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Nov 2020 · 37
victim
R L Nov 2020
there's a victim,
and there's people that hurt them.

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference
Nov 2020 · 34
Untitled
R L Nov 2020
i don't want to die alone,
but i don't want to die with you either
Nov 2020 · 34
Untitled
R L Nov 2020
don't shame me for what i did wrong,
you were like me once too
Nov 2020 · 43
river
R L Nov 2020
it looked like a normal river,
the water so clear,
no dirt near,
and the scent so fresh and clean.
Until we touched the water,
our hands started to bleed,
and the river
was made
of glass.
Nov 2020 · 50
house of roses
R L Nov 2020
the house of roses,
that looked like heaven,
but when we went inside,
where the thorns were to hide,
it was like hell,
and pain,
and death
Nov 2020 · 48
aurora borealis
R L Nov 2020
the range of colors,
in the sky,
i can see your soul,
you let it fly,
i want to be,
with you for now,
then later i can forget,
that you were ever around.
the green,
the blue,
my love for you,
the purple,
the yellow,
the air so mellow,
the wind it blows,
and i let you go,
aurora borealis,
it reminds me of you.
Nov 2020 · 59
cloud of hate
R L Nov 2020
cloudy sky,
filled with my hate,
the rain falls,
and i leave the place,
the thunder calls,
but i don't turn around.
if lightning strikes you,
then it's the end of all.
Nov 2020 · 42
writings on the wall
R L Nov 2020
the writings on the wall,
to whom do i call?
i scribbled and wrote,
asleep then i awoke,
and i couldn't stop writing on the wall
Nov 2020 · 39
talk to me
R L Nov 2020
why didn't you talk to me?
you didn't tell me why,
you never said goodbye,
why didn't you just talk to me?
Nov 2020 · 70
drown
R L Nov 2020
the nights were so heavy,
i couldn't help but drown
in the pain
Nov 2020 · 34
poetry
R L Nov 2020
writing poetry is the only time i can expose myself,
humiliate myself,
and people are still going to acknowledge it
Nov 2020 · 37
mirror
R L Nov 2020
i stood in front of the mirror,
and i didn't make sense to me.
But then again,
words never make sense in front of a mirror
Nov 2020 · 50
when i grew younger
R L Nov 2020
when i was older,
i lived so free,
everybody told me,
life would attack me,
but i never felt it,
never did.
It was only when i grew younger,
when i realized
i wasn't the problem.
it was them.
I grew young,
and even younger,
my mind then hated me.
I hated me.
I missed being older.
Nov 2020 · 45
falling
R L Nov 2020
i'm falling.
there's nothing to hold on to,
not your love, not mine,
not our hate, even combined,
it's not enough,
to keep me alive,
please don't let me go,
i want to survive
Nov 2020 · 32
ships
R L Nov 2020
i sank ships,
when i was bored,
i watched them drown,
and laughed more.
I hated how the ships,
floated above the ocean,
i kissed the water with my lips,
and the waves splashed,
the waves crashed,
and down went the ships.
There was life under the boats,
and i lived it all,
i loved the blue,
the fish,
and most of all,
it was my home.
Nov 2020 · 107
cicatrize
R L Nov 2020
you have to hurt to heal,
there's no other way out.
You have to hate to let go of love,
You have to change to love yourself,
Nov 2020 · 41
dark place
R L Nov 2020
sometimes our mind is the darkest place,
but so is the midnight sky.
Nov 2020 · 64
end of the world
R L Nov 2020
if it was the end of the world,
would you spend your last breath with me?
Nov 2020 · 84
blessing and curses
R L Nov 2020
My father was the devil,
and he asked me one day,
"do you want me to curse the souls of every human that hurt you?"
i replied,
"no, because you'd curse the people i love."

My mother was an angel,
and she asked me one day,
"do you want me to bless the souls of every human that loved you?"
i replied,
"no, because you'd bless the people i hurt."
Nov 2020 · 34
stories in the stars
R L Nov 2020
her mother used to tell her
that each star in the sky told a story,
from our ancestors,
and now the stars live to tell us that story.
Nov 2020 · 35
survivors
R L Nov 2020
you can't trust a survivor,
until you find out what they did to survive
Nov 2020 · 33
to be with you
R L Nov 2020
i lost my whole world to be with you,
but that's okay,
cuz we can stay in hell together.

i gave up time to be with you,
but that's okay,
cuz we can stay stuck in time together.

i caused a hurricane to be with you,
but that's okay,
cuz we are our own storm.

i made up lies to be with you,
but that's okay,
cuz we can live faithfully now
Nov 2020 · 34
murder
R L Nov 2020
my smile creeps up on my face

the blood contrasting on the grass looks so lovely

who knew it would bring such joy to a person

to see the body lying there,

expressionless,

it's better than the arrogance it had.

Now i stand here alone,

the moonlight giving the body a magnificent glow.
Nov 2020 · 24
Untitled
R L Nov 2020
people only show fear when they know they can't be saved
Nov 2020 · 36
silent noise
R L Nov 2020
i could hear the silence in your voice,
it was like listening to silent music,
a beautiful oxymoron.
Nov 2020 · 34
Untitled
R L Nov 2020
if i got everything i ever needed,
then i wouldn't be here with you
Nov 2020 · 36
friend
R L Nov 2020
call it hate,
i don't care,
because what she did,
wasn't fair.

i asked for help,
she walked away,
my mind was spinning,
why didn't she say,
that i didn't matter?

i don't want to waste my time,
on people that'll just leave me behind,
she did teach me a lesson though,
to never trust a friend,
cuz all along she was a foe.
people can be so selfish sometimes...
Nov 2020 · 32
unrealistic
R L Nov 2020
"your dreams are unrealistic" they say
but we only speak from what we see
Nov 2020 · 46
fox
R L Nov 2020
fox
i'm walking in the open fields,
and i see it
the red fur, black-tipped ears,
the agonizing bushy white tail
it stops in sight,
giving me an alluring stare for a few seconds
then swiftly runs with it's black feet in the grass
Nov 2020 · 37
the sounds of seasons
R L Nov 2020
summer sounds like glee, and children playing at the beach

fall sounds like satisfaction, and the color of leaves

winter sounds like hugs, and the snow a fluffy white blanket

spring sounds like the breath of fresh air, and the bed of flowers in my garden
i know they're not actually sounds but it's just a different way to talk about the seasons
Nov 2020 · 31
winter dreams
R L Nov 2020
gentle dreams,
stormy night
my dreams occur,
not a fright
because even though
its cold outside,
my mind is still trying to hide.

i dream of my mother,
holding my hand,
its warm and sunny,
our toes in the sand
we laugh and play
and she hugs me tight,
she says,
"take care, it's a chilly night"

she leaves me behind,
now I'm in my cold bed,
i turn over and i see
the night is dead,
it's early morning,
and i realize,
my mother helped me through
the lonely, helpless, 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.
Nov 2020 · 33
phobia
R L Nov 2020
what is fear?
isn't it just an emotion?
threat
pain
or harm

the small spaces make me feel like I've only got a minute to live...

the ocean makes me feel like I'm drowning, even on land...

the words sound like death, even though I'm living.

no, it's not just an emotion.
it's a state of mind, where i can't live like myself.
phobias are a very serious matter, don't trivialize them.
Nov 2020 · 41
road trip
R L Nov 2020
our love was like a road trip,
we were right beside each other
for so long
until we switched lanes
and drifted away from each other
Nov 2020 · 35
friends
R L Nov 2020
the stars are my only friends,
they stay up all night and hear me talk.

the bugs are my only friends,
i like to watch them play.

the sun is my only friend,
she likes to follow me everywhere i go.

and time is my only enemy,
he doesn't let them stay.
Nov 2020 · 34
me
R L Nov 2020
me
what if i never said those things?
would you look at me the same way?
what if i hid my identity,
my true self,
and maybe then you wouldn't hate me.
They all want me to be something

why can't they just love me for me?
Nov 2020 · 25
hate love
R L Nov 2020
i hated love
until you taught me what it actually was
Nov 2020 · 26
question
R L Nov 2020
"when was the last time you felt like you could appreciate yourself?"

honestly, there's no better time than now. cuz ill regret it later, bringing myself down like that.
Nov 2020 · 32
tell me
R L Nov 2020
i want to hear you speak
tell me what you love
your favorite book
your favorite color
your favorite scent
i don't care,
as long as it means
i get to see you smile
Nov 2020 · 54
talk
R L Nov 2020
i stayed up
and talked to the stars
i said everything i could
and talked about you
the stars heard enough
and left me alone
with the shining sun
and i spoke
everything about you
then came night
and the moon wanted to learn
so i spoke and spoke
until the sun returned.
Nov 2020 · 36
they're all lies
R L Nov 2020
i tried to say it
i just couldn't let my mouth
speak such lies
Nov 2020 · 41
mad
R L Nov 2020
mad
the anger
it grew inside me like a forest fire
it took over
until i had no control
Nov 2020 · 27
life.
R L Nov 2020
trees are like life
you could either let the leaves fall by themselves,
or chop the tree before it sees an end
Nov 2020 · 33
river of love
R L Nov 2020
i swam the river of love
it wasn't always steady,
but i found the end of it
Nov 2020 · 41
stars ⭐️
R L Nov 2020
Once I die,
I want you to cut me in the shape of the stars
So we can watch me shine in the sky
Better than the sun ever could
Nov 2020 · 35
storm ⛈
R L Nov 2020
This storm is nothing but a drizzle
It seems like it’ll never end
But every storm ends
And the sun comes out
So keep your head up
Because that’s where the sun will be ☀️
Nov 2020 · 41
happiness
R L Nov 2020
If my happiness was taken away from me,
then i deserved it
Because everything I did to earn it
was wrong
Nov 2020 · 45
is it
R L Nov 2020
Is it really torture
If they deserved it?
Nov 2020 · 95
beast
R L Nov 2020
Jealousy is a hideous beast
He hides in the cave
waiting to attack
the innocent ones
and he eats them up
So they become a part of him
Nov 2020 · 32
imagination
R L Nov 2020
The wildest horses are
Human imagination
They gallop everywhere
Limitless and free
Nov 2020 · 46
our time
R L Nov 2020
Time is a loan
We live every second, with more debt
Our society has locked us in a dungeon
We’re told that we don’t have enough time for things
But why does it matter?
If we don’t even know when we die
Time is limited
We have all the time in the world
Because it’s our time
Not theirs
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