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Apr 2017 · 326
Untitled
Mara Apr 2017
Just when scabs scrape
Bleeding subsides
Time prevails
And then a sudden ache
Translucent emotions
Awakened once again

Can't refrain from thinking
Of the first
And last
Moments of whatever it was

Stopped and thought
Of the woman you loved
I loved, but was I believed

This night
Wish to remind

I did love
Or at least tried
To touch seams
Embrace needles
Forget bondages

All the marks are fading
Take hold before they're
Forever a memory
Apr 2017 · 295
18
Mara Apr 2017
18
My tongue feels foreign
And awakened when
Saying hello to you

When you smile back
I blush

I don't know anything
But this heartbeat
And your face

I don't know anything
I don't know anything
Apr 2017 · 225
Untitled
Mara Apr 2017
Maybe being alone is too comfortable
I don't know what I was hiding from
Or scared of
I do know that the silence has
Grown on me
He is special, but I must label
Him ordinary to keep my
Heart at bay
The truth is,
I daydream of our being
Interconnecting to make a universe of possibilities
To experience the happiness,
Sorrow, frustration, and ease
That cannot be experienced ever just alone

Just alone
Just alone

But I don't want to drift away
With the idea that I am never just alone
To give my whole existence to him
Keeps my mind tranquil
Yet chaotic
Apr 2017 · 224
3/23/15
Mara Apr 2017
Cross the border of familiarity
I've become a stranger to myself
Treading unspoken territory
Inevitably forgetting the past
We are runaway children
The sun beats on
We beat on
Where do we lay our heads
If every night I lie awakened
Slip into unconsciousness
The lines between alive
And living are blurred
Sitting
Waiting
Sleeping
And in every sunrise and
Sunset we look for something
If God plays hide and seek
Then we must be what
We've been searching for
Apr 2017 · 199
Untitled
Mara Apr 2017
You tried to build something to love
Rather than a home
Everyone kept telling you to be strong
When you needed just anyone
14 winters and summers have passed
The sun has made you leather
And I have become water

I can't stay any longer
I can't stay any longer

Forgive my feigned ignorance
I was but a child
In a house full of people
With forgotten youth
I can't save you here
Please let it go
Mara Dec 2015
I've suddenly become very aware of the heaviness of my own body
The massive density of my bones
I never realized how much effort it was to lift my fingers
And to take care of the body I've been destined with forever
My eyes glue to a computer screen
Every unfinished immortality project sits on my desk
Collecting dust and forgotten ideas
I could've been a genius, my mother says
Oh but there is passion in me, I feel it writhing when I play Debussy
From Hendrix to B.B King yes, I can feel myself erupting
But every morning when the light bathes me in the new morning hope
It is only somedays I successfully get up
It is only a couple days when peace visits me,
The wind feels cleaner in my room and my mouth is no longer a grave for unsaid words
But I still hide in myself and wear the faces of others
Salinger taught me sarcasm with the help of Holden Caulfield
I practice late night insanity with Bukowski
Some sage old wisdom with western philosopher, Alan Watts
And even my optimism sprouted from Timothy Leary
Not even the moon is unfamiliar with my facets
My mind is littered with the thoughts of a dying breed
Someone who sought after something that is not of this world
Or it used to be
Nov 2015 · 400
Unknown
Mara Nov 2015
Passion is fleeting when you surround yourself with pleasure. The Beast is not tamed, he is simply waiting for his prey to give in to comfort. People see death in life as a final goal for humans, but no matter how long you stare into the dark the shadows will not consume you. We take the first step towards heaven seeking enlightenment. Those who claim success can never be proved wrong. A God does not matter to the world, but the person. Boredom is another word describing inattention. Excitement is becoming curious all over again. Nothing satisfies the seeker. The world should keep you begging for more. Fall in love with the ecstasy of not knowing where you will land and you'll finally reach where I stand.
Nov 2015 · 301
Untitled
Mara Nov 2015
Standing under a night sky
Straining my eyes to find Orion's belt
What will tomorrow do to us?
Our pasts become loving memories
And I can't remember the last time I was embraced
A world where he exists is a world where I erased him
I'm swimming in a familiar body of water
But keep drowning every few hours
My friends and I love the open sky
Yet can't stay in the light for too long
Waiting for the sun to touch the mountains
And come out out to play
There's nothing quite like the summer heat
With my beloved and future mystery
Oct 2015 · 241
Untitled
Mara Oct 2015
I've entranced myself into an eternal dance where the truth glides across my skin and I always stare into the eyes of my lie.
Jul 2015 · 444
Fire
Mara Jul 2015
She goes on late night escapades
Finds his arms as an escape
Search for herself secretly in soft whispers
She's running and sometimes it's not towards him
But he's the only one ever welcoming her

Her house sits like a monument
With a lighted path only she finds after being
Shrouded in darkness
Other days it's a flame
It spreads down the street
And the neighborhood watch never calls it in

She's a fire when she leaves
Seems to light up the whole town in engulfing flames
No one questions why she's so bright
But everyone turns away when her skin starts
To melt and her heart falls out of her chest

The boy pretends he did not step on it
She is not running away from her world
You can't call it leaving when it doesn't
Stop following you
The boy thinks she is looking for him
But she only tried to find herself
Under the fire that never extinguished.
Jul 2015 · 227
Untitled
Mara Jul 2015
The excitement vibrates through my skin
I can feel my brain waves changing
Is this a dream? Do I awake once again underneath a roof wishing tomorrow would leave already?
May 2015 · 401
Untitled
Mara May 2015
The soft pink light bounces off the walls only to settle so subtly onto the white and pristine sheets. The light dances on my smooth skin, but unlike the sun I do not feel warm. I am alone wrapped in strawberry fantasies. The only thing close to radiance during the day is my computer screen accompanied by blankets. Awaiting for daylight once again I huddle in the room where the only thing familiar is the adventure tales and action thrillers. They sit on shelves waiting to be remembered, longing to feel that careful touch. I am a recluse with no motivation to be interacting with my generation. If you are interested, curious on what goes on in my mind do not shy away! I haven't forgotten how to socialize, but choose not to waste anymore time on things that I don't like. Take a step and I will take a step too. Just because I like being alone doesn't mean I was always lonely.
May 2015 · 262
Summer Nights
Mara May 2015
There were nights the breeze would kiss my cheeks
The sky would blanket me in darkness
I was surrounded by giggling companions
Or sometimes looming street lights
I didn't understand fear
Never gave a second thought to my actions
Bruises and blood were paid as prices
But only on the surface
What I lost after those countless nights
Was more than skin and friends
I doused myself in lies and misconceptions
Thinking if I forgot everything, things would be perfect
Nothing lasts when the labor includes losing yourself
I couldn't recognize my own reflection when morning came
I've forever forgotten bliss after those stars left me
And all I had was a cloudy sky, hazy memories
There came a day when I woke up
Realized I couldn't remember why I had done what I done
Something was missing from those reckless nights
And that was my own ability to distinguish from
Like and love
Apr 2015 · 202
Untitled
Mara Apr 2015
If I don't write it down did I really think it?
Mar 2015 · 238
03/26/15
Mara Mar 2015
I don't recall waking up most days
     But I remember what side you lay your head on the bed
I've forgotten the first day I died inside
     Though I know when you did
I revolve my memories around other people's solar systems
     Where do I lay my dreams and mistakes?
Do you memorize where my constellations are in the night sky?
     Have I known your beauty like you do mine?
Is life a fleeting ecstasy or are we eternal?
     Let the gods bear witness to our seasonal struggle.
Mar 2015 · 817
Muse
Mara Mar 2015
And then she spoke, "Don't ever fall for a man who can't love rock and roll. Rock and roll was made from the passion, the pleasure, the peace that exists in people's soul. Someone who decides they don't like rock is someone who's impatient, never looked closely at anything. They don't understand the wonderful agony someone gets from the right guitar solo. That one band that never does you harm, they make love to you through sinful chords and everything seems at peace in the world. A man who can't understand that isn't fit to know the beautiful music a muse like you brings".
Mar 2015 · 1.0k
Purposelessness
Mara Mar 2015
My skin burns
The beverage condensates
I am awaiting nothing
Wishing for no one

The grass stands tall
I no longer bow my head
To the sky above
I followed nature and was left
With purposelessness

The joints in my body
Feel young and light
The blood in my veins
Pump through the chambers
In my chest
Over and over and over

I am alive
I sit under the sun
And remember the universe
Inside me
I forget my small existence
I don't care about my small existence
In this galaxy

I experience purposelessness
And become one with nature
Mar 2015 · 249
Untitled
Mara Mar 2015
My friends race each other to grow up, I wonder what I will remember when I’m old? The hazy nights or the crystal days where we thought we could climb over any mountains, but just jumped off the highest cliff. I'll miss it and another part of me is scared to relive a time where hope only comes on seasonal visits when the weather is the only bright side.
old poem
Feb 2015 · 952
Bubbles
Mara Feb 2015
Pockets of air that pop into existence
Nanoseconds turn into centuries
We pop again, alone always, out of reality
The cycle repeats and we turn into particles
That join with the rest of the galaxy
Feb 2015 · 291
Krule
Mara Feb 2015
Can't you bear one more night?
Tie the loosening threads
of my mind to your wrist
so I can follow after your
trail when you leave me in the night.
How much will I unravel
before you stop running?
Feb 2015 · 367
gone
Mara Feb 2015
christ can't show me the way out
i don't need a god who only plays when hes bored
show me with more than words where we can go
i know we can make it out there
it's just waiting for us
the big open land filled with opportunities
the ones we read about in books and
watched in movies
i'm tired of waiting for something to
change everything in my world
all i want is you beside me when i take
my first steps into life
for the best or worst
we've planned to make it
to show everyone in the world what's in our heads
and how they can benefit
from understanding what we've figured out so far
in 15 years of battling between mind and society
i can't stay indoors all day
yelling old rock band lyrics
wondering whatever happened to the 70's
and experimentation with something other
than a paying profession
we're the change we wish to see in the world
no more waiting for someone's permission  
im gone and you're coming with me
Feb 2015 · 1.4k
Manic Love Letter
Mara Feb 2015
"Manic depression..." you sing and I can't bear the idea of you not being happy. I would give my life for you to keep smiling and one day I hope you can realize how much I think I loved you. You made me want to be a better person and I'll happily commit myself to a God if you told me there was something in it I haven't seen. But I know you wouldn't, I know you would look forward to me making my own decisions. That's what makes you lovely. You would support me and my idiotic ideas, saying we could conquer the world after breakfast. "I know what I want, but i just don't know..." I could climb the highest mountain if you told me you would still be here when I came down. Thank you so much, thank you for understanding my ****** train of thought. "Manic depression is catching my soul..."
If one day you can realize all the light you gave to my world, I hope you could let me know regardless whether I was in heaven or hell.
Feb 2015 · 292
Rain
Mara Feb 2015
Throw me a bone and I'll run an extra mile
How does it feel so gentle on our skin
when we crash and fall into love?
What's with all these invisible bruises
And broken bones I'm sure are there
Whenever I wake up
I think you're not like the others
I can see the way you feel and act
Are different from everyone we know
And I get so happy thinking
Maybe I'm not alone
Your soulful words penetrate my peace
Like sudden rainstorms and it's
No wonder I stopped carrying umbrellas
Because I realized how much I
Loved the feeling of raindrops
Falling on my skin
Your sentences automatically make me smile
All I hope for is one day you'll
Smile back at me and laugh
Feb 2015 · 221
Untitled
Mara Feb 2015
always staring at your back
i'll never be good enough
like the lonely country side
everyone only comes and goes
you look at me
you relish in the view
and then go back home
Feb 2015 · 343
Untitled
Mara Feb 2015
tell me why you're angry with everyone
and why you're so much worse than them
let me show you the way I view you
leaf-like veins, baby's breath freckles
you say you hate the countryside
"everything from afar looks so peaceful,
but then you're standing in an empty field
with jagged plants and prickled legs"
too much faith in mirages
left you unable to love the intangible beauty
you spit on similes and scoff at metaphors
rejecting all that left hope
now I only write in places that take time to find
"stars died happily because you're alive"
by the window on a post it note
"you're right, you're better than stupid flowers
with handfuls of color tones,
your attributes can't be counted and compared
because you're a whole galaxy
waiting to be discovered"
a letter on the refrigerator
this all seems like simple flattery
empty phrases, monotone notes
but please believe me when I say
you're so much more than you know
Feb 2015 · 836
love
Mara Feb 2015
there's something so selfish
in the way we try to monopolize and
control each other
the human existence is paradoxical
all our efforts slowly unravel
like cloth caught on sharp edges we
snag onto something
and never let go
I love you
don't you dare ignore me
I need the attention
pretend I'll never be alone
this is forever because
I said so
let's build a future together
and destroy everything
in our way
because all that matters is that
we're happy
who cares what anybody else says
you only need me
and these bed sheets
give up and surrender
to that fleeting ecstasy we encounter
together we can feel
as if we can accomplish anything
and be content
with only each other
because that's love to us
It's amazing how we can still have the demeanor "me me me me me me" even when we say out loud "I only need him".
Jan 2015 · 487
Untitled
Mara Jan 2015
Good luck trying to "save me"
Because to you all I do is self destruct and **** everything
In your eyes, I need help from people with Ph.D.'s  
I need to be stuffed with pills, take EEG scans
Violated with stethoscopes and serotonin shots
"I'll fix you, I promise"
Smile at me like a scientist does to it's experiment
Make me feel like I'm the guilty one when you hold my hand
As I sit down for these doctors and tell them when it starts to hurt
I should've started screaming a long time ago
I can no longer remember when I first felt all this pain
When was the last time I told someone how I felt that wasn't paid by someone else?
Jan 2015 · 485
we're gods
Mara Jan 2015
our egocentric presentism
colliding confidence and anxiety
faking our ability to be heartless,
godlike
hoping one day our masks will
glue to our face
who are we?
what a simple question,
anything and everything that ever existed
trapped in bodies with brains
that can't even understand its limits
let's act like we are all the cosmos
until we feel it's real
facts are facts
truth is truth
but i'm realizing
i've only scratched the surface on what
it means to be "you"
a quote that inspired me a lot is, "Limited in his nature, infinite in his desire, man is a fallen god who remembers heaven" (Alphonse de Lamartine). im just trying to convey how even though i know i'm part of the stars, i still don't know what it fully means to be godlike.
Jan 2015 · 8.8k
Devil
Mara Jan 2015
I couldn't let him always have the last word
Watching as people died and killed in the name of his holy Lord
Who cares what happens to those humans?
But I couldn't let it go
I broke away from his pasture
Covered myself in ash
Was discarded out of the Holy Land
And became my own God
Being the black sheep casted away from Heaven
I learned what it truly was to be broken
Building myself up to put a stop to these
Commandments and scriptures set in stone
I overestimated the humans
They ran amuck with every power I lent
Turning my idea of love into lust,
Enjoyment into gluttony and greed,
Sloth, pride, envy
Everything I tried turned into another
Deadly sin
Now my name is said in destruction
Evil is a synonym to my existence
I guess I don't mind as long as things aren't mundane
Isn't this what I wanted?
Always a figure to blame,
These humans have taught me to not trust,
Have hope in anybody,
And how to go insane
What if the devil is only another scapegoat we put all the blame on
Jan 2015 · 3.4k
The Denial of Death
Mara Jan 2015
Four parts, woven together
Uniting all universal truths
What others do with it's powers
Only the future will prove

The *first strand
displays the world's true nature
Destroying everything it creates
We become unwanted children
Who have learned to incorporate
Killing in our communities
Biting, grinding flesh and bone
Swallowing with guilt free demeanors
Only leaving foul-stenched excretions as evidence

Second Strand speaks of our basic biological anxiety
To deny the terror of death
Imperatively born, emerging from nothing
Given a name and consciousness
Hopelessly abandoned from the beginning
Only to be fated always with everlasting death

Strand three
We hide underneath the
"Vital lie of the character"
Pretend to be shining knights in armor
Who will make us forget our
Unconscious anxiousness of death
We all work to attain prestige, money, and the
Fleeting feel of immortality
Worshiping Gods with clay feet
And when our beliefs are attacked
"Holy wars" becomes the pseudonym for
Our immortality projects

The last strand
All the efforts we put into
Making this Earth perfect
By eliminating scapegoat "enemies" and "evil" deities
We end up making everything filthy
In the effort to make everything right and pure
We turn the Earth's soil black and color the sky red
We strived for utopias, making dystopians
All these actions seem unconscious
But it is not the animals nature or
Evolutionary process
It's just us trying to pretend
We don't have perishable bodies;
Trying to deny death
Inspired by Ernest Becker's philosophical book 'Denial of Death'
Mara Jan 2015
all my memories
are decaying as we speak
my eyes only register your long lashes
your lips, your teeth
i'm consuming you with my whole being
forgetting I had any other reason to live
synapses spark
vivid images die within me
say you'll be here when I wake up
because I can't deal with the idea of
not being able to remember your face
touch, small little moles on your back
i never want to forget any of that
i don't mind if everything else leaves
i just need some kind of hope
that something we have will last eternally
i'll never be able to remember this moment
more clearly then I see it now
and something in my heart shatters
at the thought beauty can't transcend
the physical limits of the matter in my mind
Jan 2015 · 263
Untitled
Mara Jan 2015
We danced and shouted on the top of our lungs
We whispered promises while kissing each other's neck
Except I intended to keep mine when I woke up
While you pretended to forget
Jan 2015 · 312
c.g
Mara Jan 2015
c.g
Like the Gods we felt mighty,
brave, unafraid
Like the heaven we never worried,
always felt high
Like the humans we are
we met our limits,
disintegrated, and died
Jan 2015 · 478
We Painted Eachother
Mara Jan 2015
As a child I always received pink things
Pink sheets, pink walls, pink bows, pink dolls
But my favorite color was blue
Maybe that's why I kiss you so fervently in dark rooms
Even after countless fights and tears
I'm attracted to the storm clouds above your head
I love all your flaws and fears
White eyes turn red
Pure souls bleed together
Once again I am yours
Let's pretend it's forever
Pressing together  hoping it will never end
Giving kisses that paint me purple
There's no limit to what we will do
Restlessly continuing until we are both black and blue
Dec 2014 · 406
Tijuana
Mara Dec 2014
The ground glittered with littered plastic
Houses shrank as time passed
Land became trash
The people were cut into two
One side giving money to build new, pretty communities
Trying to save the face of their dying cities
The others grew tired of rising above
The hot sun and dirt packed them into adobe clay victims
Almost frozen in time
Vesuvius had risen again in this southern land
Maybe the people who kept trying were just too proud
They never admitted how they benefited from enslaving those who understood there was no hope
The ones close to the ground realized there was no escaping hell
Better to ruin and ignore their homes
Because soon enough there would be nothing more but rubble
The hills are sparkling
Death and decay originated in their backyards
All that's left is destroy everything in their wake
In hopes of building from the ground up once again
All look up to the same sky waiting for the day they're kissed by the gods
Most have only seen satan come out to play
They'll continue to pray and pray
Either that or an early visit to the cemetery
Some say soon it'll all end, but are they speaking of the lands poverty or their own lineage
Dec 2014 · 1.2k
New Year's Resolution
Mara Dec 2014
One day I'll work up all my courage
I will be someone fresh and bold
I'll chase after someone with all my might
Without holding back anything
I won't drown in insecurity
Or choke on unsaid words
I'llstop hiding behind my hair
And letting you speak first
Soon enough someone will be beside me
None of us will feel guilty or awkward
It's a process I'll put my all in
Maybe I'll start by smiling first
Saying goodmorning and asking for help in lectures
Small steps towards a less dependent,
Non-pitiful little girl
Afterall the only obstacle I've ever had was myself
Dec 2014 · 946
Outer Space
Mara Dec 2014
My head hurts
It keeps throbbing
I feel tears building up behind my eyes
Waiting to rain down
Because of everything I've kept inside
The vision of them yelling at me
I never let it phase me on the outside
The thought of disappointing
Always crosses my mind
Banging my head on a white wall
Watching my body become bruised
Let me resemble the cosmos
Maybe if I had an expanding everlasting mind
I wouldn't be so caught up on the fact
I could never finish on time
If I were a unconscious entity
It wouldn't bother me
Please leave me alone
In my effort to become something other then me
I can't hold out much longer
An endless struggle against myself
It's all in my head the doctors tell me
But is it still when these thoughts manifest
Into actions that affect my reality
My head won't stop throbbing
How do I ask for help
When everything is wrong
I'm sorry I just wanted to be something else
Hot salty tears against my cheek
Another night spent battling my own mind
I just want to be like the galaxy
Dec 2014 · 480
Note to Self
Mara Dec 2014
I need to stop thinking about the boy who only craves someone's touches
Stop caring about the girls he flirts with and how he sent the same message to not just me
The fact that my parents fall apart doesn't give me an excuse to act like it's okay to not be ambitious
Please just stop pretending you're worthless
You're everything you will ever have in the world don't forget
The only one that remembers the time you made your first friend or made mama angry when you were 9 will always be only you
Stop acting like you won't be anything because if you keep it up it'll come true
Atleast Dorothy had a goal of wanting to come home
But here you are clicking your heels together in empty hallways wishing to go somewhere new
Be happy, be young, be bold,
Be without regret
It's okay to be sad
Sadness was your biggest best friend
But that doesn't mean happiness doesn't exist
It's what made you come into this world, be appreciative
Go to sleep, study well in school
Just stop being the same old self conscious girl
Who can never make the first move
NOTE TO SELF STOP ACTING LIKE A LITTLE ***** AND BE HAPPY
Nov 2014 · 411
a.a
Mara Nov 2014
I’m not sure how much longer I can ignore the feeling in the
pit of my stomach whenever I talk to you.
I keep showing you too much of myself,
much more then I have shared in a while.
I haven't even felt you skin pressed against mine
and you almost know as much about me as my past lover.

What classifies “like”? When is it considered “love”?
I have a bad past with these words,
but can never seem to forget them.
I still remember the nights I found myself
sprawled over a toilet seat in my own home.
Choking on the memory of stranger’s empty promises.
Spitting up bile because of my inability to distinguish
between lust and love.
Will the time come when I don’t fear myself
longing for someone else’s touch?
Let me know if you have another, call me if you need
just a body.
I would be lying if I said I didn't want to be
used by you.
For now I'll be okay with only the butterflies
that arise every time you enter the room.
I just want to stop waking up on the cold
bathroom floor filled with only regret
from the day before.
I've searched too many nights at the bottom of
patron bottles for something that resembled
the feeling I get when you’re by.

Treat me like glass when I act
like rubber.
Don't run away when you bleed from
one of my sharp edges.
Feed my happiness with your laugh
and secrets.
I apologize for all the days I’m sad,
it’s a recurring mood in my head.
I’ll always be here for you,
even when you're sick in bed.
Pile your distress and worries on me,
the weight is harder to carry than you think.
In return I'll cry easily in your arms and
won’t hold anything back when I speak.
Don't raise your voice because your words
will only ring twice as loud
when I replay them in my head at night.
When it all ends another part of me will crack,
but I will never ever forget all the memories we had.
Your light touches will never resemble the smoke
embracing me in the dark.
The butterflies in my stomach won't be the same
when I'm dangling over bridge ways.
Your lips don't taste like grey goose and cranberries.
I'll have to keep reminding myself this
every once in awhile.
I hope you don't cope with loss the
way I do.
Anxiety filled blue nights will soon
resemble clear skies.
Once again,
love will pass over my eyes.
it's funny how i keep throwing myself into situations i can predict will end like.
Nov 2014 · 355
Whoops
Mara Nov 2014
I was doing good
my lungs were healthy
my smile was brighter
it didn't matter if they liked me
but I still kept my lighter
it went well
when i was offered a pack
I smiled and said not right now
they said they wanted the old me back
I’ve been stuck in the past
all this time
3 months later here we are again
it’s just that my problems seem to disappear
along with my sadness
when the only thing between my fingers
is a burnt filter
can you call this a relapse
when i missed the feeling of my bones melting so bad
it was like coming home again
the smoke burned my eyes
and i can no longer tell if my tears
are from the cigarettes or from
my own ******* emotions

I want to say I was just bored
I could’ve gone longer if I tried
but now i doubt myself
when I’m up at midnight
wishing i could leave and start a new life
with only a cigarette pack and a *** of cash
I tried so hard to be what I should’ve been
now I’m stuck feeling guilty
over things that make me happy
I’m sorry I can’t fit to your standards
I’m sorry I can’t be like my mother
I’m sorry you don’t like me when I’m high
I’m sorry I never learn from my mistakes
I’m sorry I can’t feel like myself without
dying a bit inside
In front of me stand two paved roads
but I've discovered I already took the wrong path
down to my fateful demise
Nov 2014 · 350
11/27/14
Mara Nov 2014
I DON'T GET IT
EVERYONE SITS IN THEIR OWN SILENCE
DAYDREAMING ABOUT A DIFFERENT DAY
WHEN THE HOUSE IS SLOWLY BURNING
EVERYTHING IS BECOMING FLAMES
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY TO
BUY MY AFFECTION
NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU
APOLOGIZE
IT WON'T MATTER WHEN THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
BUT A BURNT DOORWAY AND A DEAD MARRIAGE
THE END TO A LONG BOOK FOR THEM
THE END TO THE BIGGEST CHAPTER IN MINE
HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO STAY STILL
WAIT PATIENTLY FOR EVERYTHING TO
DISINTEGRATE AND TURN INTO NOTHING
WITH A ******* SMILE LIKE ITS ALL A LIE
A JOKE WITH NO PUNCHLINE
I REFUSE TO BE THE RAG DOLL
IN A FIGHT BETWEEN MY OLD IDOLS
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS PICKING SIDES
MAMA THROW OUT THE GUN
YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW UGLY HE'LL BECOME
DAD DON'T ALWAYS KEEP SILENT
YOU'LL BREAK ONE DAY UNDER ALL THE WEIGHT
I'LL BE OKAY DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME
BUT PLEASE DON'T PRETEND ALL OF THIS IS NOT BURNING
YOU CAN'T TELL ME ABOUT THE LAWYERS
AND THEN ACT LIKE YOU NEVER SAID A WORD
I DON'T WANT YOU TO SAY YOU'RE MOVING TO ANOTHER PLACE
BUT NOT LOOK AT ME FOR FOUR DAYS
MARRIAGE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SACRED
THAT'S AT LEAST WHAT YOU TOLD ME
THE DAY MY SISTER ELOPED WITH HER BOYFRIEND
SAVE YOURSELF FOR THE RIGHT MAN
WAS EVERYTHING YOU REPEATED FOR EIGHT DAYS
AFTER I ENTERED MY FIRST RELATIONSHIP
BUT NOW THE WEDDING CHINA
IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
SOMEONES CLOTHES REST IN ANOTHER CLOSET
I'M BEING LEFT BEHIND
IN THE ASHES AND RUBBLE
OF MY CHILDHOOD LIFE
THERE'S NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO STOP IT
YOU TWO WILL NO LONGER BE ONE
BUT I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR DAUGHTER
MAYBE IN THE FUTURE I'LL UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE BOTH MARTYRS
Nov 2014 · 2.2k
Seashore
Mara Nov 2014
I went on a bike ride down to the shore
I could talk about how the sand didn’t compare
to you soft skin anymore
Or how I’ve never seen the sky so clear it seemed like
they knew I was thinking of you
I could go on and on about how the children’s laughter
paled in contrast to yours
But thats only half true
You see the sand looked soft, but when you go too close
It just clung onto your every touch
And though the sky was clear the blue color only
reminded me of the way I turned around here
Children’s laughter seemed so dim in contrast to
your overbearing loud shouts
Though the wind felt good running through my hair
it lasted shortly before I felt like it was choking me now
the faster I went, the more it tried to pull me down
Yes, everything reminded me of you and why I left
to be by myself
Nov 2014 · 295
it's okay
Mara Nov 2014
you always found love
in places it never existed
in the cracks on the cushion
of my favorite chair
at the bottom of a
coffee cup the morning after
caressing each other
through light linen sheets
and heavy panting
everyone you came into
contact with filled you with joy
you found love in the back seat
of a car owned by a stranger
you found love behind a building
wrapped in cold wind and
unrecognizable fingers
with a heart that accepted everyone
you forgot yourself
I never expected anything
and you gave everything
your heart remained open
from an old intruder that
tore your doors off it’s hinges
left you naked in the night
ever since then nothing ever
stayed hidden except
your inability to love, right?
Nov 2014 · 364
Masterpiece
Mara Nov 2014
And when hope disappears
Out the window
And when nothing is left
But my withering soul
I'll explode all over the walls
In hopes of leaving
Just a small glimmer
Of how I felt everyday of my life
Always hiding under my lies
Waiting for something to unravel
All my insides
Then when someone finds me
Splattered everywhere
They'll send someone to clean it up
And all I wish is that the janitors
Do more then just comment
How a little less red would've been perfect
And more guts would've been fine
I'll laugh at the irony
From my grave and whisper,
"I was always kind of shy"
Nov 2014 · 641
don't you hate being shy
Mara Nov 2014
vulnerability is the worst emotion
time after time you try to leave your shell
practicing some type of
self promotion
telling others you really need to
work on what you say
oh how they encourage you without delay
“but you're amazing you shouldn't hide”
“you are not alone”
“you can't just avoid everyone all your life”
my only fear isn’t just everybody else
vulnerability has this way of
taking hold of your tongue
regretting every word you speak
and don’t speak
your worst enemy becomes yourself
makes me want to scream in frustration
I know I can be something amazing
I want to run forward without
looking back ever again
I try to so hard to force these
sentences out of me
to keep some hope about
being accepted as just who I am
some days no matter what I try
I must accept defeat
maybe instead of using
words this time
I'll use something like
a double-edged knife
I'll slit my stomach open and
spill all that i’ve kept inside
would that be enough
would people understand me then
because as of now whenever
I use my head
they never seem to quite get it
people they always shoot
me down without a use of
even a reply
with my whole self laid out
on the ground they surely
should understand all that I am
and plus I read this was
an honorable way to die
Nov 2014 · 272
Untitled
Mara Nov 2014
You looked better at 2AM
When I had butterflies in my then lovely head
But in the morning I was only left with raw skin
And the unsettling feeling of revenge
Nov 2014 · 357
they don't deserve this
Mara Nov 2014
I sometimes stare
at the people in my lives
how much pain and frustration
did they have to survive
I've met too many people
who deserved the
world on a silver platter
what good is a place
that can't distinguish
the good from the bad
why should I offer
myself to a world
that is so unforgiving
I understand life
is both a balance of
happy and sad
but the scales tilt
so easily
it's hard not to feel
buried under the
overwhelming sense of guilt
I cannot fix my friends or family
let alone myself
where do I rest all
my worries
if everyones already
brimmed to the tip
with too many emotions
that could push
any of us over the edge
Nov 2014 · 389
i think of you a lot
Mara Nov 2014
i think of you a lot
i'm reminded of our
late night conversations
discussing topics
like our temptations
i wonder a lot
what you might be
doing or saying
do i ever cross your mind
i was never like this
i kept my emotions confined
locked in my chest
left so many sentences unsaid
kept myself constrained
because no one ever hurt
when they did nothing
involving pain
but now i'm drawing
hearts on school desks
scribbling them out
in frustration
sharing your name
much too often then
getting jealous because
of the attention
that you give to others
feeling mostly
like a bother
if i text first will
you respond
i have nothing
to offer
but i want to hear
from you
i cant stop thinking
of the things you do
Nov 2014 · 613
Untitled
Mara Nov 2014
you were always beautiful
from the time you linked together
the stars into new constellations
and the moment you broke
yourself apart just to mimic them
some would’ve called it insane,
others art
the time you inhaled angel dust
in the car parking lot
and kissed the first boy
who came close to you
and had some kind of warmth
I remember seeing you in
the school restrooms swallowing
pills you said helped
all your problems
you never confided in me
I tried not to take it to heart
I felt like no one could ever
understand the lovely way
you used to fall apart
some days you disappeared
and never replied to me
other nights I would wake up
to you calling me
I would find you on the street
like a letter that never
made it it to it’s destination
a mysterious manifestation of
a stranger’s thoughts
your beauty never came
with understanding
I was always left in
the dark

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