Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
 
I’m a woman.
Proud to be.
I’m strength.
Life giver.
I am the elixir.

I am.
Written by the world.
Folded and Formed.
Held underwater,
By the fear of my greatness,
What a man only could wish to be.

I'm shape, I'm color, I'm sunlight.
The man in the shadow, put the labels to the tables...
makeup is an addiction
you get addicted to the way it makes you look
the way it makes you feel
and just like a drug your brain gets used to having it
and whenever it is gone there are whispers
Ugly...ugly...you need me...
until you relent
to the drug that is makeup
writing is needed
as an outlet and release
when sadness builds up
"Why are you so stressed?"
because I've got an ever-growing list
running through my head
do this, do that, and don't forget you said you'd be here
and there
I'm overstimulated
not enough time to stop and think and rest
just go-go-go-go GO
clean this, cook that, babysit this kid, get that ready
I'M TIRED
when I was little I was always bubbly and happy
over time things changed
the smiles became forced
wanting to dress up and stand out became wanting to seem small and fit in
wanting to love turned into doing anything for love
I hear all the time "just wait till you get to the real world"
but what if I've already seen it
what if that's what changed me
I once was a sweet happy innocent little girl
I'm now a shell of what I once was
saying you're sorry
hardest thing for you to do
Its your kryptonite.
I crave for their affection
I crave for their love
I crave for their appreciation
I crave for them to love me back
I crave for them to be there for me
I crave for there to notice me
I crave for them to listen to me
I crave for their time
I crave for them to stop comparing me with my brother
I crave for the things i know I'll never get
To atleast be happy with me
But it's not gonna happen
I know it won't
I want them to love me back....
The heart always speaks -

but do we always understand?
I’ll open the door before you knock
barefoot
heart lit
shaking
I’ll kiss your mouth before you speak
not to quiet you
but to show you
what language was always
reaching for
I’m wearing your pants tonight
for the first time
in a long time
& I kissed them
and kissed them
and kissed them
as if they were you
Next page