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AFR May 2015
Has it stopped?
Tell me has it stopped?
Can I speak the truth now?
Because right now nothing can come out of my mouth
Can I rip away my mask I've been hiding behind all these years?
Can I defend the victims of bullying without being shamed?
Is bullying still a threat?
For now only 12 hours ago I watched a tormentor sink his teeth into the exposed flesh of another
I couldn't find my voice scared that my neck would be the neck one ripped apart
Boom goes the shot of words and as the bullet pierces another victim I stand feeling guilty as I stare at the girl feeling nothing at all
AFR May 2015
4 painkillers every day
2 in the morning
2 at night
1 for the pain you have caused
1 for the pain to come today
1 to think life is worth it
1 for the past and everything that has been
Tho I've tried many times to find what works for me
I find the only drug that helps is you
  May 2015 AFR
Yung Wifey
every time I tell myself to breathe
it works for 10 seconds
but then my heart, shrivelled and dry, ironically bleeds
what if I'll forever feel this way? I start to reckon

I feel the anxiety creeping up on me again

what is the maximum threshold?

how much would it take to bend before I break?
Not the best piece, but I just feel a lot of anxiety right now and I needed to vent.
  May 2015 AFR
Dylan Lane
my fingernails are jagged
from all the times i used
them as screwdrivers
to unscrew the blades
of pencil sharpeners
  May 2015 AFR
Kaitlyn A Warnken
it was late at night when things got silent.
a mid aged woman's daughter, snook her moms bottle, the same bottle that sent her mom insane just earlier that night.
the girl drank gagging to the taste, and she kept drinking.
the bottle then became empty.
her world was blurry
just like her mind that night.
she was numb just like her heart,
it was like a dream to her.
she was chasing the butterflies the same way she would chase her dreams.
alive, and walking dead.
she went into the bathroom and looked up in a mirror were she saw nothing.
she felt worthless to herself so she sat on the floor, took out a razor and began taking it apart.
holding her blades hesitant and courageous, she began to hover over her wrists.
the sensation of release before the slicing through her fragile angelic skin.
she cut and it was deeper than what she could normally take.
she counted as the drops of her own blood spilled out, watching the life fading away from her right before her very eyes.
she started to loose count and began to look up at herself.
she waned to go back but it was already too late.
she fell to the ground before she could even scream her pain.
she dropped beneath the ground and kept sinking.
oh god where did she go...
AFR May 2015
You see I hate my life yet I am too cowardly to end it so I sit on a throne of lies, I tell myself
I sit saying I am worth it and the reason I can't do it is because I know it
Lies
I sit saying that I will grow up and my anxiety and depression and old and scars won't be there everyday
Lies
I sit thinking my favorite teacher doesn't think I'm annoying
Lies
I sit thinking someone with love me
Lies
I sit believing I have a purpose
Lies
I sit believing my 'friends' like me

But the worst lie I tell myself is that I will **** myself but I know I won't because cowards don't get happy endings
  Apr 2015 AFR
NameDoesntMatter
Artistic                                   Amazing
Beautiful   Bright                Capable   Caring
  Desirable   Delightful     Easy-going   Enough
      Funny   Generous   Helpful   honest   Important  
  Justified      Kind   I AM   Loveable   Mature
Needed   Original   Poetic   Quick-witted
Reliable   ****   Skilled   Truthful
Unstoppable   Valiant   Wise
X-elent    Youthful
Zealous
Italic words are words I need more of a reminder on.
I encourage all of you to choose a positive word (or multiple) from each letter of the alphabet and write it down. Remind yourself every day what a remarkable person you are.
Love yourself. <3


*Agh, didn't get on all day today, but came home to find that this was selected as poem of the day and am so flattered and honored. Thank you so much to everyone for the kind comments. I'm so glad you all liked it. <3
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