Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sestina

The End

The curtain falls
On your mystifying, crazed act
You look about the empty room
To find all but teddybears sitting up in a line
You whimper as tears start
Trinkling, one by one down your face

Smearing the mascara across your face
You begin to realize how far you have fallen
Where could you even begin to start
To try and fix this ugly act
Throwing the bears all out of line
You walk over to the lonely mirror in the room

The glass is shattered, no more room
For failure on your lonely face
You have stepped across the line
Now all you can do is continue to fall
Putting on a smile, you act
Like nothing is wrong, a clean start

Making your way out, you start
Running towards his room
Thinking about him, the way he acted
Brings tears once again to your pale face
Walking in, you break, and fall
To the floor, seeing his pictures across the dresser in a line

"I will never leave you" was his favorite line
How he couldn't wait to start
Your life together, how in depth you fell
In love with that boy, in this very room
You collapse at the thought of his last goodbye
Here was the end of the final act

This was where the act
Of love and forever broke out of line
The last place you saw his smiling face
The tragic end to such a beautiful start
It brings nightmares, this horrible room
This is where he left you, where you began to fall

You decide it is time for your final act, decide not to start
But finish, for you yourself are out of line in this tragic room
Glancing at his framed face one last time, you know it is your time to fall

Friday, September 26, 2008

Numb

Numb
Tears drip down my face
Roll past my aching heart
And fall to the floor
I'm surprised I still have tears left
After all these months of sorrow
How I thought I was over you
You were dead in my heart
Vacant from my mind
Until the night
That fateful night
Your chose to pick up your phone
Dared to dial my number
I almost didn't pick up
Your voice struck me like a broken chord
The rush in my heart
Butterflies in my stomach
Immediately came over me once again
I hate you for it
My weaknesses you know all too well
I wish you could see
Could feel
Could know
All the tears I've cried over you
All the sleepless nights I've spent
Rattling my brain for ways to make you love me
I wish you could understand the fact
That I would have done anything for you
Anything to make me good enough in your eyes
And now you think
You can just call and everything will be okay
But no
I'm done being your last resort
It's your turn to hurt
Your turn to feel the pain
For I cannot anymore
I am already numb

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Clueless

Clueless

My phone beckons to play your ringtone
My ears long to hear your broken voice
My lips ache to feel the coolness of yours against them
My hands reach out to lock fingers with yours
My eyes beg to see your smile one last time
Because don’t you know,
That my hearts been breaking ever since you said goodbye

Clockwork

Clockwork

Our time is wearing thin
I gave you my best
Now I know that will never be enough
I tried so hard to keep you here
Tick-tock-tick-tock
Too little time for never ending words
We’ve tried once too many
Never again will I be the one putting in the effort
For a contest with no reward
Tick-tick-tick-tick
It’s about to blow, everything we’ve every known
Don’t try and stop it
Were better off not knowing what could have been
What should have been
Tick
Tick
Boom
Everything is gone
No more us, together, forever
Now it’s just you, and me
The way it always will be

Bridge Jumping

Bridge Jumping

Awaiting your arrival
Go on, don’t be shy
I’m only cold at first
Give me some time and I’ll warm up to you quickly
Trust me, I won’t let you down
But wait-
Stop, don’t walk away
No need to be scared now love
Avoiding the jump for another day
Just let go and take the fall
For we both know
I am more than willing to catch you

Fallen

Fallen
We lay under a blanket
Of bright, lonely stars
Lost between them and us
I am falling
Falling like the stars above
Falling into your arms
Your eyes twinkle
As they gaze into my own
I search beyond them
Searching for reasons
What have we become?
Your fingertips strike the cold tips of mine
Still I fall
You move in closer, my body tenses
My heart beats faster and the stars fall harder
The wind breaks our overbearing silence
Eyes meet, hands interlock, lips touch
And just like that
The wind has stopped
The stars are still
Yes, you have me
I have fallen

Villanelle

Silence

Everything we had is dead
Rose petals fall in symmetry with my tears
All because of the words you never said

As I lay my broken self in bed
I long for only you my dear
Everything we had is dead

I replay your words over and over in my head
Our happy song has turned into my greatest fear
All because of the words you never said

Nowhere is the place I have been led
How I wish that you were near, but
Everything we had is dead

Oh the scandals and the lies you had me fed
Leaves me with no more torture to the ear
All because of the words you never said

I’m shutting the book of our story I’ve read
What a waste of a blissful year, for
Everything we had is dead
All because of the words you never said

Acrostic Poem

River
Round the corner, with thundering speed
I gather momentum knowing the end is near
Violently I make a move to the straightaway, for
Even the wind cannot catch me now
Running like a thrashing river, I reach the finish line, and the rage is over

Extended Metaphors

Lost and Found
You are my compass
Keeping you close at heart, my safety net
When I get tangled too far south
Or go down a broken path
You bring me back to a fresh start - a new road
When I’m lost, or just simply can’t find my way
You beckon me to a place I call home, your arms

I will carry my compass with me wherever I go.



Leftovers

I’m left here to sit and mold
You picked over the better parts of me
Store the remains wherever you please
I’m unwanted in your eyes
Throw me out when I begin to waste away
I wasn’t that important to you anyway



Fallen Vase

I’m broken and shattered
Don’t touch what is left of me
It hurts too much, I’m no longer whole
Just leave me and the chaos at rest
You know I’m not worth being pieced back together
Too much effort for too little reward
So stop trying to fix me
I’m better off broken


Treasure Chest
Sneak a peak of what I hold within
I dare you
You may look but don’t touch
I trust you
So take it all in while you can
I’ll miss you
Lock me back up on your way out
For my heart cannot take
No more

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Today Is Poem

Today is a new beginning
Today is a fresh start to a decaying past
Today is a break in the ice
Today is an eraser preparing to rid of mistakes
Today is sunshine peaking through closed blinds
Today is an unopened box of surprises
Today is light at the end of a never ending tunnel
Today is the final teardrop rolling off my cheek
Today is a walk away from the blazing fire
And a walk towards the coming horizon