Poetry Collection by Lauren raubenstine

Lay Me Down

By Sam Smith

Yes I do, I believe

That one day I will be, where I was

Right there, right next to you

And it's hard, the days just seem so dark

The moon, and the stars, are nothing without you

Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?

No words can explain, the way I'm missing you

The night, this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside

These tears, they tell their own story

You told me not to cry when you were gone

But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you

And make sure you're alright

I'll take care of you

And I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

I'm reaching out to you

Can you hear my call? (Who's to say you won't hear me?)

This hurt that I've been through

I'm missing you, missing you like crazy

You told me not to cry when you were gone

But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you

And make sure you're alright

I'll take care of you

And I don't wanna be here if I can't be with you tonight

Metaphor example. The days just seem so dark. This can show that the days are boring to him when he is missing this one person. It can also show or feel there is nothing going on.

Metaphor example. The emptiness, the whole that i'm inside. That can show that there is nothing going on around you. The song also shows that this person is missing something, and is nothing without them.

Sam, Smith, "Lay Me Down." In the Lonely Hour. Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group 2014. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind . Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tjytzziqk26ovxcgfyzwewswm2a?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov. 2016.

Heathens

By Twenty One Pilots

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

You don't know the half of the abuse

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

You don't know the half of the abuse

Welcome to the room of people

Who have rooms of people that they loved one day

Docked away

Just because we check the guns at the door

Doesn't mean our brains will change from hand grenades

You're lovin' on the psychopath sitting next to you

You're lovin' on the murderer sitting next to you

You'll think, how'd I get here, sitting next to you?

But after all I've said, please don't forget

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

You don't know the half of the abuse

We don't deal with outsiders very well

They say newcomers have a certain smell

Yeah, I trust issues, not to mention

They say they can smell your intentions

You're lovin' on the freakshow sitting next to you

You'll have some weird people sitting next to you

You'll think "how did I get here, sitting next to you?"

But after all I've said, please don't forget

(Watch it, watch it)

(Watch it)

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

You don't know the half of the abuse

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

(Watch it)

Wait for them to ask you who you know

(Watch it)

All my friends are heathens, take it slow

(Watch it)

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Why'd you come, you knew you should have stayed

I tried to warn you just to stay away

And now they're outside ready to bust

It looks like you might be one of us

Alliteration Example- They say they can smell your intentions. Say and smell both start with the same beginning sounds.

Assonance Example- And now they are outside ready to bust, it looks like it might be one of us. They have similar vowel sounds, but different endings.

Tyler, Joseph, "Heathens." Twenty One Pilots. Warner Tamerlane Publishing. 2016. Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tex4mduyrg7passe6tuhldu72y4?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov.2016.

Unsteady

By X Ambassadors

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Mama, come here

Approach, appear

Daddy, I'm alone

'Cause this house don't feel like home

If you love me, don't let go

Whoa, if you love me, don't let go

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Mother, I know

That you're tired of being alone

Dad, I know you're trying

To fight when you feel like flying

But if you love me, don't let go

Whoa, if you love me, don't let go

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Hold, hold on, hold onto me

'Cause I'm a little unsteady

A little unsteady

Alliteration Example- Hold, hold on, hold onto me. The beginning sound with the "h" is used multiple times.

Simile Example- Cause this house don't feel like home. It is showing how he doesn't feel in a safe place, and it can show how he is feeling, sad.

X, Ambassadors, "Unsteady." VHS Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group 2016. Google Play Music. Google, 2016. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tklscmt77snhsyc2j6y6fjvamdi?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics Accessed 6 Nov.2016.

My Own Poem

By Lauren Raubenstine

Life is a book

You are the author

Everyday is a new page

Some days are out of this world.

There are new chapters,

like when something new happens in life.

There can be bumps on the way,

just like a ripped page in a book

But you have to get passed those pages,

because there is always gonna be something new.

*Metaphor examples, Similes, and hyperboles.

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