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 Oct 2013 Brianna
rebeccalouise
why do I stay up so late

where the monsters
of what could have
and what should have
linger

why do I stay up so late

crying over spilt milk
and conversations
buried in the past

why do I stay up so late

when I know
that you reside
in those early, wine-soaked
morning hours

why do I stay up so late

and fret
about the future,
while I’m in the present

why do I stay up so late

when,
just like cinderella,
the strike of midnight
should be my cue
to cut off all emotions
and enjoy a pumpkin ride back home

why do I stay up so late

when I know
that I miss you
and it hurts the most
when I’m alone at 2am

why do I stay up so late

when breakfast is just around the corner,
and decisions made at 7am
are much more manageable
to obtain

why do I stay up so late

when I know better
 Oct 2013 Brianna
Morgan
4)
I'm afraid if I cry, I'll cry forever because you're not here to make me laugh.
 Oct 2013 Brianna
Morgan
3)
It's late, my mind is cluttered & I wish we were sitting on your porch in our underwear, wrapped in blankets, staring at the stars & chain smoking cheap cigarettes
 Oct 2013 Brianna
Morgan
I shut off my phone
I locked my bedroom door
I closed my eyes
for as long as I could
but life didn't disappear
 Oct 2013 Brianna
brooke
Lightyears.
 Oct 2013 Brianna
brooke
i could never explain
how speechless I am
beneath the stars, all
pinholes in heaven's
fabric
 Oct 2013 Brianna
brooke
one of the first
times we met
you stood on
the edge of
a roof and I
think you
are still






there.
(c) Brooke Otto
 Oct 2013 Brianna
vivalagaygirl
In the cold of the night,
Her fears bring her to life.
The thoughts,
The chills,
The spells,
The pills,
Can't keep her sane.
She begs the doctor to get off her back,
Because she can't pull the knife of darkness out of her back.
She claims that she's "just fine",
Pulls out the razor and draws another line.
She can't deal with this pain,
Yet I'm trying to keep her sane.
She takes all the drugs,
She follows all the orders,
But she can't be near me when I hold her.
Cause she's not her, and I'm not me.
She drives me crazy til I bleed.
"I don't want you to go away", she begs,
I compromise, saying I'll be there til my grave.
"You need to walk away", she pleads.
This catastrophy, this mess I see.
She loves me, she loves me not,
She used to love me, then she forgot.
Because of the thoughts,
Because of the chills,
Because of the spells,
Because of the pills,
She lost her grip on reality,
She lost her grip on me.
She shoved me away,
Because she couldn't watch me stay
Through the roughest of waves,
In the ocean of her dismay.

The only connection she had to life,
Was the one who tried to pull out the knife.
Me.
Myself.
And I.

**And now I'm gone.
 Oct 2013 Brianna
Redshift
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 Oct 2013 Brianna
Redshift
>
keep her clenched in your fist for an hour
she'll give in
cramped places
do that to people
kick her hard
while she lies
in front of you
baring her innocence
she'll give up
and that's what you want
you want submittance
admittance
of futility
you want her to say
that she knew she couldn't win
that she couldn't fight
that she knew you'd win
you want her to admit

that she is
lesser

it's not going happen.
i won't admit anything to you
out my ****** teeth
you try so hard to hurt me
you go out of your way
you're a blowhard,
and i am not less than you
you are just hot air
i am solid
i am not
less than
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