Holding my soul out in my hands
I'm laid bare for you to see
Swirling emotions dance
Within the fragile shell
Your eyes fill with some emotion
That I just can't place
Walking softly, you whisper into my ear
There's already someone else
My fingers slacken their grip
On my cracking life
As the orb spirals down
Towards the unforgiving abyss
Shards burst, it lays broken on the floor
Small pieces catch your reflection
Eyes full of regret
Knowing that as you fill one soul, you shatter another
Your delicate fist
Encloses around a fragment
Of my tormented emotions
Shell glittering faintly with unshed tears
As I try to put myself together again
Fingers cut, memories and love bleed
Onto the sharp edges of my life
Just make it go away
With duct tape and dreams
Once again, my soul is attached
Flimsy repairs threatening to break
One glance at you, and I fall apart again
Only you can do this to me, darling
Break down my walls of ice
Holding a piece of me in your hand
They'll never be fully repaired
Author notes
Option 1. Okay, I'm guessing that some of you are thinking 'What? She's too young to have feelings like this, no way that it's true.' I'm 12 going on 23, my mentality, emotions, etc, are advanced. Either way, it's because trying to get your feelings out is one of the biggest mountains people can ever face. Sometimes, those peaks swallow them whole.
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Comments
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Thanks for this amazing poem!
I see you're a lot like me from your author notes. I have advanced emotions like this, probably due to family problems early on in life.
Thanks for your lovely entry,
ChaosAangel. xxx
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