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briannah rae Sep 2017
hard times bring out obstacles bring out
victories bring out failures bring out
character bring out experience.
life isn't easy. it's a big, tangled, crazy,
wild, overwhelming mess that can get
in the way of success of happiness of
movement of vision of optimism but
trust me when i say light at the end
of the tunnel isn't just a cliche
statement it is true is relateable is
real is tangible is attainable
if you just keep walking
down the road even if you trip
over the cracks and skin your knees
and tear up your clothes because when you
finally make it out you will feel the
strength of a thousand football players
in your heart and you will learn
things about yourself you didn't even
know existed and you will win.
briannah rae Sep 2017
music on.
world off.
music on.
world off.
music on.
world off.
world off.
world off.
music helps me understand
my complicated jumble
of feelings.
music helps put
a name
to my emotions.
i feel
so many things.
but not only
does music
help with
my feelings,
it also helps
to block out
those feelings.
it is my escape
if only for
a little while.
music on.
world off.
music on.
world off.
music on.
world off.
world off.
world off.
31 Day Writing Challenge
Music
briannah rae Sep 2017
god i want
to  kiss you
so **** badly.
i look at you
and all i
can think of
is your perfect lips
pressed against mine
and i know you want to.
but it would be wrong.
you have
a girlfriend.
and as awful
as it sounds
if you kissed me
right now i wouldn't
stop you.
in fact
i'd probably
kiss you back
girlfriend or not.
and maybe
that makes me
a horrible person.
but i can't
control the  
way i feel
about you.
even though
i try
keeping it all
locked up
in my box.
briannah rae Sep 2017
there is
a box
where i keep
my feelings.
there is
a lock
that keeps
the box
shut
and a key
that i wear
on a chain
around my neck.
that box
will stay
locked tight
because my feelings
don't get me anywhere
but hell.
i'm so tired
of giving
my all
only to lose
a piece of myself
in the process.
i don't want to
lose anything else.
i don't have
anything else
to lose.
i have already
lost myself.
briannah rae Sep 2017
i feel like
i am stealing
the food
straight from
their mouths.
how can
i eat
when they have
NOTHING.
hurricane maria took
EVERYTHING.
they don't have
water.
they don't have
electricity.
they don't have
ANYTHING.
my family
in puerto rico
is alive
but they're
barely breathing.
how can you
when you've lost
EVERYTHING?
the least i can do
is dedicate this poem
to them.
pray for puerto rico.
briannah rae Sep 2017
why can't
we all just
get along.
to just keep
our opinions
to ourselves
and live in peace.
a man kneels
during the national anthem
because he belives
black lives matter.
instead of flooding twitter
with hateful comments
maybe just think about
why he kneels.
we are free
to take a stand
in what we
believe in
and people
need to learn
to respect that.
a girl
covers her mouth
with duct tape
for a day.
you think
she's weird.
she's actually supporting
the victims
of bullying
who can't speak up
for themselves.
instead of making fun
of her
maybe just think about
how bold that is
for her to take
a stand like that.
i am so sick
of seeing our world
plagued by hate.
you may not
agree with things.
i don't agree with things.
but i know better
and i spread
happiness.
briannah rae Sep 2017
dear friend.
thank you
for everything
you do.
thank you
for being
my shoulder
to cry on.
for being
the ear
that always listens.
i am hard
to get along with.
that i know.
i'm stubborn.
but you get me.
you understand me
like nobody does.
and this poem
isn't going
to have beautiful
flowing verses.
it's really raw
and rough.
but i know
you'll love it
anyways
because you
are my best friend.
you are such
an amazing person
inside
and out
and i have no
idea where
i would be
if it weren't for you.
i love you
so much.
thank you.
31 Day Writing Challenge
A friend
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