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all my life
i've been preparing faces
to meet the faces that
i've met

friends
family
the man who delivers newspapers
at our doorstep each morning

i've laughed at their silly jokes
as they tossed their heads from side to side
in naive stupidity and their sheer ignorance
a pompous lot, the human race i tell you

i've acknowledged their staunch morals
and tried to make them my own
as they scorned at the girl in a skimpy dress
and chewed on mutton bones gluttonously

all my life, i've been trying hard
to blend in
with people who've shown me
that i don't belong with them

and tonight when i shed gallons of tears
i have only my bed and pillow to share
i've learnt that my sadness
is my very own
just a sad girl writing to survive
Shaima Sep 2018
you drove me off a cliff
no wonder I can’t hear you,
now luckily for me
your bullshitting is see-through.
Eleanor Sinclair Sep 2018
You were the bullet that punctured a hole

You were the pill I swallowed to die

You were the poison that played a key role

You were the glass I stuck in my eye

You were the noose that hung around my neck

You were the knife I ****** through my arm

You were the force that pushed me off the deck

You were the only thing that caused me this harm
Nope Sep 2018
Infatuation

I met you like a week ago
Why do I love you?
I don’t
But the feeling’s comparable
I thought you shared interest, maybe not so much now

Tryin to get out of seeing through my sleek scope
But when I close my eyes it’s a sea of you
I guess I just won’t
Making sure my eyes remain red so my thoughts stay bearable
Clears my mind, let’s it get some rest
I’m alone now
Let’s do it again tomorrow
I seek relationships because they keep me happy and sane, when I’m not in one I feel alone, dark, and depressed. Emotions are a blessing and a curse.
Peculiar Sep 2018
Once upon a time ,
On a summer’s evening,
Did we hear the cries of a baby girl,
Coming out of her mothers womb

“O’ what such Purity!” , did the angels exclaim,
“O’ what such beauty” , did the family proclaim
God had certainly created a jewel

The child ,
Oh so virginal ,
Was carried home

And the doors were shut closed.

God’s plan ,
For this entity began

Behind closed doors did the turmoil begin
The naïve little child ,
Did not know what true love meant

Did it mean the misdeeds of her parents?
“SLAP!”
“BANG!”
“CRASH!”
Yes this is surely affectionate ,
As shown by the marks across her tender skin

Behind closed doors was the depression casted
The fragile child ,
Did not know what true happiness meant

Perhaps the feeling of escape?
Sprinting to hide under a deep void ,
To hide within her gloom
Yes , shelter , surely was happiness
For the outside world was casted out

Behind closed doors did the craziness begin
The dismal child
Did not know what true peace meant

Maybe the sensation of numbness?
As she grabbed the blade,
To cut her silicone skin
Yes , this surely is peace
As all her problems seeped onto the bathroom sink
To be washed away
Yes , this is serenity

Once upon a time ,
A child was born on a summers evening ,
Unfortunately did her soul ,
Pass away that very night.
Eleanor Sinclair Sep 2018
I do not wish to be dead
But I feel as though there's nothing left
You slipped through my fingers like water
And splashed to the ground like the blood of a lamb at the slaughter
I begged you please to stay here
But you decided to let go at almost our third year
I cried to you and was vulnerable
You sat there dry eyed, comfortable
What more can I say except I miss you
I hold on to your shirt and beg to kiss you
But with no success again I digress
A friend of mine called me today
Crying about her boy and I told her what to say
I stayed composed and showed no sorrow
I was at her side so she could live through till tomorrow
But what a hypocrite I must be
I stare at the metal against my pale skin in envy
I told her to hold her heart on her own
I insisted that no matter what she's never alone
I hung up 12 minutes later and burst into tears
I wish I could take away her pain and all of her fears
But could anyone say the same for my troubled soul?
Today is the day I broke and am no longer whole
I am trying to search for my broken pieces
Like the Shikon Jewel they're scattered and the distance increases
You are free from your obligations to me or my world
I'll lay in my bed hungry, tearful, and curled
No motivation I wake up just to sleep
My emotions are thick and their rivers run deep
You course through my veins like a potent pain killer
Or maybe like lidocaine acting just as a filler
The pain is still there but I can't feel it now
My body is numb and all feeling is gone, how?
I could get used to the feeling of emptiness
I could learn to like my hollowed out chest
Some are designed to be left all alone
People like me, these creatures of stone
I'd do it all again if you gave me the chance
I'd put my shattered heart back in your hands
Mitch Prax Sep 2018
Are 'alone' and 'lonely' the same thing?
Are you as alone in a crowd
as you are by yourself?
Is your loneliness the mist
floating on the water
or the lurking creatures
beneath the sea?
Peculiar Sep 2018
This particular soul
Doomed to endure eternal love

This particular soul
Cursed by the mourning dove

This particular soul,
Wretches under the spell

“BIND IT , WOVE IT !” , They screamed
Poor entity
Bedevilled by such enchantments

And so,

The spirit shivered , raw to much affection,
So it seeped ,
Like cushioned paint oozing from the tin

So then,

Strings of passion , fondness yearned out of the shell
Clinging onto ,
Partial Juliet’s  
For much love is too much to bear
Alone
Wherein the entity feared most

Therein ,

The soul shared love openly
Why may you ask?
The fear of loving one so intensely
Would leave him alone , broken and densely

So it makes sense to the broken wreck ,
To fraction his emotion
As the fears of loving oneself,
And another,
Whole heartedly ,

May crush this particular soul
He is cursed with too much love , it breaks him to hold it all inside and so he attaches onto others .
Peculiar Sep 2018
As I held you cupped in my hands
My little Robin
Did I notice the wounds
The bruises

Had I held on too long?
For a meager bird does not belong in cramped spaces
But how could I learn to let you go?
A bird so grandiose
So sumptuous

As I observe more
My little robin
Did I notice then the damage caused by me
God created you to be set free
Is your wings not designed to launch?
To blow you with the wind,
Home?

Yet I enclose your purpose
With my hands
Am I selfish for wanting to stay a little longer,
My little robin?

Yet you fidget within my grasp
Wanting to fly,
Home

I guess this where I say goodbye
I am sorry,
My little Robin
For the casualty I have caused

I am not your home
I realise and so
My hands,
Fingertips
Slowly unravel

Little Robin you spread your wings,
And take off
Taking a piece of my heart with you,
Home
This is about a person i have encountered in my life . I have named her after a Robin. After meeting this certain individual did i notice i am not the best fit for her . we both are different , complete opposites yet i am drawn to her even after i realize holding on will do more damage than letting go. I am sorry to this particular robin , for the hurt i caused by simply trying to hold onto the weak string between us. Sorry for the damage i caused to this particular Robin. you set yourself free . i realize its for the best. GoodBye Robin , it was nice meeting you.
Peculiar Sep 2018
Hail Lucifer!
Blind fools fall

Hail the Lord!
blind fools fall

Loons fixated upon wrong doings
Hail Lucifer!
Ego boosted

Yet can you not observe your own?
Hail Lord God!
Ego replenished

Imbeciles out casted from reason
Hail Lucifer!
God forbid them from hearing!

Curse the wicked short-sighted !
Diminish explanation ,
Vulnerability !

For blind fools cannot be re-painted
Hail demons!
Let the blind fools fall
This poem is about people who focus on everything you did wrong and swear to not see the good . Yet as they exaggerate your sins , do they not have their own? they act as if they are pure , perfect , knowledgeable yet they do the same behind closed doors. If you try to face them , they will shut you down by your wrong doings , manipulate the situation to make you feel bad , yet do they not notice they're wrongful actions? they talk to others acting pure , innocent , hurt and they listen like dogs , believing everything. These are fools . and we shall let them fall . BECAUSE if we know the truth , that is enough .
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