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All of a sudden;
I don't know how we got here,
But we cannot stay
Cassidy Claire Johnson © 2014.
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
tc
the stars imploding in your eyes made me want to become an astronaut and the fire blazing in your heart made me a pyromaniac; it wasn’t just the light it embedded in your veins it was the way every expression burst out of you

your love of the sea made me want to become a boat driver so i could float through your seabed of flowers and plant a tree there that would eventually grow to surpass the sea every time you thought of me

your willingness to escape made me want to become a pilot, i’d fly you away from all the troubles burning holes in your skull and hope that the scar tissue that sealed them together again was because my fingertips had roamed your body and taught you how to be peaceful with an existence you barely understand

your breath shook my lungs like an earthquake and if there were traces of you in cigarettes i’d smoke them all

your body is a souvenir of the mountains you’ve climbed and the forests you’ve camped in and the coffee you drink at 7am every morning and your heart is a souvenir to remind you how not to be a robot although sometimes it feels easier that way and your mind is a souvenir of them both and i treasure the thoughts that never managed to surface on your lips because i know you tried your hardest and i know “i love you too” would’ve been one of them
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
tc
sit with me and feel the rhythm of our pulses dancing together

the beating of our synchronised hearts will cause every bud to blossom
and the leaves will stand on their heads
and every bark on every tree will grow goosebumps

you give me goosebumps
and all i want is for you to absorb all the love i had stored for the rainclouds in your mind so that your internal thunderstorm is whisked away like lava and melted to ashes

your skeleton reminds me of keyholes and i'm struggling to find a key that fits;
i am hoping if i break every bone in my body one is bound to lace with yours
and become trapped like my eyes on your lips

see,
it's easy to reminisce about life and death
but without you there is no life
only a meandering soul captured in a glass jar floating down the river of your veins
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
Miss Honey
Not even the vines
that come creeping through
the cracks in my cabin
Not even the dreams
that come as omens
or the weeds that have grown taller than me
I consider it all irrelevant until I'm threatened
Where have I learned this selfishness?
Where has my awareness gone?
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
Aoife Teese
i want to feel you
in every breath i breathe
but when i'm around you
i often forget how to
and find myself
breathing you in
by the lungful
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
EP Mason
1) ''You need to put her on a diet, she looks hideous.''
2) ''You're the only person who asked if I was okay.''
3) ''You're not her, though.''
4) ''I'm going to **** you, one day.''
5) ''You'll never look pretty with those scars.''
6) ''She loves me, and I don't think you ever did.''
7) ''Do it lengthways next time.''
8) ''Don't speak to me again.''
9) ''Sorry I didn't tell you I was leaving.''
10) ''My daughter has ruined my life.''
11) ''It's okay, I'm used to it.''
12) ''You made me feel not so hopeless for a while.''
13) ''I know you liked him but he didn't like you.''
14) ''We're together, but I still want to be your friend.''
15) ''It was a mistake.''
16) ''I really like him. I like you too, though.''
17) ''Nice scars.''
18) ''Thanks, I like having a friend who's a girl.''
19) ''I could be surrounded by people and still feel alone.''
20) ''Who are you?''
21) ''Sorry, I don't remember.''
22) ''I feel like white noise and background.''
23) ''We didn't want to hurt you.''
24) ''I love her, I don't know why.''
25) ''I never understood why you stayed, when all they did was hurt you.''
26) ''No one's ever loved you, have they?''
27) ''You're all I have now.''
28) * silence
outlet, maybe
© Erin Mason 2014
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
Wanderer
Nature has deemed fit to bless the female form with monthly...troubles
Once taboo to speak of
Many grew up ignorant of their own blood
Only that it's purpose signified
Their readiness to be sacrificed
Lower than cattle, owned, bartered
A son meant continuation of line, of name
A woman was an acquisition
Nothing more
Many a young maid, trembling on her wedding night
Forced to open her heart, her ****** body
To a man, hopefully gentle
That she had only just met
Let alone speak to
A groom preferred his bride
Meek and mild
Untouched by even her own hands
To know pleasure was to be a wanton
Nothing pure could be so passionate
When our very nature dictates us to be so!
Society views our struggle as
"Having come a long way."
How reprehensible to say such a thing
When we are still victimized
Underpaid
Objectified
Abused
The media flaunts only those
That are deemed "beautiful" by a panel of judges
When in fact all of us radiate
For we are governed by the moon
*Our very *** harnessed by her silvery pull
No wonder  ladies get such a bad rap for being over-emotional.
I let you
**** me;
You didn't mean it.
I let you
love me back.
I let you hit me;
you felt better.
I let you lie,
And treat me
The way
I needed to
feel;
break walls and crush me
into
Vulnerability.
I smiled while you told me
Someone else's name;
More pleasure
Than my eyes and soul combined.
I let you dig your nails into cracked skin,
Pull out pieces that didn't match yours.
I let you bite my neck
And ******* tears
If it meant you'd remember my name.
 Jul 2014 Jeremy Duff
Aoife Teese
it's impossible to not want to be kissing you every second that i'm with you
but i also love hearing your voice and your stories (good and bad)

i want to know everything about you
i want to know your mind
and the curve of your spine
better than the back of my hand
and i want to trace every line and crease of you
with the tips of my fingers
and i want to memorize your favorite things
so i can know you better
than i've known anyone else
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