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 Jan 2013 Jade
S E
How I Cry
 Jan 2013 Jade
S E
I cut for the tears trapped in my veins.
The ones that worry people, the ones that make them look again.
I cut for the tears that sting and burn
Oh my God, that hurts, and I know why.
No need to look for an excuse to ache.

I cut for the tears that no one forces from me.
It wasn’t him leaving, it wasn’t her lying
Or them, not even noticing. No.
These tears are mine! Mine alone to cry!
Only I can make them flow.
Only I.

I cut for the tears that leave a scar. Though mine, you hardly see.
Just clear white skin over whole blue veins
Not a mark….but one or two.
Small white lines, barely raised.
More like winks, to remind me:
Healing isn’t beautiful
or free.

And that’s not how I cry now.
Clear tears come and go,
And my wrists wink,
And I am whole.
 Oct 2012 Jade
Rickie Louis
Slave
 Oct 2012 Jade
Rickie Louis
I've seen love in a million faces,
almost caught her in a million places,
but she's so illusive,
can't be subdued,
before you know it,
she'll have you fooled.
She'll feed your heart, and lift it up,
then seemingly she's had enough.
From heights you'll fall,
a downward spiral,
she'll pierce your soul,
and hold you liable.
she'll tear you open, inside out,
make you wish you had a doubt.
Force you to beg,
and plead for mercy,
and wish this quench was never thirsty.
When fairy tales are all but over,
and these dragons can't be slayed,
it's then you wake to face the nightmare,
of being loves hopeless slave.

— The End —