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Maytin Paige Jan 2014
The truth kills,
but so do lies.
Maybe I'd rather have you tell me lies-
even if I already know the truth.
Because I'd rather believe you
than lose you
and have this be the last time
I kiss your lips.
The truth is poison.
which runs its course
and kills.
I don't deserve to die.
You should tell me lies to keep poison from me,
although it's already
there.
I don't need any more poison.
I don't want to cry oceans
of tears.
Tell me lies
instead of
having me
drink poison.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
You'll say my name
and I hope
it tastes
bittersweet
as it leaves your lips.
I know when I say yours,
it is bittersweet.
But that's partially because I
loved you.
But I'm moving forward.
I plan to follow my dreams,
like you wanted me to do
but never helped me.
Even though you did try.
As you move on,
remember that
you only deserve the best.
And you'd probably tell me the same thing,
saying you deserve nothing.
Your name is bittersweet as my lips form around it.
I'm trying to move on
but
I don't want to move on
because that means I had done it without you.
You are my bittersweet memories.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
Pop
went my gum.
Eyeballs fall over me.
Faces glare in my direction.
I blow a pink bubble
just to undo a nerve
of theirs.
Pop**
goes my bubblegum.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I had a lot to say.
Wanted to put my thoughts
through your mind
help you understand.
Things are different now.
I think about how we
came all this way
from where we started,
every single day.
I had a lot to say,
but now
all I have to say is
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about all the things I said.
I'm sorry about everything I did.
I'm sorry it has to be this way.
I had a lot to say
but now
all I have to say is
I'm sorry.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I itch to know
what makes you tick.
I can see it in your eyes
when you want to
freak out.
I can see it in your face
as you tap
and click
and mess with the lock on the door.
It hurts to know
that you
are bothered
and that I can't
do anything about it.
You refuse to let it out
to let people know you
are under pressure
to let people know your are vulnerable
and
able to break-
crack into pieces.
I promise to put you back together
as best as I can.
I hate to see you this way.
I itch to know
what makes you
tick.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
Did I disappoint you?
Did I let you down?
Did I see the ending before it had even began?
Did I know you'd win?
You disappointed me.
You let me down.
You say you saw the end before we had begun.
You knew you won
for me being blinded.
You took my heart
what once was mine.
You've kissed these lips
and held my hand.
We've shared dreams,
slept side by side.
We know each other well.
Memorized every detail,
even smell.
You've seen me cry,
saw my smile,
even watched me sleep.
And while it may be over,
I'll always care
and be here for you.
I'm a dreamer
and it's my dreams you'll take
when I wake.
And when you move on,
remember me.
Remember us
and everything we used to be.
Maytin Paige Jan 2014
I swallowed the lump
in my throat
as I climbed into the passenger seat.
Are you sure this is what you want? There's no going back.
I nodded, ready to burst into tears.
She sighed.
I knew if I didn't do this,
I'd be more hurt
than I am now,
than I ever have been.
She turned the key to start the truck.
I watched as the building disappeared in the side mirror.
Why did she let me do this?
I wiped tears off my cheeks,
trails being stained.
Why am I doing this?
Why is she letting it happen?
She let me walk away from something I love.
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