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Wasted Life

Posted by Myndstorm on October 30, 2008 - 17:33

I had such promise,
I threw it away,
Such a wasted life,
Such a sunny day.
I lay in the dirt to hide
My scars, eternally banned
From joining the stars.
I cannot compete,
My language is dead,
Trampled beneath
Mediocrity's tread.
I have no love,
I have no anchor,
I have no one to stand
And fight off the rancor.
Just me alone, an army of one,
Like trying to spit,
And put out the sun.

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Comments

Bradene | October 30, 2008 - 19:24

A terribly heart rending piece, lots to read here between the lines.. If it is biographical all I can say is hold on and keep positive, if it's not then you have tremendous insight. Val x

Nathan Bednarek | October 31, 2008 - 17:08

The last two lines are just genius. They're funny in a way, but also they are very deep and say so much forcing me to take a moment and think about what they're saying. That's something no average poet can do. Great work, well done.

Nathan ;-)

tamara (not verified) | November 20, 2008 - 23:53

Yes,the last two lines are as quoted,"Genius".
Every piece of your work is very appealing to me.
Fantastic.
Lynne.