I tried to smile, tried to hold it all in;
tried to stay positive, tried not to sin.
I tried to be good, tried to be strong,
tried to feel like there’s somewhere I belong.
It doesn’t work - it never did,
who was I trying to kid?
Faces gone, carried away by wind,
memories on the table are thinned
by logic and sadness, anger and tears,
why did I stomach this for all these years?
Paths separate, just like my heart
when I saw that this was falling apart.
They’ve all left me; here I stand,
this life without you is pretty grand.
Room to grow – but I don’t want to.
All I want is to be friends with you.
Fix the past, forget the names,
drop the act and your childish games.
Forget the drama, it was so you,
just as much as your eyes are blue.
Forget the lies, and the hate inside.
I know you inside out – there’s nothing to hide.
So why did you do it, wear the mask that never fits?
For popularity and endless hits?
Too long, too long, I must let go.
But you still bring up these things to show.
Like all those happy photographs,
don’t you miss all of those laughs?
The days of inseparability we thought would last
are now just a figment of the dark, bleak past.
Your face is haunting in my dreams,
and nothing is what it seems.
If you’re not going to stay, then go away.
I can’t handle this stress for another day.
You broke my heart and thought it was cool,
but "best friends forever" would never be so cruel.
Author notes
This poem is going to be taken apart and used by the band Academy Drive from my home city. They've played many shows now, and they want to use the 3rd stanza [for starters] for their next song. And I get to jam with them and possibly work on an acoustic song with them, like a duet with the lead singer. (It's funny, that I used to be in the band before they got the singer and drummer. Boo! Lol. Now here I am, partially writing for them.) So listen for it on myspace! 
Contest:
Used option e. -> emotions/feelings/momentums
emotion: bitterness/sadness
A contest entry
- & I tasted beauty when you told me I wasn't human in your eyes by BeautifulXxDisaster.
580 points, ended August 15, 15 entries
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WOW beautiful poem.. .well done and good luck with you side project from it.
it would make a very good song indeed... nice use of emotion well done
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Thank you!
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Astonishing
Beautiful imagery, and wonderful rhyme scheme.
I can relate completely to this. It was the most capturing poem... Maybe because I can relate to it. It composes all I feel now in the first few stanzas, and the rest is how my life went for the last two years. I am very glad I read this poem. I think your tallent could know no bounds, and that you could remove gravity if you phrased and rhymed it right.
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Wow! Thank you for all the kind words. I really appreciate you reading my work, commenting, and being able to relate. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Once again, thank you for all the kind words!
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love this part
Fix the past, forget the names,
drop the act and your childish games.
Forget the drama, it was so you,
just as much as your eyes are blue.
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Hahah thanks.
That's one part that the band is taking for their song.
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Forget the drama, it was so you,
just as much as your eyes are blue.
This is amazing, the entire thing. But, those two lines REALLY hit home. I love it. Good luck with it, but you don't need it, you have pure talent!
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I know the feeling..
nicely crafted
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You okay, Meaghan?
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Hey Sarah how yah bean ...you have penned a wonderfully open hearted write and as usual well crafted ..one literally immerses in the emotions and rides them through the read ...an excellent write dear poet ...IM me sometime stay kewl
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Thanks much! Just one of those days I guess. Stupid shit like this shouldn't hurt still. Whatever...
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