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19 · Nov 2020
mine
Melanie Jackson Nov 2020
My heart rest against yours
I can feel my matching your beat
I can feel the skin on your lips brush against me
I can feel your strong callused hands
Tracing the line of my jaw
My lips meet yours each time longing for more
Each time like a lightning bolt
I try not to melt
Though i know its to late
Hes eyes watch me carefully
As i lean in closer
I give you a kiss
Those lips like a soft cushion
Those silver blue eyes
Glisen in lamplight
Lamps that you have created
In that beautiful mind
I'm just happy that i can call you
M I N E
18 · Sep 2020
these words
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
T H E S E    W O R D S
spill of my tongue
like promises that could never be kept
T H E S E    W O R D S
run out of my mouth
like pain that could never be properly explained
T H E S E    W O R D S
flow past my lips
like the screams that escaped my mind but couldn't be voiced
T H E S E    W O R D S
stick in my throat
like the story that i kept hidden in the back of my mind
T H E S E    W O R D S
are silenced
by the men who take everything from the women
who suffer everything for the love of a father
18 · Jan 2020
heartbeat
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
i can feel my veins
just under the skin
but at least when i feel
my heartbeat it reminds me
that i am still very
A L I V E
18 · Feb 2020
lonely
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
in a room full of people
yet i feel like im the only one
H E R E
the people talk
and laugh during their
C O N V E R S A T I O N S
yet i cant seem
to start a conversation with
A N Y O N E
here it feels like
i will be forever
L O N E L Y
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
18 · May 2020
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
18 · Apr 2020
odd
Melanie Jackson Apr 2020
odd
Is it weird
That on the days i start to miss
Y O U
listen to the songs we used to listen to on
R E P E A T
Is it odd
That on the days i missed you the
M O S T
I pretend that your a ghost or you never really
There even though i know that's
R E A L I S T I C A L L Y
Incorrect
Is it wrong
That on the nights that i miss you,
D U R I N G
Every memory playback
There you are painting the stars of the
N I G H T
18 · Mar 2020
star
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
like a
S T A R
i shine so brite
up in the sky
on completely clear
not cloudy
N I G H T S
18 · Mar 2020
ghost
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
hold my hand
because i need you
N O W
but you leave me behind
left in your rearview
M I R R O R
and now all i have
is the remnants of your
G H O S T
18 · Aug 2020
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
17 · Mar 2020
cry
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
cry
they say were
C R A Z Y
but they dont see the tears we
C R Y
17 · Jan 2020
school systems
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
sit quietly
put your hand down
no question is dumb
except that one
don't look at that
focus on me
your opinion is wrong
who told you that
you were aloud to
have an
dont talk back to me
if you defend yourself
you will be suspended
don't answer when i ask questions
keep your thoughts to yourself
you know nothing
this is my subject to teach
don't act like you know the answers
it doesn't matter if
you already know this
don't work ahead
17 · Jul 2020
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
17 · Mar 2020
thief
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
the things you
S T O L E
weren't mine for you to
T A K E
and for that you are a
T H I E F
17 · Aug 2020
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
17 · Jan 2020
what i call home
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
the stench is strong
the  cigarettes
burn in the tray
my eyes burn
as i strain to see
in the smoky haze
the hunger
in my stomach grows
but the fridge is empty
i chew on my gums
allowing the hunger
to subside
the door opens
i stare at the floor
my eyes fearful
he walks in
i plead in my mind
for someone
anyone
to save me
my eyes flash
as his hand
strikes my face
17 · Mar 2020
happy girl
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i am the girl
that everyone
K N O W S
i am hiding behind a
M A S K
you will see me as the
H A P P Y    G I R L
you cant see inside my
M I N D
in fact no one can
no one sees my many
L A Y E R S
i wish for help
but no one hears
because you laughed it off
after all im just the
H A P P Y    G I R L
16 · Aug 2020
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
16 · Dec 2020
going to bed angry
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
everytime we both break down and cry
and you say you hate me
and you go to bed angry
i pray that it will be alright
cause i know you think im lazy
but its because my mind is so busy
and i wish you could understand my life
cause im still fighting the demons you created
but i know i cant explain to you
because even though your my father
you chose not to understand
everything i've been through
so everytime we both break down and cry
can you try not to go to bed angry
because sometimes i wish you could just listen
16 · Dec 2020
loving him
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
his smile holds a
K I N D N E S S
his eyes hold an
I N T E N S I T Y
that's so soft it surprised me
his arms hold me so
T I G H T L Y
even when i feel like im slipping
his dreams are so
B E A U T I F U L
even when we argue about a family
16 · Sep 2020
drowning
Melanie Jackson Sep 2020
i am a strong believer that there are 5 steps to drowning
S T E P 1
panic: at this point you flail your arms reach skyward
pray that a god saves you
pray someone saves you
S T E P 2
tired: at this point you have used all your energy
your adrenalin has run out
your will to keep trying has run out
S T E P 3
fall: at this point you feel the water slip past your fingertips
feel the water engulf you
feel the waves pushing you down farther
S T E P 4
calm: at this point you realize how beautiful the water is
watch as everything slows down
maybe a fish slowly passes you
maybe a snail slowly crawls toward you
S T E P 5
burn: at this point you start to acknowledge a strong burn in your chest
you realize your not breathing
you take a deep breath
you embrace the water as your lungs fill
you close your eyes as the water takes yet another ****
16 · Mar 2020
never met
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
if we never met
i think i would be
D I F F E R E N T
i think i might be a little
H A P P I E R
but i also think i wouldn't be so
S T R O N G
you may have temporarily
B R O K E
me but i am learning and growing and becoming
B E A U T I F U L
16 · Mar 2020
love
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
what is
L O V E ?
its quite a funny
T H I N G
falling isnt ever
P A I N F U L
but falling out leaves you
B R O K E N
i wish i could say i never loved
H I M
15 · Mar 2020
drown
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i float in a boat
it sits low in the water
it slowly is filling
with the raging black ocean
and i am just watching
while it rises to my throat
and up my nose
until finally i
D R O W N
15 · Aug 2020
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
15 · Jul 2020
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
15 · Aug 2020
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
15 · Feb 2023
we both lose in the end
Melanie Jackson Feb 2023
your screams
more blood curdling
than the sound of your beer bottles
smashing agaisnt the wall
even when there right next to my head
even as the cuts brush my cheeks
you take me down
every word poison
ment to **** me just a little more
but in the end
while your destroying my life
your bringing yourself down faster
so really in the end
we both lose
15 · May 2020
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
15 · Aug 2020
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
14 · Jan 2020
stolen
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
my father
i remember his eyes
they weren't kind
they were dark
like a rats
i cant use words
he stole from me
things that i didn't know
could be taken fro me  
at the age of five
i had seen more
pain and destruction
than many would see
in there lifetime
yet you stole the only thing
i was holding onto
something i wanted to save
for the man
who would oneday
fall in love with me
i wanted to wait till marriage
but know i may
not ever be able to
because of what was
stolen
from me
by you
Melanie Jackson Dec 2020
i almost think your mad at me
like how you like to say you had it worst
but now you cant
because i was sexually assaulted
like its my fault
like its my bad
like how could i let something like that happen
how could i have gone though something worse
then your parents divorced
but wait aren't my parents divorced to
but no i dont get that crutch
because i was 3
and you were 16
14 · Aug 2020
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
14 · Jan 2020
lifeline
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
is there anybody out there
looking out for me
just say you want me
just say you need me
is every last solder
******* me over
cause i feel alone in this battle
broken and damaged
killed by a savage
brain fights
reaching for a lifeline
13 · Mar 2020
wish
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
i wish it didnt
H U R T
so **** bad
i wish i could have
A V O I D E D
this completely
i wish you didnt
H A V E
to leave me
13 · Mar 2020
funny
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
isn't it funny
when the world falls around
Y O U
isn't it funny
when the things crash around
Y O U
isn't it funny
when your life ends
S L O W L Y
isn't it funny
when the world ends slowly
and the people around you
D I S A P P E A R
13 · Nov 13
Death
One day,
when I'm six feet in the ground
And my body becomes bug food
And my bones become bug food
And my brain becomes big food
I hope with every bite
they catch glimpses of you
In every bit they are shown our smiles
They are shown our laughs
I hope there privy to our hours of conversation
I hope they get visions of you kissing me
The way we held eachother
Even when the others fire burnt us
I hope there senses are over run
The way your smile made mine
I hope they hear you
calling my name in the moonlight
The way words sounded like poetry coming from your lips
I hope there minds are full
Of my memories with you
Because even in death
We will never be apart
12 · Feb 2020
tomorrow
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
tomorrow is an
A N N I V E R S A R Y
the memories cloud my
M I N D
his smile
his dark eyes
the tears i
C R I E D
seeing myself
curled in a ball
holding my stomach as
P A I N
serged through not only
my body but my
M I N D
11 · Aug 2020
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
11 · Aug 2020
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
11 · Mar 2020
your name
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
does not hold you
it has no
P O W E R
over you
over the body
that will always be
Y O U R S
no matter who or what
tries to take that from
Y O U
10 · Feb 2020
today
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
today in my life
many years ago
was they day i lost hope
that are people are good

today in my life
many years ago
my mother took his money
willing him to do what he wished

today in my life
many years ago
i could still feel the burn of the
bruises tat he placed on them

today in my life
many years ago
i closed my eyes tight as if it
could make him and the pain disappear
9 · Apr 3
the prize
maybe you chose me based on the convenience
but i wouldnt have given you a second look
had i known the way we wouldve ended
i never wouldve chose you
i wish someone had written me a summary
because i had no idea
i had never seen the signs
i was to young to know any better then your hand
smacks so hard they couldve cut paper
bruises sprinkling my cheeks
yet you still called it pretty
like the bruises you left on me were just your prize
9 · Mar 2020
welcome
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
W E L C O M E
those who are happy
i'm sorry i can't be like
Y O U
i wish i could
and maybe one day i will be
H A P P I E R
but until then please
come to my page and read my broken
W O R D S
7 · Feb 2020
survivor
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
i just i can feel it
i can feel his hands
i can feel his nails digging deep into my skin
the bruises that rose to the surface still hurt
my lungs burn because im gasping for air so sharply
that it almost feels like he is still there
like his grip is still around my neck
like my mother's voice still laughs in the corner
like i'm still focusing on the black fuzz that stains that mattress
trying not to focus on the pain in  my stomach
and i hear people
they say not to blame myself
but i can't help feeling that's maybe if i had just put up stronger defenses
maybe if i had done something to protect myself
i would never have been in this situation
like if i could have screamed a little louder
pulled my wrists from his grip a little harder
maybe i could have saved myself from being broken
but instead i feel
like my body is in a slaughterhouse
and like a pig i was cut  open and savaged for any man who
could pay the right price
i shake like a small dog and barry the truth
and i get what they say i get i cant blame myself
but i don't see anywhere in any place where this isn't my
fault
and all i want to do is cry
but us survivors we are supposed to be strong aren't we
but when does that kick in
when does the sour feeling
that is stuck in my stomach leave
i still feel like my body isn't mine
7 · Jan 2020
sail away
Melanie Jackson Jan 2020
one day i will get a
B O A T
and on that day i will
S A I L  A W A Y
to lands i have never seen
T R A V E  L
through mountains and
F O R E S T S
there i will start my new
L I F E
one that s full of
HAPPY
days and months so that i can
F I N A L L Y
learn what its like to truely
S M I L E
6 · Mar 2020
smile
Melanie Jackson Mar 2020
S M I L E
it makes you look more
P R E T T Y
S M I L E
it makes you look more
Y O U N G
S M I L E
it makes you seem
H A P P I E R
remember to
S M I L E
5 · Apr 3
finding you
i can still feel the bite
the influence you had on me
i hear it everytime i ask permission
to do things i know he wont care about
like im still your obedient puppy
my head still so full
you broke me down
until i didnt even recognize any of my characteristics
i wonder if in another place at another time
somehow your soul was licensed to torture mine
like a sick contract with the devil
because even when ive left you
left your town
even left your friends
i still see you pop up in every store
staring pretending you didnt become
the most hateful person ive  ever met
5 · Apr 20
to much space
You screamed that i take up to much space
Half an inch from my face
Even while i slumped in the corner of the room
Because we all knew there was no escaping you
No escaping the drink
The nights youd go to far push me to hard

You said i take to much space
Half an inch from my face
And i just cant shake those words from my brain
On repeat over and over
Like a song i cant stop replaying
Your voice made me shake in the worst ways

You screamed i take to much space
Half an inch from my face
Because i ment nothing to you
The space that i took would just get in your way
so youd scream
Like if i didnt enable it the end was on me
4 · Apr 17
My sadness is a fire
My sadness is a fire
I built it to keep warm
I built it to protect me
I built to keep my sanity behind

My sadness is a fire
I fed it till it crept into the sky
I fed it till it chased every soul away
I fed it till I burned myself pushing you away

My sadness is a fire
But I built it higher
And so it became my cage I stay away from you
so I don't catch you in my flames
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