You found me in the dark, A topographic map of my trauma Covered my body for you to see What a strange discovery you had made Extended your hope to me Lulled into a false sense of security Reached into my chest, ripped out my heart Just to watch it beat...for you The kindest words I've ever known, Have turned into vicious whispers The sweetest sounds I've ever heard Have turned into malicious echoes Expecting the hate to...

Your face says it all, you are goingI plead like I'm sent to the nooseNo combination of begs I find workingTears gush through a wide-open sluiceJoy pours away, I am leakingDread fills the vacuum insideI see my love and my joy and my passionRetreat like the draw of the tides.Goodbye slips through my fingersHope flows away like a streamI am left grey, cold and emptyA skin devoid of a dream.

So sudden the break So harsh the words So final the decision So silly the reason So impossible to fix So hard to heal So sad it ended So glad I once loved you

You joined Alexa for a while. I saw you in the halls with the Pinheaded football players we used to laugh about. You mostly ignored me the first half of sophomore year, and, surprisingly, so did the Blonde Squad. That all changed right around finals time though. I was absent for two days and when I came back, I was ghost-like and shaky. I was the frail girl we used to joke about - the one I never thought I'd be. I actuall...

pouty lips twinkling eyes years ago you gave me butterflies... You walked up to me at out middle school. I'd had quite a crush on you since a couple years before. Your lips were peachy pink, moist because you'd just licked them nervously. Your eyes were smiling at me even if your teeth were biting your bottom lip. You open your mouth, with those perfect teeth, and spoke to me- me. I looked around a bit, wondering if you w...

We have been together for awhile now  Slowly growing closer  Sharing our hopes and dreams.  Thus allowing us to be  Each other's comfort and support.Over the past few weeks  I have felt  Distance gradually creeping in... You say you care, want and love me  More than words.  But then you say you love two others.So is it love or lust?  This I’m not sure.  But, when questioned  You get defensive  And refuse to answer. I have...

Steam rose from the paper cup sitting on the low table by Derek’s knees. He watched the coffee scented mist swirl into the air while people bustled around him; chatting, laughing, eating. He could hardly sit still for the excitement of seeing her after so many weeks. The answers he’d been looking for came out of the blue in the end. All he’d needed was a little space, just like he’d said. He’d expected the epiphany to hap...

Tears From Within Copyright Don Abdul ©2006 From the first moment Winning my heart with your flattering comment The warmth inside of you radiating Oh! How I loved your spontaneity Tender smile so captivating Nothing showed of your notoriety You talked the talk Even walked the walk At least down the aisle You promised for life, every last mile So I’m not the vixen I used to be Is that enough to change your attitude towards...