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 Jul 19 Pavin Daniel
Arna
"Some people just can't resist your smile,talent and happiness for no reason."
Some people won't need a reason—
your smile will irritate them,
your talent will threaten them,
and your happiness will unsettle them.
But that says more about their emptiness than your brightness.
Keep shining anyway.
Tears redden my eyes.
My face is a storybook.
Narrated by grief.
 Jul 19 Pavin Daniel
Indra L
Fear teaches me, sort of aimlessly.

Blaming a resilience I wish I'd seen,
The punch I wish I’d been -
A prey I wished I'd hit.

Overshadowing the dopamine I’d like to feel.

Via guilt-induced tears, effortfully shield-building
Via timeless dampening -
I’m nervously standing, brainlessly censoring.

But never has anger crossed that brain,
Never have I ever played this game.
I should know by now.
I cry, you walk out the door,
and I'm left to blame.
Once I could find my way.
It was clear to see.
Now it lies obstructed,
by fear of what will be.
There must be a way around,
where a new path comes into view.
I am determined to find it.
My optimism brand new.
It will be a challenge.
A test by God above.
I am up to the task.
I know it's done with love.
Loaded mini vans.
Summer sun heats up the beach
Bare feet running fast.
Plunging down a hole,
of grief and total despair.
Faith breaks my fall.
Love breaks your heart.
As it has done from the start.
It tore us apart.
I need approval.
Since I was young with pigtails,
I've needed that stamp.
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