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Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
He says I should do this
Society usually agrees
There's only so much a girl can do
Do I have anything to prove?

I can't "compare" with other men
Society says they're "more advantaged"
Where does this leave me?
Unable to prove my capability?

The thing with sexism is,
despite living in the 21st century,
some people are closed-minded as can be...
And I still get the gender inequality treatment everyday...
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
You
Your eyes won't sparkle for me again

I bet they shine for someone else

And when I look at the moon

I only think  of you

But you now think of her


You used to be so close to me

but now closure is what's missing

You found a begining with someone else

leaving behind what we once had

that's now a mere memory
  Apr 2015 Gillian Cortez
Jane
He loves me;
He loves me not,
I love him;
He loves me not.

I fought, he didn't,
I chased, he didn't,
I cried, he didn't,
I plead, he didn't.

I saw the sparks in his eyes,
I saw the way he looked, at her.
I watched his movement,
I watched him kissed her.

I wrote a thousand words,
I sang a thousand songs,
I shipped a thousand feelings,
I watched them sink.

And now,
He loves me,
I love him not.
Thank you, my darling
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
I touched you with cold hands
But you're even colder to me
I run my fingers through your hair
but you don't care
I've been acting sweeter to you
but you act the opposite to me

Darling, can't you even see?

Don't you even realize what I feel?
Okay, go pretend it isn't real
Despite the coldness you give
you bring warmth in my heart

Darling, am I still the one?

Your eyes won't look at me
Even if I have my eyes set on you
If you don't love me...
I'll accept the truth

but darling, I'm still in love with you
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
It can't be too much to ask...
Okay, so maybe it is
How hard is it to achieve
a world of peace?

I am tired of the wars;
what are you even fighting for?
Why prove bravery with a gun
when it threatens everyone?

Why insist on these disputes?
I call for a truce
but I guess it won't be easy
for us to have unity

It's hard seeing people die
by the hundreds, thousands, millions
what's even harder is knowing the reasons
that will never justify the blood and bones

It's ironic how we try to achieve peace
by means of killing...

I long for a world of harmony
Where we're free of animosity
I guess it's too  much to ask
but not impossible to act on it
Did this poem about Peace for a class but it's a cry I've had ever since.
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
I never wanted you

I did fall a little

but nothing more than that

I liked the way you held my hand

And I adore the nearness of you

Our conversations never get old

And you make me smile in ways I don't know

But I know everything isn't what it is

If you think you had me fooled


Truth is...I never wanted you
I wrote this poem nearly 2 years ago about someone back in Senior year. He was the worst guy I ever met yet he gave me the worst heartbreak ever. Moved on from him, though.
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