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606 · Feb 2015
Enough
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
I feel good enough
in your gaze
605 · May 2014
The Things I Love
Riley Lavender May 2014
Sometimes
I think about the things that I love

I think about
the books that I read
the genres I enjoy

I think about
the shows that I watch
the music I like

I think about
the thoughts I have
the opinions I hold

I think about
who I am
and what makes me so

I think about
how I don't really know anyone
who cares for the things I care for

(Except you)

Sometimes
I think about the things that I love
and I feel *alone
599 · Dec 2014
Bibliophile
Riley Lavender Dec 2014
If the written word
ceased to exist
I would end with it
570 · Dec 2014
Fighter
Riley Lavender Dec 2014
I refuse to let you
pull me down

When I think of you
I'll put on a happy song
and dance

When I think of you
I'll paint a picture of a sunset

When I think of you
I'll belt out show tunes

When I think of you
I'll put on a funny movie
and laugh until my sides hurt

I won't collapse into tears
I won't whisper your name
into the night
I won't stop eating
I won't stop sleeping

When I think of you
I will fight your memory

I refuse to let you pull me down
564 · Feb 2015
Serenity
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
All my fears
All my doubts
All my insecurities
are put to bed
when you look at me
Teala Mangano © 2015
562 · Aug 2014
Q
Riley Lavender Aug 2014
Q
You
fill me with a
passion
I never knew
existed
560 · Feb 2014
What's In A Name
Riley Lavender Feb 2014
Have you ever heard your name
and not recognized it?

Do you ever have moments,
when someone calls you,
where you think they're talking to someone else?

Have you ever written your name
and just stared at it,
knowing something about it is wrong,
but you can't quite figure out what?

Have you ever seen your name on a screen
and thought you were on someone else's profile?

Do you ever introduce yourself
and feel like you're lying?

Has anyone else experienced this
or is it just me?
553 · Sep 2014
11:01
Riley Lavender Sep 2014
Thinking of you
Getting anxious
Needing you

*Lather
Rinse
Repeat
543 · Aug 2014
Not Enough Words
Riley Lavender Aug 2014
Saying that
I
love
you

doesn't really do it justice,
but it's a good place to start
542 · May 2015
Wandering (10W)
Riley Lavender May 2015
Lost
in my own mind
today

Do not
disturb me
500 · Nov 2014
Conclusions
Riley Lavender Nov 2014
you left.
you pushed me away.
like what we had was nothing.
like i was nothing.
said you didn't need me.
said you had to do this alone.

you promised it would be different.
you asked for a second chance.
one fight,
and you threw in the towel.
like your apologies meant nothing.
like i meant nothing.

i can only conclude that it's true.
i was never anything to you.
Sometimes you just need to write it out. I'll probably end up taking this down.
499 · Sep 2014
Muddled
Riley Lavender Sep 2014
Two loves
Two tugging at my heart
One old and familiar
The other barely explored

Flip-flopping between the pulls
Don't know which way to go
Emotions blurred
Everything's a mess
Can't I just have you both?
462 · Jul 2015
Leave Me Be
Riley Lavender Jul 2015
Your name
haaaaaaunts
the dark recesses
of my mind
And I can't
ignore it
anymore
461 · Jan 2014
One More Day Without You
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
Sunshine
bounces off
cars passing by

Birds
sing from
the tree outside

Children
laugh
and play in the street

Clouds
roll in

Thunder
roars above

Rain
pours
then dissipates

The sun
peeks out

The sky
is patched with
gray and blue

But
all I see
is one more day
without you
From my book, "Love and Lies," available for Nook and on iTunes.
413 · Sep 2014
Darling,
Riley Lavender Sep 2014
If only you knew
that I still write for you
413 · Nov 2014
Holiday Realizations
Riley Lavender Nov 2014
I can sit here
and roll my eyes
and pretend like it doesn't hurt
But the truth is
I'm *heartbroken
405 · Sep 2014
Come Back To Me
400 · Apr 2014
Sound of Your Name
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
My mouth goes dry
My heart races and fills with longing
longing for something more than friendship
My mind is swarmed by thoughts of only you
My cheeks blush pink
My fingers twitch
My body trembles with excitement

My eyes smart and fill with tears
My chest swells with pain
I wonder why?
Why do I love you so?
The tears escape
I begin to weep
And all at the sound of your name
From my book "Love and Lies."
395 · Sep 2014
Need You
Riley Lavender Sep 2014
I only
half exist
when
you're not here
392 · Feb 2015
In Your Arms
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
In your arms
there is a subtle feeling
that all is right in the world
Teala Mangano © 2015
384 · Jan 2014
For the Love of Poetry
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
into the depths of the soul
we catch a glimpse
with every stroke

we hear the sighs
feel the longing

we see the tears
feel the sorrow
the ache

we rejoice in the triumphs
feel the love
the joy

in this world
pen
paper
writer
are one
378 · Feb 2015
No Brainer
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
He and I
have a love
that refuses to die

You and I
were a flash in the pan

Is it really a surprise
that I chose him over you?
373 · Mar 2014
Anywhere
Riley Lavender Mar 2014
Whenever I see an airplane
soaring through the sky
I want to be on it

I don't much care
where it's going

I just want
to go somewhere new
I want to travel
to a place where no one knows me
Where I can just get lost
in a sea of people
Where I can be
just another girl in the crowd
358 · Jan 2014
The Night
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
the night
terrifies

the night
consumes

the night
stalks

the night
stifles

the night
envelops

the night
heals

the night
protects

the night
creates

the night
is freedom
351 · Mar 2014
Miss You
Riley Lavender Mar 2014
I'm eating at that place we always used to go to.
I can see our usual table.
I can see us sitting there
laughing
talking about dinosaurs.

And it makes me miss you.
348 · Apr 2014
Drowning
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
I
don't
want to be
a  l  o  n  e
with my mind
tonight
331 · Feb 2014
The 'What If' Game
Riley Lavender Feb 2014
What if
I'd said "hello" at that one party

What if
I'd stayed and talked to you at the bar that one night

What if
I'd made more of an effort to talk to you

What if
I wasn't so insecure

What if
I wasn't so shy around you

What if
I tried

What if
I started conversations

What if
I actually showed my interest

What if?

Would it change anything?
327 · Jan 2014
One Look
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
It'll never work
we both know
This love
has nowhere else to go

But one look
from those soft brown eyes
and I want to change my mind
311 · Mar 2014
Head In My Hands
Riley Lavender Mar 2014
There is nothing
harder on the heart
than the choice between
holding on
and moving on

I still love you
but I adore him, too

What to do...
Oh, what to do?

*What should I do?
260 · Feb 2015
Done
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
I wish I could tell you
that I hate you

I wish I could tell you
that your memory
fills me with rage

I wish I could tell you
that I hope
you find happiness

I wish I could tell you
that I want
nothing but the best for you

I wish I could tell you
that I feel
anything at all

But I can't.

Because I don't.
240 · Jan 2014
You Say
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
you say
you want a girl
who's like this

you say
you want a girl
who's like that

you say
you want her
to speak like this

you say
you want her
to think like that

you say
you want her
to care like this

you say
you want her
to love like that

when will you notice
when will you realize
that the girl who's like this
and the girl who's like that
is sitting right here

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