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Lucidall this time she's seemed so near
her angel face you hold so dear
she'll find you in that darkest time
her eyes will speak sans reason, rhyme
in time you will remember things
of birds and bones and broken wings
of deadly secrets, shattered dreams
things left unsaid and silent screams
with open heart and open mind
stand in the rain and you will find
that healing lies in these things true
and to remember changes you

Safeshe tells me that they stole her words
marked them in red and wrung them out dry
leaving her shockingly [bare]
so she took up her -sharpest- pen
and she c a r v e d out her words
[close to her heart they'll be safe]

InvocationSpeak through me, Muse, and sing me the tale
Of that girl unskilled in the ways of the world--
The intrepid wanderer,
Seeking truth for years on end,
Oblivious to the dynamics around her
As others talk with their eyes and dance with their words.
Many the nights she's lain awake,
Living the hurts of her friends, powerless to help.
Trying to save the world
When she can't even save herself.
She wrote dark storms of words
And ascertained the deceptive nature of journals.
She lied to others and she lied to herself.
She learned that sharp words leave scars,
Struggling each day to open her eyes
And walk toward the light;
Yet despite her best intentions, sometimes she strayed:
But hands were there to guide her back to the path,
And hearts were there to share her pain.
Growing and changing and coming to see
That she didn't have to understand humanity to be human--
She doesn't have to earn love to be loved,
And angels can hide in the oddest of places.
Of these trials and tribulatio

Losing steamI am fifteen
but my body and
mutinous mind
are not mine.
I have scars on my arms
and memories of dark beauty--
bitter beads of blood
seeping shadows.
slide the knife
unzip my skin
and step outside--
who would I be
and how would I look?
perhaps I'm hollow?
what if--
underneath all this--
I'm not actually real?
maybe I was never here
just a dream
or was it a nightmare?
everybody wants me to
act my age
but I'm fifteen
so God only knows what that means.
not a child
not so innocent
not an adult
still too young.
I have to learn to talk to adults
and make phone calls to strangers
and manage my money
and drive a car.
I have to take care of the twins
teach them and protect them
and still be their friend.
I have to grow up soon
but i don't know if I'm ready...

Mimicrymildewed [ghosts]
haunt the c.r.a.c.k.s in the w        do not
                           a        mistake
                           l        their voices
                           l        for
                           s

DenialI'm in Denial,
I accept with a smile
That I'm running from the Truth,
And hiding from You.
Don't be upset.
You might regret
That I breeze over feelings
So deep and scary,
But I've a right to be wary.
Day by day
I come your way,
Accepting little
By little.
Denial just means
You mean a lot to me!

Wake-up callwhen you're drowning in an ocean of sad thoughts,
you don't trip out onto the beach:
sooner or later, the waves will sweep you off your feet
and you will be unprepared
when the waters close over your head.
instead, you take a deep breath
and say your prayers
and you dive in.
the quickest way to learn to swim
is to have no other choice.

So this is making me cryI'm gonna pick up the pieces
And build a lego house
When things go wrong we can knock it down
My three words have two meanings
There's one thing on my mind
It's all for you
And it's dark in a cold December
But I've got you to keep me warm
And if you're broke I'll mend you
And keep you sheltered from the storm
I'm gonna paint you by numbers
And color you in
If things go right we can frame it
And put you on a wall
And it's so hard to say it
But I've been been here before
And I'll surrender my heart
And swap it for yours
Don't hold me down
I think my braces are breaking
And it's more than I can take
I'm out of touch
I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
And out of all these things I've done
I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight
I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And out of all these things I've done
I think I love you better now

Paradise.My arms ache from digging through
rough and ruin, in search of
paradise.

I saw it in a whispered dream,
there, nothing hurt;
we were unspoken.

With winter came warmth and summer snow,
And nothing died, just ceased to
walk with me
in paradise.

Chainedi see it in your eyes i see the fading of the light
i see it in your stance i see you're giving up the fight
it's not the end so don't you dare consider giving in
keep your chin up let it show this time they will not win
they cannot keep you down can't see that you're too strong to bend
they say that you are breaking but i say that wounds will mend
love can heal a broken heart and faith can form a shield
against the sharp and cutting words of those who'd see you yield
for they are wrong and we are strong enough to find the light
don't fear the darkness closing in i'll see you through this night
don't be afraid to come to me if you need help to stand
proud and strong you'll prove them wrong i offer you my hand
i will be there for you always have been always will
though they may say that no one loves you i will stay with you until
the end of time please listen close you mean the world to me
i cannot stand to see you chained please let me set you free

BipolarYour gentle gaze like razor blades
Both cut me to the core
The shadows hide the lines you've crossed
Yet still I'm craving more
You're never who you seem to be
I don't know who you are
One moment you're the one I know
The next so very far
This dream in which we used to live
Uncertain now and bleak
Breathtaking as the cloudbreak is
Still havoc storms do wreak
My wild nightmare never ends
I cannot seem to wake
I'm desperate to find escape
Before I finally break
It's not you it's me I say
As hollow as it rings
No longer can I weather this
High time to test my wings
The words fall like an icy rain
Chilling, sharp, but true
Yet though I try to end it here
I'm still falling for you

I'm Still HereI am screaming again and
Throwing my fists into my mattress.
I am laying here trying so hard
To be something more than this.

My sheets are crumpled from
Being horribly wide awake
And restlessly unconscious,
But they still smell like you.
And it is achingly cruel.

I don't believe I will die,
But I do believe in reckless behavior
Because as hard as I try I
Will never be good enough for you.

My hands don't fit in yours
But I keep trying to force them to.
And I know you will let me
Because I am weak and I
Will undress when you ask me to,
But I really hope you don't.

I am screaming again and
It shakes my bones.
I scream

Ode to AutumnOh, singed rainbow -
burnt orange, citrine,
muddied purple...
You are the mad red
creeping through my irises,
the fever adorning my sight.

Oh, beautiful fire -
set the trees alight!
Fall through the mountains,
burn the forest until
ashen grey and black
are all that's left.

Oh, flames of autumn,
cleanse the earth.
Pour your purifying inferno
over the land.
Prepare the way for white -
soft and bare.

Oh, my precious autumn lie,
your promise of beauty falters
as the earth makes way
for winter's frozen death.
And autumn, there is no sign
of spring in sight.

AstrayYou're lost to her: move on.

TransienceTime travel invented after death? Figures.

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by ~violetense, Sep 15, 2012, 2:33:53 PM
Literature / Poetry / Human Nature / Concrete Poetry

_{[in some vague fashion]
she was aware of the i m p e n d i n g blow
but time seemed irrelevant [at the moment]:
struck by a strange--elegance?--
as his palm descended [with all the grace
of a tree felled by lightning];
the m.e.a.s.u.r.e.d, deliberate fall,
almost majestic in its resignation--
c u l m i n a t i n g with
a CRACK of thunder and
a bolt of pain.}

Disengageby ~violetense

Literature / Poetry / Human Nature / Concrete Poetry

Please do not use without my permission.
Comments are welcome and greatly appreciated. Any feedback is great to hear. What can I do better?

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!FairyRora Oct 2, 2012 Student Writer

I really like the imagery in it! Keep up the good work.

~violetense Oct 4, 2012 Student Writer

Muchas gracias para feedback

!FairyRora Oct 4, 2012 Student Writer

You're welcome!

~winterkate Oct 2, 2012 Student Writer

Wow. I absolutely love this. You're really nailing it here - and the formatting just makes it magnificent.

~violetense Oct 4, 2012 Student Writer

Gracias

~crystelclear1104 Oct 1, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I love your style! And as for improvement, in this particular poem, there's nothing I can see! Straight to my collections

~violetense Oct 4, 2012 Student Writer

Muchas gracias

~crystelclear1104 Oct 5, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

De nada

`dreamsinstatic Sep 28, 2012 Professional Writer

Your fantastic work has been featured in Friday Night Features.

~violetense Sep 28, 2012 Student Writer

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