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5.1k · May 2013
Busy
Jo May 2013
Maybe I busy myself
That much is true
But if I don't keep busy
I'll start to think of you
2.6k · Apr 2013
Abandoned
Jo Apr 2013
Cruel and ignorant
You think you've won
The war isn't over honey
Oh it's just begun
Your bombs hit cold
Mine hit hot
You'll get what you have coming
Don't think that you'll not
Funny, abandonment
You think it's so easy
Honey please
I'll make sure you won't forget me
Hear my name
See my face
You'll regret the day
You abandoned me
1.9k · Jul 2012
When She's Hurt
Jo Jul 2012
In the mirror, she blinks
And she thinks aloud 
"What a weak girl."

In class, she breaks down
Her classmates frown and say
"Such a weak girl."

She felt so abandoned
As she happened to be
"A very weak girl."

I knew that girl
And how at night she would curl up
"As a weak girl."

But she held on
And she grew strong
Until she became..

The strongest girl with no pain.
1.9k · Oct 2012
Daydreamer
Jo Oct 2012
I think about you day and night
I begin to dream
Thoughts that make my heart take flight
I smile from ear to ear
Singing love songs
Loud enough for the world to hear
Oh this feeling is so grand
I dream of us soaking in the sun
Laying in the sand
Waves would be crashing
And my, did you look smashing!
We'd laugh and play
And waste the day away
When night falls
We'll cuddle in close
With a fire that calls
Inviting marshmallows to roast
And in my dream
I could already feel
Our love was strong
Our love was real
1.8k · May 2013
Subliminal Destruction
Jo May 2013
Let's make a deal in time
I'll be your mistake
If you be mine  

We'll spend a year 
Together miserably 
We'll both shed tears

Here's the catch
It costs one broken heart
And you can't turn back
1.4k · Jul 2012
Puppy Love ♥
Jo Jul 2012
This is what I want to do:**
Be wrecked silly with hormones
Fall deep in love, too

The talk of the town is us
But we don't hear their sour words
We're perfect together with trust

Nobody understands
But that's okay
We weren't paying attention to them anyway

The first hug caught me off guard
It started a crush
And you mended my heart shards

Never better have we been
We'll be together
Till the end
1.3k · Mar 2013
Flaws & All
Jo Mar 2013
You hide your flaws
Under auto correct and editing apps
You hide them under dark lighting
And layers of makeup

You hide your flaws
Behind and smile and a laugh
Behind a broken heart
Behind the wall that you built up so high

You hide your flaws
Under scars and bruises
Deep down inside of you
Where it cuts you to the core
Where it matters

Your flaws exist
They're there
And they're more beautiful
Out in the open
Than covered up
974 · Sep 2012
Hidden Truth
Jo Sep 2012
I can see you smiling through the pain
You've been through storms of hurt and rain
Your heart is big, but your eyes weak
But you still act strong, oh so sweet
Although you say you're quite alright
Saying that phrase takes all your might
Such a weak soul, you think to yourself
And begin doing things not good for your health
You'll walk out of bathrooms with nosebleeds
Hiding your face so no one sees
No one knows anything
Just the way you want it to be
Years after rehab, you begin again
But to stop, all you needed was a friend
Someone who cared about you so
And take care of you in times of woe
A friend who loved you endlessly
And to make sure you fell sound asleep
A friend at heart is all you need
To cope with this world full of greed
906 · Dec 2012
I Met You
Jo Dec 2012
I met you
You, oh perfect you
On such an imperfect day
With imperfect classes
Rushing in the halls
Too busy for anything
But it was decided
We had to meet
Fate made time for us
Fall time
After class under the trees
We met
But back then
We didn't know
We'd later be
In love so deep
847 · Jun 2013
When I Needed You Most
Jo Jun 2013
You left when I needed you most
And I can't blame you
I was turing into a mess
Too much to handle
I think it was better for us both
Ending up this way
Cause you deserve better
Than to sit here and stay
You deserved much more
Than trying to fix me
I could read it in your eyes
The frustration was easy to see
I still wish it went a different way
That you didn't have to leave
I wish I could make it better
But I still hope you'll come back to me
842 · Jan 2013
Society
Jo Jan 2013
Society told me
To look like a ****
Wear no clothes
And get a bigger ****

Society told me
That I am ugly
Much too hideous
For the public to see

Society told me
That I am worthless
And if I took my own life
I would not be missed

Society told me
That skin and bones look hot
They taught me how to eat
...or rather how to not

Society told me
That I am too fat
Well everyone is beautiful..
So
What kind of world says that?
Jo Sep 2012
I wish I could say
I knew you like before
It seems like yesterday
When you walked out the door
My heart was broken
But you didn't care
For you, I left my life open
Like Hawaiian air
You shattered my heart
And ran out of my future
As if we never had a start
As if we were never together
791 · Oct 2012
Deprived
Jo Oct 2012
I've never been sure of love 
Simply because I've never felt it 
I would say "I love you"
But never really meant it 
I've never never felt the warmth 
Of a true first kiss
Or had the aching feeling 
Of somebody I miss
I've never known the depth
How love really went
Or believing that someone 
Could possibly be heaven sent 
I've never felt a shiver through my spine
Or the feeling of not enough time
You could say
I've been deprived
Of love's lies
773 · Jul 2013
The Steps That Lead to Love
Jo Jul 2013
Infatuation
Acceptation
Completely comatose
Exuberant compassion
Affection, I suppose
Heart excessive beating
Mind eccentrically flailing
All of the above
Are the signs and symptoms
Of the steps that lead to love
769 · Jul 2012
I Miss Your Once Warm Heart
Jo Jul 2012
I miss your laugh and your smile
I wont see those for a while
You send me rainbows, sunshine too
I know it's you who makes my skies blue
I miss the way you said my name
Without you here isn't the same
Your voice always rang a happy chime
I will join you up there in good time
It hurts me, for us to be apart
I miss your once warm heart
721 · Aug 2013
You’re Not Worth It (10w)
Jo Aug 2013
Grabbing attention
Requires work
I neither like work
Nor impressing
699 · Sep 2013
Saudade (10 w)
Jo Sep 2013
We can never get free
Weighed underwater
Trapped in memories
693 · Jan 2013
2013
Jo Jan 2013
Midnight was approaching
So I got ready
I had to make sure everything went great
Make sure things were steady

Midnight is here
And I'm waiting
I turn away
As couples are kissing

Midnight came and you weren't there
All the disappointment and hurt, I can't bear
Slowly breaking..
Way to ring in the new year.
679 · Sep 2012
Changeling
Jo Sep 2012
And as though she read my mind
She walked away
And just like that
I'd lost a friend
Someone who was there though it all
Now gone
Oh well
I thought
Just another open space in my heart
As always
So alone
Growing more lonely every day
Not a surprise
Given any day
I would have chosen to live alone
I would have been by myself
It's better that way
After all
The life of a changeling
Is a lonesome one
673 · Oct 2012
Of Sweet
Jo Oct 2012
Of you I still sing
You were my everything
I see your smile
Away from a mile
Your voice
Oh so sweet
Makes me shiver
In my sleep
Your touch
Runs through my spine
But makes me warm
Without you trying
But what I truly miss
Is your sweet sweet kiss
599 · Jul 2013
Middle
Jo Jul 2013
It was the beginning and the end
That are said to have mattered more
The middles meant too much
To try and reminisce
They held too much compassion
Was too nostalgic
Held too many saudade memories
The middle hurt too much
We try to make it matter less
When in reality
The middle matters the most
583 · Jul 2012
Aftermath.
Jo Jul 2012
I took a walk to clear my mind
It still hurts so much
But things take time

You still care
I do too
But I'm just not good enough for you

I wish you hadn't let go
While I was in love
My heart on show

But things won't change
I'll get through this chapter
When I flip the page
571 · Jul 2014
Incompetence (10 W)
Jo Jul 2014
I keep revising a letter
I know I'll never send
555 · Mar 2013
What You've Done To Me
Jo Mar 2013
My soul is left
Cold and hungry
The longer you stay away
My hands stay empty
And my heart longs for you
My laugh is gone
Otherwise heartless
My once strong stare
Is now covered with tears
My eyes look with ice
Cutting into happiness like a knife
You're gone and you've left so much pain
Look at the things you've done to me
542 · Jul 2013
Flossie
Jo Jul 2013
If a storm could be a lover
She’d whistle through the night
Howl and roar with anger
Knock you straight down
She’d stop you in your tracks
Scared for your life
She’s a wild one
That can’t be tamed
Wipe out your happiness
Replace it with gloomy days
If a storm could be a lover
She’d ruin you right there and then
Here in Hawaii, there's a tropical storm approaching called Flossie.
Sitting here in the midst of the  wind and rain, the poem came naturally.
526 · Jul 2013
Post-Heartbreak Outburst
Jo Jul 2013
Forget the promises
Forget the love
Forget the passion
Forget the first kiss
Forget the fire in our hearts
Forget the late night calls
Forget the so-called-spark
Forget the sunset beach walks
Forget the pet names
Forget the intensity
Forget it all, cause
I'll forget you
520 · Apr 2013
Only You
Jo Apr 2013
There is an empty space now
I don't plan to fill it
It's out in the open like a wound
And no one will tend to it
I don't want to fill the void
I'm sick of doing that
I'll rot in my emptiness
Hopefully till the afterlife
Where maybe I'll see you again
Only you can fill that void
Only you can tend to the wound
You left when you withered away
Only you.
517 · Apr 2015
Vulnerable
Jo Apr 2015
I only look attractive at night
When the curtains fall
And my glasses slip to my nose
When my eyeliner is smeared into the creases of my lids
And my hair is wrapped up into a messy pile on the top of my head

Not the raw state you see in the early of the morning
But the raw state you see in the midst of the night
As the light fades from our bodies
And succumbs to exhaustion
When our angers no longer have any power over us
And sweet serenity washes through our minds

I only look attractive at night
For it is my most vulnerable state
507 · Sep 2012
Like Paint On A Wall
Jo Sep 2012
I am like paint
Peeling from the wall
Slowly
But not yet
Starting to fall
I'll float to the ground
Where no one will see
Everyone will walk by
And forget about me

I am like stars
The kind that die early
And fall off into space
But people still see me surely
I'll shine them goodbye
Quickly depleting
And for eternity
I will be seizing
502 · Jul 2013
Noose
Jo Jul 2013
With one swift move
Rope in hand
She whispered to herself
"It'll be over"
She thought of every good moment
She halted
Then thought of the exceedingly bad
It was futile to resist now
One last crisp deep breath
She closed her eyes
Exhaled
Cursed the world
And kicked the chair
500 · May 2013
Taciturn
Jo May 2013
Close my eyes
As the pain subsides
In the silent night
I let myself die
500 · Dec 2013
There Won't Be A Next Time
Jo Dec 2013
The next time
You call my name
I won't come running
I've spent too many days
Lingering hopelessly at your side

The next time
You say you're sorry
You will not be forgiven
You won't get a second chance
Too many chances have been given

The next time
I shed a tear over you
Whether it be one or a river
It will be made of pure happiness
In celebration of your good riddance
477 · Mar 2012
Waiting
Jo Mar 2012
I can tell
I can almost taste
How much my self conscious wants you
If my heart fell?
Guess we'll have to wait
To see if my heart wants you too

In my dreams, you arrived
And trust me, I have tried
To shake that feeling off
I had my chance
In the past
When both our hearts were soft

Now I'll wait
If there's a sign
That I should hold on
But I know
That we'll be right for each other
All along
470 · Oct 2013
New
Jo Oct 2013
New
Daylight falls
No entity remains
The cries for help
Echo in the rain
Voices weaken
Interest dissipates
As we seek out
A clean slate
462 · Nov 2013
Toy (10 w)
Jo Nov 2013
A toy heart can bend
But it won't ever break
458 · Sep 2013
Uptight Won't Bend (10 w)
Jo Sep 2013
So concerned with your image
That you won't have fun
458 · Jul 2013
Depression Called
Jo Jul 2013
Depression called
She said that you had cheated her
She thought that you were weak
She knew she could have defeated you
But you were too strong
You stood your ground
And now that you're better
A new lifestyle has been found
Something told me that Depression felt fit as a female.
458 · Aug 2012
Do You Remember?
Jo Aug 2012
I know you don't remember me
But I remember you
I remember years ago
Back when the skies were blue
We used to laugh in secret
And run in the rain
Hide from all the adults
And never heard of pain.
A decade passed
But I was true to my word
I would never forget you
Not even if the memories blurred
455 · Dec 2012
What Used To Be Bliss
Jo Dec 2012
I remember
All of those lies
"I like you"
"I love you"
"Us, forever"
Makes me wonder
Why we're not together

When things came crashing
The silence
The pain
The late night texts
I remember it again

Everything you've said
I believed them then
"We'll hug"
"We'll kiss"
All that bliss
All that you've done
Are always on my mind
Flowing one by one
451 · Dec 2014
Desolate Medium
Jo Dec 2014
I drink my coffee lukewarm
It's neither numbing nor scorching
I guess it's a metaphor for my life.
441 · Jul 2013
I Wonder
Jo Jul 2013
I always wonder if you miss me like I miss you
Do you still love me as much as you did last summer?
I wonder if you think of me now and then
Cause I'm always wondering about what you may be doing
If you even really remember me
You told me that remembering you would be past tense
Well, I'm here remembering you now, present tense
Remembering your smile like I remember yesterday
I know you like my own name
Familiar, memorized, but if you think or talk about it too much,
It begins to seem out of place, incorrect
That's how it was between you and I
You enjoying every other minute
And I, wondering
438 · Jul 2012
The Stories Dreams Can Tell
Jo Jul 2012
Last night you were in my dreams
Yes you kissed me, oh so sweet
In reality, your presence is cold
No sweet kisses, as I was told
The truth is I miss you
And all the cute things we would do
I promise I can change back
I'm sorry, I just lost my track
One day again we'll be together
That love, I will treasure
I'll keep your heart safe
And you'll have mine
We'll be together
Till the end of time
428 · Jun 2012
Midsummer Night's Poem
Jo Jun 2012
Summer fades
And crushes don't last
I wanted you to love me
Is that so much to ask?
I miss you
Your voice, your touch
You haven't said "I love you"
Or talked to me much
I'm wondering what to do
I'll do anything to stay with you
But here I am
Open for your care
I hope you save me
Before it becomes too much to bear
425 · Oct 2013
When A Loved One Dies
Jo Oct 2013
Losing you came slowly
But I saw it coming
It started with the distance
You slowly began to fade
Our days together were numbered
That much we knew
Losing you
In that sense
Of just waiting for you to be gone
Was equally beautiful
And terrifying
It had to happen
Everyone has to leave
But your exit was a bang
A finale that no one would ever forget
424 · Jul 2012
12 O'clock In the Morning
Jo Jul 2012
Late nights are when my thoughts linger
I think too deep and begin to ponder
Why life has no purpose but to bring joy or pain
We have so much to lose but much more to gain
Many people give up too fast
Instead of living in the present, they focused on the past
These thoughts strike in the middle of the night
And they make me wonder with all of my might
I haven't lost that much
The only thing I fear is to lose all trust
Half of that is already gone
It got swept away with old love songs
My thoughts are getting foggy an hard to see
The midnight hour is the key
423 · Jul 2013
Crash And Burn
Jo Jul 2013
Things came crashing down
You weren't there
No, instead you turned around
Avoiding the whole mess
Things came crashing down
And you couldn't have cared less
422 · Jul 2012
Fish.
Jo Jul 2012
Everyone says
There are more fishes in the sea
But I don't want those other fishes
You're the only one for me

I hope you feel the same way
And I hope you stay true
Cause baby, I'm caught deep
And I'm hooked on you
412 · May 2013
Bees
Jo May 2013
They buzz around me
Invalid my space
I like the scent 
But not their fast pace
The bees
They look so sweet
But they sting so bad
Watch your words
Don't make them mad
They'll ruin you
And tear you to shreds
The bees
They know just how
To make you socially dead
A metaphor to half of the girls in society.
411 · Jun 2013
I Can't Stay
Jo Jun 2013
Well, it's been a year
But you look the same
Same laugh lines
On your same young face 
Then all these 
Memories come rushing back
It's all so sudden 
Like a heart attack 
I'm thinking 
"I should go"
But you see me here
And you're looking so
Happy that I was there
But I don't smile back
No, I just stare

Cause the past is the past, dear
It won't change
We can't keep playing
These old games
Though I'd love to walk down
Memory lane
It hurts too much so
I can't stay
400 · Apr 2013
A Little More
Jo Apr 2013
Cut a little deeper
Cry a little louder
Shed more tears
Show a little more

Maybe they'll notice

The fraud behind your smile
The trick to a fake laugh
The way you hide it all
The way you show nothing

Maybe they'll notice

Maybe then, it won't be too late
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