The Truth

by HollyNichole   Jul 1, 2009


As I slowly step toward
The brutally honest mirror
I'm dreading the pivotal moment
That's getting all the nearer
The time has come at last
To look into my eyes
And confront all the fears
The regrets and all the lies
I dance around the edges
Of iris' dark brown
Knowing that it's not too late
To stop and turn around
I finally reach my pupils
Where in them my soul rests
It's time to put integrity
And patience to the test
My mind is over flowing
With emotions without names
Happiness and sadness felt
It's all just the same
I no longer see the woman
Who's confident and smiling
The only thing I recognize
Is a girl in a corner crying
She's scared, alone, helpless. and lost
With the world upon her back
Her tears run down over quivering lips
And down to a heart thats cracked
Shattered inside from promises
And hundreds of false words
Always wanting, needing help
But silent screams are never heard
I can't say that I'm all to shocked
To see what I have found
I take a deep breath and look away
And fall down to the ground
The image of the little girl
Is burned into my head
I pull myself back together
And stumble to my bed
So now, another day awaits
To torture and harass me
But I'll hide behind a mask again
So no one will ever see

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  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    "upon" was meant to be pointing "to"

    as in the line might be better if it read

    and fall down upon the ground

  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    Wow, Wow, wow.

    This poem is way to cool. I think its up there with one of my favorites. Its certainly been added.

    The whole thing rhymes and flows really really well, except one tiny little spot for me, which ill explain below. Also for as AMAZING as a poem as this is I think the end needs tweeked just a tad.

    My favorite stanza

    She's scared, alone, helpless. and lost
    With the world upon her back
    Her tears run down over quivering lips
    And down to a heart thats cracked

    ^^That's

    Ok... to fix that flow bump I ran into....

    And fall down to the ground
    ^
    try putting "upon" here

    as for the ending.
    your last rhming mark, is .... harass me

    it has such a strong hook to it, you know!!

    the poems just feels like it needs something stronger to HOOK with it. Do you know what I mean.

    I know its not really all that proper to rhyme in a stanza set with two of the same words but perhaps the last line would slap a tad bit more power into the end if it read.

    So now, another day awaits
    To torture and harass me
    But I'll hide behind a mask again
    So no one will ever ask me.

    just a thought

    this poem is one of my fav's on this site

    ....nice

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