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ab Aug 2016
it
it gnaws on my brain rabidly,
with its razor-like teeth

what is it?
i don't know

all i know is that it makes my breath catch in my throat
as if it's being held there by taloned claws,
my heart beating as though it's being used as a drum

and this...this thing
haunts my dreams

it causes nightmares
of losing everyone i love

it also takes my will to live
and smashes it between its palms,
so that my mind is whirling

but is void of the ability or motivation to take action

what is this creature?
how can i defeat it?
surely this is not a part of me

but it seems like
no matter how much ice i press to my skin
no matter how much control i have
no matter what medication i'm on,

it returns

and in returning,

steals my mind
~probably the last one, it's 2am
aniket nikhade Aug 2016
Nervous or something
Doing something like this for the first time in your life?

If so,
a little bit of nervousness helps in life,
since a little bit of nervousness is always there when you start with something new,
something which was never done before in life,
thus making a little bit of nervousness always right.

A little bit anxiety gives light to the fact that you are alert, awake and conscious to the fact that any moment in time something might go wrong.

Quite seriously something like this goes on at the back of mind
Quite seriously something like this must have happened somewhere back in the past in life

Never mind, there is always a first time in everyone's life
So what if the mind feels anxious
So what if it comes to the mind that everything will not fall in it's place
Never mind, there is always a first time in everyone's life.

Change of mind leads to deviation
Change of attitude leads to diversion
Finally everyone's makes his own choice depending on the need of hour.

New to a thing
New to something.
Something which was never done before,
then never mind,
mistakes happen in life.

Always remember mistakes are lessons that need to be learnt and revised in the present with regards to an uncertain future.

Mistakes are bound to happen
Since nobody is completely perfect,
at some point in time each individual makes a mistake in his life.

If a mistake is made then the first thing to do is to accept the fact that a mistake made, since facts never change and truth can be stranger than fiction.

Now the best thing to do is to learn from the mistake that is made.
In doing this an otherwise dull life becomes very much interesting,
if not engrossing.

Mistakes happen,
everyone makes a mistake in his life,
however important is to learn from those mistakes,
gain experience through the process of learning,
then see how life changes,
then see how it will boost your level of confidence,
something which will be the need of hour at a given moment in time.

Different will be the way of looking at life once a mistake that is made is accepted as a mistake,
from then onwards life will tend to tread along a different path,
of course, which will be right.

So never give up in life, since there is always a ray of hope for those who agree and accept upon the fact that it's their own responsibility to fight against the odds that come along the way in life.

Strange are the ways of life
Strange seems life,
however,
if routine is always followed,
then it's just not possible to add a new flavor to life.

In doing something different,
one thing is going to happen for sure,
a mistake or two is bound to happen.
Don't worry because mistakes happen
Learn from those mistake.

Life goes on
Life continues
Life follows the present moment in time, which will very soon be a thing of past,
then the next moment in time will come taking the place of moment that has passed and thus becoming the present moment in time.

Life goes on
Life continues
Life follows the present moment in time.
Jess Hays Jul 2016
Second year at a new school
I should be accustomed to it
But the fact is, most of them are strangers.

Second year should mean a second chance
But her friendship ring is leaving its mark on my hand
And my young years are drifting away at the sand

It's high tide...
To resurrect my mind into this new time
But new is different and different is unknown
And the unknown is scary.

I don't know how to think beyond
Those who are now distant characters in my storyline.
I'm hesitating..
Because new is different and thus unknown..
And I'm not sure if I can trust what I don't know.
John Constantine Jul 2016
I could feel my face rush with blood I wasn't sure who I was

I could feel the anticipation in the air I knew what I felt is something we'd share

Cause I felt you body press up against mine

and I felt your face in my shoulder and you looked fine

And I felt your embrace for the first time

Cause I felt your bra strap through your shirt and I felt a pulse if was yours for sure

I could see you even though I'd closed my eyes I was shaking even though I was paralyzed

You couldn't believe this real I was scared by what I could feel

What should I do with this? What can I do with this? What should I do with this?
Pure emotion
This was supposed to be a song but idk how to play the guitar so a poem will do
Katie Murray Jun 2016
We both know how this dance ends
But still we move hesitantly
Reservations weigh our limbs down
Because
You have confidence issues
And I am just the worst at dancing

The music is ridiculously loud
And by the end of each week
I swear I’m going deaf
(Seriously-
I think I can see our friends
Giving us side-glares)
(They can probably hear it too)

We dance around each other
And each time my eyes meet yours
Even though I’ve turned the dial as far as I thought it could go
The music gets just that bit louder

These steps seem so familiar
One to the left
And you move to the right
Now you step forward
And I leap back
(Trying my best not to trip too much along the way)
(But I always do)
(And you always notice)
(*******)

And that’s not the only thing you know

You and I both know that the music gets so loud
That I can’t even hear my heart beating when I’m around you
(Quite a feat, believe me)
And that your head would snap up at a single chord

And even though every memory of dancing that I have is a kick to my stomach
You were always the one to pick me up when I got winded
And even though you think you’re only on the fence between mediocre and satisfactory
I was the one in the crowd who cheered for you at every chance I got

Maybe I can’t dance
But you can
And with the music filling our ears
Maybe you can forget anyone else exists

And besides
We both know how this dance ends
03 / 05 / 16
Saloni mann May 2016
If you are nervous doing it,
your legs go out of control when you start,
that's when you know
you're doing something
close to your heart!
humdrum May 2016
i chew my cheeks when
i'm nervous and lately
they've been raw
i feel like a train wreck
in progress and everybody's
just stopped for the show
the help i need is so close and
if i had a voice i'd use it but
**** it, it gets so hard to
talk through the voices
of the people in front
of me and the ones
between my ears
I find everything absolutely breathtaking.

How can you not think your gorgeous yet,
Sparkling hazel nut eyes aren't the most,
Intriguing things?
They are breath taking and powerful,
enough to give me nervous
Butterflies!

You see the way the clouds capture the sun,
Making,
If only for a second,
The perfect bittersweet scene.
The suns final goodbye,
Makes,
A final goodbye makes a masterpiece,
That is impossible to recreate.

Exposed to the damp smell,
Of the rainy earth,
Or the tingling's pinpricks of snow flakes,
resting on your fare skin.

Your time,
Taken,
To get as close as you can,
To the galaxies that construct,
The roof above you to explore.

They are fascinating at night,
When each star becomes Luminous,
Against the Black of Night.
Darling your still beautiful

5.21.15

Your still beautiful, even though I've lost you years ago.
Alyssa Paul May 2016
Deep breath
Head held up high
walk forward

One step, two step

Shake off the nerves
breath
continue

Three, Four

Look forward
think positive
breath

almost there
just one more to go

five, six... Stop

Deep Breath

And Go
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