In the unseen frozen green
Outside icicles swept clean
And as the windows open
Dark clouds became an omen
Of the raindrops about to fling
For what was next was spring
Flowers awake in morning sun
Scents in the air soothly spun
The floral aroma all around
Petals perfectly safe and sound
Only dew laid on the grass
Droplets gleam look like glass
Joyful green spreads the earth
Picnics and watched clouds
The people come in crowds
The flowers are respected
The grass is accepted
But the bees are rejected
When everything is interconnected
The bees fly day after day
And the people of nothing to say
Black and yellow
Much smaller than a fellow
But is sm
Deserted was the way you ran away
Past far beyond the breaking point I went
Luggage in hand I could never repay
I watched you leave crushed but hardly bent
The love you sent meant nothing but sad traps
You tried to start a new searching for grips
In my heart you decided to be scraps
Going through trials I only could make rips
In the cloth that was our family; gone
Was when you said you would forever care
One day you will think at the peak of dawn
That days you will miss the presence I bear
It will be too late because you have misspoken
While I’m clearly broken
"Strong?"
The word tastes bitter on my tongue
It is like blood that leaks from a bandage
Shivers rush down my spine as she repeats
"Strong"
The word crushes my lungs and stifles my breath
Like the entire universe comes to a standstill
Sore eyes produce fresh burning tears watching
Her believe I could ever be something like
"Strong"
It is funny really the way I could destroy
Every ounce of goodness in my heart and still
Be a crimson fiery word like
"Strong"
If I could be that shrilling word it means
I wouldn't cause black and blue bruises all over
Or slash my thighs in thin bleeding lines
Or starve until my dainty bones shows
I almost fainte
Once again
I have failed
Once more
I let people down
Repeatedly
I let the tears fall
Again and again
I took the blades
Over again
I took the anger out
Over and over
I slashed my skin
-
Time after time
I let my demons take over
As a child
I felt the wind
against my face
I felt the rain
dripping down my hair
As I grew older
I watched my freedom
slip away
I watched my mind
cloud in darkness
As of now
I hurt in the morning
as the sun woke me
I hurt on my hips
as the blood poured
As I look back
I want to feel the pain
of laughter
I want to cry
of happiness
I want to live
as if nothing in the world could stop me
-
But I grew up
I sat
on the cold tile floor
I cried
my hair in a messy bun
I covered
my hands over my face
I hated
to look in the mirror
I bent
over the toilet
I felt
the pain in my throat
I wanted
to be thin
I told
everybody I was okay
I watched depression creep
over the corner
I watched depression settle
into my mind
I watched anorexia point
in the mirror
I watched anorexia laugh
at my legs
I watched my cuts deepen
on my thighs
I watched my cuts begin
on my hips
I watched myself cry softly
in the pillow
I watched myself cry silently
staring into dark
I watched my family break
a part
I watched my family tear
love to pieces
I watched my friends excuse
my presence
I watched my friends leave
me once again
I watched death seep
in my brain
I watched as death
called me everyday
-
I came with death as it seems
death offered me the best plea
Have ever met this girl named Deb
She hides in your closet and under the bed
She follows you everywhere even your mind
Somehow someway she is surely kind
She laughs in your ear
"Cut" she whispers near
No I say, I want her gone
"Yes" she says for far too long
I get the blade, put it on top of my arm
"Do it" she says with quite a charm
Over and over the blood starts to pour
"Worthless" she says again, I want more
She clouds my head with thoughts of death
"Fine" I say under my breath
Deb whispers something one last time
"Do it, nobody cares, you should die" with such grime
Deb claimed another victim, you see it was me
Depression won and
I'm sorry ears
for all the words you have to hear
I'm sorry eyes
for all the hot tears streaming
I'm sorry stomach
for all the times you growled
I'm sorry hips and thighs
for all the blood you shed
I'm sorry wrists
for all the bracelets you wear
I'm sorry mind
for all the bad thoughts in there
Most of all I'm sorry heart
for all the times I wished you stopped
-
And now it has
trapped
shipped away
forever she will stay
alone
long gone
she will always be leaned on
laughed at
and sad
but too mad
to forgive
to forget
so far she will set
at a time
and place
she wears lace
at a wedding
with her scars
but so there she made it this far
In the unseen frozen green
Outside icicles swept clean
And as the windows open
Dark clouds became an omen
Of the raindrops about to fling
For what was next was spring
Flowers awake in morning sun
Scents in the air soothly spun
The floral aroma all around
Petals perfectly safe and sound
Only dew laid on the grass
Droplets gleam look like glass
Joyful green spreads the earth
Picnics and watched clouds
The people come in crowds
The flowers are respected
The grass is accepted
But the bees are rejected
When everything is interconnected
The bees fly day after day
And the people of nothing to say
Black and yellow
Much smaller than a fellow
But is sm
Deserted was the way you ran away
Past far beyond the breaking point I went
Luggage in hand I could never repay
I watched you leave crushed but hardly bent
The love you sent meant nothing but sad traps
You tried to start a new searching for grips
In my heart you decided to be scraps
Going through trials I only could make rips
In the cloth that was our family; gone
Was when you said you would forever care
One day you will think at the peak of dawn
That days you will miss the presence I bear
It will be too late because you have misspoken
While I’m clearly broken
"Strong?"
The word tastes bitter on my tongue
It is like blood that leaks from a bandage
Shivers rush down my spine as she repeats
"Strong"
The word crushes my lungs and stifles my breath
Like the entire universe comes to a standstill
Sore eyes produce fresh burning tears watching
Her believe I could ever be something like
"Strong"
It is funny really the way I could destroy
Every ounce of goodness in my heart and still
Be a crimson fiery word like
"Strong"
If I could be that shrilling word it means
I wouldn't cause black and blue bruises all over
Or slash my thighs in thin bleeding lines
Or starve until my dainty bones shows
I almost fainte
Once again
I have failed
Once more
I let people down
Repeatedly
I let the tears fall
Again and again
I took the blades
Over again
I took the anger out
Over and over
I slashed my skin
-
Time after time
I let my demons take over
As a child
I felt the wind
against my face
I felt the rain
dripping down my hair
As I grew older
I watched my freedom
slip away
I watched my mind
cloud in darkness
As of now
I hurt in the morning
as the sun woke me
I hurt on my hips
as the blood poured
As I look back
I want to feel the pain
of laughter
I want to cry
of happiness
I want to live
as if nothing in the world could stop me
-
But I grew up
I sat
on the cold tile floor
I cried
my hair in a messy bun
I covered
my hands over my face
I hated
to look in the mirror
I bent
over the toilet
I felt
the pain in my throat
I wanted
to be thin
I told
everybody I was okay
I watched depression creep
over the corner
I watched depression settle
into my mind
I watched anorexia point
in the mirror
I watched anorexia laugh
at my legs
I watched my cuts deepen
on my thighs
I watched my cuts begin
on my hips
I watched myself cry softly
in the pillow
I watched myself cry silently
staring into dark
I watched my family break
a part
I watched my family tear
love to pieces
I watched my friends excuse
my presence
I watched my friends leave
me once again
I watched death seep
in my brain
I watched as death
called me everyday
-
I came with death as it seems
death offered me the best plea
Have ever met this girl named Deb
She hides in your closet and under the bed
She follows you everywhere even your mind
Somehow someway she is surely kind
She laughs in your ear
"Cut" she whispers near
No I say, I want her gone
"Yes" she says for far too long
I get the blade, put it on top of my arm
"Do it" she says with quite a charm
Over and over the blood starts to pour
"Worthless" she says again, I want more
She clouds my head with thoughts of death
"Fine" I say under my breath
Deb whispers something one last time
"Do it, nobody cares, you should die" with such grime
Deb claimed another victim, you see it was me
Depression won and
I'm sorry ears
for all the words you have to hear
I'm sorry eyes
for all the hot tears streaming
I'm sorry stomach
for all the times you growled
I'm sorry hips and thighs
for all the blood you shed
I'm sorry wrists
for all the bracelets you wear
I'm sorry mind
for all the bad thoughts in there
Most of all I'm sorry heart
for all the times I wished you stopped
-
And now it has
trapped
shipped away
forever she will stay
alone
long gone
she will always be leaned on
laughed at
and sad
but too mad
to forgive
to forget
so far she will set
at a time
and place
she wears lace
at a wedding
with her scars
but so there she made it this far
There are always trials we must face
Whether stumbled upon or taken with grace
It seems that after one, there comes another
Until we must ask for the help of a brother
Guardian angels always stand near
Your cries something they readily hear
Never seeking acknowledgement or praise,
They carefully brighten your dark pathways
Emptiness is theirs to fill
Their embrace will warm the chill
Though you search for help, you cannot see
The guardian angels that know your plea
Someday we will see them clearly
The ones that loved us so sincerely
Enough to give without receiving
Even to the unbelieving
My lungs are burning,
I cannot breathe,
Held beneath the surface
By the lies they weave.
And here in the still
My emotions seethe.
I see my reflection
In their words and grieve.
Mornings filled with hunger pains,
Blood slowly dying in my veins,
Exercise then fall to the floor,
Haul body up then work out more,
Chest growing tight and lungs are weak,
Head to tired for tongue to speak,
A mirror hanging in the hall,
What I would give to have it all,
With every bite of food I fail,
Body and spirit growing frail,
Silently dining from an empty plate,
Life measured out in height and weight,
Pangs of guilt as pride begins to grow,
Rib and hip bones clearly now show,
Each extra inch breeding despair,
Body and soul now running on air,
Staring as the mirror is now too tough,
Because nothing will ever
"Attention seeker."
As I slide the knife across my tongue
The poison resting in my lungs
Fighting till the war's been won
But you're right, this is all done for fun.
The rope around my neck as I pull it tight
The struggles I face as I die to fight
And slowly, I fade off into a dark night...
Goodbye, smiles, goodbye, light...
Dying, breaking, losing sight
Of all that's proper, all that's bright
With all my strength and all my might..
I mean, I do this for attention.. right?
She was never really there
Slowly threading the needle
Barely catching up
Brutal winds held her back
Fierce tides pushed her under
They said it was impossible
It was
She pricked her finger
Let the wind push her down
Drowned in her own sorrow
It was her fault
She brought it on herself
Never fighting hard enough
So now she's gone
And I don't even care enough to say goodbye
These are the voices
inside your head-
evil rejoices
under your bed.
Your darkest pleasures
soon to be fed-
such drastic measures
would leave you dead.
To relieve our stress
we make a mess
and I must confess
I’ve done no less…
Where is redemption
in this obsession?
If this is part
of your problem,
shut it out,
erase your doubt,
and prepare for
another bout.
These are the faces
staring you down-
shattered pieces
of your renown.
Violence bought you
a wedding gown-
a consuming drive
to gun this town.
To relieve our pain
we strive to gain
and I must complain
it’s not so sane…
Where is repression
in
I feel the scars
on my soul
will never fade away.
The cut are so deep
that they won't ever heal.
The wounds are from battle
with myself and others
And from carrying burdens
I was not meant to carry.
What has the world done to me?
Why has it scarred me this way?
More importantly,
What scars did you contribute?
I just want to let you know that you have a beautiful gallery and amazing prose. I can feel that feeling in each and every poem, and I am just here to say that you are wonderful and talented .
Stay strong! I know its hard, I am fighting too. I believe in you. Good luck!