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What is the meaning
of all the world's suffering?
There is no meaning.
To fly away is a lonely way to attain my freedom,
My heart doth slip from hand to hip,
It's drum slowly rises,
My eyes are red and shoes are lead,
without a purpose,
I am not,
My only wish,
is for a waking kiss,
be it reaper, angle or prince,
My life it seems,
hath been a dream,
no magic woe or love,
My endless ocean of not,
is storming me off,
to my very own island of lone,
Oh, wish me away to another day,
if only to be in motion
 Jan 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
schuyler
she.

rising with the sun, she rubs her eyes and peers gently at the figure beside her, breathing softly and in time with the delicate morning

waves.

her lips curl lightly at the edges from the sight of the watery morning that peaks through the blinds and paints peach-colored lines on his

back.

******* the string to her tea sachet her love steeps throughout her ribs like the flavor of bergamot throughout tea water.
shifting her gaze to the ocean, she basks in the salty aroma wafting in

from the sea.

it sends a breeze, caressing her cheeks, airily lifting her unruly waves, and dancing around her fingers.
a muted chuckle escapes from under her tongue.
misted, cerulean, and undulating, the sea beckons her presence.
she finds no resistance in her heart, so, light as the morning, she scoops up her worn journal and pen, and sets about the open beach.
this is just part one
 Jan 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
lu
i’m scared.
i am scared to fall,
or to do anything at all.
we don’t know each other much,
but i do hope we’ll stay in touch.
somehow you already make me feel safe.
is that okay?
i don’t want to scare you away.
in fact, i want to know you,
do you want to know me too?
do you want to know all my goals?
or if i prefer hot or cold?
i have many opinions, agree or disagree?
i plan to get close, don't you see?
i want us to talk on facetime calls
and be able to talk to you when i'm feeling small.
if you don't want this, that's quite okay.
i'm glad to have known you, even if only for a day.
 Jan 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
Ricardo
Tell me now are you ready to start?
It's time to evolve yourself,
Figure out everything to do right.
When everyone says stop, are you gonna go?
Only the ones that follow there own,
Only the ones that will stand out,
Only the ones not giving up,
Make it better from the start.
Will you go further than most?
Those that won't try hard enough,
Those get left behind,
Those that won't care enough,
Those will fall apart.
Tell me so you think your living life?
Do you do what you please to decide,
Does nobody deprive you of that,
Don't you, don't you fall back.
So now are you leaning on?
Can't rely on what's behind to catch.
Are you the fish in the sea?
Figure out how to cast the hook instead,
Far enough that people can't see,
Don't fear just reel it back in.
Now everyone is telling you your changing?
That's the time you advance as an individual,
When your seeking out what you believe,
Start sailing the 7 seas.
When your discovering your mind,
People will try polluting it in time.
Is this all ideas inside?
Than don't reroute the course for par,
Do all this for yourself,
Shoot for eagles like a star.
Have you achieved this belief?
Give yourself a pad on the back,
Than say thank you, thank you,
Simply for the power to succeed.
 Jan 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
Annete
In all these times and matters
You are coming to me
As plain and simple
As the sound of sunrise.
Hush and listen,
It's the beginning of the day
Where I’m no longer yours.
 Jan 2018 Ivan Brooks Sr
Adrienne
The pressure builds
Everything expands
It becomes too much
It’s like a giant bubble inside my head
Pushing things around and making it hurt
I feel like exploding

I have a small razor
One from my pencil sharpener
And I know that all the bad stuff inside
Will slip out with one cut
A few more cuts and it’ll start rushing out
Rushing out faster with every cut

I forgot how this relief felt
The adrenaline rushes, but I am calm
I can relax
I can act normal again
I can fake the smiles easier now
All until it starts building up again
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