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Where do we go from here
When there's nothing left to do
But surrender
Ourselves
Our thoughts
Our wants

Where is there left to turn
When there isn't
One single thing
Left of you?
  Jun 2016 One Of The Tired Souls
MKF
You look so pretty in your glass house,
Stones in hand.
You look so silly in your glass house,
Thinking you could withstand
All the gasoline
Burning up those bridges you built.
I guess when you were fifteen
You weren't thinking about all this guilt.
You look so silly with that little kettle,
Making fun of the *** behind her back.
Those words stinging her like nettles,
Until, finally she cracks.
You look so mean standing there
Ruining lives without care
And in that moment
The stars whos' dusty tears
Combined to build
My broken frame
Shook their heads
And finally faded
For I had failed
And that my dear
Is what stole the light from my eyes
Make eye contact a second too long
Don't smile

There it is.

He'll see white knuckles, gripped edges
A piece of universe between her
shoulder blades

He'll feel a supernova, gutter groans
heat of the heavens in a flash

Look away, and back
there it is. Waiting
As I stand smoking cancer sticks
In the torrential downpour outside
Drinking the smoke
And breathing out the toxins
An old woman passes
To tell me that death will find me quicker
If I don't stop lighting memories on fire
So I smile at her
Shaking the fog from my eyes
Letting them swim
With all the promises I couldn't keep
Tilting my head to let them drip from my ears
Onto the tired pavement
I lick my weathered lips and
Offer her the words
I've been afraid to say
Since I've been floating on the wind
Without you to keep me grounded
*Do you promise?
I can't go home
Because even though you won't be there
You're everywhere
And I remember when that was something I didn't need to escape.
*I hope you enjoy that
God I'm so proud of you
You found the things that you want
I hope she's beautiful
And I hope she cares
If I know you at all
Which I know I do
You'll give them everything
Everything you gave to me
Last night you said we
And my heart broke
But swelled just as quickly
With joy
With regret
With pride
I hope it's everything baby
You deserve everything
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