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Marley Jane Apr 2014
We are not our darkest nights

Instead
We are the mornings after

When you wake with a hangover
From the weight of negative intrusion
Upon your delicate timeline of life
But press on nonetheless

Instead
We are the days in between

When all the pieces feel unbroken
And we are able to dance in the sunset
We are the moments when we
Allow ourselves to be our potential
  Apr 2014 Marley Jane
Sally A Bayan
It could happen any moment...while
Strolling in the park...or while in the church,
In a movie house...or, when riding the bus,
Or in a cab on our way home,
It could be another long night, or early morning,
Like right now......at 2:30 AM,
While lying in bed...when body and mind are both at ease,
Muscles are rested...no struggles,
When heart is stripped of its trappings and
Trimmings of false pretenses...all are put aside,
When mental reflexes and defenses are relaxed,
When mind is bare...purely reflective,
Bereft of pride that shields the true self,
Cruising along the avenues of our imagination,
Taking our time, as we meet faces,
We find ourselves in places,
Existing in a variety of scenarios,
When, suddenly,
Like a comet in the night sky,
A swift spark of an idea catches our breath...

We sit, in a hurry......before it gets blown by the wind...

The mind is now done relaxing,
When the muscles stiffen normally
When we are no longer slouching
When we see coffee on the table
Steaming hot on the ***...

Under the dark sky,
Our day has started...

It is  time,
To turn those sparks into fireworks,
To create, and touch the lives of readers
Through another day of discovery,
Guide them by sharing our own recovery,
From stumbling down, over and over,
How it is to rise from a fall...
We enlighten them with our
R E V E L A T I O N S
Of self-discovered truths,
And our very own words of wisdom...

When body and mind are up and about,
Alert........ cognizant of
Every sound, and every burst of idea,
Then we know.......what time it is,

It...is...time
To
Write.

^^^^^

Sally

Copyright 2014
Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
  Apr 2014 Marley Jane
Mike Hauser
I went and placed a wanted ad
Inside my local discount rag
Hoping someone somewhere might have
Some new words they could send my way

I've started feeling slightly bummed
Using the same old worn out ones
To me they are no longer fun
Plus I need something new to say

The ad went something like this
Needed...New Words With New Ideas
Dial 955-3636
For where to drop off your resume

The words they started pouring in
From short to fat to long to thin
With no idea where to begin
I'll try my hand at come what may

With the new words I did not mince
I poured over them all with diligence
No matter past or present tense
It took up most of the day

With the new words all now lined up
I'm ready to try some different stuff
So hold on tight this may get rough
Never said it'd be a piece of cake

It'll still take effort and some work
To find the right rhyme and perfect verse
That fit the newly acquired words
To help along the way with what I now have to say
Marley Jane Feb 2014
Our generation will be known for nothing
Never will anybody say
We were the peak of mankind
That is wrong the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste , now we know
Living only for money and power
Is the way to go
Being loving respectful and kind
Is a dumb thing to do
Forgetting about that time
Will not be that easy but we will try
Changing our world will not be easy
Is something we never did
Giving up
Was how we handled or problems
Working hard
Was a joke
We knew that
People thought we couldn't come back
That might be true...
Now Read it from the bottom up :P Found this cool not my poem
Marley Jane Feb 2014
The stars are so bright
against this black velvet sky
The city
a world away
its dim
a distant memory
I lie down on the sand
& feel the earth breathe
Marley Jane Feb 2014
I have a heartless soul
It all came together when you turned on me so cold
Gave you everything I had, everything I have you, you stole
I've finished recuperating from the pain
However the past is a history lesson
I learnt I'll never be the same
Anger you see through my eyes
My heart burnt
I was tied in the sky
You were a stain that wouldn't wash off
Love I gave you was despised
Stabbed me in the back
You cut through my heart
Gave me a heart attack
Came back to make sure you finished the job all the way through
My best I tried
I was tied in the sky.......
Left me all alone at night
Destroyed me
You became a vandal
Left me without preamble
Wasn't capable to occupy the state of being all alone in my mind
It was my life
But my cloudy eyes cleared up
My hands untied
And I realized
Theres Millons of others
You're just one......
Marley Jane Feb 2014
The words
I should've said
the tears
I should've shed
the wounds
that should've bled
locked
deep inside my chest
in a box labeled
regret
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