what to say when you can't say i love you anymore by MisfitableGrae, literature
Literature
what to say when you can't say i love you anymore
your eyes were always soft, even when
your voice went hard. for a while,
i treated you like a god and i’m
not saying that i worshipped you,
but i let you hold my hands
and i told you all the sins i carried
in their grooves.
i have since been told that they were never
your burden to bear,
but that doesn’t stop me from aching for you
every time i catch myself thinking
about how it would feel to kiss the girl
two doors down. it’s been a while
since i’ve confessed and i’m not sure
i remember how. the thing is,
i don’t feel that guilty anymore.
the thing is, holding hands is only
ten fingers away from letting
poetry i should not be writing at four a.m. by MisfitableGrae, literature
Literature
poetry i should not be writing at four a.m.
i will love you until it hurts and even past that,
until my chest aches with the thought of
your eyelashes and every bit of your life
has been written on my skin.
i will be your pillar of strength. i will love you
after it hurts and after i grow numb and grow apart
and we find ourselves on opposite sides of the country,
like branches on a tree that grew bigger
than we could ever imagine.
i will keep your city circled on every map i place
on the walls of my room, like a reminder
and a to do list and a promise all in one. you have
etched yourself into every corner
of my brain and i have stopped trying
to catch myself thinking about you because
This is How I Want You by SilverInkblot, literature
Literature
This is How I Want You
I want you at 4am rubbing the sleep from your eyes,
sighing like the last breath
of a distant thunderstorm.
I want you in dark wash
jeans, white socks and black shoes,
pulling each article off
one
by
one
and leaving the exposed skin for me
to brush my fingertips against
and revel in the faint tremors.
I want you entangled
in my bedsheets
counting the pieces of my spine,
and the hours til dawn. I want
every synapse to crackle
with electric charge, with
anticipation;
waiting.
Waiting.
I want you,
your heavy, solid warmth
pressing down and concentrating all its force just below my navel,
to leave me struggling for
A Friend Like You
Not many people can do what you do
To listen and care and talk and help
But you're always here,
When I need some of your time
And all I can do is give you these lines
I wish I could give it all back
With a hundred times more
Because it's more than I could ever deserve,
Even more than I asked for
So I thank you with all of my heart,
For keeping that wide, open door
I thought I would never find
A true friend like you
I never thought we'd be this way
I thought it would never last
But it has all stayed together,
The heartache left in the past
This is all that I have
To give you my love in return
Please know
I wonder about myself,
how I continue to fall and flounder,
All the lies I tell,
Honesty, my true failure.
How I sit here in self-pity,
reminding myself of all my 'cleverness',
oh, how I thought I was so witty,
continuing on my little trysts.
Where has my Integrity gone?
My Dignity?
I wonder about my limits,
and how far is too far for me,
it seems I have no boundaries.
When does it stop?
How do I deal with this crazy addiction,
my desire for that insane high,
the adrenaline rush that comes with the risk?
It seems my need never ends,
always searching for the next bend or break
in my resolve,
so the beast can be released
t
I wonder if you could sense how I feel when I look at you,
Tilting my head to the side when I smile with you.
The way I feel when I listen to you,
The anticipation in my stomach right before seeing you.
I could hold my breath counting the number of stars I see in your eyes,
Stretch my fingertips to graze the surface of your lips,
And slowly, tenderly,
Fall in love with the way you look at me every time.
I sometimes wonder if you could see all this in my eyes,
Recognize the feeling of my heart in my voice,
Feel the tenderness of my mind lost in translation,
A heart wavering like an angel hair in the wind.
Suchst du die Nähe zu mir,
dann suche das Licht in deiner Seele.
Suchst du die Liebe in mir,
dann suche die Schatten, die dich quälen.
Suchst du die Wahrheit in mir,
dann suche die Lügen.
Doch suchst du mehr in mir,
dann hast du keinen Grund mehr mich zu betrügen.
A Lesson in Infidelity by UltimateOutlaw, literature
Literature
A Lesson in Infidelity
There are dirty footprints on the stairs,
on the carpet, even in the bathtub and
your margin of error is growing smaller
while your mistakes are gaining stature.
There are bloody handprints on the walls,
on the doors, and even on the bed sheets.
The evidence is everywhere. The DNA and
the circumstantial. Look closely at the
scene of these crimes. You will see:
This is all it takes to become undone:
An eyelash on a pillowcase, a lipstick
smear or a strand of hair. The scent
of perfume. Even your eyes darting aside
and your jaw muscles working hard not
to be found out. Your grinding teeth
or the taste of tongue in your mou
this memory that can't be deleted. by jthomas10, literature
Literature
this memory that can't be deleted.
i still remember how it all changed.
that hour's cut out the rest of the highlight reel.
it's now the only replay.
you spoke softly,
slowly,
guiltily.
you could barely look at me,
but you didn't have to.
i felt the goodbye in your voice.
the brushing of our lips was a display for our care for one another,
but it was little to restore your faith in what we had fought for.
your doubt, too intense.
you were a reach away, but never had i felt your absence
Please hear my whisper -
and crying.
Please, don't go!
Why does my mouth, keep back -
what I want to say?
I love you!
It doesn't mean a thing, when I act silent -
that is who I am.
I am only scared, of what you might do?
When I saw you drift, and close the door -
I wanted to scream.
Please, don't go!
Wasn't all my actions in bed & embracing bodies -
say my affection?
I love you!
My body ached, did you know? -
All the time my heart, was a battle ground?
I am only scared, of what you might do?
You gave me everything, that a person wanted -
my sanctuary.
Please, don't go!
I was a fool, to think -
I needed another.
I love y