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Jan 2021 · 202
Muck
Haley Lorish Jan 2021
Mother Earth she lives within me
Tantalizing I feel her breathing
Fires in the lungs of steel
She will take so I can heal

Stormy waves I cry for help
Drowning in a sea of doubt
Mother, I cannot make it through
“But my child, I chose you.”
Haley Lorish Nov 2018
Bittersweet and lemon treats
Tanking troubled hatless heaps  
Salty horizon flogs sweet beach
Sandy skin, too soft a peach
Your thumb brushing my left cheek
Can you still smell the apple’s reek
Skewed hearts remain in heat  
Devine reminds a heart to beat
Kept up in the saddles seat
King of every bit of hate, wash
These battered palms disgrace
Love has sunk the ship of face
Tulips lack the need for space
Whips of stars appear in plight
Have you only fight or flight?
Good wills only break the bank
And I’ve only left myself to thank
Sep 2016 · 936
Beginning of the end?
Haley Lorish Sep 2016
You smell like rain
In you love is born again
Only fiercer this time
Deeper and faster I fall
You are a fortress
And I am a stall

A sweet musty rain
Yet my heart still feels
A bit of strain
The higher I get
The quicker I think
When will you finally
Just let me sink

when you walk to the beach
All my favorite things
You feel like home
And taste like dreams
But I'm filled with fear
Could it be our end is near

On that wooden walkway
You have my heart
Take all my love
Every last part
My soul yearns yours
Connected at best
Feel it in my burning chest
Fuel my fire and reach
My desires, I've forgotten
How Amazing this could be

you pass those green plants  
Your love, a breath of fresh air
But only after drowning
Do I find it unfair you
Filled my world with despair
But I can't turn away because
For now you smell like rain
A sweet musty rain
when you walk to the beach
On that wooden pathway
You pass those green plants
Mar 2016 · 1.0k
At least I gave my all
Haley Lorish Mar 2016
I lost my heart, to love
I lost my mind, to love
I lost my faith, to love
I lost my hope, to love
I lost my passion, to love
I lost my happiness, to love
I lost my words, to love
I lost my hunger, to love
I lost my wonder, to love
I lost my body, to love
I lost my control, to love
I lost my motivation, to love
I lost my brain, to love
I lost my myself, to love
I lost my life, to love
I lost it all, to love
I lost it all *for you
Jun 2015 · 623
gone
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
The most dangerous place is inside your own head.
Jun 2015 · 1.4k
Façade
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
I'm fading away,
but you'll never see past my
camouflage smile.
Jun 2015 · 2.8k
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Jun 2015 · 2.8k
Wandering
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
I am a lost soul
finding myself solely through
my chaotic words
Jun 2015 · 1.4k
Hello, Goodbye
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
Hello poetry
a home for my aching soul
goodbye cowardice
Jun 2015 · 960
Hopeless
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
Hope is a solemn
thing. As soon as she pulls you
in, she always leaves
Jun 2015 · 912
Specialty Lies
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
I
warned
you of my
toxicity, begged
you to abandon me,
but you were too far gone
living in ignorance of
our perpetual fate,
absorbed by
a hope
for eternity.
At last you finally see
I stole you, like the others,
****** the life from your heart.
My mind is tainted, owned not by me
but by my godforsaken crewel anxiety.
I never deserved your love, my dear
but you fell for my curse even
when I constantly remind
that my specialty lies  
in the incapability
of ever being
loved
Jun 2015 · 438
It was worth a shot
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
I never thought the words
I'm sorry
could hurt so much until I said
*I love you
Jun 2015 · 496
Simple
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
Its so simple for
a heart to break in two, yet
laborious to heal.
Jun 2015 · 541
Fellow Poets
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
my dearest friend, do not be afraid
of the sweet freedom of speech
to let your mind wander
let your words pour
straight from your heart
conduct a symphony of poetry
welcome to a dark, mysterious world
Jun 2015 · 664
Something Great
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
Although it pains me
you've sure given me something
great to write about
Jun 2015 · 552
Astray
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
My mind has turned against me
where malicious thoughts arise
in the deepest depths of my mind

My heart drowns amongst the poison
of fermented hope that one day was
oh, how did I become so withdrawn

My life feels stranded, frozen in place
'cause the world is slowly escaping me
won't you please save me from myself
Jun 2015 · 1.1k
Wolves
Haley Lorish Jun 2015
Beware of the wolves,
my dear. They're back in my mind,
clawing through my thoughts
Apr 2015 · 882
Lost
Haley Lorish Apr 2015
With my mouth taped shut, and my hands *******,
my feet shackled down, anxiety pushes me
to my own bewildered hell. Where endless
oceans break along a coast of shame

Her eyes hold no emotion and her heart
holds a lifeless tune. But nothing will
ever beat her devilish dress woven from
the stolen sanity of the prey she lurks at night.

She tears at my skin as I fall deeper in.
Pity means nothing to her exuberant claws.
My fears engraved in her malicious mind.
Her icy breath lingers. A puppet to her world.

My thoughts reek of burnt molasses,
drowning hope in their viciousness. I choke
on the screams that will never escape as
utter helplessness buckles my knees

water in my lungs, my eyes are stinging red
while I’m drowning in my mind again
Jan 2015 · 893
The Song of Winter
Haley Lorish Jan 2015
Alas, the dreaded winter wind
stale and bitter to the taste
she blew in disposition
her breath dispersed in white
as the key of G rang through
unappealing at the onset
winter's song commenced
spirits begins to perish
enveloped in her frost
howling out in utter agony
our crisp, frigid hearts
yearning to be thawed only
at the palm of spring's sweet song
winter's envy hastily erupts
wrapping the world in her arctic grasp
the song of winter will prevail
Sep 2014 · 1.3k
Captured
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
Helplessness grasps me
In her malevolent claws
Abducting my soul
Sep 2014 · 1.0k
Terminal
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
Here’s a story for you, dear
About a girl who had no ears
Could not hear of the world’s fears
Here’s a story for you, dear
About a boy’s vision so unclear
He could not see his mother’s tears
Here’s a story for you, dear
About a dad who loved his beer
Too drunk to know the end was near
Here's a story for you, dear
About a man who worked cashier
With wish to be an engeneer
Here’s a story for you, dear
About a helpful volunteer
Who most times was insincere
Here’s a story for you, dear
About a woman’s failed pap smear
Preparing for a condition so severe
Here’s a story for you, dear
Although we try to persevere
*We all want to disappear
Sep 2014 · 3.4k
Prisoner
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
Write
Write
Write
You mustn’t forget
Write
Write
Write
If you don’t you’ll regret
Write
Write
Write
I'm afraid I'm obsessed
Write
Write
Write
Or slightly possessed
Write
Write
Write
You must do it with order
Write
Write
Write
Or the words will get stuck
Write
Write
Write
To make the voices stop
Write
Write
Write
I have to get them out
Write
Write
Write
Afraid of my own thoughts
Write
Write
Write*
I am prisoner to my mind
WRITE
WRITE
WRITE

                  

              






Please someone help me
Sep 2014 · 1.2k
Lost all Meaning
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
"It's time for quite,
  It's time for peace,
  It's time for calm,
  Now go to sleep"
                                                    *I'm sorry but
                                                    Those words
                                                    Have lost all
                                                    Meaning to me
Sep 2014 · 453
Insomnia
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
I lie awake at night
Wondering what could be
Terror of the great unknown
Without you is there still me
Tossing back and forth
An everlasting restless
What if I can never sleep
                                                                 Is this how crazy feels
I can sense the anxiety
Rippling from within
Control has lost its meaning
My heart rate escalates
Blurred vision and shaking
Are all I know that’s true
Dizziness then takes over
As my head pounds in tune
Laying here drunk with fear
As my world fades away
I am frozen in place
Am I breathing
Am I living
Is this *real
Sep 2014 · 488
Dear,
Haley Lorish Sep 2014
I know you might be reading this
And I guess I hope thats true
Most likely you could care less
Don’t worry, I don’t blame you
My writing is quite rough, but
If by chance your eyes grace by
I would like you to know why

I love you to the moon and back
But that’s not quite enough
I love you to the end of earth
But still that isn’t all
I love your sweet perfection
But it’s your flaws that drive me wild

Through and through I love you
Skin and bones and all
Up and down, left and right
But each direction can’t fulfill
The words I can't get out

Just know that I am sorry
For all that I have done and
You’ll probably never read this
Or even get this far
Like I said, my poetry
Isn’t for the weakened heart

But in case you ever do
Today, tomorrow, or ten years
If you and I aren’t meant to be
Just know I’ll always hope
You find some who loves you
Even more than I could cope
Aug 2014 · 1.2k
What If
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
What if it cost money to say,
                                                 "I love you"
Would you have said it
                                                      So soon?
Would you have said it
                                                     So often?
Would you have said it
                                                          At all?
Aug 2014 · 15.0k
Light
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
Bless your sister of the light
As she braves on through the night
Her cousin darkness loves to smite
May she always have great might
And her cousin see the bright
Where there is none to fright
Sister, take us to your height
I would like thank Eddie Starr for inspiring me with the first line
Aug 2014 · 885
I Wish I Knew the Future
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
I wish I knew the future
I wish that I could see
Is this our eternity

I wish I knew the future
I wish that I could fall
Once more again within
Your arms I felt so small

I wish I knew the future
I wish that I could feel
Your touch upon my skin
The scars that never heal

I wish I knew the future
I wish that I could hear
The voice that brought
Eternal hope into my ears

I wish I knew the future
I wish that I could taste
Kisses that we made in haste

I wish I knew the future
I wish that we could be

I wish I knew the future

I wish
Aug 2014 · 1.3k
Genie
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
I wish I were a genie
Locked in a bottle I would hide
There no one could hurt me
Aug 2014 · 412
The Shadowed Figure
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
Lost in a forest of my thoughts
I find a shadowed figure
A silhouette I follow through the moss
Fear and wonder makes me linger
His cloak removed I look across
At eyes displayed as mirrors
I see myself within their future

We wander through the forest deep
I give myself to him
Trust thy with my heart to keep
In his love I will forever swim
Never before had I let myself leap
Into his love I had gone on a whim
But the fear, just yet to reek

We return to where our love was grown
Again he is covered in a cloak of silver
There he removes and what was shown
Were now eyes that made me shiver
Owned by someone I had never know
Goodbye he said with a hushed whisper
And I faded into my thoughts alone
Aug 2014 · 646
Empty
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
Have you ever felt empty
Have you ever felt numb
Have you ever felt blurry
Have you ever felt dumb

                                                         ­                    Have you ever  felt broken
                                                        ­                     Have you ever felt betrayed
                                                      ­                       Have you ever felt barren
                                                        ­                     Have you ever felt decayed

Have you ever felt anxious
Have you ever felt vacant
Have you ever felt darkness
Have you ever felt dormant

                                                      ­                       Have you ever felt shallow
                                                       ­                      Have you ever felt bleary
                                                        ­                     Have you ever felt hollow
                                                        ­                     Have you ever felt like **me
Aug 2014 · 3.0k
Drowning
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
I'm downing
endless darkness above and below
I'm drowning
my body corrupted by the waves
I'm drowning
a puppet to the ocean deep
I'm drowning
amongst the wild of the sea
I'm drowning
water breeches my swollen lungs
I'm drowning
pain engulfs my whole
I'm drowning
just like any other day
I'm drowning
Aug 2014 · 1.3k
Ugly Things
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
what is not
may seem what is
an innocent thought
small things we miss

what we want is all we hear
ignorant masks to hide our faces
but don't be fooled again my dear
ugly things hide in beautiful places
Aug 2014 · 371
Untitled
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
eyes bright and gold,
a sun shining through
the endless love
I emit for you
rough and coarse
scratching my skin
your scent surrounds me
holding me in
you are the one
I could never earn
for your love I will
forever yearn
Aug 2014 · 462
Love is Red
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
All red
Sparkling, golden
Fierce, crimson, ****** red
Ruby riches in terms of lust
Love's red
Aug 2014 · 344
Summer Lights
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
For a split second
My summer came in waves and
Lightning was the sea
Aug 2014 · 411
A Dream I May Convey
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
I dreamed about death today
not in the selfish kind of way
like leaving friends and family betrayed
but instead a dream I may convey
to let the world seep away
leave the darkness and the day
captured by the waves, I sway
an everlasting sea of gray
worries and troubles left to decay
yes, I dreamed about death today
not in the selfish kind of way
but instead a dream I may convey
my world becoming a sweet ballet
Aug 2014 · 336
Winters Path
Haley Lorish Aug 2014
Lost was myself alone on a path. You,
Than, whistled the trees and waved with the seas
With me there along side the path, I knew
Here you would stay keeping me safe, at ease

Winters grew cold and I soon felt weary
Your presence was fading, leaving me numb
Your touch so bitter I knew quite clearly
Then you were gone at the first sign of sun

Through years on the path I wandered alone
Still hope grew quite strong in my mending heart
You would return I could feel in my bones
For once again we could have a fresh start

My dear, stay with me now. Please never go
And just love me with your immortal soul
Jan 2013 · 613
The Only Thing
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Sitting, staring
Watching, waiting
Wanting, yearning,
Begging, pleading
Longing, craving
Wishing, dreaming
Needing, itching
Urging, demanding
Seeking, striving
Hurting, dying
For you
The only thing
I cannot have
Jan 2013 · 615
Breathing Under Water
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Loving you is like
Breathing under water
Tempting though
The result inevitable
I’ll love you nonetheless
Until my lungs breach
My life fading to numbness
My body unresponsive
Laying at the bottom of
A sea of *you
Jan 2013 · 543
Plagued
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
I cannot hear you
All I hear is him
I cannot see you
All I see is him
I cannot feel you
All I feel is him
I’ll never know you
All I know is him
I cannot love you
‘Cause all I love is him
I'm plagued with his presence
The deterioration of my soul
Aching me RAW
He is the fever within me
And I cannot fathom
A world without it
Jan 2013 · 543
Demon Inside
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
A demon is lurking inside me
Scratching his way through
Aching to be set free
He’ll reveal his power
My words, actions, body
Tainted with his essence
I SCREAM out
forever ceasing to be heard
SAVE ME, SAVE ME
Save me.
Jan 2013 · 1.5k
Words
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Love, night, bodies, world, eyes,
Darkness, lust, life, belong, shine
Losing, time, Lord, death, grave, heart,
Helpless, hope, weep, bleeding
Agony, devil, embrace, souls, yearn,
Escape, awaken, lies, smile, light
Irrelevant, breathing, die, lips, kiss,
Illuminating, feared, everlasting
Unrighteousness, hatred, desired,
Christ, disgust, ever-changing
Grace, insanity, lingering, sinner,
Ailing, lurking, weakening, savior
Desperation, facade, knives, flaws,
Infected, evade, corrupting  
Temptation, forgive, repent,
Contorting, unbreakable, incapability
Bewildered, demon, pain, lost,
Hopeless, dream, aching, shattered
God, truth, impossible, despise, drowning,
Shame, sparks, destroy, longing, flawless

These are my words
But is anybody
******* listening?
Jan 2013 · 528
The Devil Sings
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
The hardest part you see
Is to love someone
Who doesn’t love me
But I swear the
Devil sings when
You love her instead.
Jan 2013 · 628
Save Yourself
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Please don’t be fooled, my love
My eyes, appearing at peace
But, dear, there’s a storm inside
Save yourself from my
Ailing, infected, insanity
My specialty lies within
The incapability of being loved
Please escape while you can
For, I am eternally helpless
Jan 2013 · 1.3k
Lust
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Lust comes knocking at my door
Your touch so inviting
As your lips awaken the
Demon raging inside me
I’m straining to free myself
But I remain helpless
I yearn for your taste
Aching for our embrace
The collision of our bodies
In a manner of nothing but
Unrighteousness
I never loved you
But the mere idea of you
Lust comes knocking at my door
I’ll let him take me tonight
As for tomorrow
Hatred, shame, disgust
I despise myself.
Jan 2013 · 954
Hopeless
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
The only thing that
Gets her through
Is hope that you
Will come back one day
Soon she will find out
You are gone for good
And with her last breath
All hope escapes her
Jan 2013 · 1.4k
Agony
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Your face, illuminating in front of me
My heart rate accelerating
My stomach contorting to knots
The corners of my mouth begging to rise
When I remember you are no longer mine
Desperation corrupting my thoughts
Breathing becomes a labor
The pain engulfs my whole
Failed attempts to conceal myself
For, the agony displays upon my face
Jan 2013 · 425
For a While Now
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
I need to go away
             She says
For a while now,
So she packed her
Bags and left with
Those devilish words
Lingering in the air.
Jan 2013 · 454
Together in the Night
Haley Lorish Jan 2013
Even in the darkest of the night
I can still remember your lips
finding a way towards mine
We can barely see what is in front of us
But none of that matters anymore
So our bodies continue towards each other
I let you guide me into the night
The darkness brings us together
The darkness holds no fear
The darkness conceals all flaws
So we stay there together
Holding each other tight
Together in the night.
Got inspired by a poem online
*still remains my favorite
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