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76 · Apr 2019
hurt
Melanie Jackson Apr 2019
it hurts
       to know
that you

                        will never
                               look at me
                         the way
                                     i look at
                                         you
76 · Feb 2021
My home
Melanie Jackson Feb 2021
He's like early mornings
When the sun starts to rise
And there's just enough frost
For the grass to look golden

He's like the late night ocean
On the outside calm
But bursting with life on the inside
And each time you get past a layer
You find more and more
differences from that calm

He's like the best thing that could happen
Especially to me
Who had thought that men were all the same
But when I look in his eyes
I end up finding my home
76 · Jan 2021
i found a love
Melanie Jackson Jan 2021
i found a love
i never expected to feel
wish that i wasnt too scared to leap
into you arms
i always knew you were the person
that was gonna need
and when we were kids
wish i knew back then
when you would hold my hand
wish i could have seen it then
what we would end up being
you a piece of me
and your right there when i close my eyes
76 · Jul 2021
The words i wanted to say
Melanie Jackson Jul 2021
Looking back
I wish I could've seen the end
Wish I was sure I made the right decisions
Because leaving you
Was the worst decision of my life
But maybe I'm right
Maybe we weren't ment for eachother
Infact I know we weren't
I knew we wouldn't work
But there where so many words
I had wished I said
75 · Feb 2021
Stay
Melanie Jackson Feb 2021
His eyes hold oceans
His lips hold seas
His heart holds a kindness
That I'm so happy he shares with me
His laugh holds dreams
His words hold wisdom
Some of which I could never speak
I'm just so glad he shares
that wisdom with me
I'm so in love with him
I just hope he knows
I'm here till the end of time
I will stay in his life
75 · Oct 2021
mistakes
Melanie Jackson Oct 2021
sometimes i feel like screaming
when the anger boils over
when you blame me
when you blame him
because you refuse
no matter what the case is
to take responsibility
for your mistakes
75 · Mar 2019
forget
Melanie Jackson Mar 2019
i want to forget it
i want to forget you
i want to forget what happened
75 · Jan 2022
loved by rules
Melanie Jackson Jan 2022
if i loved you
there would be rules
like we cant tell them
like we have to take it slow
like you will learn my body language please respond accordingly
but perhaps your willing perhaps you understand
that our love would have to be
star crossed hidden behind a sheet
as if its not even there
but perhaps we can make this work
a hidden love
just until I'm old enough
that when i say this is what i want
and them not tell me I'm to young
75 · Feb 2021
The weightless nights
Melanie Jackson Feb 2021
Its funny
I've been noticing
On the nights
That I'm supposed to feel the most weight
The most sadness
I don't because I stare
At those misty blue eyes
And that smirk
The one thats only been captured
In three of the pictures I have
That they bring enough comfort
To lift my sorrows away
75 · Jan 2022
loving is hard
Melanie Jackson Jan 2022
loving is hard,
but screaming will always make it worse
I hear your words
but they burn when you scream them
puncturing the drums in my ears

loving is hard,
but you make it worse
if you say you love me
why would you say goodbye

loving is hard,
but I'm breaking out
I wont let you control me
even if its for the best

loving is hard,
but fighting makes it worse
I wish for one day
this love we have
didn't have to hurt
75 · Feb 2022
the loss
Melanie Jackson Feb 2022
i want to trust that we are okay
but then you cut them with your words
they are my parents
and yes i argue with them
and yes i cry over them
and yes they do alot i dont agree with
but no you cant cuss them out
no you cant threaten her
no you cant yell at him
and no you cant take your leader position into this relationship
if you want me we are equals
i hope you understand that
if not i worry we will be morning the loss of each other
75 · Apr 2022
you make me smile
Melanie Jackson Apr 2022
you make me smile
even though my body is betraying me
with the sounds of screams that arent real
and pain that isn't there

you make me smile
even though my body is betraying me
with memory i wish i didn't have
and flashes of color that arent there

thank you for making me smile
even when the tears stream down my face
because without you
i would have no one to give my love to
74 · Apr 2019
people in love
Melanie Jackson Apr 2019
have you ever met someone
who at first glance
your not attracted to
but when you talk
and with every word
every smile
every laugh
they become more beautiful
until you can't believe
there was a moment
they didn't think they were
74 · Jan 2021
slowly i fall
Melanie Jackson Jan 2021
slowly i fall into your arms
allowing you to take over my mind
slowly i fall into your heart
allowing you to hold me close
slowly i fall for a person
allowing myself to fall in love with you
slowly i fall for a man
allowing myself to finally marry
74 · Mar 2019
i was five
Melanie Jackson Mar 2019
i was five
but you left me behind
i was five
but you told me to take care of myself
i was five
but you wanted me to die
i was five
but you tried to hurt me
i was five
but you killed my mother
i was five
74 · Dec 2021
overwhelmed
Melanie Jackson Dec 2021
overwhelmed by pain
by fear
by exhaustion
trying not to dig my nails
into my skin
because the pain feels better
makes me feel real
makes me feel alive
burning away my overwhelming thoughts
with the lighter on my thighs
on my arms
on my chest
makes me feel like I'm okay again
like I can lose the pain
that keeps overwhelming me
74 · Jul 2022
i can still remember
Melanie Jackson Jul 2022
i can still remember the night
that you came home and you weren't sober
and you loving arms that excepted me
and where always there to comfort
turned in to fists that never wanted a daughter
and they beat me till i learned not to struggle

i can still remember the day
that you came home and you started drinking
and your loving eyes that welcomed me
and were always happy
turned into anger that should have never had a child
and bore wholes into me till I gave up
73 · Dec 2019
fire
Melanie Jackson Dec 2019
watch the smoke
poor out the doors
the fire climes
my head dizzy
was i wrong
should i not
have listened to his
words
after all
he was
a twisted soul
but was he wrong
i got the inspiration for this poem from heathers the musical as an alternate ending i swear i'm not arsonistic  i just felt like writing something from veronica's point of view
73 · Dec 2019
being used
Melanie Jackson Dec 2019
i feel like
you've used me
because i've been
used before
i act dumb
because my heart
is numb
but one day
i will use
you right back
because i wont
let you win this
outrageous fight
73 · Dec 2021
the moon and the darkness
Melanie Jackson Dec 2021
she was the moon
shining bright in the darkness
and he was always there
to make sure she shined bright
but he wasn't the  sun
no, he was far from that
he was the darkness
that makes sure she shines all around him
73 · Dec 2021
chapters and lines
Melanie Jackson Dec 2021
for me you were a chapter
written in beautiful words
written in smiles and tears
in anger and sadness
in happiness and comforting
but I'm sure for you
I was only a line
written in a quick scribble
73 · Sep 2019
fear of losing
Melanie Jackson Sep 2019
my heart beats fast
the concrete is cold
my legs feel like lead
the air is bitter
my head burns
the blood is hot
my feet are throbbing
the footsteps get closer
my shoulders are heavy
the roots stick out of the ground
my foot catches
the mud fills my mouth
my chest heaves
the footsteps stop next to me
my eyes squeeze shut
the breeze is calm
my hands push up
the sun sets slowly
my legs won't lift
the footsteps were a man
my shirt pulls around my neck
the man drags me to my feet
my feet slips from under
the man picks me up
my legs swing quick
the man grunts but he still hangs on
my head feels light
the man smiles sinisterly
my mind goes black
73 · Mar 2022
want me
Melanie Jackson Mar 2022
feels like its been a thousand years
when I'm with you i was away my fears
i wish i could say it out loud
but i cant tell you how close
we've gotten in these past two months
because words cant explain my love for you
no simile could compare the way i love you
no exaggeration expresses enough
i love you with every cell in my body
I'm so proud of all you do
all you've been through
I'm so lucky you want me
72 · Jan 2021
choose you
Melanie Jackson Jan 2021
falling can hurt
but not into your blue eyes
trying to sort through these feelings i have for you
and remember the fall
i like to reminisce sometimes
how we built this from the ground up
and now we have it all
we keep this love in our hearts
making memories as we go
and our eyes forever open
time forever moving on
and i know i have you
when you look into my eyes
the way your gaze dances soft and brite
and i will always choose you
72 · Jul 2021
Love i needed
Melanie Jackson Jul 2021
love isn't supposed to
come with strings
its not supposed to
be begged for
but i always end up
Wishing you could give me
The love I needed
72 · Dec 2021
i love you
Melanie Jackson Dec 2021
i hate you
i tried to be nice
tried to beat around the bush
so please stop
i cant stand to see you type
i love you
when i know you don't
and that i cant
71 · Oct 2020
a boy from the past
Melanie Jackson Oct 2020
i found a boy
told me i was his world
held the door
held my hand through the dark
and hes a kind boy
hes from my past
and we fell in love
his eyes tell me it will last
and though love is a fight he has met me half way
and i know each time
his lips touch mine
hes the kind of man that is almost impossible to find
71 · Nov 2019
in this dark
Melanie Jackson Nov 2019
once again
i tried to hard
to pull you in
and now im scared

your tongue
spoke lies
your humor
was quite dry

but once again
i broke myself
on a hopeless sliver
of how you spoke

your eyes
were dark
your lips
were soft

never did i think
you would leave me
here in this dark
70 · Jul 2021
Dear tomorrow
Melanie Jackson Jul 2021
I hate you
You fill me with false hope
You make me drag on
Day after day
Month after month
You keep me going
With maybe tomorrow
And tomorrow's a new day
And it gets better wait for tomorrow
But you never come
You leave me crying waiting
Because supposedly it gets better
By tomorrow but mine never comes
So I just sit wait
And hating
Tomorrow
70 · Mar 2021
always with
Melanie Jackson Mar 2021
how can you miss someone
when your with them
cause i need you know
but you cant feel it
and hope you see me soon
because im in my head
how can i miss someone
that im always with
70 · Dec 2021
lights
Melanie Jackson Dec 2021
everything looks dark
when you leave the lights off
sometimes those lights
don't come from bulbs
sometimes our lights are the people
who we allow around us
69 · Nov 2021
understanding a human
Melanie Jackson Nov 2021
I, as a person, knew nothing
about our kind
about how we work
how are brains speak to our bones
how are minds can fracture
that was until
I tore apart a human for myself
disected the body
disected there minds
and now I understand
humans can never be made sense of
69 · May 2019
cofused
Melanie Jackson May 2019
most people see me as
a happy person because
i laugh easily,
i smile a lot,
i joke a lot.

but deep down
in my heart,
i am fragile,
i can get hurt easily,
but i choose to not
show it to the world.

instead of being sad,
i choose to laugh to cover it.
maybe you can call me
"the queen of the mask"

by this,
you can tell
that most of the time
when I'm laughing,
I'm not really laughing,
i was trying so hard to hide
my sad
69 · Sep 2021
Coffee Bean Memories
Melanie Jackson Sep 2021
It brings me back
To the wooden cabin
To our warm smiles
And our fuzzy pajamas
To the warmth in of the crackling fire
To the way you hugged us
To the way you were before
Warm water stained ***** brown
Filled with bitter beans
Sweetened by glistening white powder
Lightened by white cream
It takes me back
To lightly wrapped presents
And the excitement of christmas
A half eaten plate of cookies
That was when your breath smelt of coffee
The one thing we had in common
But now it reeks of whisky
Now are smiles are faked
And the presents aren’t wrapped
When its just us you don't bother hiding it
And i'm the only one who still drinks coffee
69 · Mar 2021
i miss you
Melanie Jackson Mar 2021
my skies all turn grey now
my eyes become rain clouds
and im happy
im so happy
its been months
its been six months
since we came together
and i wish you'd call
because its been three days
and i find myself missing you
more then air to my lungs
each time i hold it too long
69 · Mar 2021
happier
Melanie Jackson Mar 2021
i see that you look happier its true
i hope one day i get there too
all this time i was watching you
and i hope i find love like you
and you look happier its true
69 · Sep 2021
if you where to read me
Melanie Jackson Sep 2021
if you were to read me
like i was some book
i wonder what it would say
would i be a tragedy
or maybe an inspirational story
what would you write in the margins
which quotes would u highlight
is it even worth reading
i wonder what pages would make you cry
i wonder what would happen
if you where to read me
68 · Jul 2021
My brain
Melanie Jackson Jul 2021
welcome to my brain
i was broke long ago
You can't fix md
Cant help me grow
I was lost long ago
And u won't save me
Because to many have tried
And just like you
They left when things got hard
68 · Mar 2022
perfect
Melanie Jackson Mar 2022
he loves me to pieces
he reminds me every single day
I'm far from perfect
i wont ever pretend i am
but when i put my heart unprotected into your hands
that's how i feel
like even though I had to give you myself in shards
you glued my pieces back together
in just the right way to make me
perfect
68 · Feb 2020
tear drop
Melanie Jackson Feb 2020
a
perfect
pearl upon
my cheek a spa
rkling gem sits just
under my light grey
eyes
68 · Mar 2022
brighter
Melanie Jackson Mar 2022
when i first met you
the world had beat me so far down
i was all the way at the bottom
id given up on climbing back out
then you saw me and excepted everything
even my past
now everything's brighter
i thank you for that
Melanie Jackson Jun 2021
I hate the word victim
It's like you are ignoring
All of the surviving a person has done
Like you are looking at the trauma
And saying you are a product of this
But I'm not
It's like you don't want to acknowledge
The fact that we did survive
And don't think your helping
When you say it's not my fault
And in the same breath ask me
why I didn't scream loud enough
Or ask for help
But you will never understand
What it's like to be so manipulated
That your scared to lose your abuser
68 · Jan 2022
when i meet him
Melanie Jackson Jan 2022
he will be my best friend
he will be kind
he will be exciting

when i meet him
he will make me smile
he will dry my tears
he will want me

when i meet him
he will understand me
he will see through my mask
he will want me for who i am

when i meet him
whoever he may be
i will know
because he will be perfect for me
68 · Jan 2021
missing him
Melanie Jackson Jan 2021
washes over me in waves
like when I see that shade of blue
Just like your eyes
and i have to sit down
because i become dizzy with memories
of him holding me
and i can still feel his fantom touch
even when were not close to each other
and i realize then that i am
M I S S I N G     H I M
68 · Mar 2019
fish pond
Melanie Jackson Mar 2019
i stare at the fish in the pond so dark
i stare at the fish pond yellow and bright
i stare at the fish pond  surviving not living
68 · Feb 2022
to burn
Melanie Jackson Feb 2022
how do i explain it
my words fall flat
before they can even pass my lips
because how do you tell someone
you burn for them
without scaring them off
how do you explain the deepness
you've fallen for them
without losing them before it even started
Melanie Jackson Oct 2021
hey,
i know i shouldnt do this
but im not over you
i cant get over you
i get how stupid i sound
but i was in love with you *******
i shouldn't have fallen that hard
i if anyone should have known
you never fall deep in highschool
never hurt yourself
as much as i did with you
i dont regret you
dont regret what we did
i wont tell lies about you
i pray you wont tell them of me
though im sure you already have
i don't care
that dismissiveness i hated in you
but now i'm using it
i tried being cold
but i cant because when i see you
my heart speeds up
and i still cant look you in the eyes
67 · Dec 2019
mental pain
Melanie Jackson Dec 2019
physically abused
that's one thing i don't want
to remember
its not blurry
i think i just don't
want to see it
you used to put me in the corner
to watch the fear in my eyes
then you brought me downstairs
to beat me till
i screamed and i cried
wish i could forget this
but its rooted deep inside
congratulations cause you'll
always have a place
in my mind
67 · Mar 2019
Untitled
Melanie Jackson Mar 2019
i wish i could fly
but instead i fall

i wish i could run
but like quick sad im stuck standing still

i wish i could live
but my life was stole from me
67 · Apr 2019
blame
Melanie Jackson Apr 2019
who to blame
for this endless game

a deceased girls head
far from her body dead

an ongoing cold case
that no one can solve in the human race

unidentified soul
drifts out like dust of coal

shes never solved
just left behind and never resolved
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