Exclusive Ink

Author: lwortley

  • DECIDE TO BE UNDECIDED

    by ERIC

    I love that I cringe at the thought of the silence.
    I love that I am able to hate this verbal violence.
    I love that you have zero guidance.
    I love that your memory is just an invaluable knickknack and I am unable to find it.
    I love that we decide to be undecided.
    I love that we contradict transforming truth into us lying.
    I love that you are an emotional tyrant.
    I love the satisfaction of us being mirrors of remember the titans.
    I love that my senses are heightened.
    I love that you drown out your beauty with the melody of being self righteous.

  • I LOVE YOU

    by ERIC

    I love you but your hairline is receding.
    I love you for your pale skin.
    I love you but you look like a whale.
    I love you but your feet stink.
    I love that your eyes promise happiness.
    I love you but there is always time for change.
    I love your unibrow.
    I love the gleam of the needle that stitched the seams of my heart.
    I love that you are so competitive with the drivers in the other lane.
    I love you even though you kicked my heart in the ass.
    I love that you don’t know.
    I love you even though you love her more.
    I love that you get trapped in circular doors going in a circle.
    I love my cat even though you killed my puppy.
    I love you even though you kicked me out of the house.
    I love the aroma that keeps me captive and inhaling the lies.
    I love you even though when I kiss you, you taste like envelope glue.
    I love you even though your lover is around as I say it.
    I love the attraction of your voice even though we are emotionally separated.
    I love you even though your breath tastes like throw up.

     

  • WHAT WORDS CAN TELL

    by PAULA

    Let the world know
    What lies within these walls
    Behind the bricks
    Beneath the sound
    Of constructions inevitable call
    Pennsylvania street beckons to me
    But the broken cameras
    Restrict the movement of
    Curious teens.
    The pages flip
    And the story continues
    to the square we’re trapped inside
    Four sides hidden by no lies
    But underestimated every time
    Take a look around
    Which can your words foretell
    Is it the wind under your words
    That link you to this tale?
    Lifeless trees will lose their leaves
    But cement bricks will bind us
    In a sea of people
    A whirlwind of trust
    My body rests before a crowd of angry eyes
    Despite my pathetic attempts to
    Understand the damage inside.
    I smile to show the rain will not drown me
    But the thunder and lightning will always surround me
    From this pencil comes the winter’s chill
    But I cling to these surroundings
    My thoughts ring still.

  • I WISH…

    by PAULA

    I wish my mom could move on with her life
    Forget the hardships, release the strife
    I wish I could grow just a bit more
    My eyes look down and touch the floor
    I wish I knew what my talents were
    The ideas in my head have started to stir
    I wish guys never caught my eye
    I’d have straight A’s
    I’d never cry
    And when I look back
    I wish I could fly
    I’d get away from this hell I call life
    I wish I still had red and black hair
    I wish I never cut it
    I wish no one had cared
    I wish to remove these scars
    From my wrists
    I wouldn’t be ashamed of the times
    I’d missed
    To regain the wishes of all that’s deprived
    I wish to never falter
    Or stutter in my stride
    I’m still steady wishing for a
    Newly repaired heart.


  • A DESIRE

    by PAULA

    I’m gonna state a desire
    We need to address
    We’ve been building new structures
    My current capacity won’t allow
    So, to alleviate the costs, let’s evaluate tradition.
    It was the epiphany to become more
    That contributed to revenue were tangled in.
    There are mandatory fees we must pay, however.
    That we wouldn’t exist without.
    It’s in conjunction with the consistency
    We chase.
    Lectures draw plans outta maintenance.
    Plans that have been in the works
    For ages to come.
    It’s been brought to the forefront
    To discuss the potential
    We’re currently in the midst
    Of, at least, the silent phase.
    No public announcement.
    No final decision has been made.
    A possibility has been thought
    But, we’ll evaluate the situation
    When it arrives.
    For now, relieve some of the pressure.
    Let’s keep it inside.