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Jared Eli Feb 2015
On cool nights, when the skies are clear
And stars afar seem bright and near
I look and see Orion's belt
Whose owner's protection long I've felt
My silent protector hangs high above
And I ask him politely to protect what I love
He doesn't reply but I trust him
To protect what I love 'til the dark grows dim
Jared Eli Feb 2015
I am faceless in my uniformity
I am a cog
I am replaceable but my position is not
I am forgettable but my position is not
I am unimportant but my position is not
I am the meeting of two planes of
Brushed brass
Bringing order out of chaos
And chaos comes from order
For it is inescapable
I am a cog
Machine-pressed to fit a form
Formed to fall into place
And wrap around your wrist
Tick-tock, tick-tock
I am counting away the seconds
We have together and I
I am a cog
Faceless in my uniformity. . .
Jared Eli Jan 2015
Rain and I fell, as if we had the right
And now we're left alone and side-by-side at night
Jared Eli Jan 2015
Tell me naught of fate, and tell me naught of stars
But if you must, enjoy the sky that hangs above our cars
Then tell me how you feel inside, and how the night affects
Or if it doesn't, tell me that, and as we crane our necks
To see the clouds wherein our heads
Had made their home above our beds
And dreaming dreams, there they had stayed
Until attention had to be paid
And as we view these vapor ghosts
Who to our dreams used to play host
Remember how you used to be, remember who you've been
And how it was your caring self pulled me from brink of sin
Fate be ******, no stars aligned!
Above, below, no contract signed
For sure as I stand here, alive, and sure that sky above
Is teeming, filled with satellites that have heard the meaning of
A life bereft of interference, yes, sure as they have heard
Sure's the fact this life I pilot is floating like a bird
I dip in dreams and land feet-first
Accept consequences, best or worst
For all thrown at me, so I've learned
Is everything my actions earned
Jared Eli Jan 2015
You lived for the days when you'd beg for death
Just to feel alive
You'd stand in the middle of the road, yelling
"Hit me, *******! Hit me, *******!"
You lived for those days
The days you scared the hell out of me
And you'd laugh
"I wasn't serious" you'd say
But I'd know you were
I'd know
Jared Eli Jan 2015
Destroy the idea that I am perfect
Because by ****, I am anything but
I am the epitome of a Trojan horse
I'll win you over with my understanding nods
I'll say things too loudly, and you'll think
"This level of ridiculousness must be trusted"

DO NOT TRUST ME

Please oh please protect yourself
I will destroy you
I won't mean to, but I will

I will be the train and you'll let yourself walk on the tracks
Loving the aesthetic
I will try to stop when I realize what is happening
But you will be flattened nonetheless

I will ask myself how you did not see
I will wonder how you could have even gotten on the tracks
I will remember putting up warning signs
"I love me some strong men" I said
"Love me some ****" I said
I pantomimed blowing a dude
And checked out the guy jogging
Still you were on the tracks
And I will know that it was my fault

Somehow, somewhere along the line, I was ambiguous
Because I'm always ambiguous
Because I can't stand the thought of someone being hurt by me
And I think that if I remain shielded by ambiguity
Maybe everyone can win
I will stay alone
But everyone else will be happy

It never works out
I always **** up
And someone gets hurt

They asked why I punched the wall
Why I let my knuckles bleed and drip on my shoes
I love those shoes
But I led you on
And I deserve to be punished
No one will understand, because I am a Trojan horse
I have won them over with my understanding nods

I punch the wall, wishing you were punching me
Taking payment for my ****** actions
Do not be ambiguous with your pain
Transfer it to me
Let me shoulder your burden, because I would rather be miserable
Than believe for a moment that someone is miserable because of me

I am barely a man, more of a boy, really
We are a dime a dozen
And my kind are *******
We are not worth much
And I need you to realize
That I am ****
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