SweetLuella

She rubs the skin off her knees as she hits the floor Sees her face in the mirror Eyes hollowed to the core Said to him all the things she meant all along said "I see it your way," "And your way is wrong." Now on the floor she stares at the wooden planks tracing pictures in her head lips drawing a blank wishing demons to drag her to the land of the dead only beast she finds is the monster in her bed So she'll play pretend with the boy next door no one wins or loses cause' they don't keep score The night is like a pearl in a strand of jeweled playthings she holds in her hands

      The wind blew savagely and stirred up the dust that piled over the barren field. It blew the grainy bits into every crack and every pore of those caught in its path. The only signs of life were the few shoots of grass and more hardy plants that managed not to be swept away with the dust, their roots latching on to any bit of soil to hold them in place. A lone plow sits next to the worn down barn, as a reminder of the lost, few morsels of food the field managed to yield. The barn itself had seen better days. The ceaseless  torrent of sun, ice, wind and dust wore away the red finish into hues of dingy brown and maroon. The inhabitants of

Please tell me I'm seeing things Tell me I'm not here Tell me don't worry Tell me not to care I can't help but to feel, something's missing Maybe if I sit and try to listen I can find My mind, my space, The one thing that keeps a smile on my face Somewhere, I know, It's just waiting like a dream from long ago I may be out of my mind But I want more than this I may never look back There's nothing I would miss And suddenly I start to see it's all clear I'd search along the open road just to hear "Hello, my friend. So happy to see, you're smiling again." And when, I've found that place And I can breath a sigh Without a si

I stood there and I watched As you were walking by I didn't say a word I didn't bat an eye My feet stuck on the ground My mouth without a voice I saw her as she ran to you But I had made my choice And now I can't believe How I ever pushed away My mind is full tears But in my head they'll stay She needs you more than I do I'm stronger anyway I don't need any shoulders To get me through the day I know if I could do it All over again I'd walk away just like before But every now and then I think, what if I had said, 'maybe, baby' What If I had held you close, close to me And what if we were lovers just say it isn't so