Submissions by hopelessdreamer

and then, instantly,
it was like I couldn’t breathe.
you said you didn’t love me anymore,
right there in the middle of the street.
I felt my heart sink to my feet.
i know you didn’t mean that,
you couldn’t have.
there’s no way that after all of these months
you didn’t love,
and then i heard you scream at the top of your lungs
that you didn't love me because
i didn’t allow myself to be loved.
I fell to my knees and i begged you to stay.
i begged you to stay
here with me.
i cried
and i screamed
and begged
and pleaded for...

I’m Sorry” the star football player says as he forcefully glides his hands down your pants
You say no and look away but
Of course he’s entitled
After all,
He’s sorry right?
“I’m Sorry” your math teacher says as she locks the door when you’re late to class because you have to make sure your sister gets to school since your mom is passed out on the couch
After all, functions and graphs are what matter and...
she’s sorry, right?
“I’m Sorry” the policeman says as he writes you a ticket for speeding so you aren’t late for the job that feeds your family every...

I’m standing here with
the flesh burning water
pouring down on me and
the only thing that my mind
can seem to grasp is the
memory of your lips pressed against mine.
All I can remember while staring
at the open wound on my
thigh is how you promised you would never leave.
It keeps replaying
over and over and over again.
Reminding me that I was never good enough
and you were never going to stay in the first place.
I’m a barely a star
and you’re a galaxy,
silly me..

I’m afraid
Of everything
And anything, because of you.
I’m afraid to love because of you.
I’m afraid to let down my walls because of all of your broken promises.
I know you’re not the same person but it’s all because of you.
You always apologize now but band aids definitely don’t fix broken hearts.
Sorry is supposed to make everything better, you know?
You apologize and I’m supposed to let it go.
Forgive and forget, right?
Even when I’m slowly drowning in my own fear…
Even when I stay awake at night terrified to sleep because I’ll see you in my...