Submissions by cjmshadow (Poetic Joker)

a little boy sits in a small, dark, cold room
drowning in tears, despair, and gloom.
hears his "parents" yelling down the hall
pounding vibrates through the wall.
footsteps come and stop at the door
fear spreads through him to his very core.
sees the hand fly through the air, feels his cheek burn red
begins to cry, tries to crawl and hide under his bed.
paddle swings over and over till it breaks
doesn't know how much more he can take.
belt, paddle, fist it's all the same
he's just a pawn in their sick twisted game.
minute...

Alone now in the cold night
Because you left me to suffer
Cut me with your piercing words, and now I...
Drown in depression and sorrow
Everything I thought was true was a lie
Fuck you, fuck this, fuck it all
Get out of my heart, get out of my life
Hell is awaiting you for what you've done
It's too late to apologize now
Just accept the consequences for your sins and crimes
Know that you just threw away the chance of a lifetime
Love you had, everlasting and overflowing
Maybe if you hadn't waited so long
Now it's too...

My dear ex, you think you’ve won, but really you just lost
You didn’t realize all the consequences of this, all the cost.
I tried to change your mind, but in the end you didn’t listen to me
Now because of your foolish choices, alone is all you’ll ever be.
At first you made me cut, starve, burn, and want to die
But you can’t hurt me anymore, and it’s time to say a final goodbye.
We had so many dreams to fulfull, you and me
But now all you’re going to be is a sad memory.
I’m sad, broken, and torn, but it’s even worse for you
Because without...

For a while it eases my agonizing pain
But the memories sadly still remain.  
It haunts me every night and day  
I doubt it will ever go away.  
I'm alone now with my brand new knife  
Thinking about taking my pitiful life.  
Then more and more I start to lean back  
Until I fall into the swirling clouds as my world goes black.  
Minutes, then hours go by before I awake  
I look at my arm and see my huge mistake.  
Now I try and cover it up with my shirt  
To cover the stripes, the blood, and all the hurt.  
My white...