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 Jan 2014 Shari Forman
Tamanna
there comes a point in time where the word "nothing" describes everything that resides inside you.
the word nothing as in the black hole that has hypnotized you,
as day by day, you inch closer to your suicide mission of love,
the word nothing as in the abyss of words that you wish you could have said,
but now elegantly dance around the tip of your tongue waiting for their escape from the most torturous of prisons,
the word nothing as in what you felt as his foul hands touched every part of your body,
and as they touched your heart,
you could feel yourself turn into a statue with a sign of mockery that said, "this girl is diseased by what could never be" as the spotlights shined brightly on you.
so when people started showering you with "what's wrong?"
all that could squeeze past the dancing words that were still under arrest was "nothing."
and to some extent, you were right.
you said "nothing," as in "i feel like nothing,"
you said "nothing," as in "i have nothing,"
you said "nothing," as in "i am nothing."
but all those nothing's that corrupt your mind to the darkest shade of black,
create one big impeccable something,
that fills up a room like the air we breathe every second.
i breathe all your nothing's,
inhale them like the particles of dust that sneak up on your nose,
and cause the pre-cold that leads to months and months of infection.
and eventually, those dust particles of nothing begin to define you and invade every cell of your body until a big fat wooden sign appears on your forehead that says "warning: nothing,"
as if you were an animal,
waiting for its first meal of the day in a zoo.
are you really going to let this four by four block of wood define you?
are you going to let this nothing,
this void that flows through your veins more than the blood that keeps you alive,
become your everything?
I've been adding to this slowly so bare with me
I did it again  
This heart's bound to loose
Before it can win
So pack your bags
And cover your eyes
I don't want them to
See me cry

Why do I fall like the water from my eyes?
Why do i crawl for the ones that tell me lies?
This is my new point of view:
I'm better off without you.

I did it again
I played with fire
And I got singed
Don't bring a bandage
I want to bleed
To remind me
What I do not need

Why do I burn for the ones that are so cold?
Why do I yearn for the story that's been told?

I did it again
That sweet talker
He lured me in
So quit your fishing
Cut your bait
I should have known
To hesitate

Why do I bite the ones that have a hook?
Why do I fight when I know I'll Just be cooked?

My heart is Clumsy
It tends to Fall
It makes me mad
It's such a know it all
The next boy
Why not tell me first
Before I fall prey to
Your own curse

This is my new point of view:
I'm better off without you.
 Jan 2014 Shari Forman
Gabriel
Chimneys' breathe hope
…Fire as they are...
Fueled by dreams…
I keep seeing the 10w poems, I felt like trying my hand at one. I hope you enjoy!
 Jan 2014 Shari Forman
Laura
goodbye
 Jan 2014 Shari Forman
Laura
i laugh and take a sip of air
the taste of my blood has a ting of iron
the snows starting to stain a passionate red, and so are my lips
i manage to get on my back, and make out the sky
its the only thing that isn't red
1,2
i reach for the park bench to my left and i ***** underneath it, twice
under my breathe i whisper “keep pushing” to the patch of grass beside me
i admire its determination through a rough winter, i think i hear it say “hold in there”
3,4
to my left i see black, but its a blue kind of black, a nice change from accustomed red
i soon make out the figure, i look up at the sky again, i don't want to be seen like this
then their feet quicken, and i manage to calm my breathing as the steam from their mouth escapes them, glistening in the air
5,6
i repeat the words “keep pushing” in my head, as stable arms take my weight
over his shoulder i see the patch of grass, i wave goodbye, ill see you again soon old friend
he smells like sugar, i whisper to him “im sorry”, his shirt used to be white
7,8
i tighten his neck and manage to gain sight of the distance
i close my eyes for only a second and wake up in my bed, new sheets
i whisper hello, but get no reply, probably for the best, i wouldn't want to wake my parents
9, 10
i wake up around 6am to the sound of gusting wind, goodbye friend i think to myself
beside me i find a glass of water and a single advil, i reach to grab the water, and a note falls out
it reads: “this is the last time laura”
i laugh and take a sip of water.
 Jan 2014 Shari Forman
NV
Do this,
not that.
But sometimes,
you have to do that,
to be okay.
But this,
is better,
so forget that,
and be "fine" with it.
hey
Where are your own opinions

Are they still in your heart ?

I miss the way you were always right

That way you turned me into your slave

And the way there is no need for redemption.

Instead I am caught in your reflection, Ripple

We cant stop talking about it.
empty hallways
speak louder than
the blaring music
outside the windows
there’s nothing
nothing at all
there’s nothing outside
nothing inside
nothing in the cellar, either
so we might as well
light a fire
right here inside
light the fire and
**** the consequences
they’re empty too
just watch it burn
until there’s really nothing left
and maybe then
maybe
*but just maybe
What's important to me,
is that you're better

When you come back,
I'll be right here
waiting
I do love you
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