Borderline

by Brook   Nov 3, 2013


Standing on the edge
Between the living and the dead
The distant echoes, far away
From the ones I'll leave behind
Seem so out of reach

What lies ahead
Is the certainty and promise
Of the nothingness and emptiness
To end the pain
The pain of being here
In this world I don't belong

Crying softly, I am cold
Sitting alone on this damned ledge
I don't have anywhere to go
But down down down
My hands are shaking
I am scared

But how can I live a moment longer?
With the guilt and the pain
The knowledge of the burden that I am
Of hurting those around
The overwhelming darkness that I breathe
The suffocating screams inside my head

And so my hands grip the railing
Get my balance
Hold my breath
And finally let go
I go unnoticed, quietly
Into the misty void

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  • 9 years ago

    by kimberley walt

    THIS IS VERY NICE. KUDOS DEAR!

  • 9 years ago

    by Tiffany

    Interesting

  • 10 years ago

    by gumshuda

    Oh my god..... What an emotional poem.
    I love this poem so much...
    You caught my attention in the very first line of your poem..... "Standing on the edge
    Between the living and the dead"..
    What a powerful line......
    I felt that you wanted to indicate that you were standing on the edge of living a lively life ahead of you and the dead world you live in right now.....

    I specially loved these lines.......
    What lies ahead
    Is the certainty and promise
    Of the nothingness and emptiness

    Very well written.... Keep writing and thank you for sharing..

  • 10 years ago

    by JesusFreakAuthor

    Wow, that is so powerful and sad, it really got m thinking, wonderful description and sense of wording and expression, the story was told excellently!

  • 10 years ago

    by Azrael

    A nice dark piece of work. well thought out and written

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