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Jun 2018 · 160
Sorry I broke you
Frankie Castro Jun 2018
I’m sorry I broke you
I’m sorry I broke you
At last I’m being true
Didn’t know what else to do
If yours tears will let you see
The difference within me
Overlook my selfish way
Allow me to convey
My most sincere explanation
Of why I would cause so much devastation
How I could break your soul
While holding your mind under my control
This selfish boy I was so proud to be
Was a beacon of negativity
Chaotically hovering over your vulnerability
Taking your kindness for granted idiotically
My suffering hid my true emotions
Causing a misrepresentation of devotions
Trying to share my suffering and pain
In a way only a monster can explain
I’m sorry I broke you
I’m sorry I broke you
Once I reassemble your pieces
And the pain ceases
And you choose to forget me
Would you ever consider forgiving me
Jun 2018 · 147
Giver
Frankie Castro Jun 2018
Have those eyes seen
Or read between
Each and every tear
With someone near
Or running away
Broken in such a way
When pain can only convey
What is buried deep
Losing so much sleep
Thinking of the storm
In an embrace so warm
Lips caressing the silence
Of a love so intense
That is torn apart
Fearing a brand new start
Passion can blind me so
Not knowing where to go
I’m giving up again
Falling back within
Touch me are you real
Explain to me what I feel
Look into my eyes
See the scars from lies
I truly have tried to live
Have you seen what these eyes have to give
Jun 2018 · 124
Rarely
Frankie Castro Jun 2018
This day makes my suffering explode
Reminding me of the heavy load
I’m trying to carry around
Thoughts heavy facing the ground
Heart still broken
Painful images left unspoken
My mind is still in prison
Will anyone listen
To me confess
Share this stress
Help me mend those shattered pieces
Offer my depression some releases
See past my tattered exterior
Realize I’m not so inferior
No longer the menace I once was
Embracing the chaos just because
Will anyone listen
To me confess
Share this stress
Allow me to leave an impression
Accept this confession
Refrain from deploying judgement
Help me escape my imprisonment
Let me apologize for every word
Encouraging things I’ve rarely heard
Apr 2018 · 136
Again
Frankie Castro Apr 2018
If you ask
About your task
Why you stay
Among dismay
Teetering between lies
Wearing your disguise
Weaving your manipulation
To avoid subjugation
Wearing yourself thin
Again and again
Not realizing reality
Is fleeting quickly
Believing the fake
Every breath you take
Investing in misinformation
As a foundation
To move forward
Dashing blindly toward
What you avoid
Growing so paranoid
As days linger endlessly
Pressure mounts relentlessly
When it takes toll
You’re desire for control
Slows your progression
Heeding your obsession
To resist all peace
Causes your anxiety to increase
Apr 2018 · 118
Waking Up
Frankie Castro Apr 2018
I woke today
Just like everyday
Continuing to hide
The loneliness inside
All the bad things
This world brings
Testing your strength
To its furthest length
With every challenge
As we manage
To keep shaking
The anxiety waking
While trying to maintain
Those thoughts we contain
While emotionally paralyzed
Keeping our heart sterilized
Can’t be close again
Or let another in
It’s the better call
No opportunity to fall
This is how I feel
I’m just being real
I had a plan
To be a better man
I’m not always right
I still try to fight
When I should just listen
But I still learn from every lesson
Feb 2018 · 149
Fake
Frankie Castro Feb 2018
So I act different how
So tell me now
Don’t spin those lies
Open my eyes
To what you see
What has changed in me
Is it my cold demeanor
When you searched for the greener
Or does my ruthless silence
Increase the suspense
Thought you had me read
Boasting how you’re in my head
Did you beleive im blind
To the betrayal you hide behind
You mistook my kindness
Like the others as weakness
As my empathy disappears
You begin to shed tears
Where was your sensitivity
When you were acting so selfishly
I’m supposed to show forgiveness
Sorry I’m not that righteous
I assured you i can be heartless
So let me simply confess
Remember my heart you have broken
Like every deceptive word spoken
You will not do this to me twice      One false love for me will suffice
Feb 2018 · 141
Run
Frankie Castro Feb 2018
Run
Can you feel the breeze
Whispering with ease
As each stride
Empties all tension inside
As each forceful advance
Is symbolized in your stance
Your strength increasing
With every exhale releasing
Those antsy moments chasing
Subduing all stress you’re facing
Holding your head higher
Chasing your every desire
Doing what makes you real
Changing how you feel
Trying to trim that tummy
Which in my opinion is yummy
Lol just playing
All I’m saying
Keep pushing forward escalate
Embrace your beauty resonate
Crazy you’re humble too
Breathe beautiful be you
Feb 2018 · 267
Judgement
Frankie Castro Feb 2018
I shed tears
Not from fears
Sadness or pain
Let me explain
How the rage
Is like a cage
Anger filled teardrops
While all control stops
Tortured by choices made
As my innocence fades
Consumed by the madness
No longer afflicted by sadness
No longer feeling at all
Tears as I begin to fall
Into the trap others designed
To keep me emotionally blind
Now a tool of aggression
A corrupted savage possession
Wandering lost in the wild
This abused suffocating child
Make your judgement wisely
Be certain when you despise me
Understand why you hate me
Regardless if you truly know me
I continue to search for peace
Tears fall realizing theres no release
Feb 2018 · 162
Trash
Frankie Castro Feb 2018
Shaking your head
From what I said
The words sting
Describing everything
We threw away
I would stay
But the choices made
Cut like a blade
Betrayal and lies
The love a disguise
For all the pain
With nothing gain
From this affair
I did care
I might seem strange
But things change
Everything comes to an end
You were my friend
Now I must go
If it was real I’ll never know
Jan 2018 · 146
Empty
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
Don’t trust me
I’ll treat you poorly
This guy standing here
May seem sincere
But I’m hiding
While you’re deciding
To take a chance
To explore romance
With this bad guy
Pointless to try
To change me now
I’ve been lost somehow
My feelings are cold
Gets worse as I get old
I will cause you pain
Drive you insane
With every futile debate
You will grow with hate
When you see my face
Your feelings will misplace
Thinking of every storm deployed
As all trust is destroyed
After every emotional shove
You still try to show me how to love
I just can’t get it
Will cause you to regret it
Even though I wish to care
There’s just nothing left to share
Jan 2018 · 146
Style
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
It’s been awhile
Since you cast a smile
Over at me
So let’s see
Are you still down
To play around
Are you ready still
To make time to chill
Look into my eyes
I don’t **** with lies
Open up show no fear
It’s safe within here
No need to worry
Or run away in a hurry
I might seem too bad
I might make you mad
The rumors don’t mean ****
You know gossip don’t quit
Making **** twisted
Keeping this **** tight ******
I will caress your soul
Your mind body the whole
I do everything with passion
It’s just my particular fashion
I don’t have stacks of money
But my life is rich funny
Others label me lame
I’m just me no need for game
******* lips
Let me taste your hips
If not feel my fire
And what it can inspire
I will break you into pieces
Until your misery ceases
You will breathe even more
Rebuild you better than before
Like I said it’s been awhile
Since you shared that real smile
My words aren’t here to beguile
It’s how I communicate my style
Jan 2018 · 160
Caress
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
Lend me your burden for a while
Just sit back breathe smile
Trust me I know the pain
How it can feel so insane
Taking every blow being tough
Feeling like it’s never enough
Constantly searching for strength
Keeping failure at arms length
Shoulders aching from the weight
Frustration makes you contemplate
If you should go or stay
If caring matters anyway
Heart afraid to confess
That you need a caress
Body and mind aching from stress
In a situation that seems pointless
Hardwork dedication don’t matter
Tired of the gossiping chatter
Searching for peace so high
Searching for truth in every lie
Growing up so fast
Those blissful moments rarely last
Who will understand or care
So what’s the point to share
Just like every poem I create
Who will notice or relate
It’s not wrong to feel
Unless it’s all unreal
Jan 2018 · 156
Reflect
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
Here I stand
With a empty hand
Mind clouded by anger
Surrounded by danger
No more gun for protection
In this house of correction
Only way to make knees buckle
Are my bare knuckles
I’ve enter here alone
Hard as stone
With nothing to lose
And no time to snooze
The haters creeping
Will get you while sleeping
No reform in this gladiator school
Violence and intimidation are a tool
Trying to make that date
Some kind of fate
I suppose my past affliction
Cast a subtle reflection
Of my present way of life
Yet I suffer from different strife
Incarcerated by guilt and pain
Nearly drove me insane
Yet my anxiety still binds me
Eventually I may live peacefully
Jan 2018 · 196
Pointless
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
Here once again
Diving deeper within
Lacking all comprehension
About the tension
Slave to stress
I must confess
That anxiety suffocates
Who can relate
Liquor is numbing
To what’s coming
No more pain
Feeling so mundane
Another pointless high
Time passing by
Another hostile situation  
Holding no reservation
As I contemplate
Each petty debate
Searching for change
My perceptions rearrange
This overwhelming emptiness
Coexists with loneliness
Taking its toll
Consuming me whole
Jan 2018 · 150
Hiding
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
I’m here alone
With nothing shown
For my decision
Lacking the vision
Yet I’m insightful
When the chaos
And I cross
These games played
Every move displayed
Falling deeper still
Embracing the chill
Draping my heart
Tears me apart
Those around me
Will never see
The nightmares hovering
I’m constantly covering
Hiding behind smiles
Jokingly I beguile
Wearily I wake
Contentment I fake
Must push forward
Slowly moving towards
Some peaceful release
Will rage cease
Jan 2018 · 145
You should know
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
I have intentions
I shouldn’t mention
A simple goal
Experience you whole
Where to start
Tear everything apart
Break you down
From now on
You will change
Might feel strange
Losing all control
Of your soul
You might feel
I’m not real
But I’m fire
Your sole desire
Simply I’m weilding
The tools shielding
You from pain
May seem insane
As I begin
Rebuilding you from within
Relax release your anxiety
Ignore the hate from society
Breathe open your mind
Release what makes you blind
Jan 2018 · 186
Force
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
If you stay or go who will know what you can be only grasping at negativity amongst every opportunity and evolution that can encompass your very being, after every challenge and obstacle you have endured don’t let the shortcomings of others dictate your direction, embrace the chaos and peace intertwine both of their most precious gifts and excel pass the hate, the envy, pettiness, and misery that others wish to ensnare you with, don’t allow their prison to hold you hostage, be that vibrant, savage, beautiful, strong, and intelligent force that has made you the woman you are today, never let someone else’s weakness shackle you
Jan 2018 · 170
Anchored
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
I won’t lie
I would fly
If I wasn’t anchored by this chain
Created by guilt and pain
Every moment I’ve spent
In this torment
Plotting my next move
Wondering what I have to prove
To everyone around
Have I done enough
Am I that tough
Do I deserve peace
Will my sorrow ever cease
Shall I still burn
Will my rage still spurn
**** these questions pathetic
**** acting so empathetic
The irony binds me
Others hostility blinds me
Resist the vicious instinct
Please violence become extinct
I have promises to keep
Yet I’m losing sleep
My anxiety suffocates me
Causes me to act senselessly
Control is so sporadic
As emotions become erratic
Jan 2018 · 137
Labels
Frankie Castro Jan 2018
I’ve been called
A savage
A ****
heartless and cold
Empty inside
A *****
A *****
A punk
A loser
Good for nothing
By those who
Don’t know **** about me
Because I choose to
Think for myself
Having the *****
To question
The hypocrisy
And double standards
That the same individuals
Live by
I never ****** anyone over
Who didn’t do that to me
First
These pretty eyes
I’ve been told I have
Seen too much ugliness
This world can contain
I’m alone in this nightmare
Still dreaming about peace
Breathing trying to control
The suffocating moments
That pursues my emotional
And mental imprisonment
I’m just a simple man
Doing what I can
Rewriting the role that was assigned to me
One day hoping to be Free
Nov 2017 · 142
Sorry
Frankie Castro Nov 2017
Just let it go
Yes I know
Every word stings
******* always brings
My darker side
From deep inside
I won’t tolerate
Yet I’ll demonstrate
My disdain accordingly
I express simply
How I feel
Keep it real
I’m not perfect
The complete opposite
Flawed and broken
If I’ve spoken
In a way
To cause dismay
Take a moment
This time spent
Showing this hostility
Ends in futility
Nov 2017 · 166
Is it Weak
Frankie Castro Nov 2017
If I dream
It may seem
I chase impossibilities
Searching for sensibilities
In this life
Crazed by stryfe
Asking wrong questions
Following worse suggestions
Yet I persevere
Isn’t always clear
Where to go
Most seldom know
Their own identity
Or their destiny
Some will follow
Leadership that’s hollow
Some spark revolution
To embrace evolution
Over the despair
Just to care
Show some kindness
Amongst the blindness
Is it weak
Just to seek
Some simple empathy
Demonstrate some sympathy
To others suffering
Or do nothing
As others burn
Let hatred spurn
Bullying others senselessly
Into fear relentlessly
Is this righteousness
To control consciousness
With manipulative desires
Greedily it inspires
The selfish advancement
Or wealth enhancement
Who will resist
Or even insist
Freedom and peace
If this mentality won’t cease
Oct 2017 · 127
Obligations
Frankie Castro Oct 2017
Are you there
Feeling that despair
Afraid to confess
Strangled by stress
Feeling lost again
Anxiety level ten
Loyalty is dissipating
**** it’s irritating
Giving it all
Just to fall
Chained to obligation
Tears from frustration
Self medication failing
Tension is prevailing
Who will see
You feeling differently
How the stress
Leaves you a mess
They don’t care
It isn’t fair
How your treated
So unappreciated
Spread so thin
Just can’t win
Same **** different day
But you do it anyway
Oct 2017 · 145
Be You
Frankie Castro Oct 2017
Take the time
To simply climb
Above the hate
Just breathe escalate
Never settle for less
Don’t succumb to stress
Fight for peace
Misery will cease
Yeah I said fight
But it’s right
You won’t fail
You will prevail
Shedding those tears
Conquer your fears
Face that ****
Don’t you quit
Is that you
Just be true
Those brownnosing *******
And the snitches
Can’t touch you
Stay powerfully true
Find the solution
So in conclusion
You will persevere
Can you see what’s so clear
Sep 2017 · 181
Choices
Frankie Castro Sep 2017
Should I be
Living differently
Acquire that position
Level up ambition
Join the race
Giant in a small place
Win or die
Be that guy
To gain respect
Life I neglect
Sacrifices to impress
Waking to stress
To make money
But it’s funny
We must make it
While we fake ****
Eat the little fish
How we wish
For better days
As we stay
In this comfort zone
Our skills we hone
Paying a cost
To be a boss
Each has a price
Which may never suffice
To be on top
We must hop
To someone else
Forgetting one self
To ultimately succeed
Should I concede
I stay conflicted
Or maybe I’m misdirected
Sep 2017 · 129
Binding
Frankie Castro Sep 2017
Am I wise
It might surprise
Quite a few
What I do
Why I’m here
After every year
Struggling
Juggling
The choices made
Regret slowly fades
Risking it all
Just to fall
Happiness and pain
The same chain
Which can bind
Keeping one blind
To simpler things
It may sting
To let it go
You should know
Passion is complicated
Yet I’m dedicated
Moving forward again
Remembering where I been
This troubled man
Has a plan
Sep 2017 · 140
Just Because
Frankie Castro Sep 2017
If I told you how it was
Just because
About the women I knew
What would you do
How it made me
This possession sexually
Nothing more than a fling
How I didn't mean a thing
Reflected my cold heart
Our intentions weren't so far apart
Somewhat fortunate to be clear
With no emotions in here
All the late nights melt
Not once I felt
Compelled to ask for more
Love didn't live here anymore
As if it did before
But as exciting as it was
I changed because
They would treat me as a toy
In their selfish collection this bad boy
When I was younger I didn't mind
Now I'm older this I find
After all the years flying by
Being alone is no way to die
Been told I'm not the relationship guy
I wish I knew why
Should it matter to me now
If there is change how
Sep 2017 · 412
Pills
Frankie Castro Sep 2017
As the pills
Sent those chills
I felt strange
I couldn't change
My body shivering
The pain delivering
Me closer now
I'm dying somehow
Blurry *** vision
Falling into submission
Slipping away again
Commiting a sin
All my rage
A pillbox cage
I can't explain
Yet I complain
How others are
Weak so far
Just let go
All I know
Shelf my hope
I can't cope
Honestly I apologize
My life I despise
Aug 2017 · 146
Confession
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
I was shallow
So very cruel
Cold as ****
Greed consumed me
My life empty
No time to feel
Only thing real
Is the money
It's ******* funny
When it's there
Fake ***** care
Now I'm broke
I'm a joke
Here's some real
I'm lost
Looking for a place
My mind I face
With intent
To vent
To expel
Maybe repel
What I feel
As I write
You just might
See how true
I am with you
Every line I conceive
Isn't to deceive
They're a lifetime
In a rhyme
Good and bad
Happy and sad
All the *******
Living with it
I won't mind
If you find
My words pointless
As I confess
Aug 2017 · 167
Dreaming
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Just one you
I'm running to
Can I be
Is she
My loving end
One to mend
All that's broken
My poetically spoken
Inspiration to hold
When I'm cold
Empty inside
When I hide
She will find
Me wandering blind
A hopeless romantic
Feeling so frantic
Afraid to feel
So i conceal
But should I
If I try
To be there
Will she care
Coldness my history
Love a mystery
Loneliness seems constant
Affection stays distant
As it will
I'm dreaming still
Aug 2017 · 142
Supremacy
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Is it a right to hate
The animosity they create
For the color of skin
Never looking within
To see we are all the same
It's such a shame
This will never change
It leads to a violent exchange
Lives needlessly ended
So ignorance can be defended
Supremacy is wrongfully displayed
By the message conveyed
Instead of caring for humanity
They maliciously hide behind vanity
Placing others under subjugation
With such despairing dedication
After all the years of burning
With all the lessons we are learning
Shocking as it is to this day
The selfish and evil will say
There are others beneath their grace
Because of color creed and race
Aug 2017 · 164
Need Pain
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Hello beautiful pain
It's so insane
How i chase
Your cynical embrace
Passionately so blind
Torturing my mind
With the emptiness
And the stress
Consuming my soul
Taking all control
A delightful nightmare
Dwelling over there
Holding me tight
Every single night
Hurt me please
I will appease
Your malicious intent
With unwavering content
Till the end
My only friend
Aug 2017 · 150
Space
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
As I contemplate
Our trifling debate
You need space
So with grace
I will go
You should know
If I leave
Please do believe
I will depart
With a broken heart
I will forget
With no regret
Your callous way
Every single day
You killed me
Acting so selfishly
I'm to blame
Being so lame
Just so unaware
You didn't care
Aug 2017 · 156
Reluctant
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
As pride swelled
I was compelled
To walk away
I couldnt convey
How I feel
To be real
I'm so afraid
If I displayed
Or even mention
My loving intention
Building in me
Which grows persistently
Every rising sun
I reluctantly shun
From this chance
Unsure of romance
My heart untrusting
Only known lusting
I must apologize
Hope you realize
My beautiful flower
Every passing hour
I'm falling more
Like never before
But do you
Feel this too
Aug 2017 · 158
Control
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Been awhile
Since I shed
A single tear
Just none left
Numb to pain
Emotions disappear
A cold wanderer
Blowing through time
Oblivious to everything
That would save my mind
As I gave into strife
I handed over bits of my soul
While losing more control
Of my life
Like I had any before
Aug 2017 · 135
Smile
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
In my room
On my bed
In my head
Just in thought
**** it's hot
Thinking of you
Yeah it's true
Are you okay
You won't say
Too much pride
So you hide
It all deep
Then fall asleep
When you wake
Will you take
Time to reflect
What you neglect
Why you smile
Has it been awhile
Aug 2017 · 135
Thinking
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
On my bed thinking
Instead of drinking
Of a few things
As Cody Jinks sings
Of someone's perception
Of his devilish misconception
I can relate to his song
It's been so long
Since I was innocent at all
I made a choice to fall
To fall out of grace
My soul is out of place
I could feel every piece of me
Disappearing so painfully
I didn't fight my descent
I just fell with all consent
It's strange I didn't fight
That keeps me up thinking all night
Aug 2017 · 255
Flushed
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
At this table
Tearing the label
On this bottle
I hopelessly coddle
Seeking a solution
For my mental pollution
Time melting away
The longer I stay
Searching for something
Doesn't matter anything
To justify my existence
Which could end in an instance
I wish it would
Do it myself if I could
Chances for hope grows fewer
Told you my mind is like a sewer
Everyday I wake
I feel more like a mistake
It is a cruel world trust me I know
My existence is redundant I will go
Aug 2017 · 147
Invisible
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
If I left today
My letter will say
I lost hope
Couldn't cope
After every year
Trapped in here
I'm so awkward
Spiraling alone downward
I belong nowhere
Especially not here
Drugs aren't working
Demons still lurking
Alcohol isn't erasing
The nightmares chasing
The abuse increasing
Closer to releasing
The trigger now
Please help somehow
The face I see
Is so ugly to me
I am invisible
End closing in
So hollow within
No one will care
If I wasn't there
Aug 2017 · 165
All I Am
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
When I fall I stand
when I have nothing I'll lend my helping hand
when I fight
it's always for something right
I'm always misunderstood
I'm just a bad boy trying to be good
Aug 2017 · 154
Work in Progress
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
You will never hear me say
I hate my life today
I made this decision
I was on this collision
With everything on my mind
Struggling to find
A little happiness
Always consumed by stress
I think it's so **** funny
Thinking if I had so much money
Would make everything worth more
But I was wealthier when I was poor
Did any woman I made love to care
Did any of them have love to share
I'm inexperienced when I feel
I wouldn't know it if it were real
Does it make sense love is scary
The closer I get the more I get wary
People will say im bad every time
Regardless of every hill I climb
They only see aggression in me
Instead of how I live passionately
It took a long time for me to grow
To let these emotions show
This I don't show I'm always in pain
A work in progress I won't complain
I don't know where I'll be heading
No longer am I dreading
Each morning I wake
Or how long it will take
To find my place and time to rest
I studied my whole life for this test
Aug 2017 · 109
Symmetry
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Today I felt restless
Wasn't about stress
I could see it clear
All the ******* here
Heavier than before
Felt like I couldn't take it anymore
My mind shutting down
Just bouncing around
On auto pilot doing things
Avoiding what my rage can bring
Ah the symmetry between our day
I hope this poem can convey
My shoulder is always there
Whenever you choose to share
I don't know how you're struggling
Or about the things you're juggling
But the monotony I can relate
How much it may aggravate
As I pursue peace even more
Things will be better than before
Aug 2017 · 192
Dedicated
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Could dedication
Cause suffocation
Feeling helpless
Causing stress
Frustration unlocks tears
Then anger appears
It doesn't matter if you're tough
Sometimes it isn't enough
The wall will crack
As every burden rides your back
If you fake smilling and being kind
What will you find
Would it change how cowards act
Would your integrity be intact
I don't know your life's perception
If you wonder about my intention
I see you a fighter scrapping along
Always on edge being strong
You must be exhausted by now
Take time breathe somehow
Do you really need to do it alone
Trust none even now you're grown
I understand how it can be
So I'm acting kindly
Remember no strings attached
Hi receive the empathy dispatched
Others will care because they can
Im one who does this fighting man
Have faith I promise if you could
Just breathe all will be as it should
I'm just speaking to you
The only way I know how to
Aug 2017 · 138
Passion
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
The fight in me
Designed so intricately
Lays there peacefully
Hoping so patiently
To be displayed gracefully
As I nurture it insatiably
I feel it growing vigorously
A lot more playfully
A lot less viciously
I'll admit I embrace it openly
How it can consume me entirely
It has helped me defensively
While helping others protectively
It caused me to hurt my family
Due to the decisions I made poorly
It's burned bridges occasionally
As my rage would leap wildly
Left me broken painfully
Alone cold feeling empty
Although it serves me faithfully
Giving strength to handle adversity
Allowing me to love unconditionally
Fighting is what saved me honestly
It's not always so bad truthfully
Im a fighter living passionately
Aug 2017 · 117
Counting Down
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Writing this on lunch
There is this time crunch
Nothing going right
7 o'clock so far out of sight
The crew getting crazy
Same old fools still lazy
Work orders stacking
Im overwhelmed it's distracting
Have to fix the situation
Always some complication
4 more hours to go
It will be fun I know
Have to get my *** in gear
So I can get the hell out of here
Aug 2017 · 143
Overdue
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
Would my eyes
Tell you lies
Should you care
If I share
A little kindness
Excuse my blindness
I couldn't see
Inside of me
Through layered fears
All those years
I was weak
I couldn't seek
A positive solution
To my confusion
You might say
What I display
Is long overdue
It is true
This new intent
May prove evident
Although quite strange
I can change
I had enough
Being so tough
Feeling so asphyxiated
As pain accumulated
I'm just sharing
No need caring
I'm just writing
Instead of fighting
If you find
Me being kind
I needed to
Because of you
Aug 2017 · 126
Pistol
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
I have this pistol
Delivers a message
Clear as crystal
Come what may
It's intentions on display
I'm as humble as can be
Don't mess with me
I'm not looking to fight
Try as I might
To keep my head
As each round is fed
Given my troubled past
The conversation won't last
You want to have this discussion
You'll be subject to a repercussion
I don't have time to play
Heres what i will say
Try to hurt the ones I love
Only one who can save you is the one above
Aug 2017 · 144
Ironic
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
I was told I ask stupid things
Funny it kind of stings
Are you so smart
You can tear someone apart
With your infinite knowledge
Because you went to college
Or because of your job title
That leaves you so entitled
To treat people so unkind
You must posess a superior mind
The pinnacle of success
How you must easily impress
Everyone with your intellect
As your indifference you perfect
Standing there like a mental giant
How others must be compliant
I may respect your tenacious drive
To be the best how you thrive
At what you are tasked to do
But let's speak true
You aren't curing cancer
Since I won't get a straight answer
You will undermine my intelligence
Acting if I hold no relevance
You must be on a higher plateau
One I guess I'll never know
You'll mock my deference
With your well educated arrogance
I'll still show kindness in the end
I'm smart and wise enough my friend
Aug 2017 · 130
Blind Prisoner
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
The beer isn't working
Those thoughts lurking
I'm so depressed it's true
But what can I do
If I don't know the problem
How will I be able to solve them
It's like this every now and then
Never knowing how it will begin
What causes my depression
How it leaves such an impression
Should I be concerned
What haven't I learned
Throughout my troubled past
Being told I would never last
Here I am asking what to do
Head down heart torn no clue
As intelligent as I can be
The answers still elude me
I can't fight what I can't see
Still it's prisoner thought I was free
I struggle to maintain composure
How can I gain closure
If I'm still wandering around blind
Will there ever be answers to find
Aug 2017 · 104
Assumption
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
It brings no delight
When I write
About your stress
To confess
Just to keep it real
I don't know how you feel
I know you are strong
So if I'm wrong
I meant no offense
Should I use more common sense
Just trying to be a friend
With the lame poems I send
No matter how much we fight
I want to know you're alright
Aug 2017 · 108
Tolerance
Frankie Castro Aug 2017
If I could be
A different me
A bit more kind
Would I find
My true feelings I conceal
Would I still be real
Do I have to be brash
Let my intolerance crash
Would respect still be there
Should I care
If others are weak
Why should I seek
A calmer path
Withhold my wrath
Can I execute my objectives
Keep things in perspective
Look outside myself
Put my rage on the shelf
Am I a gentle soul
Is this giving up control
Is this fear I'm feeling
That has my mind reeling
So I take a step back to observe
My opinions now i must reserve
Whether it's fair or not
I'm on the spot
There watching my every move
What do I have to prove
They will wait for me to slip
It's cool for now I'll bite my lip
Revise a better strategy to prevail
I'm not the one to play I won't fail
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