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Ignorance

November 17, 2013
By Shahrier PLATINUM, Colma, California
Shahrier PLATINUM, Colma, California
28 articles 10 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a river that no longer flows" - a friend
"when the people lead, leaders follow" - Gandhi


They say that ignorance is bliss,
Being ignorant is what I miss.
I was always such a little kid,
From growing up, I ran and hid.

Then came along the devil in disguise.
She was a little angel, with a fiend inside.
She showed me the world, a small part of it.
The things I learned, I’m trying to forget.

I miss the devil; she was my best-friend.
I believed her when she told me she will stay till the very end.
I miss the devil and all her lies.
I wonder how she can ignore all my cries.

I was not always such a broken man,
To hold up myself, I did all I can.
Now I’m in a million pieces, finer than sand.
To my knees, unable to stand.

The days continue, and time goes on.
A pretty little liar, a simple street con.
I should celebrate; I escaped the monster’s sight.
Now my problem is the monster that dwells inside.

Killing me, eating me up alive.
Consuming, devouring my entire life.
It plagues my thoughts and ruins my mood.
My suffering is its favorite food.

Someone save me, pull me back from the brink.
Before it’s too late; before I start to sink.
Help me, help me; there is so much I miss.
I’d trade my life for one last kiss.

I’m lucky for the friends who saved me.
I’m lucky for the friends who showed loyalty
My friends spent time trying to put me back together.
I have the best friends, like no other.

But even now, I wish I was loved in a stronger way.
I wish someone would again promise me they’d stay.
What I once had, I can’t help but miss.
They were right when they said ignorance was bliss.


The author's comments:
Ignorance is bliss, it human nature to try to be less ignorant. Its human nature to not be blessed.

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on Jan. 6 2014 at 6:32 pm
Shahrier PLATINUM, Colma, California
28 articles 10 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a river that no longer flows" - a friend
"when the people lead, leaders follow" - Gandhi

thank you.

lexiibeale said...
on Jan. 6 2014 at 3:51 pm
lexiibeale, Germantown, Maryland
0 articles 0 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Colour my life with the chaos of trouble"

Wow... this is a very deep piece. It's amazing. I'm usually not a fan of poems that rhyme, but the way you pulled it off contrasts the heartbroken theme of the poem nicely. Nice job.

on Jan. 1 2014 at 7:39 pm
Shahrier PLATINUM, Colma, California
28 articles 10 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a river that no longer flows" - a friend
"when the people lead, leaders follow" - Gandhi

my girlfriend left me for a chance with another man. i trusted her and she broke my heart. i loved her, and she took it for granted. the devil is her. one minutes she told me i was hers and she was mine, another minute later she was simply gone from my life. she didnt even want to remain friends with me. just casted me aside. but this was a long time ago. i took refuge in my poems and friends. now im trying to see if i can make a name for myself someday.  thank you for the comment. and the ratings. 

Alycia. BRONZE said...
on Jan. 1 2014 at 6:59 pm
Alycia. BRONZE, Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
4 articles 8 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” -- David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

This is amazing! I love how you included "pretty little liar" (allusion?) and "the devil and all her lies". Even though ignorance is bliss, people still strive to know the truth and I like how you used the devil instead of an angel.

on Jan. 1 2014 at 5:55 pm
Shahrier PLATINUM, Colma, California
28 articles 10 photos 110 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm a river that no longer flows" - a friend
"when the people lead, leaders follow" - Gandhi

in truth, as i read the poem myself after writing it so long ago, i feel as if i can take parts out and make it even grimer. all my poems connect to my actual life in one way or another, and most of them were written when i was at my most depressed. 

on Jan. 1 2014 at 5:29 pm
Metalhead36 SILVER, Amherst, Massachusetts
8 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality. - Edgar Allan Poe

Love the tone. It's dark and does the job it's meant to do. However, it can be overbearing, so it's a bit much in terms of negative description. However, the imagery and rhymes are great. Nice job.