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 Feb 2013 Dani Hill
Roberta Day
i. He takes at least five breaks for fuel
And four breaks to ***
He strolls in a half hour early
To eat alone in peace

ii. His walk has a cadence
An enlightened stride
Like he’s never late
And always unwind

iii. He is seemingly not bothered
By minor inconveniences
He does not mind when I
Apologize for obstructing his path

iv. Sometimes he says goodbye
Sometimes he does not
Sometimes I say hello,
Sometimes, I cannot
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
BarelyABard
If you close your eyes in a loud night the the entire universe is open to however you wish to interpret. Our perception of this fragment is a blueprint or a painting in progress of ourselves; whichever your prefer it to be.
I opened my eyes in the night and looked out across the barren trees. Winter always seems like a sad and lonely coma for nature when green rarely exists and grey is the king on a silent throne.
The trees have fingers though and you can see them reaching for the heavens when the leaves have fallen into nothing.  They reach towards the sky in longing and patience and the stars are easier to see. The fading light from the long dead in the sky stretch out across time and space to try and reach the momentarily dead hands of earth and hold on tight.
It was beautiful and the drums behind my eyes pounded in tune with the orchestra of strings on the wind.
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
BarelyABard
A comet fell last night

and I saw the universe inside a flower...

the light and darkness full of power...

then God came and said a few words.

and I was left shaking on the floor.
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
Jake McKowen
It's easy to be the
Life of the party.
You just drink more
Than everyone else.

You just tell funnier
Jokes and make more
Cups in beer pong but
Always finish your side-beer.

You be the one always
Yelling for more shots
And know all the rules
To kings cup.

You always lose
Never-have-I-ever,
And you're the go-to
Man for flip cup.

People talk about you
When you aren't there
"He drinks too much
But **** he's awesome."

When they want low-key,
You aren't invited.
But you have your
Other parties anyway.

Slam back beers
Red faced groggy eyed
Throw up just to
Start over again.

Drive home still drunk
To wake up still alone
And do it all
Over again.

Yeah, its easy to be
The life of the party
When you're the
Only one there.
© Jake McKowen 2010
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
Jake McKowen
A desire grew in him to be elsewhere
So he left those sickly streets and flew far, farther.
Farther even than the sunset and then he sat
He sat until the desire grew again and then he rose.

Heart pounding, but feet sitting firm
A desperate cast to the recesses of memory,
Baiting that sense of home,
The feeling grew big, bigger, even bigger still

Until still he could sit no longer.
So he turned and turned and turned, turning
Like a clock spinning in time-lapse over a cheesy montage,
Turned in on himself and just turning on himself.

Looking to himself and finding lack
Coming to himself and realizing the lack was love.
Heart-tearing, world-renting
A desire grew in him to be someone else.
© Jake McKowen, 2010
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
Jake McKowen
The empty seatbelt flashes the Sun
An s-o-s
Into my eyes as if
I needed a reminder that

You aren't there.
© Jake McKowen 2010
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
Jamie L Betts
The memories invade my mind, and no matter how hard I try to force them out, they linger. Haunting me, dragging me to my knees, screaming things at me that I know are true. I can't find myself, lost in the ocean of hatred, black waves rushing toward me and knocking me down. I fall; I always fall. I can't stand my ground in this never ending parade of solitude. I sit in the dark and I cry and I beg, but you won't hear me. You tune me out like static on an old radio; turn the dial and it's all forgotten. But I remember, and I will always remember. To take apart the deepest division of my sanity, it's the biggest tragedy I could endure. Yet somehow I'm still breathing, though my chest caved in long ago. And tell me; when you ripped my beating heart out of my chest and slowly crushed me to death, did you even feel bad about it?
 Jan 2013 Dani Hill
Cecilia Rose
you called me sunshine when I felt like rain.
You erased my worries and made a strange world feel like home.
You asked the things I could never ask myself.
Little did I know, you were the one who needed me to do the same for you.
But I was broken and blind.
I couldn't see your pain through your big smile.
You needed something but you never asked.
Maybe your confidence was just a show to hide your reality.
We both know lying was not  new to you.
You told lies almost as much as you laughed, that means all the time.
I tried to offer you the world but you let drugs get the best of you.
You were tumbling down without a clue.
Your darkness left everyone you knew alone, covered in dust.
I hate to say, you dragged me down with you.
You abandoned me time and time again
But for some reason I still loved you even though I never said it.
And the one time I did, the look in your eyes killed me.
And I'm sorry I always doubted you
But you must know I doubted everyone.
I'm sorry I told you good bye.
I miss you every day.
Don't think I abandoned you. I make sure to watch over you.
I think of ways that I could maybe see your face again.
But never do I attempt my plan, because I'm drowning in fear.
And I try to convince myself you don't need me and you don't want me.
But the way you light up when you see me makes me think maybe just maybe you do like having me around.
But then again
you always were a good liar.
This all leads to where we are today.
I'm in the arms of my lover.
His warm embrace and gentle kisses.
He fills me up with sweet honey and sprinkles glitter in my eyes.
I laughed today.
I heard you laughed too.
You laughed the lies you've been telling since your mother left you in the dirt.
You hold a different girl everyday.
You say you love but if that is true,
Why can I only see your burning desires?
You kiss the girls necks and move to their lips.
At the end of the day, she'll be gone
and you'll be passed out on the bedroom floor.
You're a mess.
A sweet sweet mess.
Oh darling, I'm sorry.
I'm watching over you, but I must move on.
I can't help you today.
Not until you help yourself.
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