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lins May 2018
I can’t get my mind to stop
I keep cycling through
my memories of us
my memories of you

from our first kiss
to our last
from our laughs
to our spats

from the times of friendship
to the times of more
from the uncertainty
to times when we were sure

I’m sad that these thoughts
are forever in my brain
because right now
they only bring me pain

I can still see you
sitting there in my car
making jokes
and then taking it too far

our late night trips
to get our food
ending in talks
of a serious mood

you never held back
and that really helped me
to speak up as well
you helped me feel free

right now I’m not mad at you
and it feels quite strange
I thought I’d write this out
before those feelings change
right now I'm just disappointed in us
lins Apr 2018
everyone always compares eyes
to the rolling ocean tides
eyes that wash over you
eyes that are a deep blue

the ocean seems peaceful
often described as wistful
the tides appear to be magic
depicted as utterly romantic

they’ve forgotten that the seas
can be dangerous beasts
plagued with enormous forces
almost always remorseless

those eyes might be chaotic
perhaps even hypnotic
so be on your guard
you could end up marred
lins Apr 2018
The more I look at you
The more irritated i become
I’m not sure what to do
Your voice makes me numb

I have to get away
From your wicked exposure
Every single day
I feel you getting closer

The nearer you get
The faster I run
I break a sweat
Fleeing from your gun

Bullets that are pompous
Forged with distrust
I have to be so cautious
waiting for you to combust

I’ve got to save myself
I never have before
So this is a farewell
I’m walking out that door
lins Apr 2018
an unstable platform
holds me up for the world to see
I beg them to turn away
so they won’t see me struggle
on this uneven ground
where everything could change
in a fraction of a second

“I have to keep it together”
I mumble as my knees shake
close to losing my balance
if they see me fall
they will think I’m weak
I want to be strong in their eyes
they shouldn’t know my secret

“I’m okay up here I promise”
they believe me for now,
but soon they’ll know the truth
because I can’t hide the fact
that my legs are weak
and my heart is tired

I will fall eventually
hopefully they will still love me
and think that I’m strong
even after this incident
lins Mar 2018
my mood shifting like the wind
feels something like whiplash
pleading for it to end
knowing that when it does,
I might crash

I’ve never felt so chill
then thrown into a rage
while my body remains still
my heart beats harder,
behind my ribcage

I long to return
to my joyous smile
for happiness to burn
behind my eyes,
once in a while

I’m ready to go back to
the person I know I can be
I’m looking for a breakthrough
something that could finally
set me free
btw this one sounds better when read aloud
lins Mar 2018
my love is you,
my dear,

your smile is my light,

your eyes welcome my heart,

my love,
you've got me.
lins Mar 2018
when I talk with our friends
I pretend like I know nothing
I remind myself that every thing ends
ours ended before the beginning

it hurts my heart
to act like I’m fine
we both play our part
cause you were never mine

they tell me of your new girl
I manage to smile and nod
but every word makes my toes curl
I’m getting good at my pleasant facade

I never told them about me and you
I guess that’s a good thing
you never wanted to tell them, this I knew
“think of the awkward it might bring”

every word they say
wrecks me over and over
they want to see you today
I won’t be able to hold my composure

this time around, I’m running
make up an excuse to leave
I hate who I’m becoming
so broken that I have to deceive

this situation is dumb
you and I shouldn’t have been
just look at the outcome
you put me in a tailspin
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