A new lease of life

by gack60   Nov 17, 2007


The first cut is the deepest,
That's not always true,
If the first one doesn't do it,
The fourth one will cut straight through.

Am I talking from experience,
I am not really sure.
My head has gone all woozy,
I don't know whats real anymore.

I opened up my wrist vein,
It cut through crisp and clean.
The blood flows out from it,
Theres a puddle as deep as a ravine.

I'm looking in the mirror,
Not sure what I see.
I'm standing there staring at a shadow ,
of the man I used to be.

How did I get here?
Are things really that bad.
It's too late for questions,
They just make me mad.

I fell to the ground,
Like a rock from a cliff.
Rigamortis has kicked in,
I've suddenly gone all stiff.

Looking up at the ceiling,
I saw it there so bright.
At that moment I knew I had died,
And I should go into the light.

I fought with my soul,
Telling it not to go.
I wasn't ready to give up the fight,
My tears belonged to woe.

The realization hit me,
I knew what I had to do.
Live life to the fullest,
And to myself, always be true.

I hate it that I hate myself,
Just give me a second chance.
If you're happy with the changes I make,
To the light I will advance.

Give me this, my second day,
And I will surely succeed.
Give me air into my lungs,
I beg of you, I plead.

From this daze I did awake,
But was it all a dream?
The scars are proof that this was real,
Stitched up at the seam.

From now on everyday will be new,
And I'll cherish life always.
As long as theres a beat in my heart,
I'll be happy for the rest of my days.

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  • 16 years ago

    by sarah

    I love this peice
    its so sad.
    i wish i was as good as you:]

  • 16 years ago

    by Jackie

    Very dark and emotional poem, one that many poets on here can relate to. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Pete

    OOdles man, this is dark. Very deeply disturbing images within it, nice metaphors used throughout though ..
    "...staring at a shadow ,
    of the man I used to be."
    ^^ Nice.

    Not entirely sure about one word in this piece .. "woozy" I use it IRL all the time, but I'm not sure it quite fits. I would possibly look at re-wording that sentence.

    It's a good piece to read as it flows nicely, regardless of the dark words contained within it.

    ~Pete.