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Dec 2017 · 133
Second
Skyler M Dec 2017
I’m falling asleep at the wheel,
‘Cause been going through this ordeal,
As the sky above fades to something surreal,
The ticking clock will make me fall to a kneel.

Feigning purpose,
Eating at my carcass,
Tugging to the surface.

The precipice seems closer to my eyes,
Watch my convoy as it’ll capsize,
Crashing down below so I’d be eulogized,
And beginning the over synthesized minds.

Feigning purpose,
Eating at my carcass,
Tugging to the surface.

Pull away the peel,
Holding on to an arm of steel,
As it bends and breaks against our deal,
I’d have better luck grasping a pinwheel.
Dec 2017 · 395
Save
Skyler M Dec 2017
Suddenly,
In a momentary flash,
I reach for the sink as it slips away,
I'm on the floor,
Sinking into the molding tiles.

My arms become weak,
trying to hold onto the rope that loops the noose,
I curse and scream,
as my legs give away,
the failing motion of a singular boy.

Disapproving eyes that remember me from yesterday,
they like to yell and tell how useless I am,
how selfish I am,
spinning into nothingness,
A knife in hand.

I hate me, myself, and I,
It's enough to reopen the scars that remain on top of my arm,
they sting but I know I deserve it,
common sense fades away,
I'm left with my pillar of suicidal thoughts.

In front of their door,
they turn their back,
I'm on my own,
Once again.

Maybe,
I'm just meant to be,
killed off and torn away from paradise,
wash me,
drown me,
maybe I'll be saved tonight,
my hands in control of my mind,
new blood without a tear shed from my thoughts.

Who I am,
Is who I never want to be,
and what I want to be,
will be a mask,
a disguise for tough days,
with no God,
I'm alone.
Dec 2017 · 142
Detestation
Skyler M Dec 2017
And I'll await your place,
Among the stars above,
It's just who you are,
But then you seem so far.

You try to rough me up,
Make me plead,
Then maybe I'd say goodnight,
So you can say goodbye.

You are everything,
That I am worth,
And you can't see,
Help me please.

You try to rough me up,
Make me plead,
Then maybe I'd say goodnight,
So you can say goodbye.

Scream at me,
Tear at my heart,
So then you'd ask,
Could you help me please?

You try to rough me up,
Make me plead,
Then maybe I'd say goodnight,
So you can say goodbye.

Scalding water,
Inside the palm of your hand,
And I'll take all that to pour down my throat,
So you will not let go.
Dec 2017 · 90
Lost
Skyler M Dec 2017
You know you've lost yourself,
When the darkness from last night,
Seeps into the morning,
Filtering into your brain.

Watch yourself,
Take it easy,
Keep it slow.

You know you've lost your sight,
When the darkness from last night,
Seeps into the morning,
Behind both of your eyelids.

Watch yourself,
Take it easy,
Keep it slow.
Dec 2017 · 67
Mary Jane
Skyler M Dec 2017
This isn't what you think is true,
This isn't what you believe is right,
This isn't what you see to be light,
This isn't what you seek for forgiveness.

What you think you know,
Becomes what you'll never know,
So won't you find another way?

This isn't what you foresee,
This isn't what you can be,
This isn't what you wanted to happen,
This isn't what you seek under lighthouses of fog.

Burning down the house,
So you can say goodbye,
Cause you're so terrified.

This isn't where you sleep,
This isn't where you abandon your grief,
This isn't where you carry my burden for me,
This isn't where you keep your demons.

Mary Jane, dear,
I'm losing your mind,
On the international highway,
Is this what I think is right?
Nov 2017 · 83
The Role
Skyler M Nov 2017
Is there anything more terrifying,
Than watching someone die,
While they are awake for it all,
They assume the role of a ghost.

Trapped in time,
Vanishing into the covers,
Into hills of ash,
That their mind hides inside.

I want to hold them,
Tonight is dangerous as it is,
They should know that the light will shine one day,
And assume the role of a ghost.

Virus spreads inside their skin,
Reminding them that the life they live is gone,
There's no going back to what you had,
So hold onto me tightly and I'll keep you here.

Trapped in time,
Vanishing into the holes,
Into hills of fire,
That their mind hides from.
Nov 2017 · 86
Holiday of Green
Skyler M Nov 2017
I heard that boy die last night,
Drowned in his own wounds,
This day will be dedicated,
A holiday to his favorite color,
Green.

Not the smile on his face,
Not the hope he gave,
Not the happiness he spread,
To his favorite color,
Green.

The day'll fold over,
They'll cry a river till the clock strikes midnight,
The screen shows the pity and attention,
How much they love his tragedy,
And his favorite color,
Green.
Nov 2017 · 94
Poison
Skyler M Nov 2017
Fingers curled in that,
Poison laced,
Golden hair.

You're keeping back,
All of the lies,
That she holds inside.

She's breaking you apart,
Killing you from the inside,
Poisoning your bones.

Messaged me up at three am,
Told me you'd be leaving her,
The next morning she's pulled you back.

I'm watching all of this go down,
Hating every moment,
Toxin drips down your spine.

You puked out everything you ever had,
To keep holding onto her black hand,
Your eyes are distant now.

Your beat tells you,
You can't deny,
The love you hold onto.

Your nerves tell you,
Maybe you're just trying to hide,
From her back-stabbing plan.
Nov 2017 · 84
Eyes of Gas
Skyler M Nov 2017
With eyes of gasoline,
so close to burning up,
you could ignite the last of us.

For real, let's take a minute,
Why don't we watch from the very beginning,
The moment you found a way to clear your head.

You pretend you're so cold,
And I'm not even trying to hide,
Holding on to no man,
But an evil like yourself.

For real, let's take a minute,
Why don't we watch from the very beginning,
The moment you found a way to clear your head.

All the chaos keeping your hold,
Breathing in all the second hand smoke,
The alarm goes off inside your head,
Remembering something more than me.

With eyes of gasoline,
so close to burning up,
you could ignite the last of us.
Nov 2017 · 80
Drama Queen
Skyler M Nov 2017
If you know what I was facing,
Would you be so kind and leave me alone?
You're a **** talking drama queen,
And I want nothing to do with you.

You told lies about the morning sun,
How it starts a new day,
But you killed your heart every time you opened up the front door.

You make believe that the world is revolving around you,
The crows pick out the last of your mind,
Do not expect me to cry you a river,
When your golden plane comes crashing down.

You told lies about the morning sun,
How it starts a new day,
But you killed your heart every time you opened up the front door.
Nov 2017 · 406
Devotee
Skyler M Nov 2017
Running ******* the boulevard,
Drinking hits that aren't so fun,
Feeling sick in a ditch,
I'm just another criminal devotee.

Stealing chips from the corner store,
Adrenaline with no drugs,
Eating life by the *** to see what's fun,
I'm just another fake devotee.

Setting out for the sunrise,
Kicking rock to pass the time,
Throwing up to feel an emotion,
I'm just another escape devotee.

Taking off from the sound,
Of screaming voices,
I've been bad and you know it,
Just another criminal devotee,
Just another fake devotee,
Just another escape devote.
Nov 2017 · 93
Fame
Skyler M Nov 2017
It's a riddle you're trying to hide,
A name that holds back,
All the secrets that foretell,
My everlasting paranoia.

You sold all your clothes,
Just to get some old beggars dime,
Could you just wait back,
Where I told you not to cry.

It's like you are trying to hide,
Something bigger inside,
The universes wretched binds,
Your pouring burns my sickened neck.

You sold all your clothes,
Just to get some beggars dime,
Could you just wait back,
Where I told you not to cry.
Nov 2017 · 85
Stuck With Myself
Skyler M Nov 2017
My hands are so cold,
Cause they're feeling so opposed,
My fingers wanna fly,
But my palms are sweating out.

I'm stuck to the wall,
Don't mind,
All the guts that are on the ice,
It holds me back from trying hard.

I don't even wanna try,
You're getting too close,
It's wreaking up this morose name,
You cannot service my young mind.

I'm stuck to the wall,
Don't mind,
All the guts that are on the ice,
It holds me back from trying hard.

Make it what you wish,
My eyes have turned to stone,
Alike all those dangerous times,
Meeting nothing in your way.
The feeling of wanting to do something big...but never doing anything at all.
Nov 2017 · 80
Hiding In the Trees
Skyler M Nov 2017
These trees surround me,
I'm looking for an answer,
From the sky,
Though I don't believe,
I do feel relieved to know that when I go I'll be at peace.

I'm cowardly, hiding in the trees,
Where I call home.

I asked the log, "what is hell?"
He responded with a scoff, "The eternal burning of one's flesh."
I asked the rabbit. "what is hell?"
She responded with a thump, "A fox that's eaten me whole."

I'm cowardly, hiding in the trees,
I can see you but you can't see me.
Nov 2017 · 87
Make It Good
Skyler M Nov 2017
This pen is my weapon,
The words I use to tear away from abuse,
With every night that passes,
I'm left more soulless than before.

There's no escaping,
I might as well make it good,
While I can.

I can't write a word without telling myself,
"Where will the time go?" I say,
"When you're wasting your words on ten sheets of paper." I cry,
Time doesn't matter to me when my heart is free.

There's no escaping,
I might as well make it good,
While I can.
Nov 2017 · 86
Lost
Skyler M Nov 2017
Please, don't forget about me,
Cause If I forget about myself,
Someone's bound to as well,
Though I can't say that for the rest of my life.

I know that I am lost,
but I know that you are lost as well,
Maybe we can guide each other to light?

Shadows are chasing me,
Through more empty stairwells,
As the memories are displayed,
Broken and untouched on the walls.

I know that I am lost,
but I know that you are lost as well,
Maybe we can be light for each others eyes?
Nov 2017 · 83
If I Could Please?
Skyler M Nov 2017
If I could please,
Concern myself with you,
Cause today you're not looking all too well,
And though that only may be me.

I can,
See it in your eyes,
That flash of a singular dying fire,
Struggling to stay aloft in this much to maze-like house.

If you could please,
Let me, wrap my arms around you,
Cause I'll protect you from all those demons,
And though that may only be me that sees.

You are dying...
Nov 2017 · 98
Prey
Skyler M Nov 2017
I found myself on the edge of your vision,
I've fallen into something much bigger than myself,
Taken a bite onto something that I can't control,
It's my love for you and I'm ripping the flesh off of my body.

Realizing I've lost my heart,
I should've kept my distance,
You're an animal and I'm the prey,
Common sense don't mean much when you're around.

You're the one I need now,
In the eternity of night,
If I leave with no warning,
Just know that I'll be back.

Realizing I've lost my eyes,
I've tried to keep my distance,
You're the animal and I'm the prey,
Common sense comes crashing down when you're around.
Nov 2017 · 167
Galaxy Vision
Skyler M Nov 2017
I don't believe I'll be making it far,
And my feet they will step in all of the tar,
That litters the unholy ground below,
I do believe that my body has been found,
Under the middle midnight stairs,
I am a suicidal case.

Don't you forget me,
Don't you leave me be,
Don't you let go of me,
Cause I have Galaxy Vision.

The sun won't rise in the deepness of my eyes,
So the galaxy replaces your silhouette,
Then I can remember that you were here,
To grab the harpoon and write your name,
And to forge a note of confession just for you.

Don't you forget me,
Don't you leave me be,
Don't you let go of me,
Cause I have Galaxy Vision.

Oh, the shadows, they scream,
Repeating little simple lines every night,
Of how they can foretell,
That you will never care,
I am only a burden that rests upon your shoulder.

Don't you forget that I am here,
Don't you leave me alone,
Don't let go of my hands,
Cause I have the stars aligned for tonight.
Nov 2017 · 70
Three Eyes, Three Guns
Skyler M Nov 2017
Is the devil crawling from hell?
Reaching out to take you down?
I'm the demon that you feared,
The one that'll make you drown.

I've got three eyes, one to see you fail,
One to shoot you down, and the last to **** your mind.

Can't you see me crawling from hell?
Reaching out to take you down?
I'm the devil that you feared,
The one that'll drown you in self-doubt.

I've got three eyes, one to see you fail,
One to shoot you down, and the last to **** your mind.

I can see in your eyes,
I'm killing you faster by the day,
Oh, it makes me smile.
Trust me.

I've got three guns, one for the pen,
One for the letters, and the last to **** your mind.
Nov 2017 · 98
Unafraid
Skyler M Nov 2017
Rocking away the foes,
From my fingers to the toes,
And breathing in all the smoke,
Hoping I will never choke.

I'm a bottle of poison,
All my body parts boiling,
Into the viper's tongue,
Hoping I could stay forever young.

Beating all my enemies is fun and games,
Until she exclaims,
Pointing out all my damage,
That I had ravaged.

I'm a bottle of whiskey,
Helping you forget about miss christy,
Into another sin,
Hoping I could stay within.
Nov 2017 · 368
Lovely
Skyler M Nov 2017
Can't you see,
You are lovely,
Lighting up my day,
No matter what you say.

A heart of gold,
That cannot be sold,
Take my hand and more,
We will be able to soar.

Can't you see,
You are lovely,
Your hands are wrapped in roses,
Warming up the coldest of noses.

You won't forgive yourself,
Leaving all your hate on the bookshelf,
Why won't you believe me?

Can't you see,
You are lovely,
The clouds are a shade of pink,
But still you rethink.
For my best friend who doesn't believe she is worthy.
Oct 2017 · 266
Captured Me.
Skyler M Oct 2017
When I see you turn your head,
I remember the dread,
That ripped through my bed,
Now it's sitting in the shed.
Your eyes had captured me.

As the crow leaves home,
With nowhere to roam,
Better watch my tone,
He's scared of the phone.
Your hands had captured me.

When the sea rises,
Listing all the demises,
Handing in the crisis,
Fighting for no causes.
Your soul had captured me.

Don't let me be.
Gone.
Oct 2017 · 158
Away
Skyler M Oct 2017
The kitchen sink calls away
Can you understand?
The curtains have gone gray
Can you understand?
Furniture ebbing into the stray
Can you understand?
A tipped over ashtray
Can you hear me?
Leading the dog astray
Can you hear the sirens?
The radio is gone, don't betray
Can you hear the reaper
knocking on my door?
Oct 2017 · 129
I'm Standing
Skyler M Oct 2017
There's always a song on my mind
One that I like to call, my suicidal thinking
It's the daily grind
It's the song that reminds that i'm still blinking

You'll tell me, "oh, you poor child"
I'm teetertottering on this bridge
Now I've finally reconciled
You won't find me, standing on the ridge

A rift in my time
they're inside my house
Don't you hear the chimes?
Guess I've entered the madhouse

I'm remembering those times when I said goodnight and fell asleep
Now I'm having to wake every hour
Something else will creep
The air that I taste is sour.

I'm standing without purpouse
I'm standing without meaning
I'm standing and wishing
I'm standing and crying
I'm standing and breaking down
Oct 2017 · 116
Slowmo
Skyler M Oct 2017
Everything spins so fast these days,
Swirling into a sink hole, okay.
Guess I'm alright,
But, you don't don't really know my mind, right?
I'm seeing everything in slowmo,
Working my way through the trough.
Seeing how every bodies, just.
Writing for nothing but the show.

Even though I could end my pitiful life here,
I decide to stay in this loco motivated town stead,
Hounds instead, motivate me to move towards,
Everything the light won't touch.
I'm seeing everything in slowmo,
Bounds let, through snow and such.
Nothing could ever live up to something like the crutch.
Oct 2017 · 67
Home-bound
Skyler M Oct 2017
Everything's spinning so outta control
Leaving bottles of liquor on the floor,
Nightmares are my support beams,
As I'm walking to the guillotine.

I never saw you for what you were,
Only for what you gave,
Then you crushed me into the ground,
So I'd fine myself home-bound.

Everlasting glowing eyes,
Holding onto me and my fortune,
Giving up every other right to mine,
Maybe you can be good.

I never saw you for what you were,
Only for what you gave,
Then you crushed me into the ground,
So I'd find myself home-bound
Oct 2017 · 222
Be Concerned
Skyler M Oct 2017
The woods just keep getting darker,
As I am ever so starker than the invincible Mr. Lake,
And I'll the climb to the top of the branches,
So the moon can shine a little light,
On what is left of my life.

Be concerned,
I might have crossed the line,
I will be disappointing to you.

Get myself together,
Twist the vines as I make my way down,
Back to the wood's underbrush,
And the demons make the ground rumble.

Be concerned,
They will be here for me,
My soul will be theirs.
Oct 2017 · 222
Can't You See?
Skyler M Oct 2017
Her eyes are a dying fire,
Losing wars and hunting shores,
I can visualize her breath on the stained glass,
Then I hear the voice inside her head,
Harshly whispering how she's better off dead.

Crumbling into the bed of roses at her feet,
Falling into the emotions and broken bones,
Shouting out from somewhere below,
The crows have her arms now,
They're moving on to her feet.

Where did the time go when you were young?
The viper suddenly struck you down,
Under the stars above.
The midnight dove.
Oct 2017 · 81
The Night Before
Skyler M Oct 2017
Time makes it's way out the door,
Hovering over her face,
I can see twilight pulsing inside her eyes,
An ebony night that scares me but pulls me into your heart.

The gears crank and grind,
Sounding out so desperately,
Shouting to become heard,
So I grasp her hand.

Fighting with gravity to not just hold her tight,
I couldn't face letting her leave my embrace,
She, of course, has revived my heart.

The gears crank and grind,
Sounding out so desperately,
Shouting to become heard,
So I grasp her hand.
Oct 2017 · 193
The Pleading Soldier
Skyler M Oct 2017
Can you believe in the sea,
As it crashes up against the pleading soldier,
The tender mind can't take it no more,
As the sun comes down,
The beast come out.

The pleading soldier,
Locks away his treasures,
And bury's his own doubt,
Killing his morality.

With guns lighting up the stale air,
The pleading soldier makes his way,
Through enemy lines,
He can't get a shot on the general.

Bombs blow him away,
As the nights becomes the morning,
The fighting finally secedes,
Into the pleading soldier's mind.
Oct 2017 · 233
Fun With Rhymes(rap)
Skyler M Oct 2017
I'm bound by the sound
Of my own beating heart, let's start.
Not a battle, but a way to drop and rattle.
It's taking me back up to the top, now, explain everything from the beginning, stop.
Dropped all the pieces in this room, a makeshift tomb.
Twisting names and games.
Through no shame, you gain.
The inevitable urges to tip yourself over all of your verges.
Naming rhymes and taking the climb.
To the undifferentiated child, we can go wild.
Oct 2017 · 124
He's Thinking
Skyler M Oct 2017
Is that what you think of me?
The way you grab my hand?
Are you giving me a place to go?
Like maybe your pocketed heart?

Yet in that very moment,
The kaleidoscope begins it's turn,
As the walls turn to stone,
so I'm left all alone.

You hold his hand and breath his ash,
But he's not looking into your eyes,
He's not giving you his heart but docking it away,
Why can't you see?
There's lack of love and a spoonful of lust.

I won't get in between this love-hate war,
You killed yourself to wear the skin,
And underneath all the grime and tides,
I think you are lovely,
He thinks you've got a good body.

I think you are gorgeous,
He thinks you are dangerous.

I think you are lovely,
He's thinking, "Hope we do this roughly."

Is that what you think of me?
The way you grab my hand?
Are you giving me a place to go?
Like maybe your pocketed heart?
Oct 2017 · 75
Right Brain
Skyler M Oct 2017
I am made up of my right brain,
The creativity won't stop pouring out,
And it keeps me up at night.

Cause I don't have the skill,
To pull off all the antics,
That I dream to be.

So I keep myself under control,
I don't think about anything but the voices in my head,
Never acknowledge that they might be right,
Cause it just might get me killed.
Oct 2017 · 75
Kill Your Mind
Skyler M Oct 2017
It's dream day!
A Sunday before the **** your mind holiday,
A time when the sun doesn't shine no rays,
Faith is a march for worry and pain,
It's the smallest grain,
In all the grains of sand.

When the lights flashed red,
I was stuck inside my bed,
The sheets were turning black and blue,
Guessing I can't do Jack-squat.

If you understand what I'm going though,
Raise your arms and hail Mary,
I pray to nothing above,
I still pray that I'll be saved.

Although I cannot believe,
I really want it to be true,
That I can repent for all the sins,
And pray to God,
Come save my soul.

Maybe, I'd be a better person,
Or just so maybe I'd be losing my mind.
Oct 2017 · 93
Let me In
Skyler M Oct 2017
I'm sitting on the floor,
As the room closes in before me,
Staring blankly at the pale paint,
It nears my tear-stained face,
A note slips under the door.

He says, let me in, let me in,
I'll open the door with nothing left to hide.

He's got his hand in mine,
We are both just as broken,
Our problems won't dissolve,
So we play with the devil.

He says, Let me in, Let me in,
I'll open the door with nothing left to hide.
Oct 2017 · 203
A
Skyler M Oct 2017
***
A folder for all my thoughts,
A cabinet for all my characters,
A desk for all the lies,
A room for all my antics,
And another for my demons.

A back up against the wall,
A foot kicking through the door,
A hand reaching through your chest,
A face layering yours.

A death with every right to be alive,
A life with every right to be dead,
A animal with hands of hooves and hooves of hands,
A spider with gloves spun of gold.
Oct 2017 · 451
Fell For You
Skyler M Oct 2017
I can't stop thinking about that dream,
I know instantly what it means,
You in my arms in paradise,
But do I act upon it?

Or should I let you be the one that got away?
Should I let you play with that boy?
It really hurts my heart to know that I am scared,
of saying the words to you.

I don't have the courage to walk up to you,
Tell me otherwise what I should do,
Should I have another dream to fulfill my means?

I fell for you way long ago but I never told you,
Cause I know the answer above all else,
Maybe you'll see this poem,
And regret talking to me.

I don't have the courage to walk up to you,
Tell me otherwise what I should do,
Should I have another dream to fulfill my means?

I know I lied to you,
about everything feeling that I have,
I just didn't want to lose you,
You're the only one that I got.

I don't have the courage to walk up to you,
Tell me otherwise what I should do,
Should I have another dream to fulfill my means?

I've walked myself into a hole,
Your love has lost himself,
Can't stop talking about the other girl,
That he separated from.

I don't have the courage to walk up to you,
Tell me otherwise what I should do,
Should I have another dream to fulfill my means?

Now I want to fulfill you,
Make you happy again,
Give you something that you deserve,
Even if I can't be with you.
Even if I can't be with you.
Oct 2017 · 114
Tonight's the Night
Skyler M Oct 2017
Best you leave your brain at the door,
Cause we're gonna go crazy,
Tonight's the night we break our bones,

Tonight's the night we twist up the rules,

Tonight's the night we fall down dead,

Then grab your guns and ammunition,
Shoot whatever moves in your blind spots,
Make a deal with the second-hand smoke.

Tonight's the night the ocean dries up,

Tonight's the night the drugs go boom,

Tonight's the night the enemy comes to life.

Best you leave your heart at the door,
Cause we're gonna go crazy,
Tonight's the night we repair our bones,

Tonight's the night we assemble an army,

Tonight's the night we build our plight.
Oct 2017 · 172
Girl
Skyler M Oct 2017
Tell me what's on your mind,
I know you're quaking in your boots,
You wanna leave but I have a hold of your hand.

The sudden urge to hold you tight,
So sorry if I accidentally break your bones,
And if your moon turns to ash,
I'll be the one with the white torch.

We'll be okay,
Cause I have you and you have me,
We can be happy,
We can pretend everything is okay,
Nobody's talking crap,
Nobody's pushing us around.
Oct 2017 · 72
My Only God.
Skyler M Oct 2017
It was hard to say anything today,
cause I was pondering about you last night,
A girl that overwhelms me in the best of ways,

Your eyes are my only god.

I wanna hold you till I break my arms,
I gotta find out,
If what I'm feeling isn't fantasy,
Or my mind trying to cope with breaking off the poison.

Your eyes are my only god.

The idea of having you by my side,
Is nothing but a dream,
I'd wade through black mud water,
Just to get to you.

Your eyes are my only god.
Oct 2017 · 99
Fell
Skyler M Oct 2017
Everyone around us,
slowly dying.
If you think about it,
It doesn't matter how hard we try,
We'll always be forgotten.

Well I fell apart right on the starting line,
They jeered and cheered,
As I weeped.
Oct 2017 · 71
Together
Skyler M Oct 2017
We're shaking together,
Breaking down together,
We've got problems together,
We will go through this togther.

You got my back and I've got yours,
In the latest of nights,
I'll be the one by your side,
Reaching for your hand.

The one you love doesn't understand,
So I'm the one you fall back on.
Oct 2017 · 98
I Stopped
Skyler M Oct 2017
I stopped swallowing a long time ago,
I stopped breathing for you a long time ago,
I couldn't care less if you fell,
Cause I have my own problems too,
You scrapped your knee and I lost my heart.
Oct 2017 · 210
Mr. Lake's Wooden Box
Skyler M Oct 2017
He's been haunting me since dusk,
Never left my window still,
I can see his shadow out of the corner of my eyes,
And I will try with all my might to push him off.

"Mr. Lake, will you please?" I ask with eyes full of sorrow
"Boy, you gotta try a little harder than that, cause I got tricks up my sleeve and they will break you down into pieces tonight."
Such a cruel grin he sports.

The night turns it's back on me,
He comes clambering through,
In his hand a box of hands with guns,
"Pick one."

I stare longingly into the guns,
Tempting, it is, but I got my path ***** on straight.
So I won't throw it away.

The night releases it's grip, patting me on the back.
I'm still wide awake,
Mr. Lake is asleep in the chair across from my bed.
Another night down and a million more to go.
Oct 2017 · 124
Nowhere but hometown
Skyler M Oct 2017
Walking on the pavement that wishes me goodbye,
Tripping up on my own self-doubts,
The cracks were never there until I blamed,
The cinder king.

The buildings are cracking,
The secrets slipping through,
I was never ill but still I was sent to the pharmacy,
Farming the children who broke the line and wanted to get away.

It has bothered me for way to long,
I have got to go and make a new road,
Cause the one I've been trekking is pooling with blood.

Trading with a demon for some new meaning,
I know you want more but you just will not leave,
This concrete oasis at the edge of the forest.
Hometown is home when you have nowhere else to go.
Oct 2017 · 175
Can I Breath?
Skyler M Oct 2017
The pressure on my chest,
Before I took the bow,
The final word conspires
Against a holy fire.

Can I breath again?
My lungs fill with fire,
This time is ever so dire.
Can I breath again?

Bodies piled in the corner of my closet,
Masks hang the row above my bed,
A faucet that always leaks, hanging out of my eye.

Can I breath again?
My legs are crumbling under,
Cause I'm such a downer.
Can I breath again?
Oct 2017 · 116
Knocked
Skyler M Oct 2017
I knocked on Death's door asking if I could come in,
He told me, "Kid, you got all the things to live for."
Then slammed the door.

I knocked on Life's door asking for a drink,
She told me, "Kid, get your own drink, you've got your own hands."
Then slammed the door.

I knocked on God's door looking for a savior,
Nobody answered.
So I slammed the door
Oct 2017 · 381
Blame Me
Skyler M Oct 2017
Blame me,
For the knife stuck in your throat.

Blame me,
For the moths blocking the light.

Blame me ,
For the drugs in your system.

Blame me,
For the grave you dug.
Oct 2017 · 379
One. Two.
Skyler M Oct 2017
Taken two steps,

One.

Two.

Carved two blades,

One.

Two.

Killed two men,

One.

And two.

Two drops o' blood,

One.

Two.

Two eyes pop onto the wood,

One.

Two.

Two screams, too many.

One.

Two.

My vision is blue and red.
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