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Drifting At Sea

August 28, 2010
By SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
20 articles 9 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates


Tornado tornado
Spinning whirling twirling hurling
Me into the wall
Again and again
Over and over and over
I'm bleeding, bleeding from the inside out
But only once in a while does it make it all the way out

What is wrong with me?
What is wrong with life?
What is wrong with this picture?
No one knows
Everyone knows
Am I the only one that doesn't know?

Falling falling fainting now into a sea of sheets
Tossing turning flip flop
Over and over and over
Glare at the clock it should be screaming an alarm
Why isn't it screaming?
Why isn't it yelling my name so I can yell back?
Why is it silent? All this silence
It is suffocating me

Sheets across my mouth and nose
So all I breathe in is fabric
Hands creeping up behind me, choking me
Suffocating! I'm suffocating!
Help, help me! Lord help me! I'm going to die!
Thrashing kicking gasping flailing
Drowning drowning drowning in salty tears
They roll down my face, dribbling between my lips onto my tongue
Taste of regret
Of pain

It burns
It burns and the darkness is so close, so tantalizing
I want to fall into it headfirst
But it won't let me

Dances round and round my head
Wispy foggy so so close
But it won't let me
Why won't it let me?
Why won't it let me?

Heaving spinning torment
Eyes squeezed closed
Tears like acid flaming through the wimsy pillow covering
Why won't it let me?

Why won't YOU let me?


The author's comments:
This is a poem about sleeplessness on a night when you just can't forget about something or someone.

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on Sep. 27 2010 at 5:34 pm
SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
20 articles 9 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates

aww im sorry :( worst feeling in the world

on Sep. 26 2010 at 10:37 pm
Supernova7 GOLD, Redford, Texas
16 articles 6 photos 394 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let me cry my tears let me live in sorrow as long as you promise to be with me tomorrow
By Me:)

I dont think so and I know that feeling:/

on Sep. 23 2010 at 6:14 pm
SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
20 articles 9 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates

thanks! unfortunately at the time it was very real :/ oh well, all the better for writing i guess :D anything that could be improved?

on Sep. 23 2010 at 6:14 pm
SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
20 articles 9 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates

thank you :)

on Sep. 22 2010 at 8:00 pm
Supernova7 GOLD, Redford, Texas
16 articles 6 photos 394 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let me cry my tears let me live in sorrow as long as you promise to be with me tomorrow
By Me:)

wow I love the sense of desperation good job

on Sep. 20 2010 at 2:25 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1979 comments

Favorite Quote:
Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper

Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

outstanding word choice!!! :) this poem's really really good too, especially with its emotions!!

on Sep. 19 2010 at 5:03 pm
SamiLynn PLATINUM, Anthem, Arizona
20 articles 9 photos 137 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~Socrates

Oooh, i never thought of it as a song! great idea :)

on Sep. 19 2010 at 4:59 pm
Just.A.Dream SILVER, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 430 comments

Favorite Quote:
Part of the J7X team. :)

This sounds like it would be really cool song! It has an amazing beat that keeps me hooked til the end. :) You're an excellent writer!