Why couldn't you have saved your breath?

by Nil   Oct 10, 2008


Generalize to your heart's content
Seriously what damage could it do!
Hearts heals eventually...
Everyone always pulls through!

But what about the few
The empty soulful ones
The ones thrown into walls
"Just for fun"

Bruises are easy to deal with
Broken bones are the same
Cuts and scraps are easily cared for
But what about the torment they bring

The tears that fall at night
When everyone else lay sleeping
The screams held inside their mouths
Biting their lips until they realize it's bleeding

Sadness consuming
Light fading in their minds
Darkness only they can see
Surrounding them day and night

Chilling them to their hearts
Freezing them slowly to death
You continue calling them what ever you wish
Why couldn't you have saved your breath?

(Saving their lives in the process?)

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  • 14 years ago

    by Ixora

    Wonderfully written. And I could not agree more with its purpose. There is no justification for judging the weak and unfortunatley it has dire consequences. The poem's structure is great and it truly flows.

  • 15 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    Generalize to your heart's content
    Seriously what damage could it do!
    Hearts heals eventually...
    Everyone always pulls through!

    *Love how you start this. It makes want to keep reading*

    But what about the few
    The empty soulful ones
    The ones thrown into walls
    "Just for fun"

    *I like the style of the poem. One of my favorites. the flow is great. Love that it's constant*

    Bruises are easy to deal with
    Broken bones are the same
    Cuts and scraps are easily cared for
    But what about the torment they bring

    *Love the imagery and the examples too. I also like how you express the pain so clearly. Nice work*

    The tears that fall at night
    When everyone else lay sleeping
    The screams held inside their mouths
    Biting their lips until they realize it's bleeding

    *I would change the second line to " when everyone else is sleeping" you don't really need the lay. Other than that I love how vivid this is*

    Sadness consuming
    Light fading in their minds
    Darkness only they can see
    Surrounding them day and night

    *I love the diction here. It's simple but i's really emotional too. Great work*

    Chilling them to their hearts
    Freezing them slowly to death
    You continue calling them what ever you wish
    Why couldn't you have saved your breath?

    *Wow...I love this poem. It's so well written with so many awesome devices. I love how you eneded it with a rhetorical questions. Very nice work. Keep it up. Nik*