Lost in the Mundane

Lost in the mundane
among the wasted,
the moments that fain
too often tasted.
The minutes subsiding
and fading into the back,
falling into the grey
where everything lacks.
The stormy skies
prior to the storms
that are recognized
far too closely to norm,
the weather present
that presents the rain
and presenting with it
the sudden pain,
it starts to pour
out on the soul
bringing with it more
to destroy the whole
and all because
of the passivity
and a laziness
to crush the weak.

Fuming

All the humor
with all the words,
none of the drive
and none of the urge,
just the right thing
to come from a mouth
that couldn't be more
useless nonsense if it'd shout,
a brain so wasted
on silly quips,
as encouraging as
chains and whips,
it is all for not
and all consuming
of a soul, a joke
that is now fuming.

Covetousness of Popularity

She has such a beautiful smile
that hasn't been shown in a while.
She hides it now with a frown
since, with her lies, she brought people down.
She used to be a nice girl
until the false accusations that she began to hurl.
With her reputation already cemented,
her new plan of attack must be implemented.

She wanted people to like her
so badly in fact
that she gave the wrong signals
in the way she would act.
Her words and actions were
contradictory to her emotions,
something that should have been made known
to spare all of the commotions.
She did not think ahead
to spare the feelings or lives
that would come to cross her path
in interactions that seemed so contrived.
She wanted to be liked
by all who she encountered
yet did not consider the cost
as the covetousness of popularity drowned her.

She wanted to be wanted
so badly she could taste it
yet what she needed when she needed it
became a dream's opportunity wasted.

Time's Greatest Foe

A waster and a murderer,
I didn't even give it a chance.
I failed it and failed myself
without even a second glance.
I didn't care what the consequences
but rather went on my way.
I didn't show any remorse
or sorrow any moment of the day.
I can't say I didn't think about it
before the deed was completed.
I tried to lie there and slide by
knowing that it couldn't be cheated.
It knew what I was doing all the while,
trying to prolong the inevitable,
but I moved too slowly to change a cruel fate
and now have accomplished the unfathomable.

I always thought it would be on my side
and never once doubted,
but now the truth I once denied
can no longer be clouded.
All second chances and repentance
are out the door with hopes and dreams
as now the time that was once for me
will forever be lost in regret's screams.