BlogHide Resteemstoryedana (31)in poetry • 6 years agolet it hurt.it hurts. and sometimes you just have to let it.toryedana (31)in poetry • 6 years agoThe Ocean Is A Placehe said he’d prefer to stay far enough away from the ocean and its crashing waves, and I couldn’t help but laugh to myself because prior to him, I dove right into the abyss, collected in the…toryedana (31)in poetry • 6 years agoDon't Put Your Happiness In Other People's HandsI placed my sense of self in the palms of a soul that promised me more than he could muster. I placed my love in the palms of a man who would watch it overflow until he lost sight of how to…toryedana (31)in poetry • 6 years agoLike California's WeatherI am the girl who begins again, after the credits roll, fixed between the beginning of a soul, and the end of sentences and words, years and years old. could it all just blend together, like…toryedana (31)in poetry • 6 years agoRubble and DebrisThe love I felt for you was something capable of moving mountains; it was everything powerful and strong – we could’ve built empires hand-in-hand, raised kingdoms from ashes and ruin. But…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoTomorrow Will Not Erase My Love For YouPeople so often promise that tomorrows hold the possibility of change, but with each new day, I find that one thing remains the same: my love for you only grows stronger, as each…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoBlood BloomsFor every night without you, blood blooms from my body like a flower. (images found ontoryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoI'm Sorry I'm A ProblemI think I’ve made that awful transformation from person to a thing. But not just any “thing” – a very troubled and unsolvable problem. I am so sorry to have become a riddle in your hands…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoAnd Nobody Warned Me About YouAnd nobody told me that, at some point, I would have to release you back into the world that chewed me up and spit me out. Nobody took my gnarled hands and whispered that I’d have to let…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoIs That A Risk You're Willing To Take?I had hoped when I showed you my scars and cuts, that you might kiss them and find a home within them. I hoped that you might settle deep into my flesh and blood so that I might take you…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoOne More Thing Hanging Over Your HeadI could’ve been your everything, your reason to keep going, your savior, your lover, your light in the dark. Instead, you treated me like I was just another obstacle. Now I’m just one more…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoJust Another One About YouLast night, I killed myself – not with pills and booze – but with sad songs and old memories of you. (images found ontoryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoGhosts in the RoomRemember when I used to hold you with those knots in your chest and those thoughts in your head and those demons that played round and round our feet at the foot of the bed? Now…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoCould You Love Me Again Someday?I knew it would end like this. I would become nothing to him, though he once said I was his everything. “If I once meant so much, how could I now mean so little?” I wonder as I wait…toryedana (31)in wordchallenge • 7 years agoWord Poetry Challenge #1: Green Leavestwo kids collided when things felt right and the sun shone brightly without clouds lurking beside. the leaves were green, like the shade of my eyes, strange how you loved them so, now the…resteemedjassennessaj (71)in wordchallenge • 7 years agoAnnouncing "Word Poetry Challenge" #1. Theme : "Green Leaves" | English EditionHello Steemit Poets! I'm thrilled to announce the "Word Poetry Challenge" , a contest that exhibits the beauty of poetry created by fellow Steemians and at the same time reward their…toryedana (31)in dsound • 7 years agoPoetry Slam Week #10 (The Saddest Truth)Sunlit shadows kiss her skin, Undisclosed secrets, caving in, I won’t say that I miss you, But what can I do, When my brain fails to function, And it lets me say nothing. Tell me, what…resteemedscuzzy (60)in contest • 7 years agoPoetry Slam Contest [Week #10] | Week #9 Winners + Week #10 Theme: S A U D A D E | Spoken Word Challenge (DSound Community Initiative)Poets, lyricists, emcees, artists, and anybody that has a voice, @jamesgetsit and @scuzzy presents an electrifying challenge for you, Poetry Slam . The mission of Poetry Slam is to engage the…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoI Am Still Dreaming Of YouDreams of you litter my mind like tattered love notes scattered all across my room. They’re all so typical, so ordinary – trips to the store, to the park, to the pool or just the two of us on…toryedana (31)in poetry • 7 years agoFour God Damn Months4 months. 4 god damn months. That’s how long it takes to forget me. To wipe me off your profiles, from your phone, from your memories. 4 fucking months. And you’ve fallen for…