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SurviveWhispers in my ear
Compel me to surrender.
But I will not hear;
I defy my contender.

Defeat is not an option;
There is no other way:
Survive against all odds
To die another day.

'Tis the oldest battlecry;
The only ultimatum.
Fight until you die—
Rather plain verbatim.

To be classified as "alive,"
Survive, survive, survive.

I'm Here for YouWhat do you expect me to say
When you keep pushing me away?
Remember—I can't read your mind,
And time cannot rewind.

Regret will only make it worse—
Like a bad omen from a curse.
This will surely make you stronger;
Please just hold on longer.

I'll be here, right by your side;
You don't have to run and hide.
Just try to find the silver lining—
The sun will keep on shining.

Never forget that this is true:
I am here for you.

I Feel FreeWhen I look into your eyes,
I see experience.
When I hold your hands,
I know strength.
When I touch your skin,
I sense comfort.
When I listen to your heart,
I hear power.
When I speak your name,
I find pleasure.
When I kiss your lips,
I feel free.

She BelievedI stumble through my mind,
Weakened by the pain of years.
I always search but cannot find
The source of all my bitter tears.

I see a light, an anchor, a hope;
I limp faster, relieved by the sight.
I found a gentle, downward slope—
Like a rescue from a blight.

I lean on you, no longer afraid;
Finally I have found relief.
Tears dry, memories fade,
Like wind carries a wilted leaf.

But in the end, it wasn't true—
You held my heart yet let it die.
My anchor became my noose;
My trust was blinded to your lie.

How could I be so ignorant?
You pledged to never leave my side.
There's none to blame but myself—
"She belie

The Butterfly JarIn her hand was a little jar
With a butterfly shaped motif
Small enough to fit in her palm
Large enough to hold her beliefs

And all of the hopes and the dreams
And the harrowing memories
She promised one day to reveal
The contents of the jar to me

Protected by the butterfly
Her secrets remained safe and sound
Each echoing in their own space
As there was no one else around

The winged beauty remained loyal
As the days like clouds floated by
It too was once a caterpillar
That never dreamt it could fly

Now like a butterfly she'll escape
From her chrysalis-like mind
She will shed all of her sorrows
Underneath the silken sunshine

My Masquerade~My Masquerade~

For the world I am displayed;
They always watch but cannot see
through my masquerade.

I feel every moment fly;
My heart is beating, pulse racing,
breath held as I lie.

My innocence I can't defend;
I know that surely this will linger
'til my very end.

I brought this all upon myself;
Mask upon mask, lie upon lie
like valueless wealth.

Dare I take these masks off – no!
My former self haunts me
everywhere I go.

False glory, false honor, false fame;
With all these masks I seem to have
forgotten my own name.

KissKnees bend, hands shake,
Lips part, hearts break,
Blood pumps, thoughts fly,
Bodies melt, worries die,
Heads swim, fingers touch,
Tongues rub, clothes bunch.

Butterflies, adrenaline,
Testosterone and estrogen,
We fit like a glove, so...
Kiss me again, love?

MemoryMemory is like the tide,
It swells and ebbs;
It's free and wide,
Yet ridden with dregs.

At times it's calm—
Soothing and sweet;
Like a tender balm,
A gentle beat.

It's violent, too—
Coarse and bitter;
Like a vicious coup,
A cruel winter.

In it, I do bask,
Adrift in my mind;
I need only ask
To be lost in time.

Ghosts of Youghosts of you are everywhere;
remInding me, alwayS There.
i dIdn't mean to say goodbye;
was just afraid to ask you why:
why you bLushed and why you sighed;
we didn't rush—that's why we died.
the gLow faded, our Love fought;
i wish i'd knOwn what you thought.
i neVer knEw what You wanted;
nOw i'm stuck with being haUnted.

CloudLife is a cloud–
Shapeless unless captured,
Quite unpredictable,
And temporary.

Fly while you can.

AddictionAddiction:

The lights are out and I'm feeling manic
My heart is thumping in a shivering panic.
It's like I'm hitting, my all time low;
How many more; do I have to go?

Hello, hello, can you hear me speak?
I'm afraid my voice is getting weak.
My screams and sounds are growing quiet;
I need those pills; I'm growing tired...

Without them I'm colourless, just an empty face
Oh no, oh no, I'm in a dirty place...
I don't know how and I don't know why;
But it's just so hard to say goodbye.

When you need a feeling, when you need a high;
It's really easy to tell the lie:
'I'm fine, I'm fine, it's just a trial!'
But you can't hear, your o

ExpectationsThe pressure keeps me going,
Yet holds me back.
The thought isn't comforting—
It feels like an attack.

The sort that keeps me up at night;
Why my fingernails are short.
Like a dark and looming blight;
A disheartening exhort.

Better, better, better!
The expectation is quite blunt.
Never, never, never...
Exactly what they want.

I'm not the person I want to be,
Due to expectations.
Under the eyes that never see—
My pain is their creation.

I'm Only HumanI'm only human
I make mistakes
Yet I'm always trying
To save some face

I'm only human
I lie and I cheat
Yet I will never
Admit defeat

I'm only human
I whine and I cry
But it doesn't mean
That I won't try

I'm only human
I make mistakes
But I give it my all
No matter what it takes

Beyond The HorizonWe ran out of our homes
And our dream quelling streets
Until mud under foot
Had replaced the concrete

From suburb to city
On to the countryside
We were running away
But not trying to hide

The world was still spinning
Faster than we could move
Though our hearts were breaking
Our poets' words would sooth

We left a cloud grey town
And in time reached the sea
Our home for so long
Evolution tells me

To the deepest warm blue
From the coolest pitch black
Shackles fell with each stroke
With our dreams still intact

Surrounded by fishes
Guiding us from the deep
Every league of ascent
Reinforced our belief

That it's the world,

4 A.M."4 A.M."

Can you wake up?; I need you now

The lights are out and I'm so down

And worse than that; I can't breathe

Drowning in my self-pity

Sitting alone here in the dark

Wishing that we weren't so far apart

There is nothing left to believe

I need your smile here with me

Please wake up; if only for a second

I won't take too much time I reckon

I want to see your eyes and all its might

They act as the light to lead me tonight

I never thought I could love like I do

You bring out feelings I never knew

Existed in my mind but when you're not here

My fears are brought out and turn into tears

As I slide under covers and dr

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was just afraid to ask you why:
why you bLushed and why you sighed;
we didn't rush—that's why we died.
the gLow faded, our Love fought;
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Wish for Privacy

by ~ScarletDevil1503, Jun 28, 2012, 7:39:33 AM
Literature / Poetry / Human Nature / Traditional Fixed Forms

I live behind a locked door,
And no one has the key.
It has been years, maybe more
Since someone talked to me.
The solitude was nice at first,
The quiet let me think.
But soon it took a turn for worse—
Now all I do is blink.
So be careful, my dear friends,
When you wish for privacy.
Count to 5 when patience bends
Or you'll end up just like me.

Wish for Privacyby ~ScarletDevil1503

Literature / Poetry / Human Nature / Traditional Fixed Forms

©2012-2013 ~ScarletDevil1503

This is a warning for myself, too... Sometimes I forget what life would be like without all the noise.

Edit: Big thanks to ~Kaleidoscopic-Yarn for uploading her reading of "Wish for Privacy" on YouTube! Check it out here: [link]

Copyright © 2012 *ScarletDevil1503. All rights reserved.

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~Phoenix-Fire-4 Nov 2, 2012

...
I can kind of relate to this...

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~air482 Sep 8, 2012

i love solitude ^_^

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but i guess i never really understood what it meat to be alone

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~EpicAnime07 Jul 15, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

what did you use to write this?

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~ScarletDevil1503 Jul 15, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Microsoft Word 2010... Why do you ask?

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Mood: Love

~xSandra97 Jul 3, 2012

waw... I hope you will find the key.

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~ScarletDevil1503 Jul 6, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

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Mood: Love

~BarebackRider2 Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I love your poems! They mean so much and go so deep. They actually mean something not like some that people write, that don't make any sense!! I LOVE YOUR WORK KEEP IT UP!! AND ILL KEEP COMING BACK!!

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~ScarletDevil1503 Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

That's really too kind of you! Thank you!

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~WriteTheWarrior Jun 30, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Wow, this poem hits my heart like a punch to the chest. At this moment, this poem was something I needed. Thank you.

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~ScarletDevil1503 Jul 2, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Well, you're welcome!

I appreciate your comment.

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