Thank You

Thank you for letting me walk in on my own
Thank you for allowing me to fight my fights alone
Thank you for leaving me alone and without hope
Thank you for not caring if and how I coped
Thank you for not asking what happened in my life
Thank you for not caring about those tears I cried
Thank you for leaving me lost and hurt and scared
Thank you for showing me how much you didn’t care

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Nosy neighbors

Nosy neighbors at the door
What do you think you're looking for?
Why must you always sneak and peek?
Can I not have but a moment's peace?
Stop this now or one thing's for sure
You'll see much more that you bargained for.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

For The Record...

There are many different
Correct answers
To that question.
But laughter
Is never one of them.

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

plagiarism

i write you poems to show my love
but then i hide them from you
and i know it may not make sense to others
i don't do it because i fear your reaction
i'm sure you would at least
pretend to like them
i don't do it because i fear
you'll misunderstand my words
i could always explain myself
and make you see what i meant
i hide my poems from you
because no matter how much i trust you
i can never forget
hearing my hard found words of love
falling from your lips
to her ears

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Well, hell...I was in a good mood. I really thought I was over that one...*sigh*

Crocodile Tears

Crocodile tears
God, how I hate them
As you say you're sorry
You didn't mean to
Try to hold me, kiss me
As if I didn't still have your handprint on my throat

Crocodile tears
God, how I hate them
As you say you're sorry
She didn't mean anything
You didn't really love her, no
As if I didn't hear you say you wished I was her

Crocodile tears
God, how I hate them
As you say you're sorry
Never happen again
But it will
Is it your fault for hurting me?
Or mine for staying?

27 August 2008

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

Rage In Storm

The thunder calls my name
As lightning clears my path
The night slowly changing
There is no turning back
Time has abandoned us
The past has returned
To haunt, mercilessly
I am lost in the storm
That rages in my heart

12 September 1994

© 1991-2009 Samantha Greene

I Know Her

Sometimes I hate that you care so much
About everyone else
And listen to me so little
I've heard her lies before
She's been spouting them since
Before I was born
She just wants attention
And she'll get it any way she can
She'll say
He beats her
Mistreats her
Abuses her
Uses her
Whatever will gain her sympathy
And if you want to fall for it
That's okay with me
Don't be mad because I don't
Because eventually
When you realize
How she's manipulating you
You'll become part of the lie too
And then what will you do?