Wrong Side Of The World by Elaine-Moon, literature
Literature
Wrong Side Of The World
The silent cries, the loneliness
slipped under my skin like
Smoke under a door; the
Silent, hardly noticeable disease,
But it smothered me before
The alarm bells rang, far
Too late to save the
Girl in the fog.
Who tried so hard for
The sake of others;
When all she wanted
Was to matter to someone
Who brought home good grades
Hoping for praise
Who, in her words,
"Didn't mind" not having friends
But wasted birthday wishes
On them all the same.
I'm tired of being
The happy one, can't you
Understand? The world has
Caught up to a once
Free spirit; taught her reality
She's gone now, I'm afraid.
No one wishes more than
I that she would return,
I don't think
I can handle
This anymore.
I've been good
Tried my best
To be perfect.
But now
It's expected
Of me
To be amazing
And happy
And nice.
I don't think
That I can
Continue
Watching as
The bad get
more attention.
I crave the
Praise that I
No longer get.
Once perfection
is your norm
It's so hard
To get better
The only attention
Is for when
You fall.
This girl I know
She's sweet
and beautiful.
But she's in pain.
I've tried to tell her
Yes, you are beautiful
But even so
She carves "ugly"
into her upper arm.
But I must be insane
for I've done something I swore I Wouldn't
I've gone and fallen for her.
I know that you're reading this, Beautiful
And I'm not sorry, Sweet
Except I am.
Because I saw your hand,
Help carved in scars.
Trust me, Lovely
I'm trying.
Aposiopesis' Music is Poetry Meme by Elaine-Moon, literature
Literature
Aposiopesis' Music is Poetry Meme
Aposiopesis' Music is Poetry Meme
This was such a cool idea!
1) Time: 1:13
Sentence: You speak so cryptically
Song Title:Come on home
Song Artist: Indigo Girls
The words spilling from your mouth
they confuse me
you forget
I am a child
You speak so cryptically
with big words that I don't understand.
Do you not want me to know?
2) Time: 0:28
Sentence: I'm searching for a light
Song Title: Underwater
Song Artist:Vertical Horizon
This darkness is intolerable.
I'm leaving.
I'm searching for a light.
Maybe,
If you come with me,
We'll both learn how to see.
3) Time: 2:25
Sentence: Need to discover
Song Title: Miniature disasters
Song
Clinging to the Moon
the last trace of light
as Darkness rains down
Cling to the moon
The world shatters, crumbles down
Cling to the moon
to save myself
Cling to the moon
Through the stormy night
Cling to the moon
As you wait for the light
The blackness
you find unsettling
So you turn it into a rainbow
Of a thousand different shades
Cling to the moon
As you have for so long
Cling to the moon
As you sing your sad song
Let me help you
Let me sing you better
As we sit together
Sing the song of the moon
Cling to the moon
As the world keeps turning
Turn my head
Keep on going
Lifting broken souls
returning them to light
Watching them
I am proud.
Of my lesbian aunts.
Of my friends who've hurt themselves.
I am proud.
Do you want to know why?
I'll tell you.
My aunts have faced hate together,
But found strength
and got married.
I walked with my biological aunt
As she went to get married.
That was the first time
I'd seen her cry.
I almost joined her
in tears of joy.
That's love.
I'm proud of it.
My friends
Who caused themselves pain
I am proud.
Because they have gotten better.
Despite what it took to get there.
Despite cuts. Or food.
They pulled through,
Are pulling through.
That's strength.
I'm proud of it.
My sister (by choice, not blood)
once tried to die
But as
1.
Shaken down
from your throne
lift your head
to see the sword
cower from the life
you gave others
not so noble now.
2.
Smacked
hard
and liking
the taste of the blood
rolling down the inside of my cheek
staining my teeth
The blood is victory
I stood up
and showed that
I can rebel
I certainly showed
myself
3.
Slam
the door
LEAVE.
I do not want you here
You pollute my head
with such hypocritical nonsense
LEAVE
Slam the door.
I perfer that
to you.
Get.
Out.
4.
Strange
what one
tiny
strange
little
girl
can do
when you sit her
behind the means
of doing it.
5.
Strong.
I have learned.
I am.
Thank goodness
without this knowledge
my
Ruby lips
golden skin
Copper hair
Iron eyes
Stone touch
Lifeless
Only the luster is left
So I'll leave you now
So that you can stare
with iron eyes
into
a silver mirror
And hope
that the sun
shall ignite your coal heart
So that you may breathe.