So many things I don't understand
They seem so distant, yet so close at hand
Burning questions and unquenchable desires
Sear up inside of me, an undying fire
The world turns
My heart yearns
And yet, to no avail
These words whisper blackmail
Cunning overtones of moral deceit
These feelings transmute punishing defeat
Grudges of hate get me no where
Only the obvious realizations of life not being fair
In times of loss, I seek solitude
For their blindness only makes me more volatile
Frequently, I question whether this real
But time and again, it is confirmed; regardless of how I feel
I wish I was this, I wish I was that
Like a rude awakening, it sucks to face the facts
I wish I was here, I wish I was there
I fight constantly with myself for why I give a care
"Once upon a time and a long time ago..."
I recite the fairy tales in my head that we all know
The Prince Charming I always believed to be me
But the glass slipper doesn't fit and I realize that it was not meant to be
"As the old saying goes..."
This reality thing really blows
"And they lived happily ever after..."
In this wonderful tale of disaster
And here it is again:
The Inevitable End
Author notes
by steve shealy aka andywontdie.
A contest entry
- How convincing are you? by ebbandflow.
300 points, ended January 24, 2008, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Cliche's and Common Sayings by Shancy Fayre.
500 points, ended February 15, 2008, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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This is a nice poem. They rhyme is off in a couple of places. It stretches from one place to another but I like the cliche's. Good luck in my contest. Shancy.
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Very well done! This poem reminds me of me! I wish life were as easy as a fairy tale. Reality sucks. Sometimes, I wish I were still a child, because life is so confusing after you graduate. But, on the plus side, being an adult and having to face reality
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Where's the self suggestion in this write? Just wondering if I've overlooked it... it was a prerequsite the rules for this contest.. Thanks for entering... Good luck.
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yeah i did, so sorry, i think i got distracted or something, i fully intended to follow the rules!
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pretty cool
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