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 Oct 2013 J R
Danny Adams
I let an object take control of my life
as palahniuk would put it
my possessions have possessed me
but this thing is not my possession
this thing is everyone's
the internet has completely swallowed and devoured me
and now my existence has become a faceless identity in the vast majority
a sea of people who merely live
day by day
what do I do?
do I create?
why does it matter?
it matters to me
and no one else
i am alone
and in my loneliness I find
that my mind
is incredibly
empty
 Oct 2013 J R
Emily
Different Layer
 Oct 2013 J R
Emily
Not solely your beauty
Strength and wisdom
Compel me to love you
But your darkness
Sorrow and despair
Make me delve deeper
Onto a different layer

The layers to your mind
And the levels of depth
To your broken soul
Strike something in me
And I just have to know
Everything about you
And all of your thoughts
I only wish to help you through
And untangle your mind's knots

You are the victim
Of a unique circumstance
It's brought awful symptoms
But I'm hoping I get the chance
To bring you comfort
And allow you to feel secure
Then maybe I could convert
Your tarnished heart to pure

I want to help pull you
Out of this despondency
Expose to you the truth
And be with you constantly
I wish you could see
All that you are to me
You're everything and more
The one I truly adore
Realize your worth
And don't ever leave this earth
© Peyton 2013
 Oct 2013 J R
fire in her eyes
We spend our lives waiting
Waiting for something better
When in fact, the best we will ever have
Is quite possibly right in front of us
Inches from our faces
And we'd never notice

We lay, face to face
With only our soft whispers
To fill the small space between us
With only our minds and bodies
To satisfy the desires of the other

We do not have much
Not much besides love
But as I gently traced the outline of your lips
And you stared into my eyes
As if they were gates to the most magnificent soul you had ever seen
We were happy

And yet
To this day
We each find ourselves hoping
For something better
 Oct 2013 J R
fire in her eyes
I never regret
Asking you
What you're thinking about
Because your mind
Is a maze
And slowly
I am drawing
A map
 Oct 2013 J R
fire in her eyes
I confess that I am worried
I confess that I am scared
I confess that I've been staring for too long at your empty chair
I confess that I am fickle
I confess that I am scarred
I confess that I too often see your face among the stars
I confess that I am tired
I confess that I am stressed
I confess that I still long to lay my head upon your chest
I confess that I am hopeful
I confess that I am strong
I confess that I know someday you'll be back where you belong
I confess that I still love you
I confess that I still care
I confess that I've felt space beside me
Wishing for you there
 Oct 2013 J R
Amanda In Scarlet
There is a pink furry one
For snuggling,
Under the coffee table,

A silver chiming one
Hanging from the door.

Upstairs two tiny ones
Beat in harmony,
Sleeping and at peace.

And you are playing with mine,
Holding it inside you,
Making me wonder if you plan to be gentle
When you hide it away, with your own.

You don't know that I have yours, already
I stole it away, as you slept.
It beat faster and harder, trying to warn you,
But I calmed it with a kiss...

And now it's mine, and I will not give it up.
Keep squeezing what you have,
But I need you to be careful,
And I will be, too,
I'll take my cue from you.
 Oct 2013 J R
Derek Yohn
Another life begins...
all that remains of the
old is the space between,
a vacuum of infinite depth,
where blood boils cold and hot.

At points along the way,
we stopped to behold the tulips,
austere and graceful as they were,
and we marveled that
our very souls could ache so,
wailing sorrow in wrenching waves
of longing, long after hope is lost,
becoming the phoenix of
New American tragedy.
 Oct 2013 J R
Elizabeth Squires
earlier this afternoon
I conquered
the massive mountain
of ironing
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