Nyx

That girl? She smiles.

She smiles, she laughs,

She laughs till it hurts,

Then clutching her stomach, cries.

The tears break through broken sobs,

The shuddering shoulders, the drying throat,

The hot cheeks, the feverish head,

All dry up as she lies in bed

And she breathes and breathes again,

Her eyes on the ceiling, lights off,

Pondering thoughtlessly, wishing, dreaming,

Hoping that the ceiling would break through

And the sky drizzles down, cooling her flesh,

And the clouds clear up, revealing the starry sky.

She fixes her gaze on the moon,

Then wanders to the star and smiles,

She smiles and she laughs,

Laughs till the sun comes out

And sleep carries her away,

Away to another world...

By Manny D

08/07/14

The Diary

Let’s keep writing, you and I

While the world keeps fleeing by and by

Pick that pen and start off with my

First page, then two, then three, then fly!

Let that ink on that page glide

Then dive in back to the other side

Where no feeling, no secret you’d need to hide

Bring your soul to life back from when it died.

I see you struggle, I watch you weep,

To them a straight face you must keep,

But not here, let those emotions seep,

Through the pages of your heart so deep,

Yes I will listen, yes I will hear,

Every story of all that you hold dear,

Of regret, of guilt, of acts so queer,

That a laugh escapes the broken tear,

I’m here; I’ll read every word you write,

I can’t speak but I’ll remember all you cite,

And maybe, who knows, I just might,

Pop out these pages and show you the light!

BY MANNY D

Just Breathe

At times you must scream
Some days you must cry
Often it's alright to not be fine
But soon you must remember to smile
It's important to find your way
It's important to fix wrongs
It may be tough and murderous
But remember: You were as alive then as you are now
At times we know, at times we don't
Sometimes we go too fast or don't move at all
At times it's hard, and you accept defeat
And sometime you just have to breathe...