Based off a book I read. I forget what it was called though...
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Today is
Sitting in the cafe
Not looking at you
Though I know you're looking
At me.
Today is
Your hand crawling forward
And grabbing mine
And holding it gently
And even though I should pull away
I don't.
Today is
Your soft, beautiful voice
Pleading for another chance
Promising things you'll never keep
Not for long.
But even after all you've done to me,
I still let you come back.
Today is
Your kiss on my cheek
Before you leave
Twisting me up even tighter
In this toxic circle
That I can't stop
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Tonight is
A call from my friend
Breathless and horrified
Telling me things
I can barely understand
And never believe
Tonight is
The silver Toyota on the side of the road
With a crushed and dented bumper
And the teenage driver
With his chest crushed in.
Tonight is
A sudden coldness in my chest
A dark, emptiness
As it dawns on me
That you'll never come back
Tonight is
Realizing that
My love is gone
My love is gone
I am heartbroken
I think.
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Today is
Coming back to school
Getting pitying looks from fellow students
Getting off easy from teacher
Getting a strange feeling when I realize that
You're not gonna knock me around when
I talk to other boys.
Today is
Opening my locker
To grab my math books
And noticing something out of place
A little folded note on my makeup case
Containing only
Two
Words.
Right now is
My chest constricting
And my legs shaking
And my heart pounding
And my mind falling flat
And those
Two
Words
Reverberating over and over in my head
Right now is
"You're welcome"
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Scratching the Surface (Poems)
PoetryUPDATE: I wrote these when I was 13 and depressed all the time. I'm 18 now, and, fortunately, life's been going well! Unfortunately, these poems are fairly cringe, so read at your own risk. Just some poems that I write when I'm in the poetic mood...
