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 Jan 2015 Sana
Joey Reams
Jaywalking
 Jan 2015 Sana
Joey Reams
We met at the same spot
seconds apart.
We looked both ways
and took the first step.
We saw the headlights
but went on anyway.
As the cars got closer
we got faster.
Soon we were sprinting
trying to stay alive.
We got to the other side
and looked at each other.
We exhaled and smiled
seconds apart.
Because we knew
for those few seconds
we were strangers
running for our lives
together.

We went on with our day
never to see each other again.
 Jan 2015 Sana
JR Potts
I went for a stroll in the wood
felt the earth bend beneath my feet
heard the chorus of cracking ice
out on the old stump pond.
watched as waves of fog
rolled off its melting sheets.

I found a small bit of peace
in the clatter of my footsteps
on my brownian walk
and felt seduced
by the eerie absence
of my thoughts.

no plotting and scheming
or unreasonable wanting
and dreaming of more.
finally an escape
from the neoteric noise
the technicolor screens,
and the scripted realities
we call life.
 Jan 2015 Sana
james arthur casey
When the earthquake comes
I will not move
I will lie still and close my eyes
Let it course through me
So to be reminded
Of the first time
I noticed you looking my way
How you turned
Then looked back
Wearing a different kind of smile
 Jan 2015 Sana
Michael Humbert
Vase
 Jan 2015 Sana
Michael Humbert
Love whoever you want,
out of reach, dead, gone
However long you want,
delusional *******
Just remember:
You can't put together a shattered vase,
But you can slice your hands on the shards trying
 Jan 2015 Sana
mrs kite
tinsel
 Jan 2015 Sana
mrs kite
i thought it was over

but thoughts of you are entwined in my heart

and i can't unravel them, no matter how hard i try
****
 Jan 2015 Sana
Gwen
I was taught to believe that your body meant nothing.
So I gave every part of it to people I never cared about.
I let their hands wander
I let them do whatever.

In a way I liked feeling wanted,
Even if it was only for 20 minutes in the back of a car
Or rushed before parents came home.

I was content with being used
I was content with being temporary

But deep down,
All I wanted was to be loved.

I wanted someone to want more for more than my body,
To tell me they loved me,
Rather than they lusted for me.

I gave up on being loved,
Accepting that I was just a toy
That I was only worth my body

Till someone came along
They told me they loved me
They told me they cared about me
They meant every word they said

They kissed me softly
And touched me with the lights on
We held hands
And we fell in love
Sorry if this is horrific and too long
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