A Heart Like Yours by Dreams-Of-Lightning, literature
Literature
A Heart Like Yours
I’m counting on
A heart like yours,
Eager to love,
Faster to hate,
I’ll flip on the switch
And lay you to waste.
I’m counting on
Cold eyes,
Warm words,
Easy charm that breaks worlds.
Token glance,
I’ll throw a bone
And keep you burning,
All alone.
Gaping wounds,
Sleepless nights,
Feeling like you’re
Never right.
Blame games,
False pain,
Guilt trips,
Through your veins.
I’m counting on
How you’ll never
Never be the same,
Once you’ve tasted,
Felt and hated
A painted, smirking, selfish, jaded…
Heart like yours.
Hard Won Sunshine by Dreams-Of-Lightning, literature
Literature
Hard Won Sunshine
On a good day,
I've got sunshine in my veins.
A backlit smile,
And a spring in my step.
And people don’t think
I’ve ever known…
Faces in the night,
Looking for me.
Shadows on my face,
From lack of sleep.
People rarely think…
Of the ash in your bones,
The tar clogging up your thoughts,
And blocking out the light.
But what people think…
About how your skin
Feels tight when you smile…
Doesn’t matter.
What matters is…
It never stops.
It never gets easier.
Bad things will happen.
But if you can wait it out,
Endure,
Survive,
Last just a bit longer than you think you can.
You will get