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Emma Pratt Feb 2021
the goldfish swim in circles
casting shadows on my skin
the ripples in the water refract the sun's rays
my eyes burn

i exhale
                                             up
                                         up
and bubbles of air float up

my hand drifts towards the surface
the cool air meets my fingertips
goosebumps kiss my skin

i twirl my hand and the water dances through my fingers
the goldfish disappear
like they always do
my hand begins to sink

i close my eyes

and release
one
final
breath
Emma Pratt Feb 2021
i’ve been told once before
that when you stare into the Darkness
it begins to stare back at you

until i visited
your grave
i never believed Them

i sat and stared
at the nameless headstone
callously placed amongst the shadows
and i mourned

my tears falling delicately
on the loose soil that concealed what was left of you

until i held your hollow lifeless Skull
in my trembling fragile hands

and met your tender gaze
Amanda Kay Burke Jan 2021
Standing outside seeming lost
Striding circles with confusion
To the side by waves I am tossed
Sea simply an illusion
Losing self I've always known
Chasing light that is fading
Where sun once brightly shone
A river of shadows I'm wading
Forever rise to fall to knees
Rusted
Bent
Bruised
A cycle of mocking memories
Reminding me I was used
The ascending sun seems further away
Round the earth slowly spins
Harder feeling its warmth every day
Scattered like bowling pins
It's taking a toll on welfare
Screams of peace of mind
Louder as life strips me bare
There is nothing good left to find
This silly sadness spawned space
The emptiness consuming my soul
A powerful demon wearing the face
Of person who once made me whole
Why did I ever let you mean so much?
anonymousthinker Jan 2021
I used to feel compassion. Not now. I used to think of you. I've changed since then. You think I'm corrupted. I think you've been lied to. I'm not going. Never. Not again. It hurts too much. I can't, I'm not coming back.
anonymousthinker Jan 2021
Silent
Hurting
Always there
Deadly
Omnipresent
Withering
Sadness
I am nurtured by shadow.
Jeremiah Mhlongo Dec 2020
𝖶𝗈𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾,
𝖨 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾, 𝖨 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾,
𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋?
𝖬𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝗁𝖾𝗋,
𝖢𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗌,
𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌,
𝖬𝗒, 𝖬𝗒, 𝖮𝗁 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗅𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋?
𝖨𝗇 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉,
𝖫𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗅𝖾𝖾𝗉,
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗉.
the one I love belongs to another, she belongs to another, how unfair of love
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