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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
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.
Riley Lavender Aug 2015
One of those days
where the tears sit
poised to fall

One of those days
where your heart
curls up into a ball

One of those days
where the need to retreat
is almost too strong to resist

One of those days
where you really
just need an
EXIT

One of those days
where basic human interaction
is a struggle

One of those days
where life just feels
like too much to juggle

One of those days
where your brain feels
like it's going to riot

One of those days
where you really just
want to be
quiet

One of those days
where you can't tell
if any of it is real
or all in your mind

One of those days
where you really
just don't want to be kind

One of those days
where you don't feel
too stable

One of those days
where you just want
to be
i n v i s i b l e

It's just one of those days
Know what I mean?
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
Wind whips
through my hair
heavy
with the scent
of change
and as I smile
I know deep down
that everything
is going to be just fine
Riley Lavender May 2015
When the day to day
becomes too much
you are the quiet calm
waiting on the other side
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
Whenever I need
a little sunshine
I look at you
and watch you radiate love
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
I just feel
so much more
ALIVE
when
it rains
Q
Riley Lavender Aug 2014
Q
You
fill me with a
passion
I never knew
existed
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
Sometimes
I wish I was a leaf
so I could always feel
the rain
the sun
and
when I felt like it
I could break free
and play in the wind

Sometimes
I wish I was a flower
so I could always see the stars
and get kisses from butterflies

Sometimes
I wish I was a bird
so I could sing all day
so I could soar high in the sky
so I could finally touch a bit of cloud fluff
and then
when I felt like it
I could fly somewhere new

Sometimes
I wish
I was anything
but me
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
bring on the day
let me face new challenges

i'm ready

let demons snarl in my face
let goblins mock me
let all evil try to send me to my knees

bring it on

**i'm ready
Riley Lavender May 2014
Trying to
collect
all of the
p    i    e    c    e    s
of myself
that I've lost
over the years
Riley Lavender Feb 2015
"I bought books,"
I confessed.
"You have no money.
Why are you buying more books?"
they demanded to know.
"Because I was hungry."
Teala Mangano © 2015
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
Riley Lavender May 2014
they kind of
look like little
pills

wouldn't it
be nice
if
they
were?
Riley Lavender Jul 2014
Trying not
to get carried away
but
I can't help but blush
when I whisper 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."
Riley Lavender Jan 2015
Your love
has left me malnourished
and begging for scraps
Riley Lavender Mar 2014
And then

without warning

without consideration

without my permission

every love song

was about you
Riley Lavender Sep 2014
All I want to do
is lay in your arms
and dream as you whisper
*I love you
I love you
I love you
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
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
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?
Riley Lavender May 2014
Love
isn't always LOUD
and EXPLOSIVE

Sometimes
LOVE
is a quiet voice in the back of your heart
A voice you almost didn't hear
A voice that tugs at you and says
*"Pardon me, but I'm here."
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
If I
showed you
my
soul
would you
accept
it?
Riley Lavender Jan 2014
tonight
i wish i were with you
curled up beside you
your arms around me

safe
protected


tonight
i wish i were with you
your fingers softly tracing patterns on my skin
your breath warm on my neck

tonight
i wish i were with you
our bodies tangled
your fingers brushing gently through my hair
your voice buzzing melodically in the air
as i drift off to sleep

tonight….

tonight
i am missing you
Riley Lavender Apr 2014
there's no way
that this is me

there's no way
that this is my life

this is all just a dream

all some kind of
crazy
horrible
recurring
dream

wake up
wake up

the pain isn't real
none of this is real
wake up

*just wake up...
Riley Lavender May 2015
Lost
in my own mind
today

Do not
disturb me
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?
Riley Lavender Nov 2014
Hemingway said
that writing is easy
"All you do
is sit down at a typewriter
and bleed."

But sometimes
bleeding can be
the hardest thing to do
Riley Lavender May 2014
I try
to smile at my reflection

A voice says
*"Don't ******* kid yourself."
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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