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The Rein

April 19, 2015
By LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Let them hate, so long as they fear me" ~Colligula


Why do I fight it?
I wanna die
It takes everything
I have to stay alive
I starve my heart
Tear myself apart
Sabotage everything
I do from the start
And for what?
To feel the misery
To keep doors shut
To give myself a reason
To take a blade and cut
But no, no such pleasure
In the torture of my family
My body is my only treasure
Each and every part of me
And though I've lost my love
My reason to exist
I watch the clouds above
And always remember this
Life is hell, its meant to drag us down
You have to work to be happy
Work for love, for it is never found
Its going to rain, its going to storm
Things will die and lose their form
And soulmates will be torn apart
But put the work into life now
And mend your broken heart.


The author's comments:

This is me letting go... I'm sorry.


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Yoela PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 27 2015 at 9:29 pm
Yoela PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"My powers stretch over the horizon and work even when my eyes are closed"

The lines "Life is hell, its meant to drag us down You have to work to be happy" in your poem really speak to me in a sad kind of way. I wish we could live a life where happiness could just happen. Also the imagery of "rain and storm" truly call up some powerful emotions of the inner turmoil that I wish I could be rid of.

on Apr. 24 2015 at 9:13 am
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"Let them hate, so long as they fear me" ~Colligula

A bit, I suppose.

Beila BRONZE said...
on Apr. 23 2015 at 6:29 pm
Beila BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
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Favorite Quote:
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." -Mark Twain

This poem is beautiful, heartfelt, and tragically relatable. You apologize for the sadness in the author's note... Never apologize for sharing such deeply personal feelings through art; this is the gift we have as human beings, to be able to communicate not only with speech but with emotion. You're right that it takes work, but man those days when you break through and find sunshine-- they are so worth it. This poem actually reminds me of the song "Firework." Do you see that at all?

on Apr. 23 2015 at 9:11 am
LotusChild PLATINUM, Raleigh, North Carolina
32 articles 0 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Let them hate, so long as they fear me" ~Colligula

Btw, "The Rein" is misspelled on purpose, it has a personal meaning to me.