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YouHad I been a blind man,
I would still know your face,
For the beauty you eminate,
Flows from your inner grace.
I listen to your written words,
Those drawn from deep inside,
Laced in poetic elegance,
Emotion you no longer hide.
I hear a softness in your voice,
Though its masked in harshness,
In each and every word you speak,
Released from inner darkness.
They say that beauty is skin deep,
Thats not the case in you,
You have external radience,
But are beautiful through and through.

Poisoned LullabiesCradle me with bloody hands and wipe away my cries
Hush me into my sweet sleep with poisoned lullabies…

My NoteI cry as I sit in the silence,
Alone in the lounge not watching TV,
The volume muted but screen aglow,
For I fear the silent darkness.
Thoughts of past and the present,
Flood every crevice of my splintered mind,
Pushing me to the precipice of madness,
Clasping to stop a fall from the edge.
Overwhelming sadness and hatred,
Despising of my own sorry existance,
That of a life of abuse and bullies,
Pathetically weak and wilting.
Incredulous of my own abilities,
And of the faith others portray in me,
Depressing feelings of abject failure,
From past, to present, to future.
Incapable of shedding emotion,
Relentlessly seeking a way t

I Will Love MeI measure
My worth
Through your eyes to only
See nothing
When I see myself
If you do
Not love me
Then why even bother
To tell me
I'm special at all

From now on
My reason
For living is not
For some one
Who’d throw me aside
Now I
Will love me
The way I had wanted
You to
Love me first

Voodoo DollI am a doll,
not meant for love,
pierced through in vengeful scorn.
Built from moss,
sticks and thread,
I make victim of those abhorred.

So pierce me through,
with your blood-black pin.
Through my heart,
my stomach, my mind.
Your hateful fire is what I know,
but your love I will never find.

The sad fact of lifeSecurity is just an illusion,
a coping method for confusion.
We reason our actions with sanity,
when really, it's just a metaphor for inhumanity.
Happiness is just a name
for a well-worn mask of pain.
Freedom is false liberty
used to disguise the restrictions of reality.
We like to say we're living,
when all we're doing is existing.

Black and WhiteSealing up memories
In cardboard boxes,
Hiding old injuries
Inside dusty closets.
Riding a beaten track
With busted brakes,
So I run right back
Into past mistakes.
Tried to know for sure
If this time was real,
‘Cuz there's no cure
For love's ordeal.
Life seemed so grand
When I was beside you,
When you held my hand
And said you loved me too.
Now I'm clutching at the place
Where my heart used to be,
A hopeless empty space
To which you held the key.
Maybe if I had known
About all of your lies,
And your heart of stone,
Your whole disguise--
Maybe I could have saved
Myself from this pain,
And not become enslaved
By a love we could not susta

She Used to Love The RainIt's like winter.
Grey and quiet and distant.
It's all sharp edges and
there isn't anything beautiful
or soft.

Do you know the way the world falls silent?
Like holding your breath,
holding, holding...
Like not feeling oxygen grace your lungs
until the spring.

Autumn is all warm colors and cold winds,
but it all fades in a week or two.
And then the rain comes.
The rain that you wish was snow.
The rain that drips from barren branches
and collects in mud puddles that never
really sink into the frozen ground.
The rain that makes you remember
what you wish it made you forget.
The rain...

It's like missing you.

Missing you, an

In everything I doIn the second it takes
For you to race through my mind
The world seems to have stopped
Just to give me time to savor the picture,
The one of you that never leaves my head
And the best part is I get to enjoy it often
For in everything I do, I think of you
You are my inspiration, my hope
Balance to my life is brought by you
So I thank you, my dear, my darling,
Queen and guardian of my heart,
For being yourself.

If Ever I Lost YouWhat weighs on your mind?
What's taking up your time?
You tell me not to worry and you swear you're really fine

Please open up to me
Tell me of your fears
You know I'll kiss the scars and I'll wipe away your tears

Don't keep it to yourself
You know you're not alone
I couldn't live my life without you ever coming home

I'd be so lost inside
I wouldn't recognize
The person that I see in the reflection of your eyes

Just tell me you're okay, and that you love me too
I don't know what I'd do
If ever I lost you…

Eat The SunOnly to the sentiment that life is only an illusion can I scorch my eyes and oxidize my inner ear to feel how things truly are: vacillating and finite. With palms raised to the sky, and my fingers spread wide to grip the sunbeams which wash over me, I long entirely to engulf their radiance. At least once, I wish to feel their warmth. Because the world is too icebound, so much that I cannot feel my own heart pulsating and shaking the jagged icicles deep into my stomach and dousing what ever is left of the gusto which ignites my very spirit. For too long am I left shivering, yet I am no slave to the frostbitten demons that have trapped themselv

Dark DaysMy days are grey
The sky is dark
I haven't got any luck, no

I try to find
a way to escape
But they don't let me walk, no

There's no obstacle
I can't beat
But I'm stuck in this chair

I see through the window
and I find out
People are running for their lives

You think
I have no power, but
If you want war I'll give you war...

My days are dark
The sky is grey
I can find a solution

Already fought
for my country
But I think I'll do it again

Letter From Asylum.Dear You I miss;
No longer using excuses for these sore bruises,
Yet I still choose this- pain; that moves with
This pen which ruthlessly muses;

Fuses words that help me loosen
Up this noose when it gets tight,
A tongue tied rhyme helps
This mind of mine breathe in benign
Feelings that ignite my blights like fire;

However, since we united and I acquired
The one whom forever I'll desire;
These words sighted so much higher,
In my style. They did so acquire
Rhyme Macgyver introspective,
Few will admire as collective.

Its this perfection I've conspired,
All along to show affection,
Prove to you I'm no liar;
Not a cheat. Or for hire.

I want th

The Shadow KeepersHave you ever noticed things lurking in the shadows in the corner of your eyes? Heard a creak or felt a breeze run over you in a dimly lit place? When these things happen, do you brush them off, expecting it just to be your mind playing tricks?

Well next time you hear or see these things. Be careful of what you do, as it may not only be your mind playing tricks, but something playing the tricks.

Shadow creatures are always living beside you. Let's just hope it's the merciful one. As I hope and pray you never ever have to encounter the third species of the Shadow World. As the Shadow Keepers can only do so much.

But what happens when one of

The Masks We WearI shed my face and claim another,
Only to discard it in the end as well.
A different mask for each occasion,
Another falsehood to shroud myself in.

So many cling to them,
Hide behind them,
Even cherish them.
What fools they are,
What cowards!

Originality abhorred,
Individuality watered down into the grey paste of acceptable society.
Even religion tries its hand at the cookie cutter follower,
Shunning those whose interpretations stray from long held belief.

So many heave their masks on those around them,
Never caring if the weight crushes them.
I find myself unable to breathe and I am nearer to hyperventilation.
I hide myself i

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Truth of Me.I was only a child when you robbed my life,
Took away my innocence, caused endless strife.

Had you never returned after the first time,
I was young enough to forget, I would have been fine.

But you carried it on each week for years,
Causing nothing but pain, sadness and tears.

The path my life would take now written in the stars,
Victim written across my face, my cards now marked.

As I grew older and we moved to pastures new,
Your influence stayed with me, from that I could not skew.

With the victim tag still written across my brow,
A next generation of abusers, they could read it now.

I thought that I had escaped the horrors I en

I'm yoursMy Lust, My Passion,
You share it with me,
My Desire, My Longing,
I hold it for thee.
My life, My Soul,
I give them to you,
My Body, my Spirit,
My whole life through.

DisappointmentDisappointment follows me,
Wherever I go,
It tears out my heart,
And rips apart my soul,
It leaves me broken and damaged,
A shell of myself,
With no self esteem,
Longing for help.
Why must I suffer this,
Day after day,
Being left in the darkness,
For change I do pray.
I can do nothing,
To change the course of my life,
I will always be destined,
To wade through this strife.

ExpectedI am expected to be the rock,
the one you all anchor too,
the one to stand tall and strong,
to protect you from sea and storm,
to shelter the weak and vulnerable,
be here when you need my strength,
be there for you to hold on tight.
But,
where do I go to anchor too,
where do I go to be tall and strong,
what about my protection from sea and storm,
what should I do for shelter when I'm weak,
who is there when I need strength,
who will be here to hold on tight.

Somewhere to belongWhy can't I settle here,
I don't feel like I belong,
People say they like me,
They must all be wrong.
I am nothing worth liking,
A failure at all I touch,
I destroy everything good,
I do know that much.
I bring down all who know me,
Give them my dispair,
Make everyone unhappy,
Their hearts rip out and tear.
I need to find my way in life,
Somewhere to belong,
To help repair the broken hearts,
I ruined with my song.
I've thought I found it many times,
A place that I'd call home,
Only to be disheartened,
Now again the world I must roam.

Poem for MumI love you, I hope thats what you see,
all of these thoughts are inside me,
there are many words I'd like to say,
but I can't fit them all in,
If I voted the amount of love for you,
it would be over one thousand kilometres tall.
I hope you understand whats in this card,
it came from what you've done for me,
it wasn't really hard.
If you ask me where you are a big part,
I will just say the answer is my heart.

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My Maze

by ~archy67, Nov 27, 2012, 1:25:32 AM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Traditional Fixed Forms

You will never find your way to me,
Never learn what lies inside,
For the walls I build around me,
Are there so I can hide.

You press and prod with questions,
Listen for clues I let slip,
Try and piece me together,
From words that escape my lips.

Each direction that you travel,
And every angle you take,
Lead you around in circles,
My resolve your trying to break.

I drink to try and forget me,
You use it to push me some more,
But my mind remains clear and lucid,
You can't push through these walls.

My resistance begins to take its toll,
On your relentless desire to know,
Just who is the person inside me,
Your impatience now starting to show.

There are no more avenues left to navigate,
To break through and tear these walls apart,
Over time I have built them stronger,
This impossible maze around my heart.