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Chameleon Oct 2015
I have tried to be okay
with being alone,
in this apartment,
for as long as I have.
But it's lonely.
I like company and conversation.
Someone to lay against.
And pull my hands away from my head.
From this hair.
This shredded mess
that I hate so dearly.
It feels like I am losing.
Or maybe, I've already lost.
Nightingale74 Oct 2015
My heart beats in my chest,
Hovering in that state of in-between.
Not knowing whether to suit up for battle,
Or to brace myself for the break.
Is this dream worth the fight,
Should I give it my all,
No matter the risk?
Or is this a teaching trial?
Is this a time
To summon every scrap of strength I've got,
Or is it a time
To find the courage to say no?
Cause sometimes a true show of character,
Is not staying strong in the face of a battle,
But knowing when to wave the white flag
And walk away.
Grace Elizabeth Oct 2015
breath in. breath out.  
wait for your heart
to slow it's frantic pounding.

close your eyes
squeeze them shut.
just hold on till it passes.

as the battle ends,
your hands fall from your face
stained with unchecked tears.

but the panic has passed
the fear has settled.
you survived the attack.

**now you prepare for
the next battle
I don't personally struggle with anxiety a lot so please tell me if this is inaccurate.
Ignatius Hosiana Oct 2015
I am not afraid
Of fighting the big battles,
But healing when wounded
Purple Rain Oct 2015
I could lay in this underworld,
till I decay
I wouldn't care what's around,
anyway
I fray away,
as my lifeline dissipates
This world isn't what I anticipate
Bottle me up and throw me away,
if you dare
What I've been through on this earth,
would not compare
I'm Living my life in despair
I've never declared War,
Though war declares me
I die in battle,
And I'm never set free
R.I.P
mk Sep 2015
i'm on my knees
staring at my hands
stained red
like the sunset behind me

i look around
at the damage i have done
and i cry
i cry
tears of regret
i can hear your screams
in my head
why didn't i stop
why couldn't i?

you begged
you begged as i tore
apart your skin
piece by piece
sinking my nails
into your innocence
tugging at your mind
with incomparable force

my eyes were not veiled
my heart was
i saw the flashes of fear in your eyes
the disappointment
the pain
i saw
i did not care
i did not stop

and now i'm sitting here
your body lays somewhere behind me
your eyes are lifeless
your hands still
i sit here
staring at my bloodied hands
and cry

but these tears
cannot drown out the past
**these tears
cannot bring you back
but last night we fell apart & broke to pieces. our love was in the hall, all packed in boxes & i saw what it was that i had done to you. i was wrong.
RJ Sep 2015
I am a soldier
Going in for the ****
Bringing rage and destruction
As I bypass the three limp bodies
In the path towards you

I found you
After our short time apart
So I can trap you in my cage
And strip you of all the
Strength you knew

You are the enemy
With insanely radical customs
Talk of bringing love and safety
To something so dangerous
To a complete mess

You found me
After our time apart
So you can draw out the light for me
A contrast to the war in my mind
That couldn't get you to care for me less
Brent Kincaid Sep 2015
Here’s my question:
Don’t daughters lope their mules?
However non-existent
They too surely must bend the rules.
Surely it’s not only guys
Who secretly, daily slap their laps.
If so, would you bluenoses
Quickly and firmly shut your yaps?

There are so many things
Boys are not supposed to ever do
Like farting and belching
And all kinds of gods to apologize to.
We have to fold napkins
And keep our elbows off the table.
The list seems to grow.
I’m not sure I will ever really be able.

Adhering to what it takes
In life to keep myself perfectly decent
Seems to involve rules
Both ancient, ecclesiastical and recent.
I must put the lid down
Because, it seems, women can’t do it.
Hold the door open for them
Because, alone, they can’t go through it.

Give your seat up on a bus
Because even if they are younger than I
Women are the weaker ***
And I must be much stronger, I’m a guy.
And there literally hundreds
Of words I can’t say and shouldn’t think.
Now if only the women of the world
Would outlaw me getting near the kitchen sink.
Abdullah Ayyash Sep 2015
Sometimes...
The emptiness of words is all I read
The silence of music is all I hear
A blank page of mystery
Sums up my life
With a muted cry
And a single tear

Sometimes...
I give up all my defences
I have nothing to lose
And nothing to gain
Nothing but aches
With a muted cry
And a single tear
© Copyright
Abdullah Ayyash
September 20th, 2015
Kenshō Sep 2015
The man who tries to prove a point
Is unsure of how sharp it is.
A man who wars with blunt arms,
Is confident in his own strength.

The man who bears armor brave,
Falls heavy into his own grave.
The man who comes naked
Is sure he will return unscathed.

But, not every warrior is the same;
And no war can be fought
In the shadow of divine aim.
who do you blame?
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