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Feb 2014 · 361
Gravity
Christopher Lowe Feb 2014
Break me down to the bare essentials
                                                                     You see
There is no such thing as true potential
                                                                     You either have what it takes
Or you don’t have it at all
You have to watch as you rise
                                                                     Or enjoy the fall
But what’s at the bottom is the same as the top
We have an addiction for momentum
The cravings won’t stop
                                                                      We innately love inertia
The ups and the downs
Jan 2014 · 239
Life Was Perfect
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
Life was perfect
I swear
Until it wasn’t
My heart wants peace
But my mind doesn’t
It’s like I’m trapped
In my own device of perpetual motion
Jan 2014 · 1.5k
Hypocrite
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
We are living in a hypocritic
Hyperbole
Of disordered order
Where wise men wonder
And the politicians wander
Liars prevail
While the truth falters
This thought must weigh a ton
Maybe scares you to death
But you're a part of the program
Too valuable to be left
Jan 2014 · 262
Just Sentences
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
I will shut the world
                                      Away
From here I must
                                      Escape
The hatred in hopes I don’t
                                      Break
Down these walls holding me
                                      Back
To a time where I was
                                      Happy
I sit and wait for
                                      Death
Can’t find me because I’m
                                      Hidden
From the prying eyes of
                                      Society
Cant change my
                                      Mind
Jan 2014 · 728
In Reply To Myself
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
I’m sorry I haven’t been there to catch you lately
It seems I have been preoccupied
With being preoccupied
I know its no excuse, but I’m back for a while
                                                    Hopeful­ly this time for good
The last time you wrote you said you felt like you were on trial
Always being judged by your inner demons
                                                     My advice
Free them
I know it sounds strange to hear this from you
But the trial is done
You’ve judged and been judged
So its time to move on
                                                       Remember, mistakes are momentary
If you hold onto them forever
Then you’re just reliving them
Hopefully you can find this helpful
                                                    ­   I would hate to see you return to being dreadful
Promise me you will write back
I’m hear to listen now and won’t be leaving
So try to be happy with yourself
                                                   ­    I hope you found this to be self-revealing
Jan 2014 · 528
Time To Change Our Minds
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
It seems we get stuck in thought patterns

Of self destruction
Giving in

We tell ourselves we are small

Trapped by our looming minds
Not Knowing

We are the ones in control

Though thoughts can be changed
It seems

We forget our self worth under the shadow

Our minds playing tricks on us
It’s relentless

Changing our minds not like flipping a switch

It takes insurmountable effort
Changing thoughts

We are the combatants of our minds

Don’t be controlled by irrationalities
Face reality

We are of immeasurable value

Make sure your thoughts reflect
Your self-respect
Jan 2014 · 478
A Happy Reminder
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
I once knew a place called happiness
It was full of summer winds
And the smell of spring rains
It was the long nights catching fire flies
And then living was more than just to survive
It was true and free from pain
And full of nights filled with our whispers
It was the days of perpetuating laughter
And those endless hugs goodnight

It was too good to be true
And now I am left with memories.
Jan 2014 · 571
Dreams
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
Everyone has dreams
Profound in nature
Or profoundly meaningless
Some only wake from them
While others awaken
Jan 2014 · 653
Lies Birth Lies
Christopher Lowe Jan 2014
Lies give birth to lies
And through admittance is redemption
You can live with the past
Or be miserable in the present
You can wear those red ribbons
Wrapped tightly up your wrist
Or you can shed the pain
But the temptations hard to resist
A lies easier to speak
But harder to live
Dec 2013 · 707
Lunacy
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
Some might think I’m crazy
To bad I’m a lunatic
It’s funny they all misperceive me
They see the weird looks
And all the time I’m writing to myself
“They misjudge me”
And only if they knew
I’m much worse off then they think
But only by their perception
Because I’m happy being insane
See everyday is different
And when I see them I think
“These people must be insane”
They treat everyday as mundane
Dec 2013 · 458
The Fall
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
You followed me down
But you made it back up
Still I’m stuck here at the bottom
I guess you’d call it a rut
Let’s be real though you’re over inflated
You got up there by feeding on hatred
With those facts I’m glad I’m still stuck
I’d rather be here at rock bottom
Where my foundations solid
Better then with you in the city of *****
See I’d rather live my life way down here
Where things are pretty quite
I’m not persecuted or forcibly silenced
No fear of falling because I’ve already fallen
Down here I can stand for what I believe in
While you’re up there floating in what you call freedom
Just remember when I fall it isn’t too far
But when you see the ground coming
You know you’ll hit hard
Dec 2013 · 531
Marching to the Beat
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
I’m not a fan
But in the end
We all march to the same beat
The living hearts thump
And the dead hearts rattle
So grab a drum
Or grab a shovel
Dec 2013 · 10.7k
Reflection
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
Seeing my glass reflection
Everything goes into retrospect
And the day goes black with haze
As the weight of my thoughts sink
Everything disappears
Goes up ablaze
As brain alteration happens in a blink
While watching it burn with infatuation
It's like I'm stuck here
In this odd imagination
Dec 2013 · 630
Work The Seam
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
Work the seam,
Collect your pay,
live to work another day

Work the seam ,
with low overhead,
Finish work, head off to bed

work the seam ,
dangerously dim,
give into its every whim

work the seam,
explosion beneath,
tunnels become full of grief

work the seam ,
the day is done,
seems this time the mountain won

work the seam ,
but not for coal,
but for bodies young and old

work the seam ,
collect you pay,
remember the ones who didn't make it out today...
This writing is dedicated to the miners who lost their lives April 5, 2010 in the mining disaster in West Virginia. May the loved ones lost in Upper Big Branch mining disaster always be remembered.
Dec 2013 · 2.6k
A Drug Called Society
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
no breath to breath
no life to live
we're all the same on this broken bridge
we hide our face and cover tears
in hopes the pain will disappear
we walk alone in our dark despair
as we prep our veins for this drug called society
Dec 2013 · 721
Spiraling
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
This is unpleasant to admit
But the pleasantries have lost meaning
Without you
I was falling apart at the seams
Though now it seems I will survive
But what is surviving
other than just waiting for Death
And as of late it feels he comes knocking often
Though I don’t know why
because my doors always open
The draft I let in feels all too familiar
It’s that Mother Nature temptress beckoning me
Yet the view from my window will have to suffice
But my blinds are always drawn
The light from your window is too bright
It seems as of lately I am flipped inside out
And the world around me is all in my mind
Which is funny
because now I always seem lost
My sense of direction seems to be thrown off
But I never really go searching for anything
Yet things still manage to find me
It’s funny how all this is because you left
Please don’t misinterpret what I am saying
I really do like it here where I am at
But things get complacent
here in my brain
It’s not like it was when our heads were together
You see
now I am spiraling out of control
Things do look interesting when I am spinning though
But all of that spinning sometimes makes me sick
And a trip to the doctor is out of the question
This isn’t simply a problem medication can fix
Anyway it’s not like I am broken
But I am sure you of all people can understand that
After all it was you that did this to me
Although surely it wasn’t on purpose I guess
You couldn’t have known that I’d be stuck in this mess
Dec 2013 · 2.0k
Sorrow
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
To lay upon these words of hate
Indecision is my fate
As I face the insanity of the sane
And waste away into another day
Of existence that is more abrasive then
Diamonds in my heart of coal
Want to catch fire;
Melt away my hated soul
Of wondrous thoughts of a great tomorrow
Mend me, break me, I forever lay full of sorrow
Dec 2013 · 775
Here's to Memories
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
To my memories
All of them
May I never forget
May I never regret
Mistakes or success
If I forget I would change
My memories have made me
If I'd let them they would break me
Dec 2013 · 1.0k
Beauty of Society
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
The mask of society contorted and beautiful
Its wondrous looks and estranged stares
So hideous it looks, speaking harshly its gentle lies
A kindred glance of utter despair
Angelic ears that do demons work
Seeking only to perform the kindest hardships amongst its people
Can you see the beauty?

The mask of society bare and voluptuous
Speaking only the most deceiving of truths
Hears secrets to tell others only in the most entertainingly sincere nature
A kind word of loving hatred
Wonderful smiles full of disgust
It only wants to cast a kind glare of unfair judgments
Can you see the beauty?

Blind eyes and deaf ears
We know the beauty is there
Not possibly deceived
Where is the beauty?
Dec 2013 · 826
Deep In My Mind
Christopher Lowe Dec 2013
Hang on here I go again
A thousand foot inside my head
Dwelling on my thoughts of sins
No wonder why my soul feels dead

Inner peace I'll never know
In these deep reaches of my mind
A dark curse on me bestowed:
Answers I seek I never find

— The End —