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Nov 2015 · 648
We Are Still
Gillian Cortez Nov 2015
We are figures designed to burn at the mere presence of
each other

we are magnets of the polar sides made to come closer and
closer

and we are two people who have come and discovered the
answers

So please stick around
Don't let me down again
#love #secondchance #friendship #positivity #passion
Aug 2015 · 1.3k
Immortalize
Gillian Cortez Aug 2015
Let me immortalize you with my words. These words written on paper with ink. These thoughts expressed on a keyboard and screen. These jumbled up voices that only capture of what I truly feel from the heart that beats for you and a mind that thinks of you.

These words that are meant for you.

Let them make you feel more alive and loved. May they make know that you are not alone and I will always be here. Let them make you gather all the power, confidence, courage. May they make you feel like you will live forever.

Though ink easily fades, paper withers,computers get busted up easily, my heart will fail, and memories become forgotten; these words will go on forever. And let me explain why…

For they started as this girl speaks of them, her breath goes along with the air and mixes with the oxygen and hydrogen we all breathe in. It will go up the sky until it reaches out of the atmosphere. These words will go even further and find its home in the stars which will twinkle for an eternity.

With these words, this is how I will immortalize you even if we will become fossils of our present that will soon have pass.
Jul 2015 · 1.3k
Petrichor
Gillian Cortez Jul 2015
I love the smell that exists after the rain
There is something comforting about it
as I breathe it in through my lungs

I would say you were very much like it
You give me that same feeling it gives
especially when I have you inside of me

The best/worst similarity between you and petrichor is this:

You only come around in my life occasionally.

As I spend most days either drenched in endless rain
Or baked by the intense heat of the sun
And wait for something to make me feel sane
like I wait for you to come around in my life again
Jun 2015 · 506
Untitled Poem(6/15/15)
Gillian Cortez Jun 2015
I could never make anyone fall in love with me

Do I even have to try?

It’s a fact proven by science

and the absence of romance

in my waking life



I couldn’t compare to other women in your life

They win by a landslide

I’m not even an option or a choice

But to me you were the only boy

in my ******* mind



I could do better than write this poem down

It’s a sunny day out

And I don’t have to feel sad anymore

because you don’t even care at all

I have myself to rely on
I notice a few poems I’ve made through the years have the line “I could never make anyone fall in love with me” and I doubt this will be the last.
Jun 2015 · 791
Tonight, I Force A Smile
Gillian Cortez Jun 2015
Tonight, I force a smile

and pretend nothing happened

I imagine that things are alright

even if they aren’t...

I spent the last few days

in sadness and in tears

Tonight, I force a smile

hoping happiness is real
And I know it will be; just wait and see. :)
May 2015 · 728
At 2 in the Morning...
Gillian Cortez May 2015
At 2 in the morning,

I could’ve been dancing the night away at some club.

I could be drinking all the Stellas

and flirt with other fellas.

After that, I could rest easy at a Figaro

and avoid another hangover

But nope…

Here I am now,

in a house as silent as ever

While the clubs are surely playing loud house music

And instead of playing the party girl I once was

I now reveal myself as a writer as  I have always been

It just seems to come more naturally

The voices, the colors, the vibe in my head

are louder than any party at this time

The downside is…

LONELINESS

It never actually goes away, really

But partying could surely hide it

unlike writing at 2 in the morning

When everything I try to forget

just hits me harder than ever
May 2015 · 742
Boy at the Museum
Gillian Cortez May 2015
It was within these halls you stood now that I walked hand in hand with him weeks ago
It was the same paintings he had kissed me to that you are now admiring alone


He and I both wore white and looked quite lovely
You wore head-to-toe black, implying something


An event I shared with him that happened a few weeks ago that was only captured by memory
An Instragram moment for you that  you will share to anyone who's watching and listening


In a party over a year ago, you saw me sitting alone and scared of everyone
I caught you staring at me while your arms were wrapped around someone

Our eyes met then like the way one stares at a beautiful painting.
But like an onlooker, we walk away with nothing...


Fast forward 12 months--
Our first trip to the museum
With you as your only company
and me in the arms of somebody


Though I was happy being with him, I have yet to have someone of my own
Here you are currently, pushing away the sadness of your state of isolation


What if that coincidence went further
and we both saw each other?
Amidst the oil on canvas and statues
Would I have a chance with you?


These questions run my mind as it wasn't long ago I've been in the floors you now stand
The missed opportunity from a year ago is probably another missed one a year later
May 2015 · 483
We Will Never Know
Gillian Cortez May 2015
The way you look at me

is a source of infinite curiosity

and those shy grins

confuse me to the brim

Yes, to you I act mean

but I’m lovestruck from within



                                                But you’ll never know it

                                                For I put an act on you

                                                Probably like you on me

                                                But I’m much more careful
I wrote this poem a few months back about a boy who’s now into a different girl. The thing with him and this girl is he is much more vocal and open with how he feels for her. She seems nicer, too. She’s a girl I would never be for him…
May 2015 · 465
Cramps
Gillian Cortez May 2015
Doing woeful poses on the floor,
feeling anguish and pain
I could feel the muscles contracting--
Am I going insane?
Because I am out of inspiration and am having that time of the month again...
May 2015 · 669
Like the Movies
Gillian Cortez May 2015
If our love was like a movie
it will be a cheesy 80's flick
where we're at a party
and you make your way to me
from right across the room


It could set in a timeless 50's feature
where I  could be Audrey Hepburn
running around idyllic places
doing things I  pleasure
while being with you


Maybe we are like the 20's  
where we star in the talkies
A fascination, an innovation
a breakthrough, a classic
just like me and you
May 2015 · 673
Addiction
Gillian Cortez May 2015
I'll be your narcotic
Use me to your advantage
I'll make you numb and forget
but not exactly...

I'll be your shot of *****
the one you shouldn't take
but you'll drink me anyway
even if you go insane

I'll be your last cigarette
burn me and feel at ease
from your mouth to your lungs
even if you exhale me
I'll be your addiction
Apr 2015 · 863
Crave
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
I crave for your touch

the way your hands feel

on my hands

on my waist

And everywhere else.



I crave for your kisses

The thrill your lips bring

on my lips

on my neck

Kiss me everywhere.



I can’t stand this craving

It has become a full on habit

on my mind

on my heart

In every part of me.
Apr 2015 · 688
(Un)afraid
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
I lived on "what if's?" and "what could've been's..."

I always dwell on missed opportunities

But I could never remove the fear

of falling in love

                                              Thought I'd be scared for the nth time around

                                                         ­   because here's that scary feeling again

                                                          ­                      Yet it feels all too different

                                                      ­                                   This thing called love
And I will never be afraid again.
Apr 2015 · 549
Keeping Mum
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
I won't say a thing

I'll zip my lips

Lock my words with a key

and die  keeping this secrecy

Silence saves regret

spares any embarassment

and any future guilt

for the things I want to say

and feelings I feel

won't be returned to me
Apr 2015 · 739
Meaningless
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
What we have doesn't mean anything

and if it ever does, it means nothing

And that's actually a good thing

If there isn't any complicated feelings
Apr 2015 · 493
Letter to the Depressed
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
Don't **** yourself, I beg of you
I guess you think you're alone
I bet you think I won't understand

Well, honey, I do

I know what it feels to be on the edge
And when all my cries fall on deaf ears
Drown in a flood of tears
The agonizing loneliness that won't go away

Please, don't forget to hold on
I know you could
Remember that I'm always here
and you are not alone

I promise, it will get better
Some of my really good friends are going through very rough times emotionally. I thought about them when I wrote this.
Apr 2015 · 767
Kiss Me
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
It didn't feel like anything

The moment he kissed me

He was the perfect stranger

whom I've gotten along with

but the kiss was so sudden

I could've been filled with rage

Instead, it's this kiss I hunger

even if I'm not in love with him
One of those "Last night, I..." stories of mine.
Apr 2015 · 6.0k
Little Crush
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
Hello to the guy in the white polo
the formal black slacks
and polished black shoes
You could've noticed a little girl around
who is utterly attracted to you
You look at me every now and then
and I ignore those looks of yours
you don't know I'm secretly giddy
flattered, enthralled, enamored
Writing this right now in school while some upper class guy is sitting across me. Hoping for sparks to happen.
Apr 2015 · 21.9k
Sexism
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...
Apr 2015 · 460
You
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 · 489
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
Apr 2015 · 687
Too Much to Ask
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.
Apr 2015 · 1.1k
I Never Wanted You
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.
Apr 2015 · 572
You and I
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
You and I
are unfinished business
if ever there was a transaction
made in the first place

You and I
are not familiar with closure
Maybe we need a dictionary
to find the meaning of it

You and I
with prides so enormous
it rivals the height of the Petronas
and we need to stop

Because you and I
once meant something
deep inside, we'll always be
each other's "what if's"?
Apr 2015 · 754
My Fave Subject
Gillian Cortez Apr 2015
You are the subject
of unfinished poems
Whenever I try to finish
I just can't do it

And you're also the subject
of endless thoughts
Whether happy or disappointing
it makes me go crazy

Whether you're the reason
if not a lovesick excuse
I don't know why my favorite subject
Will always be you
Mar 2015 · 466
Unspoken Depression
Gillian Cortez Mar 2015
As the tears fall down
    I think of misery
     I'll never be happy

Somebody help me

More tears fall down
As realization came to me
That no one will help me
No, I can't be set free

In falling tears, I drowned
And I can never be saved
So now I have to be brave
Despite the tears falling
Again and again
I wrote this a little over a year ago, a few weeks before my high school graduation. It was during those times when my depression got worse and was dangerously suicidal. I wouldn't say I'm a whole lot better but at least I've gone a long way from what I was then.
Mar 2015 · 335
Free to Write
Gillian Cortez Mar 2015
I am free to write

No anxiety would constrain

No mental blocks in my brain

will happen anymore

---
For the first time

In a very long period

I have confidence that I could

express all emotions

--
And the lightness inside

wouldn't compare to anything

The hardship I suffered

Is there no more
Mar 2015 · 715
Please Like Me
Gillian Cortez Mar 2015
I wish you had feelings for me
for I can't keep mine in secrecy
It will forever be a mystery
if I was ever your fantasy

Indeed, our love story
is non-existent, unfortunately
If you and I aren't meant to be
Then that would be a pity
Does your heart ever beat for me
Like they way mine does for thee?
Mar 2015 · 812
A Lonely Kind of Smile
Gillian Cortez Mar 2015
It was a lonely kind of smile

that painted my face

the moment you smiled at me

I hid my melancholy

—-

It was a lonely kind of smile

one without a trace

of any kind of glee

as you gaze at me

—-

It was a lonely kind of smile

before I looked away

Not minding your looks

So again I won’t be fooled

—-

It was a lonely kind of smile

and I start to think

Though I’ll never resist you

I’ll try my best to……
Mar 2015 · 367
Stay
Gillian Cortez Mar 2015
Here’s that feeling again…

                             Liking someone I know I should not;

                             attracted to the forbidden specimen

I just want it to go away

                              That feeling of bliss like days with skies of blue,

                               which also gives me the grandest of torments

But I want you to stay

                               My foolish pride thinks I can see you go

                               even if deep inside it hurts like hell

— The End —