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destroy yourself

January 21, 2013
By Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski


Hide behind a wall so high, and
Run from what might be.
Crawl before the sunlight, shining,
Reach the darkened sea.

Submerge yourself in depths too deep
To erase all the pain.
You thought you could forget it, well,
You drown under the rain.

Take and shatter and fully kill
All chance of love and joy.
This how to waste away,
And how you can destroy.


The author's comments:
"What not to do" advice. :)

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on Jun. 12 2013 at 7:22 pm
freeperson DIAMOND, Burlington, Vermont
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Favorite Quote:
"Have you seen the way he looks at you, the way his expression softens and his eyes are like stars...?" - Ara Weston

Nice and i will be sure to never do that :)

on Feb. 15 2013 at 10:44 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

Yeah I do listen to music a lot when I write, lol. We have that in common:)

on Feb. 15 2013 at 9:50 pm
StarlitSunrise DIAMOND, Clemmons, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing." ~Camille Pissarro

  This is hauntingly beautiful. You works is consistently rhythmical, but I loved the natural flow in this one. I think you commented on one of my poems that we have a very similar writing style, and I totally agree! Do you listen to music when you write? If not, tell me your secret! :P I generally have to have some sort of beat going on in the background to get my writing to flow right.

on Feb. 10 2013 at 8:36 pm
Jade.I.Am ELITE, Fishers, Indiana
214 articles 14 photos 1159 comments

Favorite Quote:
“If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose”
― Charles Bukowski

Thank you so much! :)

on Feb. 10 2013 at 1:52 pm
Alexandrathepoet PLATINUM, Leesville, South Carolina
35 articles 0 photos 119 comments

Favorite Quote:
If nothing else, believe in art.
~Unknown

I love the rhyme scheme you use in your poems, it's the kind I feel reads the most naturally and poetically. I love the imagery this creates, great job!