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Jan 2013 · 508
The Art of Letting Go (20w)
Ian Cairns Jan 2013
To let go
requires
a long walk
and unclenched fists

*So why does this path take me back to you?
Dec 2012 · 727
Be (10w)
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
becoming a believer
belittles those who
best belong beside
everyone
Dec 2012 · 648
Eyes
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
While you sleep,
I ponder:
Are you dreaming
or blind?
Dec 2012 · 987
Snowflakes
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
The snow falls simple
Like I did that one day
Remember?
We sat on your driveway
It was night time
But you were the Sun

You sat there motionless
But took my heart and made it bright
Like a burglar without a mask
And with my hand gripped tight
Led me to uncharted territory
Only now do I feel lost

Daylight approaches abruptly
So as you heave what's left of my heart in one hand
As you let go of mine in the other
I brace myself and watch the Sun rise
As we fall to the ground, so effortlessly
Becoming mere snowflakes on the ground
Dec 2012 · 822
Amnesia
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
I wish I could forget
Pack my bags and leave my mind
Just for a little while
Maybe then I could find peace
Or anything but this
I need to be released
Get out of this trap
And piece myself together
Run free from such hopeless hopes
And decrease my stormy weather
Dec 2012 · 2.1k
Lineage Lottery
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Fortunate to be
   **A
part of such a
     Mandatory setting
         In which unparalleled
           Love and acceptance leave me
              Yearning for more
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Powerful beyond reason
It is the method behind this madness
The guided push often forgotten
This strive for excellence

It is the method behind this madness
That keeps me going
For without it
The struggle would prevail

The guided push often forgotten
Is behind my every move
For without it
My perseverance becomes indecision

This strive for excellence
Comes from within
It is uncontrollable, yet
Powerful beyond reason
Dec 2012 · 519
Speech (10w)
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
speechless
my approach

you approach

your beauty speaks for two
Dec 2012 · 574
Ready
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Ready.
           Set.
Are you sure you wanna go?
I've been down this road once or twice before
And this is usually the point where people walk away.
The detour is over there with some lavish getaway at the very end
If you prefer the easy way.
This road gets bumpy from here on out
With fear and doubt as faulty stepping stones
And one false step will steer our hearts
Alone.
I won't lie, this path will be hard to get through
simply, comfortably, in one piece.
But with peaceful strides and open eyes
This walk can become one in which we never need
Undo.
Quite frankly, I wouldn't want it any other way.
For you to stay and traverse this treacherous trail
Without delay for the common concerns
that made all the others disperse
Away.
So let me ask you again-
Are you ready to set forth and go?
Dec 2012 · 495
Secondhand Soldiers
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Time advances, mightily
As soldiers do on battlegrounds
With no regard for anyone
Some may say
So why do we count seconds down
As they travel forward?
Marching one by one
Through gold or grey
Are we missing out on
The next ticking clock
or the next soldier's walk?
Will we find the might to fight and stay?
I fear it's too late
Dec 2012 · 865
Pillow Talk
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
away to slumber
with your starry-eyed presence
enslaved in my mind
Dec 2012 · 1.6k
NightTime
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Darkness creeps in
A reminder to us all
Not everything shimmers in sunlight
Dec 2012 · 549
Look
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Look at you.
          Who me?
You're afraid. You're alone. You're in trouble.
          I know
Only you can turn your hardships to happiness.
          I know
So what's stopping you?
          You
Who me?
The exchange experienced while looking at no one.... but yourself.
Dec 2012 · 786
Will You?
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
It's not where you'll go, but the path you'll take.
The friends you'll make and the hands you'll shake.
But what about the hearts you'll break?
The lies you'll tell and the demons you'll wake?
Will you ache in your mistakes?
Or will you grow?
Will you let the path destroy your fate?
Or will you go?
Dec 2012 · 389
Lies Within Us
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Never seen, hardly told
Passed around once or twice, it comes back twisted
Everyone looks- but looks can be deceiving
It's presence is present-less when presents take precedence
It's neither right nor wrong
It's merely lies within us
It's the truth
The ugly truth
Dec 2012 · 2.3k
Marathon Man
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
A wise man once told me that exercise is essential to a healthy life
But do the laps you've done in my head make me a marathon man?
Because I certainly do not feel healthy.
This cannot be healthy.
I could run for days on end to try and catch up to you
But I don't have the endurance for that.
I don't have the time to be your marathon man.
Dec 2012 · 513
Basic Concepts
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
It is in our judgment when we lose our logic
With thoughts darker than the cosmic clouds
And feelings nothing short of toxic

Subjective thoughts are best kept above
In order to increase this insufficient peace
The more you judge the less you love

In order to accept
That we are all amiss
We must dismiss our basic concepts
Dec 2012 · 718
Spotlight
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
The evidence is evident
Clear as day
The Sun shines down so brightly
A spotlight in the shade

I've never been so certain
No doubts in my mind
The light keeps shining brighter
A power so divine

As quickly as it comes, it leaves
A brief instant in time
But I know it will return
For my thoughts to sublime
Dec 2012 · 1.2k
What Used to Be
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
Monotony surrounds us
We're stuck within a vault
There will be no more success
After this assault

Such a troubled state of mind
That takes us to this place
Our thoughts have been redesigned
For no one to replace

Reformation takes its toll
With no regard for identity
As one by one, we lose control
Of what used to be serenity
Dec 2012 · 704
This Place
Ian Cairns Dec 2012
The stress is overpowering
Too much for me to take
Hours upon hours
With nobody worth the wait.

Sometimes I wonder-
"What will it take to shake such a place?"

But I fear
For there will be more aches
And this place will always be the same.

— The End —