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 Apr 2013 Renee Ransom
John
I'll stand by you
Through hell storm
And through Heaven's Gates
Let you know
I love you
And hold you close
As long you allow me
And let me rest easy
Knowing my heart has a safe place
I need...
What do I need?
I need a doctor.
Who am I kidding, a doctor won't help.
A doctor wants my money,
That's all they ever want.
I need a friend.
Oh wait, I have a bunch of those.
I need...
I need this to stop.
Wait, what is this to begin with?
I need a new story,
But that'll just depress me more.
What do I need,
What do I need,
What do I need?
I'm young,
and I don't really know
much about anything
I love my parents,
but let's be honest
genetics didn't give me
too much of a choice
I've thought that I'd loved girls
and maybe I did
how the **** do you ever know?
but I've been thinking on the subject
for some time now
debating if it even existed
and I think it has to
It's the only thing between us
and the end of all things
But it exists in simpler forms
love is the feeling you get
when you are so mad at her
that you could lay hands on her
but you never would,
you just don't have it in you
love is when
you come back to him
time after time
regardless of the ******* mistakes he makes
time after time
Love is when
the thought of them
spending time with somebody else
being consoled by somebody else
being loved by somebody else
makes you feel absolutely
sick to your stomach
but I think
that all love really boils down to
is saying yes
even though,
you know you should say no,
that is my understanding of love
The sun is shining today,
it feels as if it's the first time in weeks
I'm sitting outside of a cafe
just taking it all in.
It's spring break for the public high and middle schools
and seeing children running around downtown
unsupervised and smiling
makes me miss the simplicity
of just being a kid,
but try as I might,
I'm not a kid anymore
around this time next year
I will be twenty years old
which is pretty unbelievable

I sit in the midst of a sea of people
they ebb and flow like the tides
men on their breaks from work
their shirts opened down to their chest
a casual sunshine fashion statement
and the pretty art girls
with their pretty faces
and pretty dresses
walk on by
and I can't help but look at them
and smile to myself
like an utter idiot,
but I don't care
If you can't smile on a sunny day
when can you?

I left the windows in my apartment wide open
turned on the fans
and in an effort to symbolize
my victory over the winter
I turned the heating off
When I get home
I think,
that I will sit at my desk
and write
and be inspired by the sounds of the city
which ring out in a beautiful cacophony
of car horns, construction, laughter, and birds
it's sunny today
and no matter what happens
it will be a good day
give me a sunny day over money every **** time
Laying on the springs of the soft new bed
Thinking about the future, what lies ahead?
Will it be perfect or the fairy tale ending?
But for now life is pending
Who’s to tell how it comes out to be?
Was I blind by what’s In front of me?
Was it lies you told me
Is it gonna be me through all this grief?
Or was it the truth?
I’d give anything for you to hold me and tell me I love you
Your lips against my cheeks
To feel you constantly
And your chest against my heart
With Our skins touching, let us make some art
Cause lately I’ve been so alone
And without you, it doesn’t feel like home
You’re my longing desire
I’m the sun you’re its fire
But why aren't you here with me now? Your Love is what a require
Just a little bit to inspire
So I can move on in life
Not stop it with a knife
Not wanting to die
But to be with you and together we can lie
Cuddled up together as time flies by
It’s already tomorrow and we’re still on today
There’s no time for sorrow there’s only time for me to stay
Let’s enjoy the time together, no other on our mind
Let’s walk away and hold hands and leave the others behind
In a big house made for us two
Where we can stay for the night and I can show my love for you
There may be other people like us
But were so different from the rest
These strong feelings so hard to express
That’s how you know I love you and you’re the best
Nothing less
It’s not a test
So lets forget the mess we made
And hold each other instead
And kiss until my heart fills with red
I can’t get you out of my head
Not a second goes by with out you in my thoughts
Without your love id be lost
Loving you is what I do evening morning and noon
Don’t leave me now it’s too soon
 Apr 2013 Renee Ransom
Morgan
I can see the pain breaking through his porcelain shell and billowing out of his lips. Now he's lying with his back against the cold tile floor & his arms wrapped around his stomach just to soothe the empty void growing beneath his skin. I breathe his name in my sleep. I dream about him behind the steering wheel, the reflection of his shoulders unfolding in the rear view. We exhale a layer of smoke into the lifeless air that hangs over my bed. I can feel my lungs giving in & leaning tiredly against my rib cage. He does the same & it makes my entire body ache. Have you ever thought about how much you missed someone while lying in their arms? The vacancy in his voice shatters the flood gates behind my eyes. I'm crushed by the blankness of his stare. I remember watching his face morph into a playground when he was laughing out loud, but no pill can resurrect that expression now. All that's left are twisted veins, and worn out organs floating in a sea of champagne. I rest here, waiting for the day they sink & he gets dragged away. I spent 18 years as a calendar hung between a set of revolving doors, apathetically watching people come and go with every season that changed beneath my feet but he unhooked me from that place and whispered life into my ear every night. Now I'm looking at his shaking hands, a light shade of blue & every inch of me is weakened by the knowledge that it's his turn to walk back through.
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