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Teen Poetry #6

Your Own Insignificance

Kandi
Member

since 2000-06-14

Posts 354
North of Hell

0 posted 2003-08-27 01:49 PM

I don't like the title for this one, but it comes from a theory that I have: There is no worse feeling than the awareness of your own insignificance. I guess this poem came from my belief that for someone to be indifferent to you is almost worse than if they hated you. At least with hate, you know they care enough to let you under their skin. But with indifference comes a complete lack of caring, a lack of emotion. I dunno - to me that sounds worse.
Anyway - this just sprung from that idea. Enjoy.

You can weather all my fears
and all my words in anger thrown
You can brush off fire in my eyes
and hatred in my tone.

For however negative these reactions,
what they allow you to see
is whether or not you can ignite
some passion inside of me.

But my weapon is my silence,
my lack of response or care.
I ignore you with my numbness
and look through you with my stare

It's a fate much worse than anger
or any pain I could inflict
to leave you empty and alone
with a cause but no effect

I keep emotion buried
behind a wall of indifference -
the dead end to your purpose,
the rejection of your existence.

SenSitiveSaLLy
New Member

since 2003-08-24

Posts 5
in an alternate universe

1 posted 2003-08-27 02:46 PM

i can completely agree with you about your theory! i loved your poem and look forward to reading more!

magic_612
Member

since 2003-07-31

Posts 190
NB, Canada

2 posted 2003-08-27 03:31 PM

I liked this one a lot, and I also agree with your theory. Good job!

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