Words, that’s all they were

Meaningless and empty

Still, I hung on every single one

Everything you said sounded so magical

I didn’t know they were just a reflex

Things you say to anyone

I saw them differently

Like every word said was how you really feel

It sounded like gospel

Coming from your mouth

So I fell down and worshipped

That sweet tongue of yours

The truth was a song you had never sung

Still, it was a perfect symphony

When all you did was feed on my insecurities

And I believed you

But they were just words

Meaningless and empty was all they were

 

-By Racheal Balkissoon

07/29/2021

 REBOUND

“Jilted love” is that what it’s called?

Loving somebody who doesn’t love you at all

Only this isn’t from my point of view

He’s the only one in love yet he doesn’t have a clue

Regardless of his gestures, I’ll never feel the same

See he met me when all I knew was hurt and pain

Even though he tried to mend a shattered heart

That only seemed to have drifted us ten feet apart

 

Time went by and we’re still together

It’s been almost a year and love hasn’t gotten better

I think he’s suspicious but doesn’t say a thing

But I knew better when he started drinking

I may have broken him or torn him to shreds

He should have seen it coming, all the flags raised were red

It’s not my fault he should have known

I wasn’t ready for this, so he was just a rebound

 

-By Racheal Balkissoon

07/16/2021

 A thought reoccurring

With painful emotions

A hint of what’s next

It has to be this way

In my mind so simple

But my body couldn’t

 

The thought reoccurring

Is exactly as it seems

A bold move to be made

No shortcut to take

In my mind so simple

But my body couldn’t

 

With this thought reoccurring

Hearts are bound to be broken

No slip-ups

No mistakes

In my mind so simple

But my body just couldn’t

 

-By Racheal Balkissoon

 07/15/2021

 

For the first time I thought we had something real

You being my comforter, my best friend, the one who’s there to understand how I feel

We were so close to forever

But it was just pretended, you say you’re doing me a favor

 

You were everything I wanted, I had, but you were never really mine

You weren’t even sure how you felt, while I on the other hand was way up in cloud nine

This was all so stupid, I still don’t understand

You chose to play with my feelings, you had your own plans

 

The love you claim you had, never existed

It was just to distraction, you were seriously twisted

I’m really hurt, this wasn’t even close to what I imagined

You knew how this was gonna go down, but allowed it to happen

 

I’m still so shocked, I honestly thought you were different

You meant the world to me, but to you, I was not even significant

You had me wrapped around your fingers while you played your games

and it's sick to think you’ll ever change!!!

By: Racheal Balkissoon

07/01/2021

You wanna talk about it but don’t know how

Trying to let go, but the words won’t come out

It’s like living a nightmare there’s no escape from

The one where you try to get up but there’s something pushing you further down

 

Just when it’s ended another begun

Stuck on repeat, a song that’s already been sung

You try to turn from it, but yet you sing along

Thinking maybe this time it’s over, this is the final run

 

You thought changes were made, you were so sure

Then you press replay and déjà vu comes rushing towards you once more

In the end you always find something to blame

Without realizing life screwed you over once again

 

-By Racheal Balkissoon

#FIRSTPOEMOF2021

Is a rainbow gonna come after a storm?

Or was it one good thing we had before it all started to crumble down

When the clouds has passed and the sun shines again

We tend to assume it’s a good thing

A leap of faith, a ray of hope

A clearer vision than we had before

Another path, another chance

A brand new plan with a blast of positivity

Another wave of adrenaline through our body

Until we get that jolt back to reality

No matter how good it is, it’s gonna end

A silver lining is stretched awfully thin

-By Racheal Balkissoon