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thegreatperhaps Nov 2015
the flowers grows
slowly sprouting forth from it's roots
trying so hard to make a statement

but it just gets ignored
trampled on, through the storm
slowly losing it's determination

but the sun must rise, life must go on
with or without you
the world must keep turning

so grow, little flower
branch as you go
because no one's gonna wait for you to catch up
thegreatperhaps Nov 2015
after you left
I became so afraid
so very afraid
everything became lifeless
so very lifeless
because I had built my life around you
I guess that's where I went wrong
so very wrong
you said this song got you through a bad night
and I listened to the song on repeat
but what I really wanted to know about
were your bad nights
because I have those too and I wanted to know
if you mean the same thing as I do when I say
I had a bad night

I wanted you to tell me
about every bad night
you've ever had
so I could shoulder some of them
for you
(I've gotten used to carrying around
endless bad nights
in my back pocket
I'd barely notice the extra weight of yours)
lay it on me,
I can handle it

the songs that got me through my bad nights (and
days and weeks and months)
are precious to me
and I hold them to my chest like
you held me

and if that's how you feel about them too
then I love you for sharing them with me
(I'd love you anyways)
(I didn't think it was possible to love you more but
something always seems to happen and suddenly I
do)

and I'd never ask you to carry my bad nights for me
but I feel like you could
maybe
tame some of the wild that lives in them

there's no telling where
or who
we'll be tomorrow morning
but let's ride out this
bad night
together
thegreatperhaps Nov 2015
Remember that day
we were watching Roman Holiday
and you reached over and kissed my cheek
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck as my witness
that was a timeless, eternal second
and though we were only twelve
and we both went our separate ways
I'll always remember you
my beautiful Roman Holiday
thegreatperhaps Nov 2015
I didn't quit trying to be the person you wanted me to be
I quit trying altogether
I'll just fade slowly away
Until I'm nothing but a memory
Or a figment of your imagaination
  Nov 2015 thegreatperhaps
Day
i became something dark.........
                  .........but i didn't mind
because i was in love
............
                 .........
with a monster
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