All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
I Threw it all Away
I threw it all away
all the riches and fame
The glory, people screaming my name
I threw it all away
The clothes and the makeup
The gossip
I threw it all away
partied all night long
smoked a few
drank a few
well, maybe a little more than a few.
I threw it all away
lost myself
in liquid spirits
and the smoke of my bad decisions.
I threw it all away
my good image,
my hopes, my dreams
my life
I threw it all away
I sold myself
for an unknown world
everyone says not to get into.
I threw it all away
my life
my joy
my everything
I threw it all away
my family
my friends
my loves
I threw myself away
I disposed of myself
let it all go
In the hands of a single knife
I slit myself open
and bleed out
all the trash
that was rotting inside of me
Now there is nothing to be thrown away.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
I started writing this last year from a simple prompt. I returned to it this year looking for something to enter in this contest. I don't know why but something about its darkness made me wonder why I chose to write it that way and I decided to finish it. I am one to usually write something realistic but fictional. So this was a big change for me. I like the way it has a hidden meaning about what agencies and music industries turn people into, or what the peer pressure of Hollywood can do to someone. I hope people will feel chills when they read this. I hope it is the kind of poem that people can feel what is going on and feel some kind of strong emotion. Whether it be fear, sorrow, or just somber.