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 Jun 2013 Kyleigh Anne
Tim Knight
#13
so what do we do
when the buses become blood clots,
stationary auction items up in the next lot,
nails placed firmly within the traffic’s trail,
beads on an already beaded bracelet
fit for a wrist as thick as yours;
delicate slips of skin wound around a bone
that glides along the air?

so what do I do
when we’re lost mid-city
consult and ask the commuter committee
that pumps around us in a lunchtime break
or walk on further just past mid-city lake
and look out for lost landmarks?

arrange me in an arrondissement,
unfurl me and curl out into a quarter,
lead me silently down another street,
kiss me in another alley and call me mine,
take a holiday with me, cross that line.
from coffeeshoppoems.com & facebook.com/coffeeshoppoems
It’s terrifying,
            Realizing just how little you know about someone.
Without realizing it,
Without even meaning too,
            They became important.
So important that everything reminds you of them,
  Their wish is your command,
And you overflow with jealousy when others draw near.

It’s terrifying to think about;
            Realizing that you may just know only one side of them,
            Knowing that they don’t think of you at all,
Understanding that they are more important to you than you will EVER be to them,
And Accepting that that will never change.
            It kills you to know this.
That when they are gone,
When they find love,
Or when they stray from the one thing that connects you
(and I can assure you they will)
            They leave without a word,
            Without a care,
Unknowing of the scars they have left behind.
Leaving you broken and battered,
Wallowing,
Hurt,
Stressed,
Feeling more alone than ever
With a piece of themselves missing.

You may have been lovers,
Acquaintances
Friends,
You may not have even met
But somewhere along the line,
            They became important.
And somewhere,
On some day,
You looked down in anguish
At the grave you had unknowingly dug yourself.
            You can pretend,
            But your dirt-covered hands will prove true.
It kills you to know this,
But eventually you will dig your way out,
Clean yourself off,
And start with a new patch of ground.

A patch of ground with which you may either
Build a house,
Or a grave.
Underneath cotton lengths
A prism of daybreak
When my eyelids beat faster
And louder than my own heart
That is when you know
That morning may not
Bring the light
You can smell it on my breath.
Say you care,
but no you don't.
Actions speak much louder,
and your words go up in smoke.
My hands are all I know,
They're all with which I feel.
Callused, scarred and water logged,
My hands will never heal.

The work I've done, the work I'll do,
Will take it's wicked toll.
My weathered hands age right along,
with my weathered soul.
 Jun 2013 Kyleigh Anne
karma
Words are words but once used verbally they turn into pain....
I never understood why you hated me so much...
Why are you so angry at me why must you treat me that way..
Do you forget you&me; are related same mom same dad
but yet i get treated like im a stranger to you
hate.. love... but once im gone you'll cry some tears
not for long maybe as they sing a goodbye song
you are suppose to be my mentor..
not make me hate you
but know we are out of time as im watching how you cry over me dying ..
why now that i am gone show love ???
when i was on this earth it was like i was invisible
feeling like a prisoner yelling show me some love
but know we are out of time because i am gone
People always leave
yet here I am
still getting attached
still surprised
still disappointed
and still haven't learned.
Saying goodbye isn’t the hard part.

The hard part is the after affect
where I finally realize that they’re gone,
out of my presence.

The hardest part is when I keep
wondering if they miss me as much as I
do and then I suddenly convince
myself that they don’t
because nobody
ever cares as much as I do
and I wish and hope that one day
someone will.

Oh, I really do hope
someday someone will…
 Jun 2013 Kyleigh Anne
Baylee
Addicted to the bottles,
Addicted to the pain,
I'm addicted to you
And it's driving me insane.
These ***** are my only friends,
They bring me warmth inside,
I think to myself,
"If I keep drinking, pretty soon I'll die".
The thought of death
Doesn't bother me,
It doesn't frighten me;
Rather, it brings security.
How will I go?
Overindulgence,
Or too many pills,
It wont be long before we know.
These thoughts run through my mind,
While I put on a fake smile,
All the time thinking of death
Or dying in just a short while.
Painkillers numb the pain,
But not for too long,
Pretty soon more pills are in my hand;
I take them to stay strong.
With bottles lined up,
And pills scattered across the floor;
A razor blade to the wrist,
My body propped up against the door.
Our lives aren't long,
Though life is the longest thing we do,
But I can't find the point of living,
If I can't be with you.
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