So where are you from?
The teacher asked me,
No greeting,
Nothing.
Just those five words.
As I stared blankly, shocked.
Are you Korean or Japanese?
Do you speak chinese?
You must be really good at math.
It's majority rules not minority rules.
Go back to where you came from.

I am from china.
I do not speak the language.
I ******* **** at math,
I was adopted.
And Im right where I'm supposed
To be.

There are three ways pain
changes someone.
It can make them.
It can break them.
Or they can learn
to love the fire.

Some moments I think I’ll be okay.
Like the earth beneath my feet isn’t shaking
Like my castle isn’t crumbling
Like every fiber of my existence doesn’t belong to you.
But then the earthquakes come
And the waves of emotion ensue
And I’m forced to face the fact
That now I’ll have to cherish the thought of you
For longer than I had you
And I’m forced to face the fact that I will not know The amazing things you’ll do
Nor the amazing person you’ll grow to be
I will no longer know what it’s like
To kiss you
To hug you
To laugh with you
To hold hands with you
To wake up everyday next to you.
To make memories with you

I’ll no longer know what it’s like to grow old with you

You brought me peace
And happiness
And home

One by one
the list gets longer.
Promises of continuity
turn into emotional tourism.
The word "goodbye"
has built a permanent home
behind my teeth.
But despite the familiarity,
I am still left with a bitter taste.
Alone, I choke on the silence
as I sit in the presence
you once filled
wondering what the hell
is so wrong with me
that no one ever stays

One by one
the list gets longer.
Promises of friendship
turn into nothing more than tourism.
The word "goodbye"
has built a permanent home
On the tip of my tongue.
But despite the familiarity,
It still leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth.
Will it always be like this?

You reached into my ribcage
And pulled out my heart
And the second it rested in your hands
It started to fall apart.
Everyone who’s ever held it
Broke it a little more
Leaving it more fragile
Than it ever was before.
My heart is way too delicate
And it has too many cracks
And the pieces didn’t fit quite right
When they were put back.
You took one look and made a face
And put it back into my chest
And said, “I’m sorry this will never work
But I wish you all the best”.
I wasn’t mad, I didn’t cry,
I was almost fine,
After all who could love
Such an ugly heart like mine.

Me: "You don't want me?"

You: "I don't want to break your already broken heart"

Me: "I don't care, that will only mean that I have more pieces to love you with"

Loving you is like being awake
But falling into the sweetest dream.

After 16 years,
You'd think he would be able to spell
His own daughters name.

I gave you
A piece of me
Under the impression
That you
Would put a piece of you
Back in its place.
But time and time again,
I am left wanting.
Empty
And alone
With nothing left
To give

To my parents,
I hope you are out there.
I hope that you have not forgotten about me.
But I hope that you do not worry.
I have a family I love
And that loves me back.
I hope you still love me,
If you ever did.
Cause I love you.
You gave me this life.
I hope that you are healthy
And happy with your lives.
And I want you to know
That the daughter you didn't want
Is not sad that you did not want her.
But she is sad that you missed out
On everything I've become.
I hope that what you wanted
Was worth it too.
Cause you will never know someone
Quite like me.

Too late?
It's never too ******* late

Since you've been gone,
I have been slowly rebuilding myself.
A garden devastated by tornado
will soon grow the most beautiful flowers.

Why am I trying so hard to provide my greatness
To someone with a mind so small
It couldn’t even dream of
comprehending all of me
Anyways

She wears her scars like trophies  
And tells each story proudly
Whenever someone doubts her strength.

I turned myself into an umbrella
To protect you from the rain
But even though you were dry
You still felt the pain

"If you can take it
You can make it"

-Louis Zamperini

If they don't ******* understand,
Make them ******* understand

You don't understand,
No one ever understands.

I have always been an incomplete song
You were the chorus
I have always been missing

And then I start to think
Maybe I was made to be
Unlovable.

And with you gone too,
I think I am officially
Unlovable.

They say friendship is an unsinkable boat
to those still here I must say "Thanks",
But remember the Titanic was unsinkable too,
but in the end it sank.

The harshest words will always be
The ones left
Unspoken

These unspoken words
Are the noose in which
I hang myself with

i whisper
"you are my everything"
into the darkness
in hopes that one day
you will echo them back from within

The world has gone dark
No light to be seen
The best moments of life
Fade fast from the screen
The pain isn’t real
It’s all in my head
My body is living
But I’m already dead

If you want to keep me in your life
Then prove it to me.
I want to be there for you.
But only if you let me.
Say the words and I'll let you go.

The water rushes over her feet
And carries her away
On this dark
And stormy day
And her friends
They scream and shout and cry
As she tells
The world goodbye

Your voice bounces off the walls
In a way that's so terrifying
The devil himself runs back to hell

My string snapped
On my guitar today.
I just looked at it
And walked away.

And suddenly it was like
I couldn't Breathe.

We are all nothing more
Than stars with names

Hey to all of the Beautiful Souls out there!

I got this idea from Wyatt Rabon
To just talk to you guys.
I find a lot of amazing poetry on here
About many different things
And I've been running out of ideas lately
So I was wondering
What got you started on poetry?
Where do you get your inspiration from?
If you wanna let me know,
Or get in touch,
Message me! I love getting messages!
Thanks for reading, and always keep writing!!!

Lots of love,
S.L.

This poetry is slowly
Killing me

It's funny how you can lose someone
Who was never even yours.

I wish I could hold you in my arms
Late at night
And whisper I love you,
The moon and stars the only witnesses

Life is a locked door,
but I can't seem to find my key
labeled "happiness".

There are days when it will be hard,
Getting out of bed will seem impossible,
Breathing will seem like a battle,
You'll want to just curl up and die.
On those days, you must remember
How far you've come.
How much further you have to go,
And all of the people that will love you
In between

Water rushes over her body and carries her away
on this dark and stormy day
and the birds they scream, and shout and cry
as she tells the world goodbye.

We all need saving sometimes.
You saved me,
Let me save you.

I always pay a little more attention
And give a little more love
To the weeds in flower gardens,
Because, like me,
They are the odd ones out.

Some see weeds,
I see flowers.

If I could go back
I would

You are the perfect song
I've never known how to write
And the melody
I have always been searching for.

Now we've faded away
Into yesterday's
Fairytales.
But I know the reality
You'll be just fine without me.
While I spend my days getting
Wasted.

What did I do
To deserve someone
As great as you.
Nothing,
I did nothing to
deserve you.
That's why
You aren't staying

I think I love you,
And I'm not going to lie,
That absolutely terrifies me.
What do I do?

If you were an artist
How would you sketch me?
With dark colours
But carefree pencil marks?
If you were a writer
How would you describe me?
Would you use sweet words
But meaningful ones?
What do I look like to you?

You were one of the best things,
And I ****** it up.
So I'll numb my mind,
With whatever it takes.
Even if it kills me.