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 Jun 2014 Bails B
Carsyn Smith
I wanted to tell you that
this cut on my leg
wasn't a shaving accident.
That the beads of rubies
weren't from clumsy fingers,
but from strong trembling hands.
I thought I'd tell you that
I enjoyed the way it felt,
the idea that I was alive --
that string of scarlet pearls
was proof that I had a heart,
that it still beat --
no matter how faint.
I wanted to wear the red jewels
around my neck
as some sort of prize.
No,
as some kind of evidence
that I
          was
                 not
                       hollow --
                 I'm
         still
here.
Try to wipe them away,
but they only become
one of Van Gogh's strokes --
beautiful.
meaningful.
I am alive.
 Jun 2014 Bails B
lost in thought
When I have a bad day
I just go for a run.

Clear my head
run my anger away.

Taking control.
Staying alive.

Not falling apart.
Staying here in the now.

Free to yell and scream
While you run.

Free to cry
to open up.

Staying alive
Staying free.

Bad days come and go
Just stay free and alive
Bad days will be here and there, just  go for a run and be yourself and do what you need to do
 Jun 2014 Bails B
Rhia Holder
What at peculiar question that is
Are we living or are we dying,
For there is no elementary answer.

The most natural part of life is death.
Even the most alive moments we have
Are the ancestors of the end moment;
The inevitable moment.

But once we are deceased,
And our skin has turned a fleshy grey,
we still have our life
For people to remember us by.

From the moment we are given our lives,
We are inexorably dying.
But while dying, we are more alive...
Than we will ever be.
 Jun 2014 Bails B
Victoria Ruth
I don’t know what I am
He says I’m just a teenage girl
I may appear that way
In my party dress and pearls

My flowers in my hair
But inside my mind is racing
Filled with horrid thoughts
And hopeless dreams I’m chasing
And all this time I wasting
Dealing with the heartbreak I’m facing
Remembering my mind is tracing
Such pain I am incasing
Because his lips I still am tasting

See I am not just a teenage girl
In my party dress and pearls
I am much more
I’m a wreck
I’m a sucker
I’m broken
I’m hopeless
In this dark lonely world
I am much more than just
A teenage girl.
"I don't know what I am." I said
"A teenage girl." he replied.
 Jun 2014 Bails B
Victoria Ruth
Not quite sure yet
What I want to be
But so much pressure
Just to get my degree

I’m young and free
Even crazy and wild
Don’t you even dare
To treat me like a child

Though I can’t help but think
Where will I be in 10 years?
Will I finally have courage,
to face my worst fears?

Will I still have my boyfriend,
who I’ve been with?
Do high school sweethearts
exist, or is that just a myth?

Should I go get drunk,
this weekend with my friends?
I got invited to another party
The fun never ends

Wait I’m kind of insecure
About my body and weight
Why am I still awake?
It’s getting pretty late

Yet I still haven’t started
Any of my homework
Who cares anyway though
I mean my teacher’s a ****

I’m under so much pressure
Because I’ve got to graduate
But you try being a teenager
In a world filled with hate

Overthinking killed the teenager
And that teenager is I
Overthinking every thought
And I don’t know *why
"Teenagers"-People who are treated like children but expected to act like adults.
The Ending Of The World

I was sure the world would end today
It was the beginning of the fall
That others would tell the story
And pass it on to all

Not sure that I would hear the news
I'd  see others on their phones
As they talked about the days events
And wonder if I know

I was sure that this would happen
For the day it started wrong
Realizing as I drove to work
I almost turned to go back home

There was an emptiness inside me
And a panic not the norm
Yet I did not exit on the ramp
For my half way point was gone

So I spent my day just waiting
No connection, all alone
I know that you can feel my pain
For I left my phone at home

The world it did not end today
Was not the beginning of the fall
I realized this when I rushed home
And saw I missed no calls

I am so so not important...lol

*Carl Joseph Roberts
Don't you hate it when your more then half way to work and realize, crap I left my cellphone at home. You are just sure that today will be the day the world will end, the day you really needed it...lol.
 Jun 2014 Bails B
sanjana goel
There’s a mountain before you
One you feel you can never climb
The distance is frightening,
but I know you can make it to the other side
If only you try

I’ve seen the strength
that you carry inside
I’ve seen the will, the passion
the fight in your eyes
I’ve witnessed your ambition
I know you can do it one more time

You can do anything
You can be anyone
You can be happy, too
But first you must believe
in the power of you

You’re powerful,
valuable, beautiful and brave
And I know that you know
you can make it through tomorrow
if you can get through today;
I will be there for you
every step of the way
 Jun 2014 Bails B
It's Been Years
us
 Jun 2014 Bails B
It's Been Years
us
people like us are never not broken,

we just learn
how to live with the pain
as it lodges in our souls

and stays there forever

-o.h
 Jun 2014 Bails B
It's Been Years
"world peace

sustainability

spirituality

transformation

community

organic living

consciousness

expression

compassion

mind expansion

acceptance

exploration

appreciation

music

poetry

love"
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