The things I don't understand

the love in my heart

the hate in my soul

the beauty my two green eyes behold

how the world turns

what if it stops

why do we fight to stay on top

frightening movies

comforting books

the evil eye and other dirty looks

the pain we all feel

the life we all want

everything's better than what we've got

happiness brewing

a cold-hearted grudge

it's too hard to accept and too easy to judge

the red on my lips

the glint in his eye

spending forever lost in the sky

trying your best

failling again

bracing yourself for it's almost the end

stainless steel cages

rusty old chains

nothing to do except choose who to blame

could this be love

is it just like

why do we hide from the dark of the night

pray to your God

I'll pray to mine

sweet intoxication from bitter wine

crazy emotions

tensions run high

one small mistake may ruin a life

wonderful songs

sweet melody

what can this boy be seeing in me

insecure woman

worry-filled man

thinking ahead with a fool-proof plan

sleep-covered eyelids

gold dusted dreams

your life is still falling apart at the seams

struggle to smile

desperate for love

time flies by on the wing of a dove

how could this happen

the tears and the pain

how does he always make me smile again

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I didn't really like this one, the rhythm was too structured, the rhyme too strict...and when I read it aloud in my creative writing class I was embarassed because most of my other work is somewhat free-form...(I really don't enjoy writing couplets and quatrains and all that jazz, just not my thing)

but my friend Charlie said it was hypnotizing...so I kind of like it now...I do enjoy the message and emotions I put into this...and I feel that they do hypnotize me, and when I read it I find myself actually visualizing what I've written...

I wrote this when I first started dating Chewface (my boyfriend). I'd had a bad day and was talking to him on the phone as I wrote it, and when I was done I was amazed, I had kinda zone out while writing it, and just things spilled out...anywho...enjoy!

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