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142 · Mar 2020
Tattoo
Robert D Mar 2020
Tattoo

The skin on my body a canvas
An artform with needles and ink
It was my choice and my decision
I don't care what others think

The images express who I am
It represents moments in my life
A koi, a dragon, a geisha
The names of my children and my wife

It's an ongoing project
So many hours on the artist's chair
Yes of course it did hurt
And no I don't mind if people stare

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
And beauty is what I see
If you don't like it keep it to yourself
I didn't do it for you, I did it for me
130 · Nov 2019
Words
Robert D Nov 2019
Letters become words
Words become a line
Certain words put together
Can cause pain for a long time
128 · Jun 2023
Meant to be
Robert D Jun 2023
I'm jealous of the sun
How softly it caresses your skin
Your loving touch
Clears my conscious of its sin
I'm jealous of the moon
How your eyes look deeply into its light
Your laughter a soft breeze
On a warm summers night

I'm jealous of your words
Intimately falling from your lips
The definition of passion
The passion from our first kiss
I'm jealous of life
I can only live but one
It's a gamble you take
And yet some how I've still won


So many times I've asked
Why did you picked me?
You answer always the same
You and I were meant to be
127 · Nov 2019
The End
Robert D Nov 2019
Unable to control my feelings
I struggle to every day
They ask me how I'm doing
I smile and look away

How can I answer honestly
If I don't know the answer myself
I'd like to say that I'm fine
But even I question my own mental health

It affects every corner of my life
My work, my family and my friends
The depression has taken over
It will be with me until the end
123 · Nov 2019
Judged
Robert D Nov 2019
You're past and present
Are how you're judged
Your future yet to be seen
It's not too late
To change your path
To a journey so serene
114 · Nov 2019
Parents Eyes
Robert D Nov 2019
I'm not as young as I used to be
But not old enough to be mature
I do realize now my mistakes
Hurting my parents, many times I'm sure

So many emotions growing up
Love, happiness, sorrow and pride
I thought I knew everything about life
Not realizing how long it's ride

The more I grow older
The less I know
Life and it's lessons
My parents tried to show

Stubborn and bitter
The feeling of resent
Now that I have children
I know what my parents meant

Unconditional love
Looking what was best for me
When I look at my children
With my parents eyes I now see

To my parents I'm sorry
For all the pain that I caused
If I become half the parent you were
My life I would applaud
#family #parents #reflecting #kids #growingup #life #love#unconditional #emotions
65 · May 2024
Gone
Robert D May 2024
What you get, isn't always what you see.
I've worn many masks, to hide the real me.

Too scared to show, who I really am
A fragile child in the body of a man.

My day full of pain, my thoughts all wasted
Bitter and sour, life's fruit I've tasted

But for you, just know, I tried to stay strong
Please remember our love, even after I'm gone
65 · May 2024
Today
Robert D May 2024
On the floor
An empty bottle next to me.
A hand full of pills
that will finally set me free.

A fake smile and laugh,
to cover all the lies.
I wipe away my tears.
No! I won't cry.

Waiting for an answer.  
To the question that I fear
My thoughts asking to be heard,  
but no one around to hear

I'm tired, in pain, I've given up.
Will this decision set me free?
Or will my soul be lost,  
Forever in purgatory

The pills still await
for the choice that I'll decide
It is my choice,
its simple live or die

My selfishness and pity
Causing my heart to go blind
Sweet memories of my life and those I love.
Coming back strongly to my mind

Those few that I love
and the fewer that love me
I will not cause them this pain
or this to be their last memory of me

The pills tossed away,
Along with the darkness that's inside.
I will remember today,
As the day, I chose not to die.

— The End —