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Well I'm not perfect
and I don't care
I'm not perfect
I've got my own cross to bear
well he's not perfect
and neither is she
we are all imperfect
can't you see?
if we all were perfect we'd all be the same
but is there harmony in monotony
when there's nowhere higher left to aim?
perfect clones
palindromes
the same front and back
someone is going to crack
does forceful conformity
force a deformity?
I'm only sure
I'm not insecure
cause I'm not perfect
and I don't care
I'm not perfect
I've got my own cross to bear
well he's not perfect
and neither is she
we are all imperfect
can't you see?
my words tend to trip over themselves
on the way out of my mouth,
almost like they’re racing to see
who can get to you first,
even though they never make sense.

i don’t have anything that i am good at
or know every bit and piece about,
something i can reconstruct
to make you understand why
it holds a special place in my heart.

nobody taught me how to fall in head first,
give myself completely to someone,
and not worry about the innate insecurities
that have always been present
in the back of my mind.

i am nowhere close to perfection,
but can you find it within yourself
to pick up all my broken parts
and try to make something of a girl again?
(because with you i feel beautiful.)
 May 2017 Elizabeth Gene
Lis
Cliche
 May 2017 Elizabeth Gene
Lis
I'd like to think that we'd make it together,
that we'd be together,
but these odds seem to be greater
and getting bigger.
So, I don't think we can be together.
Maybe in the near future
when you're better,
and I'm stronger,
and when the world doesn't seem to be against us
being together
We can finally and safely be called as a beautiful couple,
and maybe not as a cliche,
we can finally live happily - ever - after.
A
Kiss, stolen in secret.
Away, from prying eyes.

Before
The the school
Bell rang.

Can't
You see the memories
Concealed behind my eyes?

Do
You even care
Don't you even see my tears?

Eventually
They say I will forget.
Even though I know I never will.

Fore
Your smell still lingers on my clothes.
Forever etched into my brain.

Going
Round and round my head,
Got to forget your kiss.

Help
Me move on and
Hold my head up high.

It
Simply does no good to remember.
I* swear I'm going mad.

Just
The way you say my name.
Jynn*... Like it's beautiful.

Kill
Me before I fall too deeply addicted to your
Kiss, so sweet and soft.

Love
The age old
Lie, told by every member of your kind.

Maybe
I can do this on
My own, free myself from you.

Never
Did I think I'd
Need you this much.

Only
Boy to ever truly
Own my heart.

Probably
the most
Painful of any hurt.

Quiet
Tears as loud and
Obnoxious as a car alarm.

Running
Away from my fears.
Ripping you from my life.

Stop
Trying to
Stay, It only makes it harder.

Today
Is the day I finally
Tear away from the life I hate.

Unfortunately,  
My heart and brain
Unanimously decided that life was caused by you.

Very
Well, If you agree. This
Vacancy in my life is not for you.

Won't
You let me die?
Why must you torture me so?

eX-treme
Heartache, I
eX-alted you so.

You,
The love of my life. un-
Yielding rollar coaster, just wont stop.

Zombie
Of my former self, drained of
Zest, and life.
From a distance they would look like two figures,
or one,
surrendered to grief.

Wrapped up in one another to escape the rain.
Their tiny umbrella allowing heavy drops to fall,
Surreptitiously sliding down their back,
Their faces,
Their arms.

"My feet are soaked" he groaned,
She tilted her head back and laughed.
Their eyes met and a wicked grin replaced his pout.
They could not frown together.

They watched the rain, no longer fighting it off,
She paddled in her socks, feeling alive,
allowing the rain to slowly cello-tape,
their sodden, shivering bodies together.

They were peaceful.
A sound struggled through the rain.
As she gingerly pressed her head against his chest,
music pierced her ears,

Joy washed over her,
with force the rain could not compete with,
as she recognised the song, the band.

“Just like the movies.” She whispered.
clutching him closer,
"Just like the films”

The music escaped from your headphones,
but I like to say it came from your heart.
Rain drops fall onto my skin and commit slow suicide.

I didn’t know getting so close to me would start to **** you.

Like rain you broke Into a trillion atoms as blood spilt onto my hands you started to blame me for causing you pain.

I reacted the way I knew best, I had to say goodbye.

I evaporated into thin air.
Thing was it wasn’t so good, but it really was a farewell.

You now fall onto someone else’s skin causing them joy, a piece of happiness that once smiled onto my lips now kisses another.

It’s easy for climate to change, now all I feel against my teeth is the sunshine.
She sees heaven in his eyes
He sees a hell in her heart
Too many times she's been hurt
and torn all apart
He sees her suffering
She sees that he's trying
But something inside her
Feels like she's dying
She knows it's worth fighting
He knows how much she's struggling
Struggling with pain versus time
Never knowing if she'll make it through
Like she's blind, walking a twisted path
He guides her towards the truth
She falls behind, she's just too tired
He turns around, sees her lying on the ground
Adrenaline kicks in
He has to carry her out of this place
A heavy load to bare, he struggles through
He takes the weight on his shoulders
Pain, sorrow and a lifetime of despair
Knowing she's his one saving grace
He pushes on until he sees the light up ahead
The final stretch, but he feels heaven on his side
Wondering if he'll make it after how much he's bled
And how much he's cried
The bright light awakens her
She holds on tight, crying tears of joy
With a kiss and a laugh they move on together
Cause love is something even hell can't destroy
If I turned around and walked away, would you notice I'm gone,
Would you even care?
When you look at me, do you see the smile on my face,
Or do you see the tears I fight to hold inside?
Do you see a strong, willful woman I portray,
Or the scared little girl who never quite goes away?
If I broke down and lost all control,
Would you know how to handle me,
Would you hold me 'til I stop shaking,
Kiss away all of my tears?
Would you know how to lift me up
From a place far below recognition?
You see a ****, loving woman,
But I'm so much more.
I'm sad,
I'm lonely,
I'm unpredictable,
I'm broken,
I'm irrational,
I'm complicated.
You say you want me,
But you don't even know.
You see who I let you see,
Who I've always let you see,
But what about the real me,
The everyday me,
The girl who never seems to get anything right
The one who could break down at any given moment
And have no clue why.
I try so hard to fight away my doubts
For a while, they bury themselves away,
So far away that I think they're gone forever,
But I guess nothing lasts forever,
Because the pain and tears always find their way back to me.
Can you handle me,
Can you handle ALL of me?
Am I worth the time,
Do you really love me enough
To stand by me through all my troubles,
Or am I just too broken for you?
My friend helped me with this poem. Hope you guys like it!!!!!
The days seem too short
The nights much too long
All those nights I cried,
only just to rest my eyes
Oh don’t you weep
For now my soul can truly sleep
Remember me, just remember me

Basking in the summer rays
Wasting away those lustful days
Remember our songs
Those lovely songs
We’d sing together all night long
Remember me, remember our bond

It's been quite some time now
Since I've seen that smile
Brighten up those eyes
'Cause I'm always here but never there
Just a whisper
and I'll appear
Remember me
Just simply me

All those yesterdays
and
Tomorrows never to be
Yes, that clock
That clock continues to ring
and a dream never dream t
is a dream best kept,
hidden deep inside
Time oh pesky time
Don't you always seem to slip by
Remember me, remember my life

Gaze away Oh beautiful star
How I wish you weren't so far
You must not seek
what it is that's blinding thee
That trickle of light
You see
It's slightly out of reach
Won't you just remember me?

© 2012 Christina Jackson
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