Bowing Out

By XCryingMinotaurX

tonight i took the stage,
and disappeared behind the glow of fame.
pretending to be someone else, someone better
and giving up the battle for i discovered the unimaginable.
feeling for the first time uneasy,
sad because i had lost my glory.

i did not need to take the stage,
i wanted to be home again.
but knowing the faces made me realize reality.
i was not where i wanted to be anymore.
an new era opened for the angels lost in the city
and i took a vow to never dance in their shadows again.

i needed to hear the voice of a savior to save my troubled heart
so i spoke into the dark and gave another chance to my nightmares.
he failed me, yet again, and my heart broke free from my chest.
i was fooled into a happiness bound in denial and false prayers
and loved to hate my savior, and hated to love him.

tonight i took the stage,
not once
but twice
and each time i looked into the darkness, i could see a passing ghost.
and each time i looked into the darkness, i could see those brown eyes.


tonight i took the stage,
and now this is me bowing out.

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Copyright 2004 XCryingMinotaurX
Published on Saturday, January 24, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • knightmirror On Saturday, March 13, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    i love this one.the third stanza is extraordinary,not that the rest isn't.**** knight

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, January 25, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    Makes my head spin. And those last two lines really smacks the reader in the face. Very Deep and brimming with emotion. Great job.

  • Six-Out On Sunday, January 25, 2004, Six-Out (1423)By person wrote:

    Hit me like a locomotive. This was astounding, the depth, the emotion. Wonderfully written, yet heartbreakingly sad.

  • KittyStryker On Sunday, January 25, 2004, KittyStryker (710)By person wrote:

    i wanna talk to you about this... i'm wondering what happened... this is well written tho, as always. i like how you write... moody and strong.

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