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Sep 2017 · 128
Label our Downfall
Barker Sep 2017
Labels are
Our downfall
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 219
Horrors
Barker Sep 2017
The ones who have seen the worst horrors
And who are still standing tall
Are the ones who are the bravest and the most courageous
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.3k
Explain the unknown
Barker Sep 2017
Humans are afraid of the unknown
That is why we search
Day and Night
For an explanation
of the unexplainable
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 165
Society and Suicides
Barker Sep 2017
There is a problem with our society
There is not a problem with our kids
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 168
Equal yet different
Barker Sep 2017
We are all equal with different perfections
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.7k
Black, White and Human
Barker Sep 2017
The constant fight for equality
Black vs White
White vs Black
Religion vs Religion
Women vs Men
Men vs Women
Human vs Human
Why can't we see that we are all equal
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 162
Happened
Barker Sep 2017
What happened here?
What happened to us?
What happened to the plans we made?
What happened to our happily ever after?
What happened to the love?
What happened?
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 211
I am II
Barker Sep 2017
I remember the pain
I went through
I remember the anger
I had
I remember the emotions
I felt
I remember the lies
I was told
I remember the shock of being stabbed in the back
I remember who
I was
I remember how this has shaped me into the person
I Am
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 873
I am I
Barker Sep 2017
I am the person
I am today
Because of the things
I've gone through
The lessons I've learned
The hard truths
The empty words
The broken promises
And here I am
Standing stronger than ever
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 1.5k
Understand
Barker Sep 2017
I know that feeling of being lost
I know that feeling that there is no one out there who understands
What you're going through and the emotions that you have

But listen to me
Hear these words that I'm about to say
I understand what you're going through
The emotions that you are feeling
I understand and I want to help

Because once ago
I was going through
The same thing
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 160
Know Me
Barker Sep 2017
Only those who I consider family
Are the ones who truly
Know me
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 134
Not Granted
Barker Sep 2017
We all take time and love for granted
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 229
Afraid
Barker Sep 2017
I'm afraid that one day
I'm going to forget to say
I love you
And that will be the day
They die...


And I forgot to tell them I love you...
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 158
Haunted II
Barker Sep 2017
One of the things I'm haunted by
Is giving up on something that I was told
I wasn't good enough to do
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 902
Sources
Barker Sep 2017
That pain that you feel
Will be a source of
Power
That heartache that you have
Will be a source of
Strength
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 955
Here Hear
Barker Sep 2017
And here I am
Screaming at the
Top of my lungs
Praying that someone
Will hear me
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 144
Listen II
Barker Sep 2017
People just want someone to listen to what they have to say
They just want someone to lend an ear for five minutes
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 145
Listen I
Barker Sep 2017
People don't listen anymore
No matter how hard you try
They just don't listen
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 683
Covers II
Barker Sep 2017
People are so naive
They will take
One quick glance at you
And base their feelings
Off of your cover
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 151
Covers I
Barker Sep 2017
Covers are used by people to show the world what the world wants to see and to keep the truth inside
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 149
Hollow
Barker Sep 2017
I have this hollowness
In my chest
No one notices it
Because I am always pretending
To be happy
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 139
Outsiders
Barker Sep 2017
Outsiders are the ones with the most brilliance
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 2.5k
Beauty
Barker Sep 2017
You don't have to lower yourself
To fit into the worlds specifications
Don't change
Show people your
definition of beauty
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 136
Time II
Barker Sep 2017
We always think we have more time
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 171
Think
Barker Sep 2017
You think you treat people equally
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 6.8k
People Treat People
Barker Sep 2017
My gender
My ****** orientation
My disability
My problems
My colour of skin
My size
My voice
My place of origin
My clothes
My religion
My past
My mistakes
My label
Shouldn't be the determination of how you treat me
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 249
Boxes and Labels
Barker Sep 2017
I don't belong in a box
I don't need a label to define
Who I am
(c)Ibarker
Sep 2017 · 122
Notice
Barker Sep 2017
One by one they disappear
No one seems to notice
If they were to reappear
Would you
Notice?
(c)Ibarker
Aug 2017 · 828
Home
Barker Aug 2017
When you're not around is when I feel homesick, because my house was no longer my home - you were.
(c)Ibarker
Jul 2017 · 193
Life
Barker Jul 2017
Life can get pretty crazy at times. It can be hectic, confusing, stressful, and that's on a good day. Life can be full of happiness and full of sadness. One moment you're on top of the world and nothing can go wrong. The next, it feels as if nothing will ever be right again. I guess it depends where you are right now on your ride through life whether you smile when you read this or fight back tears.
I do not own this
Jun 2017 · 500
I'm Yours
Barker Jun 2017
Some nerve you have,
To break up my lonely,
And tell me you want me.
How dare you march into my heart,
Oh how rude of you,
To ruin my miserable,
And tell me I'm beautiful,
Because I wasn't looking for love,

Nobody asked you to get me attached to you.
In fact you tricked me,
And I wasn't trying to fall in love,
But girl you pushed me.
So all that I'm asking,
Is that you handle me with caution,
Because I don't give myself often,
But I guess I'll try today,

Because I've had my heart,
Broken before,
And I promised that I would never let me hurt anymore.
But I tore down my walls,
And made room for one,
So baby I'm yours.

I wasn't trying to melt this heart of iron,
But the way you hold me,
Makes the old me pass away.
I would be lying,
If I said I wasn't scared to fall again,
But if you promise me you'll catch me,
Then it's okay

Because I've had my heart,
Broken before,
And I promised that I would never let me hurt anymore.
But I tore down my walls,
And made room for one,
So baby I'm yours.

I'm mad at you
I do not own this. All rights belong to Alessia Cara
Jun 2017 · 367
Together
Barker Jun 2017
You're too emotionless.
I'm emotional.
Together, we're human.
@Crestfall
Jun 2017 · 267
Broken Too
Barker Jun 2017
I spent most my life trying to fix you.
It wasn't until recently that I realized I was broken too.
Jun 2017 · 274
Broken Hearts
Barker Jun 2017
Broken hearts do the most writing.
Jun 2017 · 244
Understand Goodbyes
Barker Jun 2017
And after all this time-
I finally understood
Why you never said goodbye.
Jun 2017 · 224
Missed Nights
Barker Jun 2017
I miss the nights
Where I would look up at the stars
And everything seemed possible
& life seemed infinite.
(c)Ibarker
Jun 2017 · 1.5k
Piece of My Heart
Barker Jun 2017
A piece of my heart is gone.
You carry it around with you
And only when you are with me
Do I feel whole again.
Dedicated to my dear friend @Crestfall Thank you for always being there for me. Common Sense and Less-Than-Sense shall rule.
Jun 2017 · 229
Here With Me
Barker Jun 2017
I bury my face into the pillow on her side of the bed- and just for a moment it was as if she was still here with me.
Jun 2017 · 199
Smile
Barker Jun 2017
I write- while she reads and despite the fact we are each doing our own thing, we occasionally glance up at one another and just smile.
Jun 2017 · 251
A Lover of Words
Barker Jun 2017
As a lover of words.
I've never resented them more,
Because there is no word,
In the realm of language,
That adequately describes,
My love for you.
Jun 2017 · 201
When I Was There
Barker Jun 2017
When you were in need,
And worried,
I was there,

When you were lost,
And you were thrown into the frost,
I was there,

When you needed me the most,
I was there,
But you were not,
(c)Ibarker
Jun 2017 · 196
When You Were Here
Barker Jun 2017
When I thought I was alone,
And I was not known,
You were here,

When I was in war with my mind,
And I was fighting blind,
You were here,

When I needed you the most though,
For some reason,
You did not show,

I wonder some days,
If I had pushed you away,
Or if I had scared you not to stay,

It is unclear,
And I fear,
Why you were not here,
(c)Ibarker
May 2016 · 200
Goodbyes
Barker May 2016
As we part -
And say our goodbyes,
I try to memorize every detail of your face.
There are some moments in life
That are unforgettable,
And this - my darling
Is one of them
May 2016 · 434
Judging
Barker May 2016
You want to know my opinion on judging?
Are you sure?
You asked
So don't stop me.
Judging is dumb.
Everyone knows it.
It tears everyone down.
What right does anyone have to judge?
No one has the right to.
We've all messed up at one point.
Lied,
Cheated,
Said something we wish we could take back.
Admit it.
You've done it too.
What if I read you a story,
Starting: “Once Upon A Time”.
And you realized that it was your life,
Spelled out on every line,
Would you hear my voice with wonder,
As it brushed across each word,
And pray my arms had the strength to hold,
The truth about your world,
Would your view on life be different,
And would it shock you the most to find,
That the things you thought defined you,
Could be summed up in just two lines,
And all the ones you took for granted,
The ins and outs of every day,
Play a bigger part in who you are,
Than you'd ever dared to say,
Would you wonder at the pages left,
And all the pages that they'll lead,
Then vow to make each moment,
One that you'd be proud to read,
Because there is a story of your life,
But it's you that holds the pen,
And I hope you fill the pages right,
Before you reach the end.
May 2016 · 347
I'm Not Fine
Barker May 2016
I thought I could be productive,
And mask my emotions with a smile on my face.
The truth is that I collapsed inside
And my accordion lungs gasped for air,
While I drowned in my own tears.
May 2016 · 306
Haunted
Barker May 2016
I am haunted by the memories of what could have been the words I wish I said.
May 2016 · 251
Love
Barker May 2016
May our love be modern enough to survive the times,
but old fashioned enough to last forever.
May 2016 · 266
Glimmers
Barker May 2016
Sometimes I just look at you and smile,
Because I see glimmers of the future in your eyes...
And my god I've never looked happier.
May 2016 · 556
Problems
Barker May 2016
Everybody has problems.
Some people just hide their crap better than others,
But people aren't going to look at you and run away.
They're going to look at you and think that you're brave and that you're strong.
And you are,
You are brave and strong.
Little by little,
Time brings several things into view.
One day this will all make sense.
You just have to STAY STRONG.
May 2016 · 801
Distant places
Barker May 2016
Dreams become long whispers
And lovers become distant places,
Lost places,
Forgotten places,
And one's never to be called home again.
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