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Teen Poetry #6

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barbaraj
Member

since 2003-01-24

Posts 139
Nova Scotia, Canada

0 posted 2003-02-08 09:18 PM

How do you break through invisible bars?

I'm sure if I tried to reach out and grasp happiness,

I could break the unseen barrier which surrounds.

But something keeps me from making that step.

What is it like to touch something you've never had?

I search so deep inside myself that I rarely see the light of day.

I'm stuck in this place, trapped in a dark corner of my own making.

The only thing keeping me from escaping is my own fear.

Depression is a part of everyday life.

I live in its prison; I am locked in solitary confinement.

My present isn't real; my future won't come to me.

My past is a mistake-filled horror I'm glad to forget.

Will I ever be happy?

I heard the birds singing but they don't sing for me.

The sun shines but it doesn't warm my soul.

My fate is decided.

I only wish that I could know too.

~You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in people, than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.~

jewls
New Member

since 2003-02-04

Posts 3
canada

1 posted 2003-02-12 02:41 PM

i really liked this poem. i especially like the last two lines.

Triskaidekaphobia
Member

since 2003-02-05

Posts 251
In a state of disrepair...

2 posted 2003-02-13 07:36 AM

Very intresting read and nice style.

I especially like the self contained lines; they show their own meaning but also affect the meaning of the previous and next line.

Very good work

There should be a psychology of feet. For do we not make decisions with our legs and walk about on our brains? What do you mean "No, not really"?

barbaraj
Member

since 2003-01-24

Posts 139
Nova Scotia, Canada

3 posted 2003-02-18 02:47 PM

thank you both for the comments.

~You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in people, than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.~

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