AmeliaGerhardt : Writing

Keeping you Close

Keeping you Close

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


You left once beforeso don't be surprisedwhen I speakwith words made of ropesand bars.Letting you get awayagainmay just be the thingto drive me mad
Its an addiction

Its an addiction

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Because when I'm happy,what do I write about?I would rather suffer and writethan be happyand lose the pen thatgave me my strength back
5, 6, 7, 8..

5, 6, 7, 8..

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Why then, does my pencontinue to dance alongthe pages,If no one comes towatch the performance?
Burnt

Burnt

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


I have scorches fromall of the times I've beenleft on the back burner,too stupid to turn off thestove.
Matter doesn't matter

Matter doesn't matter

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Allpeople are made of bonesand skin and blood.Every.Single.One.
Too much or not at all?

Too much or not at all?

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


There aren't enough words,or combinations of words,to relieve the pain I holdwithin my body
Friend Request Declined

Friend Request Declined

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


No.I won't acceptyour gesture toselfishly loosen,but not cut,our ties.
You Reap What You Sow

You Reap What You Sow

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


I threwtwo yearsout the windowand carelessly let thewind carry them awayLittle did I knowthat oncelight draftwould cause a tornadoAnd I would continue..
Don't

Don't

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


Do notask meto be your friend whenyou leave me.Do not ask meto be taken down toa level of less importanceand be content therewhen you used to putthe w..
Ask me again why love at first sight doesn't exist

Ask me again why love at first sight doesn't exist

A Poem by AmeliaGerhardt


In order for "love at first sight" to exist,we have to believe thatattraction to the physical aspectsof a human is enough forthe emotion of love to th..