"Keep Your Composure"

Wipe your tears--
Keep your composure.
Don't show weakness--
Indecent exposure.

Harden your heart---
Your weakness is kindness.
Strengthen your soul--
This world will leave you heartless.

Keep your composure--
Don't let them get you down.
Put a fake smile on--
Don't let them see you frown.

Keep your composure--
Don't let them see you cry.
We live in a cruel world--
Remember an eye for an eye?

So, please protect your heart--
On every occasion.
I've lost my heart--
Way too many abrasions.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Don't Look For Me (I'm No Longer Around)"

Don't look for me--
I'm no longer there.
I've lost my way--
And I don't even care.

Don't ask me no questions--
I won't give a reply.
I have nothing to say--
And that's my honest reply.

I'm sick of it all--
I'm no longer caring.
My personal info.--
I'm no longer sharing.

I've put my walls up--
I'm no longer bringing them down.
I've harden my heart up--
I'm no longer around.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Don't Fall in Love With Me"

Don't fall in love with me--
I'm a total mess.
Don't fall in love with me--
Trust me, it's for the best.

Don't fall in love with me--
I won't always be around.
And when I disappear--
I don't want to be found.

Don't fall in love with me--
I have a fickle heart.
Don't fall in love with me--
I often fall apart.

Don't fall in love with me--
I only trust a few.
Don't fall in love with me--
No matter what you do.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Earth Shattering"

My body aches--
So, my heart is breaking.
My smile looks real--
But I'm only faking.
My feet stands still--
But the ground is shaking.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Hollow"

Hollow look,
Empty eyes,
A broken heart--
A web of lies.

Empty words,
Yet still kind.
A shallow heart--
A fragile mind.

Distant,
Yet still polite.
No longer an angel--
She's lost her light.

Torn in two--
And not the same.
And one con artist--
Takes all the blame.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Safe in the Shadows"

They notice my presence--
But they don't miss my absence.

I pop up so quickly,
And I disappear just as fast.
I constantly keep people guessing--
About how long I will last.
That's why I reject popularity--
It's just a thing of the past.

One minute you're popular,
And then the next you're not.
One minute you're famous,
And then you're soon to be forgot.
And yet everyone is dying--
To be in that number one spot.

But I'll stick to the shadows--
It's my favorite place.
I don't mind being unrecognized,
Or having a forgettable face.
All I need is my family--
And my friends in this case.

I'm not dying to be popular--
I like my time and my space.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014

"Autumn Leaves"

Things change,
Just like the Autumn leaves.
People change too--
As we are left to believe.

So maybe I'm changing--
As things start to Fall.
Or maybe I'm just struggling--
With everything and all.

Because I'm changing,
Just like the Autumn leaves.
No longer does my heart--
Lie upon my warm sleeve.

Even more guarded--
Than I was before.
I'm struggling with the Autumn leaves--
That I once ignored.

LaTasha B. (LB)
© 2014