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ZT Sep 2014
I am bruising over and
over, my hands underneath the sapphire
fire they turn scarlet not livid
like my skin, deep blue upon touch.

I dream of ghosts on lustrous seas,
spirits that see
the endless ends of this and
how vapour fades to
return to the ruins. Light,

she dances on crystals only
because inside it is cold, colder
than bitter winters I have not seen.

Teach me how to lie awake
in sleepless quiet, glittering with
answers. Teach me how to burn
like a comet before their great
fall.
alena Sep 2014
mother always said
"The happiest people can tell the difference between wants and needs"
father always  said
"You will get to what you want when you do what is needed"
grandmother always said
"Life is full of wants and needs, happiness comes when they match"

My Nana didn't know how those words would ring true
And neither did I
Till the day I met you
you make my future and past make sense
Michael Amery Jul 2014
Can I be considered a good leader if those that follow ultimately fail in my absence?

Is the artist only as good as the canvas upon which she brings her creations to life?

I suspect not.

Therefore I am a failure as my legacy is covered in the blemishes of the fallen. Viaducts down, Rome sacked as what once was great is now nothing more than tales told by those who choose to live in the past.

But I am young.

Thus I return to the scene of my crime, hastily departed, left reeling, a drunk short a drink and a sympathetic ear, and I begin anew.

Perhaps this time I will impart some wisdom to allow those that can to light their own path, so that this time when I depart they will stand resolute and face the coming dark with the certainty of knowledge, of awakened minds.

Wish me luck.
I am good at my work. I am also an egotist it seems. Hahahah
I only wish I could find a way to teach others so that they continue on into success when I leave. I have a new strategy so perhaps this time.
Elaina Jul 2014
We learn more from pain than happiness. Happiness diminishes the more we experience it. Just like a drug habit. It takes more and more of the drug to get you to your desired state of happiness.
Pain shows us how grateful we should be for all the good we have. Don't shy away from pain. Embrace it. Learn from it. There is much it can teach you.
Joann Rolleston Jun 2014
You are not their friend
You are the center of their universe
You give them life
You are responsible
You teach them
You owe them the truth
You are too ******* yourself
You have done your job
If they hate you sometimes
Don't give in
teach your kids
Clindballe Jun 2014
Teach
me
how                           
to
dance
and                            
we'll
dance
the                             
night
away
Written: June 5. - 2014
Hannah Anderson May 2014
You will learn how to sleep alone
how to avoid the cold corner but still fill a bed
always be friends with the broken people
they will teach you how to survive
you can love someone and hate them
all at once
you can
i have
you can miss them so much you ache
but still
ignore your phone when they hall
ignore them in the hall
You are good at something
whether it's making someone laugh or saying hello
don't ever let anyone tell you that you don't matter
you will always be hungry for love
always
even when someone is sleep next to you
you will envy the pillow touching their check
you will yearn for a love much bigger than you or i or him or her
you want a love of a higher power and a long life
you want serenity
and you want heaven
you want love
and life
and light
earnoux May 2014
Ask me to recite any theory,
I will divulge all my knowledge.
Teach me a new equation,
I will memorize it by tomorrow.
But I never learn.

Brush your hand across my back
Croon my name
Search my eyes
Tease me with your smile
And I never learn.

Ask me to reveal a secret,
I will never allow you this one.
Teach me not to love you,
I will forget it in a minute
Because I never learn.

Pull me into your embrace
Whisper in my ear
Stroke my neck
Tangle your fingers in my hair
Yet I still never learn.

I will never learn to decipher
my vivid day dreams
from the drab reality of not having you.
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