Embers and Ashes

You burnt the church
I burnt the bridge
You burnt the house
out on the ridge
I burnt the meadow
and burnt the boat
but I can't let go
of the taste in my throat
of the ashes in the air
and the smoke all around
and the soot in my hair
and the embers on the ground
I walked away from it all that day
as it went up in flames
and blew away
Yet I keep glancing at the embers
and how they glow
but who remembers?
I keep the ashes in my pockets
like an anchor to the past
and I wish this wouldn't last
but I can't move on
You burnt the church down
I burnt the bridge
You set fire to the house
out on our ridge
So, I burnt the meadow
and burnt the boat
When will I let go?
Maybe I won't
Remembering ashes in the air
and smoke all around
and the soot in my hair
and embers on the ground
as I walked away that day
my world up in flames
nothing left to say
nothing left to say
When will I look at the glowing embers of the past
without any ashes holding me there steadfast?
I wish I could toss them out far into the sea
but I burnt the boat that used to be
the vessel for my relief
You burnt the church
and I burnt the bridge
There's no more house
out on that ridge
Ashes for a meadow
Ashes for a boat
Nothing left that I know
and no antidote
Ashes through the air
and memories in flames
and soot in my hair
embers were names
but the ash in my pockets I hold too tight
remembering before now, before the fight
When will I look at the glowing embers of the past
without these ashes holding me there steadfast?
I would toss them out far into the sea
but for some reason I keep them here with me

by: E.A.

Rock Bottom

you can try so hard and yet you fail
your shoulders sometimes just wont be enough
you can try so hard but they wont care
and no matter what you aren't enough


you push and pull
and you break down
I've been there
I've held the ground
I saw rock bottom
5 years ago
I'll have you know
I'll have you know
I made it through


you can try so hard and not succeed
I've been down that road a time or two
you are not always everything
but I know just what you're going through


you will bend then break
and end up going down
I've been there
and bled on the ground
I knew rock bottom
5 years ago
I reached the end
I'll have you know
I made it though


I got so far to reach the edge of sanity
I broke down and the world crashed from beneath these feet
There was nothing left at all in the world for me
So I kept going......
Without knowing


you can try so hard, but still you fail
your shoulders won't be so tough
you can try so hard but they wont care
and in the end you're not enough


so push and pull
and then break down
I've been there
kissing the ground
I knew rock bottom
5 years ago
I reached my ending
but, I'll have you know
Yes, I'll have you know
I made it through


4/29/11


By Elizabeth Azpurua