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407 · Oct 2014
To Be Alive
Katlyn Orthman Oct 2014
Why does my heart hurt this much?
I'm young, but I feel so old
I am alive, but inside I'm cold

These tears fall so easily
It's burning my head
I am alive, but I wish I was dead

I can't medicate this ache
Uncured it throbs inside
I am alive, but I want to hide

Why does it hurt so much, to be alive?
406 · Nov 2012
Goodbye Dear love
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2012
You told me once
That I was the center of your world
That I was the only in a universe
That collided softly with the stars
You saw In my eyes
You once tenitivly brushed my lips
With your finger
To silence my words
Before you lowered yours so close to mine
That I could feel your heat
As if our lips were already locked together
You once whispered your love in my ear
Told me you would cross hells path for me
I never once doubted you
I never once forgot you  
I lay these floors on your grave for you
Red roses
Like the ones you gave me
The first time I met you
I'll miss you
404 · Nov 2018
A Ghost is A Wish
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2018
I wish you guys loved me enough to be here for me.
I'm sorry that I'm not enough for you. I'm sorry I'm not the daughter you wanted.
I'm sorry that I'm not worth a family. I'm sorry that I'm useless and worthless.
I'm sorry that I cant make you guys happy.
I want nothing more than to go back in time and live forever in the moments where I felt like we were all a family.
Because now the only thing i want to do is disappear and stop existing so I dont have to feel so alone.
I want to stop pretending that I'm ok, I want to stop pretending that I dont feel empty and dead on the inside.
I want to stop pretending like I dont feel abandoned and left in the dust.
I want to stop loving you guys because it only tears me into pieces everytime I try and I'm left with nothing but stifiling anxiety that I no longer matter to you guys.
I dont know you guys anymore. And no one cares. That's the part the really kills me. That I sit here and cry until my head feels like exploding because everyone leaves me.
Everyone replaces me. I'm always number 2 and I just want to feel normal. But I cant. Because these ghost haunt me.
In my dreams, in my life, in my love, in my hate.
These ghost have taken every inch of me.
Suffocating me.
Frozen fingers splayed across my neck, they choke me.
Until I cant speak.
Until I'm silenced by the viciousness of which it steals my light.
It brings me to the other side and pulls my hair, punches me, stabs me.
Until I bleed.
But only for a minute and then I wake up, drenched in sweat.
Promising myself that I will never feel again.
I wish so intensely that my bones quiver.
I wish so much that my luck is gone. Just wishing that I could be apart of you again.
That I could come from somewhere. But I was born alone.
Born to ghost that dance at night. Unseen but heard as chilling noises in the night.
Untouched but felt as cold breath across your back.
I was born to ghosts and secrets that cage me.
A ghost is a wish.
And I wish I could exist.
402 · Feb 2014
Failure Stings
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2014
Why do I try
When all I do is fail
It's a bitter thing
which taste so stale

Unlike these tears
Which fall in a salty haste
I can't seem to keep up here
As everything I do is at a unacceptable pace

Why am I giving a thought
when each one crash lands
I'm everything perfect is not
And I'm being crushed beneath expectations hands
401 · Mar 2014
Rise of the Fallen
Katlyn Orthman Mar 2014
Give these broken limbs the will to walk
For I will not lay down beneath thee;
Give these silenced lips the will to talk
And I will let you see inside of me.

Hear the cries of those whoever tumbled
They scream of the battles they have lost
And though in my journey I have stumbled
I go on pushing through despite the cost.

I've paid my dues and they leave me broke
I have served my time and dealt my pain;
There's a warrior beneath my skin, she awoke
She wields the sword that leave my enemies slain.

Give me the chance to make this right
A chance to save your diminishing life
A second to spare you the gruesome fight
Just one chance to save you the strife.

For the Fallen will rise above this
             To fight again
401 · Feb 2013
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2013
I'm so tired of all the anger
I'm so done with all the pain
This world is getting stranger
I'm wearing all the shame

The blade is growing blurry
And my conscience is butting in
I'm doing this in a hurry
And the guilt is kicking in

This hole in my heart is starting to get deeper
Hello hello?
Is anyone there?
The blood drips
And time grows slower
400 · Jul 2013
I hope I dream
Katlyn Orthman Jul 2013
My eyes are heavy
I can barely move
My body slowly shutting down
From the three straight days without sleep
I hope I dream if I tumble into the soft clutches of slumber
400 · Feb 2013
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2013
Did you ever wonder...
                                          Why we feel pain?
Why we fall easier than we get up?
                         Why the clouds part beneath shaky feet,
                         Why the snow falls in black and red flakes
                     Breaking
                         The
                      Coldest
                      Hearts
Why my music no longer flows sweet
                   And the foreign face in the mirror
Won't look me in the eye
399 · Mar 2013
The Sun is Here!
Katlyn Orthman Mar 2013
The sun is back!
I feel it rain down on me
I smile back up at the sun
And let it soak into my veins
The snow still remains
I feel the dark days melt along with it
I lay there, even though the ground is wet
And look at the sky
Wondering
Are they watching down at me?
Can they see what I cannot see?
Do they hear what is hidden behind words?
Do they want to help?
I can feel the sun brush my skin
I can feel the hope regrowing in my heart
Maybe I can start anew
Breathe fresh air
Now that I can feel the sun
And smile back too
397 · Mar 2014
Living Among Wolves
Katlyn Orthman Mar 2014
Beneath the Evergreen trees
a desolate land buried beneath the frozen comfort of snow
lays a land trifled by the spirit of the wilderness
ringing out in a distance the serenade of howls

The clipped call of winged, feathered brothers
sing their forlorn songs
perched vulnerably upon a branch
high in the tree tops that brush the hovering clouds

The cold rages on like an unforgiving beast
It's icy breath consuming the lives of many
yet prospering the lives of many other

Misunderstood and hunted
by their brothers of two legs
they dwindle by a thin string
which weaves their fate

Thunderous footfalls beat the solid ground
demanding that it lay still beneath the wrath
of such powerful paws

The wolf in all it's glory
peers out from the thicket
curious to who is among them

Lifting their muzzles to the sky
they unleash a song so much more beautiful
and endearing than that of the greatest symphony

Warning the others that danger is near.
I found myself watching documentaries on wild life tonight, and found myself disturbed by the way animals are treated, hunted and misunderstood, chief among them being wolves. It breaks my heart :(
395 · Dec 2012
Could this be the end?
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
I listen to the silent buzz,
watching the screen
I sort through the words,
to find what they might mean
The say the world might end
But I just don't believe
That's gods sign to send
That I can wait to see
But in the back of my mind
I wonder just a bit
Will the world end, before eyes blind
And the witty be out wit
Is this not in disguise?
Could this really be true?
Can this maybe not be a guise?
And appear out of the blue
I am unprotected without my rapier
I am defenseless now
In my hand I hold no spear
And before gods feet I bow
395 · Dec 2012
The Emperor is Here
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
All that has spilt
The worlds at a tilt
Breath taking beauty
Eyes summon truly
Take my hand
Ill guide you through this land
Don't fall off the ledge
We live on the edge
Earth shaking memory
Life hurts temporarily
Don't fall for its tricks
The pain won't stick

All bow down! The emperor is here  
All bow down! And silence midnight cheer

Tall and striking power
From atop of thy tower
Lift it before it falls
Lift it before it falls
Shadows left clearly
On the night time walls
My eyes grow dreary
As my chamber softly calls

All bow down! The emperor is here
All bow down! Silence midnight cheer

The wind it slowly whistles, a soft and gentle tune
I know the castle will fall, so very soon
And we all must follow through with the lie
That if our castle falls, we will all die

All bow down! The emperor is here
All bow down! Silence midnight cheer
395 · Jun 2013
Watching it Sink
Katlyn Orthman Jun 2013
My porcelain heart
Is broken again
I glue the parts
And hold it in
The hurt the tears
and all the pain
The roaring storming
That begins to rain
The things that make you so right
And the things that make you so wrong
The stupid things we chose to fight
And one beating heart that made us so strong
But thats thrown away not spared a glance behind
Its thrown far into the waves, and left me dying inside
393 · Jun 2020
Sunset Eyes
Katlyn Orthman Jun 2020
I learned to adore you
In all the best ways
The way the sunset in your eyes
Nights spent cherishing your body
Turns into day

Your soul was damaged just like mine
Full of bruises black and blue
Scratched all on the surface
Like a record that sings the blues

I always claimed to be so alone
Eyes made of thunder clouds
But In your presence I was home

Hands pressed against the stained glass
It’s hard to see your face
and I miss that place

Now the streets feel lonely
And rainstorms make me cry
And I don’t see sunsets in the dusk sky
And I hate
When
You cry
392 · Jan 2013
Beautiful people
Katlyn Orthman Jan 2013
We all have our demons
We all have our flaws
We hide them so no one will see them
We all have our smiles
We all have our frowns
We all cry when no ones around
We all have our bruises
We all have out cuts
All of us, yes all of us fall down
But this all makes us human
This makes us real
Because to be alive
You have to feel
And sometimes it hurts
And we will bleed
But it's a part of life that we all need
To send in our minds
Our epiphany
And steer us to a new way
Every last single one of us
Are unique
We are all beautiful
Even if we don't know exactly who we are
392 · Dec 2013
What Is Living?
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2013
What is life?
What defines living?
Is it the labored breaths,
that fill weak lungs?
Or is it the rush,
that fills frozen viens?
Is it the feeling of love,
or the feeling of pain?
Is it the swish of long hair,
or the curve of small hips?
Is it soft skin,
or soft lips?
Is it  what we wear?
Or how we talk?
Is it who we are,
or how we walk?
Tell me because I'm unsure,
do we really know the answer,
to what defines anything anymore?
391 · Dec 2013
Angel of Mine
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2013
The fog clears,
and you're standing there.
Wings spread out around you,
in your angelic beauty.

Your black hair is like oil in water,
against the ****** white of your wings.
They hover in the cool air above,
and your eyes, electric blue, pierce my own.

Never in my life had I felt so safe,
and yet know I was in terrible danger as well.
Danger of walking grounds
I had long ago taped shut with caution.

You were made up of every fantasy that lie beneath,
and yet I could feel that you were every fear as well.
The only question in my mind is,
are you my angel from heaven or from hell?
389 · Nov 2019
Loneliness Is My Disease
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2019
Are you acquainted with this feeling?
Of being so small
With trembling little hands
You wish you were tall

Tall enough to see the world
Large enough to be seen
Or are you stuck in this lonely plane
Where faces look so mean

Every word can crush you
Every look can drive you mad
You're stuck inside this circle
Of constantly feeling sad

Your tears no longer suit you
You try to fix your face
Do your thoughts attack you
As you try to find your place?

Are you running out of breath
Are you running out of space
Can you feel the blood pumping
As your heart picks up the pace

Will it always feel this daunting
Will we always be so alone
Insecurities are so haunting
I just want to go back home

Do you think this life is for me
Could it be my time to leave
Will I wander so far away
That I dissapear into the trees

Could it be that I am diagnosed
With Lonely Heart disease
So even if you hold me close
I run back to the trees

It seems it is my only home
The only place of peace
Please take me back inside
The safety of your leaves.
389 · Nov 2013
Put Down The Sword
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2013
There is something lurking so deep inside of me,
that just doesn't feel right.
Maybe it's from always expecting
that I have to fight.
I just want to give in
and put down my guard
Why does that have to be so hard?
I'm working my hardest on opening up to people, and not shutting them out. So far it's been going well.
388 · Sep 2012
Drifting
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
In my heart I know we'll drift apart,
But I want it to be like it always has been,
I'm scared to see that we might not be,
The people we thought we were,
I want our lives to stay the same,
But truth states that we always change,
Even if we never see it ,
It's there and it can't be stopped ,
So hold on to those few precious moments we had,
Because once we start to drift,
The ocean will not be so kind to float us back ashore
386 · Dec 2012
Music up loud
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
When I cry I have to hide
Afraid of what others might see
When I'm so vulnerable
When my walls break down
When I let go
Can't stomach that I'm only human
That I hurt that I have feelings
I only want to be numb
I'm losing my mind
I'm losing my grip
So close I might slip
Don't want to feel love
Rage is In my grip
Burning burning
Heating up
I'm dying dying
Falling out
Crying crying
I won't be fine
I'm done with rules
I don't care
I won't care
I done so done
I'm losing my sight
The walls have gone red
My heart is dead
Turn my music up loud
And walk the streets
Put away fear
I can't afford to feel
383 · Dec 2013
Written In My Scars
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2013
It's written in my scars
each one a tale of its own
Some speak of how I won
and some speak of how I don't
Each one gives me stregnth
to keep moving on
Each one reminds me
that misery only last so long
It's only bitter for a sour minute,
only cold while the wind blows.
It just reminds me that my dreams will follow
anywhere I go.
383 · Feb 2013
Dancing in fire
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2013
Set the roof on fire....
It's a party in hell
Let the music inspire...
And then the roof fell
Dance beside the flames
Dance beneath the light
Dancing without shame
Below the stars tonight
Closer time pulls us in
And the music starts to get inside
And this ambush of feelings begin
And I don't even want to hide
382 · Oct 2014
Silence My Song
Katlyn Orthman Oct 2014
I woke up feeling wrong,
Looked in the mirror and felt unsettled in my skin
Who am I? Where did I come from?
Why do I question things? Where did answers begin?
Why do I speak?
Why is this voice a part of me
Is my soul a real thing?
Are they real, the things I see?
Where do I go when I die?
Is it blackness, a dark and endless sky?
Will I know I'm me when I no longer breathe?
Will I think about these unimportant things?
Will I remember my loves, my hardships. my joys?
Will I remember the things that fixed me and the things that destroyed?
How about my memories? Will they matter at all?
Do these events add up to my impending rise to fall?
Will I remember why I woke up feeling so wrong?
Or will the death of me silence my song?
379 · Dec 2012
No love left
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
I've been waiting for you
You were halfway in my hand
Until she wanted you too
And you ventured to her land

And you thought you fell in love
And left me wasted at the end
And you that she was your love
Until you found it was pretend

Then you called me up with fake apologies
And you thought I'd take you back
I thought your were a disease
And I know this for a fact

I was through even though my heart broke
I was done though I wanted to cry
And when I turned around I chocked
And I thought I wanted to die

But your memories are gone
In the box in my head
When I said so long
And my love was truly dead
379 · Aug 2014
Knights of the Night
Katlyn Orthman Aug 2014
Night fell over the land
Washing it in it's foreboding shadow
The wind whistled a tune promising tragedy
The symphony of a thousand hooves beating the earth
Sang along with the gust of the nights frosty breath
Cries of war hanging overhead

"Here come the Knights!"
Men cheered as they readied for battle
Armor draping over flesh
Swords thrusting, piercing the sky

"This night our savior shall prevail!"
The men declared
Placing their souls in the hands of one
They hoist themselves upon their steed

"We ride tonight, We ride to fight!"
A roar of agreement breaks through the darkness
Cloaked in their will to live
They rode out with a thousand demons on their trail

"We will not surrender!"
They shouted a promise so thick with emotion
"We fight for our women, our children, our land!"
They cried a devotion only a warrior could hold
"We fight, our souls be ******!"
379 · Jul 2014
Immortal Minds
Katlyn Orthman Jul 2014
My bodies heavy
Craving sleep like a drug
Perhaps these pills coursing in my veins
Have no effect on my immortal mind

The mind that howls at the moon
While my mortal body begs for slumber
Begs these midnight hours
To release me from this sleepless prison

Day turns to night, night turns to day
And yet still my eyes remain open
My mind buzzing, buzzing, buzzing
Questioning me

The darkness strains my eyes
And this tiredness drains my limbs
Insomnia, I'm minutes away from crashing
Let me shut down!

But no my mind simply restarts
And I'm back to square one
In this helpless coma
Where my thoughts hold me hostage
378 · Feb 2014
The One That Stands Out
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2014
I stood out among the crowd
all dressed in white and black
most wore skirts, and button up shirts
there hair was tamed each strand tucked away

They all sang lyrics repeated
with no moral to the melody
and looked down their nose
at those sitting in wait of their turn

But I wore ripped jeans
a shirt bright as day
hair in unbound curls
and a smile as I went

I stood in front of the judge
and heard each snicker
and remark that my attire
was not suitable, and for that I would fail

At first it stung a bit
to hear how cruel they could be
but then I remembered
that I was the one standing
up there showing the world
that I am me

And I sang with confidence
that when I sat down
they would remember me

That girl with the crazy friends
and an outfit unlike the rest
but sang with her head held high
and was proud because
she was raw and true
and sang with the song
instead of just going with the motions.
So today I went to a Solo Ensemble Contest, and sang in front of a judge. I didn't dress up in the traditional black and white attire simply because I am not a person of tradition. It was a bit nerve racking to hear so many people comment on the fact that I didn't, but I am over it because I think I did well. I'm proud that I even dedicated my time to this:) It was an amazing experience.
378 · Nov 2013
Seasons of Pain
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2013
Break
In Half
Broken Dreams Everywhere
They Litter The Floor
I Can't Bare This Anymore
My Heart Is Bleeding Out Again
My Thoughts Are Breaking Out Of Me
They Say Bad Things Happen For A Reason
My Bad Things Happen Every Day Of Every Season
377 · Jan 2013
Get lost in the party
Katlyn Orthman Jan 2013
Music fills my viens
Music cleans my pain
These wounds across my soul
Are gaping open , a widening hole
I dance with tears in my eyes
I dance to escape, to a new high
To forget the world behind me
To forget the things I see
I dance until my heart might burst
To forget the painful thirst
I dance tell I lose my way
I dance from night tell day
So lost in this party
Please, don't try to find me
377 · Apr 2013
Symphony of Love
Katlyn Orthman Apr 2013
Softly my heartbeat
Each beat a note to my symphony
Of love for you
374 · Nov 2019
As We Lay Here
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2019
Subtle breeze
Blowing trees
As we lay here
Eyes turned up

Broken hearts
Fall apart
As we lay here
Hands locked together

Energy electrifies
Breathing intensifies
As we lay here
Lips trace each other

Needing you
Needing me
As we lay here
One together

Moving bodies
Shattered hobbies
As we are here
Forever

Torment me
Torment you
As we lay here
No longer one

All alone
Next to me
You disappear
With the breeze
Into the trees
373 · Nov 2013
Monsters In Me
Katlyn Orthman Nov 2013
The nights turned black
the moon is dead,
The shadows rise,
come for your head,
don't scream,
they'll only smile,
don't make a sound,
they're coming
close your eyes
nevermore will they see
plug your ears
nevermore will they hear,
hold your breath
nevermore will they breathe
oh...
these monsters are me
373 · Sep 2012
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Tonight I'm leaving
I won't be back
I won't look over my shoulder
I can't stop
Hesitate
Falter
I have to walk
I've been slowly diminishing away
As I've sat here
Pretending
Like I don't need
Like I am above pain
But truth is
I'm dying
I hate the snickering voices
In my head mocking me
I used to think I would be okay
But I'm not!
I won't be!
And this pain emanating from me
No one seems to care
Or feel
I wish I could continue on
A perfect lie
But within every lie is a small truth
My truth is untold
372 · Dec 2012
Different
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
My heart was bleeding out on the floor
A comment cut through to the core
My tears fell fresh with guilt and pain
I felt as if I'd been slain
My head hung low I burst inside
I wish that I could run an hide
Nobody ever said its easy to face your fears
Could leave the toughest man following a path of his tears
A bulletproof vest to protect my skin
Should've thought more about how my conscious ran thin
Slices right through me left me in the dust
I was looking around but there's no one to trust
I was living on the dark side all alone theses days
Could've gone home but I was determined to stay
Away from the light where I might see my shadow
Just to remind me of the person everybody knows
Confused and scared I lost my way
I was living in the dark determined to stay
Giving up a life full of richness
Because I could live knowing that I was different
371 · Oct 2014
Autumn's Pain
Katlyn Orthman Oct 2014
The rain beats against the blemished glass of my window
Leaves lay brown and crumpled on the ground
A frozen memory of a yesterday's sorrow
Tell me, what is that terrifying sound?

The one that repeats inside of this tormented head
The one that pounds and screams to be let out
The one that tucks me in inside my bed
It fills my soul, my heart. my bones, my doubt.

I feel it aching like age in these worn out muscles
I feel it weighing my shoulders down
I feel it like flames of some vengeance seeking fire
I feel it as I watch Autumn make it's rounds

This seasonal pain is breaking my heart
I'm like Fall as I fall apart
Katlyn Orthman Mar 2020
Broken hearts and shattered dreams
All fray away with unraveled seams

Long for the day to be set free
In wanderlust out by the sea

Listen to the waves they crash and pull
Like musical tunes the sounds will lull

But lonely hearts travel alone
And nowhere ever feels like home

Not out by the vast blue sea
Or in the depths of ripe green trees

These places won't remember me
As lonely hearts are never seen

Not by the eyes of passing souls
Or by the eyes who make us whole

No, lonely hearts must pay a toll
Oh, where do the lonely hearts go?
Katlyn Orthman Oct 2013
I placed my heart inside a box of steel
so that I would never feel.
I locked up all the chains,
so that I wouldn't feel pain.

I broke the key,
so no one could get to me.
I hid it deep inside,
where no one would find.

But you hold the map to my heart,
and the key that broke it open.
I should've known
I wouldn't be left alone.
It's been so long! I'm feeling so much better since I last posted on here. I've been writing more on a website called Wattpad, I'm absoultely in love with that website! If you want to read any of my work on there than heres the link > http://www.wattpad.com/user/TouchingMoons
Have a great day!:)
364 · Dec 2013
Murder
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2013
Stare at the evidence,
that weapon you used to **** her.
The blood that stains the carpet,
the frantic smears of tears and fear.

Does it shame you,
knowing what you've done?
Are you guilty,
of what you've become.

Head lowered, eyes cast to the floor,
walking through all of these doors.
You can't look me in the eye,
or tell me why.

But you took her life,
with a dull jagged edge knife.
Buried in her flesh over again,
as she wailed for it to end.

You slung her up and tossed her down,
sealed the deal as you watched her drown.
Dusted off your hands and turned away,
did you think about the life you decided to take?
364 · Feb 2013
Untitled
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2013
Looming above the dirt bed where she slept
A silent raven with wings fluttering
The raven before her graveyard home wept
For the woman was always sputtering
Talked of her husband, never laid to rest
Said only a fool would not say goodbye
She always clutched the necklace on her chest
She would weep in her bed asking god why
So sad she had died with a broken heart
He vowed he would always stay by her side
He vowed they could'nt ever be apart
Even though her fragile body had died
So there before her, her husband would stay
Before the dirt bed where his cold wife lay
364 · Feb 2013
Flowers for love
Katlyn Orthman Feb 2013
Fragile flower
Bathing in rain shower
Soft red petals
Smooth and cold like metal
Frost at the tips
What's left of the sun it sips
This flower lives in cold
I don't know how it holds
But below our tree it grows
It's almost as if it knows
That my heart beats every day
In a rhythm for you to stay
And this flower never weeps
Never shuts its eyes to sleep
The flower wind can't shove
This flower is our love
364 · Jan 2015
Hollow
Katlyn Orthman Jan 2015
I wish I was  hollow inside
This pain might be easier to hide
But for now I'll ease my pain in music
The melody will drown my heart
It's fine because I don't want to use it
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,
363 · Jan 2013
New to me
Katlyn Orthman Jan 2013
I opened my heart
To a new beginning
So you could have a fresh start
So your world might stop spinning
But as I layed out my walls
You pushed at me
And slowly I watched them fall
And it hurt to see
You couldn't wait for me to come along
You had to have it now
You couldn't wait long
You made me bow
You see I don't like this
I can't lay my head to the floor
I won't watch this
As you parade like a *****
To this man you only just met
To this guy you want to love
I can't approve this yet
Even if you want me too
It's you I vowed to protect
After every mans cold dagger
I will be there to help select
Incase you stagger
Just don't let me down
I don't want to cry
Don't make me frown
Don't make me die
363 · Dec 2012
To let them in
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
I could unlock the door
But would I be safe....
I could open my heart
But would I bleed.....
They pledge their love to me
But the glass is foggy
It's hard to see
How can I go in walking blind
To scared to say that I just might care
To sad to think I might not be there
I just want to trust
But to trust you must be whole
Tortured by demons of a frightful past
My first move could be the last
Every step so unsure
Unstable grounds
The air so thick all around
I might crumble beneath the weight
To let them in
I'll need the key
To let them in
I must see
362 · Dec 2012
This time It's different
Katlyn Orthman Dec 2012
If you hate me just say it
I wish you could see
That you're slowly
So slowly killing me
Dying with every wasted breath
Destroyed by every criticism that you spit out
I hate you so much sometimes
I want to leave
But Im stuck
In your claws
Sooner or later we all leave
Sooner than later you'll break down
Soon you'll have no one around
You push us all so far away
You tuck us away in a box of your own
Imprisoned
After I help you
After I give to you
I gave to you when I had nothing!
This time it's different
Don't look for me
When you need help
360 · Mar 2013
Melting away
Katlyn Orthman Mar 2013
The sunlight of the fading day melted
Breaking off into a starry sky
Sometimes I wish I could disappear
Into nothing but the stars
So bright and beautiful
So beautiful
360 · Sep 2012
Haiku 2
Katlyn Orthman Sep 2012
Hush of silent trees
Howl of the forlorn night
Cool hand of the wind
358 · May 2014
Fall away
Katlyn Orthman May 2014
Watch me wither and decay
As I linger and chip away
I'm fading from this place

My hearts fallen out of my chest
and I've tried my very best
to sew it back in

My soul is wearing thin
and I wait for it to take over my skin
As I fall apart

This sad song keeps playing in my head
As my conscious realizes I am dead
Buried deep beneath my sins

Take this empty shell of me
Twist it into to dust, you'll see
There's nothing left to give

I'm falling away
358 · Jun 2018
A Talk Between Us
Katlyn Orthman Jun 2018
I'm sorry
For all the hate
All the anger
The confusion

I'm lost
Not very sure
Trying to keep up

Something new
Is around every corner
Threatening
Sometimes sweet

It tests me
Test my love
My faith in myself

Its shaking me
Stirring me
STAND UP

But I still love
I forgive
I'll try again

So should you
I believe
I care

You can do it
The dream
Lives in our veins
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