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Katie Mar 2015
they were tangled up in the sheets
their naked bodies and souls shining, glistening
by the sunday sun shining through the window.

there was a cup of cold brewed coffee on the broken down
beside table
lipstick smudges smeared over the rim
a tube of mascara, some tissues
and cigarette butts
a poetry book titled
'***** pretty little things.'

sleeping next to her was an unknown man
with a chiseled jaw
whiskers and stubble
there was a glass of warm whiskey
a tie and white shirt strewn on the dusty floor

she rolled out of bed
grabbed her things and
scampered out of the room-
alarmed that she shut the door to hard

walking outside
the sun shining, glistening
looking back
staring at her
was a still object-
her home
Katie Mar 2015
i know how it works-

my eyes will burn into the sacred light and
drip tears like the Holy candle on the altar

my hand will grip my other so tight
i'll wonder if i'm actually trying to hold onto faith-
Godly faith

my lips become red and cold
like i'm kissing the holy grail
only it's cupped with holy ice

my throat starts to become dry and i wish
i could drink all the wine He gave
to be drunk
so i could forget about you

my chest caves in on its self  like it's
an ancient religious pagan dome

my ears start to ring
i'll block out you're voice in my head
like the bells before communion, like a priest's sermon

i get scared though that He won't help me if i think like this-
deadly mortal sin at it's finest-

i focus my mind again to pray
hoping somewhere along the line
He'll give you to me
the
holy
him
Katie Mar 2015
clenching my fingers to tight into my ripped skin on my palm-
should i do it?
unsettling butterflies arising into my lungs-
will i be okay?  
conflicting mind moments
gut feelings
sweat resting above my upper lip
liquefied drops of a pleasing heart
averting ocean blue eyes taking in every banged up locker
why do i even try?
large steps of pure shakiness when i see you-
can i tell what i really feel?
Katie Feb 2015
let's pretend my eyes are a frame of glassy water-
so clear it's like you never knew it existed-
an array of tropical surprises terrifying you
and every time you kept swimming deeper and deeper
i wondered why.

let's pretend my eyes are a carnival ride-
so vivid and bright-
it's hard to look into-
because every time i saw you-
my eyes turned that way-
and every time you kept looking at me
i wondered why.

let's pretend my eyes are revolvers-
shooting out little shards of metal into your heart-
because every time grey light enters my eyes and
rain soaks my black heart-
i remember the times you did look at me
and the times you did swim deeper into my soul.

and let's pretend like i never knew you-
like you never meant a thing-
because every time you look into her eyes
you'll be wondering why you aren't looking into mine.
let's pretend okay?
for love
Katie Feb 2015
yet
when people put their love and faith into something
it's hard to get rid of the thought
the ever cursing pull of gravity towards this one thing
for me, it was your love
i wanted it so badly
but i knew i was just going to get hurt
so i didn't put my love and faith into you
yet you put yours into me
for my new crush
Katie Feb 2015
i saw a flower one summer evening.
it was dusted in yellow speckles of pollen upon it's beautiful blushing pink colour.
i picked it; it's sharp thorns digging into my skin-
pain so simple and delightful it was hard to say i wasn't in love.
and when i got home; i put it into a vase and day by day
i watched the leaves fall off onto my glassy wooden floor
and even though it was shedding and dripping petals-
it was still pulchritudinous
like our love.
Katie Feb 2015
(i felt a piece shed violently from my heart, onto the floor.
like a tear shedding off a cheek.
it's all for you, love. )
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