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 Oct 2024 Jill
Izzy
the tarot deck
 Oct 2024 Jill
Izzy
a nightmare you might call it

eyes popping
tounges clicking

a romance you may call it

tears burning
hearts tearing
eyes locking

warped pictures, distorted bodies, remembering the cards
in whatever order

the lovers came alive, death followed closely,
who are you
who am i?
separated by time
but united by the fool
 Oct 2024 Jill
Infamous one
X34
 Oct 2024 Jill
Infamous one
X34
Burnt out and being flakey
All this energy for a demanding job
Giving more everyone settles for less
Exhausted not wanting to do anything
Trying to rest hard to relax in peace
Taking in the silence able to feel comfort
Able to hear thoughts instead of noise
Doing work a distraction from overthinking
Wanting new bored with the old
Doing things that have never been done
 Oct 2024 Jill
Elizabeth Squires
sorrow's lament plays
on the violin's sad strings
for victims of war
 Oct 2024 Jill
BipolarBear
Polished pedestal,
solid and steady.
Up you go, my dear;
get yourself ready.

I will gawk and stare;
kneel, praise and compare.

Until my knees bruise,
ego worse for wear,
eyes ache and vocal
chords all waste away.

So, tell me abou-
nevermind darling.
Your charcater is
near done constructing.
Why do I do this to myself?
 Oct 2024 Jill
Morgan Howard
"Are you ok?"
I hear them ask
"Yeah"
I reply
My voice
Subconsciously growing higher pitched
So that I sound fine
So that I sound happy

But truth is
Most of the time I'm not ok
I hide my pain
I'm not too sure why
Usually I just don't feel like talking about it
Discussing hard topics

I want help
I need help
Yet I always reject it

It's funny how rejection works
It hurt me so badly
When it came from someone else
And yet I reject all the time
And once again I'm the one that's hurt
Because I lie
Over and over again
"I'm fine"

But I know I'm not fine
I wonder if other people know too
If they just pretend to believe me
Or maybe I'm such a good actress
That no one can tell

I want help
I need help
I know I need help
It's not normal to be contemplating death
And yet I can't find it in me to tell someone
I feel so depressed
That I don't feel like talking
To anyone

Maybe one day
I'll find it in me to tell the truth

"Are you ok?"

"No"
 Oct 2024 Jill
Bekah Halle
when I look back, I'll see,
the steps I took to become me.
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