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Silva Mee May 2017
You say
you make sacrifices
so that I can be successful

I say
I am successful
Despite your sacrifices

Two perspectives but one truth
Silva Mee Aug 2021
blue scarf
red scarf
yellow scarf
expressions of
joy and happiness
worn by me
dancing with you
Silva Mee Jun 2019
I am seeking
but I cannot find.

I am passionately seeking
but I cannot find.

I am desperately seeking
but I cannot find.

Do I know what I am looking for?
Silva Mee Jan 2020
she does not write
he is concerned
her words had given
him pleasure
a sense that
he was not alone
her sudden silence
intensely saddens him
Silva Mee Aug 2022
she looks at the shell
and wonders

how many people
have walked past
without noticing it
hurrying through their lives
chasing other people’s dreams

she stops
smiles
and decides to be different
Silva Mee May 2017
You say
I can speak without restrictions
and encourage me
to go beyond my fear

I say
nothing
as I do not want to disappoint you
Silva Mee Jul 2017
I had not thought
that I could ever
feel happy again
when looking
into the eyes
of a man

But meeting you
has proved me wrong
and now I dance
and sing my song
Silva Mee Dec 2017
the pink sky
reminds me of the day
we met

the blue sky
reminds me of the days
we spent together

the grey sky
reminds me if the day
you left

the sky is grey again today
Silva Mee Oct 2019
sleep
he
says

I am not tired
she
responds
Silva Mee May 2023
why can I not sleep
she asks
exhausted from the thoughts
racing in her mind

as she has no answer
to her nightly question
she takes a deep breath
and falls asleep
Silva Mee Jul 2017
I cannot sleep
I am counting sheep
1, 2, 3
you are with me
6, 7, 8
I am not afraid
729
you are still mine
I am counting sheep
I cannot sleep
Silva Mee Aug 2017
dark night
sound of a train in the distance
sad call of a lonely owl
hungry bark of a fox passing by
wind playing with the leaves of a tree
church bell striking twice
reminding me to fall asleep
Silva Mee Jun 2017
I had come today
expecting to meet
dull and uninteresting people
but when I saw your smile
I knew I had been wrong
Silva Mee Feb 2018
what are
snowflakes
the little girl
asks

snowflakes are
the frozen tears of angels
her mother
answers
Silva Mee Jul 2017
My mother sold the house
and with it all the suffering
of days gone by.

Soon nobody will remember
those who
once lived there.

Should I be sad?
Should I be happy?
Silva Mee Sep 2018
sometimes
I do not know
what to do

at other times
I can see
a clear path ahead

today
I am lost again
tomorrow
I might find the path
Silva Mee May 2023
looking at
the lush green trees
she weeps
as she fears
that the world
will be less green
for her grandchildren
Silva Mee Jul 2024
in many ways he was like
all the other men
she had loved and left before
but there was something about him
that felt different
exciting and mysterious
it made her shiver
with delight and expectation
but also anxious
as she discovered a longing in her
she had not experienced before
this unknown desire alarmed her
and she feared loosing control
I need to quickly decide
whether to leave him or
to succumb to my desire
she hastily thought
yet there was no rush
her heart had already decided
as this time she had met
her soul mate
Silva Mee Mar 2018
for her
the spotlight is
on the moment

in the brightness
of the moment
she cannot see
her past
nor anticipate
her future

for her
living in the moment
means happiness
Silva Mee Nov 2017
"There are too many stones
on the road", he said
and began to pick them up.

She watched him silently,
not showing any emotions.
He looked at her,
disappointed and sad.

Should I have told him
that with every stone he picked up
her love for him grew?
Silva Mee Mar 2019
I do not
understand
why you smile
when
everything
seems to go wrong
I say

I know
that
things
will change
she answers
and smiles
Silva Mee Nov 2022
she sits
on the bench
quietly
so that nobody
can see
her despair
as she wonders
if she still has the strength
to pick herself up
after yet another
disappointing
failure
Silva Mee May 30
I understand
that life
is stressful
for you

but do you understand
that life
is stressful
for me
Silva Mee Jan 2018
Why is it so difficult
to be kind
if one is stressed
she wonders
and softly begins
to weep
as she has hurt him
again.
Silva Mee Feb 2018
how can I forget
the stresses of life
how can I smile
without any fear
how can I be
joyful and calm

I show you
he says
taking me
passionately
into his arms
Silva Mee Mar 2018
Lazy Sunday afternoon
Hot chocolate, cake and reading.

Dreams of better days to come
Thoughts of adventure and of fun.

I wish Monday does not come!
Silva Mee Aug 2022
I do not know
how to talk to you
without hurting you

as I do not want
to hurt you
I shall stop
talking to you
tea
Silva Mee Jun 2018
tea
green trees
green lake
green tea
you and me

red sun
red sky
red tea
you and me

white hills
white paths
white tea
you and me
tea
Silva Mee Aug 2021
tea
green tea
black tea

always for you
and never for me
Silva Mee Oct 2017
tomorrow is the day
you left me

on that day you told me
that you had to go
because you did not want
to disappoint her

on that day I listened to your words
and could not comprehend them
and when I saw you leave the house
and thought it was a dream

today I understand
you had stopped loving me
Silva Mee Aug 2019
you are so
different today
I do not see
desire in your eyes
but resignation
and a sense
that things will
never be the same
where are your smiles
and your belief that
everything you touch
will magically transform
I am sad as I  sense
that you are
anticipating the end
Silva Mee Jul 8
every day she comes
sits down at the corner table
sips her coffee
and looks forlorn

I want to sit down
next to her
and to smile at her
to change her expression

but every time I try
I hit the invisible wall
she has erected around herself
so as not to be disturbed
Silva Mee Sep 2020
why are you and daddy
always arguing
the little girl asks
her mother

we are not arguing
her mother answers
we are just exploring
different opinions
Silva Mee Apr 2024
she locked the door
so that nobody
could disturb her
she needed peace
and aloneness
as she had to decide
whether to marry him
or to follow her dreams
Silva Mee Aug 2021
when I was a child
I knew
what I needed
to do
to become a painter:
paint

as I grew up
my power of doing
was replaced by fear
and I stopped painting
Silva Mee Jun 8
why do you love me
she expectantly asks

I have asked myself
the same question
he answers and smiles
Silva Mee Feb 2021
I want to paint
but I have no colours

I want to write
but I cannot find my pen

I want to sing
but I lost my voice

I want to run away
but I do not know where it is safe

So I do nothing
and everything stays the same
Silva Mee Aug 2017
they say
there is somebody
out there
who really deserves me
but they do not tell me
how to find him
Silva Mee Oct 2017
They say she treated you badly
Taking advantage of your kindness and love
I understand your pain and anger
But I do not understand
Why you make me suffer for it
Silva Mee Nov 2018
you were
my hero and
my joy

my sunshine
when skies
were grey

my hope
for better things
to come

but now
you are
my biggest
mistake
Silva Mee Feb 2018
she looks out of the window
into a bright blue sky
I have not heard from him
for a long time
she quietly says
opens a drawer
takes out pen and paper
and begins to write
slowly and thoughtfully
Silva Mee Aug 2021
tomorrow will bring
a new and better day
she thinks full of hope
and decides to fall asleep
Silva Mee Jul 2017
I feel so happy
I feel so bright
as I shall meet
the man
of my dreams
tonight
Silva Mee Jul 9
she stands
at the foot
of the mountain
longing to reach the top
I can see that fear
is holding her back
so I take her hand
and begin walking with her
Silva Mee Jan 2018
I am on the train
tired but reassured
as I know that soon
you will hold me
in your arms again.
Silva Mee Jun 2017
This is a beautiful train journey
Green meadows
Silvery sea
Blue sky
And yellow sun

It was not like that two weeks ago
When I was on the train
Looking forward to seeing you
Then the meadows were brown
And the sea was black
The sun was hidden
And the sky was crying
I know now that they were anticipating my pain
Silva Mee Jan 2019
she looked
at him
undecided
and scared

jump
he said
with a smile
if you decide
to follow
your dreams
everything
will fall into place

she looked
at him again
saw his
deep love
for her
and jumped
Silva Mee Jul 2017
mountains and sky
merged together
in one shade of grey
water of the lake
a vivid turquoise
a minimalist landscape
painted by nature
Silva Mee Jun 2017
I watch the two lovers
sitting opposite me
in the café.

He:
tall
grey hair
an air of power
and importance.

She:
small
long hair
looking up to him
with admiration.

Lost in each other’s gaze
they are holding hands.

Why does it unsettle me
that he
is wearing a ring
and she
is not?
Silva Mee Jul 2017
I sit next to you
but you only see her.

I am talking to you
but you only hear her voice.

I wonder
should I stay or should I go?
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