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Lie To MeFingertips lace around my ribs
And pull at my skin
As my breath catches
At the coolness of your touch.

Calm these trembling hands
And hold them tight in yours.
I'll move my lips on yours
Just so you don't have to.

Hearts beat faster and
My breath shudders with insecurity.
Press my body close to yours
So I don't shatter into fragments.

Lie to me one more time.
Tangle your legs in mine,
Brush your lips along my neck.
Make me feel alive.

The Intelligent Are So SadA cascade of words parade around,
with thoughts of atoms and connotation.
She is brilliant, they say,
but she knows she is lost.

Numbers are her companion,
she understands their mean, average.
Words can twist her brain,
she loves the wonder they bring.

She is intelligent, they say,
but sometimes,
she doesn't feel clever enough.
Sometimes she feels clever too much.

Excusez-moi, in perfect French,
but nothing is gained by perfect word tense.
She is clever, they say.
But she is not clever the way they know.

She sees things as they are,
and she prefers her thoughts to the world.
She knows she loves them more than they in return

ConfidenceThe mirror said nice things about me today.
But tomorrow it will probably be biased,
And strongly opinionated,
To say otherwise.

Aren't You Ashamed Yet?Aren't You Ashamed Yet?:

A Mask
Truly an object of mystique and mystery
A simple device, with a painted layer
That conceals a face of rotting worms

Oh, I'm sorry, was I supposed to overlook it?
Let me rephrase it in a more appropriate manner
You are a cowardly, pathetic, miserable, filthy
Unintelligent, soul-sucking, perfidious, bag of rotting worms

You who once held my respect, you who were once my friend
you shared in my secrets and you shared in my dreams
But in the end, it was the lies
The horrible, filthy lies that spew forth from your tainted lips...

I guess it was a simple decision
I had no need to keep up this facade
an

Little GirlYou saw me,
Broken under the tree.
I sat alone,
Trying to be my own person.
Trying to live without a crutch.
But I guess you looked through me,
And saw the broken little girl I am.

I wish you hadn't scooped me up.
I wish you hadn't started caring for me.
I wish I hadn't cared for you.

You saw me cry.
You didn't know how much baggage I carried.
What I had,
You could never deal with.
The baggage I carry,
Needs someone to be around all the time.

I've been neglected.
Ive been lied to.
Ive been left out on the street to fend for myself.
Ive been left to fight other peoples battles.

I just want to be my own person.
I want to no

She Doesn't Blame YouAlone at the bar,
I drown in more alcohol
in hopes of relieving the pain
possibly forever.

You take a seat beside me
and ask if I am alright.
One glance at you and already I know
you aren't to be trusted
so I simply nod
and take another swig.

You say you don't believe me
but I simply shrug
and keep my lips cradled
around the rim of the glass.

You take this as a sign
and walk away.
However, you surprise me
by returning moments later
with a full glass in your extended hand
and a piece of paper taped to the handle.
I ask you what it is
but you smile and walk off.
I drink the glass without a second thought
but then stare lo

You're My PhobiaDriving me into darkness
Windows shut
Eyes shut
Huddled in fetal position
I couldn't stop the frightened tears running down my face

That strange sense
That looming animosity I was clutched in
It has never disappeared
Even if it never truly existed

This tower over me, this shadow
The bane of everything I dream about
Haunts me

I can't speak, not face to face
Look in the eyes
Hear that piercing, blasting voice
I go numb
I'm stupefied

Alone and vulnerable
I feel so weak and defenseless
Just the mention of it
Curdles my blood

Treated like a friend but feeling like
I am the prey
Going cold in an instant, tense and dry
Wishin

trustHands shaking
Heart pounding
Head spinning
Is this what I want to do?

Keyboard clicking
I hit 'enter'
Waiting impatiently
For your response.

Heart pounding
Head spinning
Smiling
Relieved
Holding my head in my hands.

I trust you completely.

Where Has the Winter Gone?Where has the winter gone?
The days so cold,
But we never felt it

Where have our promises gone?
Words whispered
Between lips only atoms away

Where have our memories gone?
Things once cherished
Tossed away, fighting to find their way home

Yes I know, the winter's gone
But it's okay,
Our souls meet in our dreams

Today and Tomorrow are Completely DifferentIf you died today
Then I would have to say
That I really don't care for you

But if you died tomorrow
Then I would have to say
That I really do...
Love you...
Miss you...
Hate you... for leaving me

Never Let GoLook, my darling, past the trees and sky
It can barely be seen with your little eye
But I know in your mind, it burns so bright
It's presence lives in you day and night

As we grow older, it fades to grey
And all the memories made slowly slip away
Don't let that be you, no matter how hard it seems
Never let go of the land of your dreams

Water Bomb"Water Bomb"

Everyday my little boat
Becomes filled with more and more water
My shoes are starting to get soaked
Like lambs unaware in the slaughter
There seems to be some kind of hole
Just big enough for water to get through
The hole isn't big by any means
But I don't know what to do
And everyday my little boat
Sinks deeper and deeper in the sea
I can't rewrite the script I wrote
I can't undo what is to be
The hole now becoming cracks
I tried to plug with paint and clay
With barrels full of whole grain sacks
But even still the boat decayed
And I just can't stop this water
From seeping in little by little
Every damn crack a

WitherCan hope like roses,
wither to dust.
When dreams are lost,
in nightmares maw?

Love is FireLove is like Fire, Consuming, Unquenchable.

It will reach it's objective, no matter what is placed in it's path.

Time, Space, People, Things.

It will Burn away everything, until it reaches its Object.

Or, will Consume it self.

SnowSnow

In a being as white as snow,
Purity and softness in one single glance.
Devoured by a burning desire,
This single feeling you seek to know.
At last,
Under your finger tips,
The feeling of velvet flesh,
Imprinting in your memory.
This short story you'll feed on,
Over and over again,
Until, at last,
Pushed in a corridor of flaming extrasy
Entangled minds, one common vision
That will always remain,
Untouched and perfect.
And you will open your eyes,
and abandon yourself
For I offer you what you have been longing for.
Only you will understand my vows,
For we share one mind,
One similiar path,
Tainted by moments of da

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Love Lies

by ~DeadOrSleeping, Sep 16, 2012, 1:30:51 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

Love lies.

And I was never in love.
I will deny it every time you ask.
I will say "No."
I will say "It didn't mean anything."
I will say "I'm fine."

Love lies
In your fingertips as you trace
The curves of my body,
Memorizing every turn.
And I was happy.

But suddenly I'm screaming and
Holding my head in my hands
Because I can't remember how to breathe.
And I'm pounding my dashboard because
I can't handle listening to this song anymore.
But I don't like the silence.

Love lies,
And I didn't ask for this.
I didn't mean to spit my heart out so close
To your feet because you keep stepping on it,
And I don't think you even realize it.

I don't want to lean into your words
As they fall from your soft lips
Because I know that they're false.
And it makes me angry as hell.

I guess what I'm saying is:
I don't need you.
I don't want you.
I was never yours.

Love lies.

And I was never in love.
I will deny it every time you ask.
I will say "No."
I will say "It didn't mean anything."
I will say "I'm fine."

Love Liesby ~DeadOrSleeping

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

I have nothing left to say.

9/17/12
EDIT:
My goodness! I just wanted to thank all of you for all of your support! It means so much to me. Thank you all for reading.

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~justdeva Mar 28, 2013

wow!

~DeadOrSleeping Mar 28, 2013 Student Writer

thanks!

`MagicalJoey Dec 21, 2012 Writer

I will be critiquing this piece on behalf of

Firstly, I like the way you tie the title in with the rest of the piece, without it giving away too much of what your piece is about.

Now, the crit:

ST = Stanza

L = Line

I love how you switch from 'happy in love' in ST 2 to 'something went wrong' in ST 3.

I'm guessing that the 'song' mentioned in ST 3 is the song of the couple, and that the silence is how their relationship has turned out. Just a guess though (because I suck at guessing).

After ST 3 things take a turn for the 'painful' part of love, and I like the difference between ST 2 and the rest of the piece.

I love the image of spitting out one's heart. It's very original.

As previously mentioned in another comment, I like the repetition of ST 1 as the final ST. It sums things up nicely, as having it as ST 1 and then going into ST 2 makes one know something is going to go wrong, but having it at the end concludes and explains it all with more clarity.

Your use of enjambment it great, as is your use of punctuation.

Your imagery is great and one can picture what is happening during the piece as one reads through it.

Overall:
A very emotional piece that tells a great story and is well written.

~phillipskid32 Dec 6, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

When you write about love, there are so many directions you can go. I felt that the direction you went was very original, you present what love is with a very calm attitude, but I also pick up resentment. I also love(no lie) the repetition of the first and last stanza, it's as if your being given a reminder of the cruelties of love.

~DeadOrSleeping Dec 6, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you! And thanks for taking the time to give me feedback. I appreciate it.

*Ha-HeePrime Sep 18, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

This is amazing. So powerful. Way to not mince or waste words. Glad I found and read it.

~DeadOrSleeping Oct 15, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you!

~Starkpretty Oct 2, 2012

<3 couldn't have put it better myself.

I love the dashboard moment.

~DeadOrSleeping Sep 19, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you!

~lobech2012 Sep 18, 2012

wow que lindo!

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