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Violin sitting
‘Neath my window.
Wonder does it sound
As it did before?

It looks all right.
The strings—intact.
Wonder do I
Still have the knack?

Violin sitting
‘Neath my window.
Can I still play
As I did before?

Oh, how soothing
Too the ears.
I still can play
After all these years.

And the violin sitting
‘Neath my window
Sounds as good
As it did before.

-Walterrean Salley
I want to be a lover, not a luster.
I want to feel the love of one once more.
Not the lustful temporary of passion.
True loves passion burns forever.
Too much our society is bent on, "always forevers" coming to them.
They must explore the world if they want a lover, not a luster.
 Jan 2015 Psychotic Poet
Renee
Not one
but both
no preference
too scared to go too far
curled into material happiness
too far gone to come back
awake but asleep
until morning
and even then
alone again
 Jan 2015 Psychotic Poet
Renee
Please.
Pleading.
Promising.
Pain.
******.

Painting a broken picture
on shattered glass
Playing games
with a fragile heart
broken yet, promised more
Picnicking alone in the dark
Pushed off a platform with rough paws
Passionate sins
picked up a pen,
and told the world what she says
I just really wanted to use a ton of words that started with p.
 Jan 2015 Psychotic Poet
Renee
Drink
 Jan 2015 Psychotic Poet
Renee
I watch you down another drink
so much alcohol
I'm so scared of it,
but yet,
I'm watching you drink like it's nothing
and cry on my shoulder,
and I'm not going to regret it.

I'm scared of you hurting yourself.
I want you to be happy,
and okay,
you're only 17,
please don't give the rest of your life away.

You're my best friend,
and I'm sad to say
5 months and you graduate,
and I won't see you every day.

I'm glad you trust me,
even to this day
with your secrets and darkest ways
I'm glad you're comfortable with me,
I just want you to be okay
Today, I dreamt

after 6 months of a tiring spell revoked,

I dreamt.


I didn’t dream about a world with no borders,

or a peaceful state of life where eternal bliss survived,

or a habitat with no insecurities or illness,

but I dreamt of selfish motives where I,

I had no borders to scratch against to breathe (my house).

I had peace of mind with eternal bliss of no insecurities of failing and drowning in the pool of lies (my school),

where I had a normal childhood with no mental illness to survive with.


I dreamt a lovely dream, and I still remember how I woke,

I was in an ICU bleeding red, getting high on morphine, as the doctors helped me breathe

another day, another dream.

— The End —