From the cubicle to the coffeehouse

I think about how what we had wasn’t the best I but it was perfect to me and I was good with it Then we complicated the procedure with all the relationship She was my best friend then we started screwing Said it was just for the moment The single life had beaten us both down Tired of playing the... Sign in to see full entry.

She grew up watching her mother get mistreated Saw how this strong woman accepted it Always stayed with her abuser until they tired of her Then it was on to the next combatant A believer that a piece of a man is better than no man at all These men would be her father figures Even the real pappy came... Sign in to see full entry.

As I take a look at my life I’m not sure what to make of it Recent events have given me hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is not an oncoming train For those who’ve thought that I was Superman there were wrong Clark Kent has no hope of being faster than this locomotive Battled addiction,... Sign in to see full entry.

For as long as I remember I've hated myself Even as a child, through my adolescent years and even into adulthood The new found love I have is still not enough to keep the demons at bay The depression seemingly comes out of no where I want to break the face of the man in the mirror I've worn a mask... Sign in to see full entry.

Learned when you hold them up to high, it just makes the drop worse Heard stories about how curiosity killed the cat, too bad for that inquisitive feline Never did I have to go searching for the acme anvil, it always dropped on my head from out of the blue Not a depressing individual but I know... Sign in to see full entry.

The darkness no longer wins As the clouds begin to break as the rays eradicate the gloom I wave goodbye to my dark side and the feeling of impending doom Smile is genuine these days; I’m showing more of it Laugh is hearty now; I’m bellowing it out at every turn My light has returned Exhilarated to... Sign in to see full entry.

I’ve walked around thinking that I was living the life When in actuality I would’ve been better off dead No this isn’t another suicide poem or one my ramblings of how I hate my life To the contrary this me being reborn Releasing my past Laying down in the graveyard at night and awakening not only in... Sign in to see full entry.

Glassed over look has replaced my normal intense stare While smiling thinking of the moments we've shared Each time is better than the last What did you do to me? Did you put something in my food? I am caught in the rapture of you…..of love My life has never been this good Air is sweeter Sun is... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm struggling to keep my sanity Finally became best friends with God but in doing that the devil became a mortal enemy I sit alone shaking trying to regain control Having trouble focusing Lord I think I'm finally losing it I'll be the reason my own greatest fear comes true Loved ones alienated My... Sign in to see full entry.

I’ve learned love from you More than I knew I could love anyone outside of my child You’ve been in the trenches with me Stood beside me even when you had ever right to leave Assisted me with battling my demons Never known anyone that gave more than took Unfathomable, a life with you Feast or famine... Sign in to see full entry.