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Dying to be BeautifulDying to be beautiful
How far does it go
How deep can it get
How dark can it pull

When nothing holds you together
But layers of makeup on sunken cheeks
And your bones so frail they
Shatter from sobbing
Your heart so weak
You cannot risk loving

Your world so painful,
Through gray misty eyes
From the outline of ribs
To the protruding bone spines
I clearly see, you’re dying
Yes, dying to be beautiful

I wish somebody would tell you
The secret of beauty
It comes from the heart
The inside out
Not the outside in

But still how far will you go
How deep will you get
How dark will you go
Until you realize
You’re dying
Just to be

Thanks to You Love
Cannot
Comprehend
It’s like a lie
That you tell to me
This word abused, confused
Meant to say you’re a game
You’re nothing more, nothing less
Pray tell, next time, if it’s love or lust
This word, thanks to you, I no longer trust

PridePride
Nervous
Sick, stupid
Worried they’ll think
You are dumb, useless
Building a wall between
Acquaintance and a friendship
It controls thoughts and opinions
So you can’t make the right decisions
Pride, it’s fear, it’s ego, it’s mind control

Drowning TearsVerse 1
It’s so hopeless and I’m scared
The light just rushes right past me
Like a whirlwind of despair
I hear a wolf cry, alone in the night
The wolf creeps by, gently whispers in my ear
I shiver, a cloud, with doubt slamming in my face
Why do I feel so ensnared …?

Verse 2
My heart is pounding in my chest
Is it just a dream?
I can’t seem to do the right thing
My whole body rebels
I see the right choice, why can’t I make it?
Something’s got me by the neck
Please take the fear away …

Verse 3
Surrounded by love
How am I ignored?
Blood is flowing down my face,
I feel sick, as I’m knocked

I think, I feelI think, I feel
And sometimes it stinks,
When one thought goes ‘round
Like a little bug, Buzzing
Poking you, prickling you,
Biting you, snitching you
Doing a buggy parade ground
C’mon admit, it’s annoying…
You’ve failed, you’re not good enough
And you think this, I’m enjoying…
They’re better than you, you’re not enough
Soon you realize, the damage already done
You think, you feel, and then you hurt
And oh boy it ever hurts
Sometimes so much
You hope to evaporate
Into the mist on the slough

Again I think, I feel
Things happen so perfect
Like an aurora light
Piercing your soul,

Superficial MeThe External Struggle Inc.
435 Insecurity Drive
Planet Earth, America

February 1, 2013

The Internal Self Co.
P.O. Box E. Heartland Drive
Planet Earth, Reality

Dear Internal Self:

I know you are good
I know how you're able
I know you are beautiful
And quite capable
I know you are strong
I know that you're graceful
I know you’re perseverant
And wholly faithful
I know you're secure
A moral silhouette
I know that you will forgive
And forever forget
I know that you're smart
I know how you've been brave
I know that you’re respected
And always behave
I know you’re thankful
I know how you're friendly
I know you are flexible
And

Dread to DareThere she cowers, in the cold heart of blackness,
Scratching claws, stupidity, on iron bars,
Despair only driving her to madness;
Her mind in torment, reminding ageless scars.

Pacing back and forth in her confinement,
She laments like an animal, trapped forever;
Tears grace her cheeks with bitterness not refinement;
She plotted her escape but they screamed, No never!

She’s done this to herself resignation no other
She’s signed up for torment, she’s signed up for hell!
Wandering from one restricting corner to another
Ragged, torn, and crawling filth; they swear, don’t tell.

Her ashen cheeks all sunken and hollow

Winter HeartFrozen solid, her heart will not beat,
Summer over, arctic winds won’t retreat,
All warmth and light has fled,
And you won’t last long there,
Her heart it’s a tundra in winter,
A winter heart, all dead.

The snow falling your love a breeze,
You won’t last long, you'll just freeze
Icicles from the past have froze her core,
Only warm hearts will change the season
Her heart it’s a tundra in winter
A winter heart, you've fallen for

Dark ShawlI see those eyes all sparkling clear,
Stare at me while I’m standing here.
Heart shaking, all wrapped in fear;
Looking down at concrete, glimpsing
Pretty nails and costly pedicure,
But who needs those to feel secure.
Just give me my black shawl,
So I can crawl
Behind the cloven alleys;
Watching, waiting,
For life I am indentured
To black, and being depraved
Of all the things that I’m not allowed,
In my world against the crowd.
So give me my darkened shawl,
I’ll hide behind, hoping to go by
Noiselessly, quietly
Behind a shadowed human wall.

TwistedEverything is so messed up
I’m so confused
I should be crying,
But instead I’m laughing
Laughing…
At death.
Laughing…
At my last breath.

When the world is backwards
I’m so confused
The sky is ground
The north is south
And I find myself swinging
From the cobblestones
And with dirty hands, walking
Gripping with knuckle bones

Why is it, turned all around
I’m so confused
Yes means no
Wrong is right
And I’m enthralled with hurting people
Destroying their souls
And living, but actually dead
And somehow hurt consoles

At this rate I’ll be
Falling down to heaven
Or flying up to hell

To real

Despicable MeThere huddling in the corner;
A pathetic existence,
Whimpering beast and lost soul
Heart beating but half full
Its face all worn and ghostly vile
As though a man but without a smile
Its eyes bloodshot from hate
Coordinating with a deadly fate
And I cowered from its horrid dreams
They unleashed tormenting screams
I couldn’t bare to look through it
The ugliest thing I’d ever seen,
A host of envy seized its eyes,
Its mouth a foaming rage
Its face ashen like a grave
It incapable of beauty
To itself it was a slave
Everything it stood for broke my heart
All the dreadful moaning of it, pushed me apart
And when the blood dripped fro

New EndingSettles in a comfy nest
Blankets, pillows, against the chest
A warming lamp sets on the stand
Juicy tale carried in hand

Into a mangled binding
The mind for adventure finding
Within the crisp pages close friends
Suffering their sorrowed ends

Within the ruffled pages
Foes live on into the ages
And for the lovers nothing goes right,
The back cover slams down tight

The lamp light softens the blow
Between the pages the tears flow
No person could sense this unrest
Nor settle this frail heart's distress

This can't be the end of ends
Not satisfied, reader contends
Write a new end, one that might care
One not real, but one that'

ConquersHate conquers Joy
Love conquers hate
Shame conquers peace
Forgiveness conquers shame
Pride conquers love
Courage conquers pride
Despair conquers life
Hope conquers death

Rain and TearsRain and Tears
For Puabi
One, two, three …..ten.
The rain drops drip down from the sky
Heaven is a young woman’s soul
Tears are falling from her eyes
But the rain falls onto the earth
No hand is seen to wipe them dry.
One, two, three…ten.
The tear drops drip down from her eyes
Heaven is in the arms of the ones we love
I must reach for her and wipe them dry
The tears fall onto my face and chest
I am the earth and she is the sky
Who will wipe her tears every time they fall?
He Is I.

Ocean of TearsI'm just a grain of sand floating through an ocean of tears

Drifting along bitter black waves of agony and fear

Tempting the tempest in a cruel game called life and death

Wading through this darkness to find a place they call home

In which a moment lost could spell the end

In a cruel game of life or death

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Lioness

by *roselynedwards, Nov 22, 2012, 9:32:55 PM
Literature / Poetry / General Poetry / Free Verse

She’s not a weakling
Nor a coward
No broken heart
Not even soured
She’s a Lioness
Sure footed, powerful
The Lioness

She walks as queen
Despite dismantled face
A mark unforeseen
Experience, commands respect
She’s a Lioness
Wild and free, says don’t mess with me
The Lioness

She’s not a killer
Nor a flower
Her stride, it’s a thriller
Like an action film
She’s a Lioness
Keeping you all on the tips of your toes
The mighty Lioness

You’re comfortable with her
She makes you feel safe
She stands mind tall as a balsamic fir
She looks out for the great and the small
She’s a lioness
So beautiful and most strong of all
The Lioness

She’s not afraid to fight
Nor afraid to stand down
And if you’re lost and out of her sight
She’ll stop what she’s doing make sure you’re alright
She’s a Lioness
Brave and graceful over the safari of life
The Lioness in the midst of strife

Lionessby *roselynedwards

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*Everlasting90 Nov 24, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Beautiful adoration of the Queen of the Beasts. I believe there is a bit of lioness in every woman. Untamed, strong, beautiful, protector, queen. Amazing!! It doesn't get any better than this.

*roselynedwards Nov 24, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you, you are such a charm to my ego

=DragonsChest Nov 23, 2012 Professional Writer

'She’s not a killer
Nor a flower
Her stride, it’s a thriller
Like an action film.'

I just love those lines...

*roselynedwards Nov 24, 2012 Student Writer

yea i had fun with this one

*0hgravity Nov 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I like the repetition of 'the lioness' here - it gives the piece a great rhythm and an interesting strength.

*roselynedwards Nov 23, 2012 Student Writer

Thanks

*0hgravity Nov 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

welcome

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~cerealnovels Nov 23, 2012

You have created a powerful image in this poem. The Lioness, I can see her striding confidence.

*roselynedwards Nov 23, 2012 Student Writer

Thank you, that's what I was going for... this is the rough draft still so let me know if you come up with any ideas to make it better

Thanks for reading! <3

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