Once again
Third time this summer
Got in their car
Sped down the road
Laughing
Screaming
Snuggled up on your couch
Your head on my chest
Where it belongs
My fingers through your curls
Our friends all around us
I didn’t want to go home
Never ever again
Because home is with you
Aug 30 · 52
Untitled
Lyle Aug 30
The tears are sitting in my eyes
But my friends need me
One still isn’t over a breakup
One is battling mental stuff
Im comforting
Caring
Saying the right words
Through a blur
Of my own tears
Everyone has their own battles
And mine get lost in the cause
I swallow them to help others
My fingers are shaking
But I’m typing the words out
To make them feel okay
Even though I’m falling to pieces
Right in front of their faces
Aug 30 · 69
You and me
Lyle Aug 30
Medicine
For the tears that fall off my chin

You
Heal me with everything you do

Me
Im breaking cant you see

Why
Do I need you to push me so high

Never
Let me forget that I need you forever
Aug 30 · 39
Ten minutes
Lyle Aug 30
Threw on a hoodie
Slipped on my slides
Walked out the door
I wasn’t running this time
Walked down the driveway
Got in your truck
I planned on coming back this time
Nine thirty at night
I’ll stay ten minutes
We go to the playground
Me and my three girls
And our three boys
We sit on the swings
Our boys behind us
His hands round my waist
As he pushes me to dizzying heights
I jump
Im free
I scream
We laugh and run and hug
His hand up my leg
My girls and I laughing about the boys
His face pressed into my neck
The smoke into our lungs
I’ll only stay ten minutes
An hour later
His hand tickling my leg
Ready to go
I don’t want this night to end
With the cool air
Misty breeze
Fingers tapping patterns on my thigh
Wrapped in hugs
Im falling apart
But I’m also healing
Ten minutes at a time
Aug 28 · 42
Pain
Lyle Aug 28
I watch the sun set
With it’s beautiful colors
The sunflowers swaying
The breeze is cool
The moon shows through the clouds
Just barely
And I can feel the heaviness
Settling
In my chest
My hair blows
Lightly
With the wind
But my body is solid
Weighed down by regret
Sorrow
Darkness
Pain
Aug 28 · 107
I miss you
Lyle Aug 28
I miss you
Something fierce right now
I don’t know what to do
I don’t like my life
I don’t see a light
The only light was you
No one talks the way you do
Dont you see
Youre all I need
To be okay
Life made sense
When I talked to you every day
I miss you
Real bad right now
Please come back
Aug 28 · 63
Taste
Lyle Aug 28
I taste
Your lips
On mine still
I don’t want the taste
To be there
Anymore
I brushed
My teeth
I still
Taste you
On my lips
Where I don’t
Want you at
Aug 28 · 66
Crushed
Lyle Aug 28
It’s back
The black
It’s back and it’s
Crushing me
How to be
Okay
Aug 20 · 39
Excellent
Lyle Aug 20
And suddenly I know
About the cross on your ankle
The way the humidity
Poofs your hair
How you love New York
Cars and tattoos
Poetry and chili dogs
And you ask the excellent questions
Had me smiling from ear to ear
My heart was pounding
I still can’t sleep
Adrenaline from you
Getting to know you
Sweet, kind, amazing you
Aug 20 · 204
Okay
Lyle Aug 20
I’m trying my best to be okay
Okay
So stop yelling
Put down the sharp words
Quit making me cry
I’m tired
Please let me try
To be okay
Okay?
Aug 18 · 66
Bloody knees
Lyle Aug 18
Sometimes when I’m running
I detach from reality
And suddenly I’m face down in the rocks
And my knees are ******
And I’m throwing up
But there’s no one to save me
No one to pick me back up
Thats what happens when you’re on your own
You have to stitch up the wound
Stitch it closed alone
And there’s sweat on my hairline
And blood on the dirt
But I have to put myself back on my feet
And keep running
Like I didn’t miss a beat
Aug 16 · 42
Failing
Lyle Aug 16
If this is a test
Then, dear, I’m failing
I’m still texting you every
Single
Day
I miss you so much
It hurts not knowing
I’m struggling
But I’m sure you’ve got it worse
I wish I could see into your head
I need to know how you’re doing
How is it going
I miss you i miss you
I do
I’m failing without you
Aug 12 · 52
Memories
Lyle Aug 12
When I die
Yeah, people will be sad
Some might even cry
But as the days go on
And the years pass by
They will slowly forget that I’m gone
They’ll forget to look for me in the halls
They won’t ask where I’ve been
They’ll stop wondering when I’ll call
The only place they’ll look for me
Is buried deep in their memories
Where I’ll always be
As long as you remember me
And if you forget
Hey, that’s okay
I will see you again someday
When I die
Some people might cry
But I will always be
Alive inside your memories
Aug 11 · 91
Untitled
Lyle Aug 11
I come home
After faking a smile
And curl up on my bathroom floor
And sob
Silently, of course
I’m broken and I cannot be fixed
Aug 11 · 34
No future
Lyle Aug 11
How do I tell people
That I don’t see a future?
When I look it seems foggy
Like an unreachable dream
And my instincts are telling me
You’re not going to make it that far
And I want to
I do
But it doesn’t seem reasonable
Even my body is against it
I don’t see a future
The future isn’t bright
Its darkness smothered in fog
Aug 11 · 42
Winner
Lyle Aug 11
You wanted to know?
You wanted to know why did I go
I left because I wanted to die.
I left because I ran out of tears to cry.
You said suicide was the most selfish thing
So I left so I could still dream
But you dragged me back and the feeling grows
I don’t tell anybody, nobody knows
That I’m already dead
With all my words still unsaid
I don’t sleep at night
My mind is in a constant fight
For a life I don’t even want to stay in
You think you’ll win
But in the end
I’ll be gone and no one will
No one will win
Aug 11 · 144
Not like you
Lyle Aug 11
Everyone is asking me
If I’m okay
And I just say yes
Because it’s easier to be
To be okay
But it never feels right
And I guess
I guess that’s because ive spoken to you
And they don’t follow it up
With “do you promise?”
They don’t do it like you
So I’ll lie and say yes
I guess
Aug 9 · 258
Someone I’m not
Lyle Aug 9
You want me to be someone I’m not
Just like I want you to be someone you’re not
But we aren’t the same
I want you to be a mother
But you will never change
you want me to be perfect
And I will change infinite times
Trying to be what you want
We are not the same
I don’t know who I am anymore
Aug 9 · 82
Tired
Lyle Aug 9
I cannot be saved
No words help
Hugs are useless
Pain is everywhere
I cannot cope
Everything is bad
I don’t feel like me
I’m tired
Aug 9 · 74
Untitled
Lyle Aug 9
I want




































To not exist
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