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RC Apr 2016
you were never mine

but at the time it felt good to pretend

so I let your lies build fantasies in my head

gave myself consent to believe in things you never should have said

now I chain smoke cigarettes in your name

cursing this ****** up fairy tale of modern day
once queen and king, i got metaphorically beheaded lol
RC Apr 2016
I thought I'd stop writing about you
assumed by now that I would've come to
been half expecting these feelings to fade
after everything you put me through
but each step I see you take makes it harder to face the truth
emphasizes the pain
from a realistic point of view

Yet here I am, regaining my composure
refraining from opening slammed doors
sustaining all your leftovers
things I was smart enough to hide
my thoughts, and self worth
residual pride
a working heart despite the missing parts
and through the bittersweet irony you always reminding me
that if I found you gone
I'd still have a good life

I was afraid of being left behind
hushing my intuition to appropriate your lies for peace of mind
falling for that killer ******* smile
that'd **** me over
every ******* time
I guess I thought your words tasted too good to ever hurt
never thought I'd miss the way promises rolled off your tongue
because now I'm spitting out those same sentences
like mouthfuls of dirt

I fell for the girl with too heavy of a past to unpack
blaming bad habits for everything she couldn't take back
near the end, said we'd never have a chance
she blamed it on the distance, so one day I plan to fix that
These days we don't speak but I can still find myself in her songs
no matter what my head says, I promised her my heart would wait
How ever long
~ don't read for rant
She's lied a million times and I'm still hanging on to every word, pretending in front of her that the ******* doesn't hurt. The worst part is the tension when we do talk, she knows what she's done but when she's there I couldn't care less, and when she's not I let her live her life. I'm okay with being used, but only by her, ever; especially when I know can see how she uses me as inspiration to write her songs because planted or not those are feelings that have grown.
RC Mar 2016
Sweet on your words with an inviting smile
I'll sit down and talk a while
Entertain 'cause you think we're playing
think you're winning 
but I'm not staying
Why hate the player when you started the game?
I laid down rules you tried to bend anyway
Still not sorry babe
No shame in walking away
you'll feel better at the end of the day
your feet on the ground
and your heart safe
RC Mar 2016
The days are shorter than the time
and I'm running out of light to shine on you
We can't keep pretending we're fine
like we can make it if we fake it long enough
Like love songs, attraction, and blind faith is strong enough
because that's all we ever had
RC Mar 2016
I'm hanging on to the last time we touched
just a goodbye hug at the front door
and I know it's not much
but I don't think I ever loved you more
It's funny to think as I watched you leave
it was too early to say our I love you's
but too late for apologies
I'm sure what this world's got in store for you
is a better experience than me.

And I don't blame you for the way we were
or how the way we yelled
made lines blur
but I want you to know
behind the holes in the wall
slammed doors
and deleted photos
you pushed me to grow
showed me who I want to be
and for that, babe, I could never let you go
but you can't belong to me

Do you remember the time I stayed up all night
looking out your window
watching for daylight
you rolled over and woke up with a smile on your face
took me home on time but you were late to work anyway
Or offroading in the hills to have *** in my new favorite place
I didn't have my glasses and couldn't care less
our city floated in space from the view on your chest
those are times I could never replace
For the first time in a long time
it felt easy to breathe
despite the waves of stress rolling underneath.

I'll still keep your painting up
one day I'll show my kids
Tell them some chances not taken may come with regret
but a better ending always exists
I hope you laugh at all our shared tendencies
every time you eat pizza backwards
don't forget to think of me
And I still wear your shirts on days I don't leave the house
but I think eventually we'd both agree
we're better off now
Bite the tip first, then crust, then eat around the toppings.
RC Mar 2016
He laid his head in my lap like nothing had happened
filled my chest with memories of how we were back then
He felt my heart retract as I watched the weight in his eyes hold him up
with words tucked under the smile he cracked
he said "Is it really that bad, or just bad luck?"

He left that night with the same brightness in his eyes
And it's nothing against him but I don't think he ever wanted me more
than in that one goodbye
Once undeterred by our differences we could still say we tried
didn't do each other wrong, but couldn't do each other right.
RC Dec 2015
I can't tell if it's him or the ****
or the deep conversation
but there's something familiar about this energy
Sweet on impulse
clever with his lips
I'm still not used to how my skin buzzes
underneath his fingertips
Hidden by the covers
tucked in his chest
he's a breath of reality
away from the stress
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