Jess - Hello Poetry

Jess Oct 2013

Rememory

I can't remember the shape of your face,
the curl of your hair,
the warmth of your smile
but I remember your eyes
and the way they look
when you look at me

I can't remember if I still love you
or if you have good taste in music
or if you can dance
I don't remember the sound of your voice
but I remember the way
it feels when you hold me

Jess Oct 2013

Sufficient

I don't need you.
I don't want you.
I don't need anyone except me,
I don't want anything except what I have.
I'm enough for this thing we call life.
They all let me down,
even the ones I trusted most,
for years and years on end.
I'm so incredibly happy,
Now that I know it's just me,
my thoughts, and the world
on this journey.
No one will ever be
enough for me
Nothing else could
ever be enough.
I expect perfection
and I'm always disappointed
the only thing that's perfect,
that's real
is me, is nature,
is the universe.

Sometimes I let others in,
but just to the guest room
and they never stay
more than a night.
They leave through the window
without a word
And it is good.
I am an island.
My song, my voice,
my thoughts, my secrets
are only ever for me
and the winds when I whisper them
or the oceans when I shout into the darkness
and no one will ever hear.

Jess Oct 2013

Constants

My questions are never answered
This city isn’t even real
This late at night
You can’t trust how you feel.

I want to be closer,
but you like to keep your distance
I have no control
in this stupid little dance.

Hello, what’s your name?
Your eyes don’t speak to me
I miss the sparkle.
Just let me be free.

Jess Jul 2013

Draco

You're good, too good, it couldn't be true
You know I'm the kind of girl that would fall for you.
You're skilled in deception, highly trained in lies
So quick with hellos, and sly with goodbyes
A master of hypnosis, a thief in disguise
The warmth in your smile shows not in your eyes.
Your world is small but you've conquered it all
You stare me down, owning me, when we pass in the hall
You're obviously charming, cunning, and coy
You're a regular Slytherin - is your name Malfoy?

Jess Jul 2013

Everything Turns Darker in the Light

Everything turns darker in the light
And even though it's day it feels like night
When you're here I see the truth beneath your eyes
When you're away I'm found believing all those lies.
When I'm asleep I can't hear a thing.
The best escape is the kind dreams bring
Finding flowers in the gutter of your heart,
Now you're both lightyears apart,
But it doesn't make a difference now
It's all the same to you somehow.

Jess Jul 2013

It's Better

It's better that you've never given love a thought at all,
Putting yourself out there, he won't catch you when you fall
Left alone to your own thoughts, your will starts to fade
The shards of broken heart are things you'll never trade.
You're stuck with what's inside of you, the scars don't disappear
Souvenirs of a past, and old friend, long forgotten but dear
Chasing memories every night, begging for it to let up
When left with a choice, you'll take the poisoned cup
Silently, so silently, a wind blows 'cross your face
And for a moment you're lost inside the hope of better days.

Jess Jun 2013

Waiting

What do words have
that my heart cannot say?
What does the night show
without the light of day?

Stars burning through the sky
sing a mournful tune
While the darkness threatens
to suffocate the newborn moon.

They found me waiting here
so sure that you would come
But in the morning light
That hope is just a distant hum.