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Elizabeth Hynes Sep 2014
There is no time to stop and stare
It was not me, I was not there
I ran away, I caught the wind
I never let the truth rescind

In morning news I buffer
In evening nap I stutter
In transcendental modes
I mutter.

This is a human isobar
They do not touch
The pointsof equivalence
Connect linearly

Lovers leap
The rest of us
Try to catch a glimpse
Of their compass.
Timothy Sep 2014
I wander purple valleys,
in search of guava stones.
For cotton in the sunflowers,
for rubys in rhinestones.
I search for love in abuse,
& acceptance in neglect.
I search for me inside of you,
for wrong in the correct.
looking...in all the wrong places.
no great awakenings has happened today,
but something small has shifted and my heart
is just a little more free and light than it was yesterday

each day sometimes can feel weighted with life's responsibilities,
and feels like more of a burden than a gift

a subtle shift happens in me when I trust in a God I don't understand to guide me, to where I do not know, but
I know I'm not walking it alone
Just sharing some thoughts running through me.
Allison Aug 2014
I just want to lay in the grass.
I think as I sit and await my next class
I just want to lay in the grass.

I woke up this morning, got dressed and brushed my teeth
For breakfast I fixed eggs and asparagus to eat
I sat down in my car and I drove off to class
I just want to lay in the grass.

The sun is out and beaming, the sky is blue and clear, beckoning and calling me, so subtle and sincere
After class I'm off to work to sit down yet again
I think this thought, I sigh and bring my fist beneath my chin
I just want to lay in the grass.

At 5:00 I'll stand and I'll sit back down once more
To sit and drive in traffic is this what this life is for?
I just want to lay in the grass.

2 minutes come and 2 minutes pass.

I did it. I broke. I'm laying in the grass.
Not worrying where I am or what may come to pass
I'm doing what I needed. I've made the perfect choice
I close my eyes with peace, and exhale pure rejoice
I'm smiling as I lay here, I've found a happy place
A tender strip of meadow, among this knowledge base
To my right there is a parking lot, asphalt and then this grass
To my left a narrow sidewalk, below towering glass
I lay here free of worry, under a breezy tree
While in the shade I feel the sun through branches down on me
Then a student passing, does turn to me and say
"you look so nice and relaxed there, I'm trying that today"
I smiled and said " You should!"
And that's because it's true.
May your heart be that that leads you as to what you need to do.
Michael Taylor Aug 2014
When I look to the sky,
   I no longer see the stars.
     I see only the Darkness,
   The same black that pierces my heart.

When I look to the sky,
   I no longer have hope.
     I see only the Darkness,
   The same black that stole my faith.

When I look the the sky,
   I no longer see my road.
     I see only the Darkness,
   The same black that hides my path.

Without the stars,
   There is no guidance,
     No Wonder.
     No Gods.
   Only the Darkness.

How do I find my stars again?
How do I find any light at all?
I've been played a lot in my life
causing scars and scratches on my soul
that nobody and nothing seems able to heal.
People involved, they do not respect me
nor do they regret what they've done.
They just live their lifes without conscience
sharing smiling faces behind my back.

"They shall know, what they did to my life!",
I shout out in my dreams, while tears drop down my cheeks.
"Those *******, I will never forgive them.",
I tell myself, while staring at myself in the mirror.
"Just dieing is too merciful, they have to feel my pain",
I pledge to heaven for justice
- though no one seems to listen.

Months pass by and my anger fades,
but my memories still remain.
Still not found peace in my life,
as they drag me back over and over again,
I start to realize that there are things
you cannot overcome
even if you try.

Someone told me, this is the time
when you are able to start forgiving yourself
for letting others hurt you.
Someone told me, this is the time
when you have found your way
back out of a prison of hate
ready to move on.
A friend once told me I was at a dark place without any perspective of returning to my former self ever and that was the reason she had to go. Glad she missed the outcome of her prediction, although everyting else was terrifyingly right.
NitaAnn Jun 2014
I am so confused about what I need right now to be OK.
To get better, stop the bad habits and get healthy.
Maybe I only need some guidance and reassurance.
Maybe I need more.
Maybe old habits are just getting in the way.
Maybe I am just stupid  after all.
Maybe I don't actually deserve to know the difference.
Maybe I am scared to let myself be "OK"
because being in crisis mode is so familiar and I'm so used to it.
I have no idea what to think tonight.
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