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No Paper Flowers
By Lylani
Dirty
Tangled hair
Eyes
Search an empty room
With the fear and suspicion of a street child
Who know the horrors of this world too young
Who see the ghosts
Music that does nothing to soothe
Bitter lyrics
Ring true
In screaming ears
But never drown out those thoughts
Precise
Definite
Exact
Movements
To maintain control
Keep from shattering on the floor
Keep those sobs from biting at my throat
Knives from caressing my flesh
Count
Every breath
Think
Every
Empty
Thought
Read
Every word on the cereal box
Try
Just try
To ride
it out
Remember
There is an end
This isn't always
But my fingers are slipping
Like the string of a helium balloon
From an infants grasp
The soft whispers of the void
Lap at my vein
Enveloping me in velvet darkness
Like a drug coursing through me
Flooding me with disgust and loathing
No
squares of paper can calm my mind
Not tonight
My heart is screaming
No precise folds
No definite creases
No exact flowers
No beauty is to be found in this madness
Not tonight
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Copyright 2012 Lylani
Comments on "No Paper Flowers"
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On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, carlosjackal
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wrote:
The atmosphere and impact of this piece is superbly produced.
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On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, veingo
(533) wrote:
The staggered rythem of this really drives home the feeling of thoughts and emotions coming from every angle; being stifled by sheer will. It's like trying to fight hornets with your fists... Gaah.. I never feel like my comments do your words justice... But I somehow ALWAYS feel your words... ^V^
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A former member wrote:
wow this is fuckin awesome
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On Monday, February 20, 2012, sexxykiller14
(38) wrote:
love the feelings behind this. i get what your saying. love it.
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