Trials and Tribulations by irishhellgirl, literature
Literature
Trials and Tribulations
It was the way you loved me
That showed me the woman i want to be
Down roads not yet walked upon
Under trees never felled
(you taught me to see the strength within myself)
Through our trials and tribulations,
All the tears of pain and joy
No-one here but you and i now
And that's the way it's always been
It was the way you kissed me
That let me be the woman i knew i was
Dawn awaited the birth of our love
Through the dusk we lived out lives
(you taught me to be my own woman, just for me)
Through our trials and tribulations,
All the tears of pain and joy
There's nothing i'll work harder for
And that's the way it's always been
Bitter sweet kisses, broken hearts
Empty, hollow hearts,
Endless tears, nothing changes anything
Blow me over with the wind
As the stars above dim; dying
The ones that make you real by irishhellgirl, literature
Literature
The ones that make you real
How do you sort things out
When you've got no place to start
All your life, you've depended
On short term releases
But now, they're just not enough
To satisfy your cravings,
What do you do, when you've no other option
I've been to the dark places,
I've been that person you hate
But time can change so many things
That you just don't realise
I'm not the girl I use to be,
I'm a lot more grown up, through a lot more pain
But
When push comes to shove
Who will you lean on, who'll be there
When you've nothing left to hold onto
No shoulders left to cry upon,
You learn to stand upon your feet,
And walk the roads you see
I've been
There are no words to describe you, or how I feel about you. My eyes mist up as I struggle to find the words, but it would make you smile to see me try. You asked me to change the ending of something I once wrote, and I can't but I thought I'd write a modern twist on it.
You're the one. The one who makes love songs make sense, the one who makes my life make sense. You the love I thought I'd never find. Tears come to my eyes as I think in wonder how on earth I got so lucky to have the person that I love, love me too. The time we spend together is so dear to me, the little of it we get; and when we're apart you're all that I can think about. M
Please turn your head to me
And see the tears on my face
So I can own up to you
And say the truth, how Ive been
You say that you know
Because Im always okay
But Ive been lying to you
Since that day long ago
When you ask how I am
I say okay and I smile
And you think that its true
You dont think Id lie to you
Why should I tell you now
When I know what youve done
Why should I tell you the truth
Not been okay for a while
You never saw my red eyes
Because I hid them too well
And when I felt an attack
Id walk away and Id hide
And now were over and done
So the truth I w
Theres a place in the dark
Thats there I like to go
When Im feeling alone
And Im trying to get home
How was I meant to know
That the place in the dark
Was where all the bad people stay
And Im trying to get out
See the sun on my face
And make all the dark go away
Im not up for their games
That they want me to play
But I cant tell them no anymore
With their hands they are grasping
Their blades they are scratching
They said that I cant go away
But tonight Im escaping
From the dark and their blades
Tonight I force myself to be free
Theres a place in the dark
Where I d
Between the lines, was always you and I
Never fully spoken, never fully felt before
Always too much left unspoken
Neither but both to blame for what was unsaid
My eyes were always wide shut when it came to you
Denying to our friends how much you were hurting me
Always defending the right of innocence until proven guilty
And boy youre guilty as sin ever was
Is the truth too hard to say, or was it just me?
Lies seem to come so naturally for you, even when,
Everything else comes crashing down,
You fought to keep your lies as truth to us all
Between the lines that you wrote to me, were the truths
That blurred my eyes, and yet
I want to stop, I need to stop but
I dont know which ways up
I cant laugh, and I cant cry
Yet there isnt much change no more
It isnt fair, and it isnt right but you wont
Understand
There is love and there is hate
But the line has disappeared
This life of mine has gone far too wrong
And Im not sure where I stand
Yet to walk forwards or ponder back
Ive got to place my feet
Is there any chance, or any way
For this to be just a dream
A melancholy drama just playing around
Or a macabre tale instead
Say yes or say no, makes no difference
For this life of mine, is not on
Im not a performer; I cant go on and on,
Give me a break, Im not perfect
I fall, I hurt, I worry and I cry
Give me one moment in a lifetime
To give in to the pain
Tried to put it all in the past
Looking forwards for the future I cant see
Im falling backwards, like a feather
Going back and forwards with no choice
Oh; oh; Im not breaking in anymore
But Im not walking straight backed
Chin up, smile and giggle, no more.
I give in, to my inner demons
Ill be scared; Ill worry and cry still
But I wont lie; I wont be who Im not
Still blind to the future, hot fear i
You know they always say you hurt the ones you love
That you tear their hearts apart every time
That their tears falling down, upon the floor, because of you
Well what if Im the one to say to you today
You always make me smile, me laugh for a while
What if Im the one to say, if I dont laugh with you
Then I dont laugh today
If I could take what they said away,
Would you smile, would you laugh, knowing its just now
That now is all you have to think about
If I told you to jump, to reach for what you want,
Would you know what to find, or would you be jumping blind
Open your eyes to whats possible,
Trials and Tribulations by irishhellgirl, literature
Literature
Trials and Tribulations
It was the way you loved me
That showed me the woman i want to be
Down roads not yet walked upon
Under trees never felled
(you taught me to see the strength within myself)
Through our trials and tribulations,
All the tears of pain and joy
No-one here but you and i now
And that's the way it's always been
It was the way you kissed me
That let me be the woman i knew i was
Dawn awaited the birth of our love
Through the dusk we lived out lives
(you taught me to be my own woman, just for me)
Through our trials and tribulations,
All the tears of pain and joy
There's nothing i'll work harder for
And that's the way it's always been
Bitter sweet kisses, broken hearts
Empty, hollow hearts,
Endless tears, nothing changes anything
Blow me over with the wind
As the stars above dim; dying
The ones that make you real by irishhellgirl, literature
Literature
The ones that make you real
How do you sort things out
When you've got no place to start
All your life, you've depended
On short term releases
But now, they're just not enough
To satisfy your cravings,
What do you do, when you've no other option
I've been to the dark places,
I've been that person you hate
But time can change so many things
That you just don't realise
I'm not the girl I use to be,
I'm a lot more grown up, through a lot more pain
But
When push comes to shove
Who will you lean on, who'll be there
When you've nothing left to hold onto
No shoulders left to cry upon,
You learn to stand upon your feet,
And walk the roads you see
I've been
Just one thing I want to ask you.
Just one thing I dare to wonder.
Why did you say that you love me then leave me?
I loved you more than life itself;
I would have given up my world for you,
Hell, I nearly did more than once.
You were my moon in the nightsky,
The stars that shined so brightly,
That kept me from the darkness.
You were the hand that guided me to happiness,
You saved me from the knife so many times,
Told me it wasn't the answer,
But now?
Who is here to save me now?
You took my heart from my hands so open
You still hold it as a prize
To show you still have the best of me
Get out of my life,
Get out of my mind,
Get out of my heart,
Because you're tearing me into different pieces,
I want to help you,
I want to strangle you,
I want to pity and strangle you at the same time,
You are the only person i know,
that has that gift
You can lift me up to the clouds,
And bring me back to hell again,
You can make me love myself,
then hate myself within minutes,
I loved you once, I'll admit to that,
I still do in my own wierd way,
You are my angel and devil,
My saviour and my judas,
If it were to make you happy you could stop my heart,
but you woudn't because you enjoy,
all the pain you bring to me everyd
So deep they go, so real
At the time you're happy, you think they will heal
But they wont, they stay until your dying day
Maybe not on the outside,
They are not there for others to see
As they delve deep inside and hold tight
Every string of sanity you ever held,
Drops through your hands
Like the knife through your skin
Making you wish to end this fight.
Those little red drops, seem like nothing
That gush of scarlet, at least proves something.
The crimson tide is turning,
and you shall be washed away
Deep deep down, until you drown,
Not outside but well within.
You will look normal;
outside everything will be ok,
But to y
The churchbell rings,
Starting the silence,
Life will always keep knelling,
It will strike you with a hammer,
Tell you to get a grip on yourself,
But will you ever listen,
Take heed of it;s warnings.
Time keeps running,
The bells keep ringing,
If you don't do it now, you never will,
Forget all your fears,
Forget all your troubles,
Death is just one bell away,
You got to grab your chance,
Before anyone takes it away from you.
Shivering in the dark,
Hoping your chance will come along,
Haven't you not yet realised,
You have got to get into the light,
Forget what your afraid of,
Take a breath, make a step.
If you do as i say,
Don't keep telling me what I've got to do,
You're not my mama,
Don't keep saying i've got to say this,
You're not my daddy,
Don't yell, and say who to see and when,
You're not my brother,
Now run along dear,
Find someone else to manipulate,
I am not as weak as you thought i was,
I don't need your constant approval.
If you ask me how much i have eaten,
You want me to say 'oh so little'
Just so that you,
Can have your say,
You will say that i'm forgiven,
Forgiven for what, dare i ask?
Why do you think i want or need your forgiveness,
There is only one persons forgiveness that i crave,
His, His and His alone,
Don't tell me i'm
It's no paradise that I know
It's not easy to let your heart fall
To let go of your grip on reality
But to have your control in the long run
You have to lose it to find it again
It's no paradise your heart
So many traps, tricks and falls
So easy to mistake for harmless
But you can't say I haven't tried
You can't say I let you go without a fight
I would fight and risk everything for you
Don't ever say I wouldn't or didn't
I wont be the last to try,
I wont be the first to fail
But I will be here for you
My heart is locked away.
Even skeleton keys have no use here.
Numbness in its absence.
The negative of a photograph.
Tendencies of a sociopath.
I can hear it pounding against the door.
I can hear its terrible beating.
Just leave me alone!
I have no use for you.
No, I dont want you.
Go away.
Instead let Novacaine fill the hole in my chest.
Like a piece from a different puzzle set.
It cant fit.
But Ill make it.
Love is useless.
Hope ends in heartbreak.
If you stare at the sun for too long, your eyes will burn.
Its better to stay underground.
Cold. Unfeeling. Safe.
Ive changed.
The tables have b
Practising My Smile
Before each glass I pause awhile
forever practising my smile.
The opportunity to stare
affirms that I am really there.
It may be hard to reconcile
with outward show of poise and style
the self-doubt of the juvenile.
I play the game of truth or dare
before each glass.
The image seeking to beguile
succeeds more often to revile.
An unforced smile is much more rare
and all too easy to prefer.
But which of them will pass the trial
before each glass?
I picked out her tiny coffin
I chose her little dress.
I smoothed out all the wrinkles
She always hated mess.
I had held her oh so closely
While the doctors scratched their heads
She stared back very bravely
And lay still in her bed.
She said she wanted roses
And a pink-iced cake.
So much braver than me,
She endured the wait.
When the news came
My heart splintered and broke
To join her tiny organ
In a sickening joke.
Her pale face on the pillow
Whilst monitors read Welcome to hell
The nurses all came running
My entire world fell.
My beautiful little baby
In a cold steel drawer.
Life would now be a ghost
Of t
Im not amazing. I dont know why you even think that I am. Its the lust and the love blinding you to my flaws. I dont have any love for myself, and therefore I can see my own flaws. I see the dullness behind my washed out eyes; I see the blemishes within my skin. How can you not see what is right in front of you, Ive never understood it. Im far from perfect; in fact, Id go as far as to say that Im imperfection personified. The disguised judgments made on a first impression hidden by the made-up eyes, hiding my short-comings. The hundreds of hidden sins created by a secret, concealed by the sands
Current Residence: Canterbury Favourite genre of music: jazz, blues and gospel Favourite style of art: abstraction Operating System: Windows XP Personal Quote: life is as good as you see it
It's been too long, that I've been dead and gone. But for now the light is back, shining for me, enough to write once more.
A friend once said that writers block was because we were afraid of what would happen if we continued to write on... Perhaps this is so.
Anyways - life = things come and go, everything has their turn. People lie and people sneak around, sometimes to the extreme. Forgiveness is something that as some people on here know... doesn't come easily, but is it something we should practice refularly?
As I've just been chatting to a Texan... I'll see ya'll later!
Irish
Getting together with a pretty awsome photographer on campus so in the next few weeks there should be some things up on here, of both my work in front of the camera and behind it.
If there is anything you partic want to see let me know and I'll see if I can do it :)
No nudes though, just in case you were wondering!
-Jo
Hope all is good with everyone
Still alive, just being silent for a while. Seeing and hearing how things are whilst we grow a little. Those who are patient can see the tides roll in and out and have a word to say about it.