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There Should Not Be Rejects in the Art Room
September 18, 2009
Harsh white tiles map out the room,
The light gray pattern is the mimicry of flaws.
Bundles of bodies hover in their own secret groups.
I lack-I lack-I do not know.
Negativity crawls in the crevices
Of the pale painted cinderblock walls.
If I like-they call “obsessed.”
What I do not-heads turn, unspoken: “outcast.”
She seats herself, centered in my field of view.
Four years of anger is too short for her.
Her eyes are fixed on me,
I am in a glass jar being analyzed.
I exhale and liberate the air from inside.
She was a vindictive friend, until I said “no more.”
I keep my eyes out of contact
As I step in the room.
People gather in exclusive groups
They never get it. They never will-
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This article has 6 comments.
NessieMarie GOLD said...
on Sep. 27 2009 at 10:51 am
killer...(:
flawsversesperfection BRONZE said...
on Sep. 26 2009 at 10:59 am
I've experienced what you're talking about in this poem. It really hit home for me. i loved it.
StrawberryTofu PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 25 2009 at 10:20 pm
aw thanks!
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Favorite Quote:
It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind - Ghandi
This is the type of poem that I aspire to write. You have a real talent - never let it go!!