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Bell the Beast

you've said enough, I could say no more

words like sickle cell slowly tear me from within,

you did not care to spare, you simply ignore

the months of loneliness, playing my violin

on a cord you did not fair,

you give that deadly, hardened stare

you trampled on me, all my failures,

all my dreams, all the hopes I could not keep

when embraced you crumbled your face

wrinkled, full of contempt, unhappiness settles in

this coupling was sure misplaced

I stayed in hope I could guide you with care

To warmth that would make a beast a child's bear

no, you could not be held, nor molded, you only withheld

a history of mistreatment, neglection leading to abandonment

this left you a scar that will never heal

and you inflict more onto yourself

because this one you could not conceal

you swore by punishment, you wanted to be punished

by you, your force, your evil-contempt, a malicious hunger to reap justice on yourself,

punishment,

you wanted alone, a life you could not bare to live,

I gave you need but you wanted self affliction,

even if it was ******* you thought this, "this is what I deserve"

confinement.

I wanted to think what you thought so I could help you think

differently because thoughts are easy battles

just don't drop the bomb.

Talk it out, compromise, the war should not be exercised.

It is a doomsday device.

I know you're still in there, innocence, innocent Bell.

Let me in, let us run out.

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Written by
kenneth-fox
Vietnamese
Published
Dec 6, 2011
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