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 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
Dave Zucker
You always complained,
hated the way you looked,
Felt you had to compare,
Yet on you I was hooked,

You Felt you were chubby,
you hated having a scar,
Despised the stretch mark tummy,
Said your teeth were quite bizarre.

You, so strong and Independent,
Hating being between Jobs,
Living in poor conditions,
Stuck in a house full of slobs.

All you wanted were the girls,
Who were (wrongfully) taken away,
You could talk of them for hours,
Always having more to say.

You find all these faults and flaws,
You tell me that you're "Broken"
Yet you're perfect in my eyes,
I leave no praise unspoken.

Your eyes, like gems, They sparkle,
The way when you smile, they're amazing.
Your voice, cute, feminine, airy.
I really did love it when you'd sing.

The hair?  Good god.  That Moe Hawk.
Worst haircut choice you ever made.
And the Beiber haircut?  Speechless.
Your independence I could not dissuade.

Yet you were still her, the one I wanted.
The looks always grew on me in the end.
You made me honestly happy, Love.
I thought you'd always be my best friend.

The Piercings? Attractive.  The tattoos more so.
Everything I wanted I saw in you.
Your curves?  Your body?  Your shameless flirting?
Incited a lust in me no other woman could do.

You strive so hard to be individual,
Beautiful, Strong, Smart, Charming,
Even now, that you've left, your smile,
So pretty and pure, still completely disarming,

No matter what I've said in Jealousy and Anger,
You're an amazing woman.  I just can't lie.
We may never even talk again after this,
We may not ever be able to see eye to eye.

But I think you were my "one",
Cause I am affected by no other,
I'll never forget you, Jen,
The Music loving nerdy Mother,

But now I'll walk away, while wishing you the best.
Hoping you find the happiness you want so badly.
It seems our chapter has ended, in such a poor state.
If you change your mind, I'll be here.  Open arms.  Welcoming gladly.
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
Dave Zucker
I used to claim "I love the Rain",
But that was when I had you.
It used to be an enjoyful thing,
The things you and I could do.

And now it's just a dreary pour,
Another day with cloudy skies,
Bleak and Pointless and icy cold,
As the memory of you dies.

No comfort here, in the rain.
No soul warming ray of light.
Just soggy clothes, we cigarettes,
Bad memories of every fight.

My own little world, of grey gloom.
Feelings of Numb, empty, and anger.
Knowing I could have handled it better,
That I didn't need to be so mean to her.

But it doesn't matter anymore, not now.
The past is the past, never again.
I'll have my brooding, silent smoke,
Til the sky clears, but till then,

I used to claim, "I love the Rain",
But I'm not so sure these days.
Nothing but hurt and memories,
Wishing we hadn't parted ways.
Chicago's very rainy lately.
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
Dave Zucker
How far did he go?
How long did he try?
He doesn't even know,
If any of it mattered.

I saw him today,
Flashed him a smile,
Sent him on his way,
through the mirror.

At work to clear his mind,
12 hours of work, exhausted,
Trying to leave memories behind,
Always easier said than done.

And yet I am still here,
Greeting him in the mirror,
Sharing hope and fear,
Reminding him there's a tomorrow.

He'll go to bed, unsettling dreams,
Wake then Work, trying to forget,
Depression ripping at his seams,
Exhausting himself more and more.

This morning he stopped to have a look,
Stopped and studied me a moment,
"Maybe we'll start a new chapter in our book",
Perhaps he doesn't hate me after all.

He tries to be happier now,
Maybe he didn't need her.
He'll be fine if he'll just allow,
Himself to embrace the future.
My eyes don't lie
My eyes don't lie
Check it
The mirror shows my reflection
My brain processes the image
I  question
Should I accept it
The color spectrum says I'm brown
Society says I'm   black
But truth be told I'm lighter than that
Look my skin tone
Scraps off when I cut my shin bone
I see white meat than blood flows
Huh? What if I healed like Wolverine
Would you accept or call me weird
Eye sight is dear oh my eyes don't lie
They just see lies for what they are, lies
A man is not a lady , a woman is not a guy
God guides my sight I see the lies even if disguised.
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
AJ
My Name
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
AJ
My first name is Amanda,
Like the song by the band Boston.
"I'm gonna say it like a man and make you understand, Amanda, I love you".
My middle name is Rose,
Like my mother's middle name,
Like my favorite flower.
My third name is Charolet,
Like the book about the pig and the spider.
The spider died, and I missed her.
My last name will be Goodness,
Like the man who kisses the tip of my nose.
Like the man who can't cook a burger by himself.
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
AJ
When I was younger I was very girly,
I wore dresses and leggings,
But never jeans.
I loved pink and purple,
And I loved sparkles and bows.
I was very girly,
But I hated dolls.
I drew on my sister's baby dolls with ballpoint pens,
Covering their foreheads with my cryptic squiggles.
I would strip my Polly Pockets,
And let them lay naked and ashamed on my bedroom floor.
I would take all the limbs off of my Barbies,
And rearrange them into disfigured beauty queens.
Fake people have always bothered me.
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of
     universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I
     reach my hands and play with pebbles of
     destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs
     reading "Keep Off."

My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive
     in the universe.
 Jun 2013 Rachel Dawn
Mitchell
Place
The brass key
Into
The crass lock

Turn
Hearts of mad men
Into the innocence
Of day dreaming children

Accept
Life is meant to end
So a new life
Can begin

Work
Until the body crumbles
Into itself
Forfeit never into defeat

Challenge
Each step you take
And listen to the fragile breathing
Deep in debt angels

Heavy Metal
Love
Induced family therapy
By a movie screen

Truth
Is only appreciated
Because of lies

Want
Every sentence
To exist
Because of the former

Sleep
Awake
Dream
Ascend

To consciousness revealed
Shed the old for the new
Like the forest snake or mountain shrew

In rivers dreams reflect
Slit seams of a heart shaped tattoo
Promised in broken E minor fragments
And postcards from a war long past

Upset
Not from interruption
But because interruption
Was when

Things got interesting
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