Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
 Aug 2015 Mq
Kim Denise
i.*
I don't know why
but suddenly
my heart felt like it dropped to the ground
and I don't want to pick it up.
I feel like I want it to stay there,
decompose,
become one with the earth
and let flowers bloom in the hopes of making a new life
that's far better and worthier
than the life I'd be able to live.

ii.
I want it to stay there
and make beautiful things
because I can never-
I destroy everything I touch.

iii.
It makes me want to cry
because that might mean
I'd be gone forever in your life
but little relief comes when I think
that I can say goodbye to you
one
last
time.

iv.
Don't ever think it's your fault, no.
You did nothing but showed me kindness
and gave me hope that things are worth the try.
I'm sorry if I can't keep that spark burning.

v.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for everything.

vi.
My heart is sinking
and I can't help it swim-
it doesn't want to be saved.
 Aug 2015 Mq
mori
I need
nobody.
nobody, that is,
other than myself.
 Aug 2015 Mq
Tom Leveille
noyade
 Aug 2015 Mq
Tom Leveille
you got a fast car
i want a ticket to anywhere
maybe we can make a deal
maybe together
we can get somewhere
anyplace is better
starting from zero
got nothing to lose
maybe we'll make somethin
me myself i got nothin to prove

i've been wondering
when it stops
people say it stops
when you want it to
but how do i tell that
to my dreams
when all i can think about
is running up to kiss you
in the parking lot of anywhere
it makes me wanna drink
and say everything
like sometimes i think about
what it would've been like
if i had let you go
when i
was still strong enough to do it
like i never knew hell
had such a pretty voice
like i tried to make it all day
without saying
"wish you were here"
like lately i've been going back
to all the places we've been
to see what it's like without you
it is the worst game
of hide & seek
every time i close my eyes
to count
you just go home
i seem to only wear my seat belt
on days you call
on days you're all *never been better

and i just wanna tell you
how much I hate window shopping
and daylight goodbyes
you just sit there
when you could say anything
you could tell me
you noticed i started drinking again
you could even make it up
you could say you miss me, too
you could say
you missed me so much
that the other day
you accidentally bought
two coffees instead of one
you could tell me
how you've been
without me
that you sleep so much better
these days
without having to worry
you can say what you have
to just don't say leaving
was like shooting fish in a barrel
cause i swear i'm nostalgic
for things i pretended were real
and i swear
i don't want a seance
until there's something
worth bringing back
take me back
to all the places i tried to love you
back to a time
where i knew my name  
without you having to say it

*you got a fast car
is it fast enough
so we can fly away
you gotta make a decision
leave tonight
or live & this way
excerpts from tracy chapman's fast car

— The End —