No vocabulary can ever transpose
my feelings into words.
What is it called
when we hang up the phone
and I'm thouroughly dissatisfied, unsatisfied
because you don't, can't, won't, have not the capacity
to understand me
What is it called
when I'm deeply distraught
from every angle and viewpoint-
I don't want to hurt myself or die
but living with this
seems artificial, hopeless, useless, aweful
What is it called
when I treat you in the highest regards
and give you every one of my resources at your disposal:
time, love, effort, creativity, money, sleeplessness, wakefulness, pride, dedication, honor, energy
and receive no texts o
The Truth About Trees by LiveForLove17, literature
Literature
The Truth About Trees
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about trees?
I think it's mocking me.
To think that the storms come
hurricane season
winds that bow the heads of men who work out,
but it's a buck twenty-five
of a girl on her back
on the phone, with the stars
that make tree branches crack.
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about trees?
Perhaps it was trying to help me.
If I wanted all my life to play
hero in hospital bed-
tears cried
bloodshed-
it didn't work.
With 20/20 hindsight eyes,
I see it only made me blind.
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about me?
I think the best thing ever made was the tree
people found k-i-s-s-i-n-g
t
I imagine us:
wired together at the seams
of our hands, in between
each space is a finger-
yours.
I'm here to spend the night;
inside, butterflies take flight;
on my clothes, as scent lingers-
yours.
Experiment in my bed
or naked under shower head
touch as much as we can;
our bodies.
From the passenger's seat:
sun shining, Georgia heat,
your Aviators, my tan,
our bodies.
Your tongue dives in my mouth;
I use mine to fish it out;
the taste of love is sweet-
tangible.
Your fingers swim though tears
to wipe my eyes and calm my fears
by hearing your heart beat-
tangible.
Love right now is too much for me;
too big to touch, taste, smell, or see,
but hear this.
In this realm exists a cause
for my falling body to note a pause,
to take up cursive when I write in print,
to drop a subject or take a hint,
to burst out of stubborn ways and overcome anger,
for protecting a bear from imaginary danger,
for staying up late even on a school night,
for finding some confidence even when we fight.
Because good, bad, or ugly, through sickness and health,
when we spend all our money, we're still left with wealth.
Love is too much for me to swing at right now.
I merely explained life and ways I got here somehow.
Dear Mrs. Cox, I hope you are satisfied to know
that our love like a hurricane has now ceased to blow.
The light in my darkness made blindingly bright
has ceased to allow me to see love in such light.
The airways have ceased to connect with her lungs.
The connection has ceased from our lips and our tongues.
But the pain will not cease, and the desire's still there
to breathe in her skin and her words and her hair.
Her hands touch another, but will they ever touch mine?
Where she can be with others, with me, a fine line.
Our minds cease to think as our hearts cease to beat.
After all, wasn't she the ground under my feet?
We looked
Define Beauty- The Third by LiveForLove17, literature
Literature
Define Beauty- The Third
My dad lost his job
a couple years ago.
He made a lot of money,
but then he got too old.
My mom had a good job,
but then she lost hers too.
Her company got bought out
and she got the boot.
My dad's can be quite bitter
that they're both paid by the hour.
My mom, I think, feels guilty,
but it's far beyond her power.
But the will of my mom's giving heart
is what comes as a surprise.
She really wants to help us;
I can see it in her eyes.
She offers me her cash
so I can hang out with my friends.
Of course, I won't accept it,
but she offers it time again.
I really think it's beautiful
how sweet she is to me,
and how- despite t
Define Beauty- The Second by LiveForLove17, literature
Literature
Define Beauty- The Second
She walked into the pool
with drool bubbling off her lips.
She had a puffy face and contorted body,
and pants pulled far past her hips.
I thought how gross that girl must be.
How disabled she is, and how dumb.
Unable to experience life,
to idealize or to have fun.
Her mom came up to her little girl
and wrapped her hands around her neck.
She said the sweetest things to her
and gave the girl a cute little peck.
Then I realized she can't do things I do,
but she's still loved as much as me,
and her parents see past everything
straight down to her true beauty.
No vocabulary can ever transpose
my feelings into words.
What is it called
when we hang up the phone
and I'm thouroughly dissatisfied, unsatisfied
because you don't, can't, won't, have not the capacity
to understand me
What is it called
when I'm deeply distraught
from every angle and viewpoint-
I don't want to hurt myself or die
but living with this
seems artificial, hopeless, useless, aweful
What is it called
when I treat you in the highest regards
and give you every one of my resources at your disposal:
time, love, effort, creativity, money, sleeplessness, wakefulness, pride, dedication, honor, energy
and receive no texts o
The Truth About Trees by LiveForLove17, literature
Literature
The Truth About Trees
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about trees?
I think it's mocking me.
To think that the storms come
hurricane season
winds that bow the heads of men who work out,
but it's a buck twenty-five
of a girl on her back
on the phone, with the stars
that make tree branches crack.
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about trees?
Perhaps it was trying to help me.
If I wanted all my life to play
hero in hospital bed-
tears cried
bloodshed-
it didn't work.
With 20/20 hindsight eyes,
I see it only made me blind.
Wouldn't you like to know the truth about me?
I think the best thing ever made was the tree
people found k-i-s-s-i-n-g
t
I imagine us:
wired together at the seams
of our hands, in between
each space is a finger-
yours.
I'm here to spend the night;
inside, butterflies take flight;
on my clothes, as scent lingers-
yours.
Experiment in my bed
or naked under shower head
touch as much as we can;
our bodies.
From the passenger's seat:
sun shining, Georgia heat,
your Aviators, my tan,
our bodies.
Your tongue dives in my mouth;
I use mine to fish it out;
the taste of love is sweet-
tangible.
Your fingers swim though tears
to wipe my eyes and calm my fears
by hearing your heart beat-
tangible.
Love right now is too much for me;
too big to touch, taste, smell, or see,
but hear this.
In this realm exists a cause
for my falling body to note a pause,
to take up cursive when I write in print,
to drop a subject or take a hint,
to burst out of stubborn ways and overcome anger,
for protecting a bear from imaginary danger,
for staying up late even on a school night,
for finding some confidence even when we fight.
Because good, bad, or ugly, through sickness and health,
when we spend all our money, we're still left with wealth.
Love is too much for me to swing at right now.
I merely explained life and ways I got here somehow.
Take a blow at my self-esteem,
not like I need it.
I've got plenty of flaws for your anger,
and just to feed it,
I'll make mistakes for you
all day long,
and I'll write them down
in some bitter song.
It gets worse and worse
with you every day.
I'll just bite my lip
as you curse away.
Saying, "You're so selfish!"
And it's all in spite
of the fact that you do it
for your own delight.
Take a blow at my self-esteem,
not like I need it.
I've got plenty of flaws for your anger,
and just to feed it,
I'll let you drag me around
like some worn out doll,
and I'll get back up
like I didn't stumble at all.
I'm through with fightin
We Turned Out Fine
I was sitting on my porch
trying to write about you,
but I couldn't find words
for the things that you do.
So I'm stuck here...
guess I ran outta luck here...
I tried writing a story
and found a way to put you in,
but it felt kind of akward
in the place I've always been.
I couldn't get it flowing...
didn't know where I was going...
I managed to pull through,
and look at it now!
It's got a start, a middle, a finish-
I pulled it off somehow!
I'm hoping it'll capture you...
after all, my heart was fractured too...
But now you're just a page
in my story book,
and now I want it back-
the part of me that it
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