You run. You hide. You duck and dive.
Avoid my eyes, for fear of what you see
Afraid of me because I know what you are
In the dark, I wait
Watch you hate desires that grow
Despise your soul that burns within
Slice your skin so tainted blood flows
With it go sins, if luck is with you
But your true colours still shine
You run. You hide. Leave the world behind
It never showed kindness to you before, why start now?
Watch the crowd stand back and let you die
Do you think I would let you go?
You know I need you, as you need me
Some day you’ll see what’s hidden in plain sight
Stop fighting and join me in the shadows
Let me show you. You’ve nothing to fear
Look there in the mirror. I look out through your eyes.
You run. You hide. You fear being alive.
Oh! What I can teach you to be
You are me, whether you like it or not
I’m all you’ve got. I’m you’re Pan-shadow.
I’m glowing embers of evil inside your heart
From the start, you knew hiding would be no use
Try losing yourself. Try to hide from reality.
I’ll be wherever you are. I will patiently wait.
You don’t want to escape. You are mine.
You run. You hide. I bide my time.
Concealed behind your fear brightened eyes
Darkness thrives, awaits release. For now, I hide.
Author notes
Random Fact: I'm bisexual
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This poem was inspired by the following lyrics from ‘Where Will You Go’ by Evanescence
But where will you go
With no one left to save you from yourself
You can't escape the truth
I realize you're afraid
But you can't abandon everyone
You can't escape,
You don't want to escape
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600 points, ended September 15, 2007, 5 entries
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Holy FRICK! Thats AH MAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great write, and wow....I dont have any other words! -Liz
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You know strangely enough this write reminded me of In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins that kind of... I've seen you before, you know that I know what you did, kind of thing. I like it.
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ive only just realised something re-reading this poem, it sounds just like 'her', particuarly in some places. kinda creepy really... you know who i mean.
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This is so freakishly awesome!!!
It reads like song lyrics & I can almost hear this really wicked-dark beat in my head. Sounds like a song the Vampire Lestat would sing. Love it!
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thank you for sharing your talent with me through this wonderful write. i wish you well in the contest that we both have entered. i am looking forward to reading more from you in the near future. viyanna rosemarie
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The flow was okay.
The rhyming was okay.
But this was nice overall and I enjoyed it.
Thanks for entering, good luck.
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im a huge fan of repetition in poems, and for that reason alone this piece stood out to me. i love the flow of it, and the enphasis in it, the message. a great write! good work
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wow that is really totally good i like the part where it says you run you hide
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