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Love LiesLove lies.

And I was never in love.
I will deny it every time you ask.
I will say "No."
I will say "It didn't mean anything."
I will say "I'm fine."

Love lies
In your fingertips as you trace
The curves of my body,
Memorizing every turn.
And I was happy.

But suddenly I'm screaming and
Holding my head in my hands
Because I can't remember how to breathe.
And I'm pounding my dashboard because
I can't handle listening to this song anymore.
But I don't like the silence.

Love lies,
And I didn't ask for this.
I didn't mean to spit my heart out so close
To your feet because you keep stepping on it,
And I don't think you even re

The QuietDo you see this body
With etched on lines framing my eyes
When I smile
Or frown
This extra luggage
Around my middle weighing me down
Pounds of flesh
Wide platypus feet
Gray that I try to hide
The windows of my soul are grimy
Teeth that are stained from too many cigarettes
And coffee
Hair that is chopped off short
So that I look like a boy
An eyebrow ring
Tattoos
See me
Not conforming
To a society that is starched white
With pleats
I am woman
I spit at injustice
Hear the voice that I speak
It comes from many years on this earth
I am more than this body
There is no truth to an unkind justice
Do not be blind

ConfidenceThe mirror said nice things about me today.
But tomorrow it will probably be biased,
And strongly opinionated,
To say otherwise.

Little GirlYou saw me,
Broken under the tree.
I sat alone,
Trying to be my own person.
Trying to live without a crutch.
But I guess you looked through me,
And saw the broken little girl I am.

I wish you hadn't scooped me up.
I wish you hadn't started caring for me.
I wish I hadn't cared for you.

You saw me cry.
You didn't know how much baggage I carried.
What I had,
You could never deal with.
The baggage I carry,
Needs someone to be around all the time.

I've been neglected.
Ive been lied to.
Ive been left out on the street to fend for myself.
Ive been left to fight other peoples battles.

I just want to be my own person.
I want to no

Recycle BinOh Recycle Bin,
How you taunt me so.
Plump from my ideas,
With none for me to show.

Your mouth always open,
Waiting to be fed
The words that roll about
So messy in my head.

Each scrap a banquet,
Each page a tasty treat.
You grin at my failure
And swell from my defeat...

When I'm GoneI want to tell you something although I
Don’t know why I even try.
You were never the type who liked
To listen to what was on my mind,
But I’ll just keep talking anyway.
Maybe this time I’ll get through.

Here’s the thing:
I want to be the reason why
You can’t sleep at night,
Or the reason you don’t eat.
I want you to feel that twist
In your stomach when you see
Something that reminds you of me.

I want you to know the
Feeling of a heart that has been torn.
It beats in your chest, but it still isn't
Enough to convince you that you’re alive.
I want you to feel emptiness every
Time you realize tha

Will You Marry MeYour face is smooth
        like the edge of a freshly wiped blade

Your skin is warm
        like teardrops in a steel morgue

Your hands are soft
        like linen sheets over pale, cool remains

Your hair falls to your shoulders
        with the accuracy of a weighty noose

Your stride is as confident
        as a blood-spattered Gladiator

Your legs send my heart
        into a state of hysteria

You're My PhobiaDriving me into darkness
Windows shut
Eyes shut
Huddled in fetal position
I couldn't stop the frightened tears running down my face

That strange sense
That looming animosity I was clutched in
It has never disappeared
Even if it never truly existed

This tower over me, this shadow
The bane of everything I dream about
Haunts me

I can't speak, not face to face
Look in the eyes
Hear that piercing, blasting voice
I go numb
I'm stupefied

Alone and vulnerable
I feel so weak and defenseless
Just the mention of it
Curdles my blood

Treated like a friend but feeling like
I am the prey
Going cold in an instant, tense and dry
Wishin

trustHands shaking
Heart pounding
Head spinning
Is this what I want to do?

Keyboard clicking
I hit 'enter'
Waiting impatiently
For your response.

Heart pounding
Head spinning
Smiling
Relieved
Holding my head in my hands.

I trust you completely.

My SanityThe matter of my sanity
Is nothing for you to yearn.
Just something for me to know,
And for you to learn.

My mind is cracking,
The flaws becoming apparent.
My soul is shattering...
Splitting me into nothing.

But my bonds...
They hold me together.
They keep me stable...
Under control.

Like a light
In the darkest night,
They lead me to where
I should take residence.

Sheltering my soul,
My mind and my heart
From the evils forces at work...
Saving me from utter destruction.

My twin and my love,
The strongest of them all.
Holding me up
While I don't let them fall.

The matter of my sanity
Is nothing for you to yearn...
Jus

Keep On ShiningThis truth it has stabbed my heart
Like a thousand needles slowly making their way
This love has made me fall apart
I'm broken glass, I'm the broken glass of man

The stabs gets harder every day
The needles they come closer to my heart
As I grow it tears me to pieces
I'm tattered cloth, thrown in the litter

As I try to recover and stand straight
I realize how crocked my back has been all this time
I can't walk straight
Cause my guilt and my shame, brings me down

But even thought through all this
I have still small light that shines to me every day
Cause even in my darkest days
It can still make me smile, it always wants me to

I'm Still HereI am screaming again and
Throwing my fists into my mattress.
I am laying here trying so hard
To be something more than this.

My sheets are crumpled from
Being horribly wide awake
And restlessly unconscious,
But they still smell like you.
And it is achingly cruel.

I don't believe I will die,
But I do believe in reckless behavior
Because as hard as I try I
Will never be good enough for you.

My hands don't fit in yours
But I keep trying to force them to.
And I know you will let me
Because I am weak and I
Will undress when you ask me to,
But I really hope you don't.

I am screaming again and
It shakes my bones.
I scream

We Will Never BeI met you on August 18th of 2008.
I remember how hot it was in the classroom
That day and how your eyes widened with confusion
As I sat down next to you.
I will never forget those eyes.

You loved Mondays and dreaded Fridays.
I thought you were crazy and you told
Me that the only reason was so you
Could see me in school.
I still thought you were crazy.

We would do our math assignments on the
Playground and talk about our lives.
We were so different, but you always
Insisted that we were absolutely perfect.
I wish I would have known how right you were.

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I miss you so much that I can't sleep.
But I have to keep moving b

Purest CrimeI have a diamond in a box
It sits in a safe that's tightly locked
In darkness its beauty is forever sealed
Its gleaming features never revealed

Crooks and thieves that crave its wealth
Have tried to steal it with their stealth
Failure follows them every time
Death is the penalty for this crime

Often times, to make them feel shame
I have them participate in a little game
They bet their souls like poker chips
Completely aware of what's at risk

If they win, I will hold up my side of the deal
And give them what they came to steal
But if their game results in loss
Their souls are placed inside my box

The diamond inside is not of ca

HeartI left my heart's door open,
But no one walked in.
I laughed but no one laughed with me.
All that's left is a symphony.
It's coming from the back of my heart.
I'm waiting for someone to hear it.
Will you listen?

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Lie To Me

by ~DeadOrSleeping, Sep 29, 2012, 9:14:32 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

Fingertips lace around my ribs
And pull at my skin
As my breath catches
At the coolness of your touch.

Calm these trembling hands
And hold them tight in yours.
I'll move my lips on yours
Just so you don't have to.

Hearts beat faster and
My breath shudders with insecurity.
Press my body close to yours
So I don't shatter into fragments.

Lie to me one more time.
Tangle your legs in mine,
Brush your lips along my neck.
Make me feel alive.

Lie To Meby ~DeadOrSleeping

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

I don't regret it.
Not yet.

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`MagicalJoey Dec 28, 2012 Writer

I will be critiquing this piece on behalf of

Firstly, I love how this is a poem about how one can lie whilst in love, yet is a totally unique interpretation of it. There are no lines that don't express the emotion superbly, and there are no lines that make me think "I've heard this before."

Now, the crit:

ST = Stanza

L = Line

My main issue with this is some of the punctuation. I would place a comma after 'skin' (ST 1, L2) otherwise the enjambment goes on for too long. I would also change the period after 'neck' ST 4, L3) into a semi-colon.

I love how the first three ST's show off romance, but have a bit of foreshadowing of something 'sinister' (especially the 'shatter into fragments' line). And then you turn the whole romance thing on its head with ST 4 when you start with 'lie to me'. This implies just sex, or a relationship that's broken beyond repair but still trying to put on the facade of a relationship. This ST is the one I identify with the most, as it reminds me of my previous relationship.

You have put just the right amount of sexual innuendo within this to prove the point you're making without making it an erotic piece that not many will read.

Overall:
A great piece.