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Jul 2014 · 728
big bang
Elli Jul 2014
according to science
we have come from an explosion called the Big Bang
yet I never really fully understand this
and then I met you
as if stars and planets collided at once
and ****** the breath out of me
you have made me experience this phenomenon
and I see stars and galaxies resides within you
which is why i cannot help but admire the way your skin feels
and run my fingers through your hair
because this rare opportunity to be so close to someone
who can make me feel
as if Big Bang is happening all over again
only comes once in a lifetime
(i'm talking more about the explosion than the actual theory because technically the big bang wasn't an explosion but rather an expansion)
Jul 2014 · 1.2k
small hands and big eyes
Elli Jul 2014
we were all kids once
with small hands and big eyes
so full of love and innocence
and I'd be lying if i tell my younger self
to make sure she keeps her innocence
because this harsh world
will **** the life out of you
which is ironic because this is life
but if I were to say a message to my younger self
it would be to keep your heart full
full of love
full of care
and full of happiness
because this world may be harsh
but do not let it diminish the light in your eyes
or **** the curiosity
and maybe that adventurous streak you always have
they will surely call you foolish thinking that
you can keep all these things,
but look around you
you see dead people roaming around
with no fire in their hearts because they drowned
in this sea of madness
do not go with the flow but rather stay on top
and build a boat and sail where you want
don't let the coldness of others
affect you,
but rather let your warmness
affect them
this world is harsh
but that doesn't mean you have to be that way too
(still editing)
Jun 2014 · 504
Untitled
Elli Jun 2014
you kiss my scars
as if they were the stars
May 2014 · 1.3k
school (10w)
Elli May 2014
they teach us that extroversion
is the key to success
and introverts are deemed as shy,
"get out of your comfort zone" they say,
but is it wrong to like the silence
in this world full of noises?
(not a continuation of the poem, but I like it so i'm going to include it here)
May 2014 · 310
friend?
Elli May 2014
You said you love me and that you care
I really thought you did
but friends shouldn't make me feel bad
for being sad

You always want me to be happy
but that's unrealistic
because we are sad beings
in this lone universe
isn't that why we always crave to be with people?

I thought I was happy
but I was wrong
I simply forced myself to be
because I know you'd leave again
and you are a drug to me
I simply cannot live without

But you demand so much from me
you crush my bones into dust
and you like to take control of me

In a simple sense,
you have the wheel
and you never let me learn how to drive
and when we reached a wall
you simply jumped off and deserted me
instead of taking a turn
you don't need a friend who makes you feel bad for having a mental illness.

I think that the stigma is much worse than the illness itself.
May 2014 · 334
not real (10w)
Elli May 2014
You are an illusion
and you left me with confusion
Apr 2014 · 314
the deadly poet
Elli Apr 2014
beware of her
she can make you feel
and make that ice heart of yours
beat

to her rhymes you will be moved
her words will make you cry
it will make you feel
the pain she felt,
or the love she wanted the world to know

beware of her,
because if you love this deadly poet
she will carry you far and wide
across continents,
and seas

she will sway you away in reality
and bring you to her world

she will let you feel the love she feels for you
and you will drown in it
you will realize that her heart only beats at the sound of your name

you will be hypnotized,
you are now under her spell

but you have to realize
that this deadly poet
is sad inside

no, she cannot tell you exactly why
but let her poem speak to you,
do not force her,
but rather understand her

and if you commit half-heartedly
then leave her,
she doesn't need you

no, she needs a person,
who will be strong for her

someone who will watch her intentsely
the way she does to you
and you need to admire her imperfections
as if she couldn't be more perfect than she already is

leave, if you can't understand this world she lives in
where both reality and fantasy resides

because if you never see the sun when you look into her eyes
while she sees the whole universe within you
then don't fall in love with her
because surely she already loves you
the moment she wrote your name
on a piece of paper accompanied by a rhyme
Apr 2014 · 608
Jealousy? (10w)
Elli Apr 2014
It's hard to breathe
when I see you with her

----------------------

It hurts when you'd rather talk to her
than me
they're separate 10w poems, but I just combined it in one page because they have the same meaning anyway.
Apr 2014 · 661
I blame the universe
Elli Apr 2014
I blame the universe
which is ironic because
i never thought I would blame the entire universe
for something inevitable

But I still blame the universe
I blame it for his death
and it really hurts to see people walking on the streets
and the world still moving
even though he's not here anymore
1 person less in 7 billion,
It wouldn't make a difference like a grain of sand
lost in the ocean

And I am angry at the world,
for this man didn't deserve to die so early
they took our infinity together

To think that one day, I will die too
sooner or later
All the people he met, and loved
he will soon reach oblivion

And it hurts so much,
A dagger in my heart
That the memories he and I shared
will die with me,
lost forever

Because everyone in the world
deserves to know
how wonderful he really was

He made this terrible place
bearable

And as I lie at his unmade bed,
not to be slept in anymore,
his faint smell
slowly dissipating
and stare at the book at his bedside
never to be finished;
I feel as if I lost a part of me

Everyone knows that this battle
was not a war to be won
Because death will always await for us
at the end of the road

But still,
let me blame the universe for a while
as it ease the pain from my heart
(not based on personal experiences) still editing.
Apr 2014 · 374
Humans are not things
Elli Apr 2014
I am not a thing
that you can just keep away
when you're tired of using me

I am not going to be a part of your collection
which you just keep in your shelf
when you find a better one
to keep yourself entertained

and no, I am certainly not yours
because you decided that a long time ago
the moment you decided to let me gather dust
on your shelves

I will not be the broken one
and give you the right to throw me away

No, I left because I wanted to
I don't want to be your plaything anymore
And I am certainly an idiot for believing that
I am one of your deemed treasures
Apr 2014 · 964
checkmate
Elli Apr 2014
tick tock
goes the clock

darling you are now
under my spell

play in this game
called love

there is no escape,
you are now in the palm of my hands

if you fall first,
checkmate
don't take this too seriously please, love is not a game. I was just writing for fun, no serious feelings intended.
Apr 2014 · 8.5k
Wake up, Wake up!
Elli Apr 2014
Wake up, wake up!
It's time to get your head
out of the clouds

Wake up you whimsical dreamer
and move to where you want

Wake up, wake up!
you sleepy head,
don't dread time
but rather dread death

Life doesn't move
if you just live with constant fear

Wake up, wake up!
daydreamer you are running out of breaths

Wake up and tell her
Tell her!
tell her you love her

Stop her!
stop her
she's waiting

Draw her a picture,
write her a song,

the more breaths you waste,
the farther she goes

Wake up, wake up!
daydreamer she's gone,
what will you do now?

You let her go,
even when I told you
to hold onto that balloon

You lived in constant fear
now your nightmares came true

Wake up, Wake up!
maybe it's not too late
tell her you love her
tell her what she means to you

Don't just stand there,
move!
for people who live in constant fear of rejection, i think it's better to let that person know how you actually feel instead of just "dreaming", in the end at least you tried. (Happy Easter! say no to bunny abuse)
Elli Apr 2014
cautiousness causes our mind to break
and body to wither
people who only stay in their comfort zone merely exist, you have to step out of it from time to time to live.
Apr 2014 · 1.1k
graveyard
Elli Apr 2014
6 feet underground
their bones lie within

a slate on top of their heads
labeling they are the dead ones

sad yet beautiful
that they once roam this earth

we avoid the thought of death
but seeing this made me realize
and acknowledge that one day
my name will be on a slate
and I will be 6 feet underground

so sad, yet peaceful

so why should we wait for tomorrow
when we can do it now?

feelings unsaid, let them be heard
let them know, and let them see
because tomorrow might never come

you will inevitably be 6 feet underground
with a slate on top labeling
you're dead
still editing because i'm not quite satisfied with it yet.
Apr 2014 · 356
the ocean is dry
Elli Apr 2014
your laughter
can drown my pain

your warmth can make
this coldness within me vanish

drown me with your love

but what will i do now?
the ocean is dry

the coldness is back
and the darkness surrounds me

you are out of love
while i am still in love

your hands will never be
intertwined with mine

everything is gone
nothing but darkness

the warmth i used to feel
is now filled with bitter cold

the ocean is dry
because you are out of love
while i am still in love
Apr 2014 · 1.8k
winter sadness (10w)
Elli Apr 2014
It was summer,
but her life is stuck in winter
Apr 2014 · 342
out of love
Elli Apr 2014
I love(d) everything about you
every fibre, every detail

I love(d) watching you
whenever you weren't looking
your serious face, or when you
walk ahead of me
the way you walk
and the way you move your shoulders

I love(d) the veins on your hands
as if they're a road map
do they lead to your heart?

I love(d) the way you smile
and your face
too close to mine
and I would say "stop"
but I love(d) staring at those
brown eyes of yours

I love(d) the talks that we have
late at night
when we are both vulnerable
and you'd tell me things
you've never told anyone
and so will I
together, we'll share,
this secret

And from time to time
I'd sneak a look
and your eyes would meet mine
then i'd pretend it was merely a coincidence
silently happy, that you were looking too

I love(d) when I would act silly
and then you would join me
we'd act silly together, and they would wonder
why those 2 kids aren't normal
but we both know
that being normal is boring

and I am sorry
that my walls, which i built
are too high, too thick
and I wanted to let you in
so I'd try
and try
and try
and kick at them

but they're too high, and too thick
for your patience
were wearing thin

I despised myself
for building such walls

and whenever I am near to giving up
I would remember those times
we spent together

so I'd kick at those walls,
even when you're simply just
touching it,
not trying to break it anymore

those happy memories
ah, good times
good times

but then I'd hear my alarm
at 6 in the morning
knowing it was just a dream

and my walls are finally breaking

but something else broke together with it
realizing that dreams, will only be dreams
I feel like im vulnerable by writing a poem like this. (still editing) the title is "out of love" because the person I'm writing for is out of love for me. I'm expecting the worst, thinking that this person will never want to be with me anymore, so there's a (d) at the end, because I am only thinking about the past, and that it will only remain in my dreams.
Apr 2014 · 558
Untitled
Elli Apr 2014
my darling sister
he says
this is what happens you love someone
too much
that you lose yourself
because "you" became a part
of them
and when they leave
they take *you

and you'd feel lost
so lost
that you'd end up taking that one thing
you still own
something only you can control:
death.
Apr 2014 · 3.3k
loneliness(10w)
Elli Apr 2014
a bullet would've hurt
a bit less than this loneliness
Apr 2014 · 601
sea of red
Elli Apr 2014
2 weeks without these thoughts
i really thought i was getting better

but alas, it's just the calm weather
before the storm

blood on the paper
lines on my skin

drown me in this sea of red
let it drown my thoughts
let me feel the pain
to make sure that i am alive

gross sobbing
through the night

it won't disturb
your peaceful sleep

oh heavens, i hope to feel
this peaceful feeling
only the dead knows

drown me in this sea of red
let it balance the pain of my heart

drown me
suffocate me

my heart cannot take it anymore
Apr 2014 · 276
is this love at all? (10w)
Elli Apr 2014
you said you love me,
but not my dark side.
Apr 2014 · 492
another person's soles
Elli Apr 2014
do not wonder why
she won't let you in
she's broken
can't you see?

at the end of the day
after everyone walks away
it is her alone who picks up the pieces

and those pieces gets stepped on,
stuck on a person's soles who will
never even bother to give it back

so everyday she lose herself
slowly
person by person
word per word
goodbyes after goodbyes

so i'm sorry
she says
because she is not the person
you loved a month ago

no, she's different
lost all her pieces
stuck on a person's sole

no, you cannot go in
because the house is broken now
you cannot make a home to her
she will never give you warm

and you ask yourself
why am i even here?
then you get up and take your leave

your warmth will be there,
but you are not
you took a piece of her
what a fool she has become

oh foolish, foolish little girl!
you have nothing to give
but still offered a home

and where's that piece you've been looking for?

it's stuck on another person's sole
never to be given back
still editing.
Apr 2014 · 1.1k
My Darling Amelia
Elli Apr 2014
Amelia can you hear
the calling of my heart?

Amelia can you see
the tears on my eyes
as I hide it through the smiles?

Amelia can you feel
the scars on my skin
inflicted by the people
I loved the most?

Amelia can you smell
the decayed and withered body
of mine

Amelia, oh my darling Amelia
can you pick up the pieces
of my broken heart?

Did you hear it shatter across the floor
the moment he said goodbye?

Did you see the way he stepped on it
The way he steps on his cigarette?

My darling Amelia
so innocent
fragile
save yourself
from all the pain

and i tell you this
because i couldn't save myself

learn from my mistakes
my darling Amelia
Amelia is my younger self. if that makes any sense at all.
Apr 2014 · 199
Untitled
Elli Apr 2014
I use my head
before I use my heart
but in so many ways
you are smarter than me

It keeps me breathing
knowing that you're by my side
but the thought of us falling apart
makes me dread of the future

do you believe in destiny?
is this what you call fate?
will you believe me when I say i do?

my darling, I hope your dreams
are as sweet as mine

Sometimes I catch myself smiling
and realize it is you that I'm thinking

and I always ask why me?
because you could've fallen for anyone
who is infinitely better than me

In so many ways,
I've wondered what you goes through your mind
do you think of me as often as I do?

I just hope that this last
this whimsical love of mine
I know it's a bit inconsistent, but in a way it represents my state of mind. (still being edited)
Apr 2014 · 5.0k
anxiety attack
Elli Apr 2014
I stare at the crowd
rapid breath intakes
sweaty palms
I can't do this

I look back at her
telling her I can't do it
don't overreact
she says

my heartbeat is deafening
faster
faster
as if it wants to escape

I can do this
I think
but i know I can't

I'll fail
fail
f a i l

I feel nauseous
why am i so stupid
all I have to do is go there
just walk
**** it
why am i afraid?

I can do this,
I convince myself again
but my heart and sweaty palms
told me otherwise  

I look back to her again
with my pleading eyes
on the verge of crying

it's so simple
how can you fail,
everyone else can do it

she says

simple for her,
but I am not her
nor everyone else

why are you forcing me?

i bite my lip,
so hard that it's bleeding

I stammer
but- I - can't-do- it

why can't you understand?
this happened to me today. I have fear of speaking in public, and such, but my mom thinks i'm just overreacting.
Mar 2014 · 258
Untitled
Elli Mar 2014
i would always say i love you
and you would look up
from your book
and flash that nonchalant smile
as if you know that you would hear those words
years from now, no matter what
and you would say, without a failure
you're an idiot
but i knew from your eyes
that you meant *i love you too
Mar 2014 · 292
the demon
Elli Mar 2014
he was a demon,
considered himself monstrous
of course he is,
even the flowers wilt
when he touches them

he was afraid to touch
the person he loves the most
always kept her apart
even if he wanted to held her

she reminds him of a flower,
so fleeting,
fragile,
wouldn't she crumble
if he touches her?
Mar 2014 · 541
selfish desire
Elli Mar 2014
is it right for me to crave
your touch,
if i can't even call you mine?

oh how selfish of me,
because i know it will never satisfy
my desires
i wanted more than a touch,
i wanted your love
but alas,
even the heavens cannot give me that
Mar 2014 · 365
comfort lie (10w)
Elli Mar 2014
inhale*
heart cold as ice
exhale
I cannot feel emotions
i now enjoy writing 10 word poems. anyway, this is how i convince myself to pretend i don't feel anything and also to force myself not to cry.
Mar 2014 · 738
not love (10 w)
Elli Mar 2014
you love the idea of being loved,
but not me
my first try, i hope it's ok.
Mar 2014 · 5.0k
bravery
Elli Mar 2014
bravery isn't just limited to fighting dragons
or wearing that armour of yours

bravery isn't all about protesting what you believe in
or using your fists to do the explaining

it's you at 6 in the morning forcing yourself to get up
because you stayed up all night crying

it's when you try so hard to keep that untouched blade
that you always kept hidden from your parents
away from your skin

it's when you always try to think of "happy thoughts"
and fake your smiles;
although it's  make believe, it's a sign you don't want to give up

it's when you feel all your bottled up emotions
rushing, begging to be felt by you
and yet you keep yourself from caving in completely
succumbing from your darkest fears

you always feel hopeless and alone,
but then here you are,
alive
breathing
grasping for that minuscule light

you think you have given up completely,
and that your dreams died a long time ago
but when you listen closely,
your heart is still beating
isn't that a sign of hope?

you are fighting your own wars,
so never believe them when they call you
weak
because you have your own battle scars as proof,
proof that you survive and still fighting

you are the hero(heroine) of your own story
so believe me when i tell you that
**you are brave
i still doubt myself that this is good enough, but i hope this gives encouragement to people, like me, who is at the peak of giving up (still editing)
Mar 2014 · 679
love myself?
Elli Mar 2014
they say love yourself
and accept the things that make you
who you are

they make it sound as simple as
plucking flowers
and tearing its petals off
one by one
hate or love?

but what will i do,
if i cannot love myself?

oh, but you're pretty,
you're skinny enough,
you get good grades

as if this justify that i
cannot be sad and have a
"good" life in the eyes of society?

you have never been in my own skin
it reeks of hatred and sadness
as if our bones are filled with sorrow
and broken promises of tomorrow

sometimes i get sad over stupid things
but maybe because i bottled up all my feelings
i replay memories non-stop
and this is an addiction of mine
i get drunk on the idea of love
but i push people away
then wonder why they always leave

so i hated myself
more and more
until there's nothing left
for me to hate but
my beating heart
i want to see what they see in me, but in the end i can never see why they think i'm "nice" or "pretty", all i can ever see are my flaws.
Mar 2014 · 1.0k
panopticon
Elli Mar 2014
I fell into the pit
Of sadness and doubt
All because of this thing
Called society

I tore out myself
And shredded the things
That used to define me
All because they told me I can't
Be who I wanted to be

But society doesn't change
They judge you for who you are
And who you aren't
It's a prison
And we cannot escape it
Mar 2014 · 1.5k
leaf
Elli Mar 2014
she is lost
blowing through the wind
always on the move
and nowhere to call home
she dances around
on a windy day
and maybe stay on someone's lawn
but she never stay too long
even if she wanted to
because she is lost
and too light
to fend off the wind;
separated from her tree
what will she do now?
Mar 2014 · 214
Untitled
Elli Mar 2014
I know what you are;
You laugh at my own demise
I hear it still,
so loud
and yet painful
I see you smile
as my blood meets the ground
you're mocking me
I see your mouth move
and form a word
idiot
you seemed to say
but i couldn't hear
over this piercing sound
of my tears
my skin stings
because it's covered
with fresh wounds
where did this come from?
I am crestfallen
how could you?
how?
and yet you just stare at me
with those eyes,
you seemed entertained
watching my own destruction
that's right,
I know who you are
you're *me
Mar 2014 · 1.1k
my undying foe
Elli Mar 2014
I yield my sword
against my undying foe
and he doesn't even flinch
unbeknownst to him
that i am capable to slay
where does his false security lie?
oh that's right,
he was immortal
his wounds heal
and when it does, he strikes
where i am most vulnerable
he doesn't need a sword
because all he ever needs
is his words
he can make my knees tremble
and his wicked grin
can make me turn away
against this undying foe
who am i to say?
he can conquer my thoughts
with a snap of his fingers
he laughs as i dance around
his petty little games
how can i end this
when my undying foe
resides in my head?
Mar 2014 · 624
for you
Elli Mar 2014
the world is beguiling me
because someone like you is too good to be true
the feelings you give me is something i've long to feel
you are wondrous strange; one of a kind
and i hope to keep you in my arms
let the world crash and burn
as long as you're with me then it doesn't matter

you take my breath away
which is ironic because i need you like oxygen
to know your existence is assurance to me
because maybe the word isn't so bad
if you exist in it

sometimes i wonder if it's fate
but then it doesn't matter if it is or isn't
because i have given up too much
but one thing is for certain
i'm not giving up on you
still editing
Mar 2014 · 622
Untitled
Elli Mar 2014
I take a deep breath
but I felt a pang on my chest
and I couldn't breathe
as if the world is suffocating me
the darkness is everywhere
I have nowhere to hide
I feel the hopelessness overtake my body
and all I can do is watch everything fall apart
and i cried for hours
about the pain i've kept hidden
letting it all flow out of my body
in the form of tears and soundless sobs
Feb 2014 · 484
nightmare
Elli Feb 2014
my nightmares used to be
about monsters under my bed
and the demons in my head
but I don't check under my bed
nor look in my closet for them anymore
because my nightmares only consist
about you, and the pain
if i ever lose you
Feb 2014 · 456
let pain guide you
Elli Feb 2014
Fall in love with the guy who plays with hearts
As if they were toys
Love the boy who doesn't even know you exist
But you spend as much time writing about him
As much as he spends time ignoring you
Listen to the voices in your head, from time to time
Let them take over you, but not fully
But let them make you feel utterly hopeless and sad
To the point you tremble
It hurts, doesn't it?
But that's the point,
Hurt yourself, and learn
From loneliness you understand how to be a true friend,
And from a broken heart you learn who to avoid
Let them hurt you,
Because with destruction, creation begins
And one day, you will meet somebody
Who will use your pain to create something marvellous
And he will call your pain his greatest art known to mankind
He will pick up the pieces of your shattered heart
That was lost from all the trauma you've experienced
And then, then you will be thankful for the suffering
Because it all led you back to him
Feb 2014 · 225
Untitled
Elli Feb 2014
You try to breathe
As the pain suffocates you
And you cover your face
With shame and guilt
You cradle yourself
And say soothing words
To give yourself fake assurance
That it will be better
Feb 2014 · 398
I am alive
Elli Feb 2014
I hear my heart beating
I am alive

I can feel your hands
intertwined with mine
I am alive

The cold of winter morning
Stings my skin
I am alive

The non-stop chattering
About unimportant things
From unknown people
I can hear it
Because I am alive

Past filled with
Broken hearts
And empty promises
Yet here I am
Alive
Feb 2014 · 3.0k
i can hear you
Elli Feb 2014
I can hear my heart beating
So loud
And so fast
Whenever you're around

I hear the deafening sound
Of the voices in my head
Telling me to give up

But then I hear your voice
Saying good night
Even if you just texted that

The voices in my head
Are slowly dissipating
To the sound of your heart
Beating
So loudly
I can hear it
And it's music to my ears
Feb 2014 · 235
Untitled
Elli Feb 2014
I was wrong to stay
Thinking I could fix you
I am no heroine
Nor a savior
I should've just
Saved myself
From all the pain
Feb 2014 · 644
sleepwalking
Elli Feb 2014
words without thoughts
actions without meaning
wanderers everywhere
with no purpose
but to survive
Feb 2014 · 515
stars in his pockets
Elli Feb 2014
He tells you
You're the brightest star
But never trust a man
Who carries stars in his pockets
Because he can easily replace you
Without a single thought
The moment you lose your shine
Feb 2014 · 426
Untitled
Elli Feb 2014
Rest your weary soul
The earth will catch your fall
Let the waves carry you away
Far from your dismay
Feb 2014 · 333
never
Elli Feb 2014
I will never get tired of you
Even when Niagara stops falling
And when the Earth finally swallows all oceans
For I can never forget
Someone as extraordinary as you
hi raymark lol
Feb 2014 · 447
falling in love
Elli Feb 2014
I fell in love once
And i fell too hard
He left me scarred and broken
Unfixable even
And you came along
With your awkward talks
And devious smiles
Late night conversations about
What the future holds for us,
I don't want to fall in love again
Because I'm not sure
If you'd catch me
Jan 2014 · 216
Untitled
Elli Jan 2014
You have to know how to shoot
In order to be with me
Know that I'm a danger
Even to myself
If I tell to you run
Don't look back
Because I don't trust myself
And neither should you
I'm a loaded gun
Never to be trusted
We can pretend,
But a love like this
Wouldn't last
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