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Soft light filters
through curtains
drawn across grey skies
as they pour
on the shingled roof
under which I lie
listening to white noise
I swear could be your voice
sinking deeper in
to sheets so smooth they could be your skin.
Sayin you’re lucky to have me
Clovers have four leaves,
But *** has five
Baby let’s get high
I want to adventure-cise
Explore the outside
As you explore mine.
A lifetime to fix it
A lifetime
That's what it'd take
To go back and fix them
All those stupid mistakes
That we've ever made
Sometime or another
Along the way.

A lifetime to change it
A lifetime
That's what I'd need
To go back and change things
To make sure that we'd
Never have to doubt
The things we were doing
And what we were all about.
Forgive me father for I have sinned.
This here is my confession...

Today a man left home,
spent countless hours on the road,
and wound up where he meant to go.
A life of service is what he chose.
A respectable career is what we're told.

But father,
this man of honor,
is out romancing dolled up daughters,
while his girlfriend at home is left to wonder,
if distance really makes the heart grow fonder.
He doesn't worry, he'll always have her.

His back up option, his second choice.
He calls, but not to hear her voice.
She's something to play with, just one of his toys.
Something to brag about back home with his boys.
A good time to be had before he deploys.

They both knew that it wasn't wise,
to sneak her out and pick her up for 2am rides,
all their time spent in-between her thighs,
and so they made a compromise.
He'd have her for dessert, while his girlfriend ate lies.

And this girl, she thought she knew,
the extent to which she was being used,
thought she was just using him too,
but since he's been gone, she's just been confused.
These feelings she has can't be refused,
but now she has nothing left to lose.

She's coming clean, no secrets.
What's done is done, no more regrets.
Has a lot on her conscience she needs to confess.
She's not religious, doesn't believe in that,
but she prays after this,
his girlfriend won't love him any less.
That sailor's about to be in distress.
The lights from the city burn through the night
setting the world on fire
illuminating the blackest corners
of mind and matter.

Buildings rise from the ground
towering over all
casting shadows over
even the most wealthy powerful and strong.
They are but dust in comparison
specks swept beneath the rug.

People come and go
A steady stream of consciousness
Flowing through the streets
Business to be dealt with
Always far from home.

Sirens wail
slicing through the air
a silent chill
an electric thrill
as danger flirts with death.
Vanilla yogurt and strawberry cream
Hint at the beginning of a very dull dream

Eating breakfast, how exciting
The end of my nails, I’m enthusiastically biting

Let me dream of something exhilarating
Not sitting at my table waiting

I’d rather dream that I could fly
Or travel the world in the blink of an eye

Swim underwater without ever breathing
Win in Vegas without ever cheating

Box in a ring for the world title
Become a judge on American Idol

Fly to Paris and date Johnny Depp
Dance on Broadway and not miss a step

But here I lay and begin to dream
Of vanilla yogurt and strawberry cream.
Look at what we've created,
our very own,
beautiful disaster.
It's a beautiful place to be,
Caught between you, and me,
And us,
The only thing missing is trust.
In eighteen years, eight men have seen my body lay beneath their sheets.
But not one of them has ever seen me.
They've struck up drunken conversation in an effort to decide "Your place or mine?"
But not one of them has ventured to explore my mind.
There are a million things,
running through my head,
when I try to lay down,
and go to bed.
Corset lace
and cigarette waste

Hushed voices
and risky choices

Rusted stairs
and twisted hair

Slippery lies
and severed ties

Stage lights
and stage fright

Behind the scenes
ends justify the means.
I know what it is, but not what it means
Come closer children I’ve seen the light
Between the lines
Scattered across the page
The glare is blinding how could we have missed it before?
That flash of truth
That spark of inspiration
Enlightened and free to spread
That glimmer of hope
To those desperate and needy
To those with nothing more
Than the ideas floating aimlessly round their heads
Broken and forgotten
They creep through shadows
Sleep in rubble
But what can we do?
Find it
Find the will to survive
Find the fight deep inside
Find our humanity
And make it a reality
We are all animals
Untamed beasts driven by desire
Subconsciously drifting
Aimlessly wandering
The brevity of our condition is all too apparent
Control the creature inside
Show it compassion and love like it’s never known
We are human
We are alive
We are free
To decide
To think
To scheme
To scream
To make war
To make love
We are capable of such beautiful things
Step forth from the shadows
You are here you are alive
Hold your head up high
And let the light shine.
Stop signs,
Concrete,
Racing cars,
All blind to the stars.
Snuggled up in your hoodie
You said it looked good on me
As we walked between trees
Looking for a place to go
Somewhere you could smoke
It smells like your cologne
So as I lay here alone
It’s as if you’re still here
Whispering sweet nothings into my ear
Still remember the first sight
The first time
And the last
But all that has passed.

You taught me how to steal
How to feel
That thrilling appeal
In fact this very hoodie
Was one of your five-finger discounted goodies
I took a top from Good Will today
Just to feel the same type of way
As when you were by my side
It was like you were there along for the ride.

Cannot wait till I see you again
My soul aches for its best friend.
llicit drug use.
Alleged alcohol abuse.
Intoxicated exchange of fists.
You’re under arrest.
I plead the fifth.
Let it fade away
with the bright light
of day.
Careful child
That’s not to eat
Careful child
The stairs are steep
Listen to me child; the world’s a dangerous place

Careful child
Not everyone’s a friend
Careful child
Hearts aren’t easy to mend
Learn quickly child; the world’s a dangerous place

Careful child
It’s not yet your time
Careful child
**** them with kindness, not with crime
Take caution child; the world’s a dangerous place

Careful child
You’ve grown at last
Careful child
Learn from your past
Take care child; the world’s all yours
I fight the urge to break down and cry
No
I refuse to look weak
I tell myself that I am strong
That I will smile through it all
I will laugh at the pain
And scoff at the struggle
I will flip my hair over my shoulder
Straighten my shoulders
Hold my head up high
And put one foot in front of the other
No matter what
I will carry on.
Stop me
  I'm running
    To the edge
      With you.

Hold me
  I'm slipping
     Through time
        With you.

Catch me
  I'm falling
    In love
      With you.
I hate coffee, but I guess it'll do
because I really love spending time with you.

We meet at three
in a cafe down the street.

Grab a booth by the window
to watch the falling white snow.

Hours pass and we're still talking
don't want to leave so we keep stalling.

"Just one more drink..."
you say with a wink.

And there we go again
laughing at stories about your old friends.

This moment is perfect
every second worth it.

We make plans to see each other next week
you're so determined to teach me how to ski.

I'm terrified of heights
but if you're there it might be alright.
Come with me; take a walk on the wild side,
Let me show you what life’s like through my eyes.

Leather and lace cover bumps and bruises
Scars and stories only leave you clueless

Under long sleeves, I cut, I’m bleeding
What kind of life do I think I’m leading?

You think you’re tough, baby you’re not prepared
Come take a walk with me, unless you’re scared.
Cucumber mornings and coconut breezes
Embracing the moment
As the wild wind teases.

Painted red roses and stunning green eyes
Surrender your heart
To harmless white lies.
Dancing for a crowd of one
Applause erupts for all you've done

The neon lights
Burn through your mask tied on tight

Across an empty stage, you spin round and round
Your thinly shrouded lies crumble to the ground

Refusing to let go of the facade
You've so carefuly created
Even as echoes of applause
Begin to sound so faded

But now I say "Step down."
And "Take your humble bows."
Dancing in the shadows of rain,
Let the darkness sweep you off your feet
Each drop, easing your pain
How simple to get lost in the night.
You say you don't sleep
you say you won't eat
you say many more things
that bring tears to my eyes.

I see you sliiping away
silent and fast
and I don't even know
who you are any more
or how long you'll last

But that's not what concerns me

It's that I can't seem to reach you

Far off
in your distant world

To give you advice
to help you see clear
that you are still here
that you can still live

You've already accepted
your impossible fate

I'm affraid I'm too late
to make a difference here

So I let you go
I watch as you die

Darling spread your white wings
and fly my friend

Fly.
You have his eyes, his temper too.
I don't think you realize he's here, in you.
You promised that you wouldn't be him,
But you know what they say; you can't always win.

You said that he was the one sole reason,
That your childhood was lost, was broken.

I can't believe it was all that bad,
He was after all your idol, your dad

But when you find yourself lost in rage,
You bring more than you into this war you wage.

It's like you become a whole other person,
And now it's me, the one that's hurting.
I promise myself I won't be like you,
But you know what they say; not everything's true.
You just heard a million cheers.
You cried through a thousand tears.
You fought off a hundred fears.
You have done it all this year.
We're just frustrated youth
and we're stuck in our ways
searching for answers
as we live out the days

On the fast track
to our last laugh
drive our fast cars
to the shady bars
drink our feelings away
till we can't feel the pain

Live a reckless life
and we don't think twice
got a point to prove
and nothing to lose
go where we're not allowed
so what, we're ****** up and proud

We're just frustrated youth
and we're stuck in our ways
searching for answers
as we live out the days.
Spiraling down
now
out of control.

Into the darkness
looming below.

Glimpses of starlight,
sunshine,
and gold.

Moments of life
and purpose
arose.

Gave me the strength
to carry on.
Found me a singer
to my life's song.

These times of perfetion,
so well played out,
in sync with the worthless,
thoughts of doubt.

Is this what it's like?
Is that what it could be?
Or am I meant to sit here
left out and dreary?

Climbing the staircase,
taking my time.
Counting them each,
as they arise.

Coming undone
'cause these steps lead nowhere.
I need fresh air,
breathing in failure.

Can this opportunity even compare?
I'm walking,
but barely,
across thin air.

The railing's gone,
no safety net.
I'm life's cruel joke,
a burnt out cigarette.

Trying to move on,
having regrets.
But all new beginnings
start with an end.
I will be as I am
Not as you pretend me to be.
Defiant until the end.
Light up my night
Fly away with my dreams
Firefly.
Alcohol in the air
Even more in our systems
Whole room spinnin
Whole room sippin
On that Bacardi Limón
Feel the bass in our bones
The lights turned down low
Hands to the sky
Music getting us high
Energy moving
From body to body
Infectious
Can’t help it
Can tell it’s
Time to let go
Of all moral control
Yolo
You only live once
So you might as well dance
This is your chance
Drink
Drank
Drunk
Tonight luck
Is on your side
As am I
It’s a **** good night.
******* for not listening
For excepting me to know everything
For placing the burden and the blame
On my shoulders and mine alone

******* for telling me every day
That it’s all my fault
That you are some innocent bystander
And how much you hurt
And how much pain you feel
While ignoring mine

******* for yelling at me
Breaking me down day after day
Night after night
For saying I’ll never make it
For saying I don’t try

******* for not showing me the “right way”
Or being there when I needed you
Some role model you are
Try living a life that’s a lie

******* for making me believe
That what you say could be true
For making me doubt myself
And making me feel that my wants and dreams are worthless
Cause when you hear **** enough
You start to think “He has to be right”

Here’s something that I bet you never knew
That long after you die
I’ll be here and I’ll
Still hold myself back

Because all those years back
You said that I
Couldn’t
Wouldn’t
Or Shouldn’t

So I didn’t
******* for that
******* Dad.
Bogged down and stained with dirt from my past
you washed me clean, I sparkled at last.

You gave me hope, you made me smile
forget "an inch" I gave you a mile.

You reminded me that the sky is blue
you showed me happiness I never knew.

We ran away into the night
with you by my side, everything felt right

We drove into the sunset
with nothing but our pasts to forget.

We were young, we were in love
hand in hand, the sky above.

Wind in our hair, passion in our hearts
nothing coud have torn us apart.

Singing the words to our favorite songs
through it all we stood tall and strong.

Bowing to no one, not even the wind
together forever there is no end.
Broken street lights
Dim against the black of night
Cast shadows on the wall behind us
The red brick smolders from the heat between you and I
Clothes soaked from the summer rain
Laughing we lay down on the empty road
Where only the memories of cars drive by
Hands intertwined
We look to the stars above
And watch as the world goes by
The sound of two breathing as one fills our ears
My head on your chest
The beating of your heart echoes mine
Hanging onto the shadows of yesterday’s youth
Not yet ready to face the consequences
Let us once again feel alive
The buzz of the street lamps keeps me awake
Thick metal power lines cast shadows on my drapes
Those wires they crackle
And cackle
And mock me through the night
They whisper
Converse
Like a room full of jurors.
Words can not describe
What the thought of you does to my mind
To put it simply you make me feel like
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Hope is the hand holding yours,
lifting you up,
when you have fallen.
Sunflower summers
and
Dandelion dreams.

Endless horizons
and
Peaceful beginnings.
I have all of these ten word poems that I would like to add to the ten word collection... but I can't seem to figure out how...

Thank you.
I mean I had a good time
From the slow sips of white wine
To the liquor shots all in a line
I’ll be here doing just fine.
Your hands wrapped around my neck so tight,
left me gasping for air,
but when I looked down I saw,
mine were the ones keeping them there.
Experiential seeker
Live in the moment sort of believer
Capture the essence, capture the feeling
What is the story, what is the meaning?
Ephemeral and fleeting
Such is the world through eyes of human beings
But just for a minute forget what you're seeing
Embrace this pure and unadulterated freedom
Now give up control, your conscience is leaving!!
Look back on your life
on all the things you said you’d try
before the day you die.

All the ridiculously dumb
Crazy things you've done
In the name of being young

All the stupid **** you did
Just because you were a kid

Because you were once told
“NO” by someone old

Look at you, you little rebel
Taking **** to the next level

Getting in to all that trouble
Killing time like you’ve got double

Raising more than a little hell
Knowing the consequences all too well

Not giving a **** is your middle name
All of life is just a game



Play it well and **** the system
Stick it to the man until he listens.
He steps onto the sand
and reaches out his hand.

Tempting her to play,
tugging at her heels,
causing her to sway.

She decides to not just stand,
but leave this plain old land.

Splashing in the rays,
he makes her laugh some way.

Reaching now the end of day,
he takes her back,
back to stay,
and slowly slips away.
I just want to feel the heat
of
you next to me

Hold me even closer
and
tell me a lie

Something so beautiful
that
I'll have no choice

But to trust in your words
and
forever dream

Lul me to sleep
Make me concede
Don't let this stop

I want you to be here
stay
infinitely

If only for tonight
just
let me believe.
Is it true that you don't always know
what you've got
till it's gone?

'Cause I know what I have
has been right here
by my side
all along.

You say life's been cruel to you
knocked you down
and kicked you
then never came back around.

Well I say stop being the victim
get back up
hold your ground.

There are a lot of people rooting for you
to make it through
I hope you know.

Hope it's not too late
hope you choose to partake
in this life you have.

Don't let hard times make you hang your head
this is not
what you had planned
what you wanted.

Look at me you're better than this
this helplessness
is foolishness.

Now come on I've had enough
stand up up up
last chance calling
make it count
make it yours.
Whispered words of demoralization
Face to face with confrontation.

Never the one to make a sound
But always the last to hold her ground.

Late night thoughts of what would have been
Makes no difference to what happened then.

Sudden insight as to who she is
Secret yearning for timeless bliss.

Wanting the best from everything
The future, the past, from anything.

Hopeless wonders brighten faces
But wishful thinkings lead empty chases.
You come off as an absolute mystery
No past, no present, you've clearded your history
You wear your suit and cool demeanor
You've caught her eye, no plans to free her.

The light dims on your conversation
But on your face shines indignation
Brutal lover, no heart to break
Driven under make no mistake.
Knee deep in passion,
No turning back,
Quicksand, quick to love,
Lost in the moment, lost in your love.
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