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Melanie Jan 21
to be loved by you
is to be noticed, cared for
to feel warm and secure
laughing endlessly
little sly smirks and soft caresses
the way you look at me
I will never forget what it was like
to have been loved by you
cash Jan 17
I sit beautifully on his arm

A mix of silence and murmurs fill the room the second my heel makes contact with the marble floor

His mouth moves and I hear, “I love going places with you”

Initially my heart flutters and a shy smile spreads

Upon second thought, however, that smile fills with dread

Flashes of memories hit me like a train

I was never cared about, understood, or loved unconditionally

All he cared about was my size 2 body, big lips, long hair

I sit on his arm, posted up at my station

My dead smile widens as I become his perfect decoration

I can’t afford to leave, there’s too much at stake

If I make him mad, he won't talk to me for days

So I spend the night laughing, shaking hands, and receiving compliments, all of which are fake

I knew I wasn’t alone ,

the second I saw a husband refuse to allow his wife eat the cake

Pleasantries are shared and the night comes to an end

Staring at the ceiling, his snoring steady next to me, I realize,

I’m tired of being just a decoration
imprinted on my heart
in minuscule cursive letters
are three words
that sweep courage off its feet
lingering at the roof of my mouth
clambering over each other
to be let out
out
out
swallowing them is futile
so I whisper it instead
"I love you"

Esther L. Krenzin
Your eyes
clear as a noon day sky
bluer than the ocean
full of stars as they settle on mine
I find myself wishing on those stars
"make this moment last forever"
and in the absence of butterflies
there is a sinking
a falling (in love)
a coming home
love
For the first time in my life
I am free-falling in your gaze
sinking further and further
in love
helpless against the current
as it pulls me along
for the ride
powerless against the way you eyes
glean secrets untouched by
the light of day
past the weight of flesh and bone
to this ******, bruised thing
that beats beats beats
your name

Esther L. Krenzin
Falling Awake Jan 17
The gold, velvet curtains
allow the sun to slip through,
contrasting the flat, make-shift fabric
that used to shield these rays.

Light dances on the fresh paint,
that clings to the sad, bare sheetrock
you shamelessly had on display.

With brushstrokes askew,
and a lively orange hue,
we tried to mask the dents–
remnant of her past rage.

We covered those scars
with our framed memories
and sentimental assets,
now side by side and entwined,
weaving our worlds into one.

This newfound atmosphere
clears the congestion in my chest,
and rejuvenates our spirits,
injecting a freshness
we thirstily absorb.

We're granted a reset,
for we’ve painted vibrance
onto a clean slate.
Anne Webb Jan 15
i'm so sorry
i wasn't good enough
i was a child, i wasn't ready, wasn't tough enough

but i'm so sorry
that i let you down
you were innocent and young and i let you drown

and i know
that it's all different now
you're growing up, you're strong, you made it through somehow

but our bond
it broke so easily
and this necklace that i wear weighs on me heavily

but i swear
it will end differently
i won't let you down again, won't let you go, won't let this get to me

or to us
Jose H Jan 15
Love is difficult to explain

Irrational, illogical, crazy

We say we love

But when do we understand what love is

In future days

When we wed, when we grow old and wrinkly

I'll know when I speak of love

I'll speak the truth

No matter to whom

They'll understand the love I have for you

It is irrational, illogical and crazy

Seeing you only moments ago, you're missed

A day without speaking to you is an eternity

To give you my life is easy

No matter your faults

No matter your mistakes

I will love you

I will cherish every second with you

I will sacrifice for you

A life without you

Is no life at all and I cannot bare to live it

You are my happy ever after

My fairy tail

When we're old and wrinkly

I will be proud and honest

When telling anyone you are the women I love

I only hope they will understand

My love for you

Is true, honest and unbreakable.
Caio Gomes Jan 13
Betrayal lurking,
In hope of novelty,
Like news carried by the wind,
Blaming indifference,
Breaking the convention
Imposed by society,
Following rules
Indifferent to the heart.

We seek the reason
That "corrupts" emotion.
To be human is to seek reason,
Hiding from sensation.

To succeed and fail,
To run and fall,
To rise and lower,
To cross,
To decide,
To fix and depart.

Here lies the break
In reconciliation,
In the absence of trust.
Love forgives,
But for how long?
Here’s the issue:
The discontent,
The restlessness,
The blessed novelty.

Would we have arrived here,
Without this search?
I don't think so.
What is normal?
What is predefined?
And by whom?

Betrayal is normalized,
A disruption of trust
From an abnormal union,
But natural to the essence,
Like rivers that flow into the sea,
Waves that break through cliffs,
Eagles that migrate and spread,
Devastating tsunamis,
Storms that ravage.

Ah, commitment, pact,
Agreement, alliances,
Necessary for balance,
But inattentive to temptations
And the shocks of passions,
Stronger and older
Than human wisdom.
A personal view of betrayal, according to the observation of relationships.
I wish that we had met as children.
And played all the games that children play.

I wish that we had run together
through the fields,
and laughed and joked those days away.

I wish I had been there to see you,
Blossom into the woman
you came to be.

And I wish in that hour
of self awakening,
I was the only boy your eyes could see.

Your first smile, first kiss,
first love, first promise,
and every other first along the way.

Now I look into your eyes
and see memories
of an alternate reality,
and all I can really do is smile.

Because no matter the past
you are here with me at last.

And a last love
beats a first love
by a mile.
This poem has been posted to my you tube channel please check it out.
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