Free

by Krista   Aug 24, 2009


Silent pleas of helplessness,
buried beneath childish lips,
dark with the pain from fighting.
Every breath is a hassle,
struggling to inhale: exhale.
They dream of freedom.

Foreboding shadows scream,
reminders of present madness.
Hair over downcast eyes,
cloudy with misty tears.
Threatening to break free,
pour down pale cheeks.

It's not their fault,
but they take the blame.
They take the unwanted pain.
Slurred words from drunken mouths,
taking them to a place of misery.
All they want is to be free.

0


Did You Like This Poem?

Latest Comments

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    'Silent pleas of helplessness,
    buried beneath childish lips,'
    `A great opening, loved the word choice & unique way of wording this.

    'dark with the pain from fighting.'
    `You can take out 'the' .. it makes sense without it.

    'Foreboding shadows scream,'
    `This was great with a touch of personification here. Well done.

    'Hair over downcast eyes,
    cloudy with misty tears.'
    `I think that 'over' is kind of plain here, you could use something sooo much more descriptive. Like maybe scattered? or blinding? or cloaking? Cloudy with misty tears was a bit cliche but it works.

    A great write here, I can hear your voice ever so clearly as I read this. Esp the last line, it was a great way of ending this. I think you did a decent job on this, full of emotions as well. Good work.

  • 14 years ago

    by Jennifer RIP Lesthat Hayden

    Nice. I liked it. I love how we're all goofy one minute talking about all kinds of crazy stuff, then our poetry gets all serious.

    I loved the line 'dark with the pain from fighting'.

    Great job. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    Silent pleas of helplessness,
    buried beneath childish eyes,

    *Hmm I'd maybe say "childish lips" because when I think about pleading to someone I think about speaking to them and begging them to hear me out, not really looking at
    them.*

    dark with the pain of fighting.

    *I think "from" should be where you put "of" that sounds better to me.*

    Every breath is a stuggle,
    fighting to inhale: exhale.

    *I would maybe say " struggling to inhale:exhale" that way you don't have to say fighting twice*

    They dream of freedom.

    *I like this last line. It seems so relatable*

    Foreboding shadows scream,

    *Love the alliteration :) *

    reminders of present madness.

    *Hmm maybe "past" instead of "present"...why would someone need to be reminded of the present?*

    Hair over downcast eyes,
    cloudy with misty tears.
    Threatening to break free,
    pour down pale cheeks.

    *This ending was flawless and also beautiful. I loved it. Best part of the poem so far.*

    It's not their fault,
    but they take the blame.
    They take the unwanted pain.
    Slurred words from drunken mouths,
    taking them to a place of misery.
    All they want is to be free.

    *Great ending. Very emotional. I can relate to wanting to be free sometimes and I thinky uo did a great way of expressing that throughout the poem. There were some parts I'd work on but other than that nice poem hun. Glad I read it :) Nik*