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K Aug 2017
i don't want to be
your rebound
or just
your idiotic playground

i don’t want to be
your 2 a.m. bootycall
or just
your cuddle past nightfall

i don’t want to be
your backup plan
or just
your unwanted tan

but i want to be
your number one
though it is easier said
than done
why do i grasp at straws when i know that there are better things out there?
K Aug 2017
i used to think that ***
was only for skinny people
because those who can't even
look at their own naked reflection
would not be able to let anyone else do so

it is different now
back when external validation was all i sought and internal validation ceased to exist but times have changed.
K Aug 2017
maybe it is easier to claim to
not believe in love and
to stray away from the topic of
not having been in love
just to hide the fact that i envy what they have
as being something i will never have
however i've been meaning to see the light at the end of the tunnel
but this tunnel is just way too dark and this light seems to be non-existent
especially when all you are is
blind(ly wanting to feel <title>)
it's just one of those nights you question all that you believe in
K Jul 2017
i am
the blunt edges of a dollar-butterknife
that fails to cut through my ribeye;
the sharp ends of a jigsaw puzzle
that can't fit any more pieces;
the worn-down bedsheets
that has holes and ink stains all over; and
the dollar coin
that dropped on the floor.

but i have realised that i am also
a blunt edge used to spread butter on bread,
the sharp ends to complete the puzzle,
the worn sheets that are your favourite memory, and
the dollar that brightened up someone’s lousy day.  

always remember
(refer to title).
slowly learning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, one step at a time.
  Jul 2017 K
Anna Patricia
I remember sitting with my legs crossed
at an empty parking lot with you.
Burning our lungs,
sharing our deepest secrets at 3am
while I rest my head
on your shoulder that cold summer night.
I sang along our favorite songs
and you wished that time stopped
so we could still be together.

But alas,

You are still too damaged.
You think too much.
You are too practical.
You are not yet ready for anything.

And I’m left confused
and angry
and frustrated
and a little bit hurt, I guess.

So here we are again,
so here we go again.

Who would have thought
that we would actually
burn even faster
than our cigarettes?

                                                    ­                        
 — apbq
  Jul 2017 K
phil roberts
Do not dream too loudly
You may awaken your conscience

                                        By Phil Roberts
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