"greiving" poems - Hello Poetry

Ever given an apology when embarrassment was your true feeling? Is there space between them? Or is one the wrapping paper? Silverskin on coffeebean. Parchment. Ornate half mask on a dancer in all black Between Pointed nose and chandileier Same infastructure as churches Decorated to make others look to god. Up, with gargoyales and bells If embarrassment is the root of an apology. Does it ring? What time of day? Embassy of embarrassment is your apology. It is no secret, it is kevlar. Harder to break. If you are never embarrassed. You cannot be sorry. pride and abandon As honest as they are to a man Who loves to love Strike offensive on ears set To red at your past. Own the honesty like a magic shield. You will not have the kevlar of apology If you do not have the embarrassment. You'll need to fake it. This takes delicate work. Convincing the world you are not selfish When born in america Is not easy. Loving your own failure seems proof enough To learn from mistakes But intellect. Is not the opposite of selfishness. In abundance you carry both as a burden. People see you as a man, honest. People see you as a man, who was not honest. People see you as a man, selfish. People see you as a man, who would rather be wrong and manic than human. And people see through sometimes the armor Of your ******** And magic armor of your smile Because you talk too much When all you want is too be heard, Your biggest weakness is when someone listens. You are so powerfull when no one hears you. And you are so seen when you never open your mouth. But the second you do. You are ugly. Underneath the ornate white mask and pointed nose Without the smooth pleasentries of a nirror for a face. You are seen a bulbous boiled blemmish. A red infected wound for an ear. It hurts to hear their testimony Wittnessing you when you are without protection. This is not embarrassment? You are not embarrassed to be seen an ugly thing? And no. It just hurts. And the pain callouses, making it more ugly. Until we got to where we are. Indestructible in all this broken. Untouchable from all this infection. Unlovable from all this attention. A greiving suit of armor

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Jul 27, 2017

Jul 27, 2017 at 2:27 PM UTC

GeekElement

Apology ballroom

Ever given an apology when embarrassment was your true feeling? Is there space between them? Or is one the wrapping paper? Silverskin on coffeebean. Parchment. Ornate half mask on a dancer in all black Between Pointed nose and chandileier Same infastructure as churches Decorated to make others look to god. Up, with gargoyales and bells If embarrassment is the root of an apology. Does it ring? What time of day? Embassy of embarrassment is your apology. It is no secret, it is kevlar. Harder to break. If you are never embarrassed. You cannot be sorry. pride and abandon As honest as they are to a man Who loves to love Strike offensive on ears set To red at your past. Own the honesty like a magic shield. You will not have the kevlar of apology If you do not have the embarrassment. You'll need to fake it. This takes delicate work. Convincing the world you are not selfish When born in america Is not easy. Loving your own failure seems proof enough To learn from mistakes But intellect. Is not the opposite of selfishness. In abundance you carry both as a burden. People see you as a man, honest. People see you as a man, who was not honest. People see you as a man, selfish. People see you as a man, who would rather be wrong and manic than human. And people see through sometimes the armor Of your ******** And magic armor of your smile Because you talk too much When all you want is too be heard, Your biggest weakness is when someone listens. You are so powerfull when no one hears you. And you are so seen when you never open your mouth. But the second you do. You are ugly. Underneath the ornate white mask and pointed nose Without the smooth pleasentries of a nirror for a face. You are seen a bulbous boiled blemmish. A red infected wound for an ear. It hurts to hear their testimony Wittnessing you when you are without protection. This is not embarrassment? You are not embarrassed to be seen an ugly thing? And no. It just hurts. And the pain callouses, making it more ugly. Until we got to where we are. Indestructible in all this broken. Untouchable from all this infection. Unlovable from all this attention. A greiving suit of armor