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Behind Closed Eyes

May 13, 2013
By Daeorod14 SILVER, Lilburn, Georgia
Daeorod14 SILVER, Lilburn, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
"Look inside yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself."


Thoughts burst in my head
Scratching, clawing to get out,
Scraping the sides of my mind.

I gasp for air, drowning
In my own apathetic blood,
Praying for one last breath.

I seal my lips, not daring
To let even on ounce of air escape,
For fear of making a sound.

My wall breaks down, smashed
To bits by the ocean,
Obliterated into nothingness.

I let out a cry, helpless and angry.
I curse the world, and all in it.
I scream at the oppressors, the oppressing
I weep for the oppressed.
I collapse in a heap, shuddering.

Of all this, no one knows.
No one hears my cries,
Sees me fall,
Tastes my tears,
Smells my fear,
Witnesses my anger,
Feels my pain.

For I have done this all
In the confines of my room,
The safety of my consciousness,
Behind these closed eyes.

I have done this all
Without moving a muscle.



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