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4.0k · Dec 2010
World
Toni Dec 2010
black, white, brown
red, blonde, brunette
blue, amber, emerald
everyone so different
no one the same
short, tall, thin, fat
every size, shape
divergent, unique
Spanish, French, Japanese
Latino, Asian, Vietnamese
north, south, east, west
England, Morocco, Paraguay
child, adolescent, adult
heart, lung, eyes, brain
soul, spirit, mind
fear, love, pain, strength
unalike......identical
November 30, 2010 TLB
2.4k · Dec 2010
Christmas Time Is Here
Toni Dec 2010
Christmas Is Here
12.07.10

Bells ringing, people singing
It is the best time of year
Carolers humming, drummers drumming
What a jolly time of year

Snow falling, children calling
What a happy time of year
Christmas trees, chilly breeze
What a lovely time of year

Cookies baking, Santa’s waking
It is the most carefree time of year
Wrapping presents, Christmas pageants
Oh what a glorious time of year
copyright 12.07.10 tlb
1.4k · Aug 2012
Truly Magical
Toni Aug 2012
Take my hand
Hold my heart
Love me unconditionally
Touch my lips
Be one with me
Let our love be free
Watch it float through the atmosphere
Sing as something beautiful happens
Dance as love fills others with hope
Rejoice because our love will conquer hate
So take my hand my love
Let us show the world something truly magical
1.3k · Sep 2010
Puppeteer
Toni Sep 2010
my heart tears, it is ripped out of me, as if it was nothing
your wicked mind, your impish smile, your evil eyes
i am the puppet, and you are the puppeteer to your sick games
your words swirl around my head, intoxicating me
until i am my own no more, i am yours to control
every time you let go i run with fear, and disgust
i tell myself i will never return to this life
yet i always come back, i have no idea what to do with out you
you are my puppeteer, and i am your puppet
i let you play your sick games with me
your lies enchant me, making me helpless to your wrath
making me beg for you every time we touch
you are my drug, i am addicted to you
your kiss gets me high, your touch makes me fly
yet when your gone i get thrown back into reality
i sit here yearning for you, pining for you to return to me
i have no idea what to do without you
for i am your puppet, and  you are my puppeteer
copyright 9.05.10 tlb
1.2k · Dec 2010
Slam
Toni Dec 2010
slam
Another hit. Colors. Everywhere. Taking in everything. Seeing nothing.
slam
Feel the rush. Sting of the needle. Sweet pain. Inviting.
slam
Laughter. Stripped emotion. Pure insanity. Touch of skin.
slam
Passion rising. Savage sensation. Pining for intimacy.
slam
Subsiding into darkness. Driving into turmoil. Aching need.
slam
No more high. No more monster. Crazed obsession for another
**SLAM
copyright 12.28.10 tlb
1.1k · Feb 2011
Hollow
Toni Feb 2011
hollow inside
everything taken away
no pulse, heart, soul
searching for something, anything
scouring for the light
vast valleys of darkness

abiding alone
in a subsided chasm
trying to yell out
no sound escapes
tears swelling
no eluding from this fate

all hope is lost
nothing to live for
darkness envelops
fate discards this lifeless body
numbness draws closer
swallowing every ounce of viability
copyright 1.17.11
1.1k · Sep 2010
Tightrope
Toni Sep 2010
i want to be so angry right now; i want to yell, i want to scream
i want to feel pain, anything would be better
than this feeling i have right now
my body is shaking, my mind is quaking, my heart is breaking
i have never felt this way inside, for i have never really cared
i walked the tightrope, and you cut the string
i had fallen in love, i was head over heals
i was over the fact i was acting like a love stricken fool
i didn't care what they said, i didn't care what they thought
you did though, you cared a lot
their words stole you away, their judgment was too much
you walked away, and didn't look back
you held your head high, you didn't even say goodbye
i want to be angry, but yet all i can do is cry
copyright 9.05.10 tlb
1.0k · Nov 2010
Teenage Girl
Toni Nov 2010
An uncertain, scared teenage girl,
Wonder what is beyond this world?
Hear thoughts of one another,
See judgement in their eyes
I am an uncertain, scared teenage girl

Pretend I do not care,
Drowning in uncertainty,
Touch the hearts of all I see,
Worry about what you think of me,
Think of you,
I am an uncertain, scared teenage girl

Understand that I shouldn't care so much,
Say I won't give up,
Dream of a place where I'm excepted,
Try so hard to meet your expectations,
Hope you will one day love me for who I am,
I am an uncertain, scared teenage girl
10.03.10 tlb
1.0k · Sep 2010
Misunderstood
Toni Sep 2010
no one understands
the way she feels inside
no one really cares
if she lives or dies
no one really knows
this life that she has lived
for no one has ever tried
to see what is inside
the sneer remarks
slash her every time
from smiling girls
with way to much pride
she walks away with her head high
even though she is dying inside
her life is hard
filled with tears, and hate
a dead-beat dad
a mom that does not care
different people come and go
from her parents bed
this life she lives day by day
tears her apart inside
she makes her choices
to try and numb the hate
she makes her life a little
easier to take away the pain
the pain she feels inside
is taken away by the high
the high she makes in her mind
these people think they know
everything about her
they make judgements
and do not really know
this live she has to survive
no one really knows
copyright 9.24.10 tlb
830 · Aug 2010
Believe
Toni Aug 2010
I sit here looking at the clock
reading every minute
the count down has begun

Only a few more days
a few more days
before I step out of my comfort zone
into a place where I do not belong

I try to think of ways to stay here,
to stay where I feel safe
I try to convince myself that it will be okay

That little voice in the back of my mind laughs
it tells me it will not be okay
my mind debates as i try to trick myself into believing
all I want to do is believe

Believe that everything will be okay
copyright 8.17.10 tlb
822 · Aug 2010
Freddy
Toni Aug 2010
you cry, and you howl for my affection
yet when i try to show you love
you run away, with that look on your face
that has stolen my heart
a look that says, "now that i've got your attention, follow me!"
so we play our games, you never tire
you make me trip, you make me fall
but yet me heart remains yours
you fall asleep by my side
then want to leave at some ungodly hour of the morning
then you cry, and you howl for my affection
and i can't help but love you Freddy
you are mine, and i am yours
Freddy for being such a small thing
you are a very large pain
you silly, stubborn, naughty, yet lovable
              cat.
copyright 8.22.10 tlb
784 · Sep 2010
Story
Toni Sep 2010
The paper in the drawer was the only one
who knew everything about her
The pencil with no lead knew
she had a story to tell
Her heart felt more than she would ever admit
No one knew this girl
Except the paper in the drawer and
The pencil who had written it all
copyright 9.17.10 tlb
777 · Sep 2010
Greed
Toni Sep 2010
jealousy is a poison, it is a killer
it fills people, it fills them with hatred
it attaches itself, and never lets go
it crawls into your heart and soul
and tears you apart inside and out
it makes you hurt yourself, and those around you
jealousy is something we all experience
it is something that we have to fight
it is something that hates to loose
it turns even the best people into monsters
it drives you to do the impossible
drives you to do things
you wouldn't normally do
it drives you crazy
jealousy is something we all try not to feel
it is something that no matter how much
we try to contain it, at one point or another
it is going to shine through, and take over
take over our mind and soul
turing us into rage driven sociopaths
jealousy is there, inside us all
just waiting for the perfect moment
waiting for the person, item, or object
that it will latch itself onto turning us
turning us into something we are not
turning us into greed
copyright 8.31.10 tlb
720 · Nov 2010
Consumed
Toni Nov 2010
feel as if everything in life is irrelevant;
moving in slow motion;
black and white motion picture;
no sound, light, color;

static through a fog veiled morning;
eyes clashing open, mind pulsating, body oblivious;
so elevated, untroubled, senseless;
wait.....

tortured agony, squealing shrieks;
"HELP ME!" "GIVE ME MORE!"
airborne for a moment in time;
cascading down into a crevice;

veins of ice, hatred, need;
addicted star-crossed lovers love no more;
idolization for merely the poison alone;
innopportune destruction;

mind, body, soul, life;
clasped by the spite dependence of cannabis;
needles, blood, fire;
consumed
November 30, 2010 TLB
684 · Sep 2010
Sonnet of Life
Toni Sep 2010
I hate school, it makes me drool
I wish I was a bird, Tweet
You are a fool, and I am cool
My brother is a **** that smells like feet
My hair is pretty like falling leaves
My eyes are bright like the sky, oh
my kitty licks me, he was stolen by thieves
My, oh my, would I hate to die

My mind is empty like a cave
Oh, wow my body is hot like the sun
I feel like a slave, but my name is not Dave
I like to run, this poem is almost done

Toni and Kaitlyn wrote this with all their might
It is a good thing we do not fight
copyright 9.30.10 tb & kh
Kaitlyn and I wrote this for our english class - doesn't make any sense, but it is fun!
680 · Jun 2012
Wolf's Bane
Toni Jun 2012
His eyes as blue as the sea
Unknown feelings proved inside of me

His heart as pure as the rain
Love may be my wolf's bane

His smile as bright as the sun
Slowly my sanity is coming undone
June 16, 2012
668 · Aug 2010
Inner Demons
Toni Aug 2010
there are no words, only feelings that cannot truely be shown
no one knows exactly how she feels, it makes her feel so
Alone
no one is there, no one is around
her heart is filled with something that has her
Confused
she has never felt this before
it Hurts
it makes her feel so
Sad so Sick
it brings tears to her eyes
it steals the energy from her body
to fuel its ever growing
Pain
it will not go away, no matter how hard she tries, tries to
Forget
yet it always finds a way to bring itself to the front of her mind
nagging her until she can take it no longer
she gives in, gives in to its unstoppable persistance
it drives her mad
it is always there, it never leaves her alone this feeling
it is as if its only objective is to break her down
tear down her will until it is absolutely nothing
until all that is left is a
Scared
Hurt
little girl alone, and afraid of the monsters lurking in the darkness
waiting, waiting for her to return to them
return to their grasps, for the little girl had left many years ago
yet they knew one day that she would come back to their lair
for the feeling growing in her heart was no match for the girl
they would go on playing their games
passing her back and forth, and she lets them
she waits until one day when their fun is over
and they are through
thoughts of freedon are the only things that keep her going
for without them she would be consumed
consumed by pain, and fear
she knows, knows that there are fields of daisy flowers
waiting for her to come to them
for one day she will be free
copyright 8.5.10 tlb
657 · Mar 2011
Woman's Game
Toni Mar 2011
Wild, Beautiful
Full of sin, one of life's given pleasures, God's little spin
You don't know when its coming or if it will ever stop
Once it takes hold it stays for awhile, making a home starting to conspire
For love is its game, passion is its name
It hooks to your soul, begging and pleading to be set free
It will take control, show a side once hidden before
Use the beauty inside your soul, show the world how you love
Just how passionate you truly are
For you are a woman, stealthy and strong
Woman is your name
Passion is your game
648 · Aug 2010
Happiness
Toni Aug 2010
pure joy
complete bliss
total happiness
a smile that stretches a mile
a laugh that never quits
copyright-8.21.10 tlb
641 · Sep 2010
Secrets Within
Toni Sep 2010
There is something deep inside of you
that no one else can see
it is something that is burried deep
so not even you can look and see

There is something burried so deep
inside of you something scary
something if anyone saw they would run
run away and never look back  
this is the reason why
you keep your secret hidden away

There is something burried deep
inside of you that you have never
let anyone see
but yet no one has every tried
to open this hidden box burried so deep

There is something hidden
so very very deep inside of you
it makes me want to see
it makes me want to see
the light of your misery
it draws me near and ever so excites
the curiosity dwelling inside of me

There is something deep inside of you
that will come out someday

There is something deep inside of you
that shall never frighten me away
so open up that box inside
share the secrets within
copyright 9.8.10 tlb
637 · Sep 2010
Color Blind
Toni Sep 2010
i have lost the beauty of life
everything is in black and white
every sound is nothing but static
war, violence, and all other impurities
they take what is beautiful, and tear it apart
what has happened to this world?
what has happened manners?
what has happened to all the smiles?
this world has become so ugly
i have yet to see the beauty in what we are becoming
a world where no one says hello to a complete stranger
just to be kind, please and thank your are words of the past
this ugly place is not one i want to call my home
i shall not see true beauty until i have found a place
a place where war, and violence are not tolerated
i refuse to take part in a world where **** is tolerated
a place where a woman must scream FIRE because she knows
if she yells for help no one will come to her rescue
a place where children are bought and sold as if mere toys
a place where one believes they have no chance
to make a future for themselves
until i find a place where courtesy is not uncommon
i shall see nothing but black and white
copyright 9.01.10 tlb
619 · Aug 2010
I'm sorry
Toni Aug 2010
im sorry, im sorry that people are so terrible
im going to apologize for them because they are to caught up in themselves to realize that they are wrong
so im sorry for people who are rude to you
and who think that it is okay to belittle you
because it makes them feel better about themselves
so im sorry for the days that have gone all wrong
im sorry for the people who just dont seem to care
im sorry for the people who dont realize what they do to others
im sorry for the people who dont get what they deserve in life
but most of all im sorry for the people who should be saying this
copyright 8.26.10 tlb
617 · Apr 2011
Memories That Remain
Toni Apr 2011
Lost in a vast forest
Escape before he finds you
Confused as to what you did
Hurt, afraid, angry
Feeling so small
Watch out, here he comes
Run as fast as you can
Can’t escape his rage
Each hit feels like a hammer
He grabs your throat
Can’t breath, eyes water
Don’t cry, be strong
Let him think he won
The blows stop
He leaves with pride
Alone, feeling irrelevant
Bruises show his wrath
Tears can’t take away the pain inside
Marks fade, but the memories still remain
615 · Aug 2010
Me & The Drum
Toni Aug 2010
the beat of a drum
the strum of a guitar
the voice of an artist
my heart beats with the rhythm of the song
my blood rushes through my veins
making me feel so alive
my eyes are closed as my heart soars
the sound of a song
the motion of my body
feeling everything
yet nothing
complete bliss
the words swirl around me
engulfing me
filling me with something unimaginable
feeling as if everything were okay
for just one moment its only
me & the drum
copyright 8.2.10 tlb
607 · Jul 2011
Tainted Souls
Toni Jul 2011
Young hearts screaming
yet silence remains,
Unshed tears are streaming
while all love evaids

Clean souls are tainted
as true hatred shades,
The cruelty of smiled painted
while never-ending pain fades

In the light of the darkness
an animal is born,
True beauty filled with starkness
memories of pain never forlorn


Pure evil inside fighting to flee
Dreams of peace will never be
601 · Sep 2010
They Said
Toni Sep 2010
The tears she cried said she was
scared
Her empty bed said she was
alone
A hole in her heart said she had been
used
The blood under her nose said
she had lost her way
A straw on the table said
she was past the point of any return
Cold handcuffs around her tiny wrists
told a tale of justice
The walls in her house kept silent
for they had seen too much to tell
copyright 9.17.10 tlb
600 · Sep 2010
Have You Ever?
Toni Sep 2010
have you ever felt pure blind rage?
have you ever been so angry all morals disappear?
have you ever felt as if your blood was boiling?

have you ever felt complete bliss?
have you ever been so happy you felt as if you could fly?
have you ever felt as if  you blood was made out of glitter?

have you ever felt consumed by grief?
have you ever been so sad when you took at breath if felt as if your lungs and heart were collapsing inside of you?
have you ever felt as is your blood was made of tears?

have you ever felt so high that everything was funny?
have you ever been so high that everything in this world was grand?
have you ever felt as if everything were in place for a reason?

have you ever had a moment in time where you just felt?
have you ever been so in touch with yourself you felt everything?
have you ever felt as if you were completely human?
copyright 9.15.10 tlb
596 · Aug 2010
Hidden
Toni Aug 2010
something inside
hidden so deep
a secret
a lie
is burried beneath
the truth of a saint
the betrayal of a lover
the sin of a god
the voices of one another
copyright 8.5.10 tlb
589 · Sep 2010
Dreaming
Toni Sep 2010
eyes closed, mind open, dreaming of a place
a place where no judgement is cast upon one another
somewhere where there are no problems
no one is ever let down, and there are no imperfections
a place where everyone is high on life, and nothing else
a place where a favor is paid with a smile
a place where everyone is greeted with warm words
somewhere where everyone is beautiful
because they are who they are
no one is ever anything less than what they dream to be
a place where all your dreams become a reality
a place where all you need is a little faith, and determination
a place where love thrives, and there is no such thing as hatred
somewhere where there is no war, just peace
eyes open, mind open, and i'm still dreaming
copyright 9.01.10
556 · Sep 2010
War of the Mind
Toni Sep 2010
My history was more like a war
A war not like an ordinary war  
This wasn’t a kind of war
That took place in a different country
This was a war inside the home  
This wasn’t a kind of war
Where you used guns, and tanks
This was a war of the mind  
A war where you used words
Words as your weapons
Greed as your alibi
This was the kind of war
The kind of war that made you wish
Wish you were fighting in some
Remote country
With 115 degree weather
With mosquitoes the size of small birds
Feeding on your blood
No this is no ordinary war
It is a war inside the home
A war of the mind
copyright 9.12.10 tlb ~This section came out of the book I am working on, the wording is a little different though to make if flow better.
542 · Aug 2010
Safe
Toni Aug 2010
i stand in a twisted sea
my face stings as the waves slap against me
they pull at my limbs, trying to tear me apart
i try to get away, swimming as fast as i can
but the waves pull me further into the storm
the waves seem to grow stronger as my fear increases
i start to loose hope
the waves are going to win
i let them pull at me, willingly let them take me under
the water burns as it goes down my throat, and into my screaming lungs
my brain starts to go into a frenzy
sending signals to my drowning body
suddenly my arms feel as if they are flying
my legs feel a strength they have never felt before
i am going to make it
i am going to win
finally my head breaks through the surface
i take in deep breaths trying to calm the burning sensation in my chest
in the distance i spot an island
i feel a renewed hope
the waves start to die down, as i swim towards the shore
the heat caresses my body as the sand takes my shape
i will never leave this place
for once i feel safe
copyright 8.2.10 tlb
539 · Sep 2010
Let The Rain Fall
Toni Sep 2010
let the rain fall down upon you
wash away your tears

let the rain fall upon you
cleanse your tainted soul

let the rain fall upon down you
replenish your weary heart

let the rain fall upon you
vanquish all your fears

let the rain fall down upon you
point your face towards the sky

let the rain fall upon you
wash you from your heart to your soul

let the rain fall down upon you
free your spirit from your mind

let the rain...rain
copyright 9.15.10 tlb
538 · Aug 2010
Done
Toni Aug 2010
I watch your mouth move
but nothing you say makes any sense
the words spin around my head
laughing
taunting
nothing comprehends
everything spins like snow caught in the wind
my eyes are
blank
my head is
empty
suddenly everything falls into place
i close my eyes i do not want to know
i do not want to understand
my confusion turns to
hurt
and then into blind
rage
the words are suddenly like
daggers
stabbing at my heart
making sure nothing of me is left unharmed
my heart feels as if its bleeding
everything leaks out of me
all of the life in me fades away
your mouth stops moving
your eyes look over me
the pain
the hurt
the anger
it all shows, i cannot hide it
tears fall down my face
like a waterfall but yet not as beautiful
everything blurs
i let everything show
so you understand so you finally know
what you do to me
as i come to senses i start to let go
let go of everything
let go of your words
let go of you
i am done
i am through
copyright 8.2.10 tlb
532 · Sep 2010
Can Not, Will Not
Toni Sep 2010
i can not look into your eyes
for i am scared you will
see what is inside

i can not let you in my heart
for i am scared you will
steal it

i can not let you into my mind
for i am scared you will
judge me

i will not look into your eyes
because i am afraid
i will never look away

i will not let you in my heart
because i am afraid
i will never let you leave

i will not let you into my mind
because i am afraid
i will always have your memory

you will not look into my eyes
for i have never let you

you will not be in my heart
for i will never let you in

you will not see whats on my mind
for i will never tell you

for i am afraid, that if i let you in
and then you are taken away

my eyes will never look at another
my heart will never belong to another
my mind will always be on you
copyright 9.14.10 tlb
526 · Sep 2010
Closer to the End
Toni Sep 2010
It comes around once a year

And greats us with a slam

Your another year older

Another year closer to the end

So drink up, fall down

And get back up again

For today you are one year

Closer to the end
copyright 9.10.10 tlb
512 · Mar 2011
Forever & Ever
Toni Mar 2011
Why do we cry when we loose someone we love?
Perhaps we cry because we wish to hold them in our arms forever.
It may be because we wish to see them smile for one more day.
Or possibly we yearn to hear them laugh just one more time.
It's possible we pine to have them stand by our side and protect us from the misfortunes that life brings upon us.
It could be that we feel we need them to hold us as we cry for our losses and hear their voice telling us it will all be okay.
What would one give just to say "I love you." just one last time?
Or to let them know that we will never forget a single moment spent together, or any day you can remember.
To show them the love you will hold for them forever and ever.
509 · Nov 2010
Holes in the Wall
Toni Nov 2010
The holes in the wall say,
"There was a fight."
The broken furniture said,
"Stay out of sight!"
The record player skipping tunes said,
"Watch out for his wrath."
The empty bottles said,
"He drank way to much."
The blood stained on the floor said,
"Something got out of hand."
The bones buried in the yard say,
"He is an evil man."
10.03.10 tlb
509 · Sep 2010
I am
Toni Sep 2010
I am a poet and an artist
I am a fish in the sea
I am the breath of an unborn child
I am the light of misery
I am the goddess of art
I am the cries of a mother
who has lost her child
I am the warmth of a hug
I am me
copyright 9.08.10 tlb
502 · Sep 2010
Love Someone
Toni Sep 2010
if
you love
someone, you love
all of them, every  
quirk, every smirk every twinkle
in their eyes, every minute of
the day until the sun says goodbye
copyright 9.17.10
500 · Sep 2010
No One Knew
Toni Sep 2010
Pictures on the wall tell a story
A story of a girl
A fabricated story of the life
They thought she lived
For no one ever saw the bruises
The bruises hidden under her clothes
No one ever saw the blood on her lips
They thought she lived a happy life

No one knew the monster
No one knew the man she loved
No one knew the evil inside of him
No one saw the despair in her eyes
No one heard her silent cries for help
No one knew until it was to late
No one knew until she could take it no longer

He took her life one day
When her body could take not one more beating
She stayed strong, and smiled for she saw her God
She was free of pain, of suffering
She was finally free
copyright 9.17.10 tlb
471 · Aug 2010
Monster Mind
Toni Aug 2010
shed a tear, scream out loud
never forget the day
you walked right in
and walked back out
leaving a trail of pain
all it took, all i needed
was to see you everyday
it was to much you could not take it
my love was never enough
you wanted what i could not give
but you stole it anyway
my innocence will never stray
your monster mind will not decay
you left your mark
i will always know
i cannot forget
the impact you have made on me
you took your toll on my life
i will never be the same
i let you in
you showed me how
you stole my heart
but yet you wanted what
i would not give
all it took to say goodbye
was one look out the door
i watched you leave
because all i said was no
copyright 8.5.10 tlb

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