Misery's Door

by Truest Lies   Jun 21, 2006


Her eyes of blazing copper,
Upturn to the sky,
She is a small, pathetic creature,
But she still deserves to know why.

Her brow is knit below,
Her mop of curly hair,
Her ankles tightly grip,
The legs of a chair.

On the table before her,
Sits a broken, tattered book,
Inside is her story,
If anyone dared look.

A dirty tear streaks down,
Another mar on a scared face,
She wants to know the truth,
But she has no haste.

She has looked up into that sky,
For so many years,
She is in no hurry for the answer,
But she is tired of the tears.
After you cry so many,
Then you wish you'd cry no more,
But first you need the answer,
Before you can close misery's door.

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  • 17 years ago

    by ShhhhItsASecret©

    Brilliant, truly magnificent. I loved this poem very much! I love the imagery and emotion built into this poem. You put a lot of yourself in this poem and I admire that.

    You opened the door for others to see what lies inside and you did a wonderful job! This poem really astonished me. You are a great writer! I love it!!

    My favorite stanza was:

    "On the table before her,
    Sits a broken, tattered book,
    Inside is her story,
    If anyone dared look."

    It sends the message that the book has remain unread by any eyes but her own (which I presume is you). It shows that you're alone. And that you feel no one cares enough to get to know the real you. Like they won't take the time to hear you out. I like the book metaphor. I assume it's a metaphor, but even if it's not, the idea is still great.

    I also liked how you ended the poem with:

    "Before you can close misery's door."

    Good job! I can't stress how amazing this poem was. Keep up the amazing work!! 5/5!

    ~BJ~

  • 17 years ago

    by Megann Lee

    What an amazing poem. I love the begining. I thought the imagery was really great, I got a vivid image of what you had wrote, It kept my attention and the flow was amazing. Great Job.

  • 17 years ago

    by mcrmysbobertthe spanis pengien

    That is awsome
    -kristyn

  • 17 years ago

    by xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

    Nice poem... Well spoken. Very strong.
    And I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what else to say.

    xDarkSuicidex 5.5

    And thank you for the kind comment.. It meant a lot.. I'm going to go reread my poem (I Am) and try to read it as you did. ^.^

  • 17 years ago

    by Goran Rahim

    A truly wonderful job, it is so great and so meaningful. you are truly a great poet, I wish I could lwrite like you.
    a very strong poem

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