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 Jul 2015 AFJ
Nicole Dawn
Why are the tears
So close tonight?

Why is it
That every thought in my head
Is killing me?

Why do I want to die?
Why do I want to cry?
What the heck is wrong with me?

Why are the tears
So close tonight?
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Hailey Ngo
It's Like
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Hailey Ngo
It's like
the people of the world
are strangers to each other.
Pass by and you'll find
no wave, no smile, no hello.

They've got their hands full.
With their phones and their antisocial,
with their earphones that clog their ears,
blocking them from the world.
Just the way they like it.
With their makeup,
covering everything about them.
Even their smile,
even their eyes that once connected,
even their face they no longer want seen.

They got no time for others.
They spend all their days with their robots.
They got no time for interaction,
unless it's the kind with the Internet.

It's like
every stranger in this world
forgot how to be social,
how to be friendly,
how to be kind,
how to be human.
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Jenni
White Lies
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Jenni
I lied when I said
That I didn't understand smoking
And when I told my dad
That I probably wouldn't drink much
After I turned 21

I keep a book of matches
Under my pillow
And a bottle of *** behind my bed
There's nothing wrong
With a couple of
White Lies
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Nicole Dawn
I'm too tired for this
Why am I still trying?
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Danzel
In Loving Zeus
 Jul 2015 AFJ
Danzel
We love like thunder
Like lightning splitting the sky
Like the earth knows this
 Jul 2015 AFJ
AmberLynne
After repeated inquiries
into the state of my mind
                                                      you
resort to lingering side-
long glances, trying to
                                                      see
the truth behind my
steadfast denials and
imitation smiles.

You attempt slyness, but
                                                      I'm
qui­ck to notice these
analytical gazes. It's not
your fault that I am
both unable and unwilling
to allow you into
the maze of my mind.

Though hurtful
to us both, it's
                                                      just so
much easier to lash out
than to let you in.

There's simply nothing
                                                      goo­d
in there, you see. Trust
me when I say the terrors
flinging themselves
                                                      ­at
my brain will gladly
make you their prey too.
No one is safe from my
                                                      sabotage­.
7.2.15
 Jul 2015 AFJ
maxine
Untitled
 Jul 2015 AFJ
maxine
We weren't each other's firsts but if we let that get to us we won't be each other's last.
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