The Christmas lights sure look nice
all over town,
Put up by families
with friends gathered around.
Everyone’s excited
and full of good cheer,
So why am I still sitting
alone over here?
Something is missing,
something just isn’t right.
You should be with me
enjoying this night.
The presents are nice
but I’d rather have you
To hold and to love
for the whole season through.
It doesn’t seem merry
without you by my side,
Despite what they say
about a cozy sleigh ride.
I’ll sit here and daydream
as I look at the tree,
Of the day you will finally
spend Christmas with me.
(Written/Submitted by Dragon Tears)

Throughout my life
With fears and cries
My dark brown eyes
Would hide the strife
But being here
With someone like you
I feel complete
Like I never do
And though your eyes are so bright they burn
I think one day
I’d like to learn
How to love deep blue eyes.
(Written/Submitted by Ash Howl)

My stomach quails, rushing
and somehow
I stagger as I sit,
trying to breathe through words
too thick in the air;
a hundred thousand
hornets
flying from their endless nest
behind your ice-black eyes
through holes
love once filled.

I wonder, briefly,
if they were always there.

I try to walk away,
but trip over the broken vows
piled on the bedroom floor
in saturated heaps,
and the net
you’ve spread
for the child.
(Written/Submitted by GlassSlippers)

Haunting memories ensnare my mind, softening my gaze while thinning my defenses.

Red and yellow spots of nothingness have burned your face into the back of my eyelids. Deep hues of chocolate reflect an imagine of a reaching hand.

I reach out and grasp, pulling up with all of my strength. To my ignorance I dismiss the stresses of everyday life that siphon my soul and my being.

I missed a lot of chances to prove myself of something extraordinary. Blinded by my pride and “logical” explanations.

My diamond exterior began to wore over the element of time. Lifeless and dull we break.. I broke this heart that I ment to hold dearest to me.

My rooted stance kept me from falling. The rage that harbors in my fists lusts for flesh and bone.

The guardian I wanted to be fell quite some time ago, this greedy king is what I had become. Soaring joys was my heart, thinking this was just another speed bump.
(Written/Submitted by Resnic)

Every year flashes by you
Time waits for no man
Regrets, you live with plenty
And the loneliness you cannot stand
Through the ashes you see her face
The girl you left behind
You’ll never find a love like hers
Or a heart that was as kind

Did you lack human courage
When you had her in your grasp?
Back then, when you were young and scared
Did you believe that it could last?
With her picture, you feel her soul
But many years have come and gone
You’re reminded of what could’ve been
When you play her favourite song

She was the one that got away
You think about her everyday
The love she showed
That you let go
Means your pain will only stay
She was the one that got away
(Written/Submitted by chrisdavid)