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Mem Tanhueco Apr 2017
The traces you left on the dirt
Like a trail of a bleeding snail
Your prolonged wails resonate
That's laced with a tormented gale
Like you're making me find you
So I fill up and you let it sink in
Let me hold you one last time
Let me touch your tattered skin
I feel the coldness of your hands
And the warmth slowly declining
Your weak grasps lose their grips
And soon they'll feel nothing

I can't tell if it's blood or tears
I can't say if it's broken or whole
I can't hear all your struggle
I can't recognize you at all
The wind thinks I'm insane
Cursing and laughing at your face
As I drag you along the pavement
I can see it make a grimace
Even with that sutured mouth
I hear you whisper and scream
Your fading eyes haunt me
Even now they're thread rimmed

It was a hard decision after all
Your voice forced me to choose
Not a knife or poison or a bullet
But a liter of gasoline and a noose 
I won't leave you rotting in a hole
What I want is to watch you swing
Swaying with the doldrums
In a tree from where you're hanging
With columns of fire shooting up
Burning twigs and black stones
A feast for the crows and flies
Blistered flesh and charred bones
I tried
I tried
So ******* hard
To get you to stay
I pulled out all the stops
And all the tricks
To get you to stay
Even though
That's not what I
Want from you
So you would stay
I'm
Losing you
Losing you
Can't get you to stay
I don't care
If it rains
Just listen to tears fall down
Through the clouds
Instead of mine
Drive away
To your bed
Instead of my tent...
Come sleep next to me
Under the stars
We can talk about
Insecurities
And promises
That fell through
Or told towards
Those we care
Under stupor
Under stealth
About ourselves
It's lies we take in to be our truths
So what about you?
WJ Thompson Mar 2017
It was summer's bleeding
whether on dried grass
or straw
or whatever you want to call it
soaking
Sweat from pouring instruments
that we would give
Hands outstretched to our counterparts
our falling stars
That gave shape to our words,
our turns, our learned behavior

Static kisses, that were such the darling fantasy
My, empty vase of colored strings instead of tapestry

You've, been, watching me.
Our hauntings seas, my gallantries.
Shining armor on my eyelids
Painted faces, flying starships
All my heartstrings into

Static kisses, that were such the darling fantasy
My, empty vase of colored strings instead of tapestry.

I heard that when you walk on past those doors
You're followed by the man that you had left
behind so long ago, when you began to notice,
Those silhoettes, those heated scents
That greet us from a hand to hold
A cheek to kiss, a face to miss.

We all adore the hopeful mountains in the distance
We all have planned our mansions in the distance
Grasp the walking stick and for an instance
Plan to have our mansion in the distance

But you and I
We were such the sudden contemplative types
Your icy eyes, the daisy type of deeper maybes, for a moment.

And let me tell you, it sort of strikes me how this conversation's been
such a smooth and gentle river stone for skipping
classes, distracted, by the way your eyes reflect so well this fire
stirring in my soul like sparks that rise up towards the sunset.
Wrote this one years ago, one of my personal favorites.
matthew Feb 2017
As we sat around the bonfire,
Laughing and loving,
Our spirits couldn't get any higher
And we laughed the night away

The smoke smelled nice,
As we made s'mores,
And burned our eyes,
But we smiled anyway

Music sweetly played,
Over our loud conversation,
But we still listened and swayed
In the cool winter night

I won't forget the fun,
The smiles,
From the ending or when it begun,
And in my heart it'll stay.
Miki Feb 2017
I think about it
I think about it
I think about it
Sitting here with you
I think about it
I feel shame
I think about it
I feel hate
I think about it
*** has changed
I think about it
Sitting here
With a smoke in my hand
A coffee on my lips
And I think about it
I think about it
Red light
Worst night
Too drunk
and I think about it
Not my house
Not my friends
Making out
God I think about it
Studying
Writing
I think about it
Red light
Worst night
I think about it
Some things don't leave you...
Alex S Dec 2016
You nuzzled into my fresh stubble
Whilst remnants of hardened toffee
Nested in the crack of your lips.
Our eyes following the flares heading sky bound
Until our necks jarred back, upon the crackled impact.

But then the late autumn frost
Took grasp of our spines
Sending them into numb spasm.
We drew to the conclusion
That now was the hour to perhaps retreat
To the warmth indoors.
Tay Nov 2016
When all hope has been given up
You sit down to cry
There is a spark left...
Some hope a tiny bit
But who would pay attention to that small bit
Because in the real world there is no second chances
You have to make them yourself
And with that,that small tiny spark got going and caught on fire
And before you know it, it became a huge bonfire
It only takes a spark
And when that spark catches on
It's like a wildfire
But if you keep it tamed then it can be used for good
If you let it run wild then that spark could bit by bit break
Down people's confidence and hope
Be the spark that grows
Don't become a careless wildfire
Kind of thought of this off the top of my head. :-)
Serafeim Blazej Sep 2016
the ghosts run faster
but she said burn the memories
and now she's just ashes

we're embers yet
but the bonfire is dying
as our seconds
It was part of a story.
fly sweety
your eyes were made for wandering
but please stay homesick
for your bed will always be made
just in case you need some warmth
my fridge will hold your favourite fruits
                             I’ll keep them fresh forever
and according to the gravity of your mood
I have red and white wines to ease the night
countless candles and I’d love to make a bonfire
                           if ever you’re in need of light
for your heart  I’ll be a refuge
even if you flew
out of sight
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