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Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
you called again today, now look what you've done
keep coming back, contemplating your unsure purchase
just because you know i'll always be there
man's best friend---
i'll push and leap forward, tightening my collar
only to strain my own breathing
only to frustrate and discourage you from walks
i'll whimper, give you those puppy dog eyes
but i'll always be by your side
throw me your table scraps, one by one
i'll fall for each and every trick
after daily repetition, maybe i'll learn
multiple kicks, but i have a short memory
call me by my name, i'll come running
invite me to just sit on the couch, i'll feel like a queen
scold me for chasing the cat, i'll repress myself
you treat me like a dog
treat me like a dog, you must know by now
i'm your *****
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
fixed eyes, fixed gaze, asphyxiated
by your distant memory
then a familiar old soul appears
who knows how long he had watched
for a moment, i'm set free
looking at those wise eyes
he radiates warmth, kindness
i return a crooked smile
then back to my fix
he must have known
he must have known of a lost love too.
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
i gasped as the thought of you hit me once again
without warning, i need to confront your chilling face
a single thought, brought on by the breeze
there i sat, legs crossed, pain in sight

good thing that bottle was near by
i served myself another dose of cure-all
but it only lingers, perhaps as long as you did
makes the room spin, like when we danced

perfect appearance, just right
smooth, flowing, a dash of color
slender, compelling, the right amount
are we still talking about you?

good thing that bottle was near by
i served myself another dose of cure-all
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
twenty two years
such a great testament
for playing house
together, you've sowed love

i see it in your children
i see it in her chicken soup
i see it in his fancy eyes
hand in hand, playing house

my playmate is far off
in a land i don't know
we stopped playing somehow
but we still look at each other that way

i saw it in our banana pancakes
i saw it in your fixed gaze
hand in hand, we played house
but we're not playing house anymore

i see it all clearly now
the burnt kitchen
the crooked fence
only ashes in the fireplace

the scattered drawers
the empty living room
a wide open front door
abandoned, astray

we never had that house
but i've imagined it so many times
that house, our house
you burned it to the ground

maybe, one day
we can play house
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
oh ****, you sent me those chills again today
that one song knows how to bring it all back
and i knew exactly what to do
indulge, indulge, devour what i could

sweep up these teary eye diamonds
no questions---who am i kidding
a million questions all across the grid
it's magical, and i refuse to let it go

nothing is remotely relevant like you

i give you credit for breaking my heart
trashing it with euphoric bursts
your name, full of weight on my tongue
prestigious, if only to these uninvited thoughts

but i welcome them in, cordially and whole heartedly
maybe, since then, i was disposable after some time
****, i'm that kodak, thrown in the back of the drawer
i'll suffer with those oh so familiar montages of photos

treasure that innocent film we made
i'll always pause at your smile---
banged up, reminded of you
can't help the feeling of today

brutally graced into submission
we were imperfection held by conviction
that...that i still love
our relationship was dolled up for a date

held by hairspray, that'd unravel every night
colored by lipstick, that'd fade after one too many kisses
darkened by eyeliner, that'd turn the normal into mysterious
crafted by mascara, that'd run at the first sight of tears

tyrannize, patronize, calcify my broken heart...

don't hold back, instead, enable me---
enable me, and my broken heart
send me those chills every so often
i need to be reminded of you

i'm addicted to yesterday
and you underestimate the things that i will do

search for those benson and hedges
craddle that bitter coffee
moving closer towards the edge
suffer again and again

i'm hopeless
a hopeless romantic...
and i give you credit for breaking my heart.
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
all i'm left with is this lonely sacrifice
keep wringing me out drop by drop
spill the rest on the cold, tile floor
your infinite ignorance
and your constant unwillingness
crush this bovine heart.

spare a measly second or two, fine sir
strip yourself of that ******* and angst
wipe out your obvious masquerade
inhibit and curb those short-comings
conquer those tedious tensions
please, open and flaunt your vault.
Richelle Leigh Dec 2011
aqui estas, de nuevo, mi amor
te he esperado con tanto esplendor
yo sabia que un dia ibas a regresar
ya estas seguro que me puedes amar?

mi amor, me das tanto miedo
sin ti, me caigo y me quedo ciego
si tuviera tu corazon, completaria mi mundo
me dicen que asi es tener un amor profundo

por favor dejame ganar tus sentimientos
ya me llenas con todos esos pensamientos
te amo, te amo, te voy a mendigar
regresate conmigo, me tienes que salvar

ya me desperte de este pinche sueno
yo quisiera que fueras algo bueno
pero ya me di cuenta de que no puedes ser
tu no me amas y siempre me vas a correr

pero, mi amor, te mendigo
por favor quedate conmigo
quedate---
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