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 Jun 2012 Ryan King
Jellyfish
I dreamt that I'd tell you,
  I dreamt I'd convince you.
I dreamt you would love me
and I too would love you.
I dreamt of perfection,
a dream so romantic.
I dreamt you would smile
and carefully panic.
I dreamt you would hug me.
  I dreamt we would both see,
together we're better -
  I dreamt you weren't choosy.
I dreamt up the ways
of how I could tell you.
I dreamt up bouquets
and a time and place too.
I dreamt that I told you.
  I dreamt that I could do.
I dreamt that it happened.
  I dreamt of a breakthrough.

instead i told you
at 3am   drunk   on facebook
*and i took it back the next morning
The pain hurts less than regret.
 Feb 2012 Ryan King
Alex Caldwell
Taken from this world too soon.
A tragic end to a just flourishing life.
On your way to being a champion rider,
A cowboy.
Cut short in the screech of tires.
May you be at peace my friend,
Guard us all from the evils of the world.
Until we meet again,
I miss you.
 Dec 2011 Ryan King
Bethany
What is it with this fatal attraction
For my soul that’s what it is
I have tried hard to ignore it
And not always give in

Erase you from my heart and mind
To be free from you at last
But every time you’re near
I simply have no chance

What is it about you
Keeps me wanting more
Your eyes mesmerize me
And pull me into your world

Your body makes my pulse race
I undress you with my eyes
I wish it were just physical
I’d have walked away by now

I love the way your mind works
Even if I don’t always understand
You make me think about things
That I never have before

The way you make me smile
And the way you make me laugh
Is just another of your facets
That keeps me coming back

I love the way you accept me
Like it’s ok to be myself
I let my guard down around you
And I take off my many masks

You seem to understand me
Even with all my many quirks
You even seem to tolerate me
When I’m acting like a *****

There’s so much more about you
That I just can’t find the words
To tell all the reasons
That you're driving me  berserk

That’s why I keep staring at you
With such passion in my eyes
You're my fatal attraction
And that I can’t deny.
Maybe, it was the beer
That made things seem so clear
Maybe, last night
Which turned into this morning
Was a little too late
To serve as a warning

Babe, I know for sure
That the music flowed pure
As thoughts through my brain
As blood in my veins

I think my thoughts were see-through
I said nothing, but still you knew
And I was thinking I should go

I felt that I was spinning
That the alcohol was winning
I couldn’t close my eyes
My thoughts would converse, about your lies

So I’m standing on your porch
Your hands on my waist, burned like a torch


I said “Please just let me go.”
You said “It’s more than this, I know.
You have no clue what I needed
To say tonight, if it sounds like a lie
Then alright, I’m giving up on love,
For the rest of my life.
This was my last hope.”

I was thinking,
This is sounding
Like a song you wrote

As the car pulled into view,
I turned to you,
''You're not giving up on love,
You're just giving up on me.''

You walked, and turned away
Paused long enough to say
''Goodbye and take care,
Always be happy.''
I had been 'seeing' a guy for several months, one night while I was at his house I abruptly realized  I didn't want to see him anymore. He was quite angry when I told him, but I didn't care. I started formulating this poem the minute I got into the cab and whirled out of his drive-way.
 Dec 2011 Ryan King
Gustavo Cruz
Take your hand, brush your hair,
Touch your skin, breath your air,
Feel your corporal heat, hear your heart beat,
Smell your perfume, while we watch the moon...
Kiss your hand, kiss your neck,
Move to your cheeks and kiss your lips,
Whisper on your ear the words you want to hear,
Look you in the eyes and see those colorful spheres,
Universes full of life, I just want to stare,
Admire your beauty, cause you're everything I care,
Be with you, is all I want to do, have you near...

...How I wish you were here...

So I imagine your presence
And I feel all your essence
And I dream of you
Saying ''I love you too''
And I open my eyes and look beside me
Wanting to see you sleep, so calm, so quiet, so free
Watching your hair, how it moves with the air
Watching the flowers being taken by the wind
Watching you fly with your incredible wings
As I write your name in the sand
I look at you and raise my hand
And I scream your name
I scream it loud
I'm not ashamed
I would scream it in the crowd
Suddenly it all turns dark
And I remember, I understand
It's not real...

...Even if it is how I feel...

Suddenly the sun comes out
I stand up and shout
Because I hate reality
Because I want you with me
And I hate the wind
For taking you away
And so alone I stay
How can I live my days?
If you are not here
If you aren't near
If it's your voice I won't hear
What will be the music for my ears?
What can I do, without you
Already I feel the cold
There's no warm, no hand to hold
And I feel I'm getting old
Dying so slow
Like a river freezing until it doesn't flow
I see a shine, something glows
I start to fly, away I go
But I'm not weak
I might be dead, but I won't quit
Cause I'm sure one day...

...Our souls will meet...
Please if you post this somewhere else, remember to put my name on it thanks. (:
Suddenly you thirst for her kiss
And she sates you with lips and tongue
So you feel the warmth of her cheeks
And terror at what you've just done.
 Dec 2011 Ryan King
Luca
This will make no sense.
It cannot be broken down.
Into metaphors and meaning,
Because there are none.
I intended this to be dull,
So please just leave it.
I don't want some scholar,
In one hundred years time,
To dissect each line
And decide what I'm feeling.
There is nothing here.
It's a literary cul-de-sac
And as empty as Green Land.
So do not read on
In hope of revelations,
There is no dramatic turn
Or cliffs from which to hang.  
So goodbye and I'm sorry,
You've wasted your time
But you should have known anyway
Because real poets can rhyme.
 Dec 2011 Ryan King
VESebestyen
Never,
could I Ever,
repay the way
you once
lay
your skin,
nestled and
buried
within,
my limbs.

Never,
could I Ever,
replace your scent,
it lingers.
and I dreamt,
of the days
when the grass was blue,
and the sky was green,
and everything we ever held,
was everything inbetween

Never,
could I Ever,
turn you around-
you say you're
Inside Out,
I say I'm
Upside Down,
but you're choking me dear
when you cut me out

you've left me behind
up and left
with that same old
one
track
mind,
it may
sound funny
but from time to time
I close my eyes,
and yes-
it's you,
that I find

draining me
of
every
piece
of
courage
you planted in my seed
and make sturdy the branches,
of our growing
timeless tree.

and I know it's for the better,
dear
really you haven't got a thing to worry about,
here

but
Never,
could I Ever,
love like
the notes that your voice would flow,
or
the handwriting with me that you wrote,
or
the skin with
which
you know,
me.

Never.

could I Ever?
-V
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