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knightlyshadows
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since 2001-04-14
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obscured vision

0 posted 2002-09-03 02:52 AM



i suffocate on life's lies
pulled down by this tide
surrounded by this hate
i can't breathe anymore

a needle pricks my vein
and then i'm gone
i'm not dying, i'm living
can't breathe anymore

i push it all back
tuck it all away
no way to let it go
i can't breathe anymore

this growing pain inside
teases like suicide
curiousity i can't fulfill
can't breathe anymore

i'm falling from this ledge
lost in something i can't control
fear threatens in the background
and i can't breathe anymore

NOTE: Just so everyone knows, even though this writing mentions "suicide," it is not about suicide or promoting it. Thank you.


“A single choice can build destinies, or destroy them.”

Getting away, isn't Running away.

"Words are windows to the heart."

[This message has been edited by knightlyshadows (09-03-2002 03:01 AM).]

© Copyright 2002 Tiffany Durham - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2002-09-03 08:34 AM


Lately I've really been impressed with your growth in writing, Tiffany.  It's obvious you're taking a very serious approach to your writing now.  I can't stress enough how proud I am of your progress.

You do an excellent job of organizing your thoughts.  I like the structure here, the quatrains that are each tailed with a similar, but not identical line.  

I also have to note how you can communicate unusual messages without overshooting the vocab.  Pretty much every stanza shows that same charm, and it makes your poetry read through very clearly... something I probably lack...

Oh, and I love your title.  Kudos to any poet who uses a recurring line or statement in a poem, but refuses to resort to it as a title.

Very impressed here, Tiffany.  Your talent is finally blooming.

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anya
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since 2002-07-27
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2 posted 2002-09-03 11:34 AM


well this poem took my breath away!, I loved the way this flowed and the images and atmoshere created by this poem, thankyou for sharing this,
anya

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3 posted 2002-09-03 08:56 PM


you expressed your pain well. I enjoyed this piece a lot...good job

Sometimes I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep
It's my lullaby

aVriL lAvIgNe

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