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 Aug 2019 Amanda Kay Burke
Carla
I will live forever,
And not just in spirit,
In mind, body, and soul,
Death, I do not fear it.

Immortal, I am,
And will forever be,
For I don't fear The End,
The End fears me.
 Jul 2019 Amanda Kay Burke
jilli
Lips stained red, messy bed, all alone, last night she bled.

Orange tinted sheets, hearts skipping beats, I don’t know what to do, someone help me please.

Bright yellow flowers, in the bathroom near the shower, the vase fell off the counter, waters been running for hours.

Green vines wrapped around her waist, dying eyes and a dying face, the look she has says it all, she’s being taken to a darker place.

Her bright blue eyes drained of life, shaking, as he held the knife, that had stabbed her in the back one hundred times, if only there was never a strife.

Purple bruises all over her skin, she never knew she wouldn’t win, not very expected, because she always thought “I’m so much stronger than him.”
All i can say is i feel terrible for victims of abuse and that they are so strong.
 Jul 2019 Amanda Kay Burke
Cody
Lets talk about the elephant in the room
Its dark and scary and likes to consume.
Towering over me with her ghoulish smile
She knows everything even your denial
Comsuming your heart and even your smile
Casting her shadows is ever so vile
Her name is depression and she will never go away.
Just hides in my  darkness just waiting to play.
How do I heal
without the memories splitting my skull,
breaking free from the prison I put them in
to protect myself from me.
How do I find any peace of mind
if I have been at war with myself for ages
when I don’t even know where I put
my white flag,
it might be under the remains of my soul,
burned black in the battle
that left me looking for my humanity.
How do I look forward
if my neck is permanently back,
looking for answers in a world that doesn’t give any
toes pointed toward sunshine
head towards pain
and there is nothing in my brain
saying, stay safe
there is nothing telling me how to stay sane.
These days I ask myself how I can heal,
without ripping myself apart again
remembering what got me here
and I am left to pick up each piece
of who I am
and tear it apart
hoping that one day I’ll learn how to
put myself back together again
In the darkness hours of my life,
I see things that aren't there;
A belt becomes a snake,
I hear voices everywhere-
I have no sense of direction,
I bump into everything;
The walls, the cabinets, the furniture,
I'm bruised  from head to feet.
-
Clothes that are in my closet,
become Monsters in disguise;
I fear they will jump out at me,
and scare me out of life.
-
I won't look in the mirror,
too afraid of what I'll see;
Will there be a Troll or Demon,
staring back at me?
-
I have no feelings on my skin,
I'm as numb as I can be; Still  I can feel creeping things,
crawling over me.
-
How long will I have to
face,
this nightmare I am in;
Not until I get a 'script,
for my priceless Klonopin.
This is what withdrawals are like.  I lived this way for a year.
 May 2019 Amanda Kay Burke
Josie
Have
You
Ever
handled
something
a
little
too
roughly
and
it
just
...
broke?
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