Stories tagged “selfish”
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Chained to a Doomed Future
Struggling in vain, squandering all of his might, Sam watched with unwilling eyes as the crashing ocean waves loomed before him, approaching with each new tide, threatening to submerge him in minutes. Sam glanced around him, his heart pumping blood lou...
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Poor Me!
The androgynous figure sat at staring at the monitor on the desk. Stale light flickered from it catching her greasy not-quite-shoulder-length hair and reflected off broken glasses that had been jury-rigged with wire and tape instead of being taken to a...
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Wasn't Enough?
I brought out the best in you, And you brought out the best in me. But it wasn’t enough was it? I loved you with all my heart, And you said you did too. But it wasn’t enough was it? I made changes, rearranged, And you altered your life . Bu...
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The Little Bulb
A little bulb to light a corner of the world That no one sees But that’s no reason to stop dancing We’re selfish and self-centered We’ve thrown in the towel to hate Love was just too hard for us But you seem to always be dancing in it...
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Held Out Hands And Humor
Pretty lit houses; window sills; councils; how’s the city fit to itty-bitty secret keys from me!?— He who is needy, seedy and greedy— easy; nit-witty; greasy and measly; it is mine, rightly because I’m just as small and unsightl...
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I deserve death
I was happy. Happier than most men living on this planet. I never feared the dark cloud of unhappiness. I never felt the need to. I drank away to life, I dumped my responsibilities on someone else’s shoulder, I saw him weep and complete my tasks...
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Daniels Goodbye II (2012)
You made me weak where I once had strengths years later still bring me to my knees a slap to the face constantly a message taunting me just a hello you say its more than just that today its you reaching out to break my life as you did years before You ...
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Daniels Goodbye I (part2 Nov 2011)
I once wrote poems full of love hope and joy but now its just all pain You left me the first time broken hearted you left me this last time a broken soul I am empty now nothing but I moved on and hoped to grow The light has left me again I Can not ge...
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Daniels Goodbye I (part1 Nov 2011)
Every so often my mind gets the best of me It shows the worst of me nothing can erase what is said nothing can take the pain of what I hear. Its all me, I am my own enemy Like a razor in my ear Piercing to my soul and nothing is left standing but dark...