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 Nov 2018 Raquel Butler
James LR
The rising sun that burns the eye
Wincing, as I turn with sigh
For blazing light of blazing ire
Cannot set my heart on fire
The way you do with crystal light,
Pouring from eyes shining bright
With all the love you give to me
And all the love I give to thee
That speaks in volumes to my soul
Of eternities of love untold
Where peace and love and warmth abide
Our hands forever intertwined.
 Dec 2017 Raquel Butler
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 Dec 2017 Raquel Butler
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how can i explain
my problems
to you
if even i
do not even know
what they are?
I’m all out of poems
I’m all out of rhymes
I’m boring, I’m tired,
I’m lacking in time.

Sincerely,

My lack of motivation
Happy Finals Week students!
 Dec 2017 Raquel Butler
Her
How am I to teach myself
that rage is not love
that abuse is not love
that hurt is not love
that forcefulness is not love
when that is all i have ever known

when you are gentle
you do not speak in anger
you never raise your voice
you always smile
you always make me laugh
only kindness ever leaves your mouth


i feel like a child again when i am with you
before all the badness took over my life

i am hard
rough around the edges

but you
oh my you

you are so soft
your edges aren't even edges at all
they're soft landings

like the way a dandelion falls
onto the grass so gracefully
in the middle of spring

you are my hope again

you are my new beginning
 Dec 2017 Raquel Butler
Hannah
I may
be soft
but at least
I’m not
afraid
of my own
skin.
 Sep 2017 Raquel Butler
CNM
I only exist when I'm around you
You leave me on my own
I fade into dust
it looks like it is raining
where i'm walking.
i'll know before i get there
but i'm going
out for coffee
for a triple maple latte
at the bakery,

out for coffee
i no longer buy on credit,

a triple maple latte
because i'm learning
when i ask
for what i want
is when i get it.
next must surely be
learning what it is to ask for,

but i am getting better,
so today i'll have
a latte
and
could give or take
the rain.
Its always hard to say "let's end it"
While still loving u.
When it comes to separation,
We are not good at it.
A little spark is enough,
to make us run to each other.
These hands should not touch yours,
And eyes should not meet either.
Vows will be broken,
We were never good at
love and separation.
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