Ballad for the Strong Ones
By lockupthedoors
For every smile that you see,
For every rainbow in the sky,
There
will always be something
That will someday make them cry.
For every memory to be had,
For every happy heart,
There is
always something sad
That will tear your life apart.
Every
time the clock strikes twelve
Another princess dies.
In this
fairy land we dwell
The world is full of lies.
There are
people here who fight
All of originality.
We must never grant
them sight
Of who we're growing up to be.
The parents
never tell
What we really need to know,
They're hidden in their
shell
That will never help us grow.
In this battle we call
life
There are lessons we must learn.
You can mix up black and
white,
No matter what, the colors blur.
No one may see
the secrets
Of the tears that we choke back,
The emotions that
break bets,
Never our minds aligned in track.
Those who
break the records
Cannot make history.
The books that have no
words
Are no longer mysteries.
In this world the strongest
ones are the only to survive.
But when you're strong the hardest
thing is to want to stay alive.
Author's Note:
This is for those like me. This is for the strong, the broken, the confused, the waiting, the lost, the cheated, and everyone else clutching to their will to live.Comments on "Ballad for the Strong Ones"
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A former member wrote:
Great work !
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On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, lockupthedoors
(20) wrote:
The last part was supposed to contradict, the point of view was supposed mix, and it's rushed because my social-studies teacher told me to put it away.
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On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, dwells
(4177) wrote:
A ha, always a reason, thanks.
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On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, dwells
(4177) wrote:
The last line was a bit of a contradiction perhaps? Hard to keep first and third person lines straight sometimes. This was finely cratfted at first and then seems maybe rushed at the ending, or to say another way, not so convincing point of view after setting the stage. Don't mean to be too critical but you do have talent and the overall piece was quite worthwhile and nicely done. Welcome to DP again I think, and cheers!