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2.0k · Jun 2013
Wealth
Khrystle Rea Jun 2013
challenged
i hold my breath
waiting for the moment
of my dream to arrive
to walk in and say hi
i am here and this
is what you ought to do
im your passion
fulfill me now.
patience is painful
as i await to create
the life i desire
i want it now
but then i open my
eyes a little bit more
and notice the life
i have today is one that
i want as well.
i am wealthy now.
2.0k · Apr 2013
Stuck On Repeat
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
You have me stuck on
repeat playing this love
song all day long
each day I profess
my secrets in various
tunes describing
how magnificent you are
how special you are
how much you mean to me
I wonder if you will ever tire
of the continual song
until you recite back a melody
complimenting mine
mirroring my emotions
by simply saying ditto
1.6k · Jan 2015
Letting Go
Khrystle Rea Jan 2015
a story
       of letters
                 words and phrases
    compiled
               fabricated
                            believed
no longer serves any purpose
         no truths

                                         can be let go
1.5k · Feb 2013
Entrapment
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
With eyes open it's all black. Surrounding
Encased by dark and heavy emotions:
Thinking if I am alone, just heightens
The walls as I grip preparing to swing
To surpass the thoughts of no good doing;
By believing in true self with no harm;
Where words are judged to notify alarms
That brings tunes where sorrow melodies ring.
The frustration moves to show the sky blue,
Knowing my strength is never far away,
Unclear: Why is being together *******?
Thwarted, trying to keep my sea at bay
Fearful to escape this prison I grew
To truly be true to my chimes in prayer.
1.3k · Apr 2013
Longing
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
my heart aches
of longing for
past moons spent
in your arms
sheltered by your warmth;
tonight's chill sets in
as the hours fly by
eyes wide open
day dreaming of
future days where
each sun rise I awake
with you next to me
beginning my day
with the one I love most
1.3k · Feb 2013
A Dream Deferred
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
Fingers point in to seal what
allows waves to enter. It happens
naturally, attempting to
keep out a
sound linked to a dream.
Each day more deferred.
Singing along does
nothing but intensify it,
leaving my throat dry.
Eyes wander up
to the sky like
it has the answer. A
desire the size of a raisin.
hidden deep with in
bleakness; the
noise blinded by the sun.
Inside cues are unheard or
overlooked; left to fester.
Tunes once vibrant like
fireflies illuminating a
black field create a sore
unrecognized. Oblivious and
ignorant. Then
is what I run
away from; yet it does
not make the hum disappear; it
only dissolves the stink
to an unnoticeable hint like
bread rotten.
My core once full of meat.
I marched to the beat or
maybe it formed a crust
around all thoughts and
notified me when sugar
oozed out over
the brim of my truth. Like
examples before I fall prey to a
slide syrupy
and sweet
pulling me away. Maybe
I am scared it
will be just
perfect. Skin sags
as time passes like
light wind, unfelt; a
sensation soul heavy
fumbling to un-load.
Yesterday I began to listen or
correctly hear what does
exist confined. It
is looking to explode.
This is written in the form of a golden shovel which Terrance Hayes uses. If you read each end word of each line you will be reading one of my all time favorite poems by Langston Hughes called A Dream Deferred. The entire poem is made up of two poems; I wrote the poem that leads left to right.
1.2k · Sep 2013
Doors Closed
Khrystle Rea Sep 2013
I think back to the days
when I would come over
for play dates
and we would
explore the world
being adventurous
energetically carefree.

It was simple
how our friendship worked
no tall tales behind
each others backs
no feelings were hurt
no secrets
no lies
no whispering.

We were all best friends
hanging out together.
A group formed quickly
and divided even quicker.

Stories embellished
to promote one’s own
popularity, creating
laughs and turning me
into the black sheep.

I learned not to trust
any of you.
Skepticism became my
new best friend.

The best thing I thought
was to leave it all
forget everyone and
begin somewhere else new.

That place didn’t really
seem quite for me either.
So I returned. Some
accepted me back with
open arms, but I still
couldn’t trust it.
I didn’t know who any
of you were anymore.
I struggled opening up
and accepting you all.

I wish I could have done it.
I wish we did reunite.
I have forever wanted to
be back in the group.

But the group is not for me.
It never was. It never will be.
1.2k · Jul 2014
When to Write
Khrystle Rea Jul 2014
tears

  fill my eyes

                       I grab my pen



a fire

  burns in my stomach

                       I grab my pen



tapping

  engulfs my limbs

                       I grab my pen


warmth

  encompasses my entirety

             my lips turned up

                       I grab my sneakers

                                                                              forgetting about my pen
1.1k · Feb 2013
Top 17
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
And I know I said it a million times
a sensible girl like that
just pretending that we’re cool. So tonight
it’s for the best you didn’t listen.
And me, falling for it screaming that I’m right
when I still see it all in my head;
but the grass ain’t always greener on the other side.
I’ve drowned and dreamt this moment;
eyes on fire and they burn from all the tears;
so I’ll be on my way -
we don’t even have to try.
Let me know
all your giving me is fiction
looking for some trouble tonight.
And so I tell myself that I’ll be strong,
I wasn’t finished dreaming, about your lips.
How can you understand something that you never had?



[Maroon 5 - One More Night, PSY - Gangnam Style, One Direction - Live While We’re Young, fun. - Some Nights, Taylor Swift - We Are Never Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift - Red, Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me, Adele - Skyfall, Pink - ******* One Last Kiss, Alex Clare - Too Close, Owl City - Good Time, Flo Rida - Whistle, Neon Trees - Everybody Talks, ke$ha - Die Young, Ellie Goulding - Lights, Chris Brown - Don’t Wake Me Up, Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You]
For fun - decided to do a collage poem with the top songs from the hot 100 billboard list. In the poem I kept the lines from the songs listed in the same ranked order on billboard [these are the top 17 from a few months ago].
993 · Feb 2013
Balance
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
heat overwhelms as

i reach for cool comfort with

limbs outstretched, seeking
977 · Feb 2013
Captivated
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
Casual encounters strike something deep
as eyes lock with few words exchanged.
Possibilities endless, as missed happenings
tally in my mind; certain of the lost chance.
Identities unknown.
Vacant voids ring louder inside as alcohol
abolishes hints of loneliness. A
tap on the shoulder sends the world into
eternal stillness, focusing solely on wanted lips.
Destined to be.
975 · Apr 2013
Electric
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
particles surround heightening
tension between us
where each touch shocks
my skin making all hairs stand
straight as if zapped directly
by electricity from you
915 · Mar 2013
No Alterations
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
words
       actions
  feelings
                selfish - all revolving around me.

awareness fuels the fire
      in my stomach
but nothing is done
                 to change.

I can't shake
        this sadness within.

each sniffle
      only ignites current
                frustrations.

maybe when I accept
       being upset
                    my emotions will alter.
909 · Aug 2013
in love
Khrystle Rea Aug 2013
i am in love

like in the clouds in love

like floating in the sea in love

like relaxing in a tree in love

i am in love

with the dimples in your cheeks

with the glow in your eyes

with the shape of your lips

i am in love

unconditionally

wholeheartedly

deeply

with you
880 · Feb 2013
Unease
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
What is a happening but conscious cloud
bands the bright earth with softer mysteries.
A perfect balance between waking and dreams
so mastered by the brute blood of the air.
To be the thing being breathed
in burning whatever's inside that won't sleep.
More real than the real horizon,
awake for ever in a sweet unrest.
Higher, touching, sometimes fumbling
that's flowering. You're no good host to this.
For in my arms I hold
the value of being pleasant
in perfect time and measure.
It sorta works this time my love.

(Volkman, Colborne-Veel, Zagajewskiy, Yeats, Lasky,
W.S. Di Piero, Galvin, Keats, Irwin, Malech, Auden,
Uribe, Emerson, Olin)
this is a collage poem, which is a collection of lines from actual poems written by other authors combined together to create a new poem. this piece is created from lines by 14 different poets (listed above).
753 · Apr 2013
Confliction
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
each limb stays still
stuck to the soft sheets
not willing to move

my stomach rumbles
with no desire to eat
no longing for water
but anger of emptiness

never ending thoughts
repeat with a huge
to-do list accumulating
creating jitters displayed
by bouncing limbs

I am conflicted
unsure of my true feelings
but fully aware of
my ill health and
my wishes to get
so much done
719 · Mar 2013
Yearn
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
I yearn for your
    warmth - your strong
  presence next to my side.
I put my arm out hoping
    you will fill this empty void.
Tonight I need your company
  your support. I need to
know that I am still loved,
   everything is okay. I am
               not alone.
The world isn't crumbling but
  I hurt. I wish you
were here because only you
   would silently understand.



RIP. 7/12/08
709 · Jul 2013
Changing
Khrystle Rea Jul 2013
I dread these days
where the weather changes
and my new found family
falls away.
Each year it begins the same
colors changing, the air cooling
I cringe inside hoping to
hold on to each member.
Ultimately I am left alone.

Bare, naked, exposed
to the brutality of the
cold winds flowing
every which way as
thick white fluff surrounds
my base, lengthening
my chill for weeks.
Every now and then
I am filled with hope
as the sun rises.

Beams of light are everywhere
warming me to the core
as the icicles melt away.
Continuous showers provide
nutrients so accessible
that eating feels easier than breathing.
I am strong and passing
life on to my new family.

Small buds are now
open in full bloom
creating safe havens
for friends whose songs
tell tales to be passed on.
Each day someone new
comes by to rest in my shadow,
eat from my leaves, or live
among my new family.
Khrystle Rea Sep 2013
Indiscreetly

sitting
above the
window watching

you step
out
under cover of

trees leaves
allows a deep breath
loose through my lips
knowing
i may
now have my chance

to make it
on my own.

Curtains roll back
his face exposed
readily
insinuating
sober
truths
of theories
polished by
her hand
every word
reconstructed

With striking
appeal
letting anyone
knots tighten with
endless
need for more.
A friend and I pick a theme to write every two weeks - his was "I saw you talkin' to Christopher Walken" - this was my perception. May not make any sense, but it isn't necessarily supposed to I guess. Enjoy.
629 · Feb 2013
Perfect
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
You exist in the world, as perfect
as harmonies combine connected,
radiating the ultimate tune projected.

A being inimitable; glowing on the inside
with beams linked to the sun direct:
You exist in the world, as perfect
as harmonies combine connected.

Performing all gifts effortlessly with pride,
showcasing the vast amount of intellect;
remaining on the truest path, with respect.
You exist in the world, as perfect
as harmonies combine connected,
radiating the ultimate tune projected.
Attempting to write something for my boyfriend ... totally struggling with the last stanza - any suggestions?
It is supposed to be in the form of a roundel, but I mixed up the rhyme scheme.
608 · Mar 2013
Rain
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
grey hills swarm above

longing to dwell

providing everything below

with nourishment yet

leaving some feeling empty
580 · Jun 2013
Incomplete Man
Khrystle Rea Jun 2013
Pain
Sittin' here thinking
with a twisted brain
the words
you speak
from your mind
your heart
are they true
I sit and wonder
why create a creature
that you wont call to
your blood
your kin
your features
can't you see
a pathological
liar
is who you be
but yet your
eldest daughter
holds on to hope
looking faith in the eye
wishing her father
will one day
gain pride
and not mind spending
60 dollars a week
knowing that
everybody has to eat
and now today
I can finally say
he did his job of being a boy
but could not complete the role of
being a man.
578 · Feb 2013
Alive in Me
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
Years ago I once thought
to show inside I ought to change
               hair, clothes, friends and arrange
lips for words strange but typical
to music's whimsical
lyrics, syllables rhyme over
    fresh beats, to get closer,
proving I am no poser. Blood
     passed through history floods
veins unfelt, stuck like mud, I strive
    to feel my black alive.
Written in the form of a Luc-bat.
577 · Mar 2013
What changed?
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
the bird chirps, flapping
its wings to soar.
it's sole purpose living
each day, breathing and
eating for survival.
the bird lives simply.

the trees stand tall
as roots dig deeper,
grounded. leaves appear
in cycles contributing to the
intake and release of nourishment.
the tree lives simply.

the human wakes with many
contemplations, desires, goals.
numerous expectations all
constructed from illusions.
a definitive role continuously changing.
the human lives complexly.

What changed?
570 · Feb 2013
Mixture of It All
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
CERTAINTY
in the uncertain
C O M F O R T
in the unknown
SECURITY
in the vulnerability
utter calmness
in the midst of
the treacherous storm
The fall of the
greatest pyramid
so low to the
core of the earth
peace, serenity
S   A   F   E   T   Y
like never before.
553 · Jun 2013
Not Now.
Khrystle Rea Jun 2013
my ears no longer allow
the words traveling in the air
to enter.
i don't want to hear this news.
disappointment has consumed
every inch of my body.
i feel as if the clock rewound
and i am now a child
upset because i cannot get
what i want at this moment.
a tantrum brewing inside me.
each breath i contain myself
holding in my rage, anger, sadness.
my mind races for solutions.
552 · Jul 2013
feelings
Khrystle Rea Jul 2013
drifting along
I allow my feet to take me
forward into the unknown
hoping for only the best
as i try to lift my head
only to keep it afloat as
my eyes immediately
look back to the ground
the weight on my back
grows heavy while the cloud
on my shoulders falls lower.
short shallow breaths define
my unsettled state
the uneasiness that is keeping me
i desperately close my eyes
praying to vanish in the
evening dusk fully blending
with the trees and thick air.
550 · Sep 2013
In me
Khrystle Rea Sep 2013
I see what I think;
slanted views
assumed
guessed
Wrong.

My eyes perceive
how I feel
when things
aren't real.

Thoughts run wild
depleting
decreasing
diminishing
my view of me.

I feel ...
uncomfortable
unwanted
unknown.

I think I am wrong
so I look again
revisiting
reviewing
reenacting.

Tainted eyes
fooled me again.

I am ...
wonderful
welcoming
warm.

I believe in me.
537 · Feb 2013
Other Than Me
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
if only I could be
a star in the night
invisible in the day
illuminating when the
time is just right

if only i could be
a particle in the air
accumulated into a cloud
weightless and free

if only I could be
symmetrical with
bright colorful
magnificent wings
soaring gracefully

if only i could be …
something other than me.
510 · Apr 2013
Poorly worded
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
every time I act you speak

giving suggestions based

on perceptions you see

never aware of the entire

interaction.

I attempt not to take it personally

but my instant reaction is anger

and embarrassment, as if I’m wrong.

the words you choose are poor

so I wonder if what you say is really

meant for me or the mirrored you.
507 · Aug 2013
Library
Khrystle Rea Aug 2013
Of all the places we can go
     the library walls are endless,
with secrets only some will know.

Surely making many minds grow,
     with wisdom that is so precious,
Of all the places we can go.

Truly we do enjoy the flow
     of all the letters in sentence,
with secrets only some will know.

All time stops because of the show,
     leaving us caught up and breathless,
Of all the places we can go.

Mesmerized by the colors glow
     As all the spines are numerous,
With secrets only some will know.

We love to come here to hang low,
     Gain free knowledge is tremendous.
Of all the places we can go,
With secrets only some will know.
Decided to try to write in a new form - this one is called a villanelle.
502 · Feb 2013
A simple wish
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
A simple wish
         yet again
    overlooked by him.
Does he care?
    She wonders. Everything
plunders. If only delicate words

arose in time
   to dilute
instant bursts of rage.
         It's too late.
Silence is all he gives.
  A child unwilling to talk.

She still struggles
     accepting
his realistic ways.
       It all hurts.
Sometimes she wishes
  he'd leave through the unopened door.
484 · Apr 2013
awakened
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
warmth invades
each particle
each desire
each breath as
i long to change
like the soil
sprouting new buds
giving life to
magnificent beauties
clarifying for me that
the time is now
the season is here
for every step i make
holds purpose
476 · Nov 2013
with Time
Khrystle Rea Nov 2013
532 days.
                                of texting
                                of laughing
                                of enjoying
       each other's company.

12768 hours.
                                 of listening
                                 of learning
                                 of mastering
     words true and believable.

Mutual feelings.
          Spoken differently.
                    Love demonstrated. Felt.
     Real.
469 · Feb 2013
Mima
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
The sweet aromas emulating
in the kitchen no longer
stir my cravings.
A simple egg does
not suffice and
the stuffing seems to never
be the same.

To walk to the other
side of the complex
following one foot
at a time, not realizing
I am in front of your
oncd been door.

A chilling sensation runs
through numerous veins
where the History
flows, continuing on
to re-enter into me.

           When will there be
                        A day to return
                        A day once again
                        A day for you here, now.
467 · Feb 2013
caught up
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
careful touches
grace over the fabric
concealing my skin
as a firm grip
pulls me in closer.
plush pink lips
swoop down
gently placed on top
of mine as the next
is partially perched
open with enough space
for our tongues
to intertwine
enhancing all desires
raging in my body.
the last is soft
and delicate before
taking a step back
allowing my shoulders
to shimmy so slightly.
the world has stopped
I am breathless
entirely caught up
in him
464 · Feb 2013
Please. Just Stop.
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
Please don't ask me
   to be responsible for you.
Please don't expect me
   to check in on you.
Please don't assume I
   will remember your big life events.
Please don't bring me
   your drama that your unwilling to change.
Please stop repeating yourself
   and running in circles.
Please. Just stop.

I'm tired of being your friend.
457 · Jun 2013
Future
Khrystle Rea Jun 2013
I dream of moving

with you into our

own place

it would be marvelous 

to wake up to you

each and everyday.

I close my eyes and

imagine it all coming true

And then I look at my

bank account and my

heart skips a beat

because there is money

there waiting for this

but not enough.

I worry about the future

sustaining each month

on my current pay.

I am ready for more

money to come.
457 · Jul 2013
your mothers control
Khrystle Rea Jul 2013
sudden excitement
and a rush of joy
fate handed it over
to us saying
now is time for more.
the possibilities
overwhelming as I
grin thinking that its
time to finally move in.
until words of fear
zap all pleasures
and your mothers
control lays thick
like wet feathers.
450 · Mar 2013
Point of it All
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
in the midst of my deepest
  depression I ponder Why.
What is the point of me being
     on earth? I feel as if I
am not contributing, not helping,
  not aiding the world. I don't know
how to use my gifts to impact others.
   The question repeats in my head
Why have I been given life?
      A real answer I still don't know.
But I am certain I am here
to experience all of these emotions
and to build relations, supporting
one friend at a time. I think of
older societies, living to live - find food,
build shelter and enjoy the wonders
of nature. I have decided my purpose
is to breath in each moment and enjoy
   what I feel now, today.
446 · Feb 2013
Teared eyes
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
heavy lids yearn to
erase last nights hurt.
i struggle to smile real.
425 · Mar 2013
You
Khrystle Rea Mar 2013
You
I stumble
                            You reach out to steady me
I fall to pieces
                               You walk behind catching it all
I criticize myself
                                You never agree
I put myself down
                                   You bring me up
I curl into a ball
                              You wrap your arms around me
I shed many tears
                                 You wipe each one away
I laugh as you tickle me
             You smile knowing our love is here to stay
423 · Apr 2013
He heals me
Khrystle Rea Apr 2013
He heals me with

Every encounter.

Holding on to

Each moment

As if its the

Last time I will

See his

Magnificent soul

Eyeing me.
417 · Feb 2013
Untitled
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
side by side, hands clasped
like roots intertwined in earth,
I’m embraced by you
393 · Feb 2013
Lessons
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
The letters n o I w a t d swirl in my mind
Creating the truthful words
No I don’t want to, Not now
Silence is fitting
I think of what can give me a voice
What can I say to demonstrate my power
Nothing rolls to mind
All my thoughts are being said now
Through this dead air
I’m not running towards him this time
Yet I don’t feel as if I’m running away
The fire at the pit of my stomach is continually
Put out by the heavy sadness looming inside my heart
My shoulders drop to the floor weighted down by endless dark clouds
A sigh releases no relief
No action now is the best action
And it seems to get my point across
I don’t deserve to be treated like this
And I won’t tolerate it anymore
Our relationship is not worth all of this pain
I no longer desire you in my life
388 · May 2014
Untitled
Khrystle Rea May 2014
the sweetest tune hums
as our fingers lock giving
you the world my love
385 · Feb 2013
Tears
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
a never ending
streaming river
flowing steadily
down under the
ridge of the
squares that sit
upon the bridge.
377 · Apr 2014
Remember Me
Khrystle Rea Apr 2014
you all left
I was                  alone.
only one did
return
yet I feel as
if I do not
believe you'll
stay - you have
always been
here but I am
really scared.

You'll always
love me - I will
always love you.
Please don't forget me
I will stay in touch with you.
369 · Jun 2013
It happened
Khrystle Rea Jun 2013
your finger points at me
and my body trembles
my eyes well with tears
as I bury my head to hide
my face - I don't want
to be seen like this
I'm upset for your loss
and feel fully responsible.
360 · Feb 2013
Mr DLH
Khrystle Rea Feb 2013
I was never sure
you'd stay
now I'm certain
you'll never leave
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