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I grasp at the wind
But all I really want
Is to touch the sky.
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 at 12:44 PM UTC
When these old faces
Become new friends,
The pain from familiar strangers,
The ones who never made amends,
Will disappear like smoke;
And I'll watch these wounds mend.
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 at 12:44 PM UTC
Nothing will be the same
If he changes your name;
And we will be torn apart
If he does steal your heart.
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 at 12:43 PM UTC
I'm not sure if it's allergies,
Or maybe anxiety;
But burning tears come to my eyes,
And I deal with them quietly.
I always forget to take a breath—
Whether it's stolen away,
Or whether it catches in my throat,
Because there's nothing I can say.
A cold lump moved into my stomach—
It hasn't moved for weeks;
And the nausea that comes upon me
Drains the color from my cheeks.
Icicles of panic stab
My raw and tender conscience;
The voices inside my head keep screaming,
"No!" And I have to constantly fight this.
I can't sit still and just take this
I shudder, shiver and shake
I feel exposed and yet alone
How much more can I take?
What is wrong with this body?
And all the emotions inside?
If I could, I'd run to the mountains
To find a place to hide.
Surrounded by friends I think I know,
But who've never known me
I tell myself that that's a lie
I tell myself I'm not lonely.
If I once feel right again
If this throbbing in my head can cease
I'll take that as a sign from above
And soak in every second of peace.
Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 2:40 PM UTC
.
This mess of me
is boiling
The pressure's building fast.
This churning, burning,
furnace heat—
I know that I won't last.
'Cause ev'rything
inside of me
It just keeps holding on
To all the things
hurting me
I know why it feels wrong.
I'm stuck inside
that easy lie
That says I cannot change
And when I cry
I realize
This certainly is strange.
For though I died
to flesh, I strive
To rectify myself;
I tried and tried
and then, surprise:
I needed something else.
Nothing makes
it past the pain
Except your healing touch.
And you say, "Wait,
My child, wait,
For you will know My love."
Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 2:14 PM UTC
rock shreds my heartstrings
until it hurts, and i heal—
the right way this time.
Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 2:15 PM UTC
Something about her
Shines without even trying
And everyone sees.
Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 2:05 PM UTC