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I am so tired of being depressed
I don't want to complain to people
about how sad I get sometimes
They don't care
They have their own problems
They don't give a **** about mine
Sometimes it is impossible to leave the house
because the anxiety that comes from being sad
is too much for me to handle
I get so frustrated because it's bad enough I get so sad
to the point that I want to end my life
I hate walking around with the feeling like I am constantly being suffocated
When the sadness and anxiety get to be too much
I just want to give up on myself
I am so exhausted
Do you have any idea what it's like to fight something
that you cannot see?
The criticism from ordinary people with ordinary problems
are so mean
especially when those ordinary people are family members
I look into the mirror sometimes and I am just disgusted
I can see in my eyes all of the emotional ******* I carry
it is enough to make me physically sick
I just want to bury myself in some blankets
and never wake up
I can't even sleep because the stress of my anxiety
likes to keep me awake
I am so angry now
I do not want to ******* deal with this
I am tired
I feel like I am losing my mind
because my head hurts so much
I don't know what the **** to do
I just want to be normal
I want to be a normal woman
with normal emotions,
normal thoughts,
a normal sleep pattern,
normal self esteem,
normal everything!

I am so irritated that even the wind currently blowing outside
makes me want to shoot myself in the face
I can't tell anyone how I feel because they will worry
I don't want people to worry
I want people to tell me I will be okay
because right now I do not feel okay
I feel scared
I feel tired
and I don't know what to do
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: April. 16, 2016 Saturday 8:14 AM
He has always had this look in his eyes since the very first day we shook hands

He quotes parts of my favorite movies when he tries to make a point
He bakes the only type of cookies I will eat even though he cannot stand the taste of them

He does my laundry without asking me first so I have one less thing to worry about during the day

When I am sad he sings songs to me that his friends would laugh at him for

I went to borrow a sweater from his bedroom weeks ago and noticed that it smelled just like Fall, which is my favorite scent in the whole wide world

Even though he cannot stand sleeping with the lights on he never goes to sleep without turning on the Christmas lights in the living room because he knows how much they make me smile

On Halloween he dressed up as Jack Skellington and gave me a rose that smelled like a snowflake

On rainy days we sit outside watching the lightening even though he is terrified of it

On a game of truth or dare we were dared to share a kiss and when I leaned in to complete the dare, he backed away and said "Not like this"
On my birthday in July he took me to a rooftop where there was pizza and wine

The time on my phone said 8 o'clock

He took my hand and said "I am in love with you"

I squeezed his hand lightly and said "Me too" as we shared our first kiss
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: September. 1, 2015 Tuesday 7:28 AM
I had a dream about you last night
It felt so real
I could feel your arm around me as I slept
I could feel your breathing on my back
causing my skin to form goosebumps
The warmth from your body against mine
just felt so right
It felt so good to be in your arms
But then I woke up
and I felt sad
Your arm was not around me
You weren't breathing on my back
I felt cold
You were never there
it was just a dream
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: October. 14, 2017 Saturday 11:39 PM
Just because your parents didn’t plan you doesn’t mean your a mistake and it doesn’t mean you are a accident either. You were simply a surprise. A surprise God wanted to perform miracles in people’s lives by giving them hope simply by exsisting. Your presence is the light in someone’s darkness, your smile lifts someone’s mood on a bad day and your friendship is enough to give someone strength to face another day. You matter. You are somebody’s world and you don’t even know it. The next time you feel like your a mistake remind yourself that your a surprise, a surprise who is loved tremendously.
It irritates me when I tell people that I am a emotional, complicated, sensitive disaster and they say "Oh don't have low self esteem". I don't have low self esteem. I am being honest with you so months down the line when you finally agree with what I am telling you, you can't say that you didn't know because I told you so. I don't get why people are so stunned by my honesty.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: December. 31, 2015 Thursday 10:45 PM
My husband is an ***
he claims I have no class
He will have a tough time getting to work
when he realizes his truck is out of gas
Maybe he could drive his truck to work
if only he kept his mouth shut
But instead he likes to get under my skin
by purposely ******* me off
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: October. 25, 2015 Sunday 4:36 AM
I am so confused
You can't be with me but you can have *** with me
You can live in my apartment
You can take showers with me
You can blow up my phone
asking me when I am coming home
You can sleep in bed with me
You can spend the holidays with my family
You can take me out on dates
You can take me on road trips with you
You tell everyone that I'm your's
You spend all of your time with me
You buy me gifts on Valentines Day
You bought me a promise ring
You tell me you love me but we are not together
We are just friends?
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: December. 18, 2015 Friday 11:11 AM
Remember me when the sun shines

that’s my way of telling you “hello”

Remember me when the wind is blowing

that’s my way of saying “I love you more than you can possibly know”

Remember me when it’s raining

that’s me wiping all the bad away

Remember me when your sleeping

I’ll be in your dreams and forever there I will stay

Remember me when our song is playing

that’s my way of telling you your on my mind

Remember me when your upset

and know that everything will be just fine

Remember me when the snow falls

that’s me giving you kisses impossible to count

Remember me when it hails

that’s my way of saying “Your being a **** now cut it out”

Remember me on your birthday

know I’m watching over you always

Remember me when your with your friends

and know it brings me joy to see you happy

Remember me when your angry

you may not be able to see me but I can hear you

you can still tell me anything and I’ll do my best to be there for you

Remember me when you want to give up

I’ll remind you how strong you are

Remember me when your laughing

I’ll be laughing too in the stars

Remember me as you look at my pictures

and know that smile I had was because of you

and always remember that no matter what

I will always love you.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: June. 20, 2012 5:13 a.m. Wednesday
If you were to walk in my shoes
you wouldn't be able to make it halfway down the block
if you could step into my shoes for one day
you would see that I'm real not just a bunch of talk
you will see that I have suffered
I have been through things hard to believe
and although I get a lot of **** for being myself
I still find the courage to always be me
I've been abused emotionally, verbally and physically
I've been let down and let go
although I have every reason to be mean
kindness is what I try to show
I have been betrayed in ways I can't explain
I've witnessed things a little girl never should
I've been pushed back to be laughed at
but I've moved forward and that's very hard
I've moved so many times
it's caused me to not want to let anybody in
I'm so scared to let my guard down sometimes
because I don't want to be disappointed again
When I'm faithful I get cheated on
when I love I get hated
I stopped wearing my heart on my sleeve
because I could no longer handle being rejected
I don't want anyone's pity
pity makes me weak
I just wish people would shut up for once
just to give me a chance to speak
I may look amazing on the outside
but inside I'm dying
if it's not one thing then it's another
then I fall asleep in bed crying
I can't make anyone understand me
I can't make anyone accept me either
all I'm asking is before you judge me
try to get to know me a little better
One of two things can happen when you meet me
these are choices you make in the end
you can think of me as the fake crazy ***** some people think I am
or you will see that I'm just Mandie
everybody's best friend.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: March. 12, 2012 Monday 9:11 P.M.

Just shut up and listen for a minute...Please...Then feel free to judge all you want.
When I first met you
you took my breath away
When you first said my name
my walls all broke away
When you first smiled at me
my heart just went insane
When you first grabbed my hand
my life was never the same
We are colors crashing in the sky
We are stars colliding in the night
We are storms dancing to the sound of our souls
We are lovers dying to love

So kiss me as long as you want to
Don't worry about stopping I don't want you to
Just take me as I am flaws and all
We are colors crashing in the sky

When you first told me I was you rock
I said you are are mine too
When we had our first fight
you yelled I can't live without you
And we danced and we danced and we danced
until neither one of us was angry
With my head on your shoulder I heard you whisper
you are my soul mate
And I said

Kiss me as long as you want to
Don't worry about stopping I don't want you to
Let me take you as you are scars and all
We are colors crashing in the sky

And we danced and we danced and we danced
until the world around us disappeared
And we laughed and we laughed and we laughed
until happiness was all we could hear
The kaleidoscope of our colors
getting stronger and stronger and stronger
And we entered a world where neither of us
could ever lose each other

And we kissed as long as we wanted to
Stopping was never an option
because we never wanted to
And we took each other as we are
scars, flaws and all
We are colors crashing in the sky
We are stars colliding in the night
We are storms dancing to the sound of our souls
We are lovers dying to love
As the kaleidoscope of our colors
gets stronger and stronger and stronger
WRITTEN BY: MANDIE MICHELLE SANDERS
WRITTEN ON: OCTOBER. 12, 2017 THURSDAY 5:14 PM
Kiss me when I'm happy
Kiss me when I'm mad
Kiss me when I'm hyper
Kiss me when I'm sad
Kiss me when I'm sleepy
Kiss me when I'm sick
Kiss me when you're bored because I can't get enough of your lips
Kiss me in your car
Kiss me in the shower
Kiss me when we're walking
Kiss me for a couple of hours
Kiss me during school
Kiss me during work
Kiss me when I'm scared
Kiss me when I'm a ****
Kiss me when your dreams come true
Kiss me at hello
Kiss me when your world crashes down
Kiss me when your feeling low
Kiss me because you love me
Kiss me at goodbye
Kiss me for no reason at all
Your kisses are what keeps me alive
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May. 4, 2011 Wednesday 11:55 A.M.
My anxiety was never really a problem
until I turned 20 years old
I went from being depressed to terrified all the time
like a lost puppy left out in the cold
I found myself sleeping less
and if I did sleep I had nothing but nightmares
during the day I'd have racing thoughts
but I didn't tell anyone about them because nobody cares
Sometimes my anxiety is so high
that I lose control of my thoughts
I lay in my bed and try to breathe
while fighting the urge to throw up
Some days are better than others
some days my anxiety isn't so bad
then there are days where I freak out so much
I start to cry then get very sad
It feels like an elephant is constantly sitting on my chest
not allowing me to breathe
the room gets hot and I feel so sick
that I start praying "God help me please!"
Sometimes music helps when I'm having an anxiety attack
so does taking a walk
my anxiety eases up the most when I gain courage to talk about it
I'm not really sure why anxiety has chosen now
to cause so many problems for me
I'm at the most fragile part of my life
to think it will pass is hard to believe
I have no option but to breathe
let the attacks pass and try to worry less
anxiety is a battle that's harder to fight than depression
but I think so far I'm doing my best.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May. 23, 2013 Thursday 6:44 P.M.

I wrote this while in the middle of having an anxiety attack so sorry if it's confusing, slow and choppy.
She was sitting on the roof of her house
in 40° weather just looking at the stars
and enjoying the stillness of the Winter night
He sat down next to her
admiring her beauty under the moonlight
and he smiled to himself as he imagined himself kissing her cheek
He has loved this girl for years
yet timing was never on his side
He cleared his throat and asked her
"you thinking about your future soul mate?"
She looked at him and answered
"I don't believe in soul mates anymore"
Her answer shocked him
She was always the hopeless romantic
She was always the one who still held on to hope
even when her heart felt like it was in a million pieces
She continued to be the dreamer
Even when everyone else told her she was silly
to believe in the ridiculous things
Trying his best not to let her see his shock he asked her
"since when do you not believe in soulmates?"
She was quiet for a second then answered
"I stopped believing in soul mates once I came to the conclusion
that I do much better on my own
All of the love I gave to other men it was either never enough
or too much and I'm tired of trying to figure out
the right way to love someone only to get dumped
over and over again
I'm not playing the pity card
I'm just being honest
I don't believe I have a soul mate
and I'm okay with that
I'm less likely to get disappointed now"
He sat next to her wishing he could tell her
how much he loved her
He adored how she looked when she woke up in the morning with her messy hair and no makeup on
He loved how she smelled of roses even on a rainy day
and how he felt like he was home every time he hugged her
Hearing all that she said he felt hurt
He felt rejected even though he had no reason to
He looked at her once more and said
"I really hope your belief on soul mates comes back one day"
With a half smile she looked at him and said "me too"
She went back to looking at the stars
and he continued to admire her beauty under the moonlight
The more he stared at her the more he fell in love
WRITTEN BY: Amanda Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 3, 2019 Thursday 8:59 P.M.
If you don’t follow your passion then your never going to be happy. What if’s will eat away at you, your going to be bitter because your mad at yourself for not going after what you want. Everyone gives into their passion sooner or later. Passion is like a wave in the ocean that keeps pulling you under and you don’t find peace until you give in. Only passion won’t **** you. It will make you happier. Whatever your passion is: music, doctor, director, stylist, police officer, wrestler, dancer, traveler, writer, chef, teacher, surfer, store owner, whatever it is your passionate about, go after it. Don’t be scared of the challenges you will have to face along the way. Everything will fall into place eventually.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
I used to know what I wanted to be when I grew up
For as long as I could remember
my dream was to be a writer
I always thought I needed to know the future in order to be happy
Now that I am at the age where I can work hard to be anything I want to be
I am starting to see how wrong I was
I can be a writer
I can be a model
I can be a mother
I can spend all of my time working my *** off if I wanted to
Working all of the time became an addiction like cutting
There was no time to enjoy anything
I was so busy putting pressure on myself
that I forgot how to live in the moment
All of the hours I spent working
All of the time I spent trying to be the perfect adult was a waste of time
Life was passing me by and I was missing it
Working is a good thing
however there is more to life than work
It is okay to not know what to do with your life
No one has their **** together
Age does not mean anything
Take time to enjoy yourself
Take time to just be
Take time to do what makes you happy
Life is unfair and difficult
but life has a way of falling perfectly together in a way you never dreamed of
Working is a necessity but so is happiness
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: September. 5, 2015 Saturday 7:54 AM
I saw you in my room last night
You were sitting on the edge of my bed
Stroking my hair
You kept telling me how beautiful I looked
For a minute it was as if you never passed away
I could see in your eyes that you were worried about me
I haven't been well since I laid you to rest
Seeing you in your coffin
touching your hands that once held mine so tightly
as we walked the strip in Las Vegas
Do you remember that day?
It was a spur of the moment thing
We just got into the car and drove
We held onto each other so tightly
as we walked looking at everything Vegas had to offer
That was the night we got married
It was so out of the blue but I knew when you proposed to me
that I was making the right choice by saying yes
Everyone thought that we were crazy
Maybe we were
But I have never been so crazy about another human being before
Being with you was like heaven on earth
You were romantic
You were kind
You were wonderful to me
Then you died
In the blink of an eye it was all over
One hit by a drunk driver and you were gone
I was left with more than a broken arm and a couple of stitches
I was left with a shattered heart
I was left with guilt for surviving
I was left with depression because I ached for you
I was left with fear because I forgot how to live without you
I cried so hard when I woke up in that hospital room
I called out your name but you didn't answer
I felt lost
I felt incomplete
I reached for you in my dreams but you weren't there
When your Mother told me that you had passed
my heart ached so badly that I went into cardiac arrest
I hoped to be with you
but the Lord wouldn't take me

It has been three months since that accident
I have lost weight because I can't eat
I hurt from lying in bed all day because I have no energy to do anything
I know you're angry at me
This isn't who I am
To dwell on pain and let life pass me by
That was never us
We lived
We lived for the moments that people dreamed about
We made love under the stars
We kissed in thunderstorms
our hearts collided and time froze still just for us
That's all over now
As I watch you on the edge of my bed
I want so badly to hold you
I want to be in your arms
I want to feel safe again
You won't hold me
You want me to let you go
You want me to be happy
You tell me we will be together again
as you kiss my forehead
I watch you go to heaven
as an angel holds me and lets me cry into her chest
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: November 10, 2015 Tuesday 10:24 AM
I hate seeing you so sad
Whenever I see you cry
I just want to hold you
until there is no more tears left inside of you
I want to take your heart
Stitch it back together
and prove to you that you can trust me
I want to kiss your scars
I don't ever want you to be ashamed of the battles you fought
I want to fight your demons with you
I want your demons to tear me up
so you don't have to be stressed out
I want to give you the moon
I want to wrap my arms around you
and fill you with love I have been saving just for you
I want to show you the magic
that causes my heart to skip beats whenever I am with you
I want to love you
I want to fight with you
I want to kiss you the moment all of your dreams come true
I want to build a life with you
A life that tells the story of you and me
I want you to be my secret keeper
while I carry your heart next to mine
I want to fall apart in your arms
as I love every inch of you
I want to show you how perfect you are
I want to make you realize how special your soul is
Let me love you the way you deserved to be loved
I promise you won't be disappointed
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: November. 7, 2015 Saturday 8:15 AM
I want to go to California
I want to go alone
I want to drive for hours
without having to stop to answer my phone
I want to drive all night and day
I don't want anything to pass me by
I want to see amazing sights
and smile as I cry
I want to walk through waves in the ocean
I want the wind to blow through my hair
I want my past to fall to pieces in the sand
so I can bury it there
I want to run through the streets of Los Angeles
I want to smell the air in Beverly Hills
I want to meet new people and hear their stories
about how they have faced their biggest fears
I want to walk on the beach at sunset
I want to dance in circles at dawn
I want to visit places I have never been to
and do karaoke to my favorite songs
I want to stroll down memory lane in Anderson
I want to jump off of cliffs at the lake
I want to swim from one island to another
and take in the views like a great piece of cake
I want to chill next to the Hollywood sign
buy gifts for the people I love
I want to make my dreams come true in California
and eventually call it home
I know I will never want to leave California
but I can always go back whenever my heart calls for it
California is a place of possibilities for me
and I cannot wait to one day be a part of it
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: August. 19, 2011 Friday 10:29 AM
Let's go to England

We can take a 6 am flight and be there by 3 pm

We can see the Tower Of London and share a kiss underneath The London Eye

We can spend two weeks in Bristol crossing bridges, floating in giant balloons, riding boats and bikes and visiting Bansky's art

We can visit Shakespeare's hometown and walk the streets that once fell in love with the feet of the most romantic writer of all time

We can drink coffee and smoke cigarettes at New Forest Park and go swimming at Towans Beach

We can make our own wine in Gloucestershire and have a picnic in Cambridge

We can dance near Princess Street and go clubbing in London

We can shop at the Stratford Centre and drink tea in Oxford

We can stand in the rain in Surrey and go to concerts in Bedford

We can start over and make all of our dreams come true

Let's go to England
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 13, 2016 Wednesday 5:36 AM
I want you to run away with me
just leave everything behind
don;t worry about anything or anyone
I promise we will be just fine
You and I can start over
we just need to leave this town
we can go somewhere where nobody knows us
no drama will be around
We can get away from all of the *******
and start a life just you and me
if you trust me and take this chance
you will be the happiest as you can be
Don't worry about money, food, etc.
just get in the car and drive
we will worry about life when we are out of state
let's just make it out of here alive
I know I sound crazy
but you will thank me later
just take this chance and run with me
I promise you will feel so much better
This is scary I know
it's a really big risk
if we don't take it now
we will always regret that chance to run
an opportunity that we missed.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: December. 24, 2011 Saturday 4:31 P.M.
A snowflake fell quietly on the fingertips of her right hand
As she watched it drift down from the sky
she waited for it to disappear once it touched her skin
However once the snowflake landed it never disappeared
In the blink of an eye all around her she watched the snow rise from the ground
and as it began to spin in a circle she felt herself fighting to stand still
Before she knew it the snow was spinning so violently
she couldn't see through it
Her hair was waving wildly
fresh snow was hitting her skin so hard
it felt like mini razor blades sliding against her pores
As she tried to look for a way through the snow
she quickly came to the conclusion there was no way out of what was happening
She had to let it pass
whatever this was she had to release all control
and trust that this snow would find rest eventually
Slowly the snow started the die down
and it finally fell back to the ground
She stood there trying to catch her breath
as her legs groaned in pain from struggling to stand still
As she began to see around her without trouble
she realized nothing had changed
Everything around her looked exactly the same
She looked down at her right hand
On her fingertips where the snowflake fell was a note
written on pink paper that smelled of sugar plums
It said "the storm you were walking through has finally ended
Your next chapter in life is about to begin
and this chapter will be an exciting one
Let the magic begin
Merry Christmas"
As she read the last word the note disolved into dust
and even though nothing changed physically
somehow the world looked a little bit different anyways
WRITTEN BY: Amanda Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: December. 3, 2018 Monday 8:04 A.M.
One of the hardest things to do in life
is to learn how to let go
You learn to cry in private
and a fake smile is all that you show
To live your life with a broken heart
is not so easy to do
You keep going to ease the pain
you try to do what is best for you
Letting go is one of the bravest things I have ever done
When I let go I slowly start to see that a new chapter has begun
I do my best to go out, have fun
push my pain to the side
When I'm alone I hurt again
all I can do is cry
Loving someone who does not love you back
that takes a lot of guts
You think things, you say things
you do things other people think is nuts
But when you're with that special person
it doesn't matter what others think
You be yourself, you enjoy the moment
you forget about making mistakes
Love is so beautiful to me
it challenges you in many ways
You learn how to respect others
even when you're having bad days
Love is a gift that brings out the best in you
Sometimes love is letting go so others can be happy
even though it is the hardest thing to do
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: April. 26, 2011 11:37 A.M.
I WILL NOT worry about things that I cannot control. I am going to cherish every moment I spend with whoever wants to spend time with me because I know how fast people can just disappear without any warning. I WILL NOT waste time on people who do not want anything to do with me. I will focus on the people who actually want to see me. I WILL NOT feel bad for not having a boyfriend. I know that I DON'T need a man to be happy. I have my writing, my cat, my friends and my family to fill in any emptiness that I begin to feel. I WILL NOT punish myself for things I cannot control. I am going to let go of what needs to be let go of. I am going to smile even when things are bad because I know God has it all under control. I am going to just enjoy my life and have fun.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: Summer 2012
Let us stay here forever
Let us just just lie on this bed staring into each other's eyes
as the snow falls outside
Let us allow the snow to pile so high
we have no way of leaving this place
Let us shut the world out and create a world of our own
Let us create a world so beautiful
it would be just like heaven
It would be our secret world
our special place where we can lie here for all of eternity
No one can harm us
No one can tell us how to be
No one can tear our love apart
It will be just you and I
Our two hearts beating so rapidly
it's enough to make non believers believe in love again
Let us believe in the impossible
Let us always dream
Let us always be in love


Dedicated to My Friends Jarod Drew Vermilyea and Nikki Lul
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: September. 27, 2015 Sunday 1:55 AM
He said nobody likes you

That's why your surrounded by so many people who have seen you at your worst but they love you anyways because nobody likes you

He said your a two faced *****

That's why people respect you because your honest so that's why your two faced

They said your a mistake

That's why you have life because your a mistake

They said your not talented

That's why you have over 1,000 poems written and a duffle bag full of notebooks in your closet because your not talented

She said you were fat

That's why the doctor tells you your a healthy weight because your fat

They said your smile is ugly

That's why your smile shines in all of your pictures because your smile is ugly

They said your a *****

That why you have only slept with 3 people in your 21 years of life because your a *****

They told you to go **** yourself

They can't stand seeing you happy, alive and well. That's why they want you to **** yourself

They said your ugly

That's why you get so many compliments because your ugly

They said your a waste of space

That's why the world is so big because your a waste of space

They said your getting nowhere in life

That's why your in GED classes and have a job because your getting nowhere in life

They say your a freak

Their ****** because you won't do what they say so that's why your a freak

They say no one will ever love you

That's why guys ask you out because no one will love you

They say your Mom hates you

That's why she's always buying you stuff and giving you hugs because she hates you

They talk **** all the time

It's nothing but LIES, LIES AND LIES and the proof is in our faces everyday

If only we spent more time taking in the proof instead of focusing on the lies.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 23, 2014 Thursday 8:50 P.M.
If you were to tell me seven years ago
I'd be as happy as I am now
I would have laughed in your face
and asked you "How?"
If God hadn't taken control of certain situations
and just left me all alone
I probably wouldn't be here right now
listening to my favorite song
If I hadn't given up cutting
would I still be alive
or would my teenage wish come true
to go through with suicide?
Life is full of what if's
but there's one thing I've learned
it's okay to not have all the answers
things always happen as they should
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: April. 15, 2014 Tuesday 7:28 A.M.
In high school I was invisible to you
I was the girl you laughed at with your friends
Every time I saw you in the hallways
the hair on my hand would stand
I was self conscious and insecure
because of the mean things you said to me
Now a couple years later
you find me on Facebook and now I'm suddenly pretty
You send me a friend request  out of the blue
with a message reading "hey"
You're on your computer hoping I respond
and here I am feeling like that high school girl
you wished would go away
Knowing this I message you back
asking if you remember me
You type back "no" so I thought I would take the time
to refresh your memory
I send you a photo of myself from high school
my computer doesn't make noise for an hour
After fifteen minutes of waiting
I log off and go take a shower
When I come back and log back on
there is a notification from you
It's a message with the subject "I'm An Idiot"
and I read what you had to say

"I do remember who you are
you are the girl I used to pick on
I made school unbearable for you
I know what I did was wrong
I thought I was someone cool
because I fit in with the cool kids
I had no knowledge of the damage I caused you
I was nothing but a complete *******
I am really sorry for how I treated you
I'm not just saying this to get into your pants
I would really like to get to know you
if not romantically then just as friends
You are really a beautiful woman
I'm ashamed I didn't see that before
I would completely understand
if you don't want me to message you anymore
Please forgive me for my actions
I hope life is treating you well
I am truly sorry
for making your high school experience hell."

I sit in silence for a little bit
going over what I just read
I close my eyes and hold back tears
as I go over everything he just said
I've forgiven this man a long time ago
thinking this day would never happen
Despite the way he used to act
I did have a bit of a crush on him
After thinking of what to write back
I reply

"Yes I forgive ya
but if you really want to make it up to me
you're going to have to buy me pizza."
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 13, 2016 Saturday 3:04 AM
I never knew what faith was
until I had to practice it when Dad was ill
I never knew depression
until the word "death" no longer scared me
I never felt abuse
until my Dad laid a hand on me
I never felt loneliness
until my best friend Joey passed away
I never understood addiction
until feeling a razor slicing my skin got me high
I never understood sadness
until I learned the meaning of goodbye
I never experienced a broken heart
until I was told the words "I never loved you"
I never experienced abandonment
until I knew where my Father really was the day I was born
I never experienced love
until I learned what accepting an individual flaws and all truly meant
I never fell in love until I practiced the word "sacrifice"
I never saw true beauty
until I held my nieces in my arms for the first time
I never knew what happiness was
until the day I began to follow my heart
I never found my passion
until I created magic with a pen
I never felt peace
until I let of things that were out of my control
I have never felt blessed
until I realized what money couldn't buy
I have never felt more alive
until I understood how precious and short life really is.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: April. 12, 2014 Saturday 12:03 A.M.
Time to get up
Make the bed
Let some sun shine through a window
Make some coffee
Take a shower as Taylor Swift plays on the stereo
Put on some jeans
Comb my hair
Put some lipstick on my lips
Read a chapter from a novel then run some errands
so my breakfast doesn't stick to my hips
Buy some groceries
Put them away
Write some poems until the boyfriend comes home
Wash some dishes
Watch a movie
Do anything that distracts me from feeling alone
Eat dinner
Have some wine
Cuddle and kiss babe on the couch
Eat some ice cream wearing nothing but his t-shirt
while I laugh to the point my cheeks hurt
It's 11:00 pm now
Time for bed
I lie down as his arms wrap around me
I let myself drift away
praying I don't get woken up by my anxiety
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May 8, 2016 Sunday 10:20 PM
I don't want to get up today
Why make the bed when I know I will just mess it up later?
I just want to stay in the dark because I don't want the world to see me
COFFEE! I NEED COFFEE NOW!
I hope my shower washes away all of the uncomfortable feelings I am feeling right now
Taylor Swift always makes everything better
These jeans make my *** look big
My hair is so frizzy I wish I looked cute bald
Lipstick doesn't cure ugly but I can dream right?
I wish I could physically jump into the book I am currently reading
I don't want to go outside
I feel sick
This grocery store is making me claustrophobic
I can't figure out where anything goes
My head is full of chaos
WRITING HELPS!
I can't wait until my boyfriend comes home from work
Doing the dishes is so therapeutic
SERIOUSLY! IT'S THE BEST PART OF THE MOVIE DO I NEED TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK NOW!!!????
I can't sit still
Something is wrong
I wonder if he thinks I'm fat
I need to eat slow
I hope this wine doesn't turn me into an alcoholic
I wonder if I annoy my boyfriend
I feel so **** and fat at the same time
WHY CAN'T I JUST ENJOY THIS ICE CREAM?!
It feels so good to laugh
Don't stop
BEDTIME! I'M DRAINED!
I wonder if he wants to break up with me
I can't sleep
Anxiety won't let me
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May 8 , 2016 Sunday 10:33 PM
I think people should be recognized more for their talents
Not just for how they look
It sends the message that no matter how good you are at something
if you're not extremely beautiful or handsome
then you're not good enough
and I don't think that's right
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 19, 2016 Friday 11:04 PM
When you lose someone you love
life changes in so many ways
The holidays are cold
and you just count the days
It's hard to sleep at night
because your afraid of becoming weak
You just want someone to hold you
and listen to you as you speak
You smile like your fine
but your crying deep inside
You don't want to shut down
but you want to commit suicide
You want life to move on
but your lonely and you can't explain it
You try to be positive
but you can't get over it
When you think about the one you lost
you smile at the past
You smile because you knew them
but you cry because their time came too fast
Time just goes slow
you feel out of control
You feel empty and mad
the love you once had no longer grows
I've never lost a person to death
but I can imagine how it feels
I'd long for that person forever
and I'd take my time to heal
Everyone has their limit on earth
God has known their life since birth
You just need to let God take them home
and you will see them again when it's your time to go
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 2, 2008 Friday 1:44 A.M.
From the very beginning
you touched me in a way no one has before
you loved everything about me
yet you didn't even know my name
you let me be myself
even though I deserved to be put in my place
instead you just listen to me vent
until a smile crosses my face
I had no idea I'd fall in love with you
with our very first "Hello"
I try to think of how my life was without you
but now it's **** near impossible
you have such an affect on me
your a drug I can't describe
you are the one for me
you are my love at first sight
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: April. 16, 2014 Wednesday 4:42 A.M.
Lovely Lady Gaga,
You are so inspiring
and I am so glad that Jesus brought you to this earth
to be an inspiration to so many women around the world.
You are sensational.
Your music and your presence
illuminates love, power, acceptance and courage.
You are the greatest treasure.
Anyone who has the pleasure of meeting you in person
is blessed because their lives with never be the same again.
You are one in a million.
Thank you for being an example of strength and true beauty.
God bless you.
You deserve all of the happiness in the world.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: March. 1, 2016 Tuesday 12:44 AM
I think we should run away
I think that even though it is three in the morning
we should hit the highway and drive until the sun comes up
I think we should do the things we are terrified of doing
so we can get to know parts of ourselves that are dying to be known
I think we should swim in oceans
climb mountains
take a plane to a country we can't pronounce the name of
I think we should make love in every major city in America
so when we look back on those cities
it will be love that we remember
I think we should kiss under waterfalls
jump off of cliffs with our hands grasping tightly to each other
I think we should love in the now
because now won't be here forever
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 13, 2016 Saturday 2:57 AM
If she is always asking if she looks pretty
you need to compliment her more
If she is doing things on purpose to annoy you
it is a sign you're not giving her enough attention
If she purposely wears a color she knows is your favorite
it is her way of saying she loves you
acknowledge that
If her feelings get hurt when you deny her kisses
she is not being over sensitive
you basically told her you don't want her love
A woman's love is constant
It is in her blood to love the man she is with every minute of every day
If you men only knew how much love your woman has for you
I don't think you could ever begin to imagine it because if you did you would never deny it
Compliment her everyday
it will make her feel more secure in her skin
Tell her good morning when she wakes up
Don't send her a text
buy her coffee, flowers or a book
and tell her good morning in person
Don't wait until she's dressed up to remind her of her beauty
Tell her even when she's dressed in her ugliest pair of pajamas
Say thank you when she gives you a sincere compliment
Kiss her as she does the dishes
Watch a cheesy movie with her from time to time
Let her take care of you when you're sick
Let her buy you gifts
Let her hold you and soak in every ounce of love she offers
Hold her hand in public
Give her the freedom to express her feelings without getting upset
Make her laugh until it hurts her to breathe
Have a conversation with her at the dinner table
Tell her you love her every time the opportunity presents itself because you never know when God will choose to take her
do not wait for her to say it first
Love her and let her love you back
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 13, 2017 Friday 6:27 PM
There is such a thing as magic
and that magic is called love.
You create magic
every time you choose love over hate.
Love has the power to do wonderful things
and no matter how hopeless things may seem
the magic of love can prove otherwise.
Whether the love is shared with your lover,
your friends,
your family,
your pets,
a stranger,
a child it's all the same.
Love can be found in a song,
a poem,
a smile,
a laugh,
a compliment,
a hug,
or a reassurance that everything will be okay.
Love can change the world
and changing the world is magical.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 24, 2017 Tuesday 11:34 P.M.
I think love is stupid sometimes
The way it messes with your emotions is not right
I hate when you fall for someone
you think they love you back but they don't
The only reason why you know that is because you caught them somewhere with another girl
Did it break your heart?
Did it make you cry?
Did seeing the one you love with someone else tear your world apart?
Yes, yes and yes
Do you still love that man?
Yes.
Why?
Why are women like that?
Why do we waste our time loving men that don't love us?
We ask ourselves these questions and our answers are?
We don't know.
Why is love complicated?
Nobody knows.
That is why I think love is stupid...

Sometimes
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: September. 12, 2011 Monday 12:13 PM
I missed you
I know that we haven't spoken in awhile
and that's my fault
When my soul is in agony
I have a tendency to lock myself away from the world
because I fear that my emotional pain
is too much for anyone to handle
That's not how it used to be with us though
When I was sad I came to you
You would hold your arms out wide
as I fell into them
You would hold me as I cried against your shoulder
When my arms were stained red from bleeding
after tearing up my arms with a razor
you were there to wrap my arms in bandages
and you would kiss my wounds as if
kissing them would make them disappear
I told you my deepest secrets
and you've kept every one
I shared with you my darkest thoughts
and you never grew afraid of me
You loved me when my stomach was hungry
because I refused to eat when I thought 145
pounds was too fat
I was rotting away in every way possible
yet you managed to breathe life into me every time
I remember when I first told you I wanted to **** myself
you took my hand and squeezed it hard
You reminded me that the air I was breathing was a gift
and to never take it for granted
You found me when I was broken
You shared my journey and hit rock bottom
every time I did too
When I was too angry to talk to you
you never got upset
You waited patiently for me to come to my senses
We spent every moment together
You were my life line at one point
but as time went on and I got better
we began to drift apart
Everyday conversations turned into every other day
which turned into every other week
and eventually into every other month
Then a year passed and we didn't speak once
I felt guilty about it
but I felt like I didn't need you anymore
I thought the universe brought us together
because it knew I was in pain
I had no one to turn to
and you gave me everything
I knew how to love you in sadness
but no clue how to love you in happiness
I missed you to the point I felt lost
as if a part of me had died
Then in the blink of an eye on a great Sunny day
I found you waiting for me
with a big smile on your face
I ran up to you and took your hand
and my heart immediately knew
that through the good times and the bad times
I was meant to be with you
As I sit here writing this out
tears are slowly streaming down my face
It feels so good to share with you everything I feel
as if we were back in that place
that walk in closet in the house on 28th street
where 12 years ago you found me
I fell in love with the greatest thing on earth
I fell in love with writing poetry
WRITTEN BY: Amanda Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: March. 14, 2019 Thursday 4:49 PM
Love is dead to me
I got no love to give
I feel nothing from a hug
I don't even have strength to forgive
I think of the word love
and it makes me sick
I get nauseous in my throat
all I want to do is spit
Hand holding and kissing are not my thing
anniversaries and hearts on paper don't mean anything
Those are things you do and have
to keep the other person around
That isn't love
that's like playing music with no sound
There is more to love than people realize
it's not all fun and games
Love is making each other happy
and taking each other's pain away
Love is doing your best
just to see the other person smile
Love is being faithful to each other
if one has to go away for awhile
Love is being strong
when the other person is sad
Love is being there for each other
even when times are bad
Love is not giving up
when one makes a mistake
Love is trying something new
taking a risk not a lot of people take
Love is admitting you have fears
and letting the other person help you face them
Love is thinking someone is amazing
without having to know everything about them
Love is a forever thing
Love isn't quiet
no one should say "I Love You"
unless they really mean it
Love is sticking together in situations that are tough
Love is knowing the other person loves you despite what others say and do
and that should be enough
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: November. 2, 2011 Wednesday 8: 41 A.M.
He whispered into my ear "I want to make love to you"
I opened my eyes
I noticed the clock said 5:13 am
I rolled over to face him and his arms wrapped around me
causing goosebumps to form on every inch of my body
His right hand touched my face as he kissed me
his tongue dancing perfectly with mine
Before I knew it we were making love
It wasn't the kind of love making you seen in the movies
It was gentle, slow and passionate
Every move he made forced me to hold back a moan
I swear would take away my voice if I let it out
I dug my nails into his back
as if I was holding on for dear life
The only noise between us were our heartbeats pounding
everything else faded away
I felt him come into me
and a part of me fell deeper in love when I looked into his eyes
There was so much love in them
it was impossible to look away
He moved my bangs from my forehead and kissed me
leaving me wanting him all over again
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May. 5, 2016 Thursday 10:11 PM
I am sick of people asking me
why I am choosing not to have *** again
until I am married
Why do I need to explain myself?
Why do I need to have a reason?
I do not want to be one of those girls
who sleeps with every guy she dates
I am tired of feeling like I am only good enough
to be with if I put out
There is more to me than just my body
My body is not an ingredient you need to add
in whatever half *** relationship you're trying to cook up
My body is not something you test out first
to see if it's actually good or not
I am a person
I am a human being with feelings
I am a woman who is smart
I am funny
I am creative
Don't you want to know who I am as a person?
Don't you want to know what makes me unique?
Why does it always have to be about my body?
I do not want to give myself to someone
who only wants me until someone better comes along
I want to be with someone who loves all of me
I want to be with someone who loves my mind
Who loves my weirdness
Who loves my honesty
and who loves my courage to be myself
I want a man who can feel good with me
without feeling the need to have me naked to do so
The man who can love all of me without hesitation
is the man that deserves to explore my body
He will respect it and still love it
despite all of the changes it will go through
over the years I am alive
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 15, 2016 Monday 9:37 PM
I refuse to be one of those people
that everyone chooses to love once she is dead
Don't wait until I'm lifeless and can no longer hear you
to start giving a **** about me
If I wasn't good enough for you while I was alive
I sure as hell won't be good enough for you when I'm dead
If there is something you need to tell me
do it while I can still hear you
If you want to see me
make plans with me
If you love me
tell me while I am still here to love you back
Do not wait until I am a pile of ashes
to confess everything you ever wanted to say to me
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 25, 2016 Thursday 6:04 PM
Calling each other every hour is not love
Feeling the need to message each other on Facebook every five minutes is not love
Having to be with each other twenty four hours a day is not love
Getting mad at each other when you talk to someone other than each other is not love
Starting petty arguments with each other to gain attention from each other is not love
Keeping each other away from friends or family is not love
Having anxiety attacks when you don't see each other for an hour is not love
It's obsession with one another
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: 2012
I don't mind you staring at me
You see into my soul
You see the parts of me I try so hard to hide
The way you stare at me is intense
You don't blink
You yearn to know more
Every time you look at me
You fall in love with my heart over and over again
You want to know what makes me cry
You want to know what makes me laugh
You want to know all of the things that inspire my writing
You don't care about what's underneath my clothes
You want to know the things that can't be seen with normal eyes
You see all of the ugly parts of me
and you continue to stay
You stay because you love me
You love the real me
The me that only you can see
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: February. 15, 2016 Monday 8:45 PM
I don't mind that you have a mental illness
It doesn't bother me that you have to hold on tight to my hands
whenever you feel like you are drowning
It doesn't annoy me that we can't go to certain places for dates
because your stomach ties in knots unexpectedly
It doesn't irritate me that you get stressed out
when it's really hot outside
It doesn't make me mad when you have to miss work
because anxiety makes you physically sick
Your anxiety doesn't make me love you any less
it's the opposite actually
I am in love with you deeply
I don't care that you have anxiety
Hold onto me for as long as you need to
I don't mind
We don't have to go anywhere special
as long as you are okay then I am just fine
I hate the heat too
so let's be stressed together
I am here for the long haul
your anxiety does not scare me
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: May. 4, 2016 Wednesday 11:27 PM
He took off his shirt
I took off mine
He took me into his arms and put me on our bed
He touched me in places I never knew were there
As he kissed my lips
I ran my fingers through his hair
As he put himself into me
I shivered in fear
He asked me if I was alright
I shook my head yes
We made love for hours
we tossed and turned all over
By six in the morning I fell asleep for what seemed like forever
I woke up to the smell of french toast he was cooking in the kitchen
I left our room naked
I wanted more of him
I hugged him from behind
he turned around, grabbed my face and kissed me
We made love on the kitchen floor
screaming and moaning as the french toast burned
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: August. 31, 2015 Monday 3:15 AM
She goes to bed in short shorts and her ex-boyfriends t-shirt
not because she misses him
but because it looks **** on her
She gets excited when Mayday Parade plays on the radio
she does a dance but she doesn't look stupid
she looks absolutely beautiful
She watches the same movies over and over again
not because she's obsessed
she like the feelings she gets when they end
She loves her jean shorts with her converse and a hoodie
she could be wearing pajamas
and still look ****
She stays up all night and sleeps all day
not because she's depressed, she functions better that way
she smiles when she looks at Harry Styles on her wall
not because she thinks he's cute
he reminds her to be strong
She crushes on a man with a huge scar on his left shoulder
not because of his looks
but because of the confidence he gives her
She's a hopeless romantic with walls around her heart
she smiles on the outside
while on the inside she falls apart
She knows that she's gorgeous
yet she feels so ugly
she has a way of hiding her tears
by being really funny
She's afraid to let anyone in
yet pours her heart out in her poetry
her journal is her escape
when she needs a break from everybody
She feels like a mistake
when in reality she's a walking melody
she's God's gift to the world
and her name is Mandie.
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 25, 2014 Saturday 8:25 A.M.

I challenged myself to write positive things about myself. It felt weird but it's something I'm trying to do more off.
Sometimes when I think about killing myself
I see the details so perfectly
I see my vein splitting apart as blood leaks out of me
I see my heart pumping faster as my body goes into shock
I see myself fall to the floor
as my eyes roll to the back of my head
My hand that I cut myself with hits the floor
The razor makes a faint noise as it bounces off of the ground
Everything sits still once I hit the floor
as I lay there with blood gushing out of me
my body finally gets the peace it's been yearning for
Who knew that a simple injury to one self
could make the soul feel so much at ease
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: December. 24, 2011 Saturday 7:22 P.M.
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to take
Save me from this living hell
or watch me drown in a wishing well
Take the voices, take the pain
Take my blood, take everything
Once I go to sleep
don't let me wake up
Just let me die

Yours truly,

****** UP
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: November. 2, 2011 Wednesday 8:20 A.M.
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