look.both.ways : Writing

Me

Me

A Poem by look.both.ways


I see your blood shot eyes and they move me.The sting of your breath makes me wince.I once knew pleasant dreams before I knew you.Now I am awoken by m..
Waiting

Waiting

A Poem by look.both.ways


I am lost.Waiting for someone to find me,To lead me home again.I am broken.Waiting for someone to fix me,To put me back together.I am doomed. Waiting ..
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

A Poem by look.both.ways


My hands are shaking,My mind is clear. My bones are breaking,The end is near.I'm falling, silent.I see the ground. The screams are quiet.No noise, no ..
In

In

A Poem by look.both.ways


I'm in my box. I didn't want to go in,but you won't let me out. I don't want to stay in,but I won't survive if I'm out.You told me it was safe.I don't..
The Room

The Room

A Poem by look.both.ways


I’m sitting in the room,Dark, cold and dirty.The walls are soft,So they can’t hurt me.I have wraps around my ankles,wrists and arms.I have..
Taken

Taken

A Poem by look.both.ways


How soon will you forget me?After I am taken. How soon will you forget my voice or the color of my eyes? The shape of my lips and how they meet yours...
Nothing

Nothing

A Poem by look.both.ways


I am nothing.The wind doesn't hear me.The ground doesn't feel me.The sun doesn't see me.You won't remember me.I was broken.Everything was wrong.So I t..
My Heart

My Heart

A Poem by look.both.ways


I am overwhelmed with sadness.Without my heart, my chest is empty.There is no movement from me.My blood sits still, awaiting the return of my heart.My..
My Girl

My Girl

A Poem by look.both.ways


I have sewn my mouth shut,Afraid of hurting her again.I tried to do good,But all that came was sin.I’ve lost all ever loved.My world is caving i..
Fences

Fences

A Poem by look.both.ways


White, padded walls surround me. Designed to keep me safe from myself.I've built fences around my head.But with each pill they come down. My mind is ..