There's no difference between the lies and the promises.
It's all the same if everyone leaves.
All of the broken promises...
It's my fault for believing.
But if we scream our insecurities,
And mutter our apologies,
The world will never be righted.
We will never truly be united.
But what am I to do?
Go about my life as if there's nothing wrong?
Ignore the dulled hue?
These thoughts in my head don't belong.
There are two ways to be happy:
Improve your reality or lower your standards.
In theory it's better than staying unhappy,
But lowering my standards?
I don't think that's where my happines lies.
Advice is what we ask for in times like these;
But do we maybe already know the answer?
All I ask is for appease.
Life is understood backwards.
From history to memories,
But life goes on and so shall we.
But everyone leaving me...
It's a memory that haunts me.
My mind is filled with dark thoughts.
My time should be spent living life
Instead of worrying about plots
For my demize.
I'm standing on a bridge,
Overlooking the city.
I want to jump off of this bridge,
But I can't jump, I don't want the empathy... The pity.
But I'm too afraid to stay.
So I'll stand here on the edge,
In the midst of my indecision.
Looking over the ledge
Contemplating my decison.
Author notes
There are a few lines I want to change, and I'm not so sure about the titel. Please leave constructive critisim.
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Sad poem for sure - perhaps "Dispare" or "Aganizing" or "Tormented" ( did I spell at least 1 right) - 2nd stanza is opposute to what I think - that is if I'm reading it right. Now get the _ _ _ _ off the edge please - very nice rhyme pattern and flow - Bless Cod - Joe ------------------------------ hugs
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don't do it!
but really, this was incredible, and i don't know where to begin. a lot of poets here on AP like to the quote thing and just take up space or whatever, but I don't think I could quote my favorite parts of this right now if i tried. i love the two ways to be happy thing, and the life lived backwards thing, and the apologies thing, and hell, the overall message of the poem. i can really relate.
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Nice write...
You did well here...
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my only advice is that the wanting never stops. so dont look to it for hapiness. gut felt write.
really liked
There's no difference between the lies and the promises.
It's all the same if everyone leaves.
But what am I to do?
Go about my life as if there's nothing wrong?
Ignore the dulled hue?
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these are my favourite lines
"Life is understood backwards.
From history to memories,
But life goes on and so shall we.
But everyone leaving me...
It's a memory that haunts me."
another wonderful write!
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