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I stand in the light before you

Hidden in the shadow of perception

You don't see me

You only see the edge of the forest

A pretty thing to behold

Step further in and wild things lurk

Beasts that would eat your soul

Prowling there in the shadows I wait

Come closer

Just a little closer

One step too far and you're mine

We sit staring ot our opium

We just can't seem to let it go

No

It doesn't matter how hard we fight

We come back again and again

It eats away our lives but we don't care

We're addicted in our heart and soul

We just can't let the seductive drug go

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Lolita
17:08 Jan 29 2010

Did I hear OPIUM... oh sorry I enjoyed the rest of the poem as well!!

A great comparative piece!

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placidchaos
17:15 Jan 29 2010

lol, Thanks!

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I'm tired of hitting my head against a brick wall

Just shut the fuck up and let go of it all

I'm sure in the end I'll see

It's so wonderfull beyond words to be free

Into the shadows I now go

Oblivion, sweet release

I beg of you, take me and still my soul

For a moment at the least my peace may exist

The thoughts in my head are not all mine

The things I do are not all me

There's so much noise buzzing around

So many images just flying by

I'm not always sure how to pick out my own

What comes from me and what doesn't

Sometimes I choose the wrong ones

It may take a while for me to figure this out

I say and I do but later look back confused

Why did I do, say, or even think that?

It can't have been me because that's not me

These thoughts

So many thoughts

They push and they shove and hide my own

They are not mine

But they are me

Maybe not me on the surface but still me

It's still me

So I'm left to ask the most important question

If I can't pick the thoughts that go with me

How then can I pick which me is me?

We all get on the stage for the same reason

Whatever one we claim, they're all just different versions of the same thign

We all get up here searching

Searching for a way to express ourselves

Searching for acceptance in the peers around us

Searching for that glint in an eye that says our words hit home

Searching

My search is for freedom

Because I'm afraid to get up in the morning

Afraid to go out my door

Afraid today might be the day that I snap

Because the insanity feels like it's winning

But it isn't, not yet

I use music and my writing to hold it back

So I can hold on for another day

Just one more day, every day

But on the stage I don't have to worry

I can pretend to forget

Because I stand on the stage no longer searching but having found

In those few brief moments

Those precious, those sacred moments

My freedom

Hidden smiles and baited breath

Shadowed miles and silent death

In the deep night we're all free

We're out of sight but we still see

A place to hide and place to let go

Where we reside and let ourselves show

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Joli
19:47 Mar 07 2010

I love the way this line feels: "shadowed miles and silent death." Beautifully simple, visual and filled with a seductive energy.

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placidchaos
19:53 Mar 07 2010

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

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In the darkness I sit

A smile on my face

In blessed solitude I sit

Content within my sould

In a trance I sit

Music washing out to lull me

In peace I sit

Tranquil and at ease

I wonder if you can understand why I lie with a smile and tell you everything's alright

I say it each time you ask though I'm afraid to go to sleep at night

Please don't worry my friend I swear that I'm gonna be just fine

I'll go to sleep tonight and wake up in the morning with the hope that the world will be mine

I know it's a slim chance but it's the only rope to hold in my sight



Day after day goes by and when I look the week's come to an end

I'm not looking back but toward what's around that next bend

It's for that possiblity and the next step needed that I strive

I know I can make it if I just keep stayin' alive



I know sometimes it seems like I'm going to fall but if I do I know I'll land on my feet

Then I'll just keep walking even if I'm the only person standing on that street

I believe that I can make it all the way through this wild ride

I just have to hope that somewhere along the way someone will be standing at my side

It may not be much but that would help me through the rain snow and sleet



Day after day goes by and when I look the week's come to an end

I'm not looking back but toward what's around that next bend

It's for that possiblity and the next step needed that I strive

I know I can make it if I just keep stayin' alive



The days are dark and the cold nights keep trying to knock my legs from under me

That's just fine because I know that eventually that's not how it will be

I remember that someday I won't have such a bitter heart

It's this way right now but I have to trust that I won't always feel like tomorrow I'll fall apart

Keep watching and when I get there you'll have the chance to see



Day after day goes by and when I look the week's come to an end

I'm not looking back but toward what's around that next bend

It's for that possibilty and the next step needed that I strive

I know I can make it and I swear I will as long as I stay alive

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Lolita
03:28 Jan 02 2010

Well written Placid! This poem is so uplifting, it encourages one to look forward towards the positives.. a fitting piece for NYD.

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placidchaos
03:34 Jan 02 2010

Thank you much! I'm glad that you like it, I was listening to a song called Never Fade Away but a local band called 3 Day Meat Sale when the spark hit.

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