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540 · Feb 2013
Another Day
amt Feb 2013
Another explanation that doesn't quite make sense.
Another accusation, to consume my confidence.
Another way for you to tell me to just go away.
Another sigh,
Another cry,
Another normal day.
538 · Dec 2012
Fog
amt Dec 2012
Fog
The thick fog outside covers my thoughts.
Everything is a blur.
Eyes slowly,
Slowly
Drifting,
Closing,
Shut.
538 · Jan 2013
I'll listen
amt Jan 2013
If you say that you're fine,
But really you're shaking.
Playing it cool,
When your whole world is breaking.
Say you're all alone,
Thinking nobody cares.
I'll stick around and listen.
For you, I'll be there.
538 · Sep 2012
The Mask
amt Sep 2012
I can't sacrifice the time I don't have.
And I can't give you what I haven't got.
But I'm not gonna tell you a lie...
Because I like you a lot.
I have all along,
And if only you knew.
All of those years,
That I faked hating you.
A mask.
537 · Dec 2012
Blessing and a curse
amt Dec 2012
Some people hear voices.
Others hear music,
But the type that only is heard beneath their skulls.
Me?
I hear words.
Poems,
Lyrics,
Stories,
That have yet to he written down.
Sometimes I love it.
Other times it drives me crazy.
537 · Apr 2013
To Be Honest
amt Apr 2013
Pretty sure that if we were 100% all the time, none of us would talk to each other.
536 · Apr 2012
Watching
amt Apr 2012
Watching,
Waiting,
Awkwardly in the background.
My friends flirt the night away.
Sure,
I'll dance a little,
I'll talk,
But I don't know these guys...
At all.
But there's no point in warning them,
They're too headstrong.
So I sit and watch as my friends break their own hearts.
535 · Oct 2012
Answers
amt Oct 2012
Self doubt,
Bottled up feelings,
Uncertainty.
What to do next?
Where to go now?
How?
But it's not a question,
It's the answer.
Do something.
Go somewhere.
There is a way,
There is always a way.
There is an answers,
There is always an answer.
And sometimes,
The answer is not knowing.
...ranting...
532 · Sep 2012
More than a crush
amt Sep 2012
Whenever I see him I blush,
And to talk to him I'd rush.
But all the girls like him, too,
So my dreams go flush.
He doesn't even know,
Cause it's more than a crush.
529 · Sep 2012
Dreamer
amt Sep 2012
Have you ever wanted something,
So bad,
That you dream about it every night?
It makes you so happy,
And so sad to think about.
It won't be easy.
The forces that hold you back,
Aren't going to let go.
They're like a brick wall,
But still,
You continue to ****** yourself at them,
Closer to your dream.
Whether I tip-toe closer,
Or I am thrown backwards.
I don't want it,
I need it.
I'm not a wanter,
I'm a dreamer .
*What are you?
526 · Oct 2012
Her
amt Oct 2012
Her
Living in a bubble.
Unaware.
Laughing at everything,
Singing every chance she gets.
Handles things nicely,
But cracks under pressure.
Loves music.
But usually she's her own audience.
No one believes in her,
For her dreams aren't easy to reach.
She's not the best.
She's not the worst.
She isn't right.
She isn't wrong.
She isn't pretty.
She isn't ugly.
She's more than meets the eye.
She's concussion prone,
And she likes to run.
She couldn't cook if her life depended on it.
Fear doesn't knock her down,
But it shakes her.
She hasn't a clue what to do,
If accidents occur,
But she is me,
And I am her.
523 · Nov 2012
We Don't Know
amt Nov 2012
He worked so hard,
And they let him go.
He turned to the darkness,
And it swallowed him whole.
He was addicted,
Could not stop.
He was restricted,
Could not reach the top.
Nowhere to turn,
And nowhere to go,
How all this happened?
He doesn't know.
And there he is,
Sitting by the store.
Some will help,
But most will ignore.
We judge him,
Though we might not mean,
We think less of him,
Like he's not on our team.
But it wasn't his fault,
He did nothing wrong.
We all think it was,
Like he could've stayed strong.
But we don't get it.
We don't know,
For all we see,
Is some guy by the road.
519 · Oct 2012
Looking
amt Oct 2012
Searching for what isn't obvious.
Everyone has a story,
That they'd like someone to listen to.
Searching...
Looking...
When I look into their eyes,
Who is really looking back?
518 · Oct 2013
Accidental Beauty
amt Oct 2013
Every step he took,
Was with a careful kind of grace.
His lips were soft and warm,
And never would anything pass through them,
Other than words of kindness.
I miss him,
And his accidental beauty.
515 · Feb 2013
Science Class
amt Feb 2013
Tiled white floor.
Off-white walls.
Lights are half off,
So is my brain.
515 · Apr 2012
Bittersweet
amt Apr 2012
I'm glad for you.
You were never happy there anyways.
I'm just sad for the future...
But I'll pack up the tears,
And put the pity party on hold.
Time to say good bye.
Even thought I'm smiling,
Deep inside I'm crying.
I'm dying.
Things will never be the same.
At least your happy...
amt Sep 2014
You lit the first spark, and that was all it took. I was ready to believe that I was ready for love. I was not.
2. You were the first flame, but I stood too close to the fire and it singed  my insides to the point that I felt like nothing more than ashes. Worthless
3. You unhinged my previous thoughts for awhile, and replaced them with your soft lips and warm eyes.
4. You caught me at a good time and helped me stay there for a couple months, but you grew up, while I remained stationary.
5. I found myself at home in your arms, between the trees, and under the stars.
6. I met you in the midst of a hazy summer and I have yet to decode what it is that you mean to me. But like all lost lovers, we're bound to find ourselves no longer misplaced.
513 · Mar 2012
Sappilly Ever After
amt Mar 2012
There’s always a princess,
Always a prince.
Always a castle,
Been the same since...
Always very,
Far from real.
He’ll pull out a ring,
And then will kneel.
Always the same,
Cliche happy ending.
But did you ever think?
That they were all pretending?

Then they all live,
Sappily ever after.
510 · Feb 2013
Prey
amt Feb 2013
Young lion...
Young and naive lion...
Maybe you should've given me a little more time to move on before pouncing on him...
509 · Apr 2013
Even if (Lewis Watson)
amt Apr 2013
Even if I apologize,
I know,
There's still a hill to climb,
I know,
That I will never quite convince you.

Even if I apologize,
I know,
That's not enough sometimes,
Although,
It's all I have to give you.
Lyrics from the song Even If by Lewis Watson.
I'm so sorry.
508 · Jan 2013
Fallen
amt Jan 2013
I've fallen for you.
If you don't plan on catching me,
please don't let me down too hard.
506 · Apr 2012
His Smile
amt Apr 2012
All of this energy,
Makes me want to pop,
People say give up,
But I'm not going to stop,
Because I dream about you,
Almost 24/7.
And your beautiful smile,
Is my personal heaven.
505 · Apr 2012
Explode
amt Apr 2012
A billion things,
I wish I could say.
A trillion secrets to tell.
A billion people,
In my life,
Who think they know me well.
Little do they know,
What I'm hiding in my shell....
Little do they know....
I'm about to explode.
505 · Apr 2012
8 Line Motivation
amt Apr 2012
Set a goal,
Try to achieve it.
Work real hard,
To succeed it.
Until you get it,
Don’t be done.
Pick a point,
And just run.
505 · Sep 2012
We Believed Them
amt Sep 2012
He plays the piano skillfully.
Not many people know.
His friends do not approve,
So he let it go.

She used to write songs.
But she would never share.
She kept them all a secret,
Cause she thought no one would care.

So they locked them in a dungeon.
Far, far away.
And their secret talents,
Never saw the light of day.

Someone told us we weren't good enough,
*And we believed them.
504 · Sep 2012
Fading in the shadows
amt Sep 2012
I'm floating in the background,
Fading in the shadows.
I'm everyone's back up plan.
But when will it be my turn,
to step out of the darkness?
I put all of my effort,
but what for?
It's never good enough.
*I'm never good enough
So this one isn't about me physically if that makes sense...but about the real me...idk if that made sense but...urmm...yeah....
503 · Mar 2013
Skinny Love
amt Mar 2013
And maybe deep down you feel it too.
Maybe you're just too afraid to say.

Maybe you just want to be friends,
And I'm fine with that.

You've got a beautiful smile.
I love it when you smile,
And when I'm the one who caused it.
503 · Jul 2012
Summer
amt Jul 2012
Carefree clothing,
Nowhere to be.
Long hair flowing,
Just being me.
Writing poems in the sand,
To be taken by the tide,
Getting a tan,
In for the ride.
Summer,
It's my favorite season.
Summer,
For all of those reasons.
Summer.
Just sitting with my friends,
Summer,
Why does it have to end?
501 · Jan 2013
Inhale
amt Jan 2013
A breath of fresh air in a sea of fumes.
A burst of light in a world layered with darkness.
The hands at my throat are gone.
That choking,
That sinking,
The suffocation has ended.
501 · Feb 2012
All that I had
amt Feb 2012
I know life isn’t fair.
I know life isn’t forgiving.
But why was it both,
To you?

You were wrong,
But I got burned.
You got her.
I got forgotten.

I know life isn’t fair.
I know life isn’t forgiving,
But I want,
I hope,
I dream,
I pray,
For a chance to hit replay.
I want to start over,
So I can fully appreciate
All that I had.
501 · Mar 2013
Surrendered
amt Mar 2013
They ask why I gave up.
They ask why I let them win.
Constantly nagging at why I let it happen.
What did I do it for?
I didn't do it for him,
I didn't do it for her.
I did it for me.
500 · Jan 2013
If only
amt Jan 2013
His arms are strong,
And embraces the weak.

His piercing blue eyes,
Melt anything they see.

His voice is like velvet,
Singing so soft and sweet.

And his heart is true.
He loves no one but me.
499 · Mar 2012
Manage my Life
amt Mar 2012
Just give me some time,
To cry it all out.
Stop throwing stuff at me,
Need to learn what it's about.
So help me when I need it,
And not when I don't.
Let me be myself,
It's fine to do what you won't.
So let me do what I do,
And don't tell me things twice.
Care what I do,
But let me manage my life.
499 · Mar 2012
Shot Down
amt Mar 2012
Suggest one thing,
Get shot down.
Suggest another,
Shot down again.
Apparently my ideas are 'outrageous,'
Or 'unrealistic.'
So I keep asking myself,
How do I stay afloat?
498 · Oct 2012
He Smiled
amt Oct 2012
My whole world was falling apart.
Homework,
Theater,
Track...
Everything.

Then he smiled,
And for a second,
It was all okay.
497 · Feb 2013
Sheep
amt Feb 2013
Losing sleep,
Can't close my eyes.
Counting sheep,
But I've been over this a thousand and five times,
Asking why,
You're still on my mind.
497 · Mar 2013
Labyrinthine
amt Mar 2013
And sometimes in this crazy maze of life we get misplaced,
and we lose ourselves.
Inspired by Little Lady, a version of The A Team by Ed Sheeran.
amt Feb 2013
He has a girlfriend.
I don't know if I should laugh or cry...
495 · Dec 2012
Plummeting
amt Dec 2012
I'm trying so hard and it's never good enough. I don't even care about my high standards for myself anymore, for I'm lucky to even meet the expectations of others. I'm watching everything that I'd gripped on to for so long and so tightly slip right out of my hands. The worst part is all I can do is sit and watch.
495 · Feb 2012
Thanks
amt Feb 2012
Clearly I wasn’t important enough,
To shine,
To be your star,
And your only star at that.
Clearly you would never think of me,
As that type of girl.
Never.
I’m your backup,
Backup plan.
But it’d be a lie
To say that I didn’t enjoy,
My time with you.
But it’s over now.
You it ******* up.
So thanks,
Thanks for ruining my trust in others.
Thanks.
Thanks for ruining it.
Thanks for ruining it all.
494 · Jan 2013
Sleepless
amt Jan 2013
The sleepless nights welcome me in with open arms.

Hypnotized...
Going through the motions, but not feeling.
Half asleep, somewhere inbetween consciousness.

I want to let it go.

But he made me feel like...
Like someone.

He gave me someone to impress,
Someone to talk to,
And a goal.

I felt alive...
Physically, I'm fine. Could use a trip to the gym, but I'm fine.
Emotionally, I feel dead. At the saddest time throughout this whole mess, I didn't cry.
There weren't any tears left.

No anger, no tears, no words.

Drowning everything and everyone out with music with lyrics that don't even make sense.
Nothing does anymore.
493 · Apr 2013
I don't know
amt Apr 2013
I don't know what happened.
I don't know where that came from.
I don't know why I did that.
I don't know how I expected you to react.
I don't know why I hurt you.
I know that I'm sorry
And I don't know why that's all I can say.
492 · Dec 2012
Same Mistakes
amt Dec 2012
And there he goes with such determination in his walk, sparkles in his eyes, as he chases after her.

I guess I know the feeling...
Hopelessly falling for someone who'll never catch you, but we comfort ourselves in lies, like
'Next time will be better'
'I'm different now'
But no. It's the same circle over and over.

*Over  and over  and over
Pretty much inspired by the song Same Mistakes by One Direction.
492 · Mar 2012
D.I.Y. (Do it yourself)
amt Mar 2012
I’m done worrying about guys,
Because I know the one will just come.
All of my failed tries,
Have left me feeling done.
Now I’m worrying about me.
Me, myself, and I.
How can I be better?
I’ll never know until I try,
But these barriers and stumbling blocks,
Keep getting in my way,
Postponing my life,
Day by day by day.
I’m sick of sitting here idle.
I’m sick of watching from a distance,
So I guess this is my cue to take action,
And get myself what I want
*To get myself what I need.
490 · Jan 2013
Once
amt Jan 2013
Why can't I do something right for once in my life?
Why can't I be good enough for you?

Why can't you say you're proud?
Just a pat on the back.
Just one little  'nice work.'

Once.
All I'm asking for is once.
It'd mean so much to me if just one time,
You could make me feel like a priority,
Not an inconvenience.
489 · Dec 2012
Exhale
amt Dec 2012
I hold my breath when he isn't around,
But I don't breathe when he's near.

I know that nothing will feel sweeter than that long, well deserved release.

But until then,
I need to survive the suffocation.
489 · Apr 2012
Surrender
amt Apr 2012
Old dreams have run out,
New dreams have dried up.
I tried and I tried,
But it's never enough.

My eyelids hang sleepily,
My movements are slow,
Don't know what to do,
Don't know where to go.

I'm definitely not happy,
But if I'm sad,
What for?
I surrender,
Because "Nothing's fine,
I'm torn."
Last two lines are a quote from the song Torn by Natalie Imbruglia.
487 · Feb 2013
Boiling
amt Feb 2013
And they say she's 'weird.'
They say she's 'different.'
They make it sound like a bad thing.

Little do they know what is bubbling over,
Beaneath the surface.
486 · Apr 2013
Ever After
amt Apr 2013
And I wonder if he waited for me,
In the way I waited for him.
I wonder if he gave up on ever seeing me.
I wonder if he left early,
But was always too late.
Well here's where my story will come together.
Here's where I get my happily ever after.
486 · Apr 2014
tongues
amt Apr 2014
We look at each other
As if we're to kiss.
We speak empty words
And false promises.
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