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You left your mark
And inky black stream covering my heart
You pierce my skin with your needle
And let the ink run wild
As I ran away and found your tattoo
Right in front of my eyes
This tattooed love
Was not what I wanted
This inked mark
That makes me yours
Is a curse that will follow me
Wherever I go

I never wanted this tattooed love
That hurts me more than anything
A bullet hole would hurt less
But I worked hard for this
I thought that this was what I needed
But I guess....
I could be completely wrong
 Apr 2020
Amanda Kay Burke
I will be better
Promise
Won't yell when I get mad
Will try hard when I'm feeling blue
To make heart unsad

For the rest of my life I will stand
I am much stronger now I swear
Will do whatever it takes
As long as it makes you care
This is an oldie from 6/14/15

I am steadily running out of these old ones which makes me sad cause I feel like they are some of my best work back when I had a fresh spring of creativity flowing at all times
 Apr 2020
Amanda Kay Burke
Who knows when we will find happiness?

Or where it is stashed away?

Why it takes so long to reach?

If we discover it at all?

My confused heart aches

Are we to stay lost forever?

Happiness appears to be nothing-
A hoax to me
Like bigfoot or nessie
 Feb 2020
zz
So here I am
As I Always do

Breathing the same air
Walking the same steets

You cannot see me
But I never stop hoping
That you can
Feel
 Feb 2020
eileen
my heart is bitter
as
the coffee
you make for me

one more time
I lied to you

this house is not a home
you're so ungrateful

my heart is dark
like the coffee you make for me

take all the good pieces of me
look now the monster you made of me

partly afraid
you'll drown without me

I'll untie myself
hold onto someone else

asking questions
with answers
she and I both know

I'll miss drinking coffee in the morning years from now
 Feb 2020
Amber
It’s in the quiet moments the reality seeps back in
She is losing her mother but isn’t sure when
She’s trying to be ok and just enjoy the time but that **** clock keeps ticking and she’s running out of time
The battle has been fought and there is no way to win
At least we’ll be together, mother and daughter, in the end
 Feb 2020
eileen
my lies run far

fitting in

cheating

what will my brain say

I avoid the truth

can't be honest

but I hate liars

like myself
 Jan 2020
Tylese
I sit here,
Starring into a lit screen,
The colours of you,
are all I see,
as I gaze into your eyes,
and to your lovely smile,
I trace your lips,
just for a little while.

I go and search for where you're hiding,
I see that you're wearing a big brown coat,
Are you trying to hide your body?
Has someone destroyed your hearts hope?
I'd love to help you in this situation,
But I keep my distance from you,
If you just talked to me,
Maybe I could show you, that I'm your antidote.

I watch you laugh,
through the window from a far,
Who is this guy you're with?
Is funny? Is he smart?
Would he ever take your coat?
When will you ever notice,
That I am your antidote.
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