Robyn’s Writings

Random thoughts and attempts at poetry. All the poems and things on this page are original unless otherwise noted, hope you enjoy 😊 Insta - @a_writer_named_robyn

[r0byn]

Expired -

A promise is a promise

but now I know

that they’re only good

for a day or so

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Promise -

We were never lovers

you were never mine

yet still you made a promise

to stay there by my side

But time passes quickly

and children grow up

Going places with faces

you don’t recognize

People drift apart

and it’s no one’s fault

Just the way of the world

when you lead with your soul

When you promised you’d stay

I handed you my whole heart

But still it hurt more

when you handed it back

than it ever has from being

dropped and cracked

Now I know that promises

can only be kept for so long

So thank you for the lesson

I think I’ve learned it well

I’ll keep my heart here

Safe inside of my chest

- Robyn

[r0byn]

His to sell -

What makes a monster

a monster you ask

When you know it can break you

and hurt you I say

So then why is my lover

not my monster as well

For I know he can break me

my heart - his to sell

- Robyn

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In Fear of Love -

I barely know your touch

so tell me why I need it

When I think of one I love

it’s you I’m dreaming of

And it scares me oh so much

I know that you could break me

with a word or just a touch

But still I long to hold you

to feel you holding me

The smell of every shirt you wear

engraved in my memory

- Robyn

[r0byn]

The Writer -

There are words

that the tongue cannot say

but the heart still knows are true

These are the dreams

the hopes and the fears

that only the pen and the quill

may hear

So the writer speaks

in letters and ink

The words never spoken

now made to be seen

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Crying -

I don’t cry very often

But when I do I’m glad

For the tears mean I had something

That I loved to the point of pain

And that will always be the beauty

Of imagining things will stay the same

- Robyn

[r0byn]

A measure of time -

I measure time

in songs and breaths

The heartbeats I hear

with my head on your chest

Minutes and hours

will never take hold

I know loving you

will never grow old

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Lonely song -

I heard a man singing on the street corner

He sang about love and he sang about peace

But the crowd passed him by with not a single spared glance

And so it seems that you can lonely no matter the song you sing

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Tit-for-tat -

I’ll give you this

and you’ll give me that

It’s the way of the world

or that’s what they say

So I’ll give you a kiss

and you’ll do me a favor

See just how much

you can get from a girl

But I can’t complain

Payment is payment

So say what you want

and I’ll do your bidding

I know you have money

I know how this works

You like my body

so I’ll let you buy it

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Rose colored glasses -

You see the world

through glasses of rose

The good the beautiful

All that shines bright

I suppose that’s why

I was always invisible

You can’t bear to see anything

so dull and ugly

So I’ll stand in the back

and just hope that someday

You might see me too

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Skin to bear -

The skin I wear is mine to bear

with all its flaws I hate so well

The fat that sits just below the surface

The marks and scars from who knows what

I try to change I try to improve

But it seems this body just won’t let me be

So pardon the trails left by the tears

I just wanted to feel pretty

Was that so much to ask?

- Robyn

[r0byn]

The Sky and I -

I’ve always found a comfort

in the falling of the rain

The teardrops of the heavens

landing on my upturned face

For if even clouds do cry

then surely I will do the same

And in our tears flood the earth

Oh the sorrows of the sky and I

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Friends -

I long to know the feel of your skin

The taste of your lips

and know them well

But friends alas

know not such things

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Bouquet -

A lovely bouquet

is cherished for a day

But when it starts to wither

is simply thrown away

So I fear it is

with every pretty girl

Carried off by a prince

to be used up in an instant

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Meant to dance -

Dance my dear

Let your feet fly free

Close your eyes

and feel the beat

Pay them no mind

if they laugh or they stare

Your soul is made of music

Do it justice now dear

- Robyn

[r0byn]

Thought I would give just a little update. To anyone who might have seen the several different names that accompany the poems I write, no you’re not going crazy. I think that I have tried 4 or 5 different ‘pen names’ by now. The one I’m using currently feels like me though, so I think I’ll stick with Robyn.

Have a wonderful day!

[r0byn]

Foolish -

I guess that I was stupid

to think that you could care

that all the stolen glances

and little hints I thought I saw

were more than just my head

listening to my foolish heart

- Robyn