You play with love like it’s fire,as if it doesn’t burn you from the inside out.But it does burn.And you cry in the ashesas if you didn’t light every match.You take, break, misshape hearts like clay,then beg us all to stay,while we stay warmand you turn cold,searching for something new to hold.Not someone.Some thing.Until boredom … Continue reading The Wronged Man (poem)
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The Fear (poem)
Lock upon the bathroom door Crashing, screaming from behind Locked in fear upon the floor Message sent to no reply 2am, belongings gathered Right beside of your front door Venom spat into my face Get the fuck out, I want no more Petrified from rage ignited A part of you, you hide so well Beautiful … Continue reading The Fear (poem)
We Can’t Fly
dont let me get drunk here tonight dont let me get drunk here tonight I'ma fuck some shit up take out some blade tell some lie that it's fine I told you not to hide while I laid in your bed and cried fucked up and still whiskey couldn't take away the chill of your … Continue reading We Can’t Fly
One Last Moon
I quit smoking for three days but I missed the moon too much somehow a 20pack brings me closer to you when I stand inside the night and I close my eyes I can hear the pheasants calling feel you next to me in the chill night air and I remember everything I choose to … Continue reading One Last Moon
The First Snow
The tire tracks his car had left upon my drive were still there by morning, I cried at the sight of them as I smoked a morning cigarette and drank my coffee. I didn't feel the morning chill clawing at my dressing gown nor did I acknowledge the pounding in my head as the headache … Continue reading The First Snow
A Million Places
For me one of the worst parts of a break up isn't necessarily the break up part itself but the aftermath! Dont get me wrong I mean, all of the crying and the loneliness and the alcohol numbing, ice cream eating binges are always awful but it's the part after that I hate, the part … Continue reading A Million Places
Did you notice?
The whites of my teeth show happiness I think. Everyone's too vacent to notice the big sink hole. Sinking down a deep hole maybe it's my life goal. Happiness is my biggest mystery And I wonder, was it really ever meant for me? See, I never understood how anybody could be so delirious, mysterious is … Continue reading Did you notice?
The Words – you wanted to
You wanted to hit me like a sledgehammer For it to force me to feel something You wanted to break my spine But I still feel nothing You wanted the news to sting my ears For it to make me give a shit You wanted to invade my mind But I still avoid the hit … Continue reading The Words – you wanted to
The Words – black widow
Yes, I did it paint me red Turn the light on let them come A criminal in every sense A shark A snake Scum You crowned me the king of ice Because I didn’t feel a thing Not Regret nor Love nor shame A cheat A beast King He’s the best I ever had And … Continue reading The Words – black widow
The Words – feathers and teeth
Once I watched a man Let his dog Kill a crow Feathers and teeth And a sound I can’t escape Our love is like that crow Our hate is like that dog And the sounds I can’t escape Are my words As they leave my mouth
Ryon Maverick 