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Dying
Because
I            
Thought
I              
Deserved
A            
Chance
To      
Live
 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
emf
Echo
 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
emf
My words are followed with an echo.
Not the magnificent kind.
Not the kind of echo you hear when you reach the top of a tall mountain – that reiteration of your accomplished hollers.

It’s waking up moments before your alarm sounds, or tossing and turning to the quiet that surrounds you at 3am.
It’s the silence that answers you when you finish a voicemail, or the sneeze that was left without a “bless you”.

It’s almost sad.
Almost lonely.
Not lonely in the sense of being abandoned or misunderstood.
But lonely.
The feeling of literal loneliness.

Some only feel it in whiffs.
A temporary rush.
Something people only notice for a second, if even at all.

But the constant – the continuous state of that silence – causes it to become a feeling.
That feeling that no one’s there.
No one’s listening.

**Just me and my echo.
People of all ages sitting in a circle staring at the ground, ceiling, etc. a few twitching.

"Hi, I'm Fred."

"Hi Fred"

"I started this group because I found that I was on Hello Poetry 24/7. I got an account and I loved it. At first I was only on a little, posting one or two poems a day. But I loved it so much I began spending more time on it. It became a problem when I was fired for focusing on Hello Poetry instead of the heavy machinery I was operating. I was drinking so much coffee so I didn't have to sleep that I couldn't think straight. I began writing strange poems about adhesive sloths and grapes. My wife threatened to leave me if I didn't delete my account. I tried to stay off it but, it didn't work out. My wife took my kids and told me that I was too irresponsible. I responded with a limerick. She was very mad and left immediately after. I really want to stop being addicted to Hello Poetry and when I asked I got an overwhelming response from people who felt the same. If everyone could please introduce themselves in a clockwise direction."

"Hi… I'm… um… kittylover682"

"Hi kittylover682"

"So… I used to have a name, but now I can only remember my screen name. In fact, that is really the only part of my identity that remains. I miss obsessing over kitties and petting them, but now I just spend all my time on Hello Poetry. I used to have such a kitty-full life! I had so much potential! i made friends with every type of kitty, even new ones, i never discriminated. I met persian kitties, and alley kitties and tabby kitties and I went and pet them and showed them love… then i got kicked out of people's houses for sneaking in to pet their kitties… but my point is, kitties were my LIFE! And now, my life revolves around that little lightening bolt and i can only seem to speak in metaphors. That lightning bolt is the death of my heart, the thorn in my side, the electricity that warps my body and it just… it is a storm inside of my life. The agony when i see that my lightning bolt is not lit up with a notification… it is an undying fiery hell within my soul. I makes me want to… to… well, it makes me consider leaping off of cliffs or in front of trains… but the only thing that stops me is the hindering idea that I may have to get off of hello poetry for a few moments to go do that so I remain, under my bed on my computer, posting poetry, reading poetry, commenting, liking, reposting… its a VICIOUS CYCLE!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!!!!”

“Hi I’m DaPoet”

“Hi DaPoet”

“Like, kittylover682 I had a different name, but this is MUCH cooler. I don’t think I have a problem, because who says there is anything wrong with being a poet? Also I’m not a normal poet. All of my poems are also raps. I’m here because my mom thinks I have a problem. Apparently choosing poetry over sleep and school is not okay. I don’t understand her ‘logic’”

“Hi I’m DYING”

“Hi Dying”

“No, that’s not my name, who CARES what my name is?! I’m only still here and not on Hello Poetry right now because my sister has chained me to this chair and bolted it to the floor. She thinks I need help but I AM DYING! I need to get on it! I DON’T HAVE A PROBLEM! I’M FINE! I’M FINE! GIVE ME BACK MY LAPTOP!”

“Please calm down.”

“Shut up Fred!
There once was a man named Fred,
who got it into his stupid head,
that people needed to be cured,
of the obsession with the written word,
and as soon as I get unchained FRED IS GOING TO BE DEAD!”

“Okay… please stop creating violent limericks on the spot. We have all been there, there IS a way out.”

“I DON’T WANT A WAY OUT! I HATE TO SHOUT, BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU ARE A BIG DUMB LOUT!”

“Okay, stop making really ****** rhymes please.”

“Well then… GIVE ME BACK MY LAPTOP!”

“Okay… let’s just move on. We’ll come back to you. Next person, please go on, I’ll duct tape his mouth shut. Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver, after all.”

“Hi I’m…Sally”

“Excuse me, could you put down your phone while you introduce yourself?”

“No… Oh my gosh, Poetry is Life started trending!”

“I’m sorry what?”

“My fourth latest poem started trending!”

“YAY!” *everyone claps and congratulates Sally


“No. No more Hello Poetry. We are supposed to stop obsessing over poetry and be cured from this addiction.”

“I don’t want to be cured.”

“I love Hello Poetry”

“Why don’t we change this to a spoken word club!”

“Yes!”

“Hi I’m DaPoet and I declare this a new spoken word club!”

“YAY!”

“No no no! I created this to-” Sally clubs Fred in the head with her phone and he drops dead

“YAY! FRED IS DEAD!”

“He was hit in the head”

“And we are now free”

“To write continuous poetry!”

“And become more obsessed instead!”

The end.


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 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
TAB
I'm almost sure that this is
A hit and miss
But we'll go for it anyway
Something to consume
Summer days
And produce heartaches.
But I'd rather be a fool
And find lo and behold
Find fool's gold,
Than walk past
And miss out
On my diamond mine
Of love that is in mind.

I'm almost sure,
But not completely certain
So let's act it out
Let's raise the curtain.
 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
axr
In the corner of the street
a man plays an old guitar
Nobody notices him
He continues to gaze at the stars
The city's noise
Is capable of drowning his voice.
He plays without hesitation
Never asking for attention.
He can't afford anything new
The kindest,
give him a dollar or two.
His lifestyle is frugal.
They say he owned a fancy hotel.
His strings are worn out
but the sound is clear
His only love is his beer.
In the corner of the street,
a man plays an old guitar
The same one
who never sang about his broken heart.
Reflecting a story through a poem
I have just stumbled upon
400 Love Letters.
Yet, I have no idea who they are from.
Their intended audience varies,
to family, strangers, friends and lovers.
To bosses', acquaintances, and crushes.
Quite possibly, maybe, even addressed to me.
In essence this verse could even be construed as a confession of love.
My love for the person who has decided to pen these 400 love letters.
More essentially, it is a confession of gratitude, also directed
at the person from which love flows so freely.
Thank you for giving love, when I wasn't sure it existed.
http://www.sleeptrip.com/300loveletters/2.html
I want that real type love.

I want that text message right after
we hang up type love.

I want that sitting on the couch, but not saying
anything, but wouldn’t rather be anywhere else
type love.

I want that never decide what to eat for dinner
because we both want to pick the other’s favorite
type love.

I want that meet up for lunch even when
I only have seven minutes type love--
and then I’m late to work because it
takes at least seven minutes just to say
goodbye type love.

I want that get good news or bad news
or any news and call her immediately
just because I finally have an excuse to hear
her voice type love.

I want that wake up after she’s gone
and panic because she’s not the
first thing I see type love.



I want that start writing songs and poems
and letters, but give up because you don’t
want to spend time away from her writing
type love.

I want that scouring the app store
over and over looking for more ways
to talk to her type love.

I want that kiss her like you’ll
never see her again just because
you’re going to the bathroom type
love.

I want that lost in her eyes only
to find myself choosing to stay
lost type love.

I want that call her up and realize
while it’s ringing I have nothing to say
say, but keep ringing just to hear
her say hello type love.

And I want to find it with you.
Shihan read a similar poem, and I was inspired. This is my take.
 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
Taylor
i.**
I don't know if I actually liked you or not because I forced emotions onto you during a time that I was trying to figure my own heart out. I'm sorry for that, but you were always a ****** person. I should've listened to them, cause if I would ever love any boy it never would've been you.

ii.
You were the chocolate chunks in mint ice cream and the stars in the sky. You were sweet and spicy and you were unforgettable. I didn't love you, but ******* you were beautiful. I'm not sure if your hair or heart burned brighter. Maybe it was me once you threw me in the fire.

iii.
It's because of you that I feel no shame in who I kiss or **** or love or write for, even if you used to be the cause of my guilt after we broke up. You made brown eyes my favorite. You taught me that I need to carry my own weight, and you taught me how to love. You will always have my heart. It'll always be you I write poems for on the back of napkins and the middle of chemistry notes, no matter how much trust you make me lose in you. I love you still.

iv.
You made me hate anyone with a name beginning with the letter A. I still think about how you and you friends wished I would've swallowed pills in handfuls. You made me fall apart the day I figured out that you ****** her, and the day you were able to tell me you stole her. You'll be the first to know if I live to 28.

v.
I will forever regret how I used you. You're lovely. You really, really are. Maybe I should've listened to you and not gone back to her, but I might not be where I am now if I hadn't. I wish we could still speak.

vi.
I still admire you. You made me write some of the sweetest, shortest poems. You'll never know they were for you.

vii.
I'm sorry, but not really. I would never love you or ******* and you knew that.

viii.
You're someone I'll always be confused about. I think I might've loved you, but I'm not sure how much of my feelings were genuine. I faked a lot with you. Things like ******* and laughter and feelings didn't come too easy. I'll never forget how you thought you were the one who won the breakup, though.

ix.
I would've ****** you until you said you'd choke me 'til I turned blue. That and the fact that you thought you owned me, and I wasn't about to be in a relationship like that again.

x.
God, what do I say about you? You were one in a million and I never found any boys attractive til I found you. I look for you in everyone now, since you're not much of a risk taker and didn't wanna risk any legal trouble. 3 years is still within my states limit, by the way.

xi.
I wish you would've listened. I wish I didn't get drunk with you. I wish I had the strength to move your hands off of me. The signs all point to sociopath, but I'm not quite sure how to cut you out.

xii.
I love you. You fell from distant stars that I couldn't even name and you decided to fall into the world that I know and become someone I will always remember. You're one of the best friends I ever had. Not only would I let you handcuff me to your headboard, I'm already always at your feet and would destroy the world to let you find your home again.

xiii.
I am so ******* sorry. I understand if you now hate everyone with my name because of me. I never thought I could do something like that. I was too far gone and I wasn't there. It's no excuse. You forgave me but I can still sense your ache when you look at me.

xiv.
You were sober.
I wasn't.
It would've been good under different circumstances.

(t.w.)
excluding the adults, for some reason. maybe that one will come in the future.
 Nov 2014 Tajia Williams
Shannon
i wrote letters
on the back
of coffee shop
napkins with ideas how
to make you
*stay
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