Bryce Eldridge Poetry
you like to talk about yourself
pretend that you're listening to me
while you're still thinking on
the next thing to say about you
bud, you are a friend to no one
and only a lover of yourself
is it ok for me to grow
to start giving my best
while knowing i'm not the best
will you come with me?
will you judge me?
can't you see i'm just like you?
breath
deep inhale in
deeper exhale out
slow down your mind
it doesn't need to
move that fast
breath
i honestly don't know
if i can trust
any word
i say
maybe what we had
is over
was meant for then
and not now
apparently
we can hurt each other
with our words
i am
always surprised
at how much
i care
you misjudged me
saw one side of me
thought you'd call me
a drop of water
look up now
into my eyes
see me for
the ocean I am
you are the joy
that makes me feel alive
overthinking
I'm over thinking
I'm still thinking
about everything
you didn't say
how long do we have
before what we have
becomes what we had
sometimes i feel alone
but i know better—know that
life is more kind than that
than to leave me alone
sometimes that feeling
of being alone
is actually the feeling
of growing the strength
to endure
so even with tears in my eyes
tonight i endure
for what i believe—and hope
is worth it
sometimes taking a step back
is the only way
to take a step forward
if i'm too many words
then put down my book
who knew
dreams don't come true
that life also deals
with the truth
the truth about you
is you were already gone
before you were
ever here
silence can sometimes
be the loudest thing
you ever hear
she doesn’t prove points
she changes perception
a mind at work like hers
is made by no accident
crafted by God himself
ambiguous like art
He gave us her
to treasure
i’ll hide it
even though we both know
what you did
i want to say everything
so i say nothing
i don’t regret
our collision
it taught my heart
how to mend
There's this fear that if you don't grab all you can get, you're gonna miss out on it forever. So snatch up all your arms can bear to hold and hoard it for yourself. A happy life flips this
upside down and gives away everything. An unreasonable, unexpected amount of themselves, because that spirit has discovered the true gift of having, is the ability to be giving.
attention
makes you feel important
but knowing yourself
is what will
make you feel seen
how do I describe this
because
knowing
liking
accepting
being myself
is indescribable
sometimes the divide
can't be closed
so you learn
from a distance
how to love
rise today new sun
yesterday is gone
your time has not run out
your chances are not up
you have enough
you are enough
keep doing
i can hold my head up
knowing i didn't lie
can you?
unlike you
i can never remember what side
the gas tank is on
unlike you
i am running ten minutes
late to everything
and, unlike you
i don't work to make people
feel bad for who they are
i will not say excuse me
when you are the one
who is in the way
People are gonna judge you, talk
about you and say things you don't
like and you don't have to listen to
a single one of them. Because you're
grown up, because you're allowed to
not care about useless rambling...
Because those people are unavailing,
trivial and petty.
you misjudged me
saw one side of me
thought you'd call me
a drop of water
look up now
into my eves
see me for
the ocean I am
Whether you feel you've had a bad
day, week, or life-it is what it is.
Learn to move on because I promise
no one is coming to save you. Help
you, support you -yes. Save you? No.
The person you're waiting on is you.
i don't want anything from you
other than to simply be
here with you
you wouldn't know
because I don't want you to
you're going to see
what I want you to
even though it's one letter shorter
the syllable counts the same
and i can say bye
just as fast as hi
watch me take
good from my bye
and give to you
the same you gave me
nothing
i love the drive
countryside views in ohio
analyzing my past
contemplating my present
organizing what i'll say
letting go of troubles
before i even arrive
to my monthly therapy seesion
Stop trying to forgive
yourself over things you
were never supposed to be
sorry for. Stop saying sorry
because you don't fit some-
one else's idea of you.
Do you really want an overwhelm
of words-only impressive and brand new?
Friend, what if you sit and listen,
don't require me to entertain you?
some things
mean nothing
i can't say with clarity
i'm more right than you
but i can speak with certainty
God will judge you too
life is not to be measured
in likes, but love
life is not to be shared
with feeds, but faces
life is not to be measured
with metrics, but memories
life is not to be lived
with posts, but people
i love you.
maybe our end
is the beginning
two deep breaths
clear your mind
you're not behind
my problem
is that i always want
what everyone else has
I DO NOT WAIT
FOR THE SUN IN THE STORM
EVEN AS THE THUNDER ROLLS
EVEN AS THE LIGHTNING
STRIKES
EVEN AS THE RAIN POURS
EVERY STORM HAS LEFT ME
WITH WATER FOR THE SUN
shame broke me
honesty opened me
you saved me
my roots grow
yet nothing to show
while you're blooming
i'm not glooming
no need to show
i know
my roots grow
everyone has problems and
just because they didn't
upload them today, doesn't
mean their life is perfect
i can see out
but you can't see in
and i like it that way
let's buy the sky
we'll own the weather
and tell the sun
blue skies forever
I visit
where we stood
when we were younger
hoping
that feeling comes back
even for just a moment
Some people aren't
worth the wait-they
just aren't.
it's a lie
don't walk faster
this is not a race
slow down
enjoy your story
go your own pace
do my thoughts
speak tricks or truth
you don't get
to break me
and then tell me
how to heal
i don't regret
our collision
it taught my heart
how to mend
is it amazing
or heartbreaking
how i can smile for you
when my heart is
breaking
you say goodbye
and i say hello
you plant yourself nearby
with no intention to grow
you think i’m a good guy
who will never let go
be careful, your wandering eye
is sometimes doesn’t know
that when you say goodbye
i won’t always reply with hello
kind words last
longer than you think
you misjudged me
saw one side of me
thought you’d call me
a drop of water
look up now
into my eyes
and see me now
for the ocean i am
who knew
dreams don’t come true
that life also deals
with the truth
your prayers arrive empty
because they aren't god's words
i won't hurt my soul
to ease yours
i won't hide my heart
because you lack one
i am who i am
and i am done
trying to change that
let me make
my list of priorities
pleasing you
isn't one of them
love.
peace.
joy.
i'm just as scared
to stay
as i am to walk away
mindful
mind is full
trying to be
too mindful
the truth about you
is you were already gone
before you were
ever here
if i’m so tired of noise
then why is silence
so loud
and i need your love
more than my thirst for water
more than my feet gripping for gravity
more than my breath needs air
i guess i need your love
to be the essence of my soul
i’m reaching beyond the sky this time
and not apologizing to the stars
for shining brighter than them
the truth is
i’m afraid to
tell you
the truth
you don’t get
to break me
and then tell me
how to heal