Strangle

by kristen   Jun 10, 2012


My eyes were pleading
for something to grab onto
just one word to hang on
as I started to fade
I feel so defeated
but you like that don't you
now even the pain's gone
and I'm floating away

The knife that you stabbed
in the back of my mind
killing all of my thoughts
losing all sense of time
now it's not sharp enough
to pierce through to the lies
that you shoved down my throat
as you gauged out my eyes
now I won't get to see
what you're doing to me
as you talk with your fists
and you lie through your teeth
You smirk as your hand
closes tight on my throat
squeezing just hard enough
that I feel myself choke

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  • 11 years ago

    by Rusheena

    Wow, I was intrigued by the first stanza, but the second blew me away. It really caught me off guard because i didn't expect the imagery to be so clear or your metaphors to be so grim. I really enjoyed it! Keep it up!

  • 11 years ago

    by Omar

    Whoa, nobody should never go thourgh that.
    I'm sorry. But overall this poem was great :)

  • 11 years ago

    by DeviousCharmer

    That's horrible to go through. Loved it :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Darren

    Very strong and emotive,
    A real sense of helplessness,

    I always like to critique a poem if you don't mind, You can ignore suggestions if you want to.

    Firstly I have added commas and full stops.

    My eyes were pleading,
    for something to grab onto,
    just one word to hang on,
    as I started to fade.
    I feel so defeated;
    but you like that don't you?
    Now even the pains gone,
    and I'm floating away.

    The knife that you stabbed,
    in the back of my mind,
    killing all of my thoughts
    losing all sense of time.
    Now it's not sharp enough,
    to pierce through to the lies,
    that you shoved down my throat,
    as you gauged out my eyes.
    Now I won't get to see,
    what you're doing to me,
    as you talk with your fists,
    and you lie through your teeth!
    You smirk as your hand,
    closes tight on my throat,
    squeezing just hard enough,
    that I feel myself choke.

    I put the ! after teeth to stress the anger and hatred you have for this man.

    Like I said, just suggestions, it's your poem.

    regards
    Darren

    • 11 years ago

      by kristen

      Thank you, I really appreciate your constructive criticism! There are some poems that I write with punctuation, but others-such as this one- I purposely leave the punctuation out because I want it to feel raw and unstructured. The punctuation takes away some of the emotion in my opinion, but again, I always love hearing others' opinions! :) Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, it means a lot!
      -Kristen