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Brandi Oct 2017
I rolled my mom some joints
from the onion skin of a fat
volume of Shakespeare.

"This is gonna make you smart,"
I said as I licked the dry paper
and admired my handiwork.
"Hell, you may even start quoting
Romeo and Juliet."

She smiled. It was the least
I could do for her.

And, living with an addict,
it was the least I could do for myself.
Laurel Leaves Sep 2017
I'm not the way home reminds me
I waft through the world obtaining the ideals
Of unanimous prophecies

Spelling it as if it is so
He turns towards me and hands me the fine tip of a needle
open arms
Wide
Swings the words through catalytic loops

Soulmate
Forever
He says
Till the final throws of life come through my eyes
I wont breathe still youre mine

But I'm motionless
I freeze as the cracks take their form
The natural progression of ice melting
It signifies nothing
Nodding as the moonlight
Devours
I sit still for hours
Cigarette after cigarette
The thick chews of ginger candy
Wrappers clothing me

I'm the skin
Holding our bodies as they morph into one
As the paint fumes poison us
Rats tickling the walls

We lie
To ourselves
Above the sheets on the bed
I tell him I want to see the world
He perks
confused
"Aren't I your world?"
When I was 17 and I didnt know any better.
kennedy Aug 2017
I am a sponge
To the suffering
Of others
Willfully
Sinfully
I will drink away your pain
I lick the hurt from my lips
But there is a stain
Growing ever larger
A hole
Deep in my soul
I give all I can
And strive not to take
I was a hurricane
Now all I feel
Is soft love and dull pain
I am fertilizer
Deep in the soil
Decaying
Nourishing others
By depriving myself
Stitching together torn souls
In exchange for my own
JAIA Jul 2017
Trust is sorta like a piggy bank it's good 'til it busts
You stop being self centered and you start thinking about us
but please take your time, wait a second, please don't rush
just one slip up and the relationship will end up being crushed
No orange but the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree
But orange ya glad that you ended up finding your cup of tea
You went from being lonely to being half a piece
Having so many arguments and all you really want is peace
The codependency and negativity is not good for you
You rushed into a relationship but you never knew
That you need to assert your boundaries
Cause, people are bound to cross them when and however they please
Listen closely
This is one of DJ Khaled's keys
So just implement it if you want to be happy,
Set a line and don't let anyone cross it
And if they do, calm down and don't through a fit
Just tell them no we have to split I quit
They don't deserve your blood, sweat and tears they should know you're not a blacksmith
But just craft yourself a shield and sword
Communicate with your words
Then you'll be able to be happy even if you end up getting hurt
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Samara Jul 2017
Don't leave.
I'm tired, I just wanted to lie in bed and know that you're next to me.
You left.
I'm alone, I might as well always be.
The only company is my aching bones and my fractured heart.
I don't know why I was built this way.
Broken from the start, doomed from my first labored breath.
But all I have is this curse,
This constant overwhelming feeling of
a l o n e.
I feel less alone with you.
More alone with them.
But it's always somewhere,
The feeling with claws
Used to climb up my throat
Slice into and manipulate my vocal cords.
"Don't leave."
I'll be fine alone, maybe I should be.
But the feeling's teeth and claws are too deep into my flesh.
I need you.
And the feeling says that you don't need me.
Bianca Reyes Mar 2017
Please remember to break me gently
Take your sharp tongue and slice me tenderly
With your offenses destroy me lovingly
Never allow yourself to confuse abuse with love. Love yourself above all

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All rights reserved
2017
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