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2.6k · Jan 2014
I will not be the stereotype
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
Don't tell me I'm lazy or foolish
I'm not doing the best that I can
I'm doing a hell of a lot better
Than the type of girl that I am
Self esteem lower than Mariana's trench
Daddy issues too many to count
Depressed, apathetic, and lonely
How these girls usually turn out
Don't remind me of what I should be
What I could be
I would be
I won't
I'll be the girl that takes all these problems
Takes the sad and the sullen and bad
I'll force it to be something beautiful
Make it art
And flavor
And sound.
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
Do you know that I find you adorable?
I often doubt that you do
I could stare at your eyes forever
Bursts of green, yellow, and blue
Our hands fit perfectly together
They're stuck like glue
I want to hold hands forever
I hope you do too
I love your hair
And your smile
You always hold me tight
Don't ever let me go
If we can make it one more night
You'll know I love you so
Wilted Seaweed Nov 2013
I remember walking home from school with you in eighth grade
being silly and naive as always
I told you I liked that necklace you wore
Not thinking much of anything
and you gave it to me
It smelled a little like grapes
which made me giggle
and a lot like you
which made me smile
I tried to return it
because it wasn't really mine
but you insisted I keep it
and thank God you did

I wore it every day
until we broke up
I thought of burning it
or simply throwing it away
But every time I tried
I couldn't bring myself to do it
So I shoved it in a blue box
hidden under my dresser
forgot it existed
forgot you existed.

I hadn't seen you in a year
when you told me you missed me
I missed you too.
I hadn't seen you in a year
when you told me you still loved me
I still love you too

I blew the dust off that blue box
picked up that simple beaded necklace
a little wooden turtle
it still smelled like grapes
and you

Three and a half years later
we talk on the phone for hours before going to sleep
I fiddle with that necklace while we talk
while I listen to your laugh
your stories
your voice
because it's all I have of you to hold
It doesn't smell like you anymore
because I wear it every single day
thats okay
because it reminds me
of everything we've been
of everything we will be
just because
this little turtle necklace
reminds me
how much I love you
and
how much
you love me.
1.4k · Mar 2013
Strangers
Wilted Seaweed Mar 2013
I pass that stranger in the hall
the stranger that's full of memories
in a moment of eye contact
I can feel everything
the first time you held my hand and it made me blush
when we pulled stupid pranks
once when you tried to kiss me in front of my best friends
when we walked from homecoming in the pouring rain
the time i made you drink coffee
when you fell asleep on my lap and i ran my fingers through your hair
the countless laughs we shared
such a beautiful person
became such an ugly monster
but through turquoise eyes
I can tell you're sorry
and I am too
maybe we could remember those feeling together
if mama hadn't told me not to talk to strangers
1.2k · Oct 2013
Touch.
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
I long for touch
Not by means of sexuality
Not innapropriate deviance
I long to hold your hand
Rest my head on your shoulder
Is that strange of me to say, best friend?
I love you so much, as in means of friendship
I'm in friend love with you.
Can i sit close to you?
You can put your arm around me
We can snuggle
You can run your fingers through my hair.
But society sees a ****
That is not what i am
I enjoy human company
Especially the company of my best friends
So i will hold your hand
And fall asleep on your shoulder
Because i love you friend
I long for touch.
1.2k · Dec 2013
Sherlock needs Watson.
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
Every Sherlock needs a Watson.
So if I'm Sherlock you can be my Watson
If I'm the Doctor you can be my companion
If I'm team free will you can be the Impala
If I'm the night sky you can be the stars
If I'm winter you can be the snow
If I'm a lazy Sunday then you can be a cup of tea
I'm a drummer and you can be my beat
I'm an artist and you can be my paper
I'm a chef and you can be my knife
I'm a writer and you can be my inspiration
well you are
because I'm writing this for you
though you'll never get to read it
I'm just Sherlock
and I'm lonely
Because I need my Watson.
1.2k · Dec 2013
these boys...
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I'm caught between 3 boys.
So different from one another
Yet I enjoy their company all the the same
He's my best friend and he's weird
***** jokes and British TV
Cooking and music
His truck and hanging out every day
Blue green eyes and carefree
Its been 3 years since I met him at the amusement park.
He's smart and funny as hell
My favorite bands and good conversation
Coffee and tea
The bus and concerts
Eyes of grey, blue, cashmere, green and happy
An aquaintance since junior high
When I really got to know him he is so much more.
He's silly and nerdy
We were in love before and he broke my heart
Time and time again
Video games and humor
The mall and bowling alley
Eyes deep brown and philosophical
My best friend in 8th grade till he moved
Though we dated 6 times.
I'm stuck on them all
And I cannot decide
So I'll stay on the wall
I know this will hurt me later
But I'm too naive to try
So I'll wait
Till bitter revenge finds me
1.1k · Oct 2013
I killed a girl.
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
I killed a girl.
She was closer to me than anyone i've ever known.
She knew me better than anyone else.
She knew my deepest fears
My darkest secrets
My every thought
She knew all my quirks and habits
She knew how i spoke and walked and loved
She was my closest friend.
But i hated her more than anyone.
Even though I was her only true friend
The others were traitors and liars.
She had the lowest self esteem
The longest list of problems
The worst personality
I killed this girl
And i liked it.
She was me.
I killed her and replaced her with the me i was supposed to be.
She was condfident and funny
Smart and outgoing
She had the best she could ask for.
She was happy.
Fun and determined
Talented and optimistic
In this sense you see
****** is a good thing
And the best decision I ever made
Was to **** that girl.
1.1k · Dec 2013
what I realized tonight
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
Do you remember when we met?
We were at that amusement park I love so much.
At first it was a simple friendship
Occasional talk and text
Then I got to know you better
How we think alike and act
Suddenly after 3 years we're best friends.
Then I realized I had a crush
It was mutual.
I liked you but I couldn't decide how much
If I could kiss my best friend
If this would be something I want
But tonight I realized how I feel about you
Your eyes are like the ocean where I feel most at ease
I want to laugh and be stupid with you as always
But something new
I'm craving your kiss
Being with you is care free and happy
Your flirtatious nature once annoyed me
But now its so sweet
The tease by my friends that once hurt me
Cuz I'm taller than you and you're a little chubby
I don't mind your height and for reasons I cannot find i think your chub is kinda cute
So I'm done being unsure
Telling you we can't be together
Because Im realizing now that you're perfect for me and I'm oh so in love with you.
1.0k · Dec 2013
let's run away
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I'd like to run away from here
Not because life is so bad
But there's so many adventures to be had
I'd need a friend or two to come along
We could go to the beach
We'll sift through murky tide pools
Collect seashells for our hair
Feel the waves against our legs
Make sandcastles and surf
We could go to the redwood forests
We'd awe at the great heights of nature
The smell of rain and earth
It feels like we're the last people left
Alone in silence
We could go around the world
Think of it!
Just the best of friends
Together through thick and thin
Adventuring around the world
No one to stop us
Or tell us we're too young
We can be free
And happy
Alive
So what do you say
Let's run away?
1.0k · Jan 2014
blush
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
No matter how often you tell me I'm gorgeous
I feel fuzzy inside every time
My toes curl up in my shoes
Like caterpillars shy of the sun
My heart will beat faster and faster
An irregular beat of my wings
My face will scrunch up into a squint
As if the sun were in my eyes
My cheeks will flush red as my lipstick
Roses of warm color blossom on my skin
Somehow
Only you
Make me feel this way
So I cherish it when I do
Though I know I look awkward and stupid
My feelings won't hide
The way I do
1.0k · Jun 2013
Friends
Wilted Seaweed Jun 2013
Family can be critical
And boys can be troublesome
Peers can be harsh
But friends are the honest
The wise
The trustworthy
The loveable
The good natured
when all your secrets are known
Yet you're loved all the same
Your scars are not judged
They are healed
I thank God for my friends
Because they are what makes me who I am
And I didn't turn out too bad
Or at least my friends don't seem to think so
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I see emotions in the weather
Every color a quirky new phrase
I pick apart my feelings like a flower petal
"He loves me, he loves me not"
I question all but nothing
Though nothing inspires me too
I try to define my emotion
A force that cannot be reigned
A story behind every person
A book full of words to be read
So forgive me family and friends
When I read you like an open book
But I can see everything you hide
The sadness in your eyes
The nervous tick at your side
I know who you are
what you feel
Don't be alarmed that i see you
Not for the makeup and jewelry
I see your raw hate and disgust
Your severe lack of trust
But this is not something to fear
Because there's nothing more fascinating than people
Their faccade and their lies and their guilt
But we people
We're all something beautiful
For seeing your human beauty
Apologize?
I won't.
975 · Oct 2013
Turn up the radio, love.
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
Turn up the radio, love.
to drown out my thoughts
we could talk about us
and we should
but if you turn up the radio
we don't need to talk
we can sing
you think you're a good singer
and so do I
truthfully we're both terrible
but that's okay
cuz I love you
and I love this song
So turn it up
and we'll pretend responsibility is a fairytale
and doubt is a myth
Turn up the radio, love.
965 · Sep 2013
Broken Glass
Wilted Seaweed Sep 2013
Is a promise made to be broken?
Woven through trust
Strengthened by love
Bound by time
Tested by differences
Worn by distance
Broken by selfish action
Is a heart made to be broken?
Maybe a heart is a promise
Strong and naive
Shattered in no time at all
Pick up the pieces
The sharp edges cut your hands
Bandage and glue
You're almost whole again
Till he returns
The pieces are shattered again
Now made of glass
No bandage can heal broken glass
Thats all i am
Cracked glass
Waiting to be broken
909 · Nov 2013
My Feelings Don't Count
Wilted Seaweed Nov 2013
You'll pay for everything I need
and for that I am grateful
but you don't even know me
you never go to my band performances
but band is my life.
you never care who my friends are
but they're my reason for being
everyone on the internet says im funny
I can draw
I can write
I'm an artist
I'm a poet
You've never seen my sketchbook
or read the poems I write when you make me cry
Do you care to ask about the boy I'm in love with?
thats right
you don't know about him
though you should
he gives me the love and attention you never did
you'll never ask me whats wrong when I'm down
because you don't care.
I ask you to stop texting when you drive
because I care about you
and you tell me to shut up
You spend every weekend at your lovers house
because I guess I'm not enough for you
I try to tell you these things
And I'm terrible at showing how I feel
So when I muster up the strength
to cry out
you laugh
because i'm just a stupid teenager
and I overreact
because my feelings dont count.
889 · Oct 2013
Best Friends
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
You're my best friend
I tell you my fears and my dreams
my weird habits and embarrassing stories
I tell you about the cute boy in my english class
And the other cute boy i asked to the dance
I tell you who I have a crush on
but what if today
I told you I had a crush
on you
because how couldn't I see this before
we both love to cook
and we're musically inclined
we have the same taste in music
you make me feel like there's not a care in the world when we're together
all of my best and craziest memories were with you
how did i miss
how blue your eyes are
or how you're always there for me
and i'll never forget the countless sweet things you've said to me
so if I kiss you,
are we still best friends?
can i want to hug you and hold hands and cuddle
but laugh and joke around and talk about music
do stupid things we get in trouble for
I'm in love with my best friend.
It feels so right
but it feels so wrong
so next time i'm in your old blue truck
I'll sit there quietly
like I have nothing to say
when its running through my mind to tell you
I love you.
867 · Jul 2014
fireworks
Wilted Seaweed Jul 2014
The fireworks tonight are beautiful
But they can hardly compare
To the sparks between us
And the stars in your perfect eyes
837 · Dec 2013
Not like always
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I had a dream last night
It started off plain
We were playing video games at your house like always
You put your arms around me
like always
You flirt with me
like always
But this time when you put your arms around me
You did something unusual
Your face got so close to mine
You were trying to kiss me
But when our lips were only a sliver apart
You stopped
I will never know why
We were so close
With no explanation or words
I did something I never would
I kissed you.
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
I have this queer little problem
Where my insides and outsides can't agree
You like me and I want to hold your hand
Yet I move my hand away from you so you don't think I'm trying anything
I know you need a self confidence boost
I want to tell you how cute you are sometimes
But I'll keep quiet or say something sarcastic
That beats down on you even more
I want to flirt back with you cuz I like you
But I'll shrug you off
Roll my eyes
Scoff
Because my inside-to-outside is broken
And I think
Just maybe
Dear
To fix it I'll need your love.
So know this next time I hurt you
When I distance myself
I just want you to hold me.
When I say something rude
I can't handle how perfect you are right now.
When I shrug you off
I just wanted to flirt back with you
I know I'm a mess of emotion
Like a leftover bag full of scraps
But the one thing dear
Though I don't show it
I love you.
To have you know it
Its all I try to do.
Wilted Seaweed Mar 2014
How do I keep good grades
When I can't find the willpower to pull myself out of bed to get to school
How do I keep a good relationship
When no one can convince me I'm worth anything
How do I keep my friends
When they all move away
How do I smile
When all I want to do is break down and cry
How can I love others
When I can't even love myself
How can I be responsible
When I can't remember to eat or do homework
How can I do anything
When I try to sleep
And darkness slips through my dreams
"You're a failure"
"You're worth nothing to anyone"
"What's the point in living anymore?"
How can I face the dark
When you say to "just get over it"
"Just get out of bed"
"Be a good student"
How can I be strong
There's so much weight on my shoulders
Like a freight train of things to do
But I am so weak
My bones are brittle
I have cuts and scars that will not heal
I can't believe in myself
And no one else will
So this train will crush my brittle bones
I'll be nothing and no one
But that's no different than what I am today
I'll be gone with the wind
Shattered and swept away
With no one to remember
The girl who tried her hardest
Which was never enough.
A poem about depression.
734 · Dec 2013
I'm ready to jump.
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
You want me to jump
And I know that you'll catch me
I'm just so scared of the fall.
So I'll hesitate
For so long now
My toes are on the edge
I feel the wind
Here I go.
What gets me past the fright of falling
I know I'm landing in your arms
Just never let me go.
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I wrote you so many poems, dear.
My feelings towards you never the same
At the start you were what Love Is
And suddenly I realize I don't miss you.
But miss you? I did, because I'm addicted to your lies.
We know what killed our love, distance.
Though that stupid little turtle necklace still meant so much.
Our phone calls were wonderous, though they ended so sudden.
So when a sudden text arrives from you
I stare at my screen in shock
"I'm moving back in three weeks"
My heart suddenly stops beating
Not of fear
Or love
Anger
Or sadness
But confusion
What will become of us?
My heart bleeds a rainbow of emotion
I don't know what I feel any more.
The fine lines between happy and sad
The lines between love and loathe
Dissolve in an instant as I still stare.
I could cry and laugh and scream
Because whatever we are now
We'll never be the same again.
732 · Nov 2014
home
Wilted Seaweed Nov 2014
I feel so restless
Since i have no place that feels like home
This house is filled with demons
I lie awake
My bones aching for you to come back
Left with no more tears to cry
Because you were the only thing
That ever felt like home
And this empty space in my bed
Haunts me like a ghost
727 · Feb 2014
the stars align
Wilted Seaweed Feb 2014
You helped me build the courage kiss you
And I'm so glad you did
Every time I think about our first kiss
This stupid smile spreads across my face
I get these butterflies like I've never had
And when I kissed you
All my worries were gone for a moment
And all there was is you and me
You kissed me for the second time tonight
And it was just as magical as the first
So will it be the same for the third?
The 50th?
The 1000th?
Im a confused little soul
Always depressed and awkward
But all I know for sure
Is I want to waste all my time with you
You make me feel worth something
And when I kiss you
Everything is right
The stars align.
706 · Nov 2013
Our phone calls
Wilted Seaweed Nov 2013
Those long awkward phone calls
are the cutest thing
when you can't stop yawning
but you wont go to bed
cuz you'd rather stay up and talk to someone lame like me.
When you tell me stories
you can't see im smiling the whole time
because your voice makes me happy
and when I make you laugh
my soul feels so bright
I could talk to you forever
Even though i'm awkward
and you are too
when I say I love you
I mean it
I can only believe you mean it too
642 · Jan 2014
stay with me
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
I'm not quite sure how to say this
Cuz I'm awkward and trip over my words
But dear,
I will try.

I'm so grateful I met you
And you make me smile every day
You're a thought that gets me up in the morning
And you mean more to me than I say.

Your laugh
Your voice
And your eyes
You're just adorable in every way

I want your company always
I hope you treasure mine as well
You make me happy.
And all I want
Is for you to stay.
641 · Nov 2013
Distance
Wilted Seaweed Nov 2013
You can kiss me with your words
But not with your lips
And you can tell me that you love me
But I can't feel your fingertips
All I want is to feel you
Instead i'll text you goodnight
And when I see you again
Hold me till morning's light
624 · Jan 2013
Love is.
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2013
He wore glasses,
and had brown eyes.
His smile was silly,
and his laugh was awkward.
He'd never had a girlfriend.
I'd never had a boyfriend.
He'd never kissed anyone.
Neither had I.
We'd never been in love before.
Slowly, his brown eyes,  so simple, became beautiful and precious to me.
His silly little smile made my heart feel so fuzzy, like it was pumping fluff through my veins.
His awkward laugh put a smile across my face, that was never seen by anyone else.
He made me laugh my awkward laugh.
He told me he loved me.
I realized I loved him too.
I was in love, but so unsure what it meant, what love was.
But now I knew.
Love is when you call me a night, telling me how much you love me.
Love is when we used to be best friends, and then suddenly, I looked at you, and everything changed.
Love is when I'm with you, and we're alone in a giant crowd.
Love is when just thinking about you gives me that smile.
Love is everything we are and everything we will be.
Love is being so young, but feeling such feeling you've never felt.
Love is when you first held my hand, and I blushed, is this how this works?
Love is a nervous and awkward first, second, third quick kiss, we can save everything else for marriage.
Love is a beautiful thing.
Love is you and me, and a starry night.
616 · Jan 2014
You're my favorite.
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
You remind me of my favorite jasmine tea
When its cold you keep me warm
On the outside
But also inside
Like a warm fireplace in my fragile heart
When I'm sick you make me feel well
Healthy herbs like the strength of your love
Bits of tea leaves sift to the bottom of the cup
Makes the tea ***** but just as delicious
The aroma is sweet
Jasmine tea is my favorite thing
As you are
Sometimes I like to be alone
I'll ignore all my friends
But I'd never ignore you dear
And those moments where I draw, write, or watch TV
Those moments I share with no one but myself
I'd share with you
And a cup of jasmine tea
Because you're my favorite.
612 · Aug 2013
I'm a twisted oak
Wilted Seaweed Aug 2013
I'm a twisted oak tree
with branches glued on from others
the laugh of the maple
wit of a birch
the emotion of a weeping willow
every tree that i see
glues another branch to me
I am every tree I ever met
take the beauty and wonder of each
take the scars and disease as well
I am a twisted oak tree
not really me
i'm every other tree
587 · Oct 2013
I'm addicted to your lies
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
I'm happy for now
I expect to be happy a bit longer
till that old memory of a boy returns
he'll dance on these fresh flowers
til they're wilted and dead
and walk off like he's entitled
like he deserves to break my heart time and time again
he'll return again when i finally feel safe
and tear everything apart
I could push him away
stab his very though in the heart
but I'm not that strong
because he's like a drug
and when all he does is break my heart
I need him
and he'll never stop

I'll have long forgotten him
moved out of state
happy
a new life
new friends
maybe a new love
and when me and my love are drinking our morning coffee
you'll show up on my doorstep
with an apology and a convincing smile
I can't help but think I'd leave him there
and go with you
for a week or two
until you break my heart again
if i still have a heart by then
if you haven't already tore it out of my chest
still beating and bleeding
bleeding your lies
that I can't get enough of
570 · Sep 2014
come back to me
Wilted Seaweed Sep 2014
The pain gets worse each day
Cuz I'll never love this way again
The smell of this old t shirt you gave me
Hurts so bad
I can be without you
This lonely day does not make me sad
But thinking of the many ahead
Kills me inside.
I wish you were here to hold me
To hug me
Kiss me
Sing with me
Laugh with me
I know two years is so short
But it feels so long already
And theres nothing i can do
So I'll cry into this t shirt
And hide the way i feel
Numb myself
Fake a smile  
And then
I'll be "okay".

Even though i know when you come back

You wont come back to me.
548 · Aug 2014
Mental Suffocation
Wilted Seaweed Aug 2014
Stop the monsters in my head
Cease the rampage in my mind
Let me close my teary eyes
Just for a moment
In this dewdrop dazed summer dream
I will be okay
Til morning
Eyes wide open
I remember you're leaving
The room is flooded
Tear stained pillows and sheets
I drown in my sorrow
I suffocate
Weight on my fragile bones
Empty cavity in my chest
No one left to love me
No reason left to breathe
470 · May 2014
Love feels like you
Wilted Seaweed May 2014
So this is what its like to be in love.
When every second spent with you is time not wasted
When every spontaneous gift or kiss means the world
Your smile brightens my day
I could swim a mile
In your too blue eyes
When I'm close to your family
And closer to you
Than anyone
When I trust you more than anyone
I can be myself and know
you won't judge
Our friends refer to us as a unit
Because we're the best team
When the feeling of your lips
pressed against mine
is the most comforting thing i know
Our hands are like
the gears of a clock
Designed to fit together
Your eyes and mine
Fixed like points in time
Hearts racing
Eyes closing
Lips touching
Your hands on my waist
My hands around your neck
We were made for each other
I can feel it
In the way we
Touch
Speak
And act
Every love song was written about us it seems
If anyone asked,
What it was like to be in love
With your best friend
I'd say
Like the world is finally right
Like I'm finally okay
And I know what's right for me

Love feels like you.
470 · Mar 2014
Music is my love.
Wilted Seaweed Mar 2014
I constantly try to pinpoint the moment
When liking a song
Transforms
Into knowing every word
Liking the album
Falling in love with the band
For better or for worse
When the songs on your iPod
Turn into mosh pits at a concert
Where the only emotions are
Adrenaline
Hope
Joy
Love
Unity
When did a band
Become a piece of me?
How did hearing "nine in the afternoon"
At the pool
Become band merch
Concerts
Dedication
When did hearing songs in your truck
Turn into meeting Jason Lancaster
Braving 112 degree weather
All for the music
When did music
Become a valid medication
For this depression I face
And sometimes I sit and wonder
"Where would I be without music?"
A poem about one of my strongest passions. I truly owe it all to music. My inspiration:
Panic! At the disco
Fall out boy
Go radio
Walk the moon
Owl city
Maroon 5
Imagine Dragons
Passion pit
460 · Dec 2013
all I am is awkward.
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
I become so awkward in love
I feel that I'm all wrong.
We look deep into each others eyes
I flick mine away after only a moment
I feel that if you look too close
You'll see my untrimmed brows or my red-dotted face.
You'll see the weakness in my eyes
The lies and terror I have lived.
You touch my waist or my arm
I like the way it feels
For only a second
Then I remember I'm not stick thin
And the bumps on my arms that I pick at when I'm nervous.
I want to kiss you so badly
Until I realize I'm inexperienced
And when you touch me I feel out of place
So you wouldn't want to kiss me.
Because in a world where I'm not good enough
Smart enough
Pretty enough
Short enough
Feminine enough
Nice enough
All I am is awkward.
Because I don't know how to be loved
And why would you want to try and love something as awkward as me?
449 · Mar 2013
Listen.
Wilted Seaweed Mar 2013
Secrets spill from your lips like a river
Why me?
You’ve given me the sacred key to your soul, all your faults and all your fears
Your darkest secrets slip through my ears, and I see you transform into something hideously beautiful
Your faults make me love you more
I’m not alone, everyone has secrets
Even the ones who seem like they do no wrong
You’ve blessed me with your secrets I’ll never tell
I’ll hold them dearly to my heart because your trust is a gift i’d never return.
I’ll sit here listening, because, i can hear it in your voice
that’s all you’ve ever wanted
all you’ve ever needed
Some one to listen.
446 · Jan 2014
tell me a secret
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
Whenever you tell me a secret
You push my hair back
Nice and neat
I tease you about it
Cuz its strange
And its kind of our thing
When you dropped me off tonight
You told me you needed to tell me "a secret"
So you pushed back my hair
Leaned in close
The secret wasn't told
Instead it was asked
"Will you go out with me?"
I smiled a toothy grin
I motioned with a wave of my hand
To lean in close
I whispered to you
"Yes"
It was perfect
So uniquely us
And tonight was the night
My best friend
Became something so much more.
439 · Dec 2013
Out of the blue
Wilted Seaweed Dec 2013
You're stuck
Waiting on this girl who cant decide.
She gives you mixed signals
Because she displays the signals inside.
Her heart tells her one thing
But her mind says another
She loves you
And you know that
But she cant decide how much.
She wants to hold your hand
And sometimes she'll look at you
With this look
You dont know
She wants you to kiss her
She knows you want to,
You've told her.
But she hasn't told you.
She plays off hard to get
Because she wont give you the okay
She just needs you to kiss her
Out of the blue.
She likes the same bands as you
The same hobbies and obsessions
The same love for food and music and art
Your hearts and minds
They scream at the both of you
she tunes out her heart
And listens to her mind
As you tune out your mind
And listen to your heart
You ask her
Over and over
If she'll be your girl
She always says no
Her heart says yes
So just kiss her
So her heart will drown out her mind
Because her mind only confuses her.
Her own emotions are her worst enemy.
So just kiss me,
Out of the Blue.
431 · Feb 2014
Shallow
Wilted Seaweed Feb 2014
They say you should respect your parents
Heaven knows I tried
But you're so shallow it hurts
Tell me I'm prettier with makeup on
Don't remind me of things I already know
Telling me you don't like my boyfriend
Just because you see skin, not soul
You're terrible enough to say
He's not too cute, fat, and dumb
After meeting him once
With no attempt at conversation
Little do you know
Or care to know
I like him the way he is
How his eyes are turquoise like the sea
He makes me laugh
Tells me I'm beautiful
Like you never do
We have so much in common
And he makes me happy
I'm more comfortable around him
Then I will ever be with you
He knows so much about music
And cooking
And culture
Knows me better than you do
So keep your shallow thoughts to yourself
Let me be happy
Just this once
421 · Jul 2013
finally at home.
Wilted Seaweed Jul 2013
Stadium lights flood the field
adrenaline rushes through your veins
you can smell the crisp fall air
everything is so clear
troubles are forgotten
you stand ready for anything
glance to the side
the people you've laughed with
and cried with
by your side always
seconds feel like years
you hear the announcer call
"you may take the field in competition"
that's when you leave everything on the field
you pour your heart out through every step
every beat
every second
the best feeling to be felt
when you can truly say
i'm home.
417 · Aug 2014
A girl can dream
Wilted Seaweed Aug 2014
I dream about us

A ****** apartment close to the beach
Living with you
Falling asleep in your arms each night
And waking up with you each morning
Making breakfast together
watching movies after work
Road trips and exploration
You and I against the world
When life gets hard
Your kiss makes all well again
Knowing we don't have to do this alone
I'll care for you when you're sick
You'll do the same for me
Hot summer days
Cold winter nights
We'd be alone
But never lonely
Nothing to hold us back
I'll kiss you every chance i get
Like it's the last chance i have
I love you more than you could know

It's only a dream
Though dreams sometimes come true
And all of my dreams
Involve a life with you
399 · Feb 2015
170 days
Wilted Seaweed Feb 2015
It had been about 5 months
170 days
When i realized i wasn't over you
And I never will be
Because this pain
Feels like the day you left
Left me young and stupid
Missing you
Numb and forgotten
398 · Aug 2013
It feels like December
Wilted Seaweed Aug 2013
the roses were red
but now they are blue
I used to think of the happy future
now only sad thoughts of you
the brightest of rainbows
now the darkest of gray
this feels like December
yet its only May
The leaves were once green
now they are dead
I want you
I want you
You hate me instead
396 · Jan 2014
Butterflies
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
You give me butterflies
When you hold my hand
And play with my fingers like they're delicate and precious to you
When you play with my hair
And rest your head against mine
When you give me that look
Or tell me I'm beautiful
When its just us in your truck
We have the best conversations
When you try to tickle me
Or hug me around the waist
You mean everything to me
And no one gives me butterflies like you do.
389 · Jan 2014
Kiss me.
Wilted Seaweed Jan 2014
Kissing has always been strange for me
The awkward ones we weren't sure about
The one I did out of sympathy
The one he forced me to do
I've never quite wanted to
Or understood the appeal
Its been years since a boys lips were pressed against my own.
When you drove me home tonight
Something strange happened
I wanted to lock my fingers around your neck
Pull your face closer to mine
I wanted to kiss you
So badly.
Of course, I couldn't
Because I always tell you
"I'm not ready"
Since kissing you was never on my mind
But now
Its all I can think about.
And sweetie,
I think
I just might be in love with you
So next time you drive me home
Kiss me
I promise I'll kiss you back darling.
356 · Jul 2013
I don't miss you
Wilted Seaweed Jul 2013
I don't miss you
but sometimes there's a whisper of you
in the way she smiled
or the way he laughed
you'll dance through a dream
for only a moment
to smell your cologne
and remember your face
but before i can even start to think
just maybe you miss me
the whispers fade away
then i remember
i don't miss you
332 · Apr 2014
The One
Wilted Seaweed Apr 2014
We have five months
til you leave for two years
til you forget me
til I'm just another ex
a has been
a would be
til everything we are
is for nothing
til our love
the early mornings
and late nights
singing and car rides
tickle fights
hugs
kisses
"I love you"s
end

The thing about this, love
is for once
I can't be a has been
or a would be
I just want to be yours
to wake up and see your face each morning
cook breakfast together
see you at your worst
and at your best
and love you more each moment
to make our lives one

I cant be a has been
or a would be
or the one that got away
I just want to be
your "the one"
because you'll always be mine.
323 · Oct 2013
Do you wish I was her?
Wilted Seaweed Oct 2013
You like me
and I like you.
It's not always that simple
because
every time we kiss
I'll wonder
Do you wish I was her?
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