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72 · Mar 2020
must be real
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her.
the idea of one.
a special one.
an intriguing one.
my heart thuds in my chest a little harder.
is this really how i feel?
or is this some "phase" i'll look back and laugh at?

this must be real.
a heart flutter at her beauty.
a smile at her smile.
i can imagine her with me.

who is this "her"

is it just...
the idea of one?
a special one?
an intriguing one?
72 · Mar 2020
anxiety
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it comes,
and it goes.
but love,
let it flow.
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that's the thing about pain,
it demands to be felt.

~okay~
the fault in our stars.
71 · Mar 2020
out of it.
anna burns Mar 2020
not thinking,
but overthinking at the same time.
maybe that's the spiral...
the disconnect between two opposites.
70 · Apr 2020
never to stay.
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it rushed upon me,
unsettling.
a thought, i never thought i'd have.
i pushed it away,
never to stay,
unless it were to get too bad.
70 · Mar 2020
not my choice.
anna burns Mar 2020
somehow,
my signature got forged
on the contract that is life.

i didn't sign up for this.
70 · Feb 2020
...
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...
hurt.
drowning.
help.
i want a way out.
the tears force their way forward.
i'm trying my best.
all i want is to be okay.

that's the thing about pain.. it demands to be felt.
69 · Mar 2020
goodmorning
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sitting here,

just me and myself.

the world half asleep,

but about to rise.

birds singing their song,

the sun peeks up to have a listen
69 · Mar 2020
the sound of music
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a simple melody,
flitting around and through.
crescendoing over the highest mountain tops,
it never stops,
until making its way to you.
69 · Feb 2020
they
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imagine if they knew.
what would they say?
what would they think?
what would they do?
who would i lose...
69 · Mar 2020
'night
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goodnight to the ones who feel like the night lasts too long
goodnight to the ones who feel they can't sing their song
goodnight to the ones whos smile was dimmed today
goodnight to the ones who feel led astray
goodnight to the ones who may feel a little blue
goodnight to all you, let me give you a clue..
you will make it through.
68 · Mar 2020
a wish, granted.
anna burns Mar 2020
someone to listen
and someone to care
they seem to glisten
these thoughts that i bear
shining so brightly inside my head
i sometimes wish to be dead

you seemed to listen
and you seemed to care
you understood the thoughts that i bear
you held me tightly through all the pain
and promised to be by my side
for you q. idk if you remember when i wrote this or not, but yeah.
68 · Mar 2020
lyrics '01
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I'm taking over my body,
Back in control, no more shotty,
I bet a lot of me was lost,
Ts uncrossed and Is undotted,
I fought it a lot
And it seems a lot like flesh is all I got,
Not anymore, flesh out the door,
Swat.

I must've forgot, you can't trust me,
I'm open a moment and closed when you show it,
Before you know it, I'm lost at sea,
And now that I write and think about it,
And the story unfolds,
You should take my life,
You should take my soul.

You are surrounding all my surroundings,
Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain,
You are surrounding all my surroundings,
Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.

And I'll be holding on to you

Remember the moment
You know exactly where you're going,
'Cause the next moment,
Before you know it, time is slowing
And it's frozen still,
And the window sill looks really nice, right?
You think twice about your life,
It probably happens at night,
Right?

Fight it,
Take the pain, ignite it,
Tie a noose around your mind
Loose enough to breathe fine and tie it
To a tree. Tell it, "You belong to me.
This ain't a noose, this is a leash.
And I have news for you: you must obey me."

You are surrounding all my surroundings,
Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain,
You are surrounding all my surroundings,
Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes.

Entertain my faith.

Lean with it, rock with it,
When we gonna stop with it,
Lyrics that mean nothing,
We were gifted with thought,
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat,
It ain't the speakers that bump hearts,
It's our hearts that make the beat.

And I'll be holding on to you.
holding on to you - twentyonepilots
67 · Mar 2020
four
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dear anna,

it's okay for the tears to fall
it doesn't help you're tired and it's late
think about how nice it was to share safely with amanda and karen
and how much they care about you
think about how strong you are
you will feel okay
you will figure it out
you will feel the sun again
i promise.
think about how even on your worst days you can still smile
there must be hope in that... right?

love, anna
anna burns Jul 2020
my heart heavy laden with words unsaid
jesus jesus where is your spirit?

my mind wreaking havoc in ways i didn't know possible
jesus jesus where is your peace?

my world falling from the sky, now lays in pieces at my feet
jesus jesus where is your presence?

my body aches, painful and numb

jesus jesus i need you...
now.
66 · Jul 2020
seeds of light
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this life,
it holds little seeds of light.
although, also many plights,
these lights shine bright,
throughout the darkened night.
these lights that up end plight,
shed grace and meaning into our daily life.
to me,
a cup of coffee.
to you,
a new pair of shoes.
to us,
a chance to shake off the dust,
and start again.
inspired by a drawing i did called -seeds of light-
65 · Mar 2020
2:43
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night means tired.
tired means exaggerated thoughts.
exaggerated thoughts mean more feelings.
more feelings means more thoughts.

spiral.

turtles all the way down.
65 · Mar 2020
nine
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dear anna,

i'm not sure what to say
i can't keep my thoughts at bay
they're seeping in filling the cracks in my mind
and i can't seem to find,
any consolation

darling..
as she once told you,
you hold the weight of the world on your shoulders

let go.
it's okay.
you're alive and that must mean something.
these days are temporary. tomorrow always comes and passes, never a moment, so you're always moving forward.
i love you. you're loved.

love, anna
64 · Mar 2020
six
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six
dear anna,

you talked to aiden!
labbies in three months!!
yayay!
hey that's something to look forward to!
also, i love how you've found something in theater..
getting lost in a whole other world than your own,
it's nice isn't it?
the show ends tomorrow..
atleast you have the upcoming to look forward to?
but you're gonna miss the connections here, getting lost in the dancing every night
what now?
i believe in you.
you'll find something.
you'll stay strong.
you'll stay friends.
i promise.

love, anna
64 · Mar 2020
'ight
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i can't seem to fight
my world could be bright
it doesn't feel that way at night
but writing is my light
64 · Mar 2020
the delicacy of words
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these verses, these phrases...
these passionately expressed stories
of love,
of longing,
of hidden pain,
can only be apprised through strings of words
and hidden metaphors.
meant to provide any meaning and consolation
to a cracked but ever so slightly still beating heart.
a heart worn over time,
dragged across endless strings of lovers.
wounds no one could ever mend.
a heart, beat up by damages that escape comprehension,
waiting patiently for its turn at a chance to be healed.
hearts so painfully lovely and beautiful that need to be seen.
hearts so wonderfully in need.
a longing can only be so delicately expressed
with words straight from the heart.
64 · Mar 2020
five
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dear anna,

hi love
you made it through today
you smiled
you laughed
you danced
you sang
you made it
even though things disappoint,
there's always some good
talk to her and to him
they'll help you out
they can ease your doubt
two steps forward one step back love
you'll see... you're always moving forward

love, anna
63 · Mar 2020
ten
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ten
dear anna,

the world sleeps,
while you're still awake.
off to bed they go.
now it's just you and your thoughts.
you and your sick feeling.
you and your music.
you and your words.
but you'll be okay.

love, anna
63 · Feb 2020
i
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i
i smile
i cry
i harm
i heal
i break
i mend
i lose
i win
i fall
i stand
62 · Mar 2020
i will.
anna burns Mar 2020
i will wait, til the days are filled with insurmountable joy.
til my lungs breathe on their own,
not startled by any slight.
i will wait, holding on, til i feel free,
not bound to constant anxiety.
i will wait, clinging to the small, but meaningful.
not to focus on the desperation of the overwhelming big.
i will wait, because i know that this night won't last.
every midnight giving way to a continuous flowing tomorrow,
bringing a new sunrise, new chance and hope.
i will wait, in reverence, of the impossible universe giving me a reason.
a reason to hold on.
a reason and purpose to give some meager meaning.

i will wait.
61 · Mar 2020
yesterday
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was not a success.
59 · Mar 2020
one
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one
dear anna,

it's okay.
you're okay.
he's okay.
it's going to be okay.

love, anna
39 · Mar 2020
two
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two
dear anna.

ease up buttercup
look at what you do have
look at who you do have
even though the thing about pain is that it demands to be felt,
the world demands its need to feel you and your presence too.
you'll get there.
headphones in.
friends around.
time laughing.
you'll get there.

love, anna
35 · Mar 2020
three
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dear anna,

you're on your way
you're here to stay
hope around this corner
hope around that corner
smiles here
smiles there
smiles and laughter everywhere

to carry you through...

love, anna

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