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highwayblues

tears for years

every time i cross your path

i think of the nights i wish i could take back, i feel like a sociopath

an equation gone wrong, i couldn’t do the simple math

i burnt every single bridge on this warpath

let’s be honest though, i deserve the aftermath

i feel my heart being physically removed from my chest

an arrow points to the northwest

where i should move, to put this relationship to rest

i will never get an a on this test

so i should move on, let you have your freedom to invest -

in someone that deserves your love,

someone that will never leave you second guessed

i ruined everything

with my entire being

did everything i could to prove i was unworthy of your love

show you i was the person you would get sick of

we could never grow old together

i made sure you wouldn’t want to brave the cold weather

i just wanted to tell you how much i loved you

how with each breath, my adoration grew-

i had a breakthrough

not that i was better off without you, but that eventually everything would fall-through

i wanted to spare you the pain i would inevitably cause

all the damage that was irreparable, i inflicted first

to make sure you wouldn’t have to see another one of your girlfriends in a hearse

i wanted to write poems about how your love was sent from heaven above-

about how being separated from you felt like i had buried myself 6 feet deep

poems about how you are my mourning dove-

the entity that grounded me, when everything was said and done

instead, i spared you

i loved you too much to ever let you see the demons inside my mind-

they would send you to hell below, your permanent borough.

our romance was intoxicating, the effervescence of champagne on new years eve

but i was not enough for you, so i will forever grieve

#heartbreak #romance #mentalillness

highwayblues

To Bite the Dust

Will the sun still shine?

         Upon my demise,

                I wander the unknown.

                      An eternal time zone.

Can the sun still shine?

         I need its nurture.

              Body decaying and unraveled,

                    Death hits its final gravel.

Will the sun still shine?

      My mind is a hurricane

            Air damp and quiet,

                  I begin to riot.

Challenge
Describe in 10 words the feeling of humiliation.
highwayblues in Poetry & Free Verse

Blushing

palms blistering with sweat, each regret more prominent.

Challenge
Ok, although I know most of us can be very critical of ourselves, I think we all have a favorite or favorites of our own work. Maybe we posted one that didn't get very much feedback. That is what this challenge is about! That one that slipped by! There may be more than one, but just pick the best and post it here. If you feel like it got neglected or you're just very proud! Post the best poem you feel you ever wrote on Prose! Don't forget, tag me
highwayblues in Poetry & Free Verse

Black and Blue

His knuckles collide with my cheek, delicate but firm like rain

during a thunderstorm.

I struggle to break his grasp.

Each swing held buried wounds,

I collapse onto the carpet. 

MMA tortures me.