World Falls Away

by HOLLYWOODxBANGBANG   Oct 18, 2007


She took it as harshly as any other girl would,
The day that he turned his back and walked,
And she did her best to smile, did all she could;
Trying not to cry as their old friends talked.

They asked her what she`s been doing, since he`d gone,
And she boasted a practiced fake smile as she said:
"I`ve been smiling, been laughing, gosh, I`ve moved on,
He`s nothing to me anymore, but a memory in my head."

They looked around at one another, then back at her,
And at that moment, she knew what they were thinking,
But what are you supposed to say, when it`s all a blur,
And your hold on your self control is slowly sinking?

She held her composure for another minute or two,
Before she thought up some old excuse to leave,
The same as before, going to do something new,
To try and keep her mind off of the absence to grieve.

And she ripped off all of the sheets that had your scent,
She re-painted the walls, a pretty and calm baby blue,
With a match, she lit up all the letters she came to resent,
And she tore apart all of the old pictures of her and you.

When your world falls away, into a place so unknown,
What else are you to do, when you get the bad news?
When your world falls away, and leaves you behind,
What are you gonna do, when there`s nothing else to lose?

With much needed poise, she ignored the shadows on the wall,
Because the ghost in army green was doing her no good,
In a world so big, she was becoming so lost, so damn small,
But in her darkest hour, she laughed -- the best she could.

- Jenna Elphick
October 17, 2007

[[Not my best, I know. If it was confusing, it was about a girl losing the love of her life to the army.]]

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  • 17 years ago

    by dollwithafrown

    Although you said this wasn't your best, I have to say, IMO, it's *one* of your best. At first I thought the person's love of their life had just left them [not for the army, just left], then I thought they had died, then when the army was mentioned I thought they had died at war. So basically I'm saying I was glad for the explanation - though I didn't find the poem that confusing.

    It was well written. It really was.

  • 17 years ago

    by Prophecies In Kodak

    You painted a very nice picture here. And I'll admit.. i loved your flow. And your moral especially. Your poetry always has an inspirational tint to it, and that makes it so very unique.

    "I`ve been smiling, been laughing, gosh, I`ve moved on,
    He`s nothing to me anymore, but a memory in my head."

    I really liked that.. Because typically, people do try to convince themselves otherwise of what they feel. Thsi was very raw, and overall so amazing and realistic. I loved it.

    Five.

  • 17 years ago

    by MyEscape

    WOW! You're poetry is amazing. It gets better and better. I envy your ability to do so many cool styles as well. Very good...certainly makes you an extraordinary poet. I rate this a five because you can take the ordinary things poets use all the time, like lines about fake smiles and broken hearts, and make them totally original. Great job to ya!
    *ME*

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