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 Jul 2013 Elise
LJ Chaplin
I want to go where the wild things are,
They sleep in the trees
   And gaze at the stars,
     They play in the day,
      And party at night,
       They're free as a bird
        And as high as a kite.
         Tequila for breakfast,
          ***** for dinner,
            Intoxicated people,
             Who make me feel like a winner.
               I want to go where the wild things live,
                So I can forget and be forgotten,
                 Be forgiven and forgive.
 Jul 2013 Elise
LJ Chaplin
I feel it
s
  l
   i
    p
   p
  i
n
g
from my fingertips
like sand in an hourglass,
The suffocating pull of gravity
Dragging
me
                                            f­urther
                                                          ­   and
                                                             ­                     further away
until finally I have disappeared from the face of the Earth
And into the glacial depths of Space.

I knew it would only be a matter of time before this happiness
Derailed
From the tracks,
It would never have reached its final destination without experiencing some
Destruction
During it's journey.

The thing that is crushing me the most is that I didn't even have long enough
To taste the forbidden fruit of happiness long enough to
Savour it and I am left with a sour taste in my mouth.

I'm losing it again,
And I am terrified that the black hole that I managed to crawl out of will
Swallow
me
*Whole.
 Jul 2013 Elise
-
I guess I miss the texts
I guess I miss the love
I guess I miss it all
I guess I fell real hard
For a cruel man
Playing
with a
girl's
mind
and

f
  e
e
   l
i
   n
g
   s

Pieces of my heart
are scattered on the floor
and no, it's not fun
and yes, it is mean
the way you tore me up
the way you broke me down
as I was holding on
and being let down
clinging onto you
blinded by the love

I feel so ashamed
the way I let you in
into my heart again
begged myself to be strong
and not to give in
but yes it was hard
trying to be smart
when you were there sitting
messing with my heart
it's breaking
it's bleeding
aching for someone
to heal it again
© Natali Veronica 2013.
 Jul 2013 Elise
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Cherish Every Day
 Jul 2013 Elise
-
Life is easy to obtain
Life is easy to lose
Whether young
Whether old
Cherish every day
As if it's your very last
Cherish every moment
Breathe in that oxygen
Love the ones who need it
Care about the ones who love you
Do everything you can
To make your life good
To make your life worth it all
The sadness, the tears
The happiness, the smiles
The downfalls, the highs
If you live your life right
You'll only need to live it once
And grow old together with
The ones who saw you as a kid
The ones who saw you become the adult
That they had loved and cared about
This doesn't rhyme well, but nevermind.
My poem was inspired by the death of Cory Monteith,
who tragically died yesterday. It reminded me that,
life is easy to gain, but it's also easy to lose.

RIP Cory. A talented soul gone too soon.

© Natali Veronica 2013.
 Jul 2013 Elise
LJ Chaplin
Pounding head as I lay in bed,
Unaware what time of day it is,
Glazed eyes
As I fantasize about what happened the night before.
****, I'm starving.
I stagger downstairs to the kitchen,
Fixing myself something to eat that is far from ordinary,
I take a bite and my stomach churns,
It burns my throat.
No, that's it, I'm going to be sick.
The toilet waits with open arms,
Calm, collected as my head hangs in the balance,
Between humiliation,
*And the personal survival of a brutal and savage night beforehand.
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