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Apr 2017 · 1.0k
Peppers
Sarah Savannah Apr 2017
Intimate glances made between a shy waitress
and metal head cook.
Her face flares as red as the tomatoes she cuts
from his one simple look.
She takes an order,
with a note attached.
He calls her name,
to understand the format.

"Mayo on the side?" he questions her
with his sky blue eyes.
A lump forms in her throat,
trying to get the words to rise.

"Yes." she replies,
turning her head away.
He winks and smiles.
This is how they'll continue their day.
With,
intimate glances,
made between just them.
Here,
the intensity of a fire
begins to stem.
Oct 2016 · 435
Tragedy
Sarah Savannah Oct 2016
You cannot understand others,
Unless you know yourself.

Anxiety ridden fools,
Placed in a shelf.

Hung out to dry,
Like sundays chore.

Look deeper and see
To the core.

Misunderstood, confused lines
Of deep rooted persistence,

Give way to the mere thought
Of our excistance.

Express, then,
Underlying emotions of a simple human body,

Make being abnormal your
Second nature hobby.
Oct 2016 · 301
Swimming
Sarah Savannah Oct 2016
Through life we swim,
And barely breath,
Only every now and then receiving air,
Simply to dive back under and
Continue to swim.
Oct 2016 · 881
Insanity
Sarah Savannah Oct 2016
The hunger to scratch and claw
upon the flesh of my face
is usually when my mind
begins to vanish without a trace.

Descending into darkened madness
fills me with fear
but the descent has begun.
Insanity is near.

There, I see a body,
hanging from a rope.
Dead and gone is the
feeling of hope.

Blood splattered across the walls
beckons me to walk these gruesome halls.

The need for open flesh
grows stronger.
Insanity won't be held back
much longer.

A knife to the wrist,
then a quick twist,
will give way to everything
delusion has wished.

A smile etched upon my face,
while a giggle escapes my lip,
as my heart begins to race,
making me lose grip.

I allow the fall and descend
into madness,
but when I am there,
I begin to panic.

Where is the girl I once knew?
Before darkness grew,
inside her like a wildfire,
creating the need to bleed dire.

Yet here I am,
with red on my wrist and hand.
The descent isn't so fun,
once you finally land.
Oct 2016 · 733
Footsteps
Sarah Savannah Oct 2016
He dragged me through hell, but as long as he was holding my hand I called it love.

Hoping and dreaming for realities sent from above.
Just started this poem, feel free to help me add to it!!!
Sep 2016 · 596
Into The Abyss
Sarah Savannah Sep 2016
"Go deep," she said.
Gliding her fingers across my hand.
Where do I start?
How do I begin?
Well I guess with any mistake, it began when I finished my gin.
I thought about heading to her place,
Even through the cold and rain.
But I hesitated when I pictured her face
Staring back at my intoxicated pain.
I would have heard it all before.
Her words of disgust and how I'll never change.
And then I'll plead and tell her I'll never be the same.
Then I thought what I'd go home to.
A room full of **** and empty tins of chew.
So I decided to say "**** all this." And step back out into the rain,
And into the abyss.
Sep 2016 · 433
Hate
Sarah Savannah Sep 2016
Here's my heart,
In my hands.
Forgetting all the cans
And cant's.
So thoughtlessly I destroyed myself
To give you all that I am.
Now I'm trying to stay high on the feeling, smoking a gram.
Love and lust
Easily turned to
Hate and disgust
Rage and fury burn in my brain,
Growing louder and louder.
I'd like to dip your heart in liquid nitrogen, smash it,
Then snort the powder.
If only that could amount to the
Pain I feel.
Bringing me to heaven, only to drop me to hell was all too real.
As real as an overdose,
Skipping my life to its fate.
But what would be the point,
If it was all because of hate?
Sep 2016 · 625
Foolishness
Sarah Savannah Sep 2016
Cease thriving on these feelings,
Oh heart of mine.
Or at least bestow upon me a sign,
Where the stars shall align,
And lend reason to this rythem and rhyme,
Of things that only seem to waste my precious time.

Is love the only epiphany of your life,
Oh heart of mine?
Only moments ago we ran on grief and strife.
Must your coal black complexion distort to red at the thought of being a wife?
Does he even love you back? Or will more sorrow simply arise?

Heed the words I speak to you,
Oh heart of mine.
Do not turn your pigmintation to that pitiful crimson hue.
You act as though you're willing to be broken in two.
Tell these feelings adieu.
Do not let them ensue,
Lest you want to peg me with anguish through and through.
This is what I beg of you.
Sep 2016 · 279
Don't Think
Sarah Savannah Sep 2016
Fear emerges in the midst of love,
and lust.
Will you be able to handle
my lack of trust?
Entertain my heart and say
all will be fine.
Then let my foolish brain
learn that you are lying.
Love is my drug and
I'm addicted to the feeling.
But heartbreak will leave
me bleeding.
Stop.
Go.
Echo in my head,
while shallow waters
I continue to tread.
This broken heart you
cannot mend.
As I patiently search
for the end.
Sep 2016 · 302
America
Sarah Savannah Sep 2016
The long free road we walked,
chasing the dreams we so desperately sought,
was ripped out beneath our feet,
and replaced with labor...
just so we could eat.

Repeat after me,
"I am free."
With debt chained up to our knees.
We are slaves to the one percent,
when all we wanted was to be
free.
Apr 2016 · 1.8k
The Countdown
Sarah Savannah Apr 2016
It took 20 minutes
to drive and pick you up from work.
It took 15 minutes
for me to beat you in 2k with a smirk.
It took 10 minutes
for me to show off my ukulele skills.
It took 5 minutes
for you to show me your on stage thrills
It took 2 minutes
to goof around and give me a shove.
But it only took 1 kiss,
and I was in love.
Apr 2016 · 314
LOVE
Sarah Savannah Apr 2016
Falling, falling, falling....
My head aching, aching, aching
with raw, pure emotion.
This feeling receiving my full devotion.
Deeper, deeper, and deeper,
I fall.
No need to catch me,
just keep me enthralled,
with your look,
your touch,
your kiss.
All my body,
spirit,
and mind
are sinking deeper into an abyss
of love pulled out of time.
Do not catch me,
let me fall.
I am drunk and
you are my alcohol.
Feb 2016 · 1.8k
Identify Me
Sarah Savannah Feb 2016
5 foot 2,
Blonde hair and blue eyes,
Yes, I can feel your judgment
and you don't even realize.
Anorexic and twig were my names growing up,
but I guess that's fine as long as you're not a fat chump.
"You're so skinny!
So skinny.
So skinny...."
Dance in my head,
as teachers, student, friends point out the one thing I dread.
Body.
A girl's body is her most insecure part,
yet being short and skinny is somehow accepted to point out like art.

I am a small girl with big ideas,
and I just want to heard without being ripped into pieces,
or looked at like museums,
and I have many reasons,
because I deserve my freedom.

Freedom from the names,
and freedom from the games,
because I have high aims,
and ****** this girl has brains.

So look at me, and you'll see,
A girl struggling to breath,
under the waters of judgement and discrimination,
where I am a 5 foot 2 woman in a man controlled nation.

Let me begin again.
5 foot 2
Blonde hair and blue eyes,
longing to be a movie director
yet they say it will end in too many hopeless tries.

Let me begin again.
5 foot 2
Blonde hair and blue eyes,
Forget your dreams girl,
say your goodbyes.

No. Let me begin again.
5 foot 2 inches of pure personality.
Blonde hair and blue eyes that strike you with intensity.
Future film director in your presence.
My voice loud for those who don't get acceptance.
And guess what?
I make my own reality.
And in the future you'll see,
and you'll come up to me and plea.
"Wow Sarah, you're so amazing! One million dollars in the box office opening night! Remember me?"
And I will simply look at you,
as though you were 5 foot 2,
just like you did to me.
Sep 2015 · 552
The Unknown
Sarah Savannah Sep 2015
Reality of confusion,
Demented in delusion,
Grasping onto insanity,
Barely breaking eternity.
Aug 2015 · 262
Questions
Sarah Savannah Aug 2015
Lust in the air,
Temptation in your eyes,
disbelief in my heart,
and I don't know why.

Firsts are first,
but this is new,
we could skip a step
or a few...

Hold my hand and take me away
maybe I will be yours to stay.
Aug 2015 · 687
Senses
Sarah Savannah Aug 2015
Love
my body,
need my
love,
entertain my
passion,
show me what
you're made of.

Stumble unto me
like a dream upon dreams.
Fall into me
like temptation
and call it your
salvation.
Jul 2015 · 251
Untitled
Sarah Savannah Jul 2015
Smiles begin to fade
as we wade
in the river
of life

One little current
small or urgent
can change you path completely
Jul 2015 · 331
Empty
Sarah Savannah Jul 2015
Liquid pain rolled gently, creating dew drops of sorrow upon her face.
She realized, as her heart hardened, she was as empty as a vase.
Apr 2015 · 433
Hours
Sarah Savannah Apr 2015
Time is not mine
in a 24 hour day.
Lost to pointless
running
without thought
for things
that will only matter
tomorrow.

Can I simply lie
and stare at the ceiling
without being pulled
every which way
for things that will not
be known tomorrow?

Time is not mine.
**But it will be.
Apr 2015 · 316
America
Sarah Savannah Apr 2015
I hate the white picket
fence,
You're not who
you want to be.

And maybe you are.

I cannot help but
wonder,
Is all perfect in
your box?
Apr 2015 · 259
Numb
Sarah Savannah Apr 2015
I would rather lust and want
For then I can control it

But to have it
More than I need
Always having it

Will make me hate,
What I once wanted

Only to lust and lose again.
Jan 2015 · 409
In My Dreams
Sarah Savannah Jan 2015
In my dreams
     I am a block of wood,
Lifeless and still
     misunderstood.

A gun held to my head
     an inability to run
Family that is long dead
     yet the dream is not done

A shout, a yell,
     "Where am I?!" I scream
Ignored by all,
     for I am not seen.

***** and tortured,
     still lifeless I remain,
For in my dreams I am a block of wood,
     only able to feel pain.
Jan 2015 · 1.6k
Now Are They Safe?
Sarah Savannah Jan 2015
Children

Put pillows on the ground,
To protect their feet.

Put them in straight jackets,
To protect their arms.

Put them in a room with no windows
Or doors,
And lock it.
Opened only to slide in healthy vegetables.

No TV
No video games
No bruses
No violence
No one
Nothing
.
.
.
.
Are they safe now?
Dec 2014 · 391
Fuck Titles
Sarah Savannah Dec 2014
SCREAM
your frustration to the sky
TEAR
apart everything in sight
*cry

the pain away and
Fade*
into the night............
Dec 2014 · 225
The Truth
Sarah Savannah Dec 2014
Speak swiftly,
or speak not at all,
my heart will stay,
either way.
Dec 2014 · 350
10w
Sarah Savannah Dec 2014
10w
With scars on my thighs
I ask,
**"Why this?"
Dec 2014 · 778
How Doth Mine Heart Sing
Sarah Savannah Dec 2014
How doth mine heart sing it so,
Of a love, forever to be known,
By a man and a woman bound to reality,
Yet with each other, escape to fantasy.

How doth mine heart sing it so,
Of laughter and tears that both do flow,
With ups and downs that go round and round,
Only with each other, they are found.

Oh, how doth mine heart sing it so,
That a man hath fixed my heart of woe,
And doth mine heart sing it so,
Because this strong and gentle love is ours to know.
Sep 2014 · 442
Behind The Curtain
Sarah Savannah Sep 2014
Here I am,
and here I stand,
from the 'in" crowd,
I've been banned.
My names are "weird", and "odd"
but the freaks are the ones who I applaud.

Here I am,
and here I stand,
with make-up that's weird
and clothing unlike your brand.
Loud as my voice may be,
I'm behind a curtain they've created for me.

Here I am,
and here I stand,
with an amazing boyfriend,
who saw who I am.
Hand in hand he lead the way,
and showed me that being myself is okay.

"They would love you...
if only they knew..."
but they won't
for I'm not in their crew.

Here I am,
and here I stand,
behind their curtain,
that's much too grand.
But the curtain is not mine to hold,
for this "curtain" is simply their eyes, I'm told.

Content and happy I'll forever be,
because of Monami,
who allowed me to be...
me.
Aug 2014 · 2.2k
Sarah
Sarah Savannah Aug 2014
Not a second goes by where her name doesn't cross my mind...
Just to see and touch her one more time...
I would leave all behind..
I think of her when my eyes are shut,
I would give up everything just for a touch.

I love her...
Her, I adore..
If it was possible,
Nothing would stop me from loving her more.
This is a poem my boyfriend wrote me on our half year anniversary. :)
May 2014 · 704
In Deep
Sarah Savannah May 2014
Falling so passionately
into the sea of your love

My heart flying away
on the wings of a dove

Say my name once more
and I'll be forever yours.

Together,
we will open many new doors

Let me tell you this...for you need to know...

You're my one and true love
and I've known ages ago.

You're my dear....
so please...
always stay near.
"a poet in love is a match soaked in gasoline" (not my quote but i love it)
Apr 2014 · 412
Beauty (10w)
Sarah Savannah Apr 2014
"I'm reading poetry," I said.
"You are poetry," he replied.
Mar 2014 · 609
My Dear
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
Smile,
     my dear,
for my love is always near.

Laugh,
      my love,
happiness isnt something to be afraid of.

Enjoy,
     my sweet,
our life as we walk the street.

Love,**
    my dear,
from my lips, a sweet song is what you'll hear.
Mar 2014 · 462
When I See You
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
My heart begins to flutter
My words begin to stutter
all because
my name you had muttered.

<3
Mar 2014 · 919
"Dad"
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
A part of me that I have so desperately longed for,
is now dead and gone...
Forever faltering in darkness,
never to see another dawn...

I have climbed a mountain
You weren't there for the journey,
i've reached the top and now you want back
but the future for you looks blurry...

You cannot claim yourself to be,
anything more than a mere tragedy

My walls are risen high
and my love is dead and gone
for this time "dad",
I cannot move on.
Mar 2014 · 541
Hopelessly Yours
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
You are my drug
You are my addiction
Together we are not
That's the only thing missing...

You are my best friend
Yet you are my fantasy
As our bodies entwine
Pleasure lasting for eternity

A hand to hold
Sweet eyes to gaze into
As we make love
Making a dream come true

Your touch...
Your words...

I lust
I want
I need
I feel
I love
you

<3
Mar 2014 · 655
LIVE
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
Drop
like a bird
without wings to fly
scream
in the night
darkness takes the sky
falling in
your own confidence
brings you down
Give
even just once
the results are profound
Hate
prejudice
causes so much pain
hurt
physical but without burns
and emotional stains
sound out
let go
let your voice ring
breath
as the moon
the brightest thing
sings
dont hold back
just be who you are
pain
push through
heighten the hour
live life
This poem is two in one. You can read only the italic words as one or the regular words as one orrr put them together for a whole new poem:)
Mar 2014 · 749
Please Listen
Sarah Savannah Mar 2014
Lie to yourself
and say everything will be okay

Then,
cry your eyes out...
till night fades to day.

And though the sun rises,
it's still dark...
for you have an unfixable heart.

Broken by so many people along the way
living this life...
making you not want to stay.
wrote this ****** last night when I was down. Felt a lot better afterward:)
Feb 2014 · 506
Blank
Sarah Savannah Feb 2014
Joy
runs low
when feelings
cease to thrive.

Yet emotion
is the
only thing that
keeps us alive.

Emotionless
state of life
I'll live,

Other's will know me
as the girl who is
**dead
Dec 2013 · 1.1k
Fetter-Part 1
Sarah Savannah Dec 2013
"Dream big," they say.
But! within the guidelines we provide for you, of course.
Here, look at these options we have for you!

You could be a teacher,
marry your husband
have kids
oh! and don't forget the white picket fence!

OR you could be a doc- umm nurse
marry your husband
have kids
oh! and don't forget the white picket fence!

OR you could be a stay at home mom,
marry a rich husband
have kids
OH!! and don't forget the
white.
picket.
fence.
So many sociably acceptable choices :)

Well,
To me this isn't "Dreaming big."
This is, "Dream what will be easiest in life."
This is, "Dream what we want you to dream."
This is, "Dream, but, not really."
And you know what i say to that??
I'll burn down a thousand white picket fences just to be able to dream!

That old american white picket fence, it
confines
blocks and
retrains
any of the dreams I had, have, or am going to have.

The fetter of my life,
a white picket fence.
Dec 2013 · 440
Man
Sarah Savannah Dec 2013
Man
Silently we crawl along these days from sun rise to set.
Holding onto our desperate pleas for help,
Crushing others we've only met.

Animals we are,
the worst of any kind.
For feeling we have,
which leaves us blind.

Human,
no word can hold so much beauty.

Human,
no word can hold so much disgust.

A world of pain...is what we've made.
That is why some choose not to stay.
Sorry i havent written in so long!
Nov 2013 · 1.0k
Alluring Waters
Sarah Savannah Nov 2013
Set sail to the
winds of my love
The kind that only
tales and stories speak of

For in a sea bound
with sorrow we travel
Perhaps though,
a few eyes we will baffle.

Trained yet with pain.,
we'll learn to let love reign.
Oct 2013 · 846
Not Taken
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
You cannot see who I am,
the girl inside
who doesn't, who won't
run and hide.
Isn't weak, meek
or too afraid to speak.
Who won't let people get her down,
the only girl who wouldn't let you push her around.

You cannot be who I am,
for I am above your immaturity
a place you've never known....
or will ever know!
But will search for so you can at least
catch a glimpse of where I am.
Life goes up and down,
and all around.
But you?
You'll stay the same...
with only your hopeless self to blame.

You cannot love who I am,**
the artistic young poet who breaths life into words,
or the object meant for looks and never to be heard?
I am not yours to hold,
to mold.
to ultimately destroy
I will NOT be someones mute toy.
Fight back I will...
until the end of my days,
for I already know,
you'll never change your ungodly ways.

You cannot hold who I am.
You cannot see who I am
You cannot touch who I am
You cannot love who I am
You cannot be who I am
AND you cannot TAKE who I am!

For I am me...
and you don't even know *who she is.
Oct 2013 · 473
The Dead Are Alive
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
breath in
breath out
another day
another dollar

breath in
breath out
continue living
in squalor

breath in*
breath out
terminate your
society scarred thoughts

breath in
breath out
take beauty
for what its not

breath in
...
and hold
...
until
.
.
b  
      r  
           e
                 a
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                            h
                                i
                                     n
                                            g

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.
.
.
**stops.
Oct 2013 · 1.8k
10w
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
10w
"A wish I'll grant," he whispered.
yet silent,
I remained.
Oct 2013 · 656
100 Miles
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
Along this broken path of life I walk.
Stumble I shall...but fall?
and rot.
So again I stand to face the many miles.
Only 16 I've gone...
Yet, still have I, 84 more trials.
Give me at least a hand to hold.
Then maybe I wouldn't feel so alone.
But I know it to be true...
that this broken road was made for me,
not for you.
Oct 2013 · 913
Nevermind.
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
Scattered are my thoughts
desperately searching for a hold
in this breaking reality
of life so cold

I am me and I will be
so why question things i cannot see?
Anger and pain are all I feel,
yet my face does not show it...
is this even real?

Even from myself I hide,
never shall I confide.

Forever in my heart these dry tears will linger,
for I am simply,
a hopeless thinker.
Oct 2013 · 429
When All Is Said And Done
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
Into the darkness
I've gone...
and stayed...
for far
too long.

Into the light I've been,
and felt happiness...
deep within
my skin.

Now where do I stand?
Somewhere between,
with one,
in each hand.

Will I fall?
Will I stand tall?

Neither.

Limbo is where I sleep...live, DIE.
and stay...
until I find
a way
*to be me.
Oct 2013 · 1.0k
Colors
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
The color of her eyes are blue
Every part of your soul they will see through.
Etching an eccentric story of her youth
with this simply and gentle hue

Her favorite color is white
symbolizing purity.
It is the light
that shines on a blank canvas
before her creativity and imagination take flight.

Her blood runs red,
she knows...
for she has bled.
Every shred
of happiness...
had once fled.

While her heart is black,
maybe some color...
will one day come back.

And all these colors
plus many more
combine to create a soul,
a colorful rainbow,
that will let her soar.
Oct 2013 · 635
Done
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
Heh! I laugh at my own foolishness!
Now that this is all one ****** up mess...
Thank you for the lies I believed,
My heart you hath took
which I had to retrieve.

I replay everything you once said to me,
And now you have become all you said you'd never be.
UGH!!
FURY and RAGE run through my veins!!
Here I stand in Hell bound flames!

******* *******!!
For all you'll see now is my shadow.

. . . . . . . .

sigh....now these tears simply run dry
rage to hide my pain was my only try.
now that I sit alone...I can cry.
but in front of you,
I'll always lie.

Good riddance I say
and to Hell with you!
I hope she was worth it,
for all this ******* pain you've put me through.

I'm done.
Oct 2013 · 1.1k
Saw-wa-dee-kah
Sarah Savannah Oct 2013
Teacher, Teacher
you speak not french
nor any language of such
But still here you sit
and try to teach us some.

Vous ne parlez pas francais
and to you that made no sense
so on and on we shall talk
with you all the while, watching the clock.
This is a poem I wrote for a sub I had in french class one day,  but he obviously did not speak french. He did, however, teach us how to say hello in Thai, which lead to the title of this poem.
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