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Hard to Believe
Contributed by
LizNovot14
on
Thursday, 26th June 2014 @ 12:37:00 PM in AEST
Topic:
Suicide
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When she wanders through the halls all day
with a smile plastered on her frozen face
I find it extraordinarily hard to believe
That he doesnt know its a mask
And when he asks about the bloody scars on her wrist
And she says, Please, dont be ridiculous!
I find it extraordinarily hard to believe
That he really thinks its her cat
And when she musters up the courage to ask him out
And she looks in his eyes and he sees all the doubt
She finds it extraordinarily hard to believe
That shed fail if she were to guess
Because in her mind he sees her all scars and all broken
She forgets that shes gorgeous and smart and outspoken
She finds it extraordinarily hard to believe
That he would ever say yes
When she tugs on her sleeve, uncomfortably
Trying to hide what he doesnt want to see
He finds it extraordinarily hard to believe
That shes still standing there
And when he pulls her close and he looks in her eyes
Just him and just her; theres no more disguises
He finds it extraordinarily hard to believe
That she thinks that he doesnt care
But lets pause
Take a step back
And think about this for a minute
Because I bet you think shes just over dramatic
The scars and the tears are just mere theatrics
You would find it extraordinarily hard to believe
That any of this is true
You say it enough and she starts to believe it
Whats wrong with me? she asks; she changes and changes
But youre trying extraordinarily hard not to believe me
When I say its because of you
It wasnt her looks or her attitude either
Her overdramatics were overly minor
She wasnt looking for romance; she was looking for love
Shed be willing to accept it no matter where it came from
Because she never received it from anywhere else
And she knows you dont mean it when you say, Be Yourself!
Because herself wasnt good enough and thats how she felt
And because no one ever told her, she killed herself
And with the blood on the floor and the rope on the door
And the gun in her dresser, she had options and more
And when you look down at her grave and you say its her fault
Because suicide is selfish and she did it without thought
You can look at the parents who just lost their child
The boyfriend who thinks its his fault and then lie
And say that youre sorry for their loss, but you dont understand
That although you didnt pull the trigger, her blood is still on your hands
Because how can suicide be selfish when she thought it was a favor
When you can look me in the eye and say that she did it for her
Then I guess you can answer me this:
Through all the unkind words and unfair judgements year after year after year
How was it her who took the easy way out when you didnt stand up because of fear
It was a choice that you made to save yourself and I hope that your guilt never ends
And dont you dare pretend that you were thinking of her
You think suicide is selfish, but tell me, would you prefer
to be living in your own personal hell on earth
Wishing for love, but thinking you dont deserve it
Sitting there wondering, Whats wrong with me?
And with no one who answers, you answer yourself
And you decide, everything he said was a lie
You think, Im ugly, Im fat, Im stupid, Im worthless and now Im complaining
How could I be so selfish?
But most of all, you think to yourself
Why cant I do it? Why do I hate myself?
But then you decide, as you uncap the bottle
And apologize once more for wasting the Tylenol
But you figure they wont care when they find out what its for
At least not when they find out they dont have to deal with you anymore.
Copyright ©
LizNovot14
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2014-06-26 12:37:00] (Date/Time posted on
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Re: Hard to Believe
(User Rating: 1 ) by ladyfawn on
Thursday, 26th June 2014 @ 03:41:39 PM AEST (User
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a heartwrenching read, so beautifully written, everyone should read this poem,
if this is about you and you need a friend or someone to listen, i'm here, and i
do understand this, please read my poem felo-de-se intersection
http://www.your-poetry.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18926
blessings,
love n' hugs nessa
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Re: Hard to Believe
(User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on
Thursday, 26th June 2014 @ 06:25:53 PM AEST (User
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Wow, powerful stuff. Hits the nail on the head for me, thanks so much for sharing this, what a great poem |
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Re: Hard to Believe
(User Rating: 1 ) by Invierno on
Friday, 27th June 2014 @ 11:19:46 AM AEST (User
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great employment of long run rhyme sequence. Very well written. Thanks for sharing this!
Best,
Invierno |
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Re: Hard to Believe
(User Rating: 1 ) by Ferrari14 on
Friday, 27th June 2014 @ 06:44:01 PM AEST (User
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Awesome |
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