Ignorance is bliss.
You convince yourself that what you want is true.
Believe that others think the same as you.
If you think it’s true,
Then they must be convinced of it, too...
Your insecurity is plastered on your face like smeared sparkly makeup.
You parade around
like a hopeless romantic
trying to keep their heart
from seeping through their sleeve
If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. *
Find as many virtual friends as you can
Every single day.
Dream up a world inside your head
Where what you want is the absolute truth.
Use technology like a slave master with a whip.
Tell your ‘new friends’ that your fantasy is reality.
[you make my blood boil]
Of course they’ll believe you!
They don’t know any better!
Just because you feel a certain way towards someone
Doesn’t automatically mean they’ll reciprocate.
So don’t go telling dozens of people that your fantasy is absolute;
blasting it all over the internet;
like this “fact” is your pride and joy
.....although it probably is.
It’s usually a good idea to ask someone how they feel,
instead of simply assuming...
Downplay your antics in front of me
because you realize I see right through you
Then resume the ridiculousness full-swing
as soon as I turn my head.
Do you seriously think I like you?
Do you honestly think I enjoy talking to you?
Do you realize that the people you idolize
are probably laughing at you behind your back
....to say the very least?
If I didn’t know how to keep my mouth shut,
you’d be hunting me down with a hatchet out of pure jealousy.
...but I have nothing to prove.
I don’t need to brag to anyone.
I’m not insecure about my relationships with people.
I don’t ask tacky favors of people I look up to
in hopes of improving my image
on the internet...
...so I can brag to my peers as if I never asked those favors at all.
Ignorance is bliss.
You convince yourself that what you want is true.
Believe that others think the same as you.
Say what you want... do what you do...
But I will never be swayed by you.
Author notes
If she reads this, she'll know who she is.
* quote: Anatole France
Written acknowledgement is always a good thing.
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pride
only assumption, my peers,my life, no adjustments for grief,people's problems................only swayed by independence.........wishing u all the best to find peace within ur boundries,circumstences,........only teaching a child.......ther are adults to deal with in world -
WOW
While I cant say that I have ever been in the situation you describe.. you brought me to it effortlessly. I found my self almost reading ahead before I had fully ingested the current line. Good work indeed!
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Well done!
this poem gives a unique sense of reality. it hits you from beginning to end.i cant even discribe the feelings that i had while i was reading this. gloom, protectivness, realization. i think thats what i was thinking. i just got such a unique feeling while reading it. this was very well written!
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You've got a sixth sense or something. hahahaha
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Like Omg I swear this poem was written about me!
lawl.
Just kidding.
XD
Great poem.
It always amuses me peoples delusional outlook on life...
Honestly I think being honest is just more fun.
I gave up a long time ago to keep the truth about people hidden away, cause,
I like it that way. Of course not everyone loves my sense of honesty..oh well.
"Your insecurity is plastered on your face like smeared sparkly makeup.
You parade around
like a hopeless romantic
trying to keep their heart
from seeping through their sleeve"
Best. Paragraph. Eva!
Especially line "Your insecurity is plastered on your face like smeared sparkly makeup."
That is so original and it really strikes an amusing visualization in my mind..of someone with words "your insecurity" written on their face with lipstick and stuff..
And I love the background. Its dark and spooky XD
-Faith
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"Like Omg I swear this poem was written about me!
lawl.
Just kidding."
....that made me laugh out loud. Seriously. Thanks
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This poem is a pretty good informative freewrite. I especially your font choices throughout the work, as it helps convey the message. Good job and good luck in the future
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Wow! This is a cool poem--I'm just glad it isn't addressed to me! The picture made me laugh my head off! I can't pick a favorite part. You have cut this issue down to the very core. I'm sure your subject is bleeding at this very moment just from the cyber-vibes. Awesome!
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I wish she was...
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Awesome
That is so true. Made me stop and think. I really liked the last 4 stanzas the most.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE
I won't say anything more for fear of sounding retarded... well, more so that I already do.
LOVE!!!
Clappers for your amazing-ness.
iLike. iBookmark. (to quote someone amazing)
PS Nice longer hair; suits you.
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blink blink blink...oh oh. I read it. It's not me is it?????
This is excellent. A verbal shot to the heart. Wondeful and accurately true. The internet is fantasy land and a rather nightmarish one to boot. -
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...especially when people put out an image online and then you meet them [by choice or happenstance] and realize they are so far from what they made themselves out to be. *coughs obnoxiously loudly*
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Oh BEEN there DONE that. BLECH!!!!!
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Fucking amazing. I don't know who exactly you are talking about, but trust me: there are a lot of people like this. Naive little pricks they are. They think the world revolves around them. Whatever is going on, I hope you get through it. Or ignore the person. They are a waste of time if they act like that. Very passionate poem.
Keep writing.
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hahahaha dude it's nothing I need to "get through." Long story short - leaving out 99% of the details - there is a kid that is pissing me off [and doesn't know about it] ...hence the "do you seriously think I like you" etc etc. Haha watch, now she decides to get an allpoetry account, and reads this.
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Yea, I know what you mean. People like that just really don't understand that some people won't like them, as much as they try. What's even worse is that they are blatantly delusional that everyone does like them. Ha. That would be ironic if she did. Just hope it clicks in her head then. I hope...
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haha it's not QUITE like that, but yeah .. along that vein. "Delusional" is a VERY good word here.
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