i see the world with open eyes
i see through people and their deceptive lies
i see through the laughs, the smiles, the tears, and the cries
i see past the helping and caring, for no one is ever truly kind
i see us for what we are, grands of sand hoping to escape the ebbing tide
i hear the world with open ears
i hear their broken hearts and screaming souls, they are near
i hear the sobbing of hundreds and the falling of a thousand tears
i hear the bellowing of lost souls around me keen and clear
i hear our cries, our wishes to escape, our relentless fears
i feel the world with exposed skin
i feel their weight upon me, like the weight of the world on a single limb
i feel the pain, i feel their pain, i feel their sorrow, and i feel their sins
i feel the coldness that envelops us, the darkness that consumes us, we can not win
i feel our hopelessness, a wanting to stop and skip to the end
not all see what i see
not all hear as i hear
not all feel all that i feel
their eyes are clouded
their ears are closed
their skin is covered
when one opens themselves to the world they will see
that happiness is never constant, only fear
most pretend not see, to pretend the world is a great place to be
for those who choose to see, they embrace the fear to allow the truth to appear.
Author notes
look for the truth and the ink will flow.
(on a side note, i am still trying to come up with a title for this poem. any ideas would be welcomed.)
A contest entry
- Mad World by Modern Talking.
360 points, ended November 6, 2007, 5 entries
Honorable mention
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900 points, ended September 1, 2008, 35 entries
Silver trophy winner
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Comments
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Brilliant piece of writing!!!
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this was such a clever thought-out poem. I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you for entering my contest
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I like the idea of fear being constant...This went right to the heart. Thank you so much for entering this contest.
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