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Mar 2018 · 188
Stress
Barker Mar 2018
I’ve been so caught up with the stress of life
That I forgot how it felt to be me
(Ibarker)
Feb 2018 · 869
Angel through the darkness
Barker Feb 2018
Broken hearts
And
Empty feelings

You brought me
In
With meaning

You mended
My broken heart

And chased away
The dark

Now all I see
Is your light

Shinning so ever
Bright
(ibarker)
Jan 2018 · 225
Darkness
Barker Jan 2018
It's all in your mind. They used to say.

Can't you hear it? They're whispering.

It's all in your head. They used to say.

Can't you see it? They're the darkness.

It's existing inside you. They used to say

Can't you feel it? They're running around in circles.

They are no longer in you. They now say.

You've become it.
(c)ibarker
Jan 2018 · 313
Masks
Barker Jan 2018
What's behind your mask?

Are you as broken as I am?

What's behind your mask?

Is the darkness inside you?

What's behind your mask?

Are you as hollow as I am?

What's behind your mask?

Is the pain held inside you?

What's behind your mask?

Are you afraid of it?





Yes...I am
(c)ibarker
Jan 2018 · 738
Here II
Barker Jan 2018
And here I am

Wrecked to the bone from something metaphysical

Drunk and High from a drug I didn't even mean to take

My mind is slowly starting to disintegrate

My soul is filled with poisoned memories of you and I
(c)ibarker
Jan 2018 · 192
Dissipating
Barker Jan 2018
The vision of you slowly starts to disappear with every display of kindness that she gives me
(c)ibarker
Jan 2018 · 151
Wicked
Barker Jan 2018
Who knew love could be so wickedly beautiful.
(c)ibarker
Jan 2018 · 168
Wishing
Barker Jan 2018
I used to wish upon love.
Now I wish upon the strength and the will to withstand it.
(c)ibarker
Dec 2017 · 1.1k
Lines
Barker Dec 2017
The line between
Love and Hate
Is a lot
Thinner
Than you would think
(c)ibarker
Dec 2017 · 903
Trade
Barker Dec 2017
All that I have to give
Are my imperfections
And my inequalities.
I hope that it is enough
For I only have my broken self
To trade for your love
(c)ibarker
Dec 2017 · 921
Loops
Barker Dec 2017
You've caused my mind to run in circles,
You've caused it to start creating loops of thoughts
That always ends up coming back to you
(c)ibarker
Dec 2017 · 223
Sacrifices
Barker Dec 2017
Sometimes I wish we never became friends because then I wouldn't take all your troubles and put them on my back. I wouldn't have to keep taking bullets for you and I could finally be at rest.
(c)ibarker
Dec 2017 · 208
Voice
Barker Dec 2017
You stole my voice when I wanted to speak and now I am voiceless.
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 308
Lest We Forget
Barker Nov 2017
Finally, after 4 years of continues battle, was there finally peace.
Soldiers rose from the trenches, with their faces still full of dirt.
They shook hands with their counterparts and then walked away
From the horrors that they endured for those 4 years.
Many brave soldiers died during that war.
They will never be forgotten.
Neither will those who fought for their country.
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 249
Purpose
Barker Nov 2017
I always thought I didn't have a purpose in life.
It wasn't until you called me because you couldn't deal with life
Did I finally understand my purpose.
When you were at your worst I made you smile and laugh
And everything suddenly makes sense
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 195
Here
Barker Nov 2017
Your smile
Your laugh
Your devilish grin
Your sense of humour
Your eyes
Your personality
Are the reason
I'm still here
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 261
@Crestfall
Barker Nov 2017
Before I met you I was dim
My wick was at the end of it's life
And just when I thought I was going to go out
You brought the spark back into my soul
And now the fire within me has never burned so brightly
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 212
You III
Barker Nov 2017
I've been so close to dying
So close on the verge of death
I go down my list of reasons I live for
And it's always you
That ends up stopping me
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 175
You II
Barker Nov 2017
If I have devilish grin just know
That I'm thinking of you
(c)ibarker
Nov 2017 · 166
Despair
Barker Nov 2017
During times of despair
It’s your humour, comfort, and devilish grin
That keeps me from leaving
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 306
Beautiful
Barker Oct 2017
The heart longs to feel that desire to fall in love
And that the pain is replace by something
Beautiful
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 186
Suicide
Barker Oct 2017
i'm Sick and tired of not
being Understood
I'm done playing this game in
this Cruel world
If i Die today i will just be another
unimportant Event
(c)ibarker
Barker Oct 2017
I'll live for something worth living for,
Otherwise life is pointless and death is the point.
Oct 2017 · 213
God values
Barker Oct 2017
If god values good people,
Then why are
The innocents locked up and the guilty free
The crooked, rich and the sweet, poor
The heartless, full and the full hearted, empty
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 131
Feelings
Barker Oct 2017
And to this day
You still don't know
How I feel about you
(c)ibarker
Barker Oct 2017
Just because we're dating
doesn't mean that I automatically give you consent
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 188
To whom it may concern
Barker Oct 2017
Hey,
I know lately I've been a bit down,
But I wanted to say thank you and I love you,
And goodbye.
Just in case.
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 870
Emotional Disasters
Barker Oct 2017
Love is the true enemy.
It isn't a soft knock.
It's like a hurricane,
It comes in fast and reckless,
And it leaves just as fast as it came
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 167
Poison
Barker Oct 2017
The scary part is I knew exactly how bad you were for me,
Yet I chose to ignore it and now I'm broken beyond repair
(c)barker
Oct 2017 · 128
Forever
Barker Oct 2017
Nothing lasts forever
Good things, bad things
They won't last
(c)barker
Oct 2017 · 246
Unannounced
Barker Oct 2017
You barged into my life unannounced
You stole my voice
You stole my time
You stole my life
You silenced my thoughts so I had no direction
You became my guide to my end
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 356
Good People Bad Things
Barker Oct 2017
Good people always try to look for the good in others.
They let people in and believe that they have good intentions.
Even when something bad happens to them,
They will always blame it on themselves.
Even though it was the other persons fault,
Because they want to believe that there is good
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 1.7k
Losing
Barker Oct 2017
If I'm losing my mind now
It's because I believed that I can make something broken
Into something perfect
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 196
Mistake II
Barker Oct 2017
You liked me a lot more than I did,
So I made the mistake of thinking I didn't like you.
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 219
Art
Barker Oct 2017
Art
A blade is my tool
And my body is my canvas
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 182
Including my life
Barker Oct 2017
I want something that I can have but it will require me to lose everything
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 172
What I want vs My thoughts
Barker Oct 2017
I don't know if I want you
or
If I think that I want you
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 135
Red
Barker Oct 2017
Red
As I draw on my wrist with red
A line followed by another
Until my entire wrist is filled with red
Some say I'm a *******
I say **** them
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 139
Writers
Barker Oct 2017
I find it sad that writers find their creativity through their pain and suffering. Yet I'm thankful because they saved my life
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 210
1/1000
Barker Oct 2017
One finished work
Over a thousand unfinished

One true love
Over a thousand wasted

One true passion
Over a thousand opportunities

One Masterpiece
Over a thousand failours

One true life
Over a thousand fake
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 386
A note
Barker Oct 2017
There are words scribbled across a torn page.
There is a stain of red on it.

A mother reads it as she falls slowly onto her knees.
A father who never cared screams and slams the door.

He kneels down to hug her.
She opens her mouth, but no words are spoken.

She is in shock.
She looks at him.

The dad screams at her begging her to say something.

She doesn't.

She just stares at him.
Mouth open and tears dripping down the side of her cheeks.
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 253
Bond
Barker Oct 2017
Family is family.
We are tied together by a bond.
You can treat me however you want,
But at the end of the day.
I will still save you
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 175
Moments
Barker Oct 2017
It is a cool Autumn morning. The sun is shinning brightly down through the cracks between the trees. The colour of the leaves at the top are starting to change colour. I walk down a narrow trail, absorbing the beauty of nature. Lately, I've been caught up with work and haven't had the time to go for a walk, but I finally let go of work for an hour. The sound of snapping twigs and crackling leaves can be heard through every step. Birds glide from one tree to another. Squirrels are gathering supplies for the winter. Geese can be heard in flocks as they head down south for the winter. The sound of rustling trees as the breeze flows through. A feeling that I haven't felt in a while resurfaces, and finally it feels as though time has stopped. I didn't worry about my work or stress out about family problems. I just enjoyed the moment I was given. It is moments like these that give me hope.
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 198
Cured with words
Barker Oct 2017
I hope one day
I would have saved someone's life
With my words
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 158
Deserve
Barker Oct 2017
I'm afraid to ask
Because I'm afraid that
I don't deserve it
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 159
Wanted Dead
Barker Oct 2017
The saddest moment in my life
Is finding out I'm still alive
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 146
Friends
Barker Oct 2017
I'm not much of a people person.
I'd much rather stay at home and play video games,
But I'll do anything for my friends
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 1.2k
Tradition vs Change
Barker Oct 2017
Tradition is good,
But it's also good to think about change.
The world will never stay in one generation forever
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 400
Respect
Barker Oct 2017
I don't care about what you look like or what your social status is.
If you are nice to me I'll be nice back
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 211
Reason or no Reason
Barker Oct 2017
Everyone has a reason
(c)ibarker
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