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SlowlyFallAway
Member

since 2008-08-29

Posts 279
North Carolina

0 posted 2009-05-15 12:19 PM

Distribution of self is key
No explanation, only interpretation
You can't be everybody's "me"
Or somebody else's everything
What would they see?
The image you created
Or the picture that you painted
The future shows up
Uninvited at times
You could always see it coming
Just never knew exactly what that something was
And so you fight the unexpected
With the outspoken
The weapon you molded from the remnants of solitude
Which took the 'me' right out of 'you'
And took the 'we' right out of 'us'
Who am I without them
When I was nothing without him
If I could never be 'someone' again
Would I be shown the end
Or the very location where I was supposed to begin
He used to say "damn girl, I'd be lost without you"
But he lost me at "I"
I don't want this to be about me
So I switched the 'I' to 'you'
And then overused second person point of view
Leaving 'them' with no pages left to flip through
I tore apart every trace of you
The basis of consistency leads me to believe
In trashed reputations
And false accusations
But I'm the only case scenario they refuse to believe in
So I turn away from them
And speak through ink and pen
Trying desperatley to get my point across to anyone willing to listen
Distancing myself
From the torture
Of decision making
Invasion of privacy forcing me to share beliefs
That no one wants to believe in
And then you try and tell me I'm your 'everything'
And act like they're all 'nothing'
But I'm just looking for something to play off of
A little peace of mind to go by
I just want to know why you always keep me guessing
You always keep me pressing on
With no motivation
Not even the slightest hint of interogation
So how do you expect me to hold interest in a hope with no existence?
Questioning life in silence
Not every line has a meaning behind it
But give me your word and I'll stand beside it
No questions asked, no turning back
Words may decieve but expressions don't mislead
And when you finally find yourself alone
No longer able to hold your own
Who will you turn to
You destroyed all trace of progress made when you turned around to face your mistakes
We begged and begged,
"JUST LET IT GO"
But you couldn't go on not knowing what you missed out on
Refusing to believe in yourself
Because you didn't think it would help
In becoming 'someone' else
You missed the point by a long run
It's not about the wrong you've done
But you can't outrun the monster you've become
The poisons well outdated but what difference would it make if you even paid attention
You just don't seem to get it
Where's the pride in replacing what you lost when what you lost was never yours
You can't say it didn't hurt
Accepting credit you didn't deserve
If you have no regrets about it
Then why's it so hard to forget about it
Fate warned me it was coming home
Simply to avenge all hopeless souls
I can't say I didn't know, but you can't pretend it doesn't show
I see right through your failed attempts at becoming more like them
You can't pretend that it won't happen because it already did
And if it makes no sense
Just read it again
But you couldn't have missed something
Because in all honesty, it all meant nothing

Emily Shives
5-13-2009

greytree
Junior Member

since 2009-02-24

Posts 45
Wales

1 posted 2009-05-15 12:34 PM

Although originally daunted by the size of this, I am glad I perservered. A beautiful heartfelt poem.

In such an ugly time, beauty is the real protest

Kaoru

Member Elite

since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

2 posted 2009-05-15 12:51 PM

"The weapon you molded from the remnants of solitude
Which took the 'me' right out of 'you'
And took the 'we' right out of 'us'"

I liked those lines, but there were so many others that I liked, too. This poem is wonderful, really loved it!

steavenr
Member Elite

since 2003-11-17

Posts 4058

3 posted 2009-05-15 02:07 PM

...there were so many gems in this one that it was hard to pick which one I liked best, but this was my pick:

"And so you fight the unexpected
With the outspoken
The weapon you molded from the remnants of solitude
Which took the 'me' right out of 'you'
And took the 'we' right out of 'us'
Who am I without them"

...so many questions...such deep insights

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

4 posted 2009-05-15 02:34 PM

I broke this up in bites of pain and pleasure in my mind and each was a poem within itself..enjoyed it

SeraphimBroken
Member

since 2009-03-09

Posts 74
USA

5 posted 2009-05-17 11:40 AM

I really enjoyed reading this. There is so much depth...

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