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Sep 2012 · 543
If wishes could come true
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
She pretends she's invincible,
She pretends his words don't sting,
She pretends that when he knocks her down,
That she can't feel,
I wish I could ease her pain,
But she avoids it,
She doesnt want anyone to know,
That she might need a hand,
I wish I could be strong for her,
I wish I could take her pain,
I wish she didn't cry herself to sleep at night,
I wish she hadn't had that fight,
Sep 2012 · 576
Dangerous lover
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Ya I'm scared,
But it doesn't mean I'm weak,
I lift the covers with shaking hands,
Move quite as possible,
Gasping breath loud in the silence,
Shut the open door,
And pray that they might leave me alone,
I hold my breath on the other side of the door,
No footsteps yet,
And as a pull away from the door,
I turn and come face to face,
With the dangerous glowing eyes,  
My breath hitched,
And my eyes closed,
And a smile crept on my lips,
No matter how mad or scared I was,
He had found me,
In my ear he whispers,
That if I ever ran from him,  
And scared him do senselessly again,
He would no doubt punish me,
And I had made up my mind,
I was so going to run
Sep 2012 · 1.2k
My best friend
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
First time I saw her,
Jealousy,
Didn't see her along time after that,
Next time I saw her,
Admiration,
She and I became close,
Now if I lost her I don't know where
I'd be,
Only person I can say anything to,
Only person who listens,
Only person who I can be myself,
She's my best friend
To Sydney, because you are my number one best friend :)
Sep 2012 · 742
10:36 and I'm still awake
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Oh this curse of imagination, 
Somedays it causes my frustration, 
Bringing me restless nights, 
And these artful sights, 
Please just stop so I can sleep, 
Or I'll be awake tell the suns first peak, 
I love my art and my dedication, 
But not right now in this situation, 
Oh please mind get some rest, 
So tomorrow you can be your best!
Wrote this last night, I could not sleep, until after I wrote it  and then I was out like a broken light bulb
Sep 2012 · 698
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Hope,
I didn't see you there,
I haven't seen you in a long time,
Faith,
Is that your beautiful face?
I haven't look into in a while,
I've been so desolate,
That I didn't realize,
That people had been around me,
Maybe now I will be alright,
Goodnight hope,
Goodbye faith,
It's time I met gods embrace,
Sep 2012 · 505
Goodbye
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
She was dying,
There in her mothers arms,
Nothing had prepared her mother for this,
The terrible realization,
Struck her like Zeus's lighting,
She had never thought she would go like this,
She stood over her mother wishing she could rest her hand on her mothers shoulder,
The utter gut ripping pain,
That she would never be alive again,
Seized her,
It debilitated her and in a sudden rush ,
She faded
Sep 2012 · 883
Reflections of the forest
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
The forest quite and peaceful, 
Swarming with life, 
The trees are alive, 
The animals are alive, 
I finally feel alive, 
The sun breaking through the tops of the tallest trees, 
Bouncing of the fresh dew,
Moss thick covered trees, 
Wet sodden forest floor leaves, 
Natures song ringing in my ears, 
The crickets soft chirping chours, 
I am at home here, 
Tentative creatures poke there head out to observe, 
I coo to them, telling them it alright, 
And a small shivering pond, 
Beauty and all, 
Reflects the forest, 
And the tress unimaginably tall, 
I look peacefully at my reflection, 
My eyes glowing green, 
And no hint of my earlier distress, 
But a new happy sheen 
Slowly the forest animals come out of hiding, 
And I am again at home
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
My still beating heart,
Longing to feel the warmth,
I put on a show,
So no one knows,
That I could die,
Tonight,
Tomorrow,
But do you care?
Oh no,
I will not trouble you,
You're to busy to feel my pain,
You would never notice,
If I slipped away,
You had me once,
And now I'm garbage,
Something you,
Just tossed away,
And I may be garbage,
But you're no man,
You are a boy,
And boys do not deserve,
Such love ,
The kind which I,
Once thought to give you,
It had been a foolish thought,
And I will not,
Be fooled again ,
No because fools end up,
getting there hearts broken
Sep 2012 · 924
Four paws and freedom
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
I was aware in the strangest way,
For paws, bright eyes,
But no words to say,
Knowledge replaced by instinct,
Tame replaced by wild,
I was a beast,
No longer a child,
But I wasn't afraid,
Just so confused,
If this was dreams joke,
It must be amused,
But this felt so real,
And so natural,
The need to run with my freedom,
Clinched in my bones,
I wanted to feel my feet,
Hit the grass and the stones,
I wanted to ****** my head back,
And let out a roar,
This was freedom,
I could not ignore,
Sep 2012 · 1.6k
Death queen
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
She eats the souls of those who offend, 
She fails never in the scene of combat, 
Her fangs glisten with the light of the moon, the stars and night belonging to her, 
Her sword of the second moon raised for battle, 
She will slay them all like cattle, 
Manners evade her so she will strike fast, 
She'll steal there souls, and read there past, 
Don't ever challenge the queen of moons, 
She holds a fierce and forceful will, 
She bathes in the winds gentle caresses, 
So silent she may roam, 
She is the moon and she is death, 
A lethal warrior, 
Slay you she will, 
Her steps like a velvet kiss of a feather, dastardly she is not, her blow could **** hundreds she has no mercy for those who unleash her wraith, 
She is the tigress of her jungle, she prowls late at night, strike with venomous hunger, tonight's your last night
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Shadows lurk in me, 
I am to scared of that particular darkness, to explore it, 
I wish someone would just take my hand, tell me I'm going to be alright, 
I want to be the one to be soothed, 
Always being the one to soothe others, 
I want to be the one to ask for help and receive, 
Instead of being the one to give it, 
I suppose I'm asking too much,
Sep 2012 · 3.5k
Do you see me?
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Hope in my eyes, , I'm lost in disguise , who will ever find me,are they even searching ? I'm hurting every day,  because my scars are much to deep, and my hill of emotion is to steep, I'm falling at high speed, I'm cursing myself for every bad deed

Reflections of me everywhere , 
Perfection is nowhere, but I'm not hiding anymore, I want to be found, I hate being alone , I want to hear a sound, I'm calling in the night, can anyone hear me? Are you there do they see me? 

How many days on my own? To many left at home, I made a new life, one with love, one that I could rely on, but as soon as I grew happy, it broke and shattered, it was my life nothing else mattered 

Reflections of me everywhere , 
Perfection is nowhere, but I'm not hiding anymore, I want to be found, I hate being alone , I want to hear a sound, I'm calling in the night, can anyone hear me? Are you there do they see me?
Sep 2012 · 281
Lost and never found
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
I could wander this earth forever,
But I would never find all the answers,
I could be as old as the angels
And the angels that fell,
But I would never find what I am searching for,
I could be blind, or have true sight,
But I would never find it,
Maybe it doesn't need to be found,
Maybe it will find me,
Maybe if instead of searching ,
I may stumble upon it when I wasn't expecting,
Sep 2012 · 754
Unwanted memories
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Hills and trees that I have passed before,
It is so familiar,
Yet it seems so alien to me now,
What was once peaceful,
Is now tainted by the memories,
I don't want to remember,
I don't want to see,
So as I pass these hills and these trees,
I turn my head and lock it away,
Back into its cage,
Where it will stay
Sep 2012 · 966
Temptation
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Steal my breath to breathe as your own, gazing into my eyes, 
I'm vulnerable under your heavy stare, I'm spellbound by the firey lust set firmly into your ridged features, 
I'm tempted to get a taste of what lies underneath that heated gaze. 
Fighting my throbbing body, I smile and dance away
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Why must you trouble my already aching heart, 
Why when I'm in the midst of  my happiness 
You must trample over it with your stampede of troublesome words 
Why must you control me with your
Heartbreaking speeches, 
Of how you have changed, 
Of how you can be better, 
But I've heard this many times before  
I will not fall for your pitiful attempts to pull me back into your deathly grip, 
I'm tired of these circling games, 
I'm done with your nonsense, 
So I bid you farewell
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Oh how they have torn me,
They have burned the bridges to my heart,
And yet I keep my head high,
Even if inside its my heart that dies,
They ask me to trust,
They ask me to open,
But how do I manage after the many times,
I have been broken,
Holding on to the fact that I must live,
There are to many that need me,
I cannot allow my pain to selfishly,
Take over me,
So this graveyard that is my heart,
Must rest,
And I will get up from the sodden ground,
I have been sitting in,
It's my time to straighten my shoulders,
And move on,
Maybe then my heart will rise,
From the graveyard,
And beat again
Aug 2012 · 955
Let's become greatness
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
I have doubt,
But you always believe in me,
You have doubt,
But I push you forward,
I begin to fall,
But you hold me up,
You begin to lose faith,
But I give you hope,
Together we can become great,
Seperate we might just throw it away,
We can explore the depths of our art,
We can push each other to extend our minds ,
So lets become greatness,
And leave our doubt behind
Aug 2012 · 654
The Queen who fell
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Tall and glorious in all her beauty,
She will fall,
She points her blood smathered sword into the midnight air,
The moonlight slipping through her silky hair,
Victory amongst her face,
She will fall,
She turned her horse to face her lover,
But his eyes ounce kind,
Turned vile,
His mouth set with disgust,
He raised his sword and swung it towards her,
She had fell
Aug 2012 · 444
Phantom of my dreams
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Quivering under the pressure of the beasts stare,
My heart in his gripped fist, 
All will be well, 
Breath trickling down the bare skin of my neck, 
This phantom of my dreams haunting me, 
Insomnis dreams, 
Dreams yet so real, 
All will be well
Wake with a start, searching to locate the laughter, but the room is empty.
Slowly lie back down and pull the blankets securely around me,
Close my eyes and edge back into sleep, 
A cold dances down my spine, 
Another presence, 
Who, I ask myself, haunts my dreams?
Aug 2012 · 522
Sleeping Beneath the ocean
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
The water hypnotizes me,
Sloshing in every direction,
The water speaks to me,
Telling me to come into it embrace,
I walk with out trying,
I'm caged in my own body,
In my head my breath grows frantic,
In my head I panic,
But the shell my body has become,
Is calm and silent,
The water is to my neck,
And Im sinking farther,
I am in the deepest depths of the ocean,
Inside I am aware,
But my body doesnt breath,
Inside I was desprate to get out,
But my body slumbered beneath the waves,
And my being living on forever,
Trapped
Aug 2012 · 1.1k
Nightmares
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
The forest floor along my bare feet,
I'm searching, but for what I'm not sure ,
Looking past the thick withered trees,
Looking past the billowing leaves,
Something churning inside me,
Knowing?
Instinct tells me not to go any farther,
But curiosity pushes me farther,
The soft rush of water,
I step hastily into the stream,
Water slithers its way up my body,
Encasing me completely,
Trembling from fear,
But I still breath,
Hurriedly  looking for evidence of what happened,
But my skin is dry,
Confused but not wishing to remain,
I walk on deeper into the forest,
Darker it becomes,
Harder to breath the air so thin,  
A soft whisper brushing past my ear,
But no ones there ,
I look towards my feet,
Blood pooled,
Words in a enigmatic language,
Carved into my flesh,
A scream stuck in my throat,
Whispers fill the forest untill the sound like screams,
All goes silent,
I fall into the hands of the dirt,
And then I wake panting in my room,
Aug 2012 · 938
Anger
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Boiling Deep inside me, 
My rage turning and twisting me at its will, 
Her words sting me, 
She scolds me for who I am, 
She can't accept me, 
My rage slows down,
The burn simmers and I realize I'm hurt, my eyes fill with betraying tears, 
Why am I never good enough? 
Why must I work so hard everyday to impress her? 
Doesn't she understand I feel pain just like her? 
Does she not understand that a piece of me breaks away from myself everytime she criticizes me? 
But I won't ever tell her this, I keep my thoughts to myself shes all that I  have left, 
So I lift my sweatshirt hood and hide the dying girl, 
I put my headphones in and drowned out her jabs, 
Swallow away the lump in my throat and remind myself four more years and I can be free of this suffocating  net, 
But I still love her, and she tries to love me,
Aug 2012 · 1.7k
Contradictory
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Born by the sun and the moon, 
I dance on the stars, 
Delicate , but the strongest 
The winds blow at my will, 
I collide planets, 
End suffering, bring suffering
Give happiness, take happiness,
I am mystery, but I am an open book, 
I can be kind, but I can be your nightmare, 
I wipe tears, but I also put them upon 
Your face,
I soothe  the innocent, and bring fear to the guilty
I am simple, I am contradictory
Aug 2012 · 748
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Young I am,
Gifted I am as well,
Negative remarks ,
Leave marks, but they fade,
Forgotten in time,
Young I am,
Strong I am as well,
I hold the world on my shoulders,
Young I am,
Caring I am as well,
I wipe away your pain with my healing fingers,
Young I am,
Naive I am as well,
I will give my heart to the wrong man,
Young I am,
Wrong I will be too,
But not always,
Dont always assume
Young I am,
But wise I am as well,
Smart like the cat,
Quick and fierce
Aug 2012 · 1.3k
Torrent of Forgetfulness
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2012
Swimming through the river of forgetfulness,
But my mind clings to my memories
The water ebbs and caresses my body
Lulls me to let go
But as I try my soul struggles
A soft pulling eases me away
In the shadows I lay,
Something I was nudging at
Let lose to pillage my mind
I don't want to let go
I want to remain what I used to be
Not much, but still a person
Still me
Slowly time wins, my grip fails to hold on
My soul fades
I wander
I lose my way in the thick smoke
And I forget,
I reach land and pull my body from,
The Torrent Of forgetfulness

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