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May 2014 · 1.3k
Mother's Day.
Andrew Durst May 2014
You are the reason I am
breathing, talking,
compassionate, and giving.
You've given me life
education, wisdom;
understanding.
We've been through our differences,
and at one point took our own paths...
But I'd like to believe
that all new roads traveled
will never be like the last,
although they
always seem
to bring you
right
back
home.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and moms-to-be.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I'd make a
thousand
sail-boats,
a million
paper-planes,
toss myself
into the wind,
And collect in
your lungs with
every
breath you take.
Random feels.
May 2014 · 482
Nature.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I relax
with nature
every single night;
I feel her in
the warm wind
sweeping over
my body.
              And in the mornings,
           she shows
     her face
     in my
     cups
   of
coffee.
May 2014 · 1.0k
Age
Andrew Durst May 2014
Age
Growing up
     is not what
it seems.

       That's why
there are
people in their fifties
         acting like
they're fifteen.
It's just a "numbers game"
May 2014 · 674
Pretend
Andrew Durst May 2014
A piece of me dies
every time
I see you.

But you're happy,
and that smile
on your face
has never seemed
so pure.

So if this is
what's best
for you,
then I'll continue
to
pretend.
May 2014 · 1.3k
Perspective.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I'm not an
honors student or
an athlete.
I don't have
good grades and
I fail all the time.

          Still, I bet that I
    smile more
than you.
I wake up in the mornings to be happy and live for me. No one else. I'm content and aware of what I "should" do. But I really am not concerned.
May 2014 · 1.0k
Bukowski.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I wasn't alive when he took
his last breath.
      But I remember all of his words,
And I've never been so moved.

Like the animosity seeping
from his pours
and the faint scent
of liquor on his breath;

It seems like
some things
never
fully
die.
Feeling inspired.
May 2014 · 13.5k
Frustration.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I have
   big dreams

        and a  
            realistic mind.

You
     can
  only
         imagine
               the
  frustration.
Gets the best of me some times.
May 2014 · 366
Silver and Bronze
Andrew Durst May 2014
Happiness takes courage
and understanding that
not everything
will be golden.

You have to sometimes
accept
what seems to be
silver and bronze...

And usually,

it's all worth
the same
in the end.
Inspired by a friend.
May 2014 · 1.7k
Coffee Table
Andrew Durst May 2014
You're nothing like
a good back massage
after a really long day.

You're more of a toe
that has been stubbed
off a coffee table
at 3 am;

You **** me off.
Sometimes I think I'm funny.
May 2014 · 2.3k
Kill em' with kindness.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I'm going to continue smiling,
opening the door for others,
laughing at my mistakes and flaws,
enjoying what I find interesting,
and being polite even to those who probably don't deserve it.
But I am not a judge
nor do I have the power to dictate what anyone should receive.
So,
I will try not let anyone's
bitterness or intolerance
prevent me from being the good person I know I should be.
It's not "being stepped on"
It's understanding that not everything goes as planned.
May 2014 · 485
Fortune.
Andrew Durst May 2014
The future is bold


         and out of sight.


                    You'll be all right...


        We'll be all right...
May 2014 · 602
Exploration: Self.
Andrew Durst May 2014
I'm realizing that
I will always
discover something new
about myself.
Only if I can I keep an open mind
and try to find acceptance in the
things I cannot change.

I have so much more life
                                to live.
                     I cannot be afraid
         of wonder and risk.
Apr 2014 · 695
For Today
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I can't find the reasons, I keep asking why.
There's so much to life but we all fear to die.
Is it a gift or is it a curse?
We're so focused on success that we lose sight of our worth.

Ladies and gentleman,
there's something I really need to say.
We need to stop living for tomorrow
and start living for today.
Lyrical idea.
Apr 2014 · 455
Philosophy (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Our very existence
                   is a question that
                    nobody can answer.

Is that scary

         or beautiful..?
Inspired by a lot of questions I've been asking myself lately and a book titled "Sophie's World"
Apr 2014 · 1.0k
Infamous. (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Your life is on
center stage.

and we all know
you hate the
curtain call.
We all know someone.
Apr 2014 · 1.2k
Forever.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
If I give to you
what you've
given to me.
Then we
would be
millenniums
swallowed
in eternity.

To live forever
is nothing more
than a curse.
and to live forever
without you
would be
so much worse.
Apr 2014 · 336
Theory (II) (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Understanding
who you
are & used
to be
       is perhaps
the greatest
      kind of knowledge.
Apr 2014 · 1.1k
Whatever it takes.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
We're a generation
of bad habits
and hypocrites
that'll do whatever
it takes to be happy;
whatever it takes
to supposedly
remain free.                
        
         Because
         the truth is;
                  we're all addicted
                 to something.

And   we     let       it       get
       the    best    of      us
Apr 2014 · 412
Another Love Song
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I'm going
to write you
a song.

Your
laugh will be
the melody
and your
kiss will
lead the chorus.

Will you take
this dance
with me?
Apr 2014 · 360
Ink (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Let me
move you
like this
pen.

I can't
promise I'll
stay in
the lines.
Apr 2014 · 2.7k
Drunk.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I never asked
for anyone to
bend over
backwards
or make sure
that I was okay.

I never asked
for the creaking
floorboards that
keep me awake
as I toss and turn
at night.

I never
wanted to be
stricken by the
fear that I can
never let go.

But I will.

Because I
never wanted
to hold on
in the first
place
and I never
wanted
a reason to
complain.

I never asked to
    be drunk;
    I planned
    on it.

The moonlight
shining in from
my fourth story
window
is fading
from the rim
of my glass,
so I can't
see what exactly
lies in front of me.

Making my way to
the bed so I can
rest once again
has become more
of a chore than
a peaceful thought.
Inspired by Bukowski.
Just that kind of day.
Apr 2014 · 869
4/20
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I watched the birds fly above the hilltops and steady cliffs.

I saw the sky fade from aqua blue to sunburst orange then to a deep purple.

I felt the ground below me massage every crevice I couldn't touch.

I realized right then and there that everything was going to be okay.
4/20/14
Apr 2014 · 349
Weighed Down.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I won't smite anyone
when the wretched *****,
that is life,
comes to take what's
rightfully hers.

I won't even ask
to be forgiven
or recognized
for everything
I have done.

I hold the weight
of all whom once lied
before me.

              When can I let it go?
     When can I let go?
Apr 2014 · 1.1k
Wasteland
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
We'll paint
the world
pastel red
and sing
songs as
the world
falls apart.
       And I'll remind
you that
you're absolutely
beautiful when
we take our
last breaths
       And although
I was never
able to
write every
moment
and paint
every horizon
we've rested
our time upon.
      I'd like to
think that
I made you
the happiest you
could ever be.
Enjoy.
Apr 2014 · 512
Pale blue eyes
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I almost
forgot to
tell you
about
how the
stars
shine off
your smile
and the
setting sun
looks better
in your
pale blue
eyes.
and all
of the
woods and
desserts,
I'll set it all
on fire.
      And we'll
burn together
never questioning
how it could
have been.
Random
Apr 2014 · 2.6k
Teenage Codependency (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
What's the
point of having
a life when
your every thought
is for
someone else?
It sickens me to see kids spend every second of every day devoting everything they have just to support an ******* or someone who just isn't worth it.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Preaching to the choir
when they
only
want to
sing.
Apr 2014 · 15.3k
Smoke
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
read from bottom to top*


down
   us
     bring
            to
               try
           they
when
        smoke
   like
     rise
We'll
Trying some concrete poetry again.
Apr 2014 · 608
Epiphany.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I just want people to notice that
I actually do care.
    I care about a lot of obstacles
 and a lot of people.

Maybe I'm trying to make up
for all the years of wronging and
misjudgment I put upon other
people.
               The same misjudgment
               and wronging
               that has been
               reflected
               upon me.
You get what you give.
Apr 2014 · 1.2k
It's what kids do.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Lets be kids again and fall in love with everything we find along our journeys in this world.
Lets recapitulate all the moments of innocence and happiness we once lived.

Walk with me;
tell me about your day as if you were planning for tomorrow.
Express every detail with passion and energy.
Describe to me exactly how you feel.

Ponder with me;
question everything like it's the only thing you've ever known.

            Mature with me;
understand life for what life is,
we cannot control it's terms;
      we cannot always be there.
Spend time with yourself instead of worrying about others for a change. Reevaluate yourself as honest as can be. Get to know who you really are.
Accept that person,
    cherish that person,
        never let them go.

Consider the times where you thought you'd never see tomorrow but still woke up the next morning and things got better as time killed everything with age.
Find comfort in the present, live for the moment, and don't be afraid to fall in love..

         It's what kids do.
I wrote this for the most beautiful girl.
Apr 2014 · 1.0k
Ambition (10w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I'll never know,    
I'll never try,
                   And I'll never care.
"My ambition is handicapped by laziness" - Bukowski.
Apr 2014 · 964
Poetry (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I fell in love
with poetry the day
it became the only thing
I understood.
Apr 2014 · 757
Righting Wrongs.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
We'll fight
for peace
and joy
until they
protest irony.
10w
Apr 2014 · 1.5k
To This Day,
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I still can't sleep at night.
To this day,
I can't hold my head up when I walk through the halls.
To this day,
I question every part of who I am; who I was.
To this day,
I wonder if I'll ever  be someone.
              To this day,
                    To this day,
                         To this day,
My worries have become more than just a burden.
Inspired by:
Shane Koyczan & Siobhan Vivian.
Apr 2014 · 399
Dead (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I woke this morning
to find that you had
already left before
even saying goodbye.
I'm okay.
Apr 2014 · 430
1:45A.M
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
When I'm doing
something wrong;
        tell me.

There seems to be
                                nothing worse
   than false hope.
Just a thought.
Apr 2014 · 775
Difficulties.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I got lost
searching
for myself.
     I never
     expected
     to stumble
     onto you,
I never
knew we'd
cross paths.

You caught
me so
off guard
that I tripped
and fell
flat on my
back.

Now you
and I are
stuck here
trying to
find the words
to say
without ever
moving our
lips,

and I'm
starting to
feel as if
getting
back up
won't be
so difficult.
Apr 2014 · 1.1k
The Afternoon.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
All I could feel
was the rush of wind
flowing through my
fingertips,
and the calming
warmth of the sun
on my skin.

I swore that
afternoon
would last
all summer.
Apr 2014 · 270
Space
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
To the moon,
to the stars;
I'll fall
from
everywhere
in between.

But will
I fall for
you?
I honestly don't know.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
and when sorrow comes knocking on my door, I will let him in.
When life comes to make sure everything is broken,
I will let her in.
Karma will also come, truthful & sure,
And just like sorrow and life,
I will let her in.
Because it doesn't matter whom I let in;
Whom stays, does.
Apr 2014 · 2.0k
Manufacturing.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Put me on your assembly-line.
Manufacture me limb by limb.
Make me transparent to all of the pain I used to know,
love me like the back-beat to your favorite songs,

      let your passion move me,
and I will
do the
same.
Apr 2014 · 727
Undeniable (10w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Females:
They're
relentless
and
fierce.
but you
cannot
deny
them.
Apr 2014 · 769
Doubtful Honesty
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
This is a message
To anyone that ever doubted me,
That never game me a chance
because I wasn't capable.
For all the people who said I would grow up to be nothing;
That I'd fail with every step I take.
To all the people that ever made me feel like ****.

You were right.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how far I've come and how short the leap of change really is.
Apr 2014 · 1.3k
Breathless.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I'm a monster;
Everything I hate.
I breathe in these lies
Just to suffocate.
Backstabber,
Look me in the eyes.
There's no chance for tomorrow,
I fell by your demise.
Heartache,
I thought your love was true.
But everything we did,
Is now simply everything
I rue.
Apr 2014 · 1.4k
Conform.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
The problem is my attitude;
I don't want to conform.
Can I just be another person
whom you ignore?

It'd be so nice
to be left alone.
But my biggest fear
Is figuring life out
on my own.
Apr 2014 · 1.4k
Subtle.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
I haven't known her for a really long time,
But I can already tell:
She likes the subtle things.
The things that people don't usually acknowledge.
The smile, the laugh,
The kisses and the hugs.
I can just tell...

She has bright blonde hair that matches her personality.
She wears clothes that reflect her soul; relaxed.
And she has a laugh that is powered by her heart; it's amazing.

You see,
I can write about how the sunset is so beautiful with all of the colors mixing together like a fresh oil painting.
But I'd rather talk about her.
Because honestly, she takes my breath away.
I don't have to say much, I just have to look into her eyes,
And I know that things will be okay.
They just have to be...

Again, I haven't known her for a really long time.
But I can tell she likes the subtle things.
Apr 2014 · 765
But no one knew.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
Today was cold and damp,
          but it hasn't rained in weeks.
I attended a funeral today,
          but no one died.
I saw my reflection today,
          but it didn't look like me.
I saw the sky!
          but it wasn't blue.
I fell in love once,
          but it wasn't true.
      
                    I was alive today,
                          but no one knew.
I wrote this January of last year (2013)
I was going through a rough time and was away from home for a while.
Finding this really got me thinking.
So I figured I would share. Enjoy.
Apr 2014 · 921
Lessons (15w)
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
With every second chance
        I'm given,
                        I only
        make another mistake.
when will I
      Learn?
Found this in my notebook.
I forgot I wrote it.
Apr 2014 · 258
Spoken.
Andrew Durst Apr 2014
People supposedly fear
what they do not know.
It makes me question
as to why people
also fear
the truth.
         As if it
         shouldn't be
  *spoken.
Random thought I had yesterday.
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