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Nicholas Fonte Apr 2018
It all comes down
The tall empty tower
Like the cold shower
Of each drop
That falls on top
Of her crown
Justaperson Apr 2018
At first, I started with one brick.
I made myself a small fountain only about half a foot tall.
People could come over my wall, but they had to be a bit mindful so they didn’t hurt themselves.
Times were great when it was just foundation,
but that was then.
And now,
My wall now stands nine feet tall.
I took time to build my wall so no one can bring it down.
No one can come over my wall, and I don’t want to leave.
Sure, it gets lonely, but I’d rather that than anything else.
I’d rather not know or care what happens to the ones I loved as long as I don’t get hurt.
I..I want this wall up.
And besides,
Even if I wanted it down it’s too strong.
I spent years making this wall.
It’s my safe space.
And it’s best if no one gets in,
Or out.
Apparently I should be an architect.
Octavia Williams Apr 2018
Splattered on the wall
Lay layers of lusterless paint
That crawl under your skin small
bumps with a faint taint
of a soft yellow haul
that drags you down to a feint
filled with reality
Amanda Kay Burke Mar 2018
Lie in bed at night
Mind projecting memories
On my bedroom wall
I think everyone has done this before at least once. Some moments dont need photos or videos, your memory captures them perfectly.
e J Mar 2018
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Doki doki
Every day, I imagine a future where I can be with you
In my hand is a pen that will write a poem of me and you
The ink flows down into a dark puddle
Just move your hand - write the way into his heart!
But in this world of infinite choices
What will it take just to find that special day?
What will it take just to find that special day?

Have I found everybody a fun assignment to do today?
When you're here, everything that we do is fun for them anyway
When I can't even read my own feelings
What good are words when a smile says it all?
And if this world won't write me an ending
What will it take just for me to have it all?

Does my pen only write bitter words for those who are dear to me?
Is it love if I take you, or is it love if I set you free?
The ink flows down into a dark puddle
How can I write love into reality?
If I can't hear the sound of your heartbeat
What do you call love in your reality?
And in your reality, if I don't know how to love you
I'll leave you be
Amanda Kay Burke Mar 2018
It is hard to be loyal
When a friend ignores
The unwritten quiet code
Among better shores

They delicately drift away
Leaving no trace behind
Except unspoken words
That we cannot find

Bound to a promise
Turned to a curse
Our ups and downs
Poured out into verse

Rumors, secrets, and lies
Run rampant through the day
While we helplessly watch
Worn memories fade

The more that we struggle
The harder it gets
To work and untangle
Our huge woven mess

Like a broken record
We cannot mend
There seem to be cliffs
Around the next bend

We have built a wall
That cannot be torn down
Now in a sea of anger
We both stubbornly drown

Meaningless smiles
Can't fool us anymore
I think it is time
We walk out the door

It kills me to say this
I do not want to lie
Somehow I will still love you
I am saying goodbye
An old one I took out some extra buts and ands and rephrased a few lines and the difference is phenomenal.
Neryluz N Mar 2018
I built a wall
Colorful on my side so I can feel its warmth

In the middle there was coldness

I left a tiny hole
Big enough for my eyes to see beyond it

Just to see the day you come back
To knock
Wait...point 5 seconds

And Walk away from it

As I watch the colors inside my heart wash away
Francis Rowell Mar 2018
i tried to stay
but i couldn’t find your heart
it was buried
underneath your hoodie
sleeves pulled over your fingers
you couldn’t let me in
but i understand
what it’s like to have a wall

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you left, you said, because you didn’t know me
but i was trying so hard to open up
i don’t blame you, i’m not worth it
but you could have kissed me goodbye
i got a construction crew yesterday
they’re reinforcing my protection
it’s either trapped in or out
there’s never another way

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i guess it’s goodbye, then

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have a

good

life
life
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