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Roses of Hate

I take the vase
and throw it to the ground
shards of glass, a dozen red roses, and cool water
lying scattered across the floor
along with my illusion
of the person I thought you were

Blinded by my love for you
I couldn't see the way you treated me
cruel words and hateful ways
why did I think you really needed me?

day after day
I listened to every curse and every insult,
but yet it still wasn't enough to make me walk away
you made me feel so worthless
I believed every cruel word you would say
How the hell could I believe you loved me?
when night after night I cried myself to sleep
all because of you
and yet I would always find a way to blame myself
for the hateful shit that you would do

Although I loved you, I didn't stay.
I finally found the strength
so I walked away,
but the marks are still there
every painful scar
etched deep into my heart
so although I love another now
the hateful words are still there
and no matter how hard I tried
I could never make you care.
Now I sweep up the pieces
of glass and my broken heart
quietly picking up the roses
glad we are forever apart.

Decay

Decaying on the inside
my soul is slowly rotting
my heart is deteriorating
into dust forgotten
now it's all
all so rotten

it's invisible from the outside
not a single mark to tell
my big dark eyes,
pale skin and silken hair
hid every painful detail
oh so very well

but underneath the surface
far, far below
is the place where I lay hiding
and the pain you'll never know
the pain that eats away at me
from the inside slowly out
I am decaying
I have, of that, no doubt
all of me is rotting
and I can't find a way out

soon it will be over
the job will be complete
hollowed-out and empty
it's me I will defeat

Fades Away

She took the knife
one by one
carved away the problems
making herself forget
all her pain
and with every scar
it all fades away

cold, steel blade
reflecting the moonlight
piercing such delicate flesh
it makes it feel alright
the cherry red liquid
washing it all away
but she fails to see
what she really does
this self-inflicted agony
done to relieve the misery placed upon her by life
and with each cut
it all fades away

the world can be so cruel sometimes
children so unmerciful and relentless
but when she takes the knife to flesh
it all just fades away

How can she tolerate this world any longer
a better question she asks herself
how does she escape this pain?
the simplest answer it is
the easiest solution she can find to this
a shiny silver pocket knife
her favorite Christmas gift
she slid it right across her neck
and as the blood welled up from inside
she took one last breath
and closed her eyes
one last breath of pain
before into darkness, she went
and after that one last moment was spent
the world just faded away

A Dozen Red Roses

red silken petals
so fragrant and alive
blooming into such delicate flowers
a dozen red roses
and every sweet hour

it could have been wonderful
beautitful and alive
but you took my dream
and you made it die
heart-broken and tearful
I asked you why
you told me you loved me
then tore out my heart
broken and bleeding
it all fell apart

soft silent tears
wilted black petals
both fall to the floor
a dozen red roses
now dying,
what for?

Souls of the Dead

In the night they lie
softly weeping on the ground
staring at the mortal world
through their pain-filled eyes
the tortured souls of the deceased
lingering among the living
searching for the answers
they could not find in life
the lonely spirits of those who've passed away
trapped in between two realities
dead wandering the living world
somewhere on the edge of Heaven and Hell
even if they found a way home,
how could they tell?

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