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I cast my cares away
Like stones skidding
Upon the surface
Of a limitless river
From babe's first cry
To happy hour
From beauty of life
Turning sour

Educate
Reciprocate
*******
Reiterate

There must be more
Hidden away
Searching for something
Starting to stray

Anticipation of a first kiss
Expectations of the welcomed bliss

Completion

Entering the work force

Bells tolling
Announcing a union between lovers

Creating a new being
Out of thin air
Only to bring them
Into a world of despair

Growing old and gray
Watching children stray

Seeing them struggle
And internally scream
Powerless to help
Nightmares from a dream

Is this all there is
There has to be more
My life has to mean something

Waves crash to the shore
Stranded out at sea
I look around and find
There is no solace for
What's left of my mind

Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
I fade to nothing
As iron turns to rust

Filled picnic basket
Deep sunken casket


But what I want to know is this
*When does the line
Between life
And between death
Become more than fine
  Jan 2015 Silent Deprecation
Ceridwen
Each night I ponder
on moonlit beams holding my hand
Each night I wonder
on sun rays dancing on dusty beams
And when
the wind shatters my porcelain lips, or
the stones callous my deviate feet
I feel comfort
I feel peace
*******
I wonder what you taste like
I want your nails to caress me
And your arms to surround me
I want to pull you close
And show you every ***** thought
I want to make your fantasies reality
I want you to want me
I need you to want me
The past has a special way of holding on to you, even when you try to let it fade. It's like a leech ******* happiness away. You're doing well and then, one day, you remember what you used to be like. Or you remember people that you used to know. And then, you realize you know nothing about them. They could be dead. And then you start to question whether you care if they're dead or not. Then, you think of graphic ways they could die. Now comes the worst part. The self-hatred for letting your mind go there. You loathe yourself entirely for being that disgusting. You don't even know why you feel that way. But, suddenly, you remember what they did to make you feel that way. All at once, the feelings of hate, confusion, and anger come at you in a torrent of fury. You then forget how to feel anything but those emotions. The past still has you.
I wonder as I wander
I dream as I ponder
What the world would be
Without you or me
If you were not here
I'd likely disappear
Because without you
Just what would I do
Me, however
If my life were severed
It would bare no consequence
For I have no sustenance
I'm no special man
In this barren land
I'm hollow through and through
No, I'm nothing like you
I'm battered and scarred
My life's been quite hard
You're the only reason I'm still here
So don't leave me alone with my fear
Stay with me overnight
Hold me ever so tight
And anytime you want to go
There's one thing you should know
I really and truly do need you
  Sep 2014 Silent Deprecation
bones
The night
the moon started
to drip
a silver drop
fell from
it's tip
and carved
in the dark
the sweep
of an arc
so fine
we thought heaven
had split.
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