I need you To challenge me But never fight me To push me But never force me To teach me But never preach to me To better me But never change me To complete me But not compete with me To be the wind in my sails And the anchor That holds me still Updated… Continue reading I Need You
Tag: poetry
Many Faces
Why must you be Such a contradiction So many sides to you Always causing friction I can't tell which face Is real and which are fiction So I guess you can Call this my valediction
Self-Loathing
I try not To take it Personally When not even my own Reflection Can bear to look At me It hurts It cuts deep And the only thing That hurts more Cuts deeper Than this self-loathing Is the feeling That this is never Going To change Response to the Word of the Day Challenge prompt:… Continue reading Self-Loathing
Road to Redemption
Is this the final turning point Am I on the final stretch Is my journey almost done Is the end within my reach Or is there something else That life has in store for me Is the road to redemption The one on which I'll always be Response to the Word of the… Continue reading Road to Redemption
Zoo
Why do we Place ourselves In a zoo Cage ourselves For the enjoyment Of others Force ourselves To perform Just so we have scraps To eat At night? And why do we When that life Grows old And tiresome Do we find escape In doing the same To others? Response to the Word… Continue reading Zoo
Jackpot
One year I made a resolution No more gambling Stick with what I got Then I met you Straight away I knew That you're the jackpot The ultimate prize Without you in my life No other vice would suffice So against all advice In outward defiance Of all who considered it unwise I took the… Continue reading Jackpot
Our Esteemed Leaders
They bury their heads In the sand As their kingdoms Collapse For what they cannot see Must not be real They tell themselves In the dark Barely clinging On to power As their subjects Barely cling To life Response to the Word of the Day Challenge prompt: kingdom
Leap of Faith
I knew better than to look Before I leapt For I never would have jumped Had I ever checked I closed my eyes and from the cliff I lunged Without a clue what lay below I took the plunge I didn't have a clue How far I'd fall Or if I'd survive the… Continue reading Leap of Faith
Oh look, another untitled poem
I was just a stupid kid When we first met Didn't know the weight Of all the things I said Could never have imagined The road that lay ahead I'm sorry I deceived you But I deceived me, too At the time I thought My love was real I've never tried to lie about… Continue reading Oh look, another untitled poem
Drought
Another slow Writing day I don't know What to say I long to go Into the fields I've words to sow And tales to tell But nothing grows That I can find No water flows The river's dried So I guess, instead I'll stay inside
