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A Monster Like Me

Hiding behind a mask so clean
Trying to bury the skeletons in my mind
Knowing I deserve this lonely fate
How did I find a way to hide a monster like me?

Cleaning up a life once left behind
Putting together a puzzle which has lost pieces
Hoping to forget about those times
How can I hide the sins of a monster like me?

Wondering if I can still walk this line
Trying to live a life filled with regrets
Looking up to the heavens and I question
How could god accept a monster like me?

Counting down the days till I'm gone
Waiting for the chance to finally be done
And as I think about it I know
The devil is waiting for a monster like me

Eluding memories that keep me awake
Avoiding people I've let down too many times
Asking myself, will they remember my name?
But how can anybody forget a monster like me?

And I guess I could have been a better person
I could have stood up to those pigs I called friends
I didn't ease up on the pressure, I apologize for these things
But how can anybody forgive a monster like me?

Now I'm stuck here alone, forced to make a decision
Do I continue to sit atop of this throne?
Or can I leave behind this past and try to love anew?
But how could anybody love a monster like me?

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  • catalyst.
    October 4, 2008

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    First off I loved the repetitive question.
    Second I think this would read a bit better if it were separated into stanza's.

    Cleaning up a life once left behind
    Putting together a puzzle which has lost pieces
    those would be my favorite lines.
    I loved that metaphor.


  • LadyJane13
    October 3, 2008

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    Hmmm I am so so thrilled to have stumbled across your path today.My mind bends to add you to its depth,hope you dont mind but its like you are in my head reading my thoughts.This poem is a splendid example of that!


    • kermie4201
      October 3, 2008
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      I feel the same. You have some pieces that I myself have found that I can relate to also, and I never mind. But, again thank you for reading. It is grealty appreciated.