Seventeen Years Of Rage

by BlueEyedMystery   Feb 14, 2008


This attempted murder of my soul has built up white rage
Bitterness and hatred have made a home in my sore heart
I'll drink my poison of fury, warm and sweet on my tounge
I've tried consuming compassion, but the taste is too tart

I'm just a shadow in your mind, an itch you can't scratch
You're holding together your pride and dodging the strife
I'm singing this song with a melody of gashes and knives
Just sing along, and try to forget the troubles in your life

These psychotic emotions course wild in my bipolar mind
I won't make believe and pretend that everything is alright
I've endured your negligence for seventeen dejected years
I'm not a child anymore playing hide and go seek at night

Your innocent face is reeking with mellifluous lies untold
You're frightened by my intellect, you thought had not aged
So bury what you once thought, it doesn't apply anymore
Your sweet atrocious girl is not leaving her emotions caged

I'll wave a blissful good-bye, with my violent stained hands
With hate in my eyes and a sinister smile on my dark face
I'm going to turn around and leave, and hope your weeping
I'm going to hope you wish all these years could be erased

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This poem was for my father. I'm not sure if I like this. The flow seems a little awkward to me. :/ What do you guys think?

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  • 16 years ago

    by Danielle

    The flow does indeed at glance seem a little chaotic...but it seems to be a wonderful stylistc flare to this wonderful peice of work.

  • 16 years ago

    by xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

    Whoa. Long lines. [takes a breath and digs in.] :].

    "This attempted murder of my soul has built up white rage"
    ^^^
    [I love the beginning line. It's a fantastic eye-grabber. (Which is important! =].]
    "I've tried consuming compassion, but the taste is too tart"
    ^^^
    [Uh-oh, cliche rhymes. I really dislike that, I must be honest. =/. Sorry, Gorgeous.]
    "I'm just a shadow in your mind, an itch you can't scratch"
    ^^^
    [Though this is an amazing line, I want you to check for me to make sure you didn't accidently hear it from somewhere. The "itch you can't scratch" part sounds <really> familure, and I don't want you banned for plaggerism. Perhaps just reword it a bit?]
    "I'm singing this song with a melody of gashes and knives"
    ^^^
    [I love this line. It's so raw and full of truth and emotion.. Brilliantly penned.]
    [Also, there was cliche rhyming in the second stanza again.. Not good. It weaks the poem, for me, anyways.]
    "I've endured your negligence for seventeen dejected years"
    ^^^
    ["Negligence"? Is that a word? If it is, forgive me. And as for "dejected years" I love the wording.]
    "You're frightened by my intellect, you thought had not aged"
    ^^^
    [When I first read it, this line didn't make sense to me. It does now that I reread it, but it was a little confusing at first.]
    "Your sweet atrocious girl is not leaving her emotions caged"
    ^^^
    [Nice tie-up of the stanza. I really liked this line.]
    "I'll wave a blissful good-bye, with my violent stained hands"
    ^^^
    [I love that they're "violent stained" hands instead of a cliche color. Very nicely thought out. ^.^]

    Overall, a good job, once again. The flow wasn't too bad, except for maybe two places. Nothing to delete it over, though.

    xTheEcstasyofSuicidex 5.5

  • 16 years ago

    by Mike Wilburn

    Mellifluous

    I had to look this one up, smooth.

  • 16 years ago

    by JEFF

    I think you a great writer and deserving of a stand ovation. and I bow before greatness. and surrender to the strong minded. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by A l y s s a

    I personally like the flow and feel of this piece. I think that if it was too structured it would take away from the feeling and from the actual message of the poem.

    Your word choice was brilliant. The imagery and effect it created was great. Also, the emotions and anger radiating within this piece was amazing. (Like, I couldn't relate this poem to my own life at all but when reading this I felt like I was in your shoes).

    I'm not usually into dark type poetry but you caught my attention with the title and kept it till the last line. 5/5

    Alyssa. x

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