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Under the vaulted sky
The grass below, my soul, and I
For no one knows the inner workings there
My heart exposed, laid bare
How oft they mock and stare
Yet know not what they see
For only I truly understand what is me
And the painted vail beyond my gaze
The sun set high in morning blaze
Soak my soul with warming rays
Humbled now and always
Shall I paint you a picture through words
Your heart the canvas, my pen the brush
Can you see the Buffalo herds
The wide fields and foliage lush

Trees full of scarlet ibis birds
Mangrove roots drinking water
A portrait made from so few words
Poetry my true alma mater

Watercolor verse stain the page
As landscapes take shape and form
This style of art all the rage
Where wanderlust is born
I can write yet I can't speak
I am strong yet I'm weak
I can express my thoughts on this page
Yet I am truly hesitant of the stage

My thoughts abound
Yet my voice finds no sound
I am quiet within the roars of crowds
Yet my mind soars above clouds

Though at times I wish to change
And my silent voice rearrange
I'm more creative due to compliance
I hear more due to silence

I remain humble behind the scenes
Trapped in the confines of my dreams
Whether by fear or by choice
I possess a silent voice
Brightest beauty glistening on the wave
In that moment perfection crave
That picturesque scene forever save
Remembered now until distant grave
Calm, gentle, floating on the wave
For some it really seems so brave
To let go, be free of thoughts that pave
A path so dark you wish to stave
Sky's reflection gleaming on the wave
Bright, blue, clear, such hope it gave
And worried thoughts start to behave
Eyes free, no more accustomed to a cave
Peace, tranquility, dancing on the wave
And Oh how sweet the heart can rave
Once freed from shackles that enslave
Picked last to join teams
No athletics in my genes
I exercise a different muscle
Words my ever present hustle
Even if I don't make nada
And I can't afford no Prada
I'll be rich in other ways
Stay lifted while I blaze
A trail only few can follow
Better catch me on the morrow
Cuz today's already past
And the future comes up fast
Wide awake to take the chance
Opportunity a dance
Stay nimble on my feet
Keep it moving to the beat
Locks swaying as I go
Cuz I gotta keep the flow
No time to take a break
In the rear view all the fake
People trying to take me down
Just wanna watch me drown
But I got a mean back stroke
I'm no longer gonna choke
 May 2017 Zoe Byrd
Lucas Kyle
Take my hand
Feel the warmth flow through you
As my life fades away
Keeping you warm
Through the silent winter

There are no words
There is no sound
Only the whisper of my heart
Growing quiet
Growing cold
As the beating of your heart sounds like a trumpet
Glowing as bright as the moon
Although each day it grows more dim
My sun lights your way
Through the dark winter

Sit with me
Absorb this pleasant silence
Feel the vibrance of my love
Filling your empty soul
Leaving a shell in my heart
So that you may love again
And find another who will guide you
Through the lonely winter

Look into my eyes
They have become heavy
Grey from the cold
As yours shine with vibrance
Your night sky fills with light
As my stars fall to the Earth.

Although we are consumed by silence
Our souls speak
In words only we can understand
Although I grow weak
Take my soul
So that it may keep you company
Through the silent winter of our hearts.
 May 2017 Zoe Byrd
Shanath
I haven't slept for nights,
Waking up in my trials
Mistaking midnights for mornings,
Tired by the lack of dreams
And a need to see the ones I think come true.

I work like a clock now
Going round and round
Rising up only to fall,
Its all a routine,
The ticks follow some more lost ticks.

And I walk through rooms across rooms
Not noticing the doors,
And I end up in places I should have known
But I still don't,
I'm lost in a city I grew up in.

I listen to people as to how they failed
And I convince myself to follow them,
Though I know my ways but I abandon them
Due to my lack of trust in self and I complain of others
Never trusting me.

I sort through the truths
Discarding the unacceptable,
Constructing a few new
And feed them to the ones I meet
Watching myself crave for a confession and becoming a lie.

I ask others of their well being
Making through their masks,
And then they ask in return
I can't trust the words I reply
But they do.

I go out hating my home
And out in the world I see the filth
So I return alone.
The things I could do to better
Instead out there I become one with the guilt.

And I fall in love
And pray to fall out the next second,
I look at us and see how he is better
And then I look at the lovers
And pray that we never become them.

And I fail, I fall
As I stand steady
Grabbing at air for balance,
And I look around for stability
But instead I self destruct!
 May 2017 Zoe Byrd
Aurelia
When I'm gone just hold on
Because time will pass and I will be back
A ***** it will be , be bold now
Let not the tears be sign of lack
You have much more my precious swan
Be kind and courageous , not a sulking sack

When I'm gone just hold on
Because time will pass and I will be back
I want you to remember the rhymes and my song  
Sing them and be calm in the dark

Because  it will fade by the cold dawn
As my love for you is more than all that stack
When I'm gone just hold on
Because time will pass and I will be back
I can't see my mom go
so I read this to myself
 May 2017 Zoe Byrd
Aurelia
I am here in my seat
Thinking about how time flees
Thank u god for this dream
In which there is only happy breeze
Let this time pass
Let it pass with ease
You have given me strength
And you have given me weakness
But for both are my coolness
keep them in my eyes so
I can see them and see them for me
Let this light stay
Let this smile stay
Stay with me , Sway with me
With me , My family , My only
I hope sometimes if a moment could never end
 May 2017 Zoe Byrd
Rosaline
I want to reach out
I want to help myself
But there is so much
That I feel helpless
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