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Sep 2020 · 23
hard to hear
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
i know the thing i've been through are
H A R D   T O   H E A R
trust me i can tell when the words slowly
P A S S   M Y   L I P S
as my throat swells until it feels like i
C A N ' T    B R E A T H
the words slur in my brain as i try to form
S E N T A N C E S
as i try to explain myself t a person who
D O E S N ' T   C A R E
so yes i know that this is
H A R D   T O   H E A R
Sep 2020 · 56
rewrite
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
rewrite the memories
reword the story
of my past of my future
if i could change anything to
R E W R I T E
the story of you & I
Sep 2020 · 23
novel
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
C H A P T E R 1
we start by introducing a woman
shes battered and bruised
but her eyes are bright
her face still damp with tears
as she runs into an apartment
and a man gives her a room
because he pities the young girl
C H A P T E R 2
the girl cleans up in a half bath
she smiles at her reflection sinisterly
and the reader begins to see that shes not what she seems
she offers to make him food
he smiles and excepts
noticing that after she cleaned up was quite beautiful
she cooked at the stove
and as she put a soup in a bowl
she poured a large amounts of arson
C H A P T E R 3
the man eats and is jovial
she also smiles watching him
watching as he laps up the drops of her soup
we begin to see a memory of hers
a man perhaps her father an empty bottle in his hand
his face is contorted with uncontrolled anger
he hits her until shes unconscious
he then proceeds to **** her
as she falls in and out of consciousness
C H A P T E R 4
we see the man falling very sick
he stumbles to his room sweat beads on his face
he excuses himself to bed and smiles at her
she smiles back but her face isnt a normal smile
he lies in his bed sweating crying
his heart begins to slow as she walks into the room
she watches until his last breath
as he begged her to call for help
C H A P T E R 5
she cleans the entire house
and takes his car to the river
he is sitting in the back eyes open wide
and still glistening with drops of old sweat
she drives up the dock
putting all the windows down
she hits the gas and lodges it down with a brick
like a seal on this mans fate
as she swims out of the window
C H A P T E R 6
seven bodies at the bottom of the river
each with a brick on the petal
each man killed with arson
each with a small heart carved on there wrist
she was a killer and the scene ends
with her ending yet another mans life
on the last page of the story
our novel asks you a question
was her killing justified
could she say she was a product of her surroundings
was the blame on her father
who showed her that men were untrustworthy
or perhaps her mother who was never there
not even to comfort her as she cried to sleep
or do you believe that she was just a
M O N S T E R
Sep 2020 · 26
ask me
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
if you had the courage to
A S K   M E
the questions that are swelling in your
T H R O A T
maybe you could understand
the past i've worked so hard to
L O S E
and each time you try to refrain from
A S K I N G
i feel like the lumps in my
T H R O A T
feel like there growing until i begin to
L O S E
so please dont pity me but dont think you cant
A S K  M E
Sep 2020 · 31
beat
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
sometimes i catch myself
D A N C I N G
while i hum a unone
S O N G
it seems to me that i am dancing to an
I N V I S I B L E
rythme has a quick
B E A T
Sep 2020 · 35
whisper
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
W H I S P E R
can you hear her
can you listen if she calls her
dreaming of being
C L O S E
to the people that stand
just far off the
E D G E
but far enough to keep them
a little too far out of
R E A C H
Sep 2020 · 28
lively
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
when i was younger
i watched the birds and the bugs
and i loved the way they looked so
L I V E L Y
but now i wonder if
i admired them for the
H A P P I N E S S
i craved
Aug 2020 · 42
Simmer
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
like a ***
Just before the water
B O I L S
Or a person
Just before they
E X P L O D E
It feels like
My brain is about to
E M P L O D E
Because I'm expected
To smile like nothing is
W R O N G
But I have to
Sit in the living room and try not to
S I M M E R
Aug 2020 · 24
midnight
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
we wait till
M I D N I G H T
and sneak out the
W I N D O W
and pray we dont get
C A U G H T
as we search for the
C O N S T E L LA T I O N S
and i pray that the sun will never
R I S E
so tat we may stay here in this
M O M E N T
forever, never looking back to our stressful
H O M E S
Aug 2020 · 27
breathe
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
in and out
the suns setting
Q U I C K L Y
in and out
i worry that hes
B A C K
in and out
like a replaying
M O V I E
in and out
i wish i could forget
H I M
in and out
i remind myself while having a
P A N I C    A T T A C K
in and out
because i know that i have to catch my
B R E A T H E
Aug 2020 · 96
sun kissed
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
my skin was
B U R N T
in the bright summer
S U N
and it amazed me how yours
T A N N E D
but i suppose you were just a tad more
S U N    K I S S E D
than i would ever get
Aug 2020 · 10
sky
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
sky
like the blue summer
S K Y
your eyes gleamed in the
S U N L I G H T
but when the sun began to set the
M O O N
did not reflect the person you actually
W E R E
Aug 2020 · 17
picture prefect
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
S M I L E
for the picture
wear a nice
D R E S S
wont you pose with your
B R O T H E R
and be a good
S I S T E R
but when the pictures are done our
B R U I S E S
will begin to
S U R F A C E
Aug 2020 · 15
tension
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
have you ever been in a house wit so much
T E N S I O N
that you feel like the ceiling is
C A V I N G     I N
like the walls are resting on your
S H O U L D E R S
and you cant just
L E T   I T    G O
even though everyone wants you to
and you feel like your on the verge of
E X P L O D I N G
Aug 2020 · 22
bring me home
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
bring me home
when the air grows to
C O L D
take me in
when the grounds covered in
S N O W
let me snuggle
in a warm
B L A N K E T
soak in this craziness
that has only just
B E G U N
because as winter clouds
cover summer
M O O N S
i want to be here
and remembered by
Y O U
Aug 2020 · 33
lost
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
like a pen
dropped from your
P O C K E T
like a notebook
that's fallen out of a
B A C K P A C K

you left me on the
S T R E E T
and i wished i could of
seen this when i first
M E T
you, but i guess you can never
truly tell how a person
is actually on the
I N S I D E
Aug 2020 · 13
i wish they could
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
sometimes i wish people could
S E E
all of the pain that im
E X P E R I E N C I N G
i wish they could
F E E L
the hurt i have gone
T H R O U G H
because maybe if they
U N D E R S T O O D
the world i have lived in
they could see the live i hated
L I V I N G    I N
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
your faking it
cant you be
H A P P I E R
your only doing this for
A T T E N T I O N
you can change it when there
A R O U N D

but he doesn't see the hours spent
C R Y I N G
i am constantly trying to look
H A P P I E R
i wish no one would see me or give me
A T T E N T I O N
and he doesnt know that i am
F A K E
around them
Aug 2020 · 17
dream catcher
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
when i was a kid
i had a large
D R E A M   C A T C H E R
it sat on my wall
and i gave it all of my
A S P I R A T I O N S
and yesterday i found it in a box
that was filled with old pictures
and when i saw this
D R E A M
catcher i hung it in my window
to remember the times
that were much
S I M P L E R
Aug 2020 · 22
cords
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
as a kid i crawled over the
C O R D S
and now it seams i must walk on there
L I N E S
because if i step to far off
a bombing voice reminds me not to shake the
B O A T
because if we shake the boat
we will fall into the
M O A T
and so i walk on the cords and pray i dont
F A L L
Aug 2020 · 10
matches
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
i used to have a box of
M A T C H E S
i used to feel like i was burning from the
I N S I D E     O U T
so i thought if i kept the matches
in my pocket i could control the
F I R E
and when it got to intense i could blow out the
M A T C H
Aug 2020 · 28
doors
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
there's some doors i don't let anyone
O PE N
cause if i let them there's a chance that they would
L E A V E
and not come back and i know that i am
S C A R E D
so i leave this door locked
you might get other doors you can open but thid doors
N O T
i apologize if im to emotionally
D A M A G E D
but i built these walls when i was young
and i dont mean to shut people
O U T
but its a habit i've gotten used to
i only hope im not too far gone to
L E T    Y O U    I N
Aug 2020 · 13
soul rider
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
your not a person your a
S O U L   R I D E R
you ride so ******* a
H A P P Y
soul, until its so drained,
so broken, that the person is
L O S T
inside of there minds
but i will not let you ride my soul into
O B L I V I O N
Aug 2020 · 13
justify
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
why do i feel like
i always have to
J U S T I F Y
my pain to you, like
you get to hold some kind of
M O N O P O L Y
over my emotion
i guess its because i thought
if i was able to give away my
E M O T I O N S
then maybe it would
be easier for me to
B E A R
but now im stuck always
J U S T I F Y I N G
myself to you
Aug 2020 · 14
tell me
Melanie Jackson Aug 2020
tell me the truth
were you ever
H A P P Y
or was i the cause
of so much
P A I N
of so much
A N G U I S H
that even the smile i loved so much
soon became just as
F A K E
as your idea of parenting
Jul 2020 · 33
My view
Melanie Jackson Jul 2020
Distorted view
Of my old
D R E A M S
A perfect image
Of my new
W O R R I E S
When I close my eyes
I see the faces of my
P A S T
When I open my eyes
I see the people of my
P R E S A N T
Jul 2020 · 37
I love you
Melanie Jackson Jul 2020
Even if we both break down
And I say I
H A T E   Y O U
and you say you
H A T E  M E
So you go to bed crazy
Even if me both break down
And you wish I you were
R I G H T
And I wish that I was
R I G H T
I know that you still
L O V E  M E
And you know I
L O V E   Y O U
Jul 2020 · 14
Soul bound
Melanie Jackson Jul 2020
Here we sit
Tangled in
C H A I N S
Forever stuck
In this never ending
N I G H T M I R E
For our lives are wrapped
And our souls are
B O U N D
Jul 2020 · 16
Tell me
Melanie Jackson Jul 2020
Tell me your name
And I'll tell you my
D R E A M S
Tell me your aspersions
And I'll search for your
H E A R T
Tell me your happiest moments
And I will work to
R E C R E A T E
all of them
Jul 2020 · 40
broken smiles
Melanie Jackson Jul 2020
Were uncertainty
L I E S
there is truth
Were fear
C O N T R O L S
there is reunion
Were time
C R A W L S
there are hours
Were happiness
H I D E S
there are broken smiles
Jun 2020 · 60
goodbye
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
G O O D B Y E
for now my good old friends
S E E   Y O U
soon when summer ends
and the school year begins
and i bring more tears so
G O O D B Y E
my friends
dont miss me too
M U C H
Jun 2020 · 57
emotionally unavalible
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
thats what they call it
when the only parent
that you  have
L E F T
decides that you
are less important than the screen of a
C O M P U T E R
when he feels more like a
R O O M M A T E
than the man your supposed to love
than the man your supposed to look up to
more like a roommate than his role as a
F A T H E R
Jun 2020 · 21
jealous
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
is it sad
that i was almost
J E A L O U S
or maybe it was
when her father
said with no prompting
I    L O V E   Y O U
or the time he
hugged her for no reason
maybe even the genuine
S M I L E S
on there faces
was what got me
because i knew i could
never have with
M Y   D A D
Jun 2020 · 26
lifeline
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
somebody send me a
L I F E L I N E
im sick and tired of just standing by and
W A I T I N G

somebody send me a
L I F E L I N E
cause im so over this cliche
L I F E

somebody send me a
L I F E L I N E
im so over all this wasted
TIME

somebody send me a
L I F E L I N E
cause i dont want to change the
W O R L D
but i dont want the world to change me
E I T H E R
Jun 2020 · 42
your cologne
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
your cologne
stained my memories
the sent was strong
and when i miss you most
i think of the musty  sent of your
C O L O G N E
Jun 2020 · 57
ash wood
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
in the pit
the old tree burns
your and in mine
an old song on our lips
i loved that old
A S H    W O O D   T R E E
Jun 2020 · 41
light
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
when i was younger i let you steal my
L I G H T
but know that i have grown older i will take back my
L I G H T
and than you will be left in the
D A R K N E S S
like you had left me in
Jun 2020 · 58
stars
Melanie Jackson Jun 2020
when you were younger
you were my
R E D G I A N T
and as you got older you became my
S U P E R N O V A
but as we met our teen years you became my
B L A C K H O L E
stealing my light
and leaveing me in darkness
May 2020 · 21
willow
Melanie Jackson May 2020
the tree dips down
pulling at the grass
R E A C H I N G
to pull there roots
but like a willow i also
B R E A K
easily even though i seem strong
on the outside
i still lose my
B R A N C H E S
once in awhile
especially after a violent
S T O R M
May 2020 · 35
sorry
Melanie Jackson May 2020
i miss your calls
for months it seems
i forget that to you
i never have to be mean
i will never forget you
or your mother that i promise
but im
S O R R Y
to my forgotten lover
S O R R Y
im not good enough
S O R R Y
i just cant believe that anyone could love
my broken and damaged heart
my forgotten and lost soul
S O R R Y
to my unknowing lover
May 2020 · 27
sang with you
Melanie Jackson May 2020
like a
S O N G
i sang with you
and with your
L Y R I C S
you convinced me of lies
but now your
N O T E S
are off key
and i cant hear the
M U S I C
that you began to play
May 2020 · 32
the colors
Melanie Jackson May 2020
loving him was as
B L U E
as the ocean
even more
G R E E N
than the tree tops
more sunny then the brightest shade of
Y E L L O W

loving him was as
P U R P L E
as the flower petals
even more
O R A N G E
then the citrus fruit
more deep then the deepest shades of
R E D
May 2020 · 54
the elements
Melanie Jackson May 2020
you kissed me like
F I R E
i cleansed  you like
W A T E R
but you crushed me like
E A R T H
and i blew you away like
W I N D
May 2020 · 31
summer
Melanie Jackson May 2020
the summer sun
beats on my head
my shoulders burn
my arms sweat
but all i focus on
is the thought of losing
Y O U
because to me
the only way
i felt the summer breeze
was in your arms
you were my mountain
in the valley
and you will always be my
S U M M E R
May 2020 · 37
geometry
Melanie Jackson May 2020
i met you first in a class about angles
yo stole my breath
when yo smiled just like a
F O X
but like a fox you were cunning and cruel
i trusted your words
i yearned for your heart
but you left me there all alone in
G E O M E T R Y
May 2020 · 14
close your eyes
Melanie Jackson May 2020
close your eyes
listen close
can you hear
the call of the
C A R D I N A L

close your eyes
smell the air
can you smell
the sweet scents of
L E M O N G R A S S

close your eyes
touch the ground
can you feel
the sharp blades of
G R A S S
May 2020 · 42
when i see your face
Melanie Jackson May 2020
when i see your face
as you walk into the room
im always reminded
of what i used to mean
T O   Y O U
May 2020 · 16
time
Melanie Jackson May 2020
im sixteen
got a lot on my mind
i've got a few friends
that take up my
T I M E
people tell me i should smile
that im a pretty girl
its just taken me
A W H I L E
and im stressed out
but i cant describe
all the things i feel inside
but people say
it will all be good with
T I M E
May 2020 · 39
all i need
Melanie Jackson May 2020
all i need
is somebody who will stay
my heart holds this
L O V E
but it never lasts
is a good guy
to much for me to ask
is there something i should
C H A N G E
am i expecting to much
dear god why cant i ever find
L O V E
May 2020 · 30
highlighters
Melanie Jackson May 2020
when i look back
on everyday
i try to find my
H I G H L I G H T E R S
i hope that one day
i will only have
H I G H L I G H T E R S
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