I knew i had to leave you
When sitting by your side
Began to feel painful
Instead of like home
The rising storm
And the tumultuous sea
Of gray and green
Cannot be mightier
Than our love
And the sun
I am stronger than
My demons
And bigger than
My faults
So why do i let them control me
As if i am nothing at all
Freedom.
I have dreamed of the word
But have always been uncertain
Of its meaning
Is it choice,
Or ability?
Or is it something in between?
I ask for freedom
But wonder
Which side of the bars
I see
You fell in love
With my black cherry lips
Without the knowledge
Of the pit within
It's 2:31 AM, my dear
And i am still awake
Thinking of our reckless words
On another restless night
Seeing you in every place
In the shadows of my room;
Your face
Smiling at me
Chasing away sleep
Like a childish game,
Of wolves and sheep.
I know it hurts right now, love
But believe me when i say
That the cold that you are feeling
Will one day go away
And maybe it will come again
But this time you will feel
Like welcoming it instead
And that is when you'll heal
Dont you think I've hurt enough?
My chest is pieces
My heart is numb
Razor sharp words
Shred my skin
Daggers of emotions
Carve my soul
You did this!
Yet you scream at me
For being broken
And mangled
As if it were my fault
For loving
In the first place
I tremble in the cold
Of December
Yet the warmth
In my heart
Lights up my soul
Like the strands of beauty
On the tree
Armed only with paper
And pensive looks
Ink in my veins
Blood in my books
Tears staining a blank page
I do not live to write
Instead I find the opposite
When inspiration strikes
Let me stain your face
With kisses
And your heart with my love
So that my color
Will blend with yours
To become a painted sky
And in that moment
I finally understood
What it meant to feel
Breathless
When will my heart
Be as full of love
As my mind is full
Of worries?
You defy all meaning
All logic
All truth
You are like a blizzard
In the desert
Or an earthquake
In the sky
Impossible,
Yet happening
Right before my eyes
I slam the screen door
And listen to the sound
Of the raindrops falling
On the tin roof.
The crisp air
Sends me chills
But the cider
Warms my heart
Oh how i miss
With all my soul
The sweet sound
Of October rain
Being with you
I felt human agin
But in that moment
There was foreign blood
Pumping in my veins
So I scream out
Feeling raw inside
“I deserve to be loved!”
And listen for the echo
To return from the empty
So it can remind me
That I am
Alone
You are the poem
That I dream to write
But fail to grasp
Each time
I stole your name
From the gusts of wind
And wondered
If it was destiny?
I heard the whispers of gold
That rode on the breath of dawn
They were quiet
With their tickling breath
As i was sobered by the sun
I inhale lemon.
A sweet breath
That ushers in my sleep,
So then i waver
Into a state
Filled with nothing
Except the scent
Of tangerine dreams.
Denouement
The untying of knots
Resolving the loose ends
Or cutting them off
I watched the stars
Then i consumed their light
One by one
A darkened sky
Then little by little
Their light consumed me
In return.
I lost my phone
I lost my keys
I ponder if it would be easier
To hide where nobody
Could find me
Too?
these words are my burden
my suffering
my tears
these words are my heartbreak
and the pain of all my years
these poems are my hardships
my brokeness
my pain
these poems are what I write
to make it go away
I didn't want to be in love
You caught me by surprise
But I'm a coward, so in fear
I smothered you with lies
If you were hurt
By the words that i said
You never stood a chance
To the ones in my head
Im on top of the world
But i am all alone.
So i wonder
If a life with you
Would have been worth
Losing it all?
There was so much more
That i should have said
So i look at the sky
And scream to the stars
The words that would've
Made you stay
Am i a glass half emtpy
Or am i nearly full?
Or am i somehow
A shattered glass
Never to be filled at all
Does the silence
Want to scream
So it knows that it
Still can?