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    A simple word can destroy a life
    What took me 22 years to build
    Took you only a moment to destroy
    There's not much left of what I was
    As I drink myself to sleep

    With only two paths to choose, what do I do?
    Meekly allow myself to be punished for my innocence,
    Or create my own guilt made of freedom and spite?
    To run or to stay?
    The hills beckon my name
    So long to my life
    Hello to my shame

    Really though,
    It's not MY life that hurts
    I'm immune to my own lie; my demise
    But the people who love me will hardly survive
    That's the crux, the bleeding wound
    The horrible nightmare that keeps me up at night

    Once so carefree
    I can hardly believe
    What I've become
    No trust - No love
    A shell of a man where once was a boy
    A boy full of hope and wonder
    Engulfed in his heart and his dreams
    Where there was love, swagger and laughter
    Now only panic and dread

    Technically I'm alive
    But that doesn't mean my life wasn't taken from me
    If this isn't murder then what is?

    I care so deeply that I'm numb
    And can't care at all
    Love's become invisible
    I've become so cynical
    Guilty until proven innocent
    In a world backwards and wrong
    I'm weak and I'm an addict
    But I used to be so strong

    Rape; the new witchcraft
    Burned alive at only an accusation
    We pretend to be civilized
    But we're barbarians as much as we ever were

    It hurts to be the scapegoat
    Of the pseudo-feminist agenda
    Let's end this war between genders
    Are your semantics really worth my life?
    Have I just been caught in the crossfire
    In an ongoing battle where no one's right?

    I've loved a girl with all my heart
    Done well in school, Excelled at sports
    Practiced guitar until my fingers bled
    But none of that maters any more
    Every day spent trying my best
    Simply washed down the drain
    A father's expectations, a mother's love
    A lust for life
    Drowned out by cancerous anger
    Dangerously apathetic
    My reward is a one-way ticket to hell

    I gave my all to the world
    And honestly
    I feel like I'm the one who's been raped
    And it's true what they say;
    I shower three times a day
    And no matter how hard I scrub
    I can't remove the stain

  • #2
    All I can say is what powerful heartfelt words
    They tried to bury us- they didn't know we were seeds

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    • #3
      hi

      Originally posted by PoetWarrior View Post
      A simple word can destroy a life
      What took me 22 years to build
      Took you only a moment to destroy
      There's not much left of what I was
      As I drink myself to sleep

      With only two paths to choose, what do I do?
      Meekly allow myself to be punished for my innocence,
      Or create my own guilt made of freedom and spite?
      To run or to stay?
      The hills beckon my name
      So long to my life
      Hello to my shame

      Really though,
      It's not MY life that hurts
      I'm immune to my own lie; my demise
      But the people who love me will hardly survive
      That's the crux, the bleeding wound
      The horrible nightmare that keeps me up at night

      Once so carefree
      I can hardly believe
      What I've become
      No trust - No love
      A shell of a man where once was a boy
      A boy full of hope and wonder
      Engulfed in his heart and his dreams
      Where there was love, swagger and laughter
      Now only panic and dread

      Technically I'm alive
      But that doesn't mean my life wasn't taken from me
      If this isn't murder then what is?

      I care so deeply that I'm numb
      And can't care at all
      Love's become invisible
      I've become so cynical
      Guilty until proven innocent
      In a world backwards and wrong
      I'm weak and I'm an addict
      But I used to be so strong

      Rape; the new witchcraft
      Burned alive at only an accusation
      We pretend to be civilized
      But we're barbarians as much as we ever were

      It hurts to be the scapegoat
      Of the pseudo-feminist agenda
      Let's end this war between genders
      Are your semantics really worth my life?
      Have I just been caught in the crossfire
      In an ongoing battle where no one's right?

      I've loved a girl with all my heart
      Done well in school, Excelled at sports
      Practiced guitar until my fingers bled
      But none of that maters any more
      Every day spent trying my best
      Simply washed down the drain
      A father's expectations, a mother's love
      A lust for life
      Drowned out by cancerous anger
      Dangerously apathetic
      My reward is a one-way ticket to hell

      I gave my all to the world
      And honestly
      I feel like I'm the one who's been raped
      And it's true what they say;
      I shower three times a day
      And no matter how hard I scrub
      I can't remove the stain
      Be strong, I'm sure neither you nor your life will feel like this forever. For what itg's worth, here's a poem what I wrote: I gather it was published in America about 20 years ago.

      On the Soul's Ease

      Inner joy can be found
      For the ear that hears
      When the rain falls down
      To wash away sorrow
      And plant fresh seedlings
      Of kindness and hope
      For the bekoning day
      And the sunshine it brings

      The magical rhythm
      Finds harmonious echoes
      In currents of nature
      That drift through the shell
      Giving lasting peace
      As time and space flow
      Till the dream comes to rest
      And we find our soul's ease

      Be strong!

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      • #4
        Great poetry from both of you; I'll leave them here for a bit for folks to read then move the thread to the poetry section so they don't fall off the bottom of the page.
        'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'

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        • #5
          hi

          Originally posted by Casehardened View Post
          Great poetry from both of you; I'll leave them here for a bit for folks to read then move the thread to the poetry section so they don't fall off the bottom of the page.
          Bah! Thanks for the comments CH, but no bread? You sound just like my old editor!

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