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Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
At first I believed the lies
That you were my friend.        
        You took away my anxiety
        You took away my pain
A feeling of numb overwhelmed
        You took away the good too
        You took away my laughter
        Happiness, joy, and solace
When I chose to leave you
A hole formed in my soul
        You took part of me with you
The tears flowed and cries echoed
When I chose to leave you
So much of me did you take
        I lost my identity
        When I left you
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
Oh how I dream of summer nights
When you lay that old blanket out
The dewy grass of the football field
No lights are on, but you remember
Games lost and won on that field
Sitting in the stands and cheering
Those were the days of innocence
Days when you were free and naive
The band playing, crowd roaring

But now the field is empty and blank
No cheering students and parents
Nothing except for the two
On the old blanket in the dewy grass
Looking up at the stars
Remembering

      Time lost and gained

The two of them laying
In the dewy grass of the field
Peaceful and reflecting
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
My grip on reality is loosening
My hold on this earth is slipping
Fish flying and birds swimming
No note rhyme or reason
There are elephants the size of ants
And bees like 747's dropping bombs
What's real and what's imagined?
Am I in one dimension or another?
Gravity doesn't exist and smiles are insults
Shaking hands is an act of war
Going on one million times over
War happening in the palm of my hand
Which way is earth? I live underground
My guitar weeps tears of blood
Coming out of every string and fret
Shadows come out of my fingertips
Nothing is safe, objects have mace
Ready and armed for an attack
On the human race
Human race
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
Life isn't fair, is it?
**** happens to good people
Bad people reap rewards
For some twisted reason
There are those that defy
The norms of humanity

What faith is left?
What truth is there?

Truth isn't fun
Truth isn't nice
The truth is sad
The truth is depressing
The truth is that life
Well, life isn't fair

Time to grow the **** up

GROW UP
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
What is family?
Related by blood
Bonded by proximity
Attached with love

Family is your favorite shirt
It fits just right
It keeps you warm and safe
That shirt is always there

If you don't wear your shirt
For a number of days
You miss it so
The comforting cotton embrace

Family is always there
Like your favorite shirt
Your warmest slippers
Family
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
Stab

Right into my flesh
Twist the blade
Make me squeal
Twist and turn
Writhing in pain

Strike

An elbow in my jaw
Sharp and accurate
Sure to leave a bruise
Teeth knocked loose
Now wired shut

Sear

A hot iron bright red
Pressed into my hand
Leaves delicate flesh
Charred and dead
Burns in the 3rd degree
Rachel Elizabeth Nov 2012
Best time of the day
As the sun is peeking through
So full of promise
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