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Poem Details
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| Title: | Grace |
| Author: | the girl that was |
| Date Submitted: | 3/29/2014 |
| Poem: |
Fall to the floor as it all goes to shit Scream like a child with remorse, and remit the idea that you held in your head That you once had control that you once could have fed The demons inside with delusions and lies That you could survive if only you strive To keep a smile on your face To be the warm embrace And hope that they can''''t see the cold in your eyes. Fall to the floor when it all falls apart Scream like a child with all of your heart Unrestrained, uncontained, unable to breathe As you bash at the ground and your body it heaves With sorrow and sadness, anger and rage That you feel when your life is as blank as the page At the end of the book when the story is told And you''''re left feeling numb, disconnected and cold. So you cry all your tears and you lie on the floor Stare at the ceiling wanting for more Waiting for something to come to your door To come take the pain and heal what is sore What is broken and bent and tangled and torn But nothing will come and you know this for sure So you plaster you face with that same crooked smile Fix up your hair and swallow the bile And look away to hide your eyes That tell of a darkness beneath the lies Of a happy face, a warm embrace Of a girl who stands with tortured grace ... |