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Afterlife
"Take away the Pain in me" She cried
"Carry me from misery into the Afterlife."
At that moment everything I knew
All began to slip away from me and I cried, too.
"I just cant find a balance to it all,
Every time I try to fly I only jump and fall.
This..this Life is always eating at my soul,
And I cant change it, oh, I've tried,
It's out of my control."
"What am I supposed to do with that?
Are you really asking me to help you fade to Black??
What makes being here so fucking bad?
How can you know you do not want something you never had?
There's still so much here that you don't know?
So much Beauty in this world if you'd just let it show.
I know it's hard but Love and Trust yourself,
For most things in life, Dear Friend, that's all you'll need for help.
The power inside you is yours to own,
It can make this life a dream, or make you feel alone.
Reach inside yourself and find that coal,
That longs to light your darkened life and feed your weary soul.
Please dont ask me that ever again,
Besides, it'd be me going first to meet you at the end."
To my dismay, She did not care.
All that I said, dismissed, Her vision clear.
I saw Death creeping into Her eyes,
I knew that She had slipped away from me and I just cried.
She stood and walked out to the balcony,
Then turned around and left her hand out waiting for me.
She said "Baby, cant you see I'm Gone,
Just waiting for the Reaper now to help me carry on.
I know you Love me so, but just the same
I must be going on and have only myself to blame.
I cant take it here another day,
I long to be free of this cold Hell that I have made.
I'll never change and that leaves Hurt in store,
But if I go right now I know that I will hurt no more.
And as She climbed up to make that fall,
I just said "Wait...."
And followed her atop that balcony wall.
There we stood, nearly on top of clouds,
Twenty-seven stories high above the city crowds.
I took Her hand and Kissed Her one last time,
And we fell back into the hands of Grace, away from life.
I couldn't let Her face an ending on her own,
What if She found Darkness and was stuck there all alone?
"Take away this Pain in Me" She cried
And now we live eternally in this Afterlife.
At the moment all the Pain we knew,
All seems to have slipped away,
And our Dreams all now come true.
"Carry me from misery into the Afterlife."
At that moment everything I knew
All began to slip away from me and I cried, too.
"I just cant find a balance to it all,
Every time I try to fly I only jump and fall.
This..this Life is always eating at my soul,
And I cant change it, oh, I've tried,
It's out of my control."
"What am I supposed to do with that?
Are you really asking me to help you fade to Black??
What makes being here so fucking bad?
How can you know you do not want something you never had?
There's still so much here that you don't know?
So much Beauty in this world if you'd just let it show.
I know it's hard but Love and Trust yourself,
For most things in life, Dear Friend, that's all you'll need for help.
The power inside you is yours to own,
It can make this life a dream, or make you feel alone.
Reach inside yourself and find that coal,
That longs to light your darkened life and feed your weary soul.
Please dont ask me that ever again,
Besides, it'd be me going first to meet you at the end."
To my dismay, She did not care.
All that I said, dismissed, Her vision clear.
I saw Death creeping into Her eyes,
I knew that She had slipped away from me and I just cried.
She stood and walked out to the balcony,
Then turned around and left her hand out waiting for me.
She said "Baby, cant you see I'm Gone,
Just waiting for the Reaper now to help me carry on.
I know you Love me so, but just the same
I must be going on and have only myself to blame.
I cant take it here another day,
I long to be free of this cold Hell that I have made.
I'll never change and that leaves Hurt in store,
But if I go right now I know that I will hurt no more.
And as She climbed up to make that fall,
I just said "Wait...."
And followed her atop that balcony wall.
There we stood, nearly on top of clouds,
Twenty-seven stories high above the city crowds.
I took Her hand and Kissed Her one last time,
And we fell back into the hands of Grace, away from life.
I couldn't let Her face an ending on her own,
What if She found Darkness and was stuck there all alone?
"Take away this Pain in Me" She cried
And now we live eternally in this Afterlife.
At the moment all the Pain we knew,
All seems to have slipped away,
And our Dreams all now come true.
Published 22nd May 2013
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24th May 2013 6:41am
I was wondering when you would post again.
I've sat here for quite a few moments, maybe minutes, trying to form coherent thoughts, only to come up blank. I just reread it and reread it, attempting to make sense of the demand presented to you. I can’t. It’s unfathomable. There were no digestible layers, only questions and grief and disbelief. The force that is given in this piece, the knowledge that nothing you say or express will ever be enough to shift her perspective – its too powerful to dissect, too bitter to comprehend. This is a piece I hate to love. Hating it because the emotion behind it is so real, and loving it because you’ve drawn your heart with it. You are palpable.
I've sat here for quite a few moments, maybe minutes, trying to form coherent thoughts, only to come up blank. I just reread it and reread it, attempting to make sense of the demand presented to you. I can’t. It’s unfathomable. There were no digestible layers, only questions and grief and disbelief. The force that is given in this piece, the knowledge that nothing you say or express will ever be enough to shift her perspective – its too powerful to dissect, too bitter to comprehend. This is a piece I hate to love. Hating it because the emotion behind it is so real, and loving it because you’ve drawn your heart with it. You are palpable.
Thank You.. I Cried Like A little Bitch When i Wrote This lol. I wrote it to show the way I feel about a certain someone telling me they wanted/needed to die, I tried and tried to give reasons, presenting hour after hour of reasons why she should stay but she held to her belief that this world, SHE, would be better off gone. Of all the reasons I gave the only one that hit home was that I would, without a doubt or moments hesitation, jump right into whatever Heaven or Hell she found herself inside of and i would follow Her into any other. I guess when someone doesn't value their life very much you have to put one they do value in their hands and let them make their choice. of course, this is not at all what happened just a scene i played out in my head, I guess. untrue as a poem but every bit as painful and true as a statement. I guess that's most of my poetry tho.
I'm really glad you love-hated this one, bitter sweet is what i was going for and I was really iffy about the whole thing but...it makes me happy to know that you like it.
I'm really glad you love-hated this one, bitter sweet is what i was going for and I was really iffy about the whole thing but...it makes me happy to know that you like it.
24th May 2013 10:55pm
You most certainly came off strong in this one and your intended conflict was quite present. I don't think there is any other way to take this poem than what you had intended to.
I'm sorry this even had to be a scenario for you.
I'm sorry this even had to be a scenario for you.
28th May 2013 9:14am
I can't imagine being caught up in this type of situation, i'd be heart broken, knowing that there's absolutely nothing i can do but trying in vain anyways...
28th May 2013 7:23pm
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29th Jun 2013 4:34pm
Loved this poem!
Great job! c:
Great job! c:
29th Jun 2013 7:04pm
