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A part of your life

sadgurl
Twisted Dreamer
Australia 1awards
Joined 26th July 2012
Forum Posts: 49

Poetry Contest

tell a part of your life in a poem.... you can try make me sad, happy or even laugh
MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE MAKE SURE IT IS A POEM :)

poet Anonymous

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nikkimoe
Dangerous Mind
United States 11awards
Joined 31st May 2012
Forum Posts: 218

~~~The day before~~~

the day before you died  
we held each other and cried  
you said we would always be  
and you would never leave  
 
i think about that day all the time  
you were taken in your prime  
i knew you were addicted    
i knew you were conflicted  
 
i tried tough love  
i tried praying to the god above  
nothing worked for long  
everything i tried was wrong  
 
when they called to tell me about you  
i wouldn't believe it to be true  
i drove to the hospital  
not wanting it to be possible  
 
i got there and took the elevator down    
to the morgue an actual ghost town  
tears begging me to let them free  
i did, once they let me see  
 
they opened the small door and pulled you out  
my fist clenched and chills were felt thru out    
they pulled the sheet down to reveal your face  
i fell to the floor of that horrendous place  
 
two men helped me up to my feet  
then they covered your beautiful face with that sheet  
they asked if it was you  
i shook my head yes and they pushed you back thru  
 
that day i will never forget  
I'm filled with so much regret  
i should have done more  
i had no idea what was in store  
 
you were my heart and soul  
i feel like i helped you lose control  
i should have hid those fucking pills  
the ones that slowly kill  
 
i shouldn't of given you money  
but i loved you, you were my honey  
your gone, everything is so strange  
there's so many things i wish i could change  
 
cant get you out of my head  
cant get out of my bed  
i feel like i helped you die  
and for that reason i cry  

SupHomeboi
Thought Provoker
United States 15awards
Joined 9th Apr 2012
Forum Posts: 276

Playing The Fool

Memories of playing house
With my currently ex-spouse
I've anxiously
Cooked and cleaned expecting a ring
I've waited patiently
Didn't receive a thing
But an I.O.U. and a rain check
Cashed it in but I didn't collect
Nothing but excuses
A commitment was useless
Exaggeration then procrastination
Quickly led to aggrevation
Told me lies and sold me dreams
Proof that everything that glitters and gleams
Isn't gold or a gem
I was a child then
The things I've done for him
Was in vain
So gullible I have only myself to blame

AlexnEmoLand
RevolutionOfAlex
Fire of Insight
Japan 10awards
Joined 19th July 2011
Forum Posts: 197

Shut In


this lonely young girl kept them bottle and tight.
keeping them locked away and out of sight.
she knows  if she speak they will since her shame,
this give her more reason for herself to blame.
she feels closed in witch she stands by this door.
with standing the names of calling her whore.
this sad young girl kept them bottle at age.
the door of silence beat with rage.
her unhappy little heart always filed with pain.
threw this protected door shall stay the same.
she fakes this smile apone her face.
never will she expose this place.
she cry every night,while alone in her bed,
where her door is shut.
and locked instead.
this mountain of fear witch came each year,
kept them held for no one to hear.
more and more she will  keep them sealed
maintaining her in this battle field.
she knows  if she speak they will since her shame,
this give her more reason for herself to blame.


-Kumiko Yamamoto

storyfly
Lost Thinker
United States 8awards
Joined 12th July 2012
Forum Posts: 82

Don't

Don't make this harder then it has to be
why try to kiss me in the rain
there is no more time to hear your plea
My love will never be the same.

Don't make this harder then it has to be
why speak of all these lies
did she know about your love for me
while you were in between her thighs?

Don't make this harder then it has to be
why fake such long goodbyes
your just a worthless escapee
who can't even look me in the eyes.

keys_and_gloves
Thought Provoker
Canada 1awards
Joined 30th Sep 2011
Forum Posts: 109

-I watched-

the clock
beside the door
always to keep me on time
now seemed to stop
with my heart
in tune
with the internal mechanism
that was yours
now stopped
by this knock on my door
later when asked
able only to recall
faceless men
in grey
and their words
to me
that you were no more

mysteriouslady
Thought Provoker
United States 1awards
Joined 11th Aug 2012
Forum Posts: 203



Piece of Our Hearts


As we stood there in the doctors room
not really knowing what to assume,
she told us there would be a you

At first there was fear
of having something so dear
then our hearts completely melted

As time went on, mommy started to show
so much love for you as you would quickly grow
everyone was filled with happiness

First there was one, later came number two
we were so amazed at what you could do
the sleepless nights were worth it

Looking into your eyes
has totally made us realize
that love knows no boundaries.

We all grow and continue to learn
if anything ever happened to you two, our souls would truly burn
we will protect you from evil

The wonderful lil ladies you have become
turning our world into anxiety and relentless fun
we will never turn our backs on you

As we watch you sleep
we think of ways to keep
that significant innocence alive

Whatever you girls grow to be
me and daddy will forever see
you two will always have a piece of hearts


Kou_Indigo
Jessica Jennifer Ashton
Dangerous Mind
United States 44awards
Joined 15th Sep 2011
Forum Posts: 1963

- Once and Future: A Confession -

Back in the 1980’s, I was in truth a rebel without a cause!
Crusading to be considered cool and fighting just to party.
This life has been so very long, and harsh without pause…
But it is the only one, which I do have now, so I live hearty.
There are many times I think I would like to see come again,
And there are the terrible moments I cannot speak of at all!
I have been called a saint, and I have enjoyed many a sin.
I have stood in the emerald light as in darkness I did crawl!
Alone I sat brooding so often, long past the midnight hour…
Upon so many things that are, were, and which yet may be.
I felt lonely and in truth abandoned by all the divine powers,
Unwilling to give up and unable to grant them easy victory!
I am not who I once was, but I am becoming a higher being,
Gifted with uncanny sight, that is beyond my will’s control.
I am as I once was, when hidden temple bells would so ring:
In the secretive halls of Avalon, wherein I gave up my soul!
I listened tonight, to music that so moved me in my youth…
But now the old metal melodies paint such different pictures.
I used to think I knew all that there was to the hidden truth!
Now I see, the countless lies told in the holiest of scriptures.

Ego sum verto, Ego memor panton!
Inconcessus nomen, est mei.
Memor mihi benigne, carus lector!
Ego, quondam quod posterus Dei.

Gods forgive me, for I have come to collect my due!
Gods forgive me, for the madness that must ensue.

We believed, oft, that life owed us, back in good old days…
Which were not nearly as good as people do mythologize!
We lived far too fast so that things went by as if in a haze…
Just one mad life out of many for which I cannot apologize.
Now I find myself searching, for meaning, finding my soul…
I know that I so lived before, and I cannot change the past.
I am the freest of spirits, one no divine power can control…
Yet I am also oft down to earth, no longer living oh so fast.
I thought how sweet it would be to punish each divine foe…
And let all who of old hurt me, feel the stinging of my pains.
I thought how simple it would be, to simply elsewhere go…
Someplace where I could wash clean all my darkest stains.
I helped a lost soul find her way when it was, for her, dark!
But now I choose to walk in darkness without any direction.
I slip as I slide; and yet my keenly attuned ears listen, hark!
For: I did once fear myself and call upon spiritual protection.
I have been a god, king, queen, prince, and one time a spy,
Male, female, and wholly androgynous in body and in spirit!
Good, evil and neutral, both on Earth and so of old on high.
I keep looking too intensely, and yet I cannot my sight quit!

Ego sum verto, Ego memor panton!
Inconcessus nomen, est mei.
Memor mihi benigne, carus lector!
Ego, quondam quod posterus Dei.

Gods forgive me, for I know not what I should do!
Gods forgive me, for all I want is a love most true.

Much of that is how I was, for the longest time: so prideful!
So drunk upon the sweet honey in a goddess’s sacred lips.
But I found myself in arcane rapture, and it was delightful…
To come to the end of a starless void where pass no ships!
I fear myself not any longer, for I saw into my darkest self…
Journeying beyond both good and evil, unto a distant glory.
I looked upon an awful wisdom not found on any bookshelf,
Until: I had learned the words, to my most ancient true story.
Through a red wall of fire in Hell I passed until I was clear…
Remembering all that I ever was, and knowing all that I am!
When the new dawn had arrived I had faced every old fear:
Laying myself upon the sacred altar, as the sacrificial lamb.
Once and future king, queen, and tyrant from out of space,
Many are my terrible names, and I remember the meanings.
Would you know me, dear Diana, if now you saw my face?
You knew me once, kindred, but in a lost age of beginnings.
Some mortals love me; some still fear the hour of my birth…
Little knowing that I am here already: and free of my bonds.
A new beginning is swiftly approaching, for all as it is worth,
Soon we will see clearly, with eyes brighter than diamonds.

Ego sum verto, Ego memor panton!
Inconcessus nomen, est mei.
Memor mihi benigne, carus lector!
Ego, quondam quod posterus Dei.

Gods forgive me, for I cannot forgive myself anew!
Gods forgive me, for all I had left to love was you.
But, now I am more whole, for I love a truth more true.

SupHomeboi
Thought Provoker
United States 15awards
Joined 9th Apr 2012
Forum Posts: 276

Love! It's About Time

It feels good to have someone who loves me for me
And not mold me into something they want me to be
The freedom to be myself at any given time
I'm finally getting my chance to shine
With someone who wants to be mine all mine
Because they view me as one of a kind
No matter what goes down there's always that connection
A nice thing to have despite our imperfections
I can't always judge people by their shortcomings
Including my own I can't continue running
Away from everything that didn't go right
It's time for me to move on with my life
And I plan to do that with this special someone
Who promised me they'll be there for the long run
Hand and hand, side by side
I'm ready to fall in love and swallow my pride
Because the way I feel I know this is real
It seems like a phase but time will reveal
The strength of the love I have for the person
Then I can be sure and certain and determine
That that's the one I can spend my life with
And cherish each day we both shall live

cjmshadow
Caleb
Fire of Insight
United States 10awards
Joined 2nd Apr 2011
Forum Posts: 557

Because of Me

The guilt and regret won't leave my mind as I enter this church for you
All our memories keep swirling through my brain as I sit here on this wooden pew.
I can't bring myself to talk about you; when asked I say I have just one sister
For the pain I feel when I think of you burns within me like a thousand boiling blisters.
I wish I could still say I had two sisters, that I wasn't always the family's "baby"
If only I had been braver and stronger back then, maybe, just maybe,
You, baby sister, would still be here, and I never would've had to say goodbye
But instead I'm at your funeral, and I know it's my fault you're here...I'm the one who let you die.
As your small casket passes by, I can't stop the quivering sobs, or the stream of tears
And my mind forces me again and again to relive that day, like a never ending nightmare.
You were five at the time, and I had just turned eight
We'd been through many foster homes, some halfway decent, others not so great.
But this house was worse than the others; the people were crueler, the beatings more severe
I should've done something in the beginning, maybe begged our workers to take us far away from here.
Yet I did nothing, but instead tried to prepare you for the agonizing days to come
I told you to expect more empty stomachs, and beatings that would leave us numb.
For though I knew this house was worse, I thought we'd survive the same way
We'd listen to the yelling, endure the pain, and hope that tomorrow would be a better day.
Until the day came where our foster father decided to prove me oh so wrong
The day he beat you just a little too much, for just a little too long.
You had tried to take some food from the pantry, for the stomach pains were finally too much to bear
But you were caught by him, and he didn't listen to your pleading or begging, for he simply didn't care.
I thought it was just another beating, and so I stood waiting in the shadows in the hall
I didn't want to make it worse, or get beat myself, so I watched even as he threw you against the wall.
Over and over he beat you with with his fists, and with his belt
And still I waited, praying he'd stop soon, so I could attend to your bruises and your welts.
But he was not himself, but high off of one of the many drugs he had in his secret room
And as the minutes dragged by, I began to feel overwhelmed by a sense of doom.
When his hand reached for the wooden bat his son used for baseball, my heart stopped
I screamed at him, but still watched helplessly as the bat quickly dropped.
I can still hear it in my ears, the crack of the bat as it smashed against your head
I can still see it with my eyes, the sight of your blood splattering against the wall, painting it dark red.
As others saw what had happened and dragged him away, I ran to you, but no matter how hard I tried
I couldn't wake you up, and finally had to admit, that my little sister had just died.
And so here I am, weeks later, staring at your lifeless body, wishing that I could once again see those beautiful blue eyes
Unable to block out all the sorrow and pain, while wondering over and over why.
Why did I do nothing to save you, why did I give in to my fear
This regret is something I know I'll have to live with for the many upcoming years.
With tear filled eyes and a broken heart, I tell you I'm sorry, give you one last kiss, and slowly walk away
Praying that perhaps I'll be forgiven, so that I may see you again in Heaven one day.

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