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What do You See

Everett Witherspoon

I look in the mirror and I look distorted
Trying to clear the focus
My skeletons behind me haunting me
Hardship from memories
Damaged my body and corrupted my soul
"Don't try to run. We can catch you."
I heard someone from behind
Thought I could be what I never was
I've chosen a lonely way
Stains I can't wash clean
Words I cannot mend
Darkness my nightmares can't imagine
Cursed with pain and sadness
All I know of love I imagine
The damage intended justified the collateral damage
But creates consequences that undermine the fragile peace
Abandon with my skeletons dancing on my grave
Judgement on what you see when you blink
A clear picture
Someone wishing my suffering would be deeper
Someone always saying I'm going in the wrong direction
Someone said, no one will save you
The fragile peace gone
The lie decompose as the lie goes deeper
I look in the mirror
I see nothing
What do you see?
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Written on April 01, 2024

Submitted by ELW on April 01, 2024

Modified by ELW on April 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKLBLMNOPQQLFRQQSC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 895
Words 164
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 27
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3 Comments
  • tashad.83752
    tashad.83752
    Good poem, sort of reflects how I feel at times, like I won't be any better, I am damanged, I can't get better, people just see my past.
    LikeReply25 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      no one is damaged. In their own way there won't beautiful. Thanks for the vote.
      LikeReply24 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      that should read that all beautiful.
      LikeReply24 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      there are beautiful. I need a new phone. Now that's damaged.
      LikeReply24 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      I have a lot of things going on too. It's never pretty. I have a nuclear stress test coming up. They opened me up twice already. That's only a spot of all the other things.
      LikeReply24 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      start of all
      LikeReply24 days ago
    • ELW
      ELW
      Thank you for your comments. AJC thank you for your comments, and votes. I appreciate that.
      LikeReply24 days ago
  • Standard.Lyfe
    Standard.Lyfe
    I think was very deep it described my painful situation so well slumber before 12 eyez alwayz view you sidewayz nvr looking direct fear might realize how sick really iswat a messed up way to live
    LikeReply26 days ago
    • alanswansea18
      alanswansea18
      I see a beautiful poem on what you just said. Go for it and let me know?
      LikeReply24 days ago
  • alanswansea18
    alanswansea18
    Real nice job.
    LikeReply29 days ago

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