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Three poems I've written recently. Two last week, one tonight.
Breaths Before Midnight
11.04.03
A thousand breaths ere midnight
She's pursuing inspiration
Looking for the answers
Unsure of the outcome
Each breath, she paces back and forth
Causing her heart to beat even faster
She tries to keep her mind off of him
Denies her heart still yearns for him
Thirst and desperation have died down
Others have preoccupied her mind
Yet one thousand thoughts
With one thousand breaths
Still linger far behind
Mastered His Own Skill
11.04.03
He's sunken in to a reservoir of hypocrisy
The water level far above his eyes
He's been blinded
He mastered himself into believing in his own lies
It doesn't matter how many memories made
Then demolished along the way
He's stuck in his own hypocritical reservoir
And he cannot get away
He works like a snake
Closing in secretly on his prey
Once captured and engulfed
Like a hawk, he's flown away
Few are living, breathing, yet bruised
Others he's killed or swallowed whole
He rattles off no warning
He simply comes at his own convenient time
And leaves when he is through
No warning
Not a single sign
Rightful Owner
11.09.03
You look at me
But you cannot see
The girl behind the skin, exterior
Behind the smiles and black cotton blouse
You see blonde hair
You see blue eyes
A smile that glows
But her heart, do you know?
It may have been bruised
But she guards it well
And each time it's knicked
It grows stronger
Sewn together
To never hurt or grow weak
This girl behind the smiles
The blue eyes and blonde hair
The black cotton blouse and pink lipgloss shine
Her heart's been bruised over time
But she stands strong
Strength shines through
Don't be fooled
Her heart never belonged to you
Today was the first day I could feel your presence and walk away saying I didn't even look you in the eye. Not once. I didn't dare look at your face. You were so close, but I didn't dare steal a precious glance. I'm finally at this solace; this place in my head and heart where I am as close as possible to comfort in your presence, and I knew if I looked at you even once, and how you touch her and treat her as you did me, one more bruise would be added to the number you've accumulated in the past. And I'm too strong for that now. You may not see it when you look at me, but the girl you knew has gone away. You may laugh, you may think it's all just a phase, but I'm so much better off these days from the knowledge I've gained from past mistakes. I know better than to look in your beautiful eyes; all they do is tell lies. I hope you're as happy as you're pretending. You deserve it. False or not.
P.S. I felt my hand tremble a time or two. I'm still trying to decide if it was all because of you...
Breaths Before Midnight
11.04.03
A thousand breaths ere midnight
She's pursuing inspiration
Looking for the answers
Unsure of the outcome
Each breath, she paces back and forth
Causing her heart to beat even faster
She tries to keep her mind off of him
Denies her heart still yearns for him
Thirst and desperation have died down
Others have preoccupied her mind
Yet one thousand thoughts
With one thousand breaths
Still linger far behind
Mastered His Own Skill
11.04.03
He's sunken in to a reservoir of hypocrisy
The water level far above his eyes
He's been blinded
He mastered himself into believing in his own lies
It doesn't matter how many memories made
Then demolished along the way
He's stuck in his own hypocritical reservoir
And he cannot get away
He works like a snake
Closing in secretly on his prey
Once captured and engulfed
Like a hawk, he's flown away
Few are living, breathing, yet bruised
Others he's killed or swallowed whole
He rattles off no warning
He simply comes at his own convenient time
And leaves when he is through
No warning
Not a single sign
Rightful Owner
11.09.03
You look at me
But you cannot see
The girl behind the skin, exterior
Behind the smiles and black cotton blouse
You see blonde hair
You see blue eyes
A smile that glows
But her heart, do you know?
It may have been bruised
But she guards it well
And each time it's knicked
It grows stronger
Sewn together
To never hurt or grow weak
This girl behind the smiles
The blue eyes and blonde hair
The black cotton blouse and pink lipgloss shine
Her heart's been bruised over time
But she stands strong
Strength shines through
Don't be fooled
Her heart never belonged to you
Today was the first day I could feel your presence and walk away saying I didn't even look you in the eye. Not once. I didn't dare look at your face. You were so close, but I didn't dare steal a precious glance. I'm finally at this solace; this place in my head and heart where I am as close as possible to comfort in your presence, and I knew if I looked at you even once, and how you touch her and treat her as you did me, one more bruise would be added to the number you've accumulated in the past. And I'm too strong for that now. You may not see it when you look at me, but the girl you knew has gone away. You may laugh, you may think it's all just a phase, but I'm so much better off these days from the knowledge I've gained from past mistakes. I know better than to look in your beautiful eyes; all they do is tell lies. I hope you're as happy as you're pretending. You deserve it. False or not.
P.S. I felt my hand tremble a time or two. I'm still trying to decide if it was all because of you...