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eb Dec 2014
After all this time,
What could love be?

enlighten me
eb Dec 2014
overlooking a sea of cars
his hand brushes mine.
i freeze. its fine --

**just trying to hide the scars
eb Feb 2015
The buzzing in my ear won't stop;
ringing for you.
eb Jan 2014
You say you're always left behind.
You say you're the one who works so hard to keep another.
You say you're always the lonely one.

I'm the one who leaves people behind.
I'm the one who takes people for granted.
I've never been the lonely one.

How can I say I'm the right one for you
How can I say I'm here
How can I say that you should be with me

when you don't look at me that way?
when you don't see me in the same light?
when you don't know I exist?

This is a reply to 17-year old you.
This is a reply to the you I never met.
This is a reply to a stranger.
open letter to once an acquaintance, now, a stranger again.
eb Feb 2015
its overflowing,
its swelling,
to and fro the tide is moving,
and so does my heart.
eb Jan 2014
Feeling the earth moving,
movements of the clock ticking.
Each second a century,
Losing her presence daily.

Seeing voices in the air,
Touching smells everywhere.
Slow and steady she must go,
High and fly like the black crow.

Losing against gravity,
No more Ms. high and mighty.
Jumping up against the walls,
There she falls and falls and falls.

"Is this dying?", she whispers.
Her words floating in the skies.
"What is living?", she wondered.
Her once persistent voice faltered.
eb Dec 2014
this is what we should do
all of the things
that we thought could be
it isn't right

we need to let go
of the forever in our thoughts
what may be
its the middle of the night

i think maybe
this is **goodbye
eb Dec 2014
"How do you love someone this broken?"
She whispers to the wind.
"How can someone this broken love?"
He asks the moon.
eb Jan 2014
Words left unsaid
thoughts floating overhead.

what isn't when there is
what is when it isn't


Dooms, glooms, buzzing
deadly birds gleefully chirping.

where is when there was
when is when there wasn't


Lost in a maze,
search, stare and gaze.

*no sense, nonsense
present tense, past tense
eb Nov 2015
You are the sky in skin,
Every day I wake to you,
You summoned songs from air,
Each memory a tune with you.
You are the sea in form,
Eternity becomes you.
You send joy with each whisper,
Endless is my love for you.
You are the end to my beginning,
Explain to me why you left.
eb Dec 2014
in the cold of night --
appreciating the ceiling
breaking down
eb Sep 2014
I had love once,
a love that was meant to be lost,
a love once had that can never be again,
a love to be had.

To a love so great,
For a love so grand
Of love so gracious
until its not meant to be.

For love that doesn't last
is a love still had.
This is about love that's lost.
eb Dec 2014
is everywhere

something's coming

something is here
*replace something with love/pain/happiness
eb Dec 2014
You make me giggle,
You make me smile,
You make me wonder,
What have I been missing all this while?

You manage to break through the walls,
and even take the untimely calls.
For you, I will run a mile.
What have I missing all this while?

Am I worthy?
Am I pretty?
Am I kind?
Am I the one you had in mind?

This doesn't seem right.
This doesn't seem wrong.
But this won't be something I fight,
For maybe I deserve this all along
For you.
12/09
eb Nov 2015
Can you hear me?
'cause you're not listening
eb Sep 2014
in a pervasive feeling of drift.
eb Oct 2015
around and around,

deeper and deeper,

it sinks without a sound

while the silence grows louder.

stirring strong

wandering weak

yearning you

missing me
eb Apr 2014
Your bouts of literary thoughts spewing all over do not make sense.
Your incapacity to formulate a whole and worthy thought has gotten the best of you fooling you into thinking that someone, somewhere is listening.

Stop.
Stop. you must stop.

Your insensitive belief that everyone is falling head over heels for your talent, popularity and deep sense is proving to be a lie. I say all this sincerely with hatred, love and everything in between because I won't be good enough for you.

So stop.
Stop. Stop existing in my world.
eb May 2015
to the life that you have;
and everything in it.
eb Jan 2014
In the darkest night,
I take flight.
In the brightest day,
I dance & sway.

Outside these walls,
everything is false.
Outside the coves,
stumbling on troves.

Nothing more,
this is a bore.
And yet,
everything is met.
spontaneous
eb Apr 2014
fall endlessly like raindrops to the ocean;
Like little soldiers, one after the other,
They fall just as the enemy targets them.

Why am I here?
Why do I tell you this?
Why do these fall in my face when my insides feel nothing?

Then again, what is a smile with happiness in it?
eb Sep 2017
fall endlessly like raindrops to the ocean;
Like little soldiers, one after the other,
They fall just as the enemy targets them.

Why am I here?
Why do I tell you this?
Why do these fall in my face when my insides feel nothing?

Then again, what is a smile with happiness in it?
eb Oct 2015
long skinny legs
               thin delicate arms
skin smooth and rosy
                                          lonely

  deep-s­et blue eyes
            bouncy shining hair              
lips ample and glossy
                                          grunting

tall­, healthy and fair
bounty, wealthy and rare
studious, smart and sultry
                                      angry

smile, smile, smile
*do you not understand
that is not me
that is all you see
(01/14 - 10/15)
eb Dec 2014
the phone rings
she picks it up. it's nothing --
stupid expectations
ruin everything
eb Dec 2014
"I just want someone to hold hands with"
He lies.
It was never just that.

Where is the boy singing, talking, living for me?
Where is he who leans on doors waiting patiently for me?
Where is he who will change a become a man for me?

He doesn’t live.
He doesn’t exist.
He is with someone else.
in between dating
eb Oct 2015
No longer
imprisoned;
absolutely, purely
lost --
always suffering
Because we accept all the pain we can bear so others have less
eb Oct 2015
for each moment
we spent
trying to run
away
and for every time
we swore
to never, never
let go
from life,
from love,
from us.
eb Nov 2014
This is me giving it a try.
This is me wanting to turn back time.
This is me hoping that you will that you will stop making me cry.
This is me wishing everything is fine.

This is my pitiful attempt at wanting you back.
This is my stupid plan thinking you would maybe pick up the phone
This is my neurotic brain thinking you can fill what I lack.
This is my romantic heart feeling sorry for being alone.

This is me trying.
This is me breaking down.
This is me lying.
This is me leaving town.
eb Mar 2016
it is not yours,
it is mine.
it is not ours,
it is mine.
it is not about you,
or your thoughts,
or your fears,
or your actions,
or your wishes,
or your mistakes.
And you will
not break me.
eb Nov 2015
Do these waters inside move like tides in the ocean?
Constantly pushing, pulling with the moon;
Does it rise? Does it fall? Does it matter where I crawl?
Something strange, strong answers beyond the commune.
Seek beyond those you know and remember, we are all human with 75% water.
eb May 2015
a world
where,
you and I,
will always be
happy.
eb Dec 2014
the stream flowing,
and i am moving.
floating, floating
away from you.

the wind howling,
and i am rising.
flying, flying
towards you.

the sun shining
and i am shimmering.
disappearing;
along with the morning dew.

the tears are flowing
and the rain is pouring.
dripping, dropping
losing you.
eb Jan 2016
within me,
a universe
exist; unique.

endless, everlasting
we once were -
and never again

let this be
a goodbye
out goes the we
in goes the me

let this be
the end -
you are
*uninvited
eb Nov 2015
I'm sorry I have feelings
that can't let you go.
For more unsent apologies: http://tinyletter.com/barelyemployed
eb May 2015
When the tears are falling,
what do I do?
When an echo keeps calling,
can I believe it's true?


As the darkness fades,
where will I go?
Since the dawn is breaking,
can I see the truth?
About brands, trends and trending & around two years in the making (12/13/13)
eb Dec 2014
complete silence--
a faint breeze
as her eyes close.
eb Dec 2014
she awakens
   as  darkness                    
                   shields light
anxious serenity
eb Jan 2014
we were lurking in the dark
we were breathing in bark

we were driving around town
we were always breaking down

we were dancing in the moonlight
we were out of sight

oh the stupid things we did
eb Dec 2014
Dogs barking in the distance
Don't hurt him. I won't --
hurt myself, anymore.
eb Dec 2014
When the sounds are gone,
the silence remains
When all the calls have ended,
the whispers drown the loneliness

Just as rivers flow,
so do tears
Just as clouds pass,
so come fears

Let go,
Let love,
Let life,
Let yourself.
eb Mar 2015
Why is it so hard to feel something real here?
eb Dec 2014
today was exhausting

then again, everyday is exhausting

for us
eb Dec 2014
dying, then living.
crying, then smiling.

It is you,
*you.
eb Dec 2014
mood music playing
he sits there typing --
so do i. he doesn't know
i don't want him to go

**never
of love from a far
eb Oct 2015
and breathe in,
breathe out;
remind yourself
this too shall pass
eb Nov 2015
in the moment
but also one step ahead of it
eb Mar 2015
1.something to struggle with
2.something on top of me
3.something that doesn't leave my mind
4.something to control
5.something I can't stop counting
How do I stop?
eb Jun 2014
What is
eternal love?
What is
taking someone
for granted?
eb Oct 2015
"This is real,"
said the voice,
"but no one can know"

"and no one will",
it continues,
"for no one knows
what is real anyway."
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