Split Your Heart, Not Your Tongue

Screaming and fighting isn't enough to keep me away from you Crying and hard feelings aren't strong enough to stop this feeling Because it's always you I run to, no matter what you do As much as I hate you, there's always a feeling of love I'm concealing Heartbreak and discomfort doesn't stop our world from going round Painful words and blows won't kill our moments Because I hear so much even when you don't make a sound When you're too angry to speak, you're never my opponent Because this is what true love looks like Even during the worst times We fight For us, for who we want to be, for who we are together... The prompt was based off of a line from Taylor's Swift's song "You Are In Love". It's actually my favorite part of the song and I would always play it over and over which is why I found it funny to be the prompt for day 5.  "You understand now why they lost their minds and fo...

It's another week which means it's time for another poem from a character's point of view. This time I'm choosing to write a poem from the point of view of the main character in RED . This is a poem by Peyton ( Taylor and Peyton's daughter ) after she has an altercation with one of her beaus. It's called Battered and Shattered . If you missed the poem from last week from Mason's POV, you can check it out here . Sitting on the hard, cold ground alone Scared, battered and shattered I don't know who I am I have no one to call And the night is black I'm just scared, battered and shattered They're asking me questions That I don't have the answers to Alone, battered and shattered My tears do the talking for me Words won't come out my throat I'm alone, battered and shattered I've made my mistakes But do I deserve this?  Confused, battered and shattered My blood runs red And my mind is running wild ...

As most of you already know, RED will be released on February 14, 2015. I thought it was clever to release it on Valentine's Day since the name of the book is RED and...well...you know! Anyway, along with a new character profile every month, I'll also release a poem that is inspired by a scene or page from RED . I think it's a good way to help readers gain a better understanding of the emotional effects certain scenes have on the character. The first poem is called " Dreaming Alive " and it's from Mason's point of view. Last night I dreamed of you while I was awake And I prayed to the Lord my soul He'll take Just so I can be back with you Do you know what it's like to dream while alive? To see the damning images deep inside your mind? But it was worth it because I was with you  The sparks in your eyes, they were still there But the fire spread and you disappeared I'll burn all over again just for you My eyes are ...