Burning coals
Pave the path
Of those who walk alone
Blackened gold
Upon my soles
Drips as blood from my cracking skin
Screams whisper from behind my lips
As tears dance behind my eyes
Because I could not take the risk
Of being told this pain’s a lie
But to my left and to my right
Are souls with similar scars to mine
My broken heart
Will not mend yours’
You won’t get far
On a dead horse
Don’t pick the apple
Off the ground
Because it’s easy
I promise you, it’s not
Don’t pick a battle
For the crown
If the prize is me
I promise you, it’s not
When you’re choking from the hurt
You don’t think it could get worse
You try to make it work
But you don’t have the words
When you’re broken and it shows
And he leaves you all alone
That’s when it hurts the most
Acts like he doesn’t know
But he’s too tired to care
Has a home but forgot where
You think it’s an affair
But the lies don’t stop there
It’s too quiet in this room
It’s time to break out the booze
Try not to think of you
We used to be so cute
Every time we talk we fight
About where you go at night
Say, “Everything is fine”
But I know that’s a lie
I can’t do this anymore
But don’t want to cut the cord
A heavy-hearted pour
Bleeding out on the floor
He said it’s cancer
He’s dying
Why would he
Be lying about that
Said she’s a liar
I’m crying
Why would she
Be lying about that
That home is with her
And your dad
Is alright
You say he’s not better
Put me in the gaslight spotlight
You moved far away
You said it’d
Be three months
‘Til Daddy’s in the grave
But all this time he was okay
Then you got sick too
Speak barely
Once a week
Every day I try to
Tell me a story
That you need
Surgery
Disappear for a week
I thought you were dead
Head spinning
About the
Tumor that’s in your head
We spoke once this month
Slurry words
Curious
How long did you practice?
You string me along
You shatter
Me slowly
Tell me nothing matters
Suicide dreamer
I see you
Dance with death
Taunt me to go with you
At least when you lied, it was fiction
I’m in a world I don’t want to be in
This Stockholm syndrome
My blatant
Addiction
Always ran away
And my veins
They run cold
But the water seems warm
Don’t think you’d let me on the boat
But I don’t want to see you float
A pain in my heart
A black stain
On your brain
Past ripping us apart
And the cause of death
Yet to be
Determined
Never so determined
I say I want free
Suddenly,
You release me
But I can’t let this go
I’d never know the truth about
My life and where it stood
I don’t think I could live without
Having understood
Where was I supposed to be–
Supposed to do when you lied to me?
Tainted blood
Breaks the bond
So why am I still holding on?
I believe anything
That’s spoken from your lips
Broken trust, but not enough
I’m not equipped for this
How to separate
The oil from the water
Soul from the heart
I’ve never met love
But I like to think I did
Love to think I did
Make me feel guilty
Then you expect my pity
Put blood on my hands
You say, “I love you.”
But love is just a haiku
I’m not your breakthrough
Try to rouse my fears
Fill my eyes with tears
But when I don’t react
You get mad and douse the dirt
With gasoline
You say I’m mean
That sea green oasis
Chases me
I’m a goddess
I’m a queen
I’ve built myself up
When you weren’t looking
Solace is Chaos
He is night without the stars
Tearing me apart
Why can’t I remember
What happiness looks like
Why can’t I picture
Being alright
When love lingered on
The tips of our fingers
Upon soft lips
Passion was spoken
Promises broken
A stake through the heart
An everlasting ache
When we are apart
Fake smiles save
Distance was fine
For a time, when I’d known
That our love would still shine
That you would come home
But my feelings grew cold
When you never showed
Never called
Never tried
I thought you had died
Even if your body
Wasn’t physically here
I could tell whenever
Your spirit was near
But my soul has been lonely
With no other half to hold me
Remember when we planned to elope
For a moment I was blissful
And hope wasn’t needed
Self-doubt was weeded
Nothing to cope
But fairytales shattered
My future on halt
Soon nothing mattered
In this deep love cult
The unknown chilled me
When I laid alone
The pressure killed me
Weakened my bones
Wondering whether
You loved me or not
If you’d rather
Let love rot
Our thoughts used to meld
Our minds used to melt
At the sight of each other
Complete my sentences
Fill all my senses
As two lovers should
When I write with love, it drizzles with dread
Oh why can’t I get you out of my head
Oh why do I wish I were…
Half empty, half full Half love, half hate Half lively, half dull Half here, half there Yet I hate to share. Half free-will, half fate Half selfless, half selfish Half enemy, half soul mate Slowly we begin to dissipate. Half clumsy, half clever Half bright, half dim All these words portray him. Half empty, half full How can I be grateful; when his heart’s not faithful? My heart is half empty, half full. What happened to the love that was once so plentiful?
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