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Feb 2022 · 179
Untitled
Ella Feb 2022
I walked down and sat down in your life
is it time I walk out? Time to say goodbye?
Feb 2022 · 471
I saved you a shelf
Ella Feb 2022
Somewhere someplace
I saved you a shelf in my brain
I saved John Elton & Clinton Kane
Saved books, Boston, cherry blossoms, light rain
It’s all waiting for you

This beautiful shelf was going to be a wall
Maybe two

Piecing together my broken self,
I built you a shelf.
This you knew. YOU KNEW.
& now this shelf is split in two

I really loved you.
Feb 2022 · 503
Enough!
Ella Feb 2022
Enough glass analogies for me
Your sharps words are your apology
Even though I’m yelling at ghosts
You are what makes me hate ME the most

I hate the rocks I carry for you
The heavy stones you used
To smash me into pieces

I was gonna say broken
But broken parts can  be fixed
And I’m yelling at ghosts
I’m screaming at the smoke

That’s not a few stitches
It’s a lifetime of surgery
Piecing together the old memory of who I’m supposed to be

It’s a lifetime of being soaked
Naked with no clothes
Drowning in the rain that always came
The predictability is what killed me
But most times it was your name

I keep saying you
I have no clue who I’m referring to
Just a big monster taking up space in my brain
A collection of mementos colored by pain
May 2021 · 150
Dangerously dizzy
Ella May 2021
its dangerously dizzy to love you
It feels forever-like when I touch you
stop smiling with those eyes
this summer air’s making me cry
thinking of you thinking of me
it makes me dangerously dizzy


I could twirl forever with ur memory
waltz with your words in my mind
I tell myself that you’re just kind
but I’m really hoping you’re just mine
It’s dangerously dizzying
imagining us together
you make me starry eyed and musically inclined
you’re dangerous, it’s true
I could easily
So easily
Fall for you
Feb 2021 · 1.0k
Red Rose Rims
Ella Feb 2021
I pretend your name looks the same as the others
that your eyes don’t make my heart flutter

I pretend your words
aren't lines I’ll memorize tonight
that your smile isn’t a ray of sunlight

I’ll pretend to laugh at your jokes the same as the others
but with you, you make me see luminescent colors
What they say about red rose rims are true
and that’s not all I even feel with you

I sleep seeing daisies, dreaming about
ways you make me crazy
I smell orange blossoms everywhere by
Imagining that you simply care

I pretend that you are just another ***** page wedged inbetween the lost loves
the almosts
And the fakes
but

you’ve made pretending a dichotomy
a contradiction to the feelings I say
the truth is
my red rose rim glasses get brighter everyday
Feb 2021 · 165
stuck in a "what if" world
Ella Feb 2021
You gave me words I cannot change
I cannot alter them even if I prayed
You gave me a glimmer of hope
For our “what ifs” and “maybes”
But it’s just cruel to do
You have someone you love
And I-
I only have you
You give me dreams
And that’s all I have
That’s just mean
I don’t want “in another world”
I want this world, with you
The right person at the wrong time....what do you do?
Sep 2020 · 209
“” falling “”
Ella Sep 2020
I forgot how much you can hurt me
how much I don’t deserve me b/c
I open the door to disease
I let you break my heart and I even say PLEASE
“”
I LOVE you and I lose you, and YET, I wanna play again.
the never ending game
That ends with me crying on the ground
and you playing pretend
“”
I’m your doll when you’re bored
And you’re my cliff when I fall
I wait for you to catch me
but you’re on a phone call
“”
and if I slip off the edge
you won’t catch me
you’re nowhere near
I AM YELLING;
you refuse to hear.
“”
I forgot the worst part:
even now,
If you were falling,
I’d give you my heart.
I’d catch you, even if it meant losing me too....
Sep 2020 · 112
goodbye,,
Ella Sep 2020
I should’ve seen it from the start:

You showed me who you are,,
through your cruel ignorance
ur lighthearted indifference
you introduced me to you,,
when you laughed at my tears
and belittled my fears
you told me hello,,
On the summer days you kept letting me go
I am saying goodbye,,
to this person I never truly knew,
you don’t care that I’m broken &
that it’s b/c of you
Oct 2019 · 195
Untitled
Ella Oct 2019
I keep envisioning things you could have said
Ways you could make me blush
Ways you could’ve made me wear red
But instead, all I have from you
Are words that aren’t even there
just
echoes of memories from when you used to care

I keep envisioning us
And I’m blaming you
For making me have this dream
But its not ur fault
it is mine, for putting words in your mouth
And hoping they were true
You kept saying “ella you’re special”
And i kept believing  so were you

I keep envisioning a world where
You thought my smile was a sparkle
Where you laughed at my eyes
Because they glistened like the lake in summertime
Where you told me you loved me
And It was true
Where words meant something
And I did too.


I keep envisioning these things
I have these dreams in my head
It is your fault
I know you’ll never love me at all
And i’m angry for the words
You let me believe
But how can i be angry
When I know that the true believer in love
Was me?


I will always have a tiny corner in my heart for you
I saved it, engraved your name in it, its true
Your name will spark a special heartbeat
That even eyes can’t read
But
My name will only just be words to you
Words you never knew
Lyrics you never heard the song to
Meaningless words

Is that all I am to you
Not sure how to explain this poem, other than heartbreak. It's hard to move on, especially from love. It always hurts and I wanted to show that. I wanted to show that words have so many different ways to make you feel love or pain. How words play such a huge part in a relationship. How 3 words can change everything.
Aug 2019 · 272
No words
Ella Aug 2019
She says
There are no words
She’s right.
What am I
Supposed to write

Should I write about
The perfect model girls that
Plague my stormy night

Should I write  about
The hollow ache I know I’ll feel
When one by one
My loved ones disappear

Should I write about
The messed up cycle
I keep spinning in,
Claiming to change
Then giving in

Should I write about the cracked mirror in my heart
How the NUMBER on a scale
Can make me fall apart

Should I write about
The imperfections I see
The bad sister
Bad friend
I see in me

She says
There are no words.
Maybe there are,
But
They aren’t heard.
do you ever feel like the pain you feel is indescribable? Like there is this deep darkness you can’t shake, and all you want is to cry it off. This poem is about the silent pain, and the words we can’t say. There really are no words to explain the darkness and pain we all feel
Aug 2019 · 793
everyday.
Ella Aug 2019
Everyday
is another day I don’t text you
Everyday is another day I pretended I don’t miss you

Everyday

It’s silly I know
Can’t even say the words
Can’t even let this pain go

Everyday is another day I’m angry at you
For not caring like I do
But you can’t force someone to care
How can I still love you

Everyday

Everyday is another day he is just a picture in my head
Everyday I hear the three words
he never said

These are my three words

I HATE YOU  

but we know that’s not true
Because every day is a day I’m still loving you
Haven’t published a poem in a while. here goes. Isn’t it hard to carry on when you love someone so profoundly that you feel the world might break in two? And if it doesn’t, it might break you? Please read this poem with a new perspective. Don’t think of it as a silly teenage heartbreak; but as growth towards a profound love that will one day burn brighter then my pain.i know this poem isn’t eloquent. But it is raw; and perhaps that’s enough. Sometimes, simple words cut deeper than the difficult ones.
Aug 2019 · 130
Midnight
Ella Aug 2019
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY
You broke my heart today.
it was unbReakablE
You proved me wrong
and I can’t
I can’t stOp thinkinG of midniGHT
(it’s a sonG)

I keep thinking
I should have seen u all along
I keep thinking
That we were midnight
AND I aM scaReD
I HATE to be lost
v u l n e r a b l e and unaware
Of the damaging STRENgth you had

but

We arE midnight
Pushing through thE dark
Pushing back
And after a while
I only see starry skies

not black

yes yes I know
this poem makes no sense
and That’s how

Love goes
it’s nonsense
May 2019 · 293
dangling
Ella May 2019
Dangling on the edge of a skyscraper
Looking at the stars, loving you
are you looking at them too
Thinking of my eyes, sky blue?

dangling on the edge of a city tower
plucking rose petals from my flower
wondering
does he love me
Does he not
every petal
Reminds me he forgot

dangling on the edge of heartbreak
Pretending my heart doesn’t ache
Pretending my masked glares aren’t
Longing stares


Does he love me
Does he not
it hurts my heart
So I hate him
And his “maybe not”
Love is hard. Sometimes being vulnerable is the worst part. Whenever I am afraid to love I mask it through hate. please, don’t let your fear ruin the best thing that could ever happen to you
Apr 2019 · 171
alisha
Ella Apr 2019
Hey Alisha
Hey up there
I always wondered
Does heaven have stairs
For you to come down
And whisper in my ear
Trying to tell me
You will always be here

Hey Alisha
Hey up there
I hope you know how much we care
here I am sobbing
Not able to cope
You are part of my family
Part of my home
All I wish, is that you aren’t up
There alone

Hey Alisha
Hey up there
I miss your ice cream flavors
And your long silk hair
The way you make anything
Even homemade chairs

Hey Alisha
Hey up there
I don’t like crying alone
Will you cry with me here
Sometimes I know you
Are speaking near
Telling our hearts
To stop
The heartbreaking tears

Hey Alisha
Hey up there
I know your in a better place
That’s what they all say
But your family needs you
And so do I
None of us wanted to
Say goodbye

But god decided you are too good for us
You deserve to be an angel
Above the dust
So I guess now we must say
Goodbye
As long as your happy

I’ll try not to cry
I miss you. You were a beautiful mother of 7. You will be missed. But I know you are looking down of all of us
Dec 2018 · 8.0k
To the girl in the red dress
Ella Dec 2018
believing when the world crumbles
She won’t crumble with it
The girl in the red dress
A wild horse- a beauty galloping at full speed
Never forgetting her worth or her means
full of fireworks
With a passion overwhelmed
by the aching love of the world
The girl in the red dress
Who is freer then any being
Because she lets herself be
Free
Yet more tied down then she seems
The girl in the red dress
Who will fight ferousicialy for anything
And anyone
To the girl in the red dress
Who has the wisdom of the moon
And the brightness of
The sun
The girl in the red dress is the person I want to be.  She is  the person who is me, but it’s taking me a while to find her vibrancy. This poem is about finding yourself and being brave. One day, I will be the girl in the red dress. I dream of that day.
Sep 2018 · 946
Silent Love
Ella Sep 2018
It's the stillness,
of his chest lifting
musical notes shifting
It's his eyes,
staring into mine
as if we were a harmony,
beautifully intertwined
It's his laugh ,
stroking the chords
of a beloved old guitar,
can't go very far
without it
It's his hands,
in mine
I can only imagine it
It's his heartbeat,
with this heartbreaking rhythm  
If only I could be with him

-----but-----

We have this silence

and
It's my prayers
for him to see
This Love
My Love

it's deafening
Love is painful but magical. to me, love can sometimes be music. That's the way I see it. It has all of this depth and emotion, but can have so much chaos within.Sometimes it is musical, but sometimes it is silent. Silent love-It is never spoken, never said. It's unrequited and unrealized. Someone you love doesn't  want to be with you or even truly see you.

Please let me know what you think of this poem. I think we all have had our "silent loves." It hurts, but the music in love is worth it. ;)
Sep 2018 · 266
My silent plea; help
Ella Sep 2018
Another face blank in the hallway
I wave
And I say “hello! How was your day!”
They smile, fake and demeaning
They say good as if I spent the day
Just dreaming
About my fantasy life
Why do they have to be right
help
Another face blank in the hallway
I smile
they look at me, in denial
“I don’t know this girl”
This girl with the messy hair
The splotchy face
(She gets that from crying every day)
please help
The girl with the silent words
And the sharp thoughts
Someone even her friends forgot
Cutting her own heart like a knife
Not to worry
It’s not close to suicide
but help
Another face blank
I nod
Acknowledging their presence
They look at me, like I’m dense
I’m on the opposite side
Of THEIR fence
So I give in
I give up
Help
No more nodding, waving, smiling
Just a lot of crying,
Sighing
So many blank faces
And not enough blank pages for me
Their twisted words
And my silent hurt
Can’t handle this pain
Anymore

help


HELP
Sep 2018 · 677
Untitled
Ella Sep 2018
I stare at the blank page
Ready to write a poem
But I have so many words, so many emotions
You poets, you know em
Rattled in my head
Can’t seem to put them on paper and pen
It’s untitled and unlimited
Not enough letters to describe the
Things left unfelt
And the words left unsaid
I myself can’t describe
Those dead
Aug 2018 · 983
These words. My words.
Ella Aug 2018
These words
These words
That will
Never be
He will never see
This agony
These words
These UGLY words
They just hurt
And hurt
Aching inside my soul
I wish they were meaningless
I wish I could let them go
These words
That will
Never be
You will never know
How much they hurt me
All you see
Is the Monster.
The Hate.
these words

They are
My
Empty fate
This poem really hits home to me. I have someone close to me who I have so much to say to them, but I’m too afraid. He has hurt me so much and I’m afraid to be vulnerable. This poem is not only about pain and hurt, but it’s about saying how you feel. Even if it’s justbwriting them down.
Aug 2018 · 698
noticing her...
Ella Aug 2018
You notice her Chipped nails
Did you notice her Chipped heart
you notice her ***** hair
Did you notice her ***** house

did you notice that
Was judgement
And mistakes

WHY DO WE ALL HATE.

Yet that girl is YOU, ME,  and
her

We all have our past.
Let’s not have it last.
So please.
No more labels and no more lists.
We are just people
With all of these mistakes and all of this
Please give me feedback!! If you like it or have any suggestions!
Aug 2018 · 411
Their endless lists
Ella Aug 2018
They Judged endlessly
    Decided instantly
Before
We spoke.
Who is this person?
Cars,
Nails,
Clothes ?

Endless lists don’t determine who a person is
Please. I beg of you,
Look beyond the list.
Today I learned how to write a FOUND poem. You take a quote or short story and using only those words, you make a poem. Let me know what you think !!!
Aug 2018 · 642
The light haired lass
Ella Aug 2018
Tear stained sky
Up above the tear stained face
Of the light-haired lass
Covered in lace
Blue diamonds in her eyes
And the blue skies up above her
Her face lined with wit
A masking
And no trace of
The light haired lass
Covered in lace
With the tear stained face
Gone and hidden
Faraway
Will she come back someday?
Only if
She learns behind
The mask
is concealing
diamonds
Aug 2018 · 740
Tears and tears
Ella Aug 2018
Tears of the memories we made
Tears of the smiles that will fade
Tears of the forgotten and of the fierce
Please give me those years

Tears
And
Tears of ink: bleeding from my pen
Bleeding like blood
Of wondering when

Tears
And tears of rain
pouring from my window
and pouring from my pain.

Tears and
Tear Stains of water splattered
And stains of heartbreak you never thought mattered

Tears
And tears

Bleeding and washing and cleaning
Hopefully erasing those
Years and that meaning.

Tears
And tears.

Never fulfilling forgetting my fears

— The End —