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The Conscience That Tells You the Wrong Thing.

 

 

 

I just want it to end...

[Then end it!]

 

Shut up conscience.

[All this hurt will go away...]

 

Maybe if I just lie here and think about something else...

[That wont help! Go for it, just pick up the scissors.]

 

No I wont. Not this time. Not after last time...

[You'd never do drugs, nor alcohol, nor reach for a gun, so why not go for the razor? You know it will make everything better...]

 

Hey, look at this photograph. My darling, the one. Remember that time that we sat under the stars, hand in hand...

[You lie there crying on your bed, you think irrelevant memories will help you now? I know you want the razor...]

 

No, I don't want to see myself bleed... It makes me sick...

[But you feel better, don't you? All you have to worry about is the pain. Everything else goes away.]

 

I wish I had wings. I would just fly away from here.

[You would still have your thoughts pestering you. You would still have me.]

 

It hurts, it hurts, but I wont. Not again!

 

[What do you see when you look in the mirror?]

 

I see myself, looking back. I imagine I am the most glamorous person in the world. Pretty as a rose. That I am not under all this pain. Someone beautiful on the inside, as well as out.

 

[You know what I see? I see a whore, not worthy of anyone's love. An imperfect, lost soul who's death would not be noticed.]

 

I know that's not true. I will not let him down again. I will not let everyone down again... I will not reach for the scissors, nor the razor!

 

[You say this, but you know you have already succumbed. You hold the scissors now as you argue with your own mind.]

 

[See? Just like I said. Your running the blade across your arm. You must have known that the pain is just too great.]

 

I hate me.

[What a tragedy.]

 

 

 

 

 

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alcohol, imperfect, whore, glamour, bleed , beautiful, photograph, wings, memory, mirror, drug, death, rose, gun, tragedy.

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  • annesall235
    December 3, 2008

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    This write imedietly held my attention, showing the inner argue of the mind and the body is a very tricky thing to get right and to make sence, this is a amazing job, welcome to the finals


  • HereComesTheSun
    November 30, 2008

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    wow this piece blew me away truly is just wow.
    i have no critics to add
    i loved how you had a conversation
    it really hit me close becuase it just showed to me the truth behind it and so much more about a person and their thoughts
    great wonderful award winning job


  • Clayton E Crowley
    November 29, 2008
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    You...are GOOD. I am impressed and that's no easy task...


  • written-in-ink
    November 1, 2008

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    very
    good


    love this one

    and this was a really smart idea


    hahah

    amazing


  • SageyBaby
    October 27, 2008
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    last line

    great finish

    AMAZING took my breath away, very sad


  • Erica Carnea
    October 18, 2008

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    this is really sad,, not listening to your conscience is harder then it sounds good write non the less
    darkest love
    erica
    x.x.x

  • misterfish
    October 15, 2008

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    Very scary...not because I'm a wus, but because it shows just how easily your own mind can turn against you. Well done.


  • Super-man
    October 15, 2008
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    WOW

    Its a first, really intense.

    Awesome work


  • Disturbedmess silver member
    October 11, 2008

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    wow...ive never seen anything put quite this way, i really like it....that whole fight between you and your conscious about razorblades, just makes me feell all warm and fuzzy inside....awesome job. thanks for entering and good luck

    DM


  • chilali
    October 11, 2008

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    Hahaha! I have to agree with Miss Broken Heart! I wish I could have thought of doing something like this before. It was amazing. I love the way you've written this poem. Well done!!


  • xXtired-of-cryingXx
    October 11, 2008
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    I love this!!!!!

    OMG! Iwish i had thought of that before, I envie you, thanks for commenting and yeah!


  • Andi. gold member
    October 10, 2008

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    man i wish i'd written something this hard hitting for my friends contest titled "Blades Have Stories".
    this was perfect and if you dont get gold for this.. well..Disturbedmess needs a good kick in the "yoohoo"
    well done Dani.
    and best of luck.
    ♥ Dani


  • AshleyAesthetic
    October 9, 2008

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    i love how you set this up: your thoughts and then your conscience.

    so sad and such a great write


  • Hannie
    October 9, 2008

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    wow and double wow....awesome poem dani...i would say "i never new u could write like this" but then again, i did no u caould rite as good as this...good luck in the contest!!


  • KyleBerg gold member
    October 9, 2008

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    Oh wow.

    At first i was like 'hey this isn't a poem, this is weird..' but then i totally got into it. This is really clever and (for me anyway) easy to relate to. Love the contrast of the red and black.. both usually regarded as evil colours but with the red clearly dominant of the black... great symbolism there!

    "I see myself, looking back. I imagine I am the most glamorous person in the world. Pretty as a rose. That I am not under all this pain. Someone beautiful on the inside, as well as out.

    [You know what I see? I see a whore, not worthy of anyone's love. An imperfect, lost soul who's death would not be noticed.]"

    -- That's definately my favourite part.. I can totally relate to it, i try my hardest to think the good things but often find myself going back to the bad ones... the mirror is an enemy When I feel really down, the conscience's view of her reflection is pretty much exactly what i start thinking (apart from the whore part lol).

    And finally, on an emotional level, I hate how it ended with the conscience winning but it splendidly executed.. The way the red just took over completely and the black just cut out with a feeble "i hate me". Marvellous! And the very last line! -- so sarcastic, so biting! It's excellent, a superb line to finish with.

    Seriously well done with this, easily one of my favourite of yours (which you could probably guess from the ridiculously long comment) keep up the amazing work


  • Deathcore
    October 9, 2008
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    this is really awesome

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