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Melanie Beth Oct 2011
The clock tells me it's half past midnight
And I'm sitting alone in the corner of my room
The phone never fails to capture my attention
Because I'm holding my breath to hear from you

Moonlight seeps through gaps in my curtains
And shadows are scattered across the floor
I'm contented to know the night's not so dark
As the full moon makes light hard to ignore

My hopes float among the stars tonight
I am restless with high expectations
Then my phone lights up and I see your face
And my heart knows no limitations

I answer your call and hide my excitement
Soon the minutes fly by and my smile grows
Where your voice alone can send my heart
I think it's safe to say nobody knows

But before I know it the moment is here
The one in which all will be explained
My heart threatens to burst from within me
And my composure refuses to be maintained

As the truth makes its way to the moonlight
I feel as if I'm on a roller coaster ride
Anticipation makes me sick to my stomach
And I try to keep my feelings inside

My question at last is given an answer
And every part of me reacts to reality
Tears from my eyes and pain in my chest
I can't bear the situation's finality

The crushing realization leaves me hollow
But I should have known it from the start
I was always bound to be left with nothing
Except a full moon and an empty heart
Melanie Beth Oct 2011
I wake to a room lit only
by the pilot light of a fire;
one little flame that flickers
and makes the walls dance.
I am momentarily intoxicated
as I smell your empty shirt
and my heart dances
with the light on the walls.
I hold the pieces of you
tightly against my chest
and listen to the ticking
of a clock that just might
bring you home.
Melanie Beth Oct 2011
Words hang in the air, spinning in circles
And for some reason we can't seem to say them
Whether the wrong place, wrong time, or most likely both
We tilt our heads, close our eyes, and lock our lips in time

You lay a gentle hand on each side of my waist
Impulse sends my hands to latch behind your neck
But I've found that nothing says I need you
So much as the words we still seem to lack

I press my hands against your skin and take it in
The rush, the thrill, the adrenaline
My heartbeat quickens, my breaths are gasps
It's not hard to give what I get right back

Our tongues might move but we don't dare talk
It's best to do this in silence and the dark
This way there's nothing we need to explain
And the only sounds are sighs we can't restrain

I grip the back of your thighs and pull you close
You mirror my movements and make it seem easy
With each new touch my head spins faster
I'm lost in a mess of perfection and bliss

Our bodies move in time to a rhythm all their own
No outside force could ever make its way in
Because it's you, me, and all we've ever known
Little more than pillows, sheets, and skin

On nights like this, the clock's never my friend
And I hold onto you hoping it never has to end
But soon you gently pull yourself away
And there's nothing I can do to make you stay

Our parting words are short, sweet, and always the same
They're "I'll see you tomorrow" plus "goodbye"
But some still hang in the air, spinning in circles
And if we want to say them, well we don't even try

A goodbye kiss is last thing that leaves our lips
Its echo in the room mixes with my defiance
And once the door is locked behind you
I admit it's a sound similar to silence
I love the actual story within this poem, but the structure (or lack thereof) isn't the greatest. Suggestions on how to improve this one are greatly appreciated.
Melanie Beth Oct 2011
Caught up in the rhythm of my heart
The warmth and smoothness of your skin
Ten fingers entwined in the darkness
Now it doesn't matter where you've been

You hold me tighter than I've dreamed
And I couldn't let go if I tried
I can't let you slip away again
But I don't know wrong from right

My pulse quickens with passing minutes
And I hold onto all I've ever wanted
Subconsciously I know I've been betrayed
By a heart that has left me haunted

Then without warning our lips connect
My head spins but tears begin to fall
You hold me close so I can't move
But I need to get away from it all

Regret rolls through me in waves
But desire keeps me clinging to you
I find comfort at the nape of your neck
Where reality is hidden from view

Before I know it I'm in too deep
Unable to resist kissing your skin
I rationalize the path my lips trace
At the same time my heart does me in

Too soon I realize I must get home
Driving through tears and pouring rain
I crave your touch and you in my arms
But nothing can mask this kind of pain

Hours pass and I'm unable to sleep
The next day drags by in a dizzy haze
I need you more than ever before
Was this why I counted down the days?

— The End —