Falling

by Jennifer RIP Lesthat Hayden   Jun 18, 2009


Falling, falling, so far down,
they don't recognize my frown.
Once I've fallen to the Earth;
too blind to see what words are worth.

Crying, crying, for attention,
they act as if I didn't mention.
Once my cries are all run out
I have to take a different rout.

Lying, lying, as if I'm okay,
it wouldn't matter anyway.
Once my lies don't suffice,
I ask a friend for advice.

Answers, answers, all the same,
confront the ones you give blame.
Once the answers stick on repeat
I find my soul at self defeat.

Hurting, hurting, all alone,
I throw away all I've known.
Once all inside is destroyed,
my memories become a void.

Healing, healing on my own,
but forgetting will only postpone.
Once forgetting's at its rise
disorders pop up to surprise.

Shameful, shameful, what occurred,
ignoring my cries word by word.
Once all is said and done,
from these cries you still run.

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Yup, it's a lot of stuff about my family life. :P

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  • 15 years ago

    by KemistryKia

    I LOVED IT!!!!

  • 15 years ago

    by Corruption

    This poem kinda just rolled
    right off the screen and into my mind
    super easy read
    everything just seemed perfect with it
    or atleast as close as possible...

    "Answers, answers, all the same,
    confront the ones you give blame.
    Once the answers stick on repeat
    I find my soul at self defeat."

    that stanza i really liked
    not exactly sure why but i did :)
    i think it was the last line of that stanza that i liked the best

    great poem

    Keenan

  • 15 years ago

    by Italian Stallion

    Well written piece of poetry Jen. I fully enjoyed the read. The flow and structure were both spot on and your choice of wording was excellent.

    I really liked how you repeated the first two words and then incoporated that into the third line.

    I must agree with Ray on what this poem was about, I found it to be about a person whom is releasing their feelings instead of keeping them all bottled up and ready to explode.

    Fantastic well thought poem, keep up the great work and I shall be sure to keep on reading.

    Peace, Joe

  • 15 years ago

    by Ray Smallshaw

    I like to be constructive if I can, what puts the anchor on that is when a poet writes such a good poem I can't find fault. I have read this three times now and this is such a poem, what I like is that the double word beginning at the start of each Stanza is something I am not familiar with yet I love the way it points the way for each stanza flow and is then nicely metered stanza by stanza with its end rhyme.

    The poem to me points out a very self reliant person who needs to talk to there love ones, instead of keeping everything bottled up and the title is what happens if they do not, falling, I am sure sometimes in our lives we all feel that way.

  • 15 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    People are weird...you should have lots of comments because this was a really good poem. I love the style. It's very clever and it makes what your saying even more powerful. Nice work Jen. Keep em coming :) Nik