Questions Woven Within Silence

by Tammie   Feb 3, 2008


Underneath your umbrella your cheeks are wet, but we both know that it's not from the rain,
Holes in sheets of faded black aren't the problem here, your overworked tear ducts are.
It's amazing how the biggest smiles transform into the oddest shade of disappointment
And you can just see the shades of grey appear around your eyes as shattered moments pass.

Grass has never looked so green, but it's a pity it's not on your side of the fence isn't it?
I guess you've always been the one to see the best of everyone else but never of yourself,
And it's even more of a shame that I am the exact same as you, who I pity above all else,
So for once I can douse myself in lovely smelling perfume and know you would want to do the same.

Bonds break permanently and I've been told they're too far beyond repair this time around,
Informing you of this tragedy is just too much to bear at this point so I'll give it a few days,
Maybe by then you'll realise yourself that you should find your own answers instead of relying on me,
But that maybe is a far stretch from the truth of reality, at least in my half-sane mind.

Questions woven within silence scream to me like your tyres do as you leave me once again,
Why can't you be the one to wail at me the way I do when I need someone to lean on?
See, I ask these questions that you always fail to, and yet you seek answers from unknowing mouths
Because you can't say the words that you always want to hear from the one that means the most to you.

So I'll wait for you at the other end of the rainbow, the side that you should've been on to begin with,
But you constantly insist that you'll be just fine where you are, yet we all know that it's the opposite,
The only wish I have for you, [or is that me?] is that you will see the truth before it all comes crashing down,
Not just around you, but everywhere in the shrunken world you've created yourself in silence.

[[There is a much deeper meaning in this than what most people would get out of it. There's only one part that gives it away, and that isn't all that noticeable either. It's up to you how you interpret it. ]]

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  • 16 years ago

    by BlueEyedMystery

    This was a long poem, but so worth it.

    It's amazing how the biggest smiles transform into the oddest shade of disappointment

    ^^ I love this line. I like how it starts off with "It's amazing". It was beautifully worded, and so very true.

    Grass has never looked so green, but it's a pity it's not on your side of the fence isn't it?

    ^^ I like how you added that old saying into it, but you changed it up a little.

    I guess you've always been the one to see the best of everyone else but never of yourself,

    ^^ You have no idea what this line means to me. I can relate to it so much, it's like you're actually talking about me.

    And it's even more of a shame that I am the exact same as you, who I pity above all else,

    ^^ This line kind of confused me a bit, but I think I [might] get it. Are you talking about yourself? Saying you pity yourself? I could be completely wrong, but that's what I got. I over think things. >.>

    So for once I can douse myself in lovely smelling perfume and know you would want to do the same.

    ^^ That line makes me re-think everything I though the line above it was about.

    Informing you off this tragedy is just too much to bear at this point so I'll give it a few days,

    ^^ "Off" needs to be "of". Just a little typo.

    Maybe by then you'll realise yourself that you should find your own answers instead of relying on me,

    ^^ Okay, now I'm thinking that someone is copying everything you do, and is relying on you for everything. You don't want them to, you want them to leave you alone.

    The only wish I have for you, [or is that me?] is that you will see the truth before it all comes crashing down,

    ^^ Ahhh, this part makes me think you're talking about yourself again. *is so confused*

    Okay, so I'm not sure what you wrote about, it would be [awesome] if you'd tell me, please? Otherwise, I'm going to be driving myself insane trying to figure it out. I really do like how it has a bigger meaning than what's on the surface, you don't come right out and tell the reader what it's about. It lets them use they're imaginiation to interpret the hidden meaning.

    It really is a wonderful poem, and I enjoyed reading it.

    Keep writing!
    Cayce

  • 16 years ago

    by mier

    I was browsing for some poems and I came across this and I just have to tell you. The moment I started reading this poem, I can't stop. This poem is definitely going to my favorites! From the start to the finish, this poem touched me deeply. I can't put what I feel into words after reading this poem.

    The way this poem is written and expressed is magnificient! Beautiful! I am just blown away by the way you write here. I am just going to keep reading this poem over and over again and still not get enough of it.

    5/5 for sure! This poem leaves a deep impression on me.

  • 16 years ago

    by cowgirlstar26

    Bonds break permanently and I've been told they're too far beyond repair this time around,
    Informing you off this tragedy is just too much to bear at this point so I'll give it a few days,
    Maybe by then you'll realise yourself that you should find your own answers instead of relying on me,
    But that maybe is a far stretch from the truth of reality, at least in my half-sane mind.

    fav lines

    great write!

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