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 Jun 2019 Chris
ollie
i have always kind of disliked the color yellow
i have astigmatism in one eye
and bright things tend to blur together
and give me a headache
no matter the distance
so i didn’t like the color yellow
until i met someone who likes yellow like flowers in sunshine
and has a smile bright enough to give the sun envy
i always maintain
that it takes eight minutes and twenty seconds for sunlight
to warm me and the rest of the planet
but it just takes a look from my brightest friend
to fill everyone around him with warmth
and after a few years of knowing him
(it might be my imagination)
my astigmatism is getting better
another free verse for class
On this summer day
rain sang me a lullaby,
as I rested my head.
Sam Cooke - Unchained Melody
 Jun 2019 Chris
Jade Lima
Sanity
 Jun 2019 Chris
Jade Lima
How many days will go by, before i lose myself completely?
Everything's out of rhythm, i can't even feel my heart beating.
I just wish i could find a path to get myself back.
But it feels impossible to regain what i lack.
My being feels like it's constantly under attack.
And i can no longer stomach what i keep in my flask.
So is there any hope to find any sort of meaning that lasts?
Something tells me i'm nearing my death bed.
And these problems are taking it's toll on whatever part of me that i have left.
Am i really even me?
It's so distorted that i can barely see.
I'm slowly losing my sanity, and now i can see that the problem was never only me.
His favorite color is grey
He tells me I'm beautiful
He has a strong love for the sea
His favorite food is sushi
He tells me all the small things he loves about me
He said "I love you" first

He wants to wake up to me in his arms
And do the ***** things he imagines
He smiles at me as I talk to him about the current book I'm reading
I think he might really love me

He asked me to take an adventure with him
One that's a year long
To a place where he says he can have both the things he loves
Me and the ocean

It feels natural to tell him
That I love him too
 Mar 2018 Chris
Spooky Babe
The day I realized love won’t conquer all
Completely broke me into two
Because that’s all I really have to give
And there’s a lot that love can’t do

Love won’t make him stay
And doesn’t leave once he’s left
One day these tears will become useless
And that’s agonizing to accept

I’d hate for this to end
And vanish right before my eyes
I’m sorry I’m not good enough
But I swear I will do my best and try

Those aren’t just words either
That’s my heart on my sleeve
You’ve become the greatest asset in my life
I dunno what I’d do if I made you leave
March 1, 2018
1:07 am
For who else?
 Mar 2018 Chris
left unsung
I have this unusual admiration for things, let me tell you some of it.

There's something beautiful when I look at the dark clouds even though I know that it signals a heavy fall or rain, I don't care.

I know most of you love the sunset,  and I do too,  but have you ever realized that what it means is that we've survived another day but there's the uncertainty if tomorrow we'll still do? You see, everytime I look at the sky, how it perfectly paints all these combination of colors at twilight, "tomorrow,  will i still be able to see it? " is the question on my mind.  But still, I love every single moment it.  

I lowkey like how the trees looked if there's only branches on it, lowkey because im a Landscape Architecture student and unless that tree is deciduous it's obviously dying. We don't want that. But with the way their branches stood up at the sky, without its leaves but still trying to survive, somehow, something about it is beautiful.  

I've never seen a tsunami,  but I've always imagine,  it's a nice scenery when before it hits,  the wave rushes opposite the coast, uncovering parts of the underwater , revealing its hidden beauty, even though I know that only minutes, or maybe even just seconds away, the destruction it'll bring awaits.

All my life, the stars at night never failed to amuse me, but they don't guarantee you that they'll be shining up there all the time,  I always feel disappointed when I look up and found nothing but vast darkness.  

You see, I have this unusual admiration for things,  and there's still so many which i find beautiful yet whose beauty only brings unwanted outcomes,  

And now I am afraid,


I found something beautiful in you and it scares me.
 Mar 2018 Chris
pluviophile
somewhere in my heart,
there might be a little love,
that's shoved behind locked cabinets,
labeled 'pain',
it's shut in a safe,
with the combination of 'regret',
it's in my library of secrets,
along with 'mistakes', 'happiness', and 'tears',
it's hidden behind the muscles of steel,
that keep my heart pounding,
every time i think about this forbidden word,
one day,
if i ever get past the bronze edge of my tongue,
i might be able to think about,
"love".
 Mar 2018 Chris
emilia
anxiety
 Mar 2018 Chris
emilia
i can’t eat
i can’t breathe
i can't calm down
a war in my mind between storms and oceans
while on the outside i tremble with my mouth glued shut
eyes burning from holding back tears.
my anxiety comes in waves, drowning me while i’m gasping for air and i never know when it will consume me next.
anxiety is my silent killer
i never know when it will strike me next and no one ever sees it strangling me
i'm scared
i'm scared you’re going to get sick of it
the anxiety,
the apologies,
having to hold me together,
taking care of me,
and my constant fears.
fears of not being good enough,
fears of being annoying,
fears of being too clingy,
fears of you leaving me.
who can handle all of that?
first poem and I know it's not very good I'm new to this
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