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Odd
Odd

Glass Cage

Nose pressed to the cold glass Can this be real... This can't last?. I'm losing you, my best friend. We can try to ignore it, try to pretend. But I'm on one side, and your on the other.

40 2 117 words
jackalice
jackalice

Us Drifting So Infinitely

S o, you know I can't say this word,. O r offer forgiveness,. R unning away, is absurd,. R eally, so ridiculous,. Y ou must understand I. F ear the distance, and. O rdinarily I wouldn't dare.

62 10 87 words
bataatti
bataatti

bored teenager

I'm saying sorry, ahead of time. I'm going to use you. You'll never read this though. I'll go out, even though its not my thing. just for the alcohol.

30 4 69 words
CattyGrace
CattyGrace

Black and White Silence

Black, white and mute we wander, through these… empty alleyways and corridors. White Light strikes us blind, when these eyes meet, our silence donned with firm underscores.

20 0 136 words
Irrational_Kimmi
Irrational_Kimmi

A Nurse In A Lover's Uniform

It breaks my heart; You are feeling so Tired, sick, rundown, And there's not a thing I can do for you, Except words of comfort Down a telephone, And well-wishes Written in an email.

36 16 101 words
_blacksunshines_
_blacksunshines_

Blind (A Friend's Story)

She doesn’t see me She talks to me She laughs with me She walks with me But she doesn’t see me Not like she used to Back then she was my best friend My other half My twin My sister My vault I could...

20 2 159 words
dannijane
dannijane

Awakening

One day you will know that having a habit does not necessary means its love. He is always beside me so I'm used to it.

6 0 80 words
leelee101
leelee101

alone

Alone. Shouldn't moan. You only complain. When I'm there. So why should I care. Space. In this place. You wanted more. Room to breathe. Why should I leave. Sound. None to be found. I keep my company.

66 15 59 words
misslittleDHP
misslittleDHP

When The Trust Has Gone

A feeling has be weighing me down A feeling that I cannot shake You should be someone I want close Not someone I want to push away You brought me into the world Made it difficult at times I...

30 21 384 words
sarahgamal
sarahgamal

I Can't

I can't show you love when you are not there. I can't give you passion when silence is in the air. I can't really hug you when I no longer care. I can't share a kiss, it's not really fair.

32 11 117 words
sparrow
sparrow

Maudlin Self Pity Song

I am cocooned in a tenuously familiar space. Only slightly less alien in this alien place. The rain pounds fists on the windows, the loudest I've known. The streets are rivers outside my almost-home.

8 0 139 words
belllalala
belllalala

he tells me he's moving

him: just try to explain how you feel. me: how. him: just try. me: um ok. so basically this is the second time you're telling me you 'might' move. the first time you told me this I cried.

18 0 143 words
NoirSolace
NoirSolace

What Hurts You, Hurts Me

I read the stories they write for you. I read the false ones and the real ones too. The real ones hurt me more than false ones ever do. Cause, God, how my stupid feelings are true.

4 0 155 words
the_rop
the_rop

Worlds Apart PtX

A long month had passed since his chance encounter with Kathryn. He had struggled to deal with his feelings and he'd been quiet and withdrawn. Things weren't going well at home.

20 0 390 words
juliaisabelle
juliaisabelle

It Was Nothing

No it didn't mean anything When I was dancing with him Eyes seeing each other But only on the surface. Of course it meant nothing.

16 0 178 words
the_rop
the_rop

Worlds Apart

She sighed. He wasn't going to call. He wasn't going to email. Why did she always fall for the wrong man. Or was it the right man at the wrong time.

26 3 139 words
natdawn1
natdawn1

Door

You walk in the door, and explain about your day, You describe in detail who said what and when and why.

6 0 133 words
BethyBoo
BethyBoo

Daddy

My phone is flashing From that one missed call Truth is, Daddy I didn't want to pick up at all You want to talk to her Maybe call my mum some names Maybe you have calmed down.

20 16 94 words
GreenPixie
GreenPixie

Criss Cross - GreenPixie #Phrase

Our paths overlap, we keep happening to meet, Criss cross criss cross, I want to hide under under the sheet. You walk on by, your eyes stony cold, in my chilled hands pieces of broken heart i hold.

26 7 62 words
patdolan83
patdolan83

Forget Me

Don't wait for me. I'll be late you'll see. Don't change for me. Your as perfect as can be. Don't dream of me. I'm nobody's fantasy. Don't lean on me. I'm just not that trustworthy. Don't cry over me.

14 0 57 words
natalee
natalee

Flashing Lights

The flashing lights The carnival sounds So many people Hovering in the crowd Overwhelming Sensory-overload Feeling out of place, I just want to go home I see you in the crowd Do you see me.

38 2 99 words
smellyfingers
smellyfingers

Borderlines

#love Wide awake in the early morning sun Nighttime reminiscing borderline fun Memories fade from what's been done Navigating the conversations from a passioned one Paranoia grows as our distance...

12 1 199 words
beckyboo130
beckyboo130

Chat

I'm not quite sure what to say I suppose its been some time I guess I should start with chit chat Make sure everything with you is fine But don't you think it's awkward. All this idle chat.

26 3 112 words
juliaisabelle
juliaisabelle

Beacon

Why are you so distant, yet so near. It feels like an ocean lies between us, But we're holding hands, Arms stretched over crashing waves With our fingers interlocked, Cold waters biting beneath us.

4 0 159 words
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