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Kirsten Lovely Nov 2013
Wispy hair that wraps you up
Sends tingles down your spine
Lanky fingers tickle you
"You're running out of time."
Pretty voices call you out
Their lips are glossed in slime
Wrinkles ruffle fragile bones
"You're running out of time."
Coming through the tangled weeds
And trees you had to climb
Just to hear their voice again
"You're running out of time."
They came to you in lovely dreams
That hold no reason, rhyme
Left you wanting all the more
"You're running out of time."
Sprinting faster, breathing harder
Nails scratching at your thighs
You've got to hear the song again
"You're running out of time."
See it in the distance now
Hearing those bells chime
Please, just get there quicker now
"You're running out of time."
Wishing they would welcome you
But you got the hungry eyes
Hungry for the sweetest blood
"My dear, you're out of time."
The race you ran proved no avail
But, truly, not a crime
You really can't be late again
"You won't be running out of time."
Those bony hands that flick your wrist
You only missed it by a dime
They'll teach you punctuality
Because dear,
don't
take
your
time.
Kirsten Lovely Nov 2013
A little heart inside of me
I keep it tucked away
Beg and plead
On ****** knees
Just hoping that you'll stay.
A fighting mind up in my head
I know that it's up there
Try and try
I memorize
The wish that you would care.
And tiny legs that carry me
Deeper into your hold
Red stop signs
And tear streaked eyes
I know I should have known.
Thin, small arms I have right here
That don't accomplish much
I lift the weights
You throw them down
And I still wince at your touch.
Meager curves I wish were not
Places, yeah, I got it there
A weightless thing
"The Skin and Bones"
But I'm still caught in your stare.
The darkest eyes I try to hide
And theirs- the lightest blue
Just not the same
I cannot change
The eyes I see in you.
Visual things, they matter much
Inside it matters more
I guess it's fine
Its gone with time,
Isn't personality a bore?
BecauseĀ  abuse exists, guys. I watched some videos about abuse stories today and it was intense.
Kirsten Lovely Nov 2013
There's this burning light inside of me
The one they try to dim
This same light that wakes me up
And keeps me tied to him.
But like the anchor that holds my ship
Keeps me held up to the ground
Is the same anchor they've buried deep
Put to sleep without a sound.
This boat has sailed with the light turned off
This keeper is asleep for now
Your ships can do without the house
Just stick your sights up on the bow.
So when your people crash and burn
And you're lusting for my light
I guess you'll wish you had it back
Before you put me out that night.
Kirsten Lovely Oct 2013
It's a sacrilege to home-wrecking
We'll be taking down the walls
Behind these doors, I'm breaking out
Kick the rafters when they fall.
Taking aim up to these houses
That were never once our homes
Where I burnt the remains of high school sweet,
And laughed at picture shows.
We paraded through these torn up streets
Where structure seemed so sound
Trumpets call to rebels ears
And the drum beats off the ground.
Rally, running up these halls
Once graced by dolled-up feet
Are littered now with rags and dirt
Paying homage to our defeat.
Fighting fast with swords and smiles
That stretch from ear to ear
Laughing at the flames that soar
Lets send them one sad tear.
Continue down the rocky roads
Previous with marching bands
This band is turning, tumult now
Upset at the admins hands.
The more they try to silence us
The more we will be heard
Because the more you cover our damage up
You'll hear our rebellion by our words.
We're a generation of genius things
That were never once of yours
You raised us up to believe everything
The lies, no truth, the wars.
Well now its coming back to you
You've put it off, oh, far too long
So hear our drums and trumpets now
Pay attention to this beautiful song.
I will burn things until you accept
That I will be quiet no more
Talking, explaining, and getting my say,
Trust me, will be no chore.
Ignore the subtle happenings
Until they start to get too big
You can cover us up for now
But the bomb still softly ticks.
Kirsten Lovely Oct 2013
My tangled hair is grabbing now
It's catching on the trees
This darkened forest haunts me now
Picks at my ****** knees.
My lungs are doused in kerosene
The fire licks my ribs
The wind is laughing at pain
Taunts me with these digs.
My ears are screaming, "Make it stop!"
I've tried it all too much
The laughing pierces unclean ears
But it has me in it's clutch.
My legs are achy, like the bullet
That lodges in my thigh
Shoots up my leg so crystal clean
But doesn't get the high.
My bones are cracking- every one
Is begging me to quit
And every inch shouts me to stop
But I let them take the hit.
My heart is pounding more and more
Erupting from my chest
The trunks are gray and wilting now
Before they've looked the best.
My veins are coursing, volts are high
Circulating all my cells
Feeding off the boiling screams
And making my heart melt.
My head is beating, metronome
Keeping pace as I run on
Escape the forest and it's grab
They have come to prey upon.
The branches hanging from the trees
With leaves that cascade down
Willows like nooses grace above
Parasites that haunt the town.
I've got to leave this wretched place
Before the trees can get to me
But the screaming is turning into song
Once sung by the banshee.
The nooses beckon my burnt up lungs
And soothe my beating heart
They've called me close to brush my hair
They've loved me from the start.
And trees like blankets wrap me up
They take away the pain
Show me what it's like to love something
I don't want to hurt again.
Groggy voices, they call me up
Their longing- it grabs me
Lulls me down to lovely nights
Sings me straight to sleep.
Kirsten Lovely Oct 2013
We mill around
Just walk and talk
Meet and greet
And "I miss you!"
Hugged each other
for much too long
Overlooking the elephant in the room.
Pictures shared
Hellos, goodbyes
"Oh dear, I love you so!"
We laugh and cry
Avoid closed eyes
And ignore the elephant in the room.
Groups together
Sharing, staring
Forgetting why they came
Push it back
And out of their minds
Just forget the elephant in the room.
The reunion goes
Just well as planned
Cards and flowers
All dolled out
Show your respect
And pay your dues
All because of the elephant in the room.
Walk out in step
A pretty little line
With tissues and people in tow
A reality check
For the comfortable ones
By yours truly, the elephant in the room.
Sick of flowers
Of hugs and sorry,
Don't forget the pity, too
A little reunion
For the ignorant ones
Who are too scared of the elephant in the room.
Come home sick
Empty and shallow
Shaken and rocked to the core
Left too soon
Well- you did, not them
It's just that dead body in the room.
Kirsten Lovely Oct 2013
And then it all started to happen
With the sickness and the stroke
And the long
winding
stupid road
That I would take to get you out.
And after it happened those silly roads
Decided they wouldn't guide me anymore
And my long
winding
stupid feelings
Weren't really mine anymore.
And while we were driving out the driveway I'd known
Where you stood out the window and waved
And the long
winding
stupid driveway
I realized I might never see again.
And I have your class ring on my bony hand now
Where I can't tell if it's '57 or 2
And the little
gold
stupid writing
Makes me feeling the guilt of having not asked you.
And I'm afraid to put the annual flowers out now
Where I'll see the dates go through 13
And the long
winding
stupid dates
Are really the saddest I've seen.
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