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 Sep 2018 may
empty seas
my limbs are so cold
my body failing to produce body heat
yet my heart still beats
my breaths are shallow
my lungs collapsing in on themselves
yet my heart still beats
my stomach always hurts
my intestines rotting from the inside out
yet my heart still beats
my mind is fuzzy
my brain unable to function while my body fails
yet my heart still beats

i am dead
a rotting corpse of a person
yet my heart still beats

i am dead
but i am alive
my anxiety often makes me feel like I’m a dead body, but certain things can dispel that feeling and make me feel alive
This poem series “corpse”, is one where I talk about this feeling and the things that manage to make me feel like a real person
 Sep 2018 may
Melissa Rose
When it comes to you
I am at a loss for words
so my heart beats in symphonies
my mind will never compose
9/24/18
 Sep 2018 may
empty seas
hey you
 Sep 2018 may
empty seas
Yeah you
I know you’ll read this soon

I miss you, too
and I know it was my fault
things happened that I regret
(like not taking your advice)
but I hope we can put that behind us
I don’t know what our friendship is
right now
but I’d like to build it back up again
if you want too
so uh
yeah
we should talk again
A response
 Sep 2018 may
Sara Svensson
Your face has been splattered with freckles all over.
I look at you and I'm staring up at a star filled sky, yet to be mapped out.
I give a name to the constellation on the bridge of your nose.
I give a name to the cluster of freckles on your eyelid.
I map the sky out and give everything names and I name them all after me.
 Sep 2018 may
Brooke P
Am I a strong woman?
if I weep every night
and sleep into the afternoon
because I can never seem
to get enough rest.

Am I a strong woman?
if I'm constantly
absorbing the traits of others
consuming myself
with who I am not.

Am I a strong woman?
if I don't know myself
as well as I should,
and more often feel lost
than found.

Am I the woman
that would make my mother proud
after she's spent half of her life
teaching me
and modeling
the one that I should be.

Am I a strong woman?
if I can't stand to be
alone with myself
with my thoughts
and let my insecurities win.

Am I a strong,
independent woman,
if I have to question it at all?
 Sep 2018 may
Alya Adzkia
Delicate
 Sep 2018 may
Alya Adzkia
I never knew
that the sound of those raindrops
on my window
the scent of wet soil
after rain
the melodies of these songs
on my spotify playlist
could remind me of you

remind me of the sound of
your lovely laughter
remind me of the scent of
your sweet perfume
remind me of the sound of
your sleepy voice

— I never knew
that missing you
could be this tough.
tu me manques.
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