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Walls, painted purple and red Closing off from society a black bed Made up carefully and neatly with care Looking inward, everything appears clear The walls, covered with posters suggest A young man, with nothing to confess The monster energy banner hanging there Shows a normal teen, one without care The Xbox on the shelf, wires hidden away The detail to cleanliness goes without say Shown also by the kept up desk No single paper rebelling, attempting to make a mess Multiple chairs, all in range of the tv Always thinking of others it would seem But what lies beneath the elaborate ruse Waiting to go off, with a short fuse Open the drawer in the flawless desk And see a pill bottle, hidden, unconfessed Label ripped, with pen marks in place "Emergency, the only escape" Look under the papers, with 100 stamped And find cigarettes, written on them, ****** The slow, warm sensation held within Slow form of suicide, it would be okay then Open the closet now, overlook the clothing The button ups, and suits all neatly hanging But look above, to the shoeboxes stacked And notice the box hidden in the back The box says goodbye, with blood on the side Throw off the lid, which has to be pried The tape on the inside, rips away to reveal A note folded neatly, with a staple to seal Underneath, a razor, which shines in the light New and unused, sharp, almost hurting by sight But why is the box so heavy Open the secret bottom, you'll see There is money inside, hidden away What is it for? Maybe the note would say Open it carefully, not to rip it Before you read, you may want to sit "Dear mom and dad, I'm sorry I'm not Not the son you want dad, I'm stronger in thought I've never had brawn, but I've tried, I swear I've dealt with the pain, but I can't, it's clear And I'm sorry mom, that I'm not enough School is so stressful, it's harder, it's tough I've been top of my class, but that was my best You want more from me, but I need to rest." One could know these terrible truths if they look If anyone cared to open his book He's more than the synopsis, and the cover too But it may be too late then, ending the story too soon
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Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 3:33 PM UTC
What Lies Beneath
Walls, painted purple and red Closing off from society a black bed Made up carefully and neatly with care Looking inward, everything appears clear The walls, covered with posters suggest A young man, with nothing to confess The monster energy banner hanging there Shows a normal teen, one without care The Xbox on the shelf, wires hidden away The detail to cleanliness goes without say Shown also by the kept up desk No single paper rebelling, attempting to make a mess Multiple chairs, all in range of the tv Always thinking of others it would seem But what lies beneath the elaborate ruse Waiting to go off, with a short fuse Open the drawer in the flawless desk And see a pill bottle, hidden, unconfessed Label ripped, with pen marks in place "Emergency, the only escape" Look under the papers, with 100 stamped And find cigarettes, written on them, ****** The slow, warm sensation held within Slow form of suicide, it would be okay then Open the closet now, overlook the clothing The button ups, and suits all neatly hanging But look above, to the shoeboxes stacked And notice the box hidden in the back The box says goodbye, with blood on the side Throw off the lid, which has to be pried The tape on the inside, rips away to reveal A note folded neatly, with a staple to seal Underneath, a razor, which shines in the light New and unused, sharp, almost hurting by sight But why is the box so heavy Open the secret bottom, you'll see There is money inside, hidden away What is it for? Maybe the note would say Open it carefully, not to rip it Before you read, you may want to sit "Dear mom and dad, I'm sorry I'm not Not the son you want dad, I'm stronger in thought I've never had brawn, but I've tried, I swear I've dealt with the pain, but I can't, it's clear And I'm sorry mom, that I'm not enough School is so stressful, it's harder, it's tough I've been top of my class, but that was my best You want more from me, but I need to rest." One could know these terrible truths if they look If anyone cared to open his book He's more than the synopsis, and the cover too But it may be too late then, ending the story too soon
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Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 3:33 PM UTC
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