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 Sep 2021
little lion
sometimes we break.

take those broken pieces
and rebuild a mosaic of
love
laughter
hurt
beauty
pain
truth.

nothing is more beautiful than the truth.
 Sep 2021
little lion
God, what did I do to deserve such a
lonely and hallow existence,
trudging along such a dreary path
with a soul so heavy and beaten
that it is too hard to love?





Why am I so hard to love?
 Sep 2021
little lion
where can I find a place
that will soften my hardened heart
without disrupting the healing
that has only just begun?
 Feb 2021
Paras Bajaj
Only if you knew
how much I
torture myself
to be with you
“just as a friend.”
 Feb 2021
Ashly Kocher
There comes a time when you have to accept the things that have happened and move on... understanding that the circumstances were and are out of your control, but maybe it’s showing you something that you never really known....Embracing your flaws, your misconceptions and looking towards the good in your life.     Always believing it’s for the best, even when it may hurt the most...
 Feb 2021
Devon Leonel
It’s been quiet for so long.
Who knows how much time has passed
Since the last strains of melody
Faded from hearing
Moving through a world full of light and life
But still
And so I have also moved through this world
In silence
Making no sound

I had almost forgotten the feeling
Pressure waves against the eardrums
The nervous energy of recognition
The joy of song, of sound
Until you
Resonant, radiant you
Brimming and bursting with song
Electric, alight, alive
And as your music falls on my ears
I rediscover my voice
How is it possible to be so attracted to the way someone strings words together?
 Feb 2021
eileen
now it's over
I was waiting

I didn't want anyone to notice

it was nobody's fault

I'm too nice
to everyone

kindness
synonym for weakness

being nice doesn't
make me feel safe

being nice doesn't
make me feel loved

nowhere to run

it's over
no more talking

all said and done
it's nobody's fault

I don't want to be nice anymore

don't ask me for favors

I don't want to talk
don't wait for my response

it's all his fault
let's not pretend

I want everyone to know

I'm not angry
I'm not bitter

I don't care anymore

believe me
I am moving on
 Feb 2021
olivia
i think that i
will forever hate tuesdays

because that was when
i began to notice the change

not that you didnt love me
just that you didn't
couldnt
wouldnt
care anymore

like my love was something
shiny to pick up
when you wanted

and to throw
away when
it began to rust

so yes
i think i will
forever hate tuesdays

because now i know
that you will always be
more to me than i
was ever to you
 Jan 2021
Ana Sweeney
I carry what you said with me.
The aching in my bones.
The bruising on my soul.
The scars on my skin.
It’s less of a choice, and
more of a sickness.
 Jan 2021
little lion
someday,
I will be worthy of the
same love
that I bestow onto others.

someday,
I will harbor the
same strength
that I give to others.

someday,
I will feel the
same joy
that I manifest for others.


but until that day,
I will wipe the
same tears,
dry the
same eyes,
bear the
same burden,
and carry on.
 Jan 2021
Hank Helman
Can
It can't be

That I will spend an entire life,
Begging for love,
Confused by anger,
Afraid of frowns,
Eager to blame,
Bored with myself,
And
Waking up dead,

Can it?
I tried to sneak up on myself. Tip toed. Didn't work.
 Jan 2021
amanda
odd
i put you first

you put me third

or is it fifth?

i don’t know,
i just know
it’s odd
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