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E 5d
I wish you'd forget
whatever it was
about me you used to know
Because I don't remember me
and it's only hurting you

I wish you would forget
the things I said
when I was trying to help
Or selfishly trying to be remembered
and it's only hurting you

I wish you would forget
whatever it was we used to share
I know you care
but I do too
and it's only hurting you

I wish you'd forget me
whatever it is you'd remember
my smile or my tears
my laughter or my fears
Because it's only hurting you

And I wish you'd forget me.
For Niko. I'm sorry.
E 4d
I'd give you my heart
I'd give you my time
but I only have
so little left

I might ask you to wait
to let me remember
but I know you'd wait
until it's too late

So I just ask
you let me go
and that you know
it's not your fault

My memory is a blank page
and it's not helping you
so put down your pen
and let yourself forget

It was never easy
and it was never going to be
Just please remember:
"It's not your fault."
I hope you know I don't blame you.
E 5d
Nice cars
White picket fence
Shoes lined neatly by the door
And nothing on the floor

Running out of time

A suit and tie
And you rush out
Out the door
And onto the streets

Hurry, hurry, running out of time

Down the street
Through the crowd
The ticking of your watch
A mockery of your pace

Too late, too slow

Your lungs and throat burn
Tears sting your eyes
The watch ticks on
You never were good at running

*Too late.
E 3d
It's starting to warm up
but I can't calm down
they'll tell you it wasn't so bad
"You're better now, right?"

But they weren't there
in that place
where words were so limited
actions even more so

Maybe some of it helped
but not all of it did
and sometimes I think
I'll never feel free again

He was kind
but didn't understand
she was amazing
but you couldn't get too close

Can't talk about this
can't talk about that
keep it light, please
redirect and forget

Maybe some of it helped
but he wasn't always
as good as they said
and we were constantly afraid

You can't whisper
but don't talk too loud either
watch you diet
but don't think too much about food

We all had our demons there
some more obvious than others
the pills didn't make it go away
sometimes they just made you numb

Leaving didn't make you free
there was still so much to do
and everything was so different
they couldn't handle it when you cried

So off again you went
a new place, a new house, new rules
but the same old problems
because you weren't free

The pills didn't fix you
and neither did their words
some even made it worse
and you didn't even know what home was

Not anymore
everything changed
they'll tell you it helped
"You should be better now"

They made you change too fast
and got mad when it didn't work
the mold snapped
and the real you slipped through the cracks

So maybe it helped
and maybe it didn't
but I think I'll always
hate reminders in March

Because I'm not really free
and to you, I'm not really me
a bandaid over a bullet hole
and a painted on smile

But I'll still always hate
reminders in March
The path to recovery is not linear.
37 · 4d
Six Feet Under
E 4d
Down here
I like to dream
of the sky
because I know
I'll never see it again

The earth presses
down, heavy, and firm
it fills my lungs
and I wish it would stop
but there's no death here

If I had something
I might be able to get out
but I don't
so I won't
and it continues to hurt

I think my bones may
be broken, my heart
more so. But it's all
just a dull ache
down here
six feet under
I think this is what depression feels like.
E 4d
I sit in a field
full of flowers

I'm waiting for someone
but I can't remember who

I'm hoping for something
but I can't remember what

I hope there's something
after this

But I'm not so sure
there's anything left

Sometimes I think I'm stuck
With nothing left to go back to


That maybe no one is coming
And I'm all alone

It's dark here
and far too cold

I hope there's a way out
but I don't think there is

I'm in a field of flowers
and it is my gilded cage
I don't like this but I'm not going to let you hurt yourself just to help me
31 · 5d
Wasting Time
E 5d
Time slips through my fingers
Like sand it falls
Down, down, down
I try to catch it
But it's all in vain

I'd like to try again
To pick it back up
To turn back and redo
Maybe there's something better
But it only brings pain

I think there's something
Somewhere in this hourglass
But if there is I can't find it
I've wasted so much time
Trying to count each grain

They tried to warn me
It was a waste of time
There's no remembering
There's no fixing it
But I try again even if it's in vain
E 4d
There's a chill in the air
and holly in your hair
presents wrapped neatly
and words said sweetly

Candles sit on the shelf
right there next to an elf
off work early
and home in time for a shirley

It's a rather nice time
even if it seems without rhyme
it all seems so senseless
when I know your pain is endless

Because there's old love in December
as the fire fades to ember
all the tears you hide
ever since I left your side

I wish I could stop your pain
but it's as consistent as the rain
I suppose I could move ahead
but I think I'll stay here instead
POV: dying before your lover
27 · 5d
Puzzle Pieces
E 5d
Bits of the past
Like puzzle pieces
You try to fit them together
But you can't make a puzzle
Without all the pieces

Memories are fragile
The cardboard pieces fall apart
Under even the slightest pressure
Water of tears
Or fire of anger

The past is like a puzzle piece
Desperately trying to put it
Back together
But you can't make a puzzle
Without all the pieces

Sometimes you think you have it
Only to realize it doesn't fit
Because you don't remember
Why can't you remember?
The pieces don't fit.

You can't make a puzzle
Without all the pieces.
E 4d
It's only January
and I'm already
falling behind

End of winter break
Back to school
New expectations again

Rush, run, quick

A new job for her
More stress than ever
Got to fill the calendar

Rush, run, quick

It's already so busy
Dates and times blur by
Plans canceled

Rush, run quick

I feel lost in all of this
It's still cold outside
But the house is already warm with anger

Rush, run, quick

A new president
A new worry
An old hatred reheated

Rush, run, quick

My feet bleed
Against the rough sidewalk
Too much hurrying

Rush, don't stop, quick

I need to protect
But can't hold it together
Be busy, maybe they won't notice

Rush, run, quick

You need to prepare
But don't lose yourself either
Don't fall behind

Rush, run, quick

Birthdays and dinners and parties
Play games with him
But don't forget her

Rush, run, quick

Learning new words
New words but don't get lost
They'll get mad if you're confused

Rush, don't stop, quick

Resolutions fall behind
The trash bag breaks
Everything seems to fall

Rush, run, quick

There's so much stress
And it's still only the first month
I wonder when it ends

Rush, run, quick

It's only January
And I'm already falling behind
Will I ever catch up?
To everyone who's stressed with the new year I hope you find time to take care of yourself. We got this <3
25 · 4d
Digging Deeper
E 4d
I was trying to fix it
maybe plant some flowers
lilies, your favorite
or maybe a rose bush
something to try and
fill the hole I made
in your heart

But I picked up the shovel
and I kept digging
down and down
deeper and deeper
until dirt surrounded me
and I had no ladder
and even the sun couldn't reach me

I don't think there's a way out
but that's my own fault
it's what I chose
every time I opened my mouth
or took a step closer
I dug deeper
so maybe I'll stay here
I don't like feeling sad but it makes for good poetry :)
E 3d
Someone is dead
it's a rather simple thing really
a body already buried underneath the earth

You'd think it might be sad
but no one who remembers them
still lives or maybe
no one ever knew them

No tears were shed when their body was found
burnt in a forest or was it
tied to a rock at the bottom of the lake
it doesn't matter either way

They were someone once
or maybe they weren't
but they are dead now
and it's only so long even that will be known

No grave or headstone to mark
where their body lays under the ground
grass and flowers are already starting to grow
over once overturned earth

Maybe they were always buried
maybe they were simply created to feed this earth
their decay becoming food
for bugs and plants alike

No one knows them
or if they did they don't anymore
sometimes you might feel sad if you visited
where they rest but you won't know why

And you shall soon forget
because it is the death of just
yet another unknown
nameless and inconsequential

Maybe they were important once
but they're not anymore
and soon even this will disappear
nothing lasts forever

No one knows who they were
a prince or a baker or a cobbler
perhaps a seamstress or dressmaker or hatter
or something like an engineer or lamp lighter

So many unknowns
have already died
and faded no longer important
enough to be remembered

You like to say that you
would notice
perhaps you would remember
but even you don't

There is no knowing
the truth of an unknown
only ever a guess
of what could have been
Death feeds our lives more than you'd notice.
24 · 4d
Rain in November
E 4d
The light tap
of rain against the window
the chill in the air
and the water gathering in puddles

You stay inside
a cup of tea in your hand
and a book on your lap
a rather cozy day

The rain falls lightly
gracing the earth
with water it's starved for
though it's not always good

You think you're fine
and you go on as if you are
but your face is wet
as your eyes cry with the sky

Maybe it's not perfect
but hide that away
just smile
and it'll all go away
E 3d
It seems such a silly thing
but today feels like a second chance
a second chance to try again

Maybe I can't fix it
but I'll try
because I don't want to lose this

Stolen kisses in the halls
words that no one else will read
a gift I think you'll like

Sometimes I think
they would laugh if they knew
but I don't care when I'm with you

I know it's probably silly
to imagine a time like this
to be a second chance

But I won't let their cruel words
and the harsh steps back
to stop me from being next to you

I worked hard to be here
and I'm not leaving
until you ask me to

It's a second chance
so early in the year
but I won't lose it, not this time

Maybe I don't remember
and maybe you don't too
but something brought us together

Maybe a second chance
is what we need
maybe it's just a foolish want

But while I still can
I'll hold onto it
because I don't want to forget

Your smile or your laugh
or the feeling of your kiss
or you in my arms

I don't want to lose
whatever it is I have with you
but I'm still scared
17 · 4d
Losing You
E 4d
I think I thought
it could last forever
but it didn't
and I don't know what to do

You're still here
and I know you are
but I can't remember
and it hurts so much more

I almost wish
I knew what happened
but if I forgot
then should I really remember?

It hurts more than
I thought it could
and I feel like I'm losing
both you and myself

I think I should remember
but I'm not sure if I can
would it be worth it
to dig up the past?
Forgetting someone you care about </3
E 1h
There was once
someone who made
without ever seeing
what it was

They could draw
they could paint
they could write
but they never saw what others did
when they looked at it

Some called it horrifying
some called it beautiful
some called it sad
and some simply called it true

For when you can't see
what have you
to filter the things you hear
all around you

Rumors of war get turned
into drawings of harsh lines
the sound of explosions
captured on paper in color

Words of love
a soft shape that spirals
on and on and down and down
over and over because "I'll love you forever"

The hate too, they made into art
The words thrown at them
written down
and then drawn over
harsh and angry lines
that cut through the paper

They painted on walls
drew in the margins
wrote where they could
but they were always creating

From love to grief
and the sound of birds to breaking glass
they made what they could
and always it was true

Maybe it couldn't be clear
to those still blinded by sight
but it was real and maybe
that was enough

For they didn't create
to prove a point
or make someone see
they created to feel

You don't need to see
in order to feel
the earth under your feet
or the winds in your hair

You can hear their laughter
and you can hear their hate
you don't need to see
to know what they think

So maybe sometime
stop and close your eyes
and open yourself
to the world of sound

— The End —