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Masha Yurkevich Jan 2020


If you can park it

and not turn around
to look at it
as you walk away...




you haven't bought the right car.


I have nothing to say...
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
I've been running,
chasing
after life.
I want to tell it to
slow down.

But I've learned one thing:

Life,
won't wait

So you just gotta keep up.
Masha Yurkevich Nov 2019

Child,
oh child,
sitting by the window.
How long have you been there,
watching the snow?

Child,
oh child,
sitting by the window.
What is it that you want
to know?

Child,
oh child,
sitting by the window.
How long will you be there,
and will you ever go?

Child,
oh child,
sitting by the window.
Will you ever be loved,
or have a home?

Child,
oh child,
sitting by the window...


This Sunday is the day of Orphans.

I have seen orphans sitting by the window like this before, and it felt like a knife went through my heart when I did.
All who have a family, a house, food; don't take it for granted.
Because there are so many who don't have it...
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
Not
always on
Christmas do you
need snow. Not always on
Christmas do you need lights.
Not always on Christmas do you
need a tree. Always on Christmas do you
need a Christmas Spirit.
I guess that for some in warmer places snow is not always a need for it to feel like Christmas. And others might celebrate Christmas in other ways, not necessarily with trees and lights. But in whatever ways you celebrate, may your Christmas be a merry one.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2019

A

t
a
l
l


clear

glass
of
water.

Crystal clear,
smooth and cool,
it's standing there,
waiting for you.

You take a sip,
waiting for the
moment...


You wince.

What happened?

Where is the cool, crispy, smooth sensation?

Who knew that such an attractive, cool, and clear
glass of water
could be so nasty?

From the outside,
it had looked so good,
so ready.

But it was unknown
that the water
was full of salt.

Similar to water,
we humans are too.

We can look kind and sweet,
but be rude untrue.


Inspired when I unknowingly drank a glass of salty water.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
What goes around,
comes around.
So if you throw enough
bad into this world,
sooner or later,
it will come back at you.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
Often
when we want
control,
it's just better
to let go.
Masha Yurkevich Nov 2019

I
s t a r e  
at the clock,
my chin to my knees.
5 more seconds
and I'll never be fourteen.

4 more seconds
the clock ticks so loudly,
spelling out the last seconds so clearly.

3 more seconds
a new chapter of my life.
So very soon, it will arrive.

2 more seconds
I smile to myself.
For a new beginning,
I must first have an end.

1 more second
I  close my eyes.
3, 2, 1

it has arrived
My birthday
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2020


Stuck at home with nothing to do?
Technology is where we go to.

With this new virus keeping us inside,
technology is where we spend our time.

We all sit at home
using our computers and our phones

Our days have suddenly gotten longer
so we see what technology has to offer.

The comfort and luxury of the world today
we have more than we did on any other day.

No old-fashioned letters or telephone calls,
today technology does it all.

Latest gadgets and gizmos we have access to
that make our days easier to get through.

Separate fact from fiction,
or look up a definition

Technology has got you covered
better than you’ve ever wondered.

Just press a button and watch it happen
technology better that you can imagine.

Like a genie in a bottle that will grant you three wishes,
technology, on the other hand, does not have a limit.

Ask what you want and you’ll get a reply
with a clear answer of how and why.

But while we are all at home waiting for this to move,
remember that there is one thing you can always do.

Take some twenty seconds and give your hands a thorough clean
with warm water and soap to stop the spread of COVID19.


WASH THOSE HANDS
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
Sometimes,
it is the worst
to keep your tears in.
But sometimes,
you can't stand
that familiar feeling
on your skin.
I don't want to cry,
but this fear,
frustration,
anger,
sadness,
and pain
just gives me more rain.
I don't want to cry,
I want to hide it.
Sometimes,
I cannot.
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
I am currently
under construction.
Thank you
for your patience.
I know
I'm not always the easiest
to deal with,
but in my defense,
teenage years
aren't always the easiest
to go through!
For all those who deal with me on a daily basis.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
I have a deadline
that was set.
I probably won't meet it,
I bet.
But that's fine with me,
because I know
the person
who set that deadline,
and I know
that they won't mind too much either.

Because it was me.
Setting deadlines for myself by myself never really worked for me...
:)
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
I don't think I should dream anymore;
it hurts me,
more and more.
My dreams bring me up so high,
and then something goes wrong
and my dreams die.
Dreaming is deadly;
it could **** you.
But you shouldn't give up on your dreams,
because each one has its own value.
Keep on dreaming...
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2020

When I am deprived of your smile,
I lose mine too.

When I don't see your eyes,
I lose my sight.

When I don't hear your laugh,
I lose my hearing.

When I don't feel your touch,
my blood stops flowing.

Don't you understand,
without you,
I simply can't?

My life becomes a
lifeless place,

there is no difference between
minutes or days.

I cannot function
when I am deprived

of the only thing
that made me
thrive.


Very lovesick
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
He smiled.
She smiled.  
She fell.
He didn't.
She was the truth.
He was a lie.
She loved.
He liked.
He left.
She stayed.
He was whole.
She was  b  r  o  k  e  n.
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Don't know something;
Google.
Don't know someone;
Facebook.
Didn't see something,
Youtube.
Can't do something...

MOM!
Moms are just so great and surprisingly know so much about things.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2019
You can't see it

D
E
E
P


inside

what I show or what I hide.

What I feel and what I say
what I do, what is my way.

You don't know
what I'm going through,
or if the smile I show is false or true.

You don't know the situation I'm in,
or the rock and hard place that I am between.

You don't know me or where I'm going
but that's alright by me.
We're all busy, going somewhere,
just please do not judge me.


You never know someone's situation...
Masha Yurkevich Oct 2019
The seconds

t
i
c
k

by.

With each, I am more ready to die.

He said he would
never
leave me.

He said he was gonna
love me deeply.

He said he was never gonna let me
d
o
w
n.

He said he would make a smile
out of each frown.

He said
and I
believed.

Because of him,
it's all this grieve.

The seconds tick by,
inviting me to come.

To join a world that it so
different than this one.

It wouldn't take long,
and soon I'd be there.

No pain, no fear,
and I wouldn't care.

And may this world do whatever
is in its desire.

Flood,
erupt,
or burn down in fire.

And I'd go right now,
and I'd be real glad.

But it's my best friend who's holding me down,
saying that my idea's kinda bad.

She says I should stay,
get along,
let it go...

And with her help,
I'll get through,
I know.


An experience one of my friends had when her relationship went down in flames.
I was so glad that I could help her when she was in this miserable state.
And I'm glad that it had a good ending to it.
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
I have so
many
dumb memories
that hang with my heart.
I think that I
should get rid of them
but I don't know
where to start.
Like that time when you said something
real dumb
and made me laugh,
or that time
when I was so angry,
I broke
your pencil in half.
Oh, that time
when we were passing notes in class
and the teacher
found out and got us in trouble
real fast.
Or that time when
we said all those horrible lies
just to get us
some free alone time.
Thinking of this,
I've made up my mind.
I'll keep these memories and never
leave them behind.
I have a whole collection of these dumb memories, but I will never let them go.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
I think
that my dreams
are dying.

Even worse,
I think that they

are taking me down

with them.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
I always
save best for last.

Until I got older
and found out that life
is fast.

Now I eat my dessert first,
my cake, my candy, and my starbursts.
My parents don't really approve...
well, to bad!
Life is way too short to eat your vegetables first. I'll save those for when I have some extra time.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2020

Just because it's the end of the

chapter

doesn't mean it's the end of the

book.


Masha Yurkevich Nov 2019

I'm ending this day
grateful,
knowing that my
thanks
are higher than my
needs.


I'm not hungry, and I'm not cold.
I'm not homeless and I'm not alone.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
I
can't
live behind
a mask for much
longer. I think I'm gonna
blow. All this anger and fear,
It'll come out of me like a volcano.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
I often think about escaping
from this world that makes me cry.
I often think about escaping
from this world that is filled with crime.
I often think about escaping
from this world that cuts my wings
and doesn't let me fly.
I often think about escaping,
and how it would feel to say
            goodbye
                            and
                                              die.
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019


Every conflict is just an opportunity to solve a problem.


                                                              ­          ~ Lisa Hodge
My language arts teacher keeps on saying this, and so I finally decided to make something of it.
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
Every road
has its puddles.
Every person
has their troubles.
Every life
has its struggles.
No matter what you face
in your path,
you can still rise up
like an
angel.
Go on! You're strong! :)
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
Every time when you
argue,
my heart breaks.
Every time when you talk
about leaving,
I think it's because of my mistakes.
Every time that you
hurt me,
I try to hide the scars and make them fake.
Please don't do this to me...
please.
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
Every time
you kiss my nose
good-night.
Read me stories at night.
Hug me in your arms.
Keep me safe from harm.
You are so special to me,
you mean more than anything.
I love you,
yes,
I love you so much.
Masha Yurkevich May 2019


If evolution really works,

then why do mothers only have


two hands?


Dealing with us, they need a couple thousand of them. :)
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
Yes!
Finally,
the light came on.


But I had to
use like 100
extension cords.
I wrote this referring to my mind, when I finally understood a math problem after multiple attempts.
Every little thing that I was told worked like an extension cord, giving me my final end result.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
Without
failure,
there is no success.

Without
success,
there is no failure.
Masha Yurkevich Oct 2019


It's ok to
fall apart.

Tacos fall apart
and we
still love them.


Right?

Also, I'm just a bit hungry...
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
In order to
fly,
you need to
fall first.
Break those wings;
feel that pain.
Get to know the ground
before you
take to the sky.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2020


Fake smile.

White teeth.

One goal:
just breathe.

Heart and soul

make them hide.

Lock your feelings

deep inside.

Don't let anybody know

the storm that's ripping through your soul.

Don't let anybody see

the hurricane that's deep within.


...


Fake smile.

White teeth.

New goal:

be real.


Be real. There is no good in hiding who you really are deep inside.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
And yet again
I hear that familiar melody
running through
my ears.
Beautiful
and
sorrowful
it brings me tears.
I close
my eyes
and take a listen,
to the music
that brings me to a
whole new kingdom.
But it's
nothing special
playing that music.
It's just a piano
that sounds so fantastic.
How much I love the piano...
Masha Yurkevich Nov 2018
Famous last words,
there are plenty of them.
But the last words of a person we love
can mean more than any gem.
                    
                    Words that we remember,
words that we live by.
                     Words that we treasure,
words that don't lie.

Nothing lives forever,
everything must die.
But the last few words of a person's life
can make us feel more alive.

Whether it's your mother,
a piano teacher,
a friend,
a father,

last words can make a difference
and touch our hearts.

                               "Make me proud."

Those last words were said strong and loud
from the lips of a person I loved to pieces.

They may not be famous,
they may not be long.
But no last words
can ever be wrong.
Everyday, the words "Make me proud" are what get me out of bed. I will never forget the person who said them and I know that that person looks out for me everyday from the moment I get out of bed, to the moment I get back in. She is with me everywhere and helps me get through everyday.
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
Roses are red,
violets are blue.
I have
ten fingers,
and so do you.
Use them well and be useful.
Use them for good deeds.
Use them to
plant
kindness
out of a small seed.
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
To be
old and wise,
you must first be
young and stupid.
Unfortunately...
Masha Yurkevich Sep 2019

Flat tire?
Give it some air.

A tear in your clothes?
Stitch it up.

Dead car battery?
Use a jump start.

Ripping tights?
Add a drop of nail polish remover.

Loose nail?
Use a hammer.

Clock stop working?
Change the batteries.

Bleeding finger?
Get a Band-Aid.

Squeaky door?
Use some oil.

Not feeling well?
Go see a doctor.

Broken heart?
Not a cast,
not any amount of duct tape,
not any doctor,
not any batteries,
no type of stitch,
no kind of Band-Aid
no matter how much money you have,
will never fix it.


But if anyone has any ideas, I'm ready to listen.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2018
The word

FOREVER

overwhelms me.

It has no end

It has not start.
Just thinking about it floods me.
Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
Of course
I'll forgive you!
You're my dear friend!
I love everything we do together
and the time
that we spent!

...

But no,
now you've gone a bit too far.
You're not longer
such a big pleasure.
I don't want
to be next to you
or see your face.
Because what you've done
is not something
I can erase.
You've changed too much. And the things you've done I'm not so sure I can forgive you.
Masha Yurkevich Jan 2019
Let me be forgiving
if someone is unkind.
Let me forgive them
and not keep it in my mind.
Let me smile to them
and send the anger right away.
For angry thoughts can darken
the brightest of the day.
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
True friends
are like a four-leafed clover.
Hard to find,
lucky to have.
Masha Yurkevich Mar 2019
It's only
four letters
put together to make
a word.
Living this is like a living in
a different world.

No sorrow
no pain;
no worry,
no blame.

It's only four letters,
spelling out


L     O     V     E


yet its outcome
is strong and more than enough.
And you can make it happen and pass in on to others.
Masha Yurkevich Dec 2019


Night is a strange

freedom

from sunset
to
sunrise.


Masha Yurkevich Apr 2019
My
                     emotions;
tied      
                   together;
as is a        
                              French Braid.
Happiness,          
                         love
.
Anger,                  
                     hate.

Which strand                  
                          should I pick;
which one                  
                         should I use?
Or should I                    
                       just let go
and let them                
                          all

   l   o   o   s   e  ?
Inspired by my French Braid...
Masha Yurkevich Nov 2019


Every time you help me out,
I just wanna get on top of the world and shout:
Thank you God for this great friend!
And may this great friendship
never end.


I'm planning to make more...
Masha Yurkevich Feb 2019
In life,
you do not lose friends.
You only find out
who the real ones are.
And perhaps make some new ones.
Masha Yurkevich Oct 2019

Help all!


Please,
I need your help.
I'm trying to make new friends.
I don't know where to start to make it go well.
Any methods that you can recommend?


I'm trying to make new friends in high school and I'm not doin too well.
Please, I'll take any advice!
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