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Hey Sunshine, you kill meLook across the room.
I'm smiling,you're laughing.
But we're dying to know what we're about.

We're biting lips for different reasons
               nervous as hell, pain, turn ons...

You're dropping kisses on my lips and saying "I'll see you everyday,right?"
             I fall a step back and say "No... we can't."

If I'm ruining this for you, what do you think its doing for me?

I'm Thinking Lip LockMy breathing is steady.
I am sinking into pillows in the same way that a ship sinks in the ocean.
with grace, with horrifying beauty, and without help.

                               The light that drifts in through the blinds
                       shadows half of your face and underlines my request
               for you to be the cloest thing I've ever been able to call "company".
                          You can only nod and shut the shades completely.

Dancing across the sheets brings us face to face; toe to toe.

                               Eyes lock.

                               Breaks are automatic.

Nervous Meets FashionableWind blows hair across my eyes.
                        Trust me. I'm trying to smile, and I'm trying my absolute best.

Gazes are still locked.
[it doesn't matter, we've lost the key anyway]

dolly dolly dolly,
the best isn't ever good enough.

The cliche love of walking on the beach has turned into a real mind hater.
I swear, I could look out over the water and see my heart sinking.
               [The moon might illuminate the drowning scene.]
Despite the sun going down.
Concentration of cold hearts.

You

Stages And ActsI take careful steps to the center of the stage, pull a deep breath, and yell
                          "This isnt what I meant it to be."

Excuse: "forced myself to cry"  Truth: "I cant keep myself together these days."

I'm up. Wish me luck. Break a leg, break a heart, whatever.
                                "my eyes water so bad now, they're almost always
                                 black. my problem's gotten so bad now, my teeth
                                 are turning black."
I falter.
Do you like my smile?
                                 "I'm giving up on everything.

tights , toe shoes , troubleWe're kissing in a closet.
Not exactly a stage, but I've got high nerves anyway.
My feet are arched to a ballerina's point and I'm all but
                        'falling out of my jewelry box'

                      "I'm off to the city. I Breathe Broadway."

You Said:       "Forget it, doll. Forget coming back to me. I wont want you by

RyeAndAirI was thinking you make me feel things that I couldn't buy with a million bucks.
You crash my train of thought with
"Let's never talk about this or bring it up again."
"Okay. I agree."
I cant figure out what lies even mean anymore.
All I know is my eyes sting and my throat isn't working very well.
I manage a small wave and walk away as fast as I can without actually
b r e a k i n g i n t o a r u n .
Tonight I'll take pills and fall asleep with the t.v. on.
You called after me "Darling, we'll be seeing eachother soon."
I love you. And I'll never look you in the eyes again.
I woke up on the up

Current"your beliefs have fallen apart and you hold hands with the image of an angel who's wings have been pulled off and fallen out of heaven."

well you have become a paper robot with no force driving you forward and the vulnerability of a child.

and i CAN fly
and i CAN soar
and an angel on earth is still an angel.
an angel without wings is still an angel.

oh prince, play cause and effect with me.
give me the experience and i will give you the cynical princess with her head resting on the window of her castle.

growing up is only difficult when you stop to breathe.

you inhale the realization that you've changed.

but it all depends on the e

Last.Look.Crushed.You're crushing me.
Boy, do I wish.
You see, I've got starry eyes for you but its only hurting me.
You're breaking hearts like its going out of style, but thats not "the bad part"
You don't want to shatter mine.
Call it my masochistic side, but give it a shot.
Bring a knife and give me a chance.

im
just
out
of
chances

"forget highschool crushes and grow up"
I can't.
Yellow flowers still make me swoon
and forehead kisses still make me smile.
You still make me nervous.
I'm not pretty but I still keep you on your toes.
With flaws we're batting a thousand, but
it just feels perfect.

No
It feels completely wrong that my breath

I Saw Stars"Reach for the stars" you said.

I stood on tip toe and felt the air close in on me.
I was reaching for oxygen as much as stars.
My eyes and my lungs needed more than I could get.

You sit on the moon, swinging your feet, laughing.
Tears fall from my eyes and you yell down at me
"If you were at the height I am, you could pass that off for rain."

I ran inside the abandoned building that used to be "home".
The peeling paint chipped and when I looked, it was under my fingernails.
I scrapped my way to the room at the very top.
I looked up at the small lightbulb and watched it flicker out.

The window was missing too, a tree bra

ThrowAwayAnyPotentialYouHave.From birds eye view I could see you flying so low (Solo)
And the truth is your bodys shaking and...
I'm not listening or caring.
Is it nice to lose all feeling in your face?
(those lips will never let a word slip out after this)
"Your secrets safe Baby"
I'll swipe this smirk with a look of deep desperation.
Your backbone is persistant.
Keep in mind a reminder, "I need to grow a spine."
Do you want to make this last longer then a night?
I just wanna get buried in this mattress.

Slow Down My Precious CargoToday I caught myself being daring
Leaning in dangerously too far
How I got the courage too....
So lets take this all the way
Or until we both freeze up
Glued, fixed in a dead on stare.
"You make me so nervous", it slipped right out i swear.
Lets see whos "beat" can win this race.
At the moment were both ahead of the tempo.
Only trailing off by measures
And I never got the chance and time to say
"Ohhh...I am somewhere else when Im with you."
At my

All Oxygen is, is Cheap TalkThe cheap talk is on me tonight
but the gentlemen you are, you bought it all.
Dragging it out like a smoker savors the inhales of a cigarette.
The carbon is escaping through the corners of your lips.
Oxygen runs wild through the strands of my golden locks.
Bandit eyes and a smile I stole from a 10 year old girl.
"Ive kept you close in form of a note."
Admitting that lines 1-20 is your bible which you live by.
Im downing pure caffiene and,
youre casually reciting self flaws as if they were accomplishments.
P o u r i n g pe

Downhill. Lose your Drive.MONDAYMONDAY.
i met him today.
i met you today-
the boy that will change my life.

TUESDAYTUESDAY.
my feet sink in this blindingly white carpet.
there is a trail of yellow flower petals winding it's way across the floor.
i would follow it, but i'm not sure what's at the end.
i throw away my nerves and thoughts and slowly step along the path.
it's you: you're the end.

WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY.
I lay in the dark and wait for the part that you sing to me. When I called you my little songbird, you grinned boyishly and gave me a half hearted shove that caused me to laugh until I fell to the floor, holding my sides. You held my hands like we w

Next Exit 30 MilesOn the sidewalk, out of breath.
                                            The boy held out his hand, she tried not to take it.
                                            The girl held out her heart, the boy wouldn't break it.

                                                     The little stuttering kids were in love.
                                                                   liar liar, wrap her in piano wire
                                                                        They were just out of it.

She ran into the cathedral to cure her broken heart.
He walked in r

3am WaterworksWide eyes shot butterflies,
my organs contained them in a cage.
I sat, studied, I'd explain-
"I heard a drop of "self control" and "confidence in God."
Watched it shatter, shake, disintergrate-
We'd stop, we'd kiss, we'd hold, and you'd say-
"Breathe ,Girlie, breathe. Breathe babe please pray for me.
Cause I'm hands felt on spines
trembling nerves as I push the rewind
to hear a delayed message of regret but I'll keep-
pressing on-to new people, new mattress and rum.
Turning down second dates like telemarketers calling me at dawn.
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BreakEvenAtDowncast.I remember staring at the cracks, looking for where the rain falls through.
Those yellow walls seemed to stifle me
when my father called and told me he was sorry
And he loved me.

Tears threated my eyes with that beautiful commodity.
              (No one knows the semantics behind "I love you")

I stared at the sky until the stars behind my eyes collided.
Thinking "This will never be something that keeps me awake."
                        (From then on, everything kept me awake.)

                                   The bird on my window said
                              "Hello, my wings do not work."
                    I pushed him

Wrong Side of ParadiseI am gripping balloons in an elevator.
Dropping  d e g r e e   b y   d e g r e e .

My stomach is full of butterflies that are trying to claw their way out my throat.
              ("Oh forecaster, I will catch the wind.")
Silence pounds in my ears as I grab your hand and watch as it turns white under pressure.
                                    We hit pacific heights.
                                    Water flooded in from all sides.
                It is rising past my heels, up my legs, to the fringe of my dress.
    Lights flicker out and my erratic breathing confuses my lungs to the point of giving up.

                It will

ItsAlmostLikeAHurricane You've got miles to go until you get to me.
                    You've got miles to go until you  sink this low .
                                 "I want you to hit rock bottom"
                          My pearly whites cracked on impact.

A little girl tugged on my dress and said "that boy doesnt love you"
         I squinted up at the sky and said on a sigh "I believe you're right."
To my surprise she had tears painting her face.
             "Don't give up. You dont care about something until you've lost it."
When my eyes refocused she was gone.
                           I sat down on a bench and on my left s

LIFEThe boys' and girls' bare feet were sinking in the green grass and sunlight backlit their shapes against the sky.

She twirled towards him, still wearing the delicate white dress she had worn on stage minutes ago.
                        "You missed it. I was beautiful."
           "What are you talking about? You are beautiful."

Lights danced in her eyes and she laughed softly.
                     "Bet you can't catch me."
He grabbed her hand and said "I've already got you."
               "Not for long" she teased.
                                He pulled her closer and whispered

I Saw Stars"Reach for the stars" you said.

I stood on tip toe and felt the air close in on me.
I was reaching for oxygen as much as stars.
My eyes and my lungs needed more than I could get.

You sit on the moon, swinging your feet, laughing.
Tears fall from my eyes and you yell down at me
"If you were at the height I am, you could pass that off for rain."

I ran inside the abandoned building that used to be "home".
The peeling paint chipped and when I looked, it was under my fingernails.
I scrapped my way to the room at the very top.
I looked up at the small lightbulb and watched it flicker out.

The window was missing too, a tree bra

RyeAndAirI was thinking you make me feel things that I couldn't buy with a million bucks.
You crash my train of thought with
"Let's never talk about this or bring it up again."
"Okay. I agree."
I cant figure out what lies even mean anymore.
All I know is my eyes sting and my throat isn't working very well.
I manage a small wave and walk away as fast as I can without actually
b r e a k i n g i n t o a r u n .
Tonight I'll take pills and fall asleep with the t.v. on.
You called after me "Darling, we'll be seeing eachother soon."
I love you. And I'll never look you in the eyes again.
I woke up on the up

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Lovers and Liars

by ~yournotagoodbye, Aug 22, 2005, 10:39:56 AM
Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

^{I don't stand a chance.

That's what I thought while I was

          climbing the stairs to the seduction scene.

Same time you're thinking

                "I can't seriously distress her."

Pushing the door, I'm all mechanical flutters for your masochistic stutters.

You turn slowly, smiling.

      You're smiling.. but there are tears in your eyes.

How was I to know that you could still get to me?



You stitch my lips shut so my jaw won't drop.

No "are you ready's".

It's just unstitch and no promises.

                      Dropping breaths and picking up you

                                 "Hey Black Lungs"

                      take your last drag on your cigarette.



       "We're playing with fire sweetheart"

       "Save regrets for later"

My blood heats but my veins are filled to capacity with misery.

Because I know there's nothing to it.

I'm so busy playing despondent that I cant figure out that you're just as attached as I am.

                   See

                   what happens when you feel sorry for yourself?

I'm composed of missed details.

Leaving me thinking

                                         "You're picking my heartbeats apart

                                          killing me like its some kind of science."

                                          When you're really killing yourself too.



Well, send the paramedics 'cause

this falling star just hit rock bottom.}

Lovers and Liarsby ~yournotagoodbye

Literature / Poetry / Romantic / General / Free Verse

©2005-2013 ~yournotagoodbye

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~Roo-kie Mar 20, 2007

Minus the 'we hate each other' line....this is a lot of something I did yesterday.

Something I probably shouldn't have done, but I'll Save regrets for later

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~yournotagoodbye Mar 21, 2007

thank you much

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~Roo-kie Mar 21, 2007

You're very welcome.

I was wondering if you'd mind me putting up a poem influenced by your style? I'd give you credit, and even link to the poems that inspired me most ^.^

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~yournotagoodbye Mar 23, 2007

i don't mind at all

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~Roo-kie Mar 25, 2007

[link]
Here it is, if you'd like to read it.
Thank you so very much. This inspiration from your work has given me what I think is the best poem I've ever written.

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~Requiemforanightmare Nov 20, 2005

this falling star just hit rock bottom <3

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~yournotagoodbye Nov 21, 2005

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!SoundsOfSorrow Nov 18, 2005 Writer

take your last drag on your cigarette.
"We're playing with fire sweetheart"
"Save regrets for later"
so awesomely tied together.

your writing=the shit.

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~yournotagoodbye Nov 18, 2005

thnx!

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~loversareliars Sep 26, 2005

i like this one.
lol.

p.s. this is gillian.

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