Vicious Cycle

by lunachan   Aug 26, 2005


Tear it down
tape it up
tear it down again
there's no end.

vicious cycle,
run in circles
again and again and again

slice through it
let it bleed
and let it bleed some more
throw on a band-aid
and leave it out back
by the dumpster
to heal by itself.

walking on eggshells
walking on broken glass
pained smiles,
hidden fears and secrets
fearfully exposed
ripped to pieces

choking on goodbyes
crying over misery
tears shed for lack of pain
for lack of a soul

purposefully used
deliberately
confined to the corners
stuck in the shadows
a fallen angel
searching for love

delicate hearts
shadowed
scratched and cut
torn and broken
never learning
searching blindly for the warmth

tripping, stumbling
into cages
locked away
forever to stay
trembling
cold

trapped forever
doomed together
dreams deceiving,
hope conceiving
growing, shrinking
falling to the floor

**i do not like the title of this one. help me with titles!!!**

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  • 18 years ago

    by Emma Carnage

    I like this one quite a lot but the.. second stanza (?) that went...

    "slice through it
    let it bleed
    then let it bleed some more
    then throw on a band-aid
    and leave it out back
    by the dumpster
    to heal by itself."

    seemed a bit awkward. the "let it bleed, then let it bleed some more, then throw on a band-aid" doesn't seem to have the best rhythm. maybe it would have better rhythm if you just changed a few words. like.. "let it bleed, and let it bleed some more, throw on a band-aid" because it just feels like the 2 "then"s in a row kinda mess with it. sorry.. this is going on for a long time but i just thought to give a suggestion. but still marvelous job! brava!

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