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apricot Sep 2024
A friend so fair and bright,
With words that cut like a knife.
They'd stab me in the back,
With lies and deceit in their track.

Their smiling face, a mask of deceit,
Their heart, a pit of greed and hate.
They'd take my trust, and break my heart,
With every word, they'd tear us apart.

Their loyalty, a mirage in the sand,
Their friendship, a poisoned brand.
They'd whisper lies in my ear,
And laugh as I shed a tear.

But still, I'd hold on to the hope,
That one day, they'd change their scope.
That they'd see the harm they've done,
And make amends, before the sun.

But alas, it's just a dream,
For they are lost in their own scheme.
And I am left to weep and mourn,
The loss of a friend, forever torn.
James Cushman Sep 2024
A social engineering construct
Generated by the elite few
To ravage and forsake our world.
The same few,
Who would send your brothers and sons
To die across seas
In brutal massacres
and meaningless battles
Over invisible lines
And ancient history.

The puppet masters tug the strings
And we dance.
Addicted consumers
Everyone is a trend setter…
Begging for attention
And validation
As this world self implodes,
We are all addicted to our own demise.
And we scroll
The toxic algorithms.
We all die eventually
Remember
To live in the now.
Enjoy this moment
Valentine Sep 2024
revving up the engine
the highway's our home
deco paint peels off her nails
her buzzing red eyes
blinking
a vintage beauty
she bathes in gasoline
with the permanent smell
of a new car
leaking off my breath

we flip off the taxis
and key the gals
who take their time
scraping limbs from gravel
she's the weapon
i'm the man

the dead bird
on her windshield
applauds my taste
while jaywalkers
whistle her name
through shattered teeth
and i only kiss
my girl goodbye
when the sunset yields
red and blue
Madison Jenkins Sep 2024
You WANTED me
But you didn’t seem to want ME.
You probably don’t understand what I mean,
But thats ok
Thats ok because its just another thing that I have to explain to you
Just like all the times before,
When I had to explain to you what “no” meant
When I had to explain it, over and over again
Because you just didn’t like that response
You just kept begging and begging
Until every now and then I gave in
Something I will always truly regret
And I still can’t believe that I was so naive
“Come on, please? Just this one time?”
And I was so stupid
“Ok fine. Just this time.”
Until one time became another
And then another
And another
Is this how you treated them?
How you treated the others?
Or was it just “my luck”?
I accepted the “love” that I thought I deserved
And my whole family loved you, or at least who they thought you were
My sisters really liked you, my Dad trusted you to take me out on dates, no matter how late
And you were so so loved, by me and my mother
They always told me “we will NEVER let any guys stay the night”
But with you it was different.
They said “oh yea thats fine”
They let you use the family blanket while you slept on the couch.
I mean of course we had to leave my bedroom door open,
A very valid rule
But that didn’t stop you,
“We won’t get caught. Come onnn”
I said no
Every. Single. Time.
But then you’d get upset and i’d feel bad.
I never liked it whenever you’d get mad.
You were SO good at playing the victim.
It was impressive, really.
But we both know that your excuses were lies
I mean come on, really?
But I loved you.
Even though you yelled at me
But I loved you.
Even though you tried to get your way when I was “asleep”
But I loved you.
Even though you would put the green before me.
But I loved you.
Even though you were a different person when you weren’t sober.
But I still loved you.
Even though you were the reason that I felt the need to relapse.
I really loved you.
I never told my parents anything.
Until I had to.
When they found me barely breathing sitting on the floor.
I prayed that you would change.
I’m pretty sure that even God got tired of hearing your name.
I prayed and I begged for him to forgive you for your mistakes.
But what a shame,
You became so selfish.
I didn’t even recognize you.
But guess what.
I really loved you.
this is a poem that i wrote about one of my past relationships.
Spicy Digits Sep 2024
You scream
"NORMAL!, NORMAL!"
Drunk on ego.

You dream in whiteness
And self-pleasure to
Freud's mother.

Nimble sausage digits
Scribble words
That become homelessness.

You pathologise honesty
Diagnose innocence
And reduce real intelligence
To page number 245.

You call us children
While talking from yours,
Soiled and terrified.  

Little boy be gone.
You have made your mark.
A skid mark, a mark nonetheless.
Nathan Lippmann Sep 2024
This love is hot and cold
Am I with an angel or devil
Is this black or gold
Is it good or evil

Will we stay together
Or does anything still matter
Will it be a for ever
Or would I find something better

Love has to grow like a plant
It needs good and fertile soil
And not burned land
And sometimes very much toil

But in the end I say I love you
And we forgive
Our love is hate, but it's also true
And somehow also manipulative
maria Sep 2024
you were cruel
the intoxicating type of cruel
the type that'll lure me to you

to everyone you'd be a monster,
to me
you're one cruel son of a gun..
the type I'll be keeping
forever.

now what's really cruel is how much you ignore me,
how much you make me jealous
it makes me insane, love...

just please be more gentle with my heart?
don't use it like a punching bag...
I beg of you..
Jeremy Betts Aug 2024
The result of life is death
The price of life is your sanity
The toxins leach more from each drawn breath
Eating away at both mind and body
One day more replaces you with one day less
A simple enough concept conceptually
Everything living is born with this terminal illness
No one has ever survived this tragedy

©2024
Kalliope Aug 2024
You brought me flowers
But what does it mean?
I can ponder for hours
But I still want you to leave

And this wine is my favorite
I'm surprised you remembered,
I don't know what you expect of it
The man I once loved, you almost resembled

But you haven't been him for a long while
And I know you'll never be him again
Sure, these gestures make me smile
But to say I still love you would be pretend
My skin was black and blue
At the hands of you
A time I won't forget so soon
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