You went through struggles you
went through strife. Family giving
me grief, it ain't alright. You do your
thing and ill do mine Cuz judging
me just ain't alright. Y'all had your
troubles goand I have mine gotta do
what It takes to live my life. Ya gotta
let go do the best you can let me
learn my lesson, NOW BE A MAN!!
You learned from yo mistakes. Let
me learn mine don't try, its not yo
day Don't judge me Cuz it ain't
going. Your way!!
Let me tell you I got a picture a
perfect picture indeed
This picture is perfect picture of
me
With oceans blue and the trees
so green
This perfect picture has a
portrait for dreams
See what’s relevant it’s not just
only of me
For this perfect picture is a
perfect picture of we
With a symbol that combines
are genes
Man…what a picture perfect
indeed
I only wish I can relive this
perfect picture I see
For this moment is all I dream
But even dreams fade away
like…like our seed
So…I was only left with this
perfect picture of we
Starring at it constantly
everyday you see
Just so I can relive every
moment in me
But then you thought …you
thought you did a good deed
By taking away the perfect
picture from me
Ripping it up and tossing it in a
sea
Saying I need to look forward,
but the past is where I be
So I kicked your ass out and
took away the key
Because you took away my soul
and left my heart to bleed
How dare you take away my
dreams
For it’s the last happiness I see
Now with no wife or kid, all I
have is me
Man…I sure do miss that
picture for it was a perfect
picture indeed.
There is plenty
Yet am empty
I need someone
But there is none
Wealth is not all
Alone I fall
Help me stand tall
Cuz I now fall
From whence comes love
Pure as a dove
To fuel my move
And build my grove
From whence comes care
To give me flair
The skies I stare
Something so rare
Send me a letter
a page of two or less counts
boredom kills me here.
Every night tears fall
no one to talk, all alone
far from you, my home.
Here, all is beautiful
industrialized, globalized
all this i see
send me a letter
with pictures of you will help
to lessen my pain.
again i want to feel
your touch, your love
to linger on your beauty.
Send me a letter
let me be a part of you
you a part of me.
you hate who ive become yet you made me who i am,tramitized by lost time and lies
ive lost my self completely..say goodbye then deny all the words you've said in
vain.the attintion you couldnt give leaves me seeking for somthing ill never find..i
feel like im burning in the water and drowning in the flame,im choking on nothing
while playing this god forsaken game...im afiad of the dark but its like im allergic to
the light.the fear consumes me leaving me alone and scared inside..shatered by the
broken glass gasp for air,deny the past its only real if you say it is ,the truth is what
you make it....
Under lock and key
no way of escape
yet everyone else
is free to roam the streets
Sinking and sinking
suffocating under pressure
Treated as a little girl
with no escape
Can't make my own choices
Stupid me does as I'm told
Left alone in a cold house
with no love
A long time from now
till my release
it's been 22 years
with hope still far off
Many things binding me home
while the other child
is as free as a bird
How can I escape?
How can I gain freedom?
because right now
I'm rotting in prison
My family has accepted me for who I am since I was born
They nurtured my growth faithfully since the acorn
With their knowledge like water and love like the breeze
Which gave me strong roots and let me breathe life through my leaves
They taught me to reach for sun of my dreams from out of the dark
To overcome this harsh natural world with a strong bark
They open their heart and listen from their best stance
They don’t judge me or hang me from the branch
There’s no other place I’d rather be
Than spending time underneath my own family tree
CORRECT NEST
I was sent to grandma’s for a week:
She greeted me and kissed my cheek.
I helped her to cook and made a mess -
Some even got upon her dress.
This was not a problem to her,
Grey hair knitted back with finger .
Wedding ring immersed in flour,
We’d cherry pie within the hour.
She told me stories from her stool,
Oh, those bed sheets starched and cool.
The smell of ironed linen apron
Was there whenever I would waken.
My face buried in her clothes, I knew her scent,
Like a fledgling bird to the correct nest sent.
of all the things I have survived
never would have guessed that I'd be held hostage
by a self-righteous, lazy, sniveling pile of misery as you
there is a reason that I don't allow people like you
into the world that I DO have control over
you suk
the very life out of everyone that gets in your path
what makes you wanna fight?
how is it working for you?
i'll be your punching bag, W H A T E V E R
plez just hold your lil family as the treasure of treasures
i do have to thank you girl
for forcing me to be the grown up here
while watching you wallow in your own vile
Oh! Hey hear the one about the vegan, tree hugger, peace -n- love type
filled with poison and hate?
ya, me neither
you suk
As I walk through my front door,
I feel like it'll be my last.
Just that one faithful night,
It all happened so fast.
See, we'd been together for a while,
So I thought it'd be special.
I might not have went to sleep with one,
But I woke up with a smile.
I felt fine for several days,
But when I woke up one morning,
And my surprise didn't come,
I dont think I'll ever forget my face.
So I did the only thing I knew,
I went back to him: my fate in hand,
When we got our answer,
Out of my life he flew.
So through my front door I walk,
And into the eyes I look,
So small in a big world I feel,
When I know this is all my fault.
I tell her my tale,
Expecting the worst,
And to my surprise,
Her love will never fail.
A little bit ahead we look,
Nine months to be exact.
I'm a little bit smaller,
And something out of me God took.
Although some people look upon me with shame,
I look at myself with a different face.
Sometimes the best things,
Don't even come with a name.
•Every year around 750,000 teenagers will get pregnant.
I have a pair of sneakers;
They are holey on one side and ripped on the other.
These sneakers are so comfortable that I think my feet found a new home.
My sneakers have seen many places.
They have stepped on land in 32 states.
They have been to 2 countries.
They were there the night my gramps passed away.
We put down some miles that day.
They have seen me cry, and fall flat on my face.
My sneakers have seen my accomplishments and my failures.
My sneakers are the reason why I can dream.
They are the reason that I have a destiny.
I am lost now you see for my sneakers wore out on me.
How do I just toss my sneakers aside?
They have been my best friends a good portion of my life.
So now it is time to throw them away.
As I continue down this mysterious journey today
I will have a new friend walking beside me instead.
As I say good bye to my old worn out sneakers.
All of the Above
As a sister, you taught me hope indeed
As a sister, you blessed me with dignity,
As a sister, you taught me how to succeed
As a sister, you followed me above and beyond to exceed.
As a soulmate, you taught me nurturance
As a soulmate, you taught me friendship,
As a soulmate, you taught me reverence
As a soulmate, you taught me no perseverance.
As a friend, you consoled me
As a friend, you bestow me,
As a friend, you hold my heart
As a friend, we renew a new start.
Hopefully we may follow our paths to our future ahead
And I’ll always remember those important things you’ve said,
As a sister, confidante and friend of love
Thank-you for teaching me all of the above.
Happiness and Laughs
Turns into tears scream and fears
I need an escape
Lightning and thunder
Fill the air, all I want is
To dance in the rain
I may be happy
I may be sad, love is how
I live without you
the stars and sunshine
Make me happy, bring me joy
Or leave me broken
Love and Laughter mixed
With tears, screams, fears and darkness
Leave me without her
Leaps, spins, turns, and jumps
Bare feet pointed, Leave me be
Dancing is my life.
For one last time
I got to tell you to quit this
Im overusing the life once lost
Is so fun to be high
But so sad to see it fade
My life ain't yours
But this lithium is so prudent
I love the feeling
Hate the goodbye
So again i shot myself with the drug
Tell me welcome back's
Is not my mistake you brought me here
Get over it
Im sure to find a solution after the drug effect goes off
Im glad your not home
I hate you so much
Is the day i wanna sleep
I die and you'll happy right?
Im not alone in here
Infinite party
Dance the motions out
My mistake to overuse this
Third time overdosed
Don't worry
My friends ain't here but they will be next time
At my funeral
Im glad you love me darling
Is so good to know i have one besides me
No one left to dance with
Now death takes me because im not staying here alone
Is my life
So as mines i choose when to end it
I got room to dig
I got power to kill
But not to survive
Is this how you feel Father?
You can love me or hate me I am who I am...
What part of I'm never gonna change don't you understand?
I just want to be happy and I just want to be free.
I just want to feel like its ok to be me...
Wanting to be excepted to feel like I belong...
I've stood on the outside looking in for so very long...
Sometimes it hurts but I push it down just like I always do...
You are suppose to be my family yet I don't feel like I'm even apart of you...
But in a way I gotta thank you for making me in to the person I've come to be...
And finely after all this time I'm ok with just being Neese...
By
Denise
Teeter
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