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 Jan 2014 Emily
Bilal Kaci
New Year
 Jan 2014 Emily
Bilal Kaci
We laid in bed, bathing in muffled sunlight
A golden stream seeped between the drapes
Our Arms and legs tangled under love stained sheets
-It was the morning of the New Year
And so the sun rose slowly over the condos that barricade the shore
We were not working, not buying, not selling, not talking, not thinking
We were not planning not worrying not regretting not celebrating
But embracing one and other, both physically and spiritually
Her breath a weeping violin, her heart plucking an upright bass
And as we shift, tossing and turning in a rain stick lullaby
We were alive, in love. And that was all that mattered
© 2013 Bilal Kaci
 Jan 2014 Emily
Rob Rutledge
Succumb
 Jan 2014 Emily
Rob Rutledge
When the seas rise forth
To storm and claim the land.
The denizens of oceans
Will falter for a moment
For they do not understand.
But we that walk on land
Shall see our world undone,
As to the power of the waters
Our cities shall succumb.
 Jan 2014 Emily
Olivia Greene
Please fight for me.
Please.
I am literally begging for you to walk up to this room and make me stop crying.
This isn't poetry, Mom.
This isn't hard to understand.
This is your daughter begging you to please fight for me.
I don't remember the kisses goodnight or the
gentle hugs when I scraped my knee.
What I do remember is waiting in the closet,
scared and alone,
learning for the first time that the
only person who can really be
there for me, is me.
I waited
I listened for you.
I hoped for you.
Did you get that?
I said,
I hoped for you.
 Jan 2014 Emily
Jordan Frances
Although I never thought I would use that word to describe you.
You played me like a pawn,
And I willingly went along,
All the while hoping you would get better.

You say that you do everything for others,
But you only think about yourself.
Well aren't you just the martyr now?
I let you trample all over my back,
I hope I can wash your footprints off,
Before they stain me red.

I drank from your gauntlet
The malignancies infect me now
It could have been lethal
But I will not let it invade my blood stream.

If I could string together a few words to describe a hypocrite,
They would choke you out.
If I told you all of them, I would run out of breath.
So for now, I'll leave you with two:

It goes something like
"*******."
 Jan 2014 Emily
Kamille Elizabeth
I've heard you come out and have been
The past year has been hard
          
Im so scared for the future,
              
please visit
      
Im scared and I love it,
          
I hope you have a lot of fun.
I will not be the best thing about it.
I have to let you know that I love you.
A big jumbled mess. But I liked it enough to share. I just picked a bunch of random words that my phone suggested and tried to arrange it the best I could to form a few sentences.
 Jan 2014 Emily
Kamille Elizabeth
I thought it was bad when I was 17
And I was so sure I couldn't wait a year.
But its worst, being 18
And I just long to disappear
There's no more time to curse
To blame for my entrapment
But with no place to go...
It's so hard for me to step out on my own.

Truthfully, life scares me
And it's so hard to accept this new label as an adult

I didn't want to be an adult
I just wanted to be free
But suddenly
All these responsibilities
They're ****** upon me
And once again I'm stuck
Looking for an escape.
I remember when we were young
And we had nowhere else To go
And I had no purpose but you
And your happiness

My reason to be
My reason to breathe
My reason to love,
Riding the wings of a white winged dove
Into a sunset of uncertainty and inspired youth

I'll hold you in a cold place
Bring laughter back to that face
And i stay up all night to pace when you're gone
Because you're all I ever think about baby
And no one could ever take your place
 Jan 2014 Emily
AJ
You know how they say
That every once in a while
You should just get in your car
And drive somewhere?
It is supposed to fulfill you
And give you joy
And relieve all your worries.
Well I've tried that.
I've tried it about a hundred times.
But the farthest I've ever gotten,
Is out for a cup of coffee.

Before I have a chance
To realize where I ended up on my mystery drive,
My car is in your driveway and
We're lying in bed,
Watching movies,
While we eat pasta salad
And you explain how you love me and my eyes
In between my telling you about something funny I read the other day.
And you rub my back,
Or caress my breast
While I lay my head on your chest
And you listen intently.

I get plenty of fulfillment from that.
 Jan 2014 Emily
tayler
home
 Jan 2014 Emily
tayler
stony feet,
traipsed the streets
of Nepal--
home of homes.
my hearts is
encrusted
in the Himalayas.
misted mornings
with a cup of
hot chai
free my soul.
one day I know
I will return
to my home.
until then, I'm
stuck dreaming
and reminiscing
about the past
days. one day
i'll find my
heart again.
 Jan 2014 Emily
tayler
crystalized veins,
and a moon rock heart--
only shooting myself in the foot,
but i like to watch the blood
flow. the stubborn
stalk doesn't need
water to grow.
fool of my own
demise, but you
have to die to
reach heaven.
so i'll stick to my
guns no matter
what.
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