Sometimes I think I am a poet
And laugh cause I didn’t know it.
Then I think again,
And see I have been mistaken.
For all the things I have written
Are just words on a page
And make no impact to the deeds of the day.
They are stereotyped fears,
And all of the things I hold dear,
They mean nothing to those who come near.
My words hold no impact,
For the world that holds me here.
-ALC December 30, 2016

It’s time to sleep
It’s time to eat
It’s time to sit back and relax.

But my mind is reeling
And I am feeling
Such unexpected things.

It’s time to calm
Down your breath
And still your churning mind.

But I am sitting
And I am seeing
The world through such different eyes.
-ALC December 30, 2016

I don’t want to be whole,
With you by my side.
I want to be myself
To the very day I die.

I want to be strong
Independent
And free.

I don’t want to lean on you
Or for you to lean on me.

I have never viewed myself
As the type of girl to care
For all the attention,
Flashing jewelry,
And gorgeous hair.

I have never seen myself
As the type of girl that would
Need a man
To do every thing she could.

I will stand strong and proud.
Maybe you’re by my side.
But I will always be myself
To the very day I die.
-ALC December 28, 2016

He is made of laughter and heartache
He is made of so much pain
He is made of so many elements
That I’ve never seen him the same.

He’s a survivor and a fighter
He is made of tooth and nail
He is made of so much laughter
That it makes me want to wail.

I have seen his rough exterior
I have seen his broken heart,
I have seen the self he tries to hide,
I don’t see how he doesn’t fall apart.

I don’t take pity on him
For there is none such to give;
I look at him with wonder
For the different life he has lived.

He has seen such love and affection,
He has seen all lives brutal pains,
He has known the sweet attention
That only a woman has to donate.

He is made of the melting glaciers
And he is made of a burning flame,
And yet he is cold and gentle,
But still he is never the same.
-ALC December 27, 2016

I am a storm.
I will rip you apart
Yet leave you wanting more.

I am a tornado
Brining you into my vortex
Spitting you out with a spinning head,
And tattered body.

I am a tsunami
Spilling past the shore line,
And leaving chaos in my wake.

I am a lingering soul
Wandering past you without seeing
Begging for a greater freedom.

I am a sly fox.
Slipping in and out of your fingers,
Ready to wander this world alone.
-ALC December 27, 2016

Something about rain thrills me,
Chills me,
Makes me shiver to the core.
Sends pure ecstasy through my veins.

Something about a storm excites me,
Ignites in me,
A sense of wanting more.
Begging for an adventure to begin.

Something about the sounds calms me,
Yet alarms me.
Makes me want to race through the storm,
Laughing as I jump into its games.

Something about the smell
Portrays in me,
A delicate being,
Waiting to be born.
-ALC December 23, 2016

My bones they creak
They beg to give in
They swear to me
That this is our end.

My skin it burns
It rips and it tears
It bleeds profusely
Puddles everywhere.
It cries my name
With each passing slash
And swears to me
This is our last.

My muscles they burn
As harsh acid fills in
It pleads to give up
They need to give in.
It groans to me
Weak with despair
We must surrender or we will no longer be here.

My body it aches
It screams as we bleed.
It needs to rejuvenate,
To rest and receive.
It promises our demise
With sharp barking words,
To go on is death!

My soul it sings,
And screams all the same.
It feels all the hurt,
And it knows all of the pain.
It knows the trial is more then can bear,
But it sings because it knows we are almost there.
It whispers sweat words to the rest of my being
To go on is death, but so is just staying.
Move forward,
Go on.
See the world through a screen
Or look with your eyes,
And experience new things.
-ALC December 21, 2016

Watch it catch,
Watch it burn,
Watch the rubble smolder and smoke,
Watch the ash lift to the sky
And beckon a new hope.

Listen for the sirens
That calls in the wake
Of the piling flames,
Fueled;
It’s to late.

Watch it catch
Watch it burn
Try and put it out.
Listen to the sirens,
Listen to the shouts.

Feel the strong vibrations
As it all starts to fall.
And listen for the sirens,
They are your last call.

Watch it catch
Watch it burn
See it all fall down,
The road has ended
There is no going back now.
-ALC December 21, 2016

The other night we kissed
It was soft and warm and new.

The next night we danced to music;
To a beat I never knew.

The following night you curled around me
And let your fingers dance across my skin.

Now its all sort of hard to remember,
Which of those was a dream,
And which was real.
-ALC December 19 2016

I never wanted to be your everything,
Let alone your one and only.
I only ever dreamt of loving you
Sweet, and kind, and fully.
I never wanted to be your whole world,
A direct slice out of your heart.
I only ever wanted you to be you
And for us to never be apart.
I never dreamt you’d love me so passionately
As only you could ever do,
And it kills a huge piece of me
Knowing I couldn’t do it too.
-ALC December 14,2016

When we were younger
The memories made
Were all crystal clear,
Now there covered in haze;
And I want them back.

When we were younger
The queens we portrayed
Were made of such stature
They were covered in praise.
And I want them back.

When we were younger
The trees we did climb
Were like solid fortresses
Carried threw time.
They stood taller then mountains,
Covered in vines,
Carved with initials,
Yours and mine.
And I want it back.

When we were younger
The tales we did weave
Of monsters and hero’s;
Of the whispering breeze.
The world told us its secrets,
Of its passage through time.
Of the world we will create,
With the help of a rhyme.
And I want it back.
-ALC Decemer 11, 2016

You were like a strange addiction
So different in so many ways.
We were simply polar opposites,
Forcing ourselves to go the same way.
I’m not sure what pulled us together
That fought the ever-present force,
Of two people who were just so different
That weren’t meant to follow the same course.

Finally the bonds have broke,
And the poles can once more align,
Because our love was just so unnatural,
That we left natural disasters behind.
We were the cause of all the tsunamis
All the tornados and the storms,
We were the cause for the great El Niño,
The hurricanes and more.

And though I loved you like a blooming flower
That can't be withered by a storm,
Even those petals will all fall off
And we will once again be no more.
-ALC December 11, 2016

After six months I hope to have moved on.
After six months I hope your name won’t sound the same.
After six months I hope that the days we were together feel like a year ago.
After 6 months I hope I don’t feel the pain.

All the time we spent together,
Was more then I could have hoped,
But I am tired of re-living our moments,
And of every last time we spoke.
I am tired of hating people,
Maybe myself a little too.
I dream of a day so different,
Where we are both so different too.

I hope and I beg for the change to occur
Within each fleeting second,
But then I realize something in me
That holds onto each last minute.

So here I’ll start
To say goodbye,
To let you go for real.
So here is when I let you go
Like a new born baby seal.
To survive this world with out me
Without my intrusions on your life,
And please move on without me
Because I wont be holding back this time.
-ALC December 11, 2016

I loved your smiling face
I loved your charming eyes
I loved how we’d laugh so hard that we would both start to cry,
And I didn’t want to lose you
So I didn’t let it show
But it festered deep inside me
Until I had to know
And I cried the whole night knowing,
I had to let you go.
-ALC September 12, 2016

Now as I lay me down to bed
Let my mind be free of dread
Let it flout away tonight
Towards a morning clear and bright.
Let this fear subside from me
As I slowly breathe.

Now as I lay me down to bed
Let me be free of my dread
Till the morning does arrive
Let it come before I shy.

I fear the night engulfing me
Not allowing me to breath
Taking all my gasping breaths
Tell the last one I have left.

Now as they lay me down to sleep
In this coffin I shall keep.
-ALC [March 14, 2016]

Dear friend I would run with you
I would fight with you
I would laugh with you
Die with you
Jump with you.
Dear friend will you stay with me?
Will you cry with me?
Hide with me?
Be blind with me?
Dear friend I am so afraid.
Your leaving, all of you
Where are you going?
Can I come to?
No, I must stay,
I didn’t want to come anyways…
Dear friend I am leaving to,
Disappearing for a year or two
Don’t fear dear friend I am here
Standing by your side no matter what you do.
Dear friend I never lost you
You never lost me too
Dear friends we will be together again
No matter where we go
I will be there with you Dear friend.
ALC December 5, 2015

I know it’s a strong word,
And it shouldn’t be said
But it’s always the first one
To pop to my head.
When I see her words
Written
A    C    R    O    S    S
Your page,
I can’t help but get a little enraged.

She’s a priss,
She’s princess
She’s all show
And NO bound.
She think’s she’s got it all
Now that your back in town.

You’re up for grabs,
A perfect new bite,
And I think your trying to protect her from my might.

Well don’t worry
I’ll scurry.
I’ll pretend I don’t see.
Your free like a bird,
Just like me.
-ALC December 8, 2016

Oh my goodness, am I going crazy
Because my head is spinning and everything is hazy?

I am standing up, testing the ground
Making sure I’m not falling down.

This world is spinning and I can’t stand it.
Its falling threw, taking everyone with it.

My eyes search for faces
But everything’s washing away
Rains hitting the ground
We’re all slipping away.

We look to one another,
But what to say?
We’re hopeless communicators
We’re drowning away.

We left this world, letting it slip.
Left it go for a simple click

-ALC (October 22, 2014)