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959 · Sep 2015
The Blind Side
Poetic Artiste Sep 2015
I
Let
My
Guard
Down
and
Gave
Her
The
World
Only
To
Find
Out
She'd­
Reached
For
A
Knife.
951 · Aug 2014
Ambivalence: The Cycle
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
One moment I want you
The next, unsure

One moment my hearts open
The next, a closed door

One moment feelings overwhelm me
The next, no more

One moment I feel safe
The next, scorned

One moment I dream
The next, reality hits

One moment I am decisive
The next, ambivalent

One moment I am ok
The next, I cycle again

One moment I know I want you
The next, I am unsure...

Will this perpetuation ever become anything more?
934 · Aug 2014
Love & Regret
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
If for one moment,
I let my walls down for love—
Would there be regret?
927 · Oct 2014
Pieces
Poetic Artiste Oct 2014
I want to know every piece of you.
Mind, body, soul,
I want to go deeper than anyone has known.
I want to learn your fears, your dreams—
Your likes—dislikes,
Strengths—weakness.
I want to know you so well,
Your tastes become mine.
1 Minute Freewrite
927 · Mar 2015
Bitter Reflections
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
Mirrors,
You never notice their magnitude,
Until each glimpse of reflection disgusts you,
Depresses you even,
When you are miserable enough,
To question significance of breathing,
Or why being born to this earth,
Has left you to feel deprived,
When your consciousness tells,
What you believe are lies.

You are a beautiful person,
Be aware of hidden gems.


Yet, compliments of being physically appealing are avoided like molten tempers,
Promises of the sweetest nothings,
You know to not take to heart,
After all,
You know what it is that they really want.
When people find you attractive and you feel otherwise it makes you question the truth within their minds....
925 · Mar 2015
A Devastating First Kiss
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
Maybe I expected too much,
A kiss with such passion it’d make me fall in love,
It would sweep me off my feet with its dialogue in tongue,
It would be every and anything I had thought it was.

It would be perfect.
Tilted head, parted lips,
Lusciousness and sweet glances,

A stroke to my cheek,
A gaze into my eyes,
Only to reach disappointment,
I slowly died inside.
When your first kiss with someone is not all you thought it would be...
923 · Jul 2016
To be....loved.
Poetic Artiste Jul 2016
I never thought I'd say this,
that I'm unsure of what it means to be loved,
or to love another.
I remember the love I've had for past loves,
Nervousness,
Uncontrollable blushing,
Butterflies in my stomach,
Connections that never felt like they could be broken,
The glances I couldn't break,
because I'd be captivated by the beauty of loving them,
then each of those loves ended,
and I'd been forced to leave them in the past,
finding new loves,
new meaning,
new connections,
that don't feel the same.
Now I question the meaning of love,
What does it mean to be in love?
What does it mean to be loved?
What does it mean to love another?
Am I in love?
Am I capable of being in love?
--or am I here existing?
Breathing in this love,
Only because this love feels safe?
I've confused myself on my own beliefs,
when the pure-hearted,
Non-bitter,
Young me,
always believed,
True love never fades away....
So tell me please...
What does it mean...
To be....loved?
To...love?
For you to be in love with me?
I've lost the meaning of this word,
I only hope to some day be shown that someone in this world,
will love me, for me.
I remember when I wanted a tattoo across my collarbone with those 5 words. T.L.N.F.A....but I'm glad I didn't because I don't know if I even believe this myself....If I can't/don't love myself how can I expect anyone to ever love me for me?....What a thing....to see how the tables have turned.
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
It starts with blood racing to the surface of your skin,
As anger and sadness fight for the lead,
It is when your heart feels like a sinking ship,
At first it’s crippling.

It is fleeting emotions,
Fear,
Regret,
Mixed into a bowl of denial,
Because we never could believe our love would intentionally hurt us.

It is the tears that never cease,
Pounding within my chest of a merciless heartbeat,
It is the faint scent of hope,
As I wish the pain were a memory...

Instead my heart has been ripped from my chest,
Only to be taken by you,
Brought to the floor,
And stomped on til' dead.

A broken heart feels exactly so, broken.
It feels sadness—pain,
It aches for the happiness it once held,
It questions if the love is worth hanging on to.
But then shatters again.

Too many wrong choices,
On whom I've given my all to,
I gave my broken heart to you,
For a moment I believed you mend it,
Now I’m left alone to pick up all the damaged pieces.
I hope the next person I fall for is different than the ones who have hurt me in the past... I can't deal with this again...
911 · Mar 2015
For Better or Worse
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
Things may be better,
When the worst is left unsaid,
Or so I had thought.
Thoughts
899 · Mar 2015
Peace
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
It
is
more
than
quiet
nights
and
sun
filled
musical
mornings.
893 · Jan 2017
Goodbye 2016
Poetic Artiste Jan 2017
You have taught me so much.
How to love, let go, trust, and forgive.
-for that I am thankful.

I said you would be my year,
That clearly did not happen,
-but you've allowed me to grow.

After several moves, I'm finally content,
Progress is being made.
-I'm still alive.

I look back on this past year and all I have been through,
I keep asking myself, "why me?"
-but I guess that answer has fled in the winds.

2017, I look forward to you.
Success, happiness, self-love, -I need you.

I may be starting another year with a broken heart but God, if there is one thing I ask of you,
Please don't let this bitterness fester within me.
Free me.
892 · Oct 2015
Superficial Love
Poetic Artiste Oct 2015
If you fall in love,
with every person you date,
you don't know what love
really is.
Maybe you are just needy.
Thoughts of the day.
876 · Oct 2015
Hopeless
Poetic Artiste Oct 2015
Awaiting the day,
I will be comfortably able to explain myself,
To show my weaknesses,
Without being accused of only making complaints,
Ruining days, moods, moments,
A time,
A person,
Where when I say how I am feeling,
They'll ask why?
They'll care and tell me to explain,
With you.
It will NEVER be this way.
I am tired of waiting.
I gave up hope on you.
On us.
874 · Apr 2015
Eternal Love
Poetic Artiste Apr 2015
I tasted heaven on her lips.
How can love so pure,
Be piercing sin?
If the shadows of hell,
Are where I shall be outcast alive,
I'll go so willingly.
Behind scarlet flames,
The beauty of our love survives.
Love who you want to love <3
872 · Aug 2014
Unsaid Wishes
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
I wish you could see through me
So you know my intensions with you

I wish you could read my mind
The less I have to verbalize the less you question what is true

I wish you would let your guard down
Allow your heart to be free

I wish you would stop combating
What is undeniably meant to be

I wish the words I articulate
Could teach the morals I value

I wish you were open to understand
Not everyone is out to hurt you

I wish the past hadn’t happened
But if that were so, would you still be you?

I wish you could understand what true love is
Detach the vines you allow to trap you

I wish you could find yourself
Without losing parts of you

I wish I could tell you it is easy
Without having that be a lie to you

I wish my unsaid wishes would someday come true, but they won’t.
Decision set in stone, No one ever again shall become close to you.
860 · Nov 2017
A Dozen Heartbreaks
Poetic Artiste Nov 2017
I try to hide from the places in my head...
But running is not an option...
Facing the pain is like reaching out to grab a dozen roses only to be stabbed with thorns...
I used to say...I will worry about the pain later....
Left ******, leaking a trail across my paths,
Everywhere I look the ground is painted red....
I close my eyes... but the smell of lead perfumes the air and my fingers are wet with the essence.....
I can not run from my mind.
So I hide in the shadows lost at my thoughts...
The memories are a burden to bear,
I’m hurting....
Hurting...
Yet no one is there.
Why haven’t I been found yet?
I open my eyes....looking down at my tightly, clenched fist, dead roses, dried blood, leaves withering...
All this time I’d been holding on to pain,
When my mind could have told my body...
It’s ok...to let go...of it...
847 · Nov 2015
Lay Your Guard Down
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
Are you more afraid of being hurt?
Than you are of being alone?
I didn't force your guard up,
Why am I struggling to bring it down?
843 · Nov 2015
Setting Suns
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
Sunsets are most beautiful
When watched alongside
you.
838 · Mar 2016
Fall in Love With a Poet
Poetic Artiste Mar 2016
They'll write journeys of you,
within the depths of their eyes,
They'll think of you often,
and remember all times,
They'll paint passion,
with the sweep of their pen,
They'll feel deep, evocative spirits,
when voices relay what silk sheets have penned,
They'll tell of your kisses,
how they taste sweeter than wine,
They’ll tell of lips soft as clouds,
And tongues passionately sword fighting,
They'll speak of your flaws,
as if they are perfection,
They'll walk you into new worlds,
and seize hold of your heart,
They'll scribe their innermost desires between lines,
and grasp onto your soul,
They'll tell of your softness,
and how your skin favors silk,
They'll tell of your scent,
sweet and inviting,
They'll tell of your taste,
as tongues beg for nectar,
They'll speak of faith,
and the linking of two beings,
Fall in love with a Poet,
to be loved endlessly.
Fall in love with me and I will never let you forget that you are loved.
835 · Jul 2016
Temporary Love
Poetic Artiste Jul 2016
It swept me up like a tornado,
and after time I fell
into its warm, dangerous cocoon,
I thought I'd never live to tell,
but then it all ruptured,
and I again was left exposed.
I thought this storm cleared paths for me,
and I'd find a place to call home,
but I had been mistaken,
this storm had been a disguise,
the tornado that swept me off my feet,
and made me feel alive,
has now been the reason I've since never stopped crying.
When you write...and write...and wonder if it makes sense. No edits. Freewrite. I wonder what you think...
835 · Mar 2015
I Do Not Hate You
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
I hate how negative you are.
I hate that you do not understand me.
I hate that you believe negative rather than any positive in me.
I hate that this feels forced.
I hate that speaking to you is like a tongue fighting a knife,
--your words always did cut much deeper than mine.
I hate that you do not listen.
I hate that I have little connection with you.
I hate that you make me miss them.
I used to have faith in this but that faith has now been drained.
831 · Aug 2014
Another Sealed Story
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
If I unlocked my pages,
Would you read me?

If I showed you my chapters,
Would you remember my details?

If I opened my heart to you,
Would you accept me?

If I let down my walls,
Would you care for me?

If you ripped one of my pages,
Would you mend me?

If you scratched my cover,
Would you heal me?

If you completed me,
Would you toss me out?

If I didn’t intrigue you enough,
Would I be forgotten about?

If I served my purpose,
Would I be kept near forever?

Or would I return to the shelf?
Collecting dust,
Never again to be cherished or touched.
Until the silk of my pages lose their beauty becoming foxed.
As if I were not recently in your arms.
Enjoying the warmth of fingertips slowly turning my leaves,
Adoring the tender gaze set upon me,
While nearing a closing inevitably,
Why should I break my seal for you?
827 · Jun 2015
As The Anger Brews...
Poetic Artiste Jun 2015
My skin is steaming,
As the blood boils within me,
I feel the crimson rise to my cheeks.
I hear banging against the walls of my sternum,
—and pounding within my skull.
I’ve never experienced a heart beating this ferociously.
My breath has weakened,
As if I have a punctured lung,
The urge to scream —unbearable,
I am lightheaded,
My pulse races,
The rage intensifies,
I breathe deeply.
I accept the festering anger is hurting only me.
The crimson release flows from my cheeks,
They love to see us angered,
The best revenge is not to speak.
They enjoy making you angry, don't get them the satisfaction to see.
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
I was not always this way
Broken
I was happy once
Before they stole it
I did not always assume
They fashioned me this way.

These walls I have were not always here
They were created to protect me
Protect me from the wrong people
The ones with secreted intention

My generosity was once limitless
I would love without boundaries
I could trust
I was free
Most notably I was me

I was sweet
They made me bitter
I was once warm
They made me cold
I was loving once
They made me hate
I was once open
They made me shut myself away

I was Happy
Truly happy once
It all began to fade
Attempting to shelter myself from harm
I built these walls
No love allowed
They changed me
Picking up the pieces to loves bitter tragedies
I remain
Another shattered masterpiece
Sometimes life throws you lemons. You  choose what to make of them.
820 · May 2016
I Wonder....
Poetic Artiste May 2016
I wonder if you'll ever regret how you treated me,
and the love you didn't appreciate.

I wonder if you'll reminisce
of the times I'd been in your thoughts.

I wonder if you'll ever change.

I wonder if you'll treat others better,
or if your ways will remain.

I wonder if you'll push it to the back of your mind,
so you don't have to remember.

I wonder if my heartbreak was a waste,
or if you'll learn from me and become better.
Another Fleeting Thought.
815 · Dec 2015
Broken Vase
Poetic Artiste Dec 2015
They ask too late,
how to fix me,
as if they don't know,
a broken vase,
no matter the mending,
will always remain...broken.
791 · Mar 2015
My Other Half
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
I held a key once,
It was beautifully golden,
With diamonds encased in its body,
The mere sight caused thoughts I’d stole it.

I spent an eternity searching,
For the one lock it fits,
But after countless attempts,
--I began to question it.

Will I ever find my match?
Does one truly exist?
Have I been blindly mistaken?
And my mate is opposite of what I think it is?
The one you are supposed to be with is not always the one you think.
787 · Aug 2014
What is Love?
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
Love—what does it mean?
Pleasure and sincerity?
Unbreakable bonds?
Opinions on Love? To each his own.
778 · Jan 2017
Beautiful Desires
Poetic Artiste Jan 2017
You give me goosebumps,
Before we've even touched,
I'm moist from you,
Weak and losing my breath,
Yearning for you,
Keeping you close,
The smell of you alone makes my toes curl,
And when you straddle me,
Tresses flowing over your beautiful *******,
If only you knew what you do to me,
When you lean in, delicately placing your lips on mine,
Letting our tongues find each other...
I wish this could last forever,
You're the only one I love to please and be pleased by,
& when you lay your body on me,
I can feel your diamond against mine,
The way we move in unison,
The moans,
The scratching,
The bites,
I...love...making love to you,
And when you smear your fingers in my wetness,
And dip them slowly in my clenched grip...
The whispers in my ear,
Pleading for me to always remain,
Speeding up with every sound,
Drowning in the moans,
I'm lost with you,
I'll...Always....be...yours...baby....
My Beautiful desires are fulfilled with you,
Don't take that away..
Make love to me <3
773 · Nov 2015
Wasted Years
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
I wasted so many years of my life,
waiting for someone who would treat me right,
then when I finally thought I'd found someone different,
they hurt me all the same,
I never went searching for love,
I never want to love again.
Another fleeting thought....
763 · Sep 2014
No More Us
Poetic Artiste Sep 2014
I once meant everything to you.
I was yours as much as you were mine.
No one could come between us.
No one to jeopardize what was fated to be.
—or so I thought.
It always begins perfectly.
falling in love,
Becoming captivated in embraces, voices, hugs...
Then things turn awry.
Simple issues become large.
Positivity swings to negativity,
Love turns to hate.
Love making turns to meaningless *****.
Warm embraces run cold.
Bonds dwindle into oblivion.
No more cuddling.
No more touch.
No more feelings.
No more love.
Regretfully—No more us.
740 · May 2016
Forgotten Daisies
Poetic Artiste May 2016
As the days passed,
I grew to be wise,
But the sun shine became dim,
and the rain fall --light.
I felt my petals crumble,
and my stem begin to wilt,
I let pieces of me fall,
Now I look back and wish,
That I'd never been a seed,
only to grow old and tired.
I once was a beautiful flower,
Until my petals died.
Take care of you. Don't expect anyone else to tend to your needs.
725 · Mar 2016
I'll Always Be There
Poetic Artiste Mar 2016
When you’re at your lowest lows or on your highest highs,
I’ll be there when you’re ready to give up on life,
I’ll be there to save you from the Devils chains,
I’ll be there pick you up each time you’ve fallen down,
I’ll be there when you’re not ready to talk,
I’ll be there to listen when you’re afraid.
I’ll be there to guard you from the pain,
I’ll be there through the good and the bad,
I’ll be there for the bright or stormy days,
I’ll be there when nobody else is,
I’ll be there whenever you need me,

I only ask for you to promise that you will do the same.
Promise me this.
721 · Sep 2014
The Missing Piece
Poetic Artiste Sep 2014
Unexpectedly,
You sweep me off my feet.
Like when tide meets shore—you complete me.

Without you lonesome walks spur need to reminisce.
As if the tumbling leaves bear a delectable breeze; a trace even—your incomparable scent.

Traveling miles with ease to be lost in my love for you.
No matter the roads ventured,
Promises shed to always find way back through.

Even whilst lost you are radiance—my lantern.
The end of my channel never has shown so bright.
Clearly, with you I see,
If being whole is one, you are the missing piece.
707 · Nov 2015
Sunset to Sunrise
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
You always knew how to move me,
captivated by your splendor,
I could watch a million skies set and rise,
with your natural beauty.
I feel safe with you,
lying on empty beaches,
with the sand as my pedestal,
and the ocean as my focus,
while your shadow falls over me,
your oranges and pinks touch me,
in ways I never anticipated,
you always knew how I was feeling,
you listened while I whispered my secrets to the winds,
how can I express my gratitude?
I am forever in your favor,
Sunset to sunrise,
I feel myself with you.
700 · Oct 2015
I Used to Hate it...
Poetic Artiste Oct 2015
When you would stare at me,
Eyes fixed onto mine,
When you'd gaze at my lips,
For endless amounts of time,
When you'd tell me I made you nervous,
And to stop licking my lips,
Because even that small feat,
Created urge for a kiss.

I remember them,
Passionate,
Addicting,
Enough to make me understand,
The best kisses come from,
The person you love.
Only with you, have I felt that.
I miss that.
692 · Oct 2014
Away
Poetic Artiste Oct 2014
I cared far too much,
But it was never enough...
All has gone away.
683 · Jul 2014
This "Thing" We Call Like
Poetic Artiste Jul 2014
I hate it
I hate liking people
I hate being vulnerable
I hate that I want you

I hate that you have power over me
That I don’t want you to
I hate how beautiful you are
I hate your perfect teeth and clumsiness scars
I hate your weirdness
And your awkwardness too

I hate your sarcasm
I hate your adorable laugh
I hate that your voice is cute

I hate how open I am with you
I hate that you are broken
I hate what you have been through
I hate that every piece of me wishes I could help you

I hate your accent
I hate your perfect hair
I hate your caramel skin tone
I hate your lips
I hate that I still want to kiss you

I hate that you are going to read this
Knowing I am speaking of you
No regrets for what I say
All it is is truth

Most of all,
I hate that I have to pretend
I hate that I have to conceal
I hate that I have to become nonchalant to the fact that I feel for you
So I will continue to hate all the things I like about you.
I really do hate liking people. The words are better said than unsaid.
680 · Jan 2017
What Is Love?
Poetic Artiste Jan 2017
You snatched me up like a tornado,
Spiraling out of control,
And left in shambles,
Torn,
Confused,
As you up and go,
...to destroy another.
Or is that all that love isn't..
674 · Aug 2014
Do You Remember? 5-7-5
Poetic Artiste Aug 2014
Do you remember?
You swore to me that you cared
Too soon endings near.
5-7-5 Second Attempt :)
671 · Oct 2015
Hidden Intentions
Poetic Artiste Oct 2015
I see the way you stare at him,
With fierceness in your eyes,
I see the way you blush,
With lips parting to smile,

I see the looks of guilt,
When eyes drift unto me,
I see the way you tremble,
When you know that I have seen.

I see the mannerisms,
The firm meets doused with wine,
I smell it on your breath,
I sense it within our time,

I see the way you stare at him,
With fierceness in your eyes,
I see the way you blush,
With lips parting to smile,

If only for a moment,
I’d been less naive to know,
He already has had you,
Your mind, body, your soul...

I see the way you stare at him,
With fierceness in your eyes,
The blushing never to cease...
Had you ever been mine?
651 · Mar 2016
Her Garden
Poetic Artiste Mar 2016
At times I want to pick you up,
And dive into your wilderness.
I want to rustle your flowers,
Play amongst trimmed leaves,
And even the bare dirt that stays grounded.
I just want to be in your garden.
Watching as your petals glisten for me,
I want to water you down,
My tongue, your hose.
I'll make sure you remain moist,
I aim to please,
This growing desire you need,
And if you accept my assistance,
I'll make your petals bloom.
Let me tend to your garden,
And I will forever bring pleasure,
To you.
Metaphors are a beautiful thing.
636 · May 2016
Último beso
Poetic Artiste May 2016
When your lips meet mine,
I feel my heart flutter,
and when your tongue slips inside,
it pounds like drums.

I could never get enough of your kisses.
The softness pulled me in,
passion burned inside,
One look into your eyes and I feel my body cringe.

Goosebumps rise --you stroke my skin,
My body has weakened,
You pull me closer by the waist,
Your hands caress my back,
your fingers massage my shoulders,

Teasing me until your hands grip my neck,
--I gasp for air,
your grip has eased,
and you gently cup my face,

The forehead kiss I had once missed,
is placed along my face,
I hear your voice tell of your love,
But we can't be together,
Why do I keep coming back,
When your heart belongs to another.
590 · Mar 2016
Future King
Poetic Artiste Mar 2016
He calls me his Queen,
And I have a piece of me,
Not ready for him.
588 · Jan 2017
Addicted
Poetic Artiste Jan 2017
I could look at you all day,
And never get tired...
Your face is one of the only things,
That keeps my smile alive.
586 · Mar 2016
Extinct Love
Poetic Artiste Mar 2016
I want love that lasts decades,
and happiness that never ends,
I want to forgive, give, and understand.

I want to fill voids,
and listen even though the bad,
I want to be adored,
and wanted entirely.

I want to love another,
as much as they will love me.

I want to have a family,
and give my kids everything I never received.

I want to travel the world with one,
and create new meanings of life.

I want to love someones imperfections,
their flaws and past.

I want to live with a love meant to last.
Endless love <3
583 · Jul 2014
Mouth Full of Lies
Poetic Artiste Jul 2014
The sweetest words escape a mouth full of lies
You think I am unaware
I see beyond the disguise
I know what love means
I know how love feels
I know the love we have
Just isn’t real

Stuck in the daydream
Of a hopeless romance
We started out perfectly
I thought it would last

The passion addicting
The *** –amazing
Your kisses breathtaking
But I was mistaken...
Your exterior perfection
The interior heartbreaking...

You are not who you say you are
My trust now abused
Drawing an ending sooner than we both knew

No more second
No more third
No more fourth and so on chance
My patience for you has now reached its max

I try to forgive
I try to forget
But you lie and you lie
Again and again
I believe you

The audacity you present
To look me in my eyes and say
I Love you
I Love...you
With a mouth full of lies

The facade of innocence long overdue
This deception now expected
Years you've perfected the craft
A true player’s form
Always sure to cover your tracts

But I was always two steps ahead of you
I had only turned a blind eye
Accepting less than deserved
Now I question why
I am finished now

No more second
No more third
No more fourth and so on Chance

Love does not lie
Love does not cheat
Love does not cause pain to extents I weep on my knees

But still I thought I loved you
I thought I needed you
I wanted you
But you are not the one for me
This love not pure
Tainted, young and naive

I too shall move on
I too shall love again
I too shall be happy and live with sustenance

Fall deeper in love than the earth’s core
Meet someone who digs deeply enough they find my broken soul
They will pick up the pieces to securely heal me
Then I will say honestly
To the love who is true
I Love you.
Sincerely
I. Love. You.
583 · Nov 2017
Raw
Poetic Artiste Nov 2017
Raw
Raw

My mind is the only part I have left of me....
And for that it is sacred...
My secrets are mine...
I’ve shared few with anybody...
It is more than sharing a story...
These are my deepest, darkest fears and insecurities...
The reasons that make me me...
So much I can’t tell...
So much I can’t say...
So much I refuse to admit...
I can’t risk losing myself by betrayal again.
I know in my heart that I won’t come back from it.
573 · Nov 2015
Letting Go...
Poetic Artiste Nov 2015
I had to let you go,
So that I could find myself,
It could have been a shared journey,
But you never wanted to help...
571 · Mar 2015
Unattended Wounds
Poetic Artiste Mar 2015
You told me I could pour my all out to you,
I trusted you,
Even when I saw you, yourself—are punctured.
How can I pour all my secrets into a damaged jar?
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