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 Oct 2013 J R
hkr
bzzt
 Oct 2013 J R
hkr
i want to be like the bee
and sting you everytime you say
i feel nothing
i'll only get to sting you once, really
i'd die for you and it scares me
but what's more terrifying than living for nothing
and if i do -- die for you -- i'll know:
a little stinger
the remains of myself
will always be part of me,
will always be part of
you.
extreme love is terrifyingly beautiful
 Oct 2013 J R
Morgan
You smiled into my teeth and exhaled your whiskey breath gently down my spine.
Your voice was soft & your jokes were light;
Your hands were warm
And rough
And slow
Your eyes were quarters in your skull;
bright & aware when they were
focused on my thighs
Your teeth were crooked,
And egg shell
And interesting
Your mind was loud
And sweet
And racing

I layed awake for 365 nights in a row,
just wondering when your limbs
would come to replace my
old pillows, again

My heart has ached for you
in the most endless stream
of days and hours

But the pedestal I stood
you on, crumbled
And I stopped
waking up with
your name lingering
on the tip of my tongue

Darling
I'm sorry
but I don't think
I ever loved you
I think I loved
a version of
you
fabricated
by
some version
of me,
that died a long
time ago
& buried
the butterflies
with it

Sometimes,
no matter how badly
we wanna plug in
the life support
the best thing to do is
to throw the dirt
down over the grave
Blow a kiss
And
Walk away
 Oct 2013 J R
Emily
Relationship
 Oct 2013 J R
Emily
Being in a relationship is new
It's been quite a long time
I must admit
But it is nice
To be back in it

Being in a relationship is sweet
Knowing he is there
Always trying not to stare
Loving unconditionally
To my heart, he has the key

Being in a relationship is gentle
Having someone
To caress you lovingly
To kiss you passionately
To care about you deeply

Being in a relationship is special
Both love like they breathe
And accept each other for all
There is no judgement
They just continue to fall

Being in a relationship is safe
My male counterpart
Always keeps me in mind
Thinking of only my needs
Never met anyone so kind

Being in a relationship
It's a mighty blessing
Don't let it get away
Or that will be depressing
© Peyton 2013
 Oct 2013 J R
Sarah Mullaney
A moment of eternal sun
fades as the clouds rear their head.
Light now dimmed, I drift in my thoughts,
waiting for the onslaught from the mocking lull of the waves.
The storm is upon me.

All I can see; all I can hear
is the weight of the words come crashing down.
Every bluster, blow and blast,
sees me falling further.
The chaos continues.

The raging storm throws its all.
Escape is not an option.
It will take no survivors.
Drained, disorientated, I am taunted by the voice
that is fuelled by my fall.
Waiting for defeat…

"No!" I cry. "The voice shall not win!"
A life of sheer misery
is but an endless prison sentence.
There is more to life than this,
every shadow needs some light.
The sinking ship shall stay afloat.

A lifetime of being trapped in darkness,
is obstructed by the prevailing flame of hope.
The whistling voice
that made every storm a tempest
now whimpers in my presence.
I am free from the suffocation.
The storm has passed.
Context of the poem: Earlier this year as I was approaching my Year 12 exams, I put an extreme amount of pressure on myself, so much so that I convinced myself I was incapable of passing the exams and became very stressed. I don't want to go into much detail, because this is difficult enough for me to write as it is and I don't like admitting that I struggle with the pressure that I put on myself. This is a VERY simplified account of what happened. Things became very difficult for my family and I and for a while, I was in what I perceived as my 'rock bottom.' With the right help and support, I was able to gradually get through my problems with stress and eventually go back to being my normal, dippy, happy self. That doesn't mean to say that everything is A-ok, but now a 'bad day' for me is not the end of the world and is more than manageable.
 Oct 2013 J R
Cassie Mae
I guess I'm not the girl
who you say "I love you" to
or the girl you can't forget about.

I guess I'm not the girl
who you come back to
or the girl you call just because.

I guess I'm not the girl
who you spend forever with
or the girl you hold on to.

I'm just the girl who's life
is so easy to walk in and out of
without a glance back.
© Cassie Mae Writings 2013
 Oct 2013 J R
Melissa S
No need to be bitter
You were never mine to keep
I got to borrow you for awhile
While my soul was hurt and weak
You were sent to me
at a time I needed lifting up
A time when that one person
could not fill up my loving cup
It was as though my heart
had been placed on hold for a bit
Yet I was expected to go on without it
Just go on without any worries
after all... its only a heart
 Oct 2013 J R
Shanon Lee
I wanted to fill your sunken heart
with oxygen
and watch you breathe
and sing.
I wanted to board up
your broken walls
and cracked
windows
just to see you stand strong again.
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