A Mire of Broken Promises

By BleedSilver

I have spread my wings/Only for them fold in/

useless pieces of paper.../I have imagined a world away
Where everything here is defined/Without ethreal lines
between the pages of our lives/Or torn heartstrings between our souls/

A rose is a rose no matter the beauty/No matter the color

I am a watermark in society/Seen only when held up to the light
Which when held up/I am transparent
Glass for your eyes to peer through/Pick apart and choose
Which pieces of me you'd like to use/To further your means/

Yet I am impervious/I am eternal


A waterfall of emotion/Still only goes one direction
Down as far as the eye can see/Down into thought
Dark and deep/For I too have miles to walk before I sleep/

Mirrors are the source of fairytales/Fine lines between good and evil
That whisper only hauntingly of regret/Yet life shall not be so
It was told to me that evening/When I made the choice
To peer deep into the looking glass/Deep within myself/

Only to find emptiness/Cold and used
Yet I am myself in here/Somewhere dark/
Still asleep/Lost in this world
In a mire of broken promises I failed to keep/

I am drowning.

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Copyright BleedSilver (Michael Duffy)
Published on Sunday, October 9, 2005.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: fuckin a dude

  • Malice In Wonderland On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, Malice In Wonderland (987)By person wrote:

    Nicely done. Scholar

  • veingo On Sunday, October 9, 2005, veingo (533)By person wrote:

    I am exhailing envy! This is a fantastic piece.*V*

  • A former member wrote: "Mirrors are the source of fairytales/Fine lines between good and evil" This is heartbreaking...I long for more, even when I have reached the final line. Beautiful piece of work. *Evangel*

  • Spyral On Sunday, October 9, 2005, Spyral (24)By person wrote:

    I like this, i can relate in my own way to your words. But i realy feel the movement in this..

  • A former member wrote: ..little poems within themselves..fluid..and your words always seem to hold such a sleeping wisdom, Mikey..this gasped and shudderd in your undeniable presence..darkness, edged with light..and that last line..sunk.

  • a_deception_unto_myself On Sunday, October 9, 2005, a_deception_unto_myself (15)By person wrote:

    Great write.Only too easy for me to relate.*sigh*but alas we all have our failures and those all have effects.

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