Ok baby girl, you must of been inspired by my epic slam poetry, I see you dug deep here and found your old poetic roots!

This was amazingly sad....

people are not paper plates,
they are replacable, but not disposable
you can't throw them away. if anything,
some of them are like chronic diseases
that simply refuse to go away, and in
silence they eat up your body, eat up your
mind and you feel yourself giving into them,
you feel them winning the fight

^ there is no way to describe my love for this part right here....I just love your analogy here, thought provoking.....not disposable, but replaceable..ugh thats just brilliant.

I can't deny the truth, that it hurts
everywhere.. that I think all the time..
whether it was I that failed love,
or love the one who failed me..
whether I made myself disposable,
or it was them who couldn't see
that I wasn't made to be thrown away

^ Sigh* stab me in the heart then rip it out why dont you...I love the statement about love here, because it definitely gets you thinking...those are 2 answers, and 2 people in a relationship. Theres always one that fails at love, and always one that loved the one that failed....makes me reflect on my relationships too and I must say, you and I are the same when it comes to loving..we give our all, but keep finding people that fail us.......I also like how your brought back the disposable part here....I just love the use of disposable really, because its easy to get what you are saying, but youre covering it up poetically. You are talking about trash. ..feeling like trash, but not meant to be in the garbage....I'm just glad you realize you arent meant to be thrown away, you have a precious soul and no matter who makes you feel that low, push through it because its all lies. Let them replace you, but no one will ever come close to you. Replacing won't make them forget you.

in either case, I've come to conclusion
that some people don't give life
the chance to take you away from them,
they take matters into their own hands
and try to kill you,

sometimes with words, with punches,
or both of them at the same time..

^^ I like how you ended with the sadness here and it still had me thinking...it had me thinking about how to handle the abuse, and what to do with it...

loved loved loved this..cant say it enough

I don't think I can say anything that Chelsey hasn't already said...

while the piece is really quite sad, there is a light and that light is you, because you go through so much but you always put on a smile, you always make the reader stand up and take notice of you, because you deserve it, because you are special, because you are an awesome writer, and because you are so damn beautiful, even though you don't believe it!

I find that in this piece you are laying out all the things that you have experienced and like Chelsey does so expertly, saying "this is how it is" and I love the attitude you have in this piece while I hate the fact that you don't believe in yourself enough.

Awesome awesome piece chick
xxx

Amazing, Yaki. Write more.
x

This piece is loaded with beauty and explosive emotions. Amazing.

Yaki, your piece is breathtaking. I am speechless although I must confess it left a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth. I loved your poem because it is simple and relatable. We all have moments of introspect where we catch ourselves examining and questioning our attitudes in life openly and honestly. We can't simply ignore and forgive those who hurt us. It requires a lot of altruism and kindness. I don't really think we are prepared to exercise all muscles of our hearts because forgiveness means above all self-denial and self-sacrifice. It takes to time to build up confidence and feel superior again."Forgive and forget" is such a beautiful advice but how difficult it is to release ourselves from our private tragedies and move on! You are right "people are not paper plates", however, some human beings are made of plastic and they are disposable. People like those haunt us and have no scruples about squeezing our hearts. They are not aware we have feelings because they themselves don't have blood in their veins. Partly because life was hard and made them cold beings and partly because they don't know what love is/means. We can't give what we don't have, my dear. Don't ever think you are disposable or that you failed love (or even that love failed you). Some people only realize their mistakes when they lose us forever. Besides, some people don't deserve our love and understanding. We can even love them but we shan't expect to be loved back. It is something impossible for them. All I hope is that you may find love because as Rumi said: "what you seek is seeking you". Your message is touching Yaki. Excellent piece!(

Nice emotional poem.I like uh

Nice emotional poem.I like uh

"This poem really moved me in ways unimaginable. Those opening lines are heartbreaking and filled with so much sadness yet the author manages to portray her thoughts beautifully.

"that there is nothing beautiful about a rainbow"

I find this lime simply stunning. It's so meaningful and thought provoking.

A lot of the time when I read poetry, I often find poems that start out strongly at the beginning tend to become weaker throughout and often without an enjoyable closing that wraps it up. But this, this poem just got better and better as I read and I was incredibly moved and stunned by all of it. I truly didn't want it to end and am still awestruck at how the author put this together so perfectly.

I'm finding it difficult to express my thoughts properly because I really am awed by the whole poem. The whole concept, the content, rhythm and flow all meld together beautifully to create an exquisite piece of art".

:)