Trying Stories

How you break my heart You'll never know Each word of her Tears my world in two And only then Are my eyes opened And I realize You and I  May never be. My tears are gathering I can feel them in my heart Can you see them pooling there They glisten  Like moonlight Upon the shore I gave you my heart And now it's breaking I needed you Pick up the pieces Gather them in Love me again. Look me in the eye Say the words I long to...

Failing at something shouldn't bring you downIt just means you must try again sometimeThis should never cause you to frownIn life there really is no time line We strive to succeed most every daySometimes in life we will failIf you make a mistake try a different wayIn those times just breathe and exhale Each day we're here is a giftWe all strive for perfectionThings in life always shiftOur lives are just an intersection Wi...

The lovers danced on the water One rippling One smoothing In an endless circle of rough and smooth The pretty one must be the goose, I thought White like a wedding dress Feathers delicate like lace The plain brown one must be the gander I looked for them every day And saw them Until they were gone I was emptier without them My arms propelled me One paddle stroke After another Up miles of green river I rested near a neighb...

This poem only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.Build a bridge with crumbling bricksAnd fall into the depths below.Ask a token of an ancient princessAnd watch the moths fly from her scarf.Bake the bread of welcoming with weevil-ridden flourAnd bring it freshly spoiled from the oven.Feed the sparrows an empty worm skinAnd watch them flutter away with empty bellies.Put some flo...

She comes to school, Sits next to me, I've seen the pictures...  I know what's under those layers, You can see every single little bone. She thinks that because she's not losing in her problem areas, it makes sense- Sense to do what? To starve yourself? To kill yourself? This is going to kill you, and you don't seem to care. Any normal parents would do something, and I guess they are doing a bit- buying food when she gets...

Swirl, swirl, swirl, Go my thoughts. Go away, I don't want you! They don't subside, Never let up. Give me peace! I beg of thee, peace! Never, will it happen, So I must put up with it. Swirl, swirl, swirl, Go my thoughts. Maybe one day they'll shut up! Maybe one day, My brain will be peaceful.