Beth A Storm

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

Light vs. Dark
The most cliché idea ever.
Light is good.
Dark is bad.
People who are afraid of questioning love it.
It's all Black and white.

I'm sorry, but it just can't be true.
There wouldn't be dark without light and light without dark
So if light exists because of dark and dark exists because of light, they create each other, depend on each other.
So how can light be completely good and dark be completely bad?

Another point.
Humans are often afraid. We like knowledge and instead of being in awe of it, we fear the things we don't know, can't see, hear, taste, feel, or touch.
We can see in the light, we can see what is in front of us.
That's why we think light is good, because we are not afraid.

Darkness, on the other hand,
Is scary for humans who depend on what's in front of them
but that doesn't mean it's bad.
We think up monsters and demons but in reality
there could be an angel watching over you in the dark.

It's so common for so many of us
If there is something we can't see, we go simply crazy.

yeah, I don't really know where my mind goes either.... It's okay.

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

first impressions

there is nothing worse than a first impression
all humans have one, weather you like it or not
hell, I have first impressions all the time
thing is, while we may have first impressions, it's stupid to trust them

with the exclusion of cruelty and hubris, I have found that some of the most amazing people have the most apparent flaws
unfortunately that comes with
horrendous first impressions

it is a huge flaw in human design to judge someone before even getting to know them
that's why I usually ignore a first impression, in fact, sometimes I go against my instincts.

if you judge someone before you get to know them based on a first glance, you'll regret it. Trust me.

Based on an event that happened a couple weeks back

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

Grace

I have this desire to save people.
My counselor says that's why all my friendships are ******* me.
I tend to make friends with people who need saving.

You Were No Exception.

Grace, Darling Child, Where did you go?
You got lost in the crowd and put on a show.
I tried to warn you and you listened well
but you are very bendable and the others could tell.

Grace, My Darling, Why would you lie?
I Would give you anything including my life.
You really cared for me, you told me so
but it was not enough because you just couldn't say no.

Grace, My Darling, Why are you gone?
You have to stop abusing your mom.
I know she messed up but we all do.
Oh Please don't let them get to you.

Grace, my darling, Why did you let them get get to you?
Was it Something I said? What Can I do?
I'm the only one who still has hope in you!
Grace?

Grace, you are gone. He took you as well.
The bad man who treats your Mommy like hell.
I guess your Daddy just likes his control.
And Since you can't say no he has too much hold.

Grace, I'm sorry, but this is goodbye.
I'm sick of all your little lies.
Your Daddy will say awful things about me
And while they are false, you are just too naive.

Grace, I see the hate in your eyes.
I knew this would happen since you live with a demon in disguise.
I guess I just have to let you go
and remember the great girl you could've been who I'd love to know.

Grace, sweet Grace, you stand so far away.
There is a demon standing in your place.
You are now the type of thing I despise.
I hold a funeral in my mind for the girl who could have been kind.

Grace, my darling, was I not enough?
I feel it's my fault. Did I not show you love?
Your ghost will haunt me and put me to shame
because you were the girl I could not save.

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

I Know

Hello! Kind Sir! I know your game!
I don't care how much you smile and wave!

You are a bad bad man so don't look at me.
Because "Kind Sir", I regard you with fierce animosity.

You are a bad bad Dad.
You me thankful for the one I have.

So Please let me list a few of the things I know if I may your highnass

You left your wife in the cold to rot
and said treacherous things when you fought

You left your youngest child confused and with no control
I saw her today, she was looking for you, alone in the cold.

You left your son with tears in his eyes
as you tackled him to the ground, he started to cry.

You left your eldest child as a lost soul
Completely unaware of your sick need for control

You tried to make my mother hated and Canned
Because she's your ex wife's best friend who helped her stand.

Me, well you made your daughter want me killed
You told her lies because I taught her free will

You are a bad bad coward, you stupid ***
You act like you have oh so much class

But I see right through your game and
I can assure you it's just the beginning.

I will not stoop so low because we are not the same.
But rest assured, I can put you in your place.
I can't wait to see that smirk fall from your face
because nobody messes with my family or my Grace.

Now I know there's a fine line between justice and revenge,
But I found that line and it's where your cruelty ends.

- AB

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

On Intruding On A Sacred Land

My Mom Didn't understand why I was so upset in the ski lodge today.
If I told her the truth, she'd understand, but something made me hold my tongue.

If I look at my town, Skiing is a religion.
Everybody follows it.
The mountain is their place of worship.
I was in their temple in improper atire

My quiet footsteps with converse were overpowered by the sound of the thundering of numerous
Ski Boots
The quiet swish of my jeans was overpowered by the swishing of
Snow Pants

It wasn't just that.
The memories of what used to be also took a hold of me.
And all the pressure and all the pain seemed to come rushing back again.

All I wanted to do was crawl away and go back to the planet where I am
Welcome
Unfortunately, that's impossible.

When I go outside, my fingers freeze to hell,
You see, I forgot gloves as well.

Beth A Storm Jan 2013

To Simply Notice

"To simply notice"

To simply notice my absence
To simply notice the empty seat
That vacated bench in the hallway
The unheard voice missing

To simply notice my presence
So early in the day
I thought nobody would notice that I had gone away
But you did and you stopped just to say

Oh, and of course it had to be you.
You with the eyes of the ocean blue.
I always try to forget you
Because you are simply too good to be true.

But sometimes you make old winters new.
And I just can't stop drowning in your blue.
For years I've been singing the same old tune.
And I'm so young yet my whole life is colored with your hue.

Yet, I grow in a place where new winters are old
And for people like me love stories aren't told.
I don't have the mind, body, or the face.
And only around you do like I feel like a disgrace.

So god help me! Shut these blinds!
I never thought something so excruciating can be so kind.
I guess it just always gives me a friendly remind.
That I will never be worth your time.

But in a hell like this where kindness is rare,
You can always manage to make me aware
That good people like you are out there.

But ******! You ******! Don't you see?
I can't lose sight of what's in front of me!
I can't get my hopes up for things that can't be!
All that brings is misery!

But you come along and you act so sweet.
You are a Naïve demon and it makes me weep.

To simply notice when I'm not around.
When the skeletons on the wall make me frown.
Your welcome is enough to spin me around.
Then make me hate myself and come back down.

- A

I sign A at the bottom of my poems because that is what my real name starts with.

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