Poetry is trying to say more with a lot less.

Poetry is the music of language.

You burn with an incredible passion.
That stubborn pride, that brilliant
anger, all bursting underneath
a strained composure and your
need to be the tough one. It
flares out from your eyes,
those rebellious chocolate
pools reflecting every word
you choke down. I am awed by
the passion you hold, the fire
that drives your every move.
It is what allowed you to love so completely.
--A tactic I could
never seem to comprehend--
However, love and hate burn from
the same flame, and the hate that
now warms your chest is reminiscent
of the love it once was. I do not
blame you for it. I envy you the
opportunity to feel so fully. I envy you
the hatred that burns in your chest.
I envy the love that it once was.
There is no flame here.
No passion to burn. Only the
cold concrete of thought and the faint
memory of a warmth I could never hold.

Close your eyes, young one
        It doesn't get better
Shut your thoughts, young one
            You're all alone
Silence your cries, young one
       No one will hear your
       No one will save you
Can't take the pain anymore?
            Well, well, well.
We all know there's only one way out

A friend of mine,
Gave me a picture of you,
Technically,
You look so happy,
Your smile,
They are just captivating,
I'm happy that you're happy.

That picture,
Brought me to tears,
I don't know if its the i-am-happy-to-see-you-happy kind of tears,
Or is it just i-want-you-to-be-mine-forever-why-you-dont-notice-me-i-need-somet­hing-to-hold-on-to-and-you're-the-one kind of tears,
Whatever it is,
I cried.

I hope one day,
I can see that smile,
Everyday,every morning,every night,
Whenever I want to.

*....I wish.....

I want to let your fingers walk over my skin
See if they bleed on the broken pieces of my body
I want you to open old scars and snap bones unbroken before.
It turns me on to think you'll break my body like you broke my mind
It makes me hate you
It makes me want to ******* too.
I'd never let another person over me
But I want your hands under my skin.