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Kathleen M Apr 2015
Orange and yellow
Exploding with memories like pinpricks and broken glass
"Tiger Lilly's, that's your flower"
"Why tiger Lilly's?"
"Bright and lovely, they suit you. You know you deserve better than what you give yourself. You're more than this drug fiend you say you are"
He drank seven beers at breakfast, the waitress looks over disapprovingly
"Talk to me tell me how you have been, I worry about you."
I eye the empty beers and say nothing
Worried about me while his own addiction flourishes in front of me
His worry for me was a distraction from his own crumbling
"You taste like ashes, everything tastes like ashes"
"I trust you"
Letting go of you with every breath
Goodbye friend
I miss you
Kitts Apr 2015
You have no right
To know who I hold at night

You Have no right to tell me you still care
For you are never even there

I know you are with her now
So forgive me if I do not bow

I won't tell you that I love you
Because I am done with you two

So please don't come crawling back to me
I won't take part in that form of misery

I'm getting over you a little everyday
Forgive me if I no longer care for a word you say

I might not say those three words out loud
But who can blame me? I've fallen from loves cloud

I have loved you more then you'll ever know
But I have to, need to let you go
md-writer Apr 2015
We are not ours, and we will have to let us go.



Watch her closely as she holds you,

Let her feed and watch you grow,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let her go.

See him smiling as he swings you,

Hold him tight and cuddle close,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let him go.

Kiss their wrinkles as they hug you,

Take their arms and be their cane,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

Hold her hand and let her take you,

To the land of sunset skies,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let her go.

Tell them truly that you love them,

Let them know that you are there,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

Kiss her sweet and let her kiss you,

In the altar’s shadow bright,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let her go.

Love them dearly while you hold them,

Tie their hearts like one with yours,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

See them smiling as you swing them,

Hold them tight and cuddle close,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

Kiss their wrinkles as you hug them,

Take their hearts and hold them tight,

But forget not at their end,

That

You will have to let them go.

Watch them hold hands as they tell you,

Of the land of sunset skies,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

See them stand and pledge before you,

In the altar’s shadow kiss,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.

Hug the children that they bring you,

Let them kiss your wrinkled face,

But forget not in the end,

That

You will have to let them go.



Tell them all how much you love them,

Hold their gaze and squeeze their hands,

For now that you are at the end,

You will have to let them go.

Hold her tight and let her kiss you,

Though your eyes are dim and sore,

For now that you are at the end,

You have to let her go.



Tell this always as you teach them,

That this life is not all ours,

For in the end, remember,

We will have to let us go.
md-writer Apr 2015
ima bend the bars
and watch you fly away
cuz the dreams we made
they aint real anyway

so leave me behind
as my broken wings fade
find the freedom
that i know you crave

dont let me watch you fly away
dont let me keep you here to stay
dont let me bend the bars to keep you in

cuz im gonna let you go
i'm gonna let you go
Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone is to let go...
Ceryn Apr 2015
How would I know
if the time is just right
for flowers to bloom in mid-June
for the rivers to flow in quietude
for the skies to break a brand new dawn
for the night to grow with our souls in solitude?

How would I know
if emotions have not come rushing about
like a raging storm when December comes
or like the rustling of leaves against a dry ground
or like the whooshing of wind from the Northern part,
if we are lured, off-guard, by the sound of love?

How I would I know
if destiny had made it right
for love to grow between us like sparks in the sky
for our weary hearts to dance in misty paradise
for our hands to lock as we watch our eyes smile
and to think of us together like it ain't a crime?

How would I know
when it's time to wake up from a dream,
more like a nightmare when I know you're near
but seemingly like a million miles away from here,
when all my life, I've waited for you to come
only to know that you won't hang around?

Your love could be that strong, but I'm at my weakest now
I might have fallen hard, but there are some things we don't allow
Love may be the weapon when hope is out of sight
But love isn't enough when we both know it isn't right.
Love could set us free, but destiny has put the bounds
Forever is but a wish, in our dreams it forever resounds.

*You know I can't love you, when you belong to someone else now.
There's more to life than losing ourselves in pushing a love that's not right.
Keah Jones Mar 2015
Teach me in the art of letting go
Your blue eyes only just met mine
in a collision of ice
frostbitten and screaming
behind long lashes
but they said you knew of abandonment
of being left behind
so, teach me in the art of letting go
of moving forward
of standing alone
teach me in the art of letting go
Melanie Kate Mar 2015
Sometimes the sway feels like marching
Marching like I’m dreaming
While sleeping with the wind
Upon a sailing, swaying sea.

                                                  These dreams carried me here
                                                  Fleets of souls past
                                                  Lost in my sail boats

These dreams become my home
Because the horizon is gone
And the sun is night,
The moon and stars my life, my love.

I may not know where I’m going
But I feel this forward rise and fall
And the march in my heart
Drums with a knowing beat, beat, beat.

Success swims beneath these bodies of water
The air stirs my hair and soul
Lifting me above unknowns
To a place, I’m taking myself, really slowly.
MKD (c) 2015
Regan Troop Mar 2015
It’s been over between us for a long time now

these are my ways of moving on

and I will not be sorry for letting go of these nasty emotions

that you placed in my heart and soul

I’m moving on

and I will forget the things that made me bitter

but not those that made me weak

I am a stronger person now

because you had me ready to cut my last ties to this life

but my soul is an old soul and it helped me see through it all

I am not who you remember me

I am not who you will ever meet

I’ve been enlightened from the darkest crevices of Hell

and that kind of strength will shine in my soul for eternity

To let go of toxicities

is to purify the soul


RKT
Chrissy Cosgrove Feb 2015
they said, “close your eyes
and imagine darkness. fathom unfathomable pain,”
so i did.

and long after my eyes were open, i remained
unable to see my hand held in front of my face

i continued to allow that darkness to envelop me,
clinging to every part of me

it’s stench seeping into my clothes, my hair
have you ever been unsure of whether your eyes were open or closed?

i felt you there, my hands numb from gripping and dragging for so long
taking with me two-hundred pounds of resistance

(“please, let go,” you whispered)

i did not hear you, but do you remember the day when my arms gave out?
when i am not hunched over, i stand much taller
Jessica Feb 2015
I never knew this could feel so good.

When you said you didn't want me anymore I thought you were lying.
I thought you were trying to push me away because you didn't want to hurt me anymore.
I thought you wanted me to feel better.

I know now that is not what it was.
When you said you didn't want me anymore I told myself you did. I rolled in the thoughts of eventually getting you back.
He just needs a break.
He will realize I'm the one for him.

No.

When you said you didn't want me anymore I told myself I wouldn't talk to you.
You're lying. Pushing me away.
He can't possibly push me away.
You know this.
I love you.

Anger.
Tears.
Pain.
What am I even doing?

I do not love you!
When you said you did not like me anymore, finally.
The truth.
No more fear.
Im free.

I never knew this would feel so ******* good.
This endless cycle of what I thought was love has broken me from the inside out. It was not until today that I allowed myself to see past him. And I feel happy. Finally.
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