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Barker Dec 2022
It's so peaceful and quiet at night,
It's as if the world just kind of fades away,
I'm laying on the pavement in the middle of the road,
No cars are around,
I can hear the wind flowing through,
The trees rustle in response,
And the sound of the river flowing.
It's peaceful and for once it seems as if all the worries and  responsibilities are lifted off of my shoulders.
I look up at the sky, but no stars can be seen tonight,
The clouds are pink from reflecting the city lights,
I watch as they slowly roll by.
I am not necessarily happy, nor sad, but rather alive.
All I know is that I never want this feeling to end,
I don't want to feel that weight on me,
Not when I finally know what it feels like to breathe.
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Barker Dec 2022
I've tried to play along,
I've tried to drown myself in work and things that keep me busy,
But the truth is I'm dying inside,
I mask my emotions with a smile and a laugh,
But I just want to cry and breakdown,

Why am I still going?
Why am I still here?
What's the point?
(c)barker
Barker Dec 2022
Do you ever just hurt so much inside,
But no one knows,
Because you just smile through it and say
"I'm just tired".

It's hard to keep going,
It's this constant battle of trying to get through the day,
I constantly wake up tired,
It feels as though the world just whirls by and I'm just trying to hold on.
(c)barker
Barker May 2022
I'm cautious with my heart as it has been broken and rebuilt too many times,
I'm sorry if I'm skeptical at times,
Or if I read too much into things,
I'm sorry that I'm overly observant and that I misinterpret the smallest movements,
I'm trying my best to not let it interfere,
But if there's one thing I've learned in life,
It's that you can't trust everyone
(c)barker
Barker May 2022
I've forgotten what love feels like,
More so
I've forgotten what it meant
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Barker Apr 2022
I’m just here,
Waiting for you to come home
(C)ibarker
Barker Apr 2022
Don’t be so foolish as to mistake who I am,
With who I was
(c)ibarker
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