Not My Color

By Zahgurim

Credibility has little
reason for existence
Petrify and wet yourself
It doesn't care about your problems
It doesn't care about your reasons
It doesn't care about your feelings
Or how you plan to deal with them

Nothing really matters
When your facing the machine
It'll cut you
And bleed you dry
Because your clean

Broken serenity
Filled with unbridled fear
Petrify and crack
It doesn't feel
It doesn't create
It only destroys
How appropriate

Actions are a lost cause
When your knees scrape the ground
And your tears tear you down
When your loved ones look to you
Only to find you bound

Is that...orange?

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Copyright 2004 John Michael Joseph Barnes
Published on Thursday, January 1, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Just Dave On Thursday, October 12, 2017, Just Dave (457)By person wrote:

    the last stanza is brilliant in an already fine poem. Nice write. JD

  • elisa On Thursday, October 28, 2004, elisa (1616)By person wrote:

    '...And your tears tear you down...' you paint a vivid picture in this line....absolutely wonderful:) elisa

  • Mute Serenade On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, Mute Serenade (445)By person wrote:

    the flow of the last stanza made the peice, i think... swell write. Sue

  • Ophelia On Sunday, January 4, 2004, Ophelia (221)By person wrote:

    I read this and was all like damn, then the orange thing changed the picture in my mind to an inmate sitting in an orange jump suit, smoking, but the ride there was great,,,,,,,,,,,O.

  • A former member wrote: *laughs delightedly* I love this! The ending really kicked ass.. ~Wish Upon A Star

  • capt_funguy On Thursday, January 1, 2004, capt_funguy (778)By person wrote:

    nice work man ... and orange definately isnt your color , ... it doesnt rhyme with anything. it's fresh , it's raw , i'll read some more

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