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This? - This is Nothing At All

May 7, 2010
By Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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For the first time in a long time,
The pain escapes through the corners of my eyes.
A switch is flipped; my body trembles; images blur,
And the intensity of the pain demolishes my control.

I don't want an "It'll be okay",
Save your sympathy for someone else.
No forced, fake "I understand"s,
Or someone to hold me together.
I want to revel in this deep abyss of hurt -
More real than any spoken word.

I wallow in the relentless, unmerciful sting
Invading every nerve ending in my body-
Indulge in the electrocution of my emotions.
I urge the agony to never end;
Wish the feeling was a chemical
I could inject into my veins at my discretion.

I beg it to take over my soul for the time being.
To make up for the times I feel nothing at all.

© Stephanie C., Gaithersburg, MD

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This is pretty much an overflow of the feelings that finally broke me down.
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This article has 17 comments.

Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 25 2011 at 8:31 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Thanks a milli! Yeah, I'm not really good at finding a balance. My stuff is usually either really dark or really happy :P
Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Jul. 25 2011 at 7:49 pm
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else - Erna Bombeck<br /> <br /> In three words i can sum up everything I&#039;ve learned in life: it goes on -Robert Frost<br /> <br /> Live, Love, Laugh - ______<br /> <br /> Hope, Love, breathe &lt;3 - Me

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i see the resemblence to my poem 'I know you saw' which you commented on, but yeah i agree a little darker! once again, i can realte...a lot, i think its really great, and really well written too, good job! :)
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 19 2010 at 5:13 pm
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Thanks so much! I'm glad it got your gears spinning! :)
KatB14 SILVER said...
on Aug. 19 2010 at 2:15 pm
KatB14 SILVER, Chesapeake, Virginia
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this is a very cool poem, it made me think and i enjoyed reading it. Keep it up!
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 13 2010 at 10:01 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Thank you so much :)
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 13 2010 at 10:01 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Agreed :)     
DiamondsIntheGrass GOLD said...
on Aug. 11 2010 at 7:30 pm
DiamondsIntheGrass GOLD, Martinsville, New Jersey
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sometimes it jsut feels better to wallow around in a pool of hurt.  makes you feel better latter, for some odd reason of another.
Crystal_Colossae PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 11 2010 at 5:14 pm
Crystal_Colossae PLATINUM, Madison, Wisconsin
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Wow, great emotion.  You have a very real way of expressing things.
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 22 2010 at 8:33 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Thanks again for all the comments!
Rain777 GOLD said...
on Jul. 11 2010 at 2:07 pm
Rain777 GOLD, ?Town, Texas
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This is AMAZING;
poeticspirit12334 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 9 2010 at 12:53 pm
poeticspirit12334 PLATINUM, Groesbeck, Texas
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after reading this a coupel of times like ellyn bo bellyn said  it leaves me speachless!! i love all of your stuff... keep writing!!
ellyncannon PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 5:50 pm
ellyncannon PLATINUM, Mexia, Texas
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Ok. seriously, there aren't words to describe the feeling reading this poem gave me. It was like someone punched me in the stomach and stole my voicebox at the same time. You read this to me one time before. It's beautiful in its pain. You're a writer, Lovey, get it through your brain. Love everything by you!
Alcanno DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 1 2010 at 8:52 am
Alcanno DIAMOND, Mexia, Texas
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&quot;If you love life, don&#039;t waste time, for time is what life is<br /> made up of.&quot;<br /> <br /> -- Bruce Lee

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Thanks for all the comments guys! I appreciate everything y'all have to say!
malgal3 SILVER said...
on Jun. 23 2010 at 6:29 pm
malgal3 SILVER, Uhrichsville, Ohio
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I like the truth behind this poem. The not wanting that false sense of security that people try to thrust upon you. Awesome job, GangstaEyes
Forgotten BRONZE said...
on Jun. 23 2010 at 4:55 pm
Forgotten BRONZE, Aurora, Colorado
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i really like how well you described everything in this poem. and my favorite part of it all would have to be the second stanza. i felt i could relate to that. :) keep writing because this was very good.
olican said...
on Jun. 5 2010 at 5:29 pm

wow o wow this is soooooooooooo good lov ya al

 

irrara12 BRONZE said...
on Jun. 4 2010 at 5:59 pm
irrara12 BRONZE, Columbia, Maryland
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not all who wander are lost-jrr tolkien

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great poem