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Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
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123 our life can flash
123 we need more cash
123 it's all we need
123 that's the number we often see
The most important thing
we need to remember
We don't need money
We don't need time
I don't even need this poem to rhyme
I just need my life to be exciting
This poem to be good
for that will satisfy me
For its as
Easy like saying
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Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
I try to look ahead
But I can not
For the road ahead  is now blocked
I can't see through
The fog or the haze
It just happened to be
one of those days
Where the car won't start
Someone breaks your heart
Now you can't see ahead
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
You started out as my foe
And pretty soon I started to know
That we would be friends
Forever until the end
God sent you to me
For you to forever make me happy
You make me laugh
You make me cry
I hope we never say goodbye
For I don't know where I would be
Without you
Kirsten Nicole Jeffrey yea
Inspired by my best friend well one of them
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
They started to move and dance
When they saw each other at first glance

She saw him dancing and she kept on dancing
She watched with joy
For she saw a really cute boy

He saw her and he kept on dancing
Watching her blue eyes
With glee for he saw
An angel in disguise

But neither told how they felt
So it forever remained
A Realistic Love
Jessica Burgess Jul 2017
Poetry has always been a habit of mine
I used to write whenever I had time
I drifted away from this passion so quickly
I quite miss the words falling together
It's how I express myself
So I don't keep everything inside
I let strangers read my feelings
And suddenly I wish to hide
In a deep black hole
Where I cannot be found
My words may mean nothing to you
Though the words have feelings as well
As I begin to write these poems my brain begins to swell
Hoping to get the flowing perfect
That doesn't 't seem to happen often
I've forgotten my creativity
But never the passion for writing
I've always enjoyed the writing
Essays or stories may vary
I use to write poems
Although I feel my emotions are scary
I don't wish to be normal
I prefer to be inimitable
I don't wish to grow up
However I am quite mature
My studies and interests change quite often
For I change my mind quickly
Trying to decide which choice
Would make my life better
Poetry I've miss you dear
Writing I have returned here
Jessica Burgess Jul 2017
I've fought this battle for so long
I'm tired of fighting
Can this be over
So I can be happy
Is that even possible
I'm questioning

This battle should be over
It's leaving me wounded
I can't heal myself
I am broken
I cry out into the silence
For I am alone
In this war

I can't fight this anymore
Because
I'm weak
And I'm broken too
Someone please put me in too
The light where I once was
The light where I miss
The light that was taken by my demons
Which lurk in the dark
another old poem
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
The end is just the start of a new beginning
When we die we are just starting
Something new
We will soon hear the deep voice of the Lord Jesus Christ
Or if you don't believe in Jesus
Maybe you will become someone new
Either way the end is just the start of a new
Beginning
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
They are free
I always see them
In sight
As they are always
In flight
For they are free
Just a short little poem
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
While we sit here and watch the violence
There is nothing but empty silence
When we should be opposing the racial friction
Not see it and go on
Nobody is fighting
So I made a stand
There are so many racial problems
That nobody is willing to try and stop them
For they don't care
"So I seldom if ever
do pause to answer criticism
of my work and ideas"
Inspired by the great Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
I thought it was destined
I thought it was true
But it all led to
me being blue

I've tried
I've pleaded
I'm just not needed

I love him I do
He don't feel the same
For any chance he gets
He will give me the blame

He's blinded me
He's tried me

It just won't work
For deep inside he
Is just a ****
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Whether it's sour or sweet
We don't care for we devour
It's ate left and right
And none is ever left in sight

It's bad for you
It makes you sick

But we don't care
Love is like candy
For it is also bad for you

They can both hurt and break
But we never see our mistake
Candy and love

They are both sweet
And both a treat
But love is like candy

Candy can hurt and break
But we never see our mistake
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
What animal would I be
I'd be a cheetah for I'm free
They run and sprint
As they please

For they are free
I'd run and jump
Forever free for
A cheetah is the animal I'd be

For they are
Forever free
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Dear Mrs. Seay
In your class
I feel free
I can sing without being judged
Singing was once one of my dreams
Poetry is now my calling
But my heart remains dear
To singing
my first passion
Thank you for helping me pursue that
Forever lost dream
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
As I dreadfully clean my room
I eventually need a broom
I find papers and drawings
That were never finished
They were meant to be trash
But instead they ended up stashed
Away I hoped forever
Until I find them again

As I dreadfully make my bed
It's easier done than said honestly
The pillows get thrown in the floor
The sheets get thrown out the door

I do dishes
I make them clean
But they are never
what they seem
For little specks
Little particles of food stay
And cling on

Cleaning maybe boring
And it maybe dreadful
But without cleaning
Where would we be
In a pile of clothes
Or maybe trash

But we forever
Need to always
Clean
Inspired by my messy room and messy life
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
When people look at you
They see a pretty girl

When I look at you
I see an intelligent young woman

You love complimentsĀ 
You love attention

But I know you are better than that
For if you weren't then I wouldn'tĀ 
Admire you

Yes I would love the beauty

But I would mainly love the brains
For you are my cousin
And I admire you

I am thankful for you
Inspired by my cousin who sees herself as needing a boy
Jessica Burgess Apr 2017
I liked you once
No one knew
But now suddenly
Out of the blue
I strangely have developed
The same old feelings for you
We both liked each other
You even asked me out
But I couldn't say yes
For my heart was taken by someone else
But we talk a lot
I enjoy talking to you
My feelings have come back to me
But I don't know about yours
My friends now know
That I like you again
And they will reach
To the ends to try and get
Me to ask you out
I want to but,
I am
Overtaken
With
Doubt...
Why must you have this effect on me....
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
The dark is frightening
As long as there is no
Light brightening
We hope we don't see
Nothing scary

For we shriek and wail
Following an endless trail

We want morning to come quick
So we don't have to scream and cry
This morning is a such delight
But still we fear the night
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
Try and be free
Even if you don't succeed
Never give up on your
Hopes and dreams
Hard work takes time
But eventually it's all gonna be worth it
For you will have accomplished
Everything you have ever wanted
Which are your hopes and dreams
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
The ship goes higher and higher
As we fly and soar
We get closer to our destination
Which we wish to meet forevermore

We get closer and closer
And then we stop
For we have reached our
Final destination
The galaxy

We wanted to see if it truly looked
Like we said it did
It don't however
It's gorgeous as it is
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
They are so different
For she is proper
And drinks her evening tea
And he drinks his coffee
In the morning
They are so different
But yet so similar
For they both love each other
The same
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
My dreams can make me fly
So far far away
They make you go here and there

You may hear frightening screams
But don't give up on your
Hopes and dreams

They make you go to a place made of fantasy
That makes you wonder why live in reality?
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
I am finally feel free
For I have my license
As you can see
I can go see amazing things
I am thankful
I passed
I don't think I would last
Without being able to drive
I now know that this
Is the one thing thing I've
Been missing all
My life
Inspired by all the teens who can't wait to drive
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
You teach me many things
Though many people see it as a speech
I learn from you everyday
So hear these words that I say
I thank you for the knowledge and wisdom
From the beginning to the end
You will always be one of my favorite teachers
Even if it seems that this is pretend
I will always remember you until the end
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
They are so perfect
For they end in
Happily ever after
But what if the happily ever after
Turns into a nightmare
Cinderella has her fella but what if he thinks she's crazy
Ariel has her prince but since she don't have her voice he may think she's mute
Snow White also has her prince but what if she is poisoned again
What we see as our hopes and dreams
Are never what they actually are
For they are only
Fairytales
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
He was so fake
My heart started to break
I knew he lied
I thought he cheated
For he was never around
I saw the texts
All the girls
From the day when he was a boy
I couldn't see that I was only his toy
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
They scream
They tell
They will always eventually tell
Whether you do something or not
If you said it or did it
Everyone will know soon
They spread rumors
They spread secrets
It seems they don't understand
But it all makes sense
In the end
For you will soon realize
That they are your
Fake Friends
Inspired by my bus
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
It's now the fall
The snow will soon fall
The sun hardly matters at all
When it's fall the leaves change
They see to arrange into
Different patterns on the ground
And you hardly hear a sound except
For the sound of the whisping wind
It faintly sounds as it blows
Though it doesn't show
It makes us cold
For this is
Fall
Jessica Burgess Feb 2017
As I'm sitting in class
I am very near to falling asleep
If I get in trouble
I probably will weep
But for some odd reason I can't help
But begin to continuously
Fall asleep
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
I gather wood
And flint and steel
For I soon will need
To feel the warmth
Of a burning fire
So I arrange the wood in a certain order
I hurry for I'm getting colder
I get the flint and steel I finally
Start the fire so now I am warm again
But I honestly hate having to start
The fire
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
When you are in choir
It's like a fire
That never stops burning
We sing to our desire
As we are all part of this fire
You teach us all we need to know
You make some of us happy when we are low
We are united together
For we are part of this fire
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Mother I thought you loved me
Mother I thought the words you said were true
They were all lies
You left me stranded in the rain
Until the police came
They set me up as a foster
They asked me if I had anything
With me I quietly replied
No I lost her
Who is she they asked
I burst out into tears
My mother dear has left me here
I thought she loved me
I thought the she said were true
Now I'm cold and blue
For I'm without a home and family
For I am now a foster
Inspired by my little foster brother
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Our country is in trouble
The end is near
For I am just waiting
For Jesus to appear
To take me away from this
Terrible place
Where problems are solved not
With knowledge and wisdom
But with war and violence
It's truly
Meaningless
But that is it
The country that's supposed
To be free
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
The night before
Was gone for longer
Periods of time
Men on horseback
Soon arrived
My eyes sought
On the knights
For they would not open to doors
As the walls circulated around me
I fear the worst
As I cry out for I feel trapped
Because
The night before
was gone for longer
Periods of time
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Why talk about me
When you can say
It to my face

Why say you like me
When I know that
It's not true

Why lie to me
When I know
What the truth is

Gossip is pointless
Why talk about someone
When they know what you say

Is that your goal?
Do you just want to say it
Just to be able to
Gossip?
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
That's a strange word
Don't you think

The fear of writing
Is what it means

It's amazing to think
That a person could
Fear one of the most powerful things

Since they use it everyday
Or they see it everyday

It's a strange word I shall say
Though the meaning makes me
Feel a bit grey
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
The holidays are here
They fill us all with cheer
We spend time with ones
That we love dear
We laugh and joke
Just pray we don't choke
On this food we can't get enough of
There are those who don't find
The joy of holidays
But don't let that crush your spirit
Keep the joy with you at all times
And listen to the joyful carols chime
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
Though the things he bought me were expensive
It didn't matter he still hurt me
He left me with bruises
His money was very convincing
He bought me lampshades
And jewels but that never was
Out of love
Jessica Burgess Mar 2017
You shove me trying to make me fall
But I still yet stand mighty and tall
This makes you mad so you try another approach
However you just remind me of a roach
You creep you crawl you are very annoying
Go back to being a kid and toying with others
For I am not putting up with your childish acts
About this idiotic girl
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
People scream at me
When I have done nothing
I just don't understand
They cuss each other out
For no reason
I still just
Don't understand
People fight over stupid things
I just don't understand
Why must there be the
All over this land
I just don't understand
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
You can shake me
You can break me
You can take whatever I have
But you will never have
My imagination

With my imagination
I can create a
Fantasy world
To escape reality

So take me
Or break me
I don't care
For I will forever have

My imagination
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Why would you ever want
To be a "just man"?
To settle with something
When it's not what you want
Why act like you are fine with something
When you aren't
Is it human nature to lie
Or do we say them to avoid the truth
Either way why settle
When you could have what you want?
Never settle and be a
Just Man
Jessica Burgess Oct 2016
Oh I over heard
That she likes him
Who cares for
If they are happy
Leave them be
For maybe they are truly meant
For each other
Maybe they make each other's day
So quit listening to what they say
And leave them be
Jessica Burgess Apr 2017
As the teacher yells
I look at the others faces
And I can tell
The majority of them don't care
The teacher tries to better us
And all you hear is snares
The others laugh and joke
The teacher yells
She even threatens to
Call home and tell their parents
They think she's being funny
She tries her best to mature us
No one seems to realize
The power that she possesses
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Many lies can be sticky sweet
They can appear as a treat
So we never know the truth
It easily slides out of our mouth
Just a little lie
We never think it could ever hurt someone
But we end up being wrong
But lies can be sweet
And they appear as a treat
Lies can be satisfying
So the truth stay hidden
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
We all hear it
For it's everywhere
Sometimes when we hear it
We just stop and stare
Music can help us escape
Some of our problems
People may also just stand and gape
For music we hear it everywhere
And sometimes we just can't help but stare
For music is part of you and me
Music can help us feel free
Jessica Burgess Feb 2017
I was once able to write poems
But it seems not my brain has crashed
So I'm afraid I will stop writing at last
I can not think of the words to say
Though my brain is thinking every night and day
I can not think of the feelings I
Used to fill my poems with
But now I am staring at my boring, white ceiling
For this will probably be my last
For my brain has stopped
Though writing poetry was a blast
I now say goodbye
And I will soon after cry
But farewell
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
When anyone yells
If anyone tells
I just want to disappear
To my own world
My own dimension
Just anywhere but hear
I want to leave
For I know that nobody
Would care anyways
So my mind soon goes off
To my perfect universe
Know as
My Own World
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
Hello
I am the one you have never seen
For I hide myself well from
Human existence

I am quiet and stay to myself
If I don't trust you
I don't open up
For I am not an open book

So I hide in fear
That people will
Eventually see who
I really am

So for now I will say
Hello
From a far
Jessica Burgess Nov 2016
There are many things that I dread
It usually is something I've said
For I can't take it back
It's out there forever
If I dread it
Or if I've said it
It's permanently on the outside
For I could not keep it in
For now I dread
What I've said
I wish I didn't say it
It's been very hurtful
I'm sorry to those
Whom my words have affected
Jessica Burgess Dec 2016
The leaves crackle
The birds sing
However this is not spring
It's colder so I shiver
I hear a stream from a small river
I hear the brisk wind blowing through
An old weeping willow tree
For I may not see it
But I can hear the many sounds
Of Nature
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