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Lance Remir Aug 14
You were eyeing the exit

With more yearning

Than you had for me
Brian Mutua Aug 14
I say I love ,  and it's true. I give it.  
Loving you, choosing you , that’s my choice.  
If you have flaws, then so do we all.  
I only want one soul to live for,  
To live with , and to be worthy of.

It begins with sparks,  
A beautiful flame expected to follow.  
But who holds the power to keep it burning?

Is it me ,  the seeker, the admirer?  
Is it you ,  the adored, the receiver?  
Or is it us ,  two hands, both needed to tend the fire?

At times, the rhythm falters.  
It doesn’t flow as expected.  
A blink ,  and the warmth feels distant.  
In urgency, I rush to relight it  
To hold onto what flickers.

Maybe I am the love itself  
And when I leave, it leaves with me.  
Maybe you're afraid  
To seem desperate, too attached.  
Or maybe… there's no maybe at all.  

Then what do we call it?  
Is this truly love?
The panic to love and be loved.
Rivian Reid Aug 13
I was always there
You said you cared
I sent the message
16 hours no reply,
You said you cared
Yet I am suspended midair
All you shed was a single tear
The next day I was forgotten

I lay underground
26 hours no reply.
sometimes
i need to remind myself
you’re my therapist,
not my buddy.
but man,
i wish i could text you.

i’m breaking
to pieces,
tearing
at the seams —

could you please
clear your calendar
for me?
this one is about depression, and wishing you could lean on someone you’re not allowed to.
girlinflames Sep 11
I always thought
I was giving myself pleasure
But in truth,
I was running from the pain,
From the emptiness,
From the abandonment.
girlinflames Aug 17
I’m afraid—
afraid of the new,
afraid of being alone.

I think that when I move
into the new house,
the emptiness will settle in
so deeply
I might break.

I just hope
this weight on my chest
isn’t here to stay.
Jantar2b Aug 11
I was wronged yet once more
So my faith is getting sore
I pray to believe there is still time
But there is no god on the sky of mine

My mum braids my hair like she used to do
The storm in my mind is about to break through
There's so little time, yet so much to gain
I would do anything to undo the pain

The years flew by like a shooting star
And through the life I've got so far
Now I feel broken, filthy and used
A lonely child the world has cursed

You tell me now it was all my fault
For not shouting out when being assault
You swore to help me yet now you detain
I'm begging you to undo my pain

Now I lay broken, gaze fixed on ceiling
Trying to drown out the failure of feeling
I am not heartless, I get hurt again
Much more to loose than there is to gain

I'm mad at you for leaving me here
I begged you to save me from drowning in fear
The voices inside me drive me insane
I only wanted to undo my pain
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