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Shannon Nov 2013
You give me your all
All of which I can't return
Though I try so hard
Shannon Nov 2013
I know you'll always be here
But what happens when love isn't enough?
Enough to hold together the fragile pieces
Of a heart and mind already so weak.
If I fall apart will you be able to put it back together
Or will I die trying?
Can we really hold us together
Even though I can't hold myself up?
I want to know I'll always be here,
But what happens if this isn't enough?
Shannon Sep 2013
This is water.
Metaphorically speaking of course.
This is really life.
A greater being surrounding your pulse.
This is the day you carried on;
Instead of folding, giving up.
This is what we all have in common.
Despite color, age, or gender.
This is our power and weakness.
No matter how strong or fragile we believe we are.
This is not water.
We are not drowning.
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Shannon Jun 2013
Now I see what I didn't believe,
Though I have conceived
That our world is icy;
Frozen, cold, but hot like hell.
I won't fall in love with falling.
I'll fall in love with me, I, and myself.
'Cause in my own eyes I'm compromised,
Fed so many lies, watched my faith die
And my hopes diminish.
So long before we're finished
But I'm getting skittish
And nervous, feeling worthless.
This seems so worthless, what's the purpose?
The aspiration has been the pursuit of happiness.
We don't need the stress to pass this test
Just take a rest, go out and guess.
Let others assess our intelligence.
We'll play the fool, for they're the best of the best.
Yeah, step right up and place your bets!
Ignore regrets, never forget
To empathize or sympathize, not criticize,
Don't demoralize their strange eyes.
Because you are unaware of what underlies
All their metaphorical reprise.
While some lives are filled with black nights
Others shine bright like star light in dark skies.
A bit of insight into my fright
Proves you can't fight off your demons with a knife.
Not a real knife.
Shannon May 2013
You said you loved me, lied through your teeth
No persuasion from my end maybe it's not how it seems
How you left me again for the fourth ******* time
But I knew it would happen before all the signs
I don't know if you're confused or just confusing
It's funny now that you're the one who's losing
We could never be the same again
Watch out, watch out for all of your  "friends"
Shannon Apr 2013
I missed you for a long time.
Time changes everything.
Everything gets better.
Better not get too close.
Close the doors in my mind.
Mind my own business.
Business between us is long gone.
Gone a long way since then.
Then again, things happen for a reason.
Shannon Mar 2013
Wake up, new like the day
Follow a routine, accidently made
Every time, do the same.
Write it down, though you can't write
Form word, phrase, sentence, life
Both give and take, love and fight.
Avoid the pain, try not to feel
Live in fantasy, not the real
Make an effort, seal the deal.
Go to bed, alone again
Miss the past, an old friend
More than that, when does this end?
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