Hanging From the Ceiling

by just me   Apr 2, 2007


I've been hanging from the ceiling
my world turned upside down
just hanging from the ceiling
waiting to hit the ground

every things falling around me
lamps are crashing to the floor
and i know thats where I'm gonna be
i just cant take anymore

nothing seems right
nothing seems OK
it's like a bright light
i throw my hand up to shield it away

but i cant block it out
i can't lie to myself
i just need to freaking shout
i cant help but want to be someone else

my chairs nailed to the ceiling
but the nails are slipping
hanging from the ceiling
but i can hear the wood ripping

I'll fall soon
just like everything around me
I'll b broken on the floor soon
no one can catch me

so when i fall
once i finally slip
don't feel bad at all
it's about time the nails ripped

a table hits the ground
broke into a million pieces
something else comes unbound
for no specific reason

for being cracked i cant cry
because just about everyone is
but the fact i cant handle this i want deny
is there a lesson on life that i missed?

the wood is popping
and i hold on to the chair
there's no stopping
I'm falling through the air

then i start thinking
I'm not afraid
for i new it was going to happen
my destiny already made

i knew I'd fall eventually
i knew I'd b here
broken for everyone to see
so i did not fear

i hit the ground and it hurts so bad
just lying there
never thought I'd feel so sad

it hurts like crazy
being broken
the feeling amazes me
like nothing ever spoken

and then i think about why i fell
why the nails came undone
and why I'm hurting like hell

i come to realize
it wasn't that bad at all
i shouldn't have let myself fall

so i pick myself up
dust myself off
and suddenly i don't feel so lost

i know I'm gonna b OK
even tho nothing seems right
and when things crash around me as they may
i will fight

i wont let myself fall
i wont hit the ground
i will be strong
while everything is crashing around

so i turn my world right side up
and I'm no longer hanging from the ceiling
waiting to hit the ground
I'm standing looking around

every things broken
everything cracked
but in all the chaos I'm still intact

I'm OK and I'll be fine
I'll never let myself cross that line

when i was hanging from the ceiling
waiting to hit the ground
on my face
was a constant frown

and now that i stand here
and glance around
i actually smile
there is no longer a frown

i may have let myself fall
but i didn't shatter
i didn't let myself crawl
like i didn't matter

now that I'm alright
i make a vow
i will never let myself fall
that i will not allow

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  • 17 years ago

    by Timothy B

    Very beautiful work. I am totally in love with this poem. you're amazing

  • 17 years ago

    by Tracy D Rollings

    WOW that was a marvelous poem , very good, started out great and gotta little weak, but you got it together and finished it off nicely , wonderful write , great job,,, thanks for sharing ,, your friend Tracy d.....................5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Chelsea

    I absolutely love it!
    you did an awesome job on this!
    new perspective on falling in love and i really liked it!

  • 17 years ago

    by TracyM

    Interesting poem, and a good read. loved the ending, such strength xx

  • 17 years ago

    by Sorefromreality

    It was something ive nvr read before.
    i like to wait a bit before responding to comments, just to find the perfect time to check in on ur work. and im glad i chose now.

    that was a great poem. rough around the edges, but u captured confusion, sadness, and hope all in one.

    its generally hard to put sadness in there and then hope, w/o it sounding cheesy, but u did it well.

    ur a great writer, keep it up. wut a creative concept.
    love ya lots,
    sore