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 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
truth or dare
 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
the most honest i've ever been was with the boy
who lied to everybody else but me; i told him that
i didn't know why i trusted him but i didn't mind if he
never wanted to let go of my hand, that as long as he held on
i'd keep on talking, that all i wanted to be was an
astronaut so i could write first hand-accounts
of the stars, that i imagined creating a new name for myself
every time i woke up so that i wouldn't have to live with my
past, that i didn't know the difference between love and
fear or if there was even a difference at all

in return, he told me a truth that only he believed in
(you're perfect, i swear it)

from then on, i choked on every truth i tried to say, so i ran away
and that night i whispered to the dark over and over again
to convince myself i'd be ready the next time somebody dared me to say it
(i'mscared, i'mscared, i'mscared, i'msorry, iloveyou, i'mscared)
ehh.  i don't know how to make this sound right.
 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
.
 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
.
i wouldn't mind if
for the rest of my life
i never saw anything
other than
ocean.
i went to the beach today c:
 Aug 2013 ASB
Megan Grace
Rekindled
 Aug 2013 ASB
Megan Grace
I would give you a thousand
chances to swallow my heart if it means
I get to hear those little stories
again and wake up with your mouth
on my shoulder.
Today I told you I've been
having trouble sleeping
without you
and you said, "We're going
to get married someday, though, so
don't even worry."
My lungs feel so full tonight.
 Aug 2013 ASB
Peyton Leigh Stille
Tremors are endless
and my heartstrings
play a double-dutch
symphony--
-- Smacking against the pavement.
 Aug 2013 ASB
Megan Grace
I like the wildflowers
that grow in the rings
under your eyes and
the meadow that comes
from your lips. More
than anything I want
to swim in the rivers
running down your
arms and make my
home in the safety of
your large hands. I'm
finding it hard to
resist the setting you've
created just for me.
 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
building blocks
 Aug 2013 ASB
marina
i've become the person i wanted to be
two years ago, but i've forgotten
why i wanted to be this way in the first place

(it's time to reconstruct myself again)
i'm so tired of hating myself.  i feel sick.  i want to go to sleep and not wake up.  
i hope tomorrow is better.
 Jul 2013 ASB
Emma S
Red lips
High heels
Nice dress
Painted nails
Curly hair
Make up

Every inch of her was made to impress
Every step she took was made to make him lose his breath

All she ever wanted was for him
To walk past her
Stop
And
Turn
Around

She looked for him in every street corner
She looked for him in every store
She looked for him in every train station
She looked for him in every dream she ever had

But he just wasn't made for her
Some of this is me, some of this is as far from me as it could be
 Jul 2013 ASB
marina
misfits
 Jul 2013 ASB
marina
during summer, we avoided the ocean
because it reminded us how
small we really are, and instead of singing
lullabies to drift away in waves of sleep,
we sang all night long to stay awake
for fear that if we let ourselves go, we'd have nothing
left to rise for by morning

(i never closed my eyes, but i had one
hell of a dream)
 Jul 2013 ASB
Megan Grace
Worth
 Jul 2013 ASB
Megan Grace
You only want
what you want
and I can only
give you what
you allow me.
But, god, I
have so much
more to offer.
 Jul 2013 ASB
marina
every poem i was afraid
to write ended with
you.
(and even still, it's all i want)
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