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Pain
brains full of led
every night you go to bed
it's all in your head
but the sheets are stained red
releasing the pain
clearing your brain
is something you need
or so it seems
drinking a bottle
or going full throttle
running away
achieving a new day
a needle in an arm
no need for alarm
you mean them no harm
we all belong on the funny farm
received a call
your old friends dead
overdose is all
that's what they said
accidental or purposeful
there's relief in feeling cool
remember the other kids in your old school?
bullied queers
dirty leers
victims of rape
some felt there was no escape
suicide
so many died
me, i just wanted to stay fried
where are the others?
nice cars
training to go to mars
dirty needle and a crack pipe
then there's mike
funerals and tears
so many throughout the years
bottling our fears
comparing to peers
the world certainly has pain and hate
please try not to relate
every night you go to bed
it's all in your head
but the sheets are stained red
releasing the pain
clearing your brain
is something you need
or so it seems
drinking a bottle
or going full throttle
running away
achieving a new day
a needle in an arm
no need for alarm
you mean them no harm
we all belong on the funny farm
received a call
your old friends dead
overdose is all
that's what they said
accidental or purposeful
there's relief in feeling cool
remember the other kids in your old school?
bullied queers
dirty leers
victims of rape
some felt there was no escape
suicide
so many died
me, i just wanted to stay fried
where are the others?
nice cars
training to go to mars
dirty needle and a crack pipe
then there's mike
funerals and tears
so many throughout the years
bottling our fears
comparing to peers
the world certainly has pain and hate
please try not to relate
Published 17th Apr 2018
| Edited 19th Apr 2018
Author's Note
The meanings in the comments if you're interested.
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17th Apr 2018 7:28am
Mike, John, Lilly, Tom, Sidney, Teri
Whoever doesn't fit into the categories.
This is just about the pains and trials of life, addiction, suicide, helplessness, escapism.
Trying to escape your problems with cutting, speeding, drugs.
Reassuring that we all are a little crazy, it's okay if you have issues.
It's about many people. Your old friend from school is now dead from a heroin overdose and you only heard it through the grapevine.
Feeling cool is just feeling good. Maybe this old friend wanted to feel good and he couldn't eventually, so he accidentally overdosed. Maybe he shot up too much on purpose. Either way, he always told everyone it's his life, he means no one else harm.
Trying not to relate to these issues is key. It's very easy to fall into the depths of hell and not come out alive.
How we see others having perfect lives, when in reality they are going through very hard times also. How people and teenagers bully people. It's a disgusting thing to me.
It's a lot of pain from many inside of myself.
Mike is the guy who you never heard from again. He's the guy who shot up his school. He's the guy that went to college and has a family and a middle class home in the suburbs. He is the guy that didn't fall into hell or rise into riches.
Hope that clears any questions up. I like to make them a bit vague purposefully.
Whoever doesn't fit into the categories.
This is just about the pains and trials of life, addiction, suicide, helplessness, escapism.
Trying to escape your problems with cutting, speeding, drugs.
Reassuring that we all are a little crazy, it's okay if you have issues.
It's about many people. Your old friend from school is now dead from a heroin overdose and you only heard it through the grapevine.
Feeling cool is just feeling good. Maybe this old friend wanted to feel good and he couldn't eventually, so he accidentally overdosed. Maybe he shot up too much on purpose. Either way, he always told everyone it's his life, he means no one else harm.
Trying not to relate to these issues is key. It's very easy to fall into the depths of hell and not come out alive.
How we see others having perfect lives, when in reality they are going through very hard times also. How people and teenagers bully people. It's a disgusting thing to me.
It's a lot of pain from many inside of myself.
Mike is the guy who you never heard from again. He's the guy who shot up his school. He's the guy that went to college and has a family and a middle class home in the suburbs. He is the guy that didn't fall into hell or rise into riches.
Hope that clears any questions up. I like to make them a bit vague purposefully.
18th Apr 2018 9:06am
Really stylistic writing which I enjoyed reading. I know you said not to relate but unfortunately to pain I can relate.
Same here, same here.. trying not to relate can be like finding a needle in a haystack for some, myself included. It's a daily process for me to achieve the level of peace I truly need.
Thanks for the response! Appreciate the compliment.
Thanks for the response! Appreciate the compliment.
28th Feb 2019 7:54am
