Dancing With Sharks on Ocean Floors

by Tammie   Feb 9, 2008


You've built yourself a sugar coated house of candy without even trying
And you wonder how you get yourself stuck in these sticky situations,
All I'd say to that is, don't throw stones when you live in a glass house,
Soon, I'm pretty sure yours is going to melt away and we'll all see you;
Lying there in your own pool of desperation, no longer wearing your fake smile.

Glued together picture frames won't hold on the way I ever did
From this side of the world, it looks as though you're drowning again
I'm sorry, sweetheart, I'm not on duty, so it looks like you're going to have to save yourself
Chains won't stop me from flying high when the sun is down low today
Especially when I know you're two meters from the bottom of the ocean floor.

Frankly, time stops when my mind spins and it sure as hell isn't a good thing
I like to think that sometimes the walls that surround me watch and care
And sometimes, just sometimes, I think they whisper to me the things I want to hear
But then again, I like to lie to myself too; it always makes me feel much better
Would you lie to me too? Please, just so I know you're not too far gone.

Forgive me when I say that pieces of shapes so irrelevant to love don't fit,
So when forgotten words balance on ears of gold, your smile shines so bright
And that's when I'm hoping that those chains I was stuck in are holding you down;
To the ocean floor where I saw you last, and that isn't figuratively speaking,
Go dance with sharks and leave the starfish to bask in their own happiness for once.

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  • 16 years ago

    by Stephanie

    Mmmhmmm.. I'm lovin' it.
    I agree with Goran, it's much more like a story than a poem. But don't get me wrong, it was amazingly written. Every other sentence you had sarcasm bouncing off each word. The title was wisely chosen and unique - it's probably what pleased me the most when I read this poem. :) The flow was smooth and the emotions were intense. Beautiful job. :]] Overall: 5.5

    "You've built yourself a sugar coated house of candy without even trying
    And you wonder how you get yourself stuck in these sticky situations,"
    - I adore these first two lines. They were a great opener and they certainly provoked my mind a little bit. (: Nicely done.

    - Steph. xx

  • 16 years ago

    by Goran Rahim

    Hmm, its more like a story than a poem, but it is written greatly, you have done a great job and you deserve a 5/5 from me

  • 16 years ago

    by Prophecies In Kodak

    Pshh.

    dont throw in useless fillers like sweetheart. a but here and there is good, but sweetheart usually ends up throwing off the poem unless there is an absolute dripping of sarcasm.

    learn from the sarcasm mastaaa.

  • 16 years ago

    by Nobodys Hero

    Excellent!! =]
    This poem is very well written
    Great job
    ^^

  • 16 years ago

    by Still Slightly Broken

    That was so beautiful
    i loved all the metaphors you used
    absolutely brilliant
    wow

    5/5 for sure

    kelsey xx