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Emily Nov 2016
"And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate, I need love and affection."
Emily Nov 2016
If you aren't marrying your best friend do not get married at all.
I mean that and do not take it lightly.
If your best friend didn't like your new haircut would you care?
No, so don't care if your boyfriend doesn't like it.
If your best friend said hurtful words and degraded you, would you stay friends with them?
No, so don't keep your boyfriend who does that.
I want you to think about all of the incredible memories with your best friends.
Laying in bed discussing astrology until 4am
Playing sims until 6am
Adventuring to lookouts just in time for the sunset, and one time even for the sunrise
Sitting in the park beside the river doing blackout poetry
Laying in bed drinking hot tea and watching friends
Laying in the dark listening to music together
Discussing why intuition is one of the most important traits for people to have, although many don't.
Analyzing people and situations together
Getting really high and enjoying each other's company and meaningless giggles
I want you to think about your best friends and remind yourself that if this boy does not fall into this category, if this boy cannot do all of these things and be enjoyable company, then you don't need him.
Emily Nov 2016
You
How quickly you strung together the pieces of my heart
And how carefully you tore them apart
How tiring it became to feed a monster
How silly I was for being your bait
When someone is draining every last bit of your heart and your entire being
There is nothing left to say but
Why is everything I do wrong?
Why am I not enough?
Why am I too much to love?
But most importantly
Why do you allow a silly boy to hold this power over you?
Not for a second longer will I do so.
Emily May 2016
I made the mistake of texting you
it hurts to hear that you hate me
that i was only ever a drug to you
and you are cutting yourself off
but this is called moving on
and i will be ok
"you know id come see you in a heartbeat right"
Emily May 2016
I kissed another boy tonight.
But his lips weren't quite as big as yours
and he didn't taste like you.
I didn't fit in his body quite like yours
and he didn't touch me like you did.
The comfort zone wasn't quite like mine and yours
and the urge to touch wasn't there.
I miss you
I wish moving on from you was easier
But how can I when my favorite show reminds me of you?
and my favorite pillow is haunted with intimate memories of you?
and my coat screams out where you always held me close?
and my body misses your gentle touch.
I miss you
Emily Apr 2016
Some want to be remembered
for their touchdown record.
Some want to be remembered
for their body count.
Some want to be remembered
for their brilliance.
But I want to be remembered
for my kindness.
I will admit, I look back and remember the boy who always scored the touchdowns that always made our student section roar and fill with happiness.
I will admit, I look back and remember the girls who told funny, yet repulsive stories about their adventures of sleeping with random guys.
I will admit, I look back and remember the brainiacs and how they could make something as minuscule as a piece of gum a deep conversation starter.
But I will also admit, that looking back they have no significance to me.
Looking back, I remember the people who were kind above all else, I think of those people more frequently and hope they are doing well.
I remember those people and admire them for staying positive in a world so hopeless and full of hate and negativity.
I remember those people and feel a little less alone and know that they would be there if I called.
I wonder if those people are out in the world right now, spreading even more positivity and making others feel a little less insignificant.
I aspire to be remembered by kindness.
Emily Apr 2016
Humans in essence are nature.
I am the selfish squirrel gathering all the nuts for himself, out of sight from the others.
I am the tiny ant who spies a crumb across the room and knows it will be worthwhile if he can reach it.
I am the spider, building a web reminding myself of patience, and that quality takes time.
I am the lion feeling brave and courageous as I keep on treading and trying to feel in control of my life.
I am the fly that lands and sits alone in a busy room, just watching and observing all the commotion.
I am the inch worm, who is very slowly journeying his way everywhere.
Humans are a work in progress.
Be selfish like the squirrel when you need to care for yourself and make things happen.
Be strategic like the ant and make strenuous goals.
Be patient like the spider, allow yourself time.
Be confident like the lion, face things head on.
Be reserved like the fly, sit back and allow yourself to see the whole picture.
Be determined like the inch worm and enjoy the journey.
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