Scratch my back and I will stab you in yours

by Alex D   Jul 19, 2008


Scratch my back and I will stab you in yours
I want to break the trust that's instilled in me by others
I suppose it's just another self destructing habit I've accumulated
Lying, Cheating, Substance abuse a few that can be related
to the day you walked out on me through that door
Leaving me feeling as important as the dirt on the floor
So i turn to these habits to fill the empty void
To replace the loss of love, it's all I can do to avoid
Perhaps another shot will drown away the pain
or perhaps its a different shot i need to relieve this ball and chain

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  • 14 years ago

    by Lilly Tagloff

    I love the similes and metatphors in this. they are very well put. i also like the title, very to the point. your writing style is very unique, no rhyme or story-like setting. just tell it how it is. nice. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

    "Scratch my back and I will stab you in yours
    I want to break the trust that's instilled in me by others
    I suppose it's just another self destructing habit I've accumulated"
    ^^^
    [Wow. Alright. I'm going to tell you now, you do an amazing job when you're not trying to rhyme.
    The first lines a bit, eh, but when put with the next two; wow, I really love this beginning. I think there should be a period here.. or a space; something. Give it a pause before this next line; it would set more emphasis.]

    "Lying, Cheating, Substance abuse a few that can be related
    to the day you walked out on me through that door
    Leaving me feeling as important as the dirt on the floor"
    ^^^
    [Ohhh. Shot down. You went cliche on me again. Remember how I said don't get personal? You did. And, "as important as the dirt floor"... Hun, with the first three lines I KNOW you can do better than that.]

    "So i turn to these habits to fill the empty void
    To replace the loss of love, it's all I can do to avoid"
    ^^^
    [I like these lines.. I'm not sure why, they just were well written, I suppose.]

    "Perhaps another shot will drown away the pain
    or perhaps its a different shot i need to relieve this ball and chain"
    ^^^
    [Cliche again.]

    [Overall, it wasn't too bad... It started disappointing me half way through the poem because the beginning was so great and then you went cliche on me again. I knwo you can write, Alex.. But you can't force it. Don't try to rhyme; just write. Don't write what everyone else writes; write your own. You CAN do it.. I know you can. Those first three lines had me in love.]

    Take care, babe.
    xx.

    xTheEcastasyofSuicidex 4.5

  • 16 years ago

    by KN

    Another great poem. I like your writing style. I've only read a couple of yours, but I really enjoy the titles, as well--they're creative and original.

  • This was amazing and so sad, I loved it. Very well written XD!

  • 16 years ago

    by Alex D

    I purposely made the title different from the message I think the title fits itself because you go into it thinking your going to get one thing and you get another