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Time to Heal

January 24, 2011
By Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
23 articles 21 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
~Mark Twain


You try to block out the sounds
Their laughter brings only more pain
You slip off to your dark room, alone
With just the cold and the rain

You shut the door behind you
Don’t bother to turn on a light
You press your face to the window
Gaze out at the water-filled night

The tears you could hide no longer
Drop like frozen stones from your eyes
You dash them away in anger
Not wanting their comforting lies

They tell you you’re hurt, alone and afraid
They tell you your sorrow is real
They tell you that you have a reason to cry
They give you a fake way to heal

Each new tear leaves fresh scars
That tremble wet on your face
Every droplet of despair
Betrays your thoughts as you pace

You hate the lies, the emotions
Hate the things that make you cry
You know there’s no reason save your sin
For the tears that question why

Envy, hurt, and loneliness
A feeling of selfish desire
Spill out with teardrops of ice
And scald you with loathly fire

They tell you you’re hurt, alone and afraid
They tell you your sorrow is real
They tell you that you have a reason to cry
They give you a fake way to heal

Yelling inside, you reject them
Angry for feeling what you hate
Why can’t you be like the others?
Why can’t you sit silent and wait?

The envy you feel tries to crush you
And yet you don’t want the desire
You don’t want that jealous heart
You want to reject the harsh fire

You turn from the rain-drenched window
Brush the last hateful tears from your eyes
You push the emotions back down
Turn your back on the tears and the lies

You know you’re not hurt, alone, or afraid
You know that your sorrow’s not real
You know that you have no reason to cry
You know there’s no fake way to heal

Back down in the lights and the laughter
Your hair hides the scars on your face
Scars of old tears that still threaten
Tears that your eyes yet encase

For although you’re not hurt, alone, or afraid
Although your sorrow’s not real
Although you know you’ve no reason to cry
Your heart still needs time to heal

The author's comments:
I don't often write poetry, although I love it, and when I do, it hardly ever works out properly. This poem is probably the first successful one I have ever written.

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on Feb. 20 2011 at 10:39 am
chelliex65 BRONZE, Farmingville, New York
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Wow. This is really good writing. You did a great job. Keep it up!

on Feb. 18 2011 at 6:38 pm
Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
23 articles 21 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
~Mark Twain

Thank you! =)

on Feb. 18 2011 at 6:37 pm
Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
23 articles 21 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
~Mark Twain

thanks      =)

on Feb. 18 2011 at 5:09 pm
xx..PieIsAwkward..xx BRONZE, Godfrey, Illinois
4 articles 0 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
"stap it, rahn"

I must say, I did like this. A lot.

It tells a story, and it still has so much emotion. Sometimes it can be hard to mix those two in poetry.

Very good job, 5 stars!


on Feb. 17 2011 at 7:51 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
47 articles 35 photos 457 comments
Very nice. It portrays emotion well. :)

on Feb. 17 2011 at 9:25 am
Tatiel PLATINUM, Washington, Vermont
23 articles 21 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
~Mark Twain

thanks! I appreciate your advice =)

on Feb. 11 2011 at 8:27 am
lilmartz PLATINUM, Perrysburg, Ohio
40 articles 5 photos 163 comments

Favorite Quote:
Live Life Like A Party That Never Ends

For not really writing a lot of poems, I think you did a really nice job. Some minor things I would change: 1st stanza, fourth line, what if it read "With just the cold wind and rain" I feel like that flows better, but that's just me. Also, in the 6th stanza, 3rd line, I'm not sure it makes a whole lot of sense, but I think I understand what you're trying to say, so I think it should read "You know there's no reason to save your sin." Or "You know there's no reason, save your sin." Whichever one makes more sense to you, I guess. Other than that, I thought this was really good. I liked how you kept repeating that one stanza, but that you changed the last line in the last stanza. It made for a really nice ending. I liked this! Really nice job :)