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Oct 2017 · 200
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 · 138
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 · 145
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 · 237
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 · 420
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 · 269
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 · 183
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 · 213
Cured with words
Barker Oct 2017
I hope one day
I would have saved someone's life
With my words
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 172
Deserve
Barker Oct 2017
I'm afraid to ask
Because I'm afraid that
I don't deserve it
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 165
Wanted Dead
Barker Oct 2017
The saddest moment in my life
Is finding out I'm still alive
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 159
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 · 1.3k
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 · 410
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 · 247
Reason or no Reason
Barker Oct 2017
Everyone has a reason
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 169
Mistake
Barker Oct 2017
All it takes is one mistake and you're done for
(c)ibarker
Oct 2017 · 285
Scar
Barker Oct 2017
It's not you that I'm scarred by.
It's the relationship we had which scarred me.
(c)ibarker
Barker Sep 2017
It's funny how life works.
When I was younger
I used to not care.
Now I'm older
And I care too much.
I can't decide which one is worse,
Caring too much
Or not caring at all
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.5k
Angel/Demon
Barker Sep 2017
Most Demons
Hide in an
Angel's body
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 366
Poisoned words
Barker Sep 2017
And your poisoned words
Pierce the depths of my core
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 905
My Words
Barker Sep 2017
When you read these words that I write
You are literally entering my mind
The thoughts that I go through
The things that I experience
The feelings that I felt
Welcome to my life
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 375
Inspiration
Barker Sep 2017
Once you force someone to do something.
They lose all inspiration to do it
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 408
Voices
Barker Sep 2017
Sometimes you just
Need to stop
Listening to the voices
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 427
Saddest thing
Barker Sep 2017
The saddest thing that I've seen in my life
Is seeing someone who used to care
Not care anymore and accept the position they're in
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 484
Time III
Barker Sep 2017
Time is our greatest ally and our worst enemy
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.1k
Downfall
Barker Sep 2017
Some things are inevitable
Now there are two ways you can handle it
You can either accept it and move on
Or you can give up and let that decision be your
Downfall
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.2k
Human
Barker Sep 2017
Humans often forget that we're humans
We aren't gods, we aren't goddesses
We are just that, humans
We all go through difficult times.
No one is perfect
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.4k
Scared
Barker Sep 2017
Death doesn't scare me
Hurting those closest to me
Scares me
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 375
Free
Barker Sep 2017
I feel trapped,
If I knew what was keeping me encaged
I would be free
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 327
Mature
Barker Sep 2017
Your age doesn't represent your maturity
And it doesn't have to.
Act as young or as old as you please.
Just know when to grow up
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 343
Breathe
Barker Sep 2017
We often forget to stop and just breathe.
Look around.
Reflect on your life and you will come to realize
That life isn't just stress and darkness.
There's those small wonderful moments in life
Which makes life worth living.
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 265
Faults
Barker Sep 2017
I've got a lot of faults.
I'm not easy to take care of.
I'm really high maintenance.
I don't talk that much.
I'm bad at relationships
But it's okay
Because I know that
That's who I am and that's okay
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 278
Decisions
Barker Sep 2017
Sometimes it's best if you let them make a decision
Even if you think you know best.
I'm not saying to not share your thoughts.
Just don't make the decision
For them
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 359
Change
Barker Sep 2017
Things change,
You get to
Decide
How you want
To remember them
(c)ibarker
Barker Sep 2017
People often tell me I'm a lot like my father.
I don't like my father,
But I don't hate him.
I often get so carried away trying to not become my father
That I forgot who I really was.
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 686
My Mentor
Barker Sep 2017
My mom was my mentor.
She helped me with my problems.
Although I stopped telling her my problems.
Because I was embarrassed and scared that I would disappoint her.
And so I act strong around the house.
But everywhere else
I always slouch
Because whenever I'm at home
It feels although I carried the weight of the world
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 537
Hollow II
Barker Sep 2017
I have this
Empty hollowness
In my chest
I am nothing
Yet I have
Everything
I feel empty
Yet I am
Full
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 716
Colourblind
Barker Sep 2017
Life is black and white
With a bit of grey.
This world which I see is very dull.
I try to see
The in-between
But I can't
Seem to free
Myself from the
Black, white and grey
That I see
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 314
Empty
Barker Sep 2017
There are some nights where
I just feel so empty
Like there's a void of nothingness
That feeling is so scary
Because you have nothing that you can do
Nowhere to turn
You are just alone
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 279
Burden
Barker Sep 2017
I hate how my problems
Are a burden
To other people
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 303
Fake reality
Barker Sep 2017
Spent too much time in my head
Late nights spent on possibilities,
Possibilities that never became reality
And now this is
My sad reality
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 296
To readers
Barker Sep 2017
Hey readers!!!

Thank you so much for looking through my page. I wanted to give a shoutout to Lance McDonald. He has an awesome YouTube page where he reads poetry. He is trying to promote poetry because poetry is often overlooked.  As poets I think that we should all try to support him by following him.
His channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYG8zE0qsfk1bbuo9s-o2VQ

Thanks,
Sep 2017 · 898
Happy little reality
Barker Sep 2017
She follows the words with grace.
The happiness of being alone
Holding the key to a new reality
Is all too familiar
To this little girl
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 319
Breaking Point
Barker Sep 2017
Everyone has a breaking
                                             point.                                        
Even the most good hearted people  
break.
(c)ibarker
Sep 2017 · 936
Twisted Fantasies
Barker Sep 2017
You don't have to follow their twisted fantasies
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 183
Something
Barker Sep 2017
It ***** to know that there is something out there
That can take away all the pain
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 257
Failures
Barker Sep 2017
Those who try and fail
Aren't failures

Those who don't try at all
Are the ones who are
Failures
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 203
Limits, No Limits
Barker Sep 2017
Imagination is your only limit to success
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.2k
Able
Barker Sep 2017
Imagine the unimaginable
Dream the unachievable
Think beyond the realm of this world

Obtain the unobtainable
Create the impossible
For there are no boundaries
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 203
Don't fall
Barker Sep 2017
Don't fall in love
For it will just cause more pain
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 134
Life<Death
Barker Sep 2017
Life is the Devil's Game
Death is the Angel's heaven
(c)Ibarker
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