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33 · Mar 2020
dont look
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i see the stares
that people
T H R O W
at us when we have
panic attacks
i see
Y O U R
eyes darting
with judgement
and sometimes i wish
you would stop throwing judgement
long enough to find
K I N D N E S S
33 · Nov 2020
thanksgiving
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend we don't know that your not about to
E L O P E
the marriage that you've had for seven years
and lets pretend your not about to blame it on
M E

welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend we arent trying to ignore the ever growing
A N X I E T Y
that has been banging in my chest
and lets not talk about the trauma i hide
U N D E R N E A T H

welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend that we are all so overly
H A P P Y
as we eat food to avoid the conversation
and lets not talk about the people who have caused us
P A I N

but i promise i will sit around your table
and play nice and be a part of this
F A M I L Y
32 · Oct 2020
my love
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
i met this boy
he stole my heart

i will let him have it
because i know that i am happy

his eyes are blue
his lips are soft

his hands are ruff
with days of hard work

he cares for me
healing the scars across my heart

he is my love
and in his arms i find healing
32 · Nov 2020
let him go
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
im a dirt road
and a blue sky
dancing in the clouds
wondering through life
im kind
im crazy
im everything he dreamed i would be
i guess thats why he chose me
just a small town girl
and he knows he drives me crazy
even when were dancing
spinning me around
until he gives me a kiss
and it would be impossible to
L E T   H I M   G O
32 · May 2020
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
32 · Apr 2020
find me
Melanie Jackson Apr 2020
how can you miss someone
that you've never met
cause im missing you
N O W
because im lost inside my mind again

how can you miss someone
you've never seen
is your hair red brown or green
and do you drink it straight
or like honey in your tea

because i need you. please
F I N D    M E
31 · May 2020
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
31 · Dec 2020
wanderlust left my soul
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
I used to think i was riddled with
W A N D E R L U S T
Moving from one love to the next
One heartbreak right back to another
And each time i felt
L E F T
Behind, like i wasn't worth such time
And sometimes i felt like i was losing
M Y
Self in there cruel words but now it seams
I have found someone perfect for me
Like somehow the universe linked my
S O U L
With yours and maybe soulmates are real after all
31 · Nov 2020
time
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
T I M E,
you say i wish we had more
T I M E
like the minuets could stop ticking
like we could hold each second for
H O U R S
so we could stay close in this moment
F O R E V E R
i laugh before saying
if only i could stop the clock and freeze
T I M E
31 · Jan 2021
Running
Melanie Jackson Jan 2021
at first the trees blur past
my life washed behind me
my thoughts washed behind me
but then my body cant handle
i slow to a snail pace and the memories flood in
and sometimes i miss what we had
and others i blame myself for leaving you behind
but all i can do now is keep
R U N N I N G
31 · Dec 2020
soulmate
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
His eyes are the stars
Shining an guiding me through the darkest night
His lips are the waves
Pulling me in and crashing into my embrace
His hands are the sun
Reaching me warming me through the day
His love is the breeze
Blowing through my hair dancing lightly against my skin
His smile is a fox
Coning and brilliant as he zips his way through the trees
His happiness is a river
Flowing through me like its an addition of my soul
31 · Oct 2020
your ground
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
from walking and talking slow
to running fast and holding hands with you
from nervous eye contact
to staring straight at your eyes
and now we sleep with each other in our heads
holding on to pillows like we need someone there
thought it was crazy delusion in my head
thought you could never love me
but now im letting go
to everything that used to worry me
because in your eyes i find the ground
were i had only seen clouds
31 · Oct 2020
my forever
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
we are young
but in each other we found
L O V E
one that will last longer
than even the darkest
N I G H T S
or the coldest
W I N T E R S
because with you i know
i will never have to worry about
finding my one and only
F O R E V E R
because in you i've even found that kind of
L O V E
31 · Sep 2020
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
30 · Dec 2020
hand to hold
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
one day when we grow old
i hope i will still have your hand to hold
and as the years pass us
i hope it never comes to pass
that i lose your hand i love to hold
30 · Dec 2020
what i leave behind
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
our picture perfect memories
pick me up and off the floor
cant help finding myself
looking back on the days before
and i wonder if i ever cross your mind
i miss every thing i up and left behind
sorry to the people i left for a better life
i seems that leaving you behind has brought me
to a place were i no longer find
pain and brokenness left in the tracks i leave behind
30 · Mar 2020
cold
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
inside my soul
lives a burning
C O L D
i try to use heat
but i cant seem to
H E A T
me up
30 · Oct 2020
loving him
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
loving him is like watching a bird fly over a stream
faster then the wind
as passionate as can be
i hope it never ends cause suddenly
i feel like im changing my whole life
switching paths that are ahead of me
forgetting him would be impossible
needing him is all i spend my time on my life on
and loving him is like touching fire
and touching him is like
realising all ive ever needed is right in front of me
memorize his eyes
memorize his touch every time i see him
i can never get enough
every feature every word like my favorite song
i just hope i can keep him on replay
30 · Mar 2020
better
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i deserve
B E T T E R
than what
Y O U
treat me im a queen
but your no
K I N G
30 · Nov 2020
future
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
from a kid not understanding love
from a little sixth grader who listened to rumors
to a young lady
who could feel the magic in your touch
and to realize the truth
that in you i will always see my
F U T U R E
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
goodbye
see you later
I  LOVE  YOU
bye
see ya
o the many ways we said goodbye
I  MISS  YOU
i wish you
were near me now
the tears that stream down
o the many ways we said goodbye
I  H A T E  Y O U
i never want to see you again
your words sting
how could you say that
when just a month ago
you loved me
but know your gone
o the many ways we said goodbye
i hated the last one the most
30 · May 2020
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
30 · Dec 2020
cardboard box
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
sometimes it feels like
im living in a box
like the cardboard walls
are the things im supposed to live up to
but i can never reach the top of
30 · Nov 2020
our sparks
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
his eyes rest upon mine
i work to stay calm
his lips trace my skin
i try not to melt into the fireworks
his hands hold me
i hope he cant see the way i melt
his love engulfs me
i wish i could hold him forever
his heart beat quickens
i realize im not the only one hiding the
S P A R K S
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
my english teacher says with a smile
like its a fun topic
like half the class doesn't struggles with seasonal
D E P R E S S I O N

lets learn about ****** assault
my english teacher says with a smile
like its a fun topic
like half the class won't laugh and act like its some
J O K E

lets learn about ****** assault
my english teacher says with a smile
like its a fun topic
like half the class isn't almost in tears with the flooding
M E M O R I E S

lets learn about ****** assault
my english teacher says with a smile
like its a fun topic
like half the class wont watch taking notes on what words trigger
W H O

so lets learn about ****** assault
even though half of this class
will never understand what its like
to watch every piece of them ripped apart
what its like to feel the tears but not to let the leave this
B O D Y
29 · Oct 2020
his songs, my poems
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
the old maple trees
lose there leaves in the breeze
and as summer is gone
and fall has begun
i found someone who cares for me
hes strong as the maples
hes kind as the breeze
just like summer
hes kept me warm
and as fall began he wrote me into his songs
i only hope he understands that like his songs
i've wrote him into my poems
29 · Jan 2020
passenger seat
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
my head gets lost sometimes
inside of itself
the colors mesh together
the voices blur
andi look at my life
from the passenger seat
29 · Oct 2020
you too
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
i wanna see the sunrise
i wanna climb the tallest peak
as long as its with
Y O U
i wanna see the sunset
i wanna watch the water ripple
i wanna find were the horizon ends
as long as you do
T O O
i wanna see the stars shine
i wanna lay in the soft grass
i wanna find out the truth
but only if im close to
Y O U
i wanna watch the cosmos
i wanna see the world
i wanna watch as we grow old
i want me and you close
but only if you do
TOO
29 · Dec 2020
broken world
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
like a cloud you are dazed
constantly unfazed
by the horrors around you
to blind to care
if the sun sets
on a broken world
28 · Feb 2020
with you
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
i had a dream last
N I G H T
about how we only get one
LIFE
woke me up before
2  AM
i stayed awake and thought of
Y O U
so i wouldn't lose my
M I N D
because if we only die
O N C E
i want to die
W I T H  Y O U
28 · Nov 2020
clear
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
i wish i could say my road was
C L E A R
hell i wish i could tell you that it will be
E A S Y
but i cant because itwill never be
S I M P L E
but i want you to know that even if the roads not
C L E A R
that i will always say that i
L O V E   Y O U
28 · Aug 2020
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
28 · Sep 2020
work
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
our government expects us to work for
T H E M
we pay there taxes on food
on tampons on water
yet when we say those things should be
F R E E
you act as if our wrong as if its not our
H U M A N   R I G H T
to eat to keep ourselves clean to stay
A L I V E
and you shun those who cant pay your
T A X E S
as if there *****
as if there some kind of a different
B R E E D
i guess i just dont understand why they expect
U S
to work so hard for the things that are
N E C E S S A R Y
to every living being
28 · Oct 2021
tell my story
Melanie Jackson Oct 2021
im all alone
with my thoughts
my broken dreams
my tears
except for when im
with the people who barely know me
who cant even tell my story
28 · Mar 2020
mirror
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i stare in the mirror
my reflection
U N C L E A R
the snow is falling
outside the window, making the
F U T U R E
wash away
alone in this room
my heart will eventually break
but that is to waite
i don't want to get
A H E A D
of myself
28 · Jan 2020
older
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
everybody has to grow
OLDER
even lexi only 19
young and naive
wants to find a way to be
TIMELESS
fight the science
in deviance
but she grows quick
and passes young
the graveyard fills
with rain from her tears
washing her casket away
28 · Sep 2020
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
27 · Mar 2020
hero
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
sometimes i stand tall like i cant be
B R O K E N
sometimes i slouch with the wait of the world on my
S H O U L D E R S
but when i was with you i felt like you were my
H E R O
27 · Mar 2020
who
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
who
who are
Y O U
do you let your
P A S T
control yo or do you have
P O W E R
over the soul that has always been
Y O U R S
27 · Jan 2020
isolation
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
the morrow in which we rise. cyanide in the muzzle of the saint bernard sea A one man cult though of course a soft harmonious tune of luminescent ink must remain present in time.


a room
with a
locked door
and pastel walls
i sit in the corner
the door bangs
the knocks of
family
friends
people i should want
in my life
yet
i don't
the comfort
found in my isolation


A bathe in bleach; mat on the ground. I've began stories most fun. arsonist of the claw i must ask our lovely raven why must i take part in this so. they've ridiculed me tearing my wings to which I turn to the burrows of skin inhabited by maggots and tar. a melted candle pierced with rusted nails. the keyhole will tell



my head
in my hands
the tears
pouring from
my eyes
my heart
softly braking
i could
turn to alcohol
but then
i would be
my father
i cant smoke
cant stand
the smell
and so
here i sit
turning
to the only thing
that ever
helped me
get through
the isolation

his crown leans off the side of his head with sunken eyes he's consumed every bit of light he sees. of night is to day the sparrow wouldn't hesitate to call the end of me.
this was a collaboration between me and sylvester michalis
27 · Sep 2020
check
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
seasonal depression
C H E C K
tighten the belt across your chest
3 knoches please
anxiety you dont understand
C H E C K
tighten the belt across your chest
12 knoches please

i make you tighten them
because your different
that's not normal
and i being society
will judge you cruelly
because you arent like them
so how many
C H E C K S
do you have
27 · Nov 2020
dear tony,
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
i could start this by explaining
that sometimes i forget myself
some days i let the past
catch up with me
some days i feel more broken and damaged
then loving and happy
but those are things you already know

maybe i could begin by recalling
our first kiss
your lips so sweet
your eyes so blue
sparkling like the ocean when the sun hits it just right
your hands pulling me closer against your chest
but is that really the start

i could start by retelling you
the story of the football games
there were two
before the second one finished we were drenched
the cold fall air nipping at our cheeks
we jumped into your dads truck
and you pulled me close
the day i fell asleep on your shoulder
as the heat from the truck ran against our skin
as we shared each others heat
but you probably remember that

i could start by talking about that night
when you kissed my lips
when you tasted like sugar
when i felt like my world was slipping it your hands
when we couldnt even focus on the show
cause the taste of each others lips drove us closer
but you cant forget that night if you wanted too

maybe i could start by talking about
the morning i woke up with a hickey
and spent an hour trying to cover it
the day my step mother asked too many questions and blew my cover
the morning i texted you frantically
covered in an old turtle neck shirt
but i bet u can still feel my panic

but maybe our story starts back in sixth grade
when i first met you
we dated for a week and then i listened to rumors
i broke up with you and when you tried to talk to me
i punched you in the jaw
but secretly i remembered your kindness
and each time i was hurt by someone
i remembered how understanding you were
but back then it was just puppy love

or maybe i should begin with something i realised today
your eyes are blue
there as captivating as the ocean
and they hold just enough mystery to intrigue me
but not enough to leave me in the dark
your honesty makes me feel like i belong
and those deep blue eyes make me feel like i could stay
but i think i already say that to much
this is a work in progress but whats everyone think any advice would be appreciated
27 · Feb 2020
secrets
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
you keep them
you tell them
but what kind of
S E C R E T S
do you try and keep
are they
C R U E L
do they hurt the person
or are they the kind that
the two of you
S H A R E
27 · Apr 2020
like a song
Melanie Jackson Apr 2020
Like a song i hold you close
I listen to your words
Like there repeated
V E R S U S
Like if i listen long enough
Your words will become some kind
O F
Beat will emerge from them
Like even though you never said it
From your metaphors and versus
That will tell me that we still have
L O V E
27 · Aug 2020
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
27 · Oct 2020
your mirror
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
i wish it didnt hurt
i wish he hadn't broken me
i wish i could be perfect for you
ut even though i am not
you have taught me to be proud
to look in the mirror
and see the beauty within the shards
i didnt think it was possible
but in your eyes
i have found a mirror
that tells of unknown truths
27 · May 2020
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
26 · Dec 2020
plume
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
a
feather
that tells a story
written in words
that when my time
came to be i on
ly  forgot to
speak leavi
ng me
br
o
k
e
n
26 · Oct 2020
mixed pieces
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
when i was younger i was broken
in this brokenness i sat quietly
searching for the missing
P I E C E S
and as i seach the ground i find the piece of another
it belongs to you and as our hands meet
as we trade pieces of each other
i realize that i will only fully be collected
when i am built with our pieces
M I X E D
26 · Dec 2020
loving each other
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
F A L L,
it is a season
its what we do in love
its how we end ourselves
when we fall in the dirt
when were covered in dust
when the others words wom there way in
and our minds begin to betray
the person we thought we we're
i just wish we hadn't found love in
E A C H     O T H E R
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