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*My Escape*
written by MissMatchClash02:14 AM 1/27/05Guess what, she whispers…
I’ve got a secret,
I’ve got a burden,
I’ve got a passion,
I’ve got a dream.
Guess what, I responded…
I’ve got pain,
I’ve got happiness,
I’ve got frustration,
I’ve got solitude.
Guess what, she whispers…
I can feel its torture.
I can breathe its oxygen.
I can cry its tears.
I can excel in its glory.
Guess what, I responded…
I can hear its anger.
I can live its life.
I can become its enemy.
I can take its pride.
You know what I do, she whispers…
I sit in the corner
I let the darkness soak me up
I turn my fragile body into a ball
I feel the pain slither and creep into my body.
But that’s not all, she whispers…
I scream and fight and cry and die
Not true death though.
Never, never, never.
Not yet.
You wanna know why, she whispers…
Because after that, I live.
My smile becomes contagious.
My body becomes that of a higher being,
And I am beautiful.
Don’t get me wrong, she whispers…
I’m beautiful now, then, and before.
But my beauty is in my graceful body.
It moves like a swan, so pure.
And I am free, free, free…
You know what I do, I respond…
I stand naked with no protection
Then I claw at my skin
After that I stand in acid rain
And I burn, I cringe, I cry
That’s not all, I respond…
Because the rain is my friend.
Remember………….pain is love.
I burn like ignited forests,
But in the end, when all is done, green sprouts from the ground.
Can’t you see, I respond…
I live too….I died like you,
But only to be resurrected
My cuts have healed and I feel no pain.
And I’m protected, I’m no longer naked.
I’m not finished, I respond…
I, as you, am beautiful too.
My scars are lovely diamonds embedded to my body.
So I am wealthy, I am rich.
I am a princess.
So what’s your escape, she whispers…
What’s the reason you live?
What’s the reason you can breathe?
What’s the reason you are protected?
What’s the reason you become a princess?
What’s your escape, I respond…
What is it that brought your beauty?
What is it that brought a smile?
What is it that brought purity to your wretched soul?
What is it that brought you or brings you freedom?
Silence prevails…………..
Music, they both state.
Then they become one.
Finally they truly live.
Finally “they” become me.
A beautiful dark princess.
I confess, I feel pain
I hide behind my smile
I don’t speak my true feelings
I am scared to give myself up
I received pain, both physical and mental.
I am guilty for giving too much love.
For being a coward by running
For hiding behind others shadow
For keeping what I felt a secret so that it became my burden
For procrastinating and letting stupidity reign over me.
But now I’ve confessed as you know……..I know
I can be me finally
I don’t have to hide anymore
I can be free and beautiful and graceful
Because I am a dark princess.
And I want to thank you Music.
You had your arms to comfort me when I was in the rain
You brought light when it was dark
You are the reason I know now who I am
Because I wanted to describe you, Music
You’re my escape
And I thank you.
By ME (Ijeoma) |
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| » Comments / Feedback | by SuicideTheMime (1-29-2005 - 06:05 AM)
| Its really great. You wrote it very well too. |
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