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Under The Rocks MAG

January 3, 2008
By Liz Nasca PLATINUM, Edinburg, Virginia
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Yesterday
I was
Found
Hiding in the thicket
Of tangled thorny lies
And fears hidden by nervous reactions
But
The leaves have all dropped out now
My armor
No longer impenetrable steel
A sharp remark
Beats at my last fragile shield
Pale old deceptions
Flinch at a sudden glare
Truth has a way
Of eating you apart
I’m almost gone
My remains are scarce but pure
Yesterday, I was
Crawling
A stranger to myself
Fighting a reluctant battle
My anger erupting
One wrong word spit out
Then
Silence

Yesterday, I was
Sold out
By an enemy
Burrowed deep
Inside myself
The unforgiving war we fought
Ended briskly
Many lives were
Lost
I don’t recognize
The face I’ve so
Delicately molded
Yesterday
Hard, bittersweet anger
Ate away
What was left
Of my shielded soul

Today
I am a lost dreamer
A bitter sailor
No thrill for unknown lands
A silent screamer
Finding no peace in the
Soundproof walls
of selfish minds

Today
I am scratching away
At a pad of
White-hot paper
My hostile mind
Is exhausting
I’m trying for
Something more
But it’s all in vain

I am
Recording
Something I
Hope to never
Remember
I am thirsty for
The sweet simplicity
Of a blank slate
But I must live with what I’ve done
As I will have to live
With what

I’ve
Become

© Joanna S., Woodland Hills, CA

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apoetssoul SILVER said...
on Jun. 17 2011 at 11:13 am
apoetssoul SILVER, Lockport, New York
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -Thomas Jefferson

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This is beyond beautiful. If I had read this poem about 6 months ago, when I was going through an extremely difficult time, it would no doubt have helped me to heal sooner. This is gorgeous and eloquent, and I hope to see more of your work in the future. You have been given a tremendous gift, please don't waste it, and PLEASE don't ever let anybody convince you otherwise. God bless! :)
remembermeplz PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 5:24 pm
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I love it =)

Amazing wording =D

SunshineSkeptic BRONZE said...
on May. 23 2011 at 4:11 pm
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purely lovely and expressive.
tesswards32 PLATINUM said...
on May. 23 2011 at 1:10 pm
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This poem was real and very expressive. I liked it a lot!
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on Apr. 6 2011 at 12:03 pm
this poem was a rocky sensation of life
summermarrie BRONZE said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 7:57 am
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i liked this loved how it some one or you and how changed and relizing is important!
nitegirl BRONZE said...
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really amazing... i get what it means you know... that completely describes what im going through in my own life!
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Wow. :o that is something to think about. :) i like this alot.
Ms.Understood said...
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I ABOSOLUTELY LOVE THIS POEM!
Jessie-Mo SILVER said...
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This poem not only brings out the emotion of the writer, but of the reader. As I read it, my heart started beating differently, and I stopped myself. "This is not just any poem." I thought. So I went back. And I read it, reading each line as a line of its own. And a deep meaning hit me. It inspired me, and in a deep way. This is an amazing poem, and its message is brilliant. Youare a very talented person, and should continue writing. So far, this poem speaks to me the most. I love it, I really do.
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I love this it really spoke to me keep up the good work :)
Malia. GOLD said...
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when i read a poem i need to have some sort of feeling invoked in me, a memory to come back to me to fill me and that is what you poem did for me.
Photo_97 said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 9:29 pm
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when i read something over and over ,it really speeks to me. i really love this and when i read it all i could think was wow this is pure talent. i want to write like this one day so plase keep it up. :)
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Although at first i thought to myself, "Here we go, another heartbreaker." I prepared myself for tears or maybe something. When i continued on down your poem, i realized that you found yourself. This was not a heartbreak poem nor was it about early-ending partnership, it's a poem that makes you think. And that's what makes the best reads of our time. Truely wonderful.
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wow....this is really powerfull! Kepp it up!

Check out some of my work, comment and rate them for me!

kms777 GOLD said...
on Jun. 8 2010 at 5:30 pm
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wow that really makes you think about things. and its very intriguing. i wish you'd read mine and help me figure out what to do to fix them

 

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i think thats what every poet wants out of thier work. pure genius=]
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wow, i love poetry that makes me think deeply, and well... this one did just that. purely amazing
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WOW.

that's all i have to say. Not a word wasted, incredibly powerful.

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loved it, plz read mine? (: