Kristin

nailz100

I want to break through the lies that have been thrown down around me
and all the ones that I have thrown down upon myself
I want to feel with my heart and not my eyes
drink in everything that you are
why must I question everything
why must I be so afraid
would I be this afraid if I had nothing to lose...
cast upon this stage filled with ego and gluttony
has made me hollow and empty
has made me hate myself at times
it creates a false sense of reality
and I have swallowed every drop
drank it all in and thirsted for more
I wish I could see through your eyes
if only for a day
if only for a while
to see what it is you see
to see what you see in me

I can feel too
Sometimes so much it’s overwhelming
and other times I am numbed by things I can't explain
I wish I had all the answers
I wish I knew it all
maybe learning comes from living
and I'm waiting for the fall
In the openness I’m left hiding
just hiding from it all
baring myself yet sheltered
afraid to lose myself at all
though I can't explain what you mean to me
I could never find the words
I feel I’m screaming from the inside
Just fighting to be heard
Slowly drowning in my shallow pool
Thrashing violently through the tides
Of my life unfolded in chapters
Left for anyone to buy

coleen

my hero.

vulnerability is the key to happiness.

nailz100

That is all I feel lately is vulnerable, and I guess scared and confused

Being Enlightened

Oh, nailz! That was so full of honest and true feelings! Man, I sure hope you are able to let yourself get past all the self doubt and find love and freedom from all that you let haunt you! Into her arms, my good man--that's where you belong!

Nothingbetter

Very potent.

"Slowly drowning in my shallow pool
Thrashing violently through the tides
Of my life unfolded in chapters
Left for anyone to buy"

I feel this. I really do. Exquisite wording.

eden

Nothingbetter wrote:

Very potent.

"Slowly drowning in my shallow pool
Thrashing violently through the tides
Of my life unfolded in chapters
Left for anyone to buy"

I feel this. I really do. Exquisite wording.

Thats the beauty of poetry
for me as well. In reading others
poems Im able to find a little of myself in
there and hopefully figure out my life course a bit more.

And I agree, very unguarded
and vulnerable, which makes it beautiful.

ISN

this is probably one of the best poems I've read on here, and I wish I could say it hurts me to be so honest, but it hurts my empathy when I grade you poets.....I want to say that you're all brilliant, but I have a conflict of interest between my honesty and my empathy......and I love you, even if you're not brilliant.....unless you're being nasty to me......

I can feel too
Sometimes so much it’s overwhelming
and other times I am numbed by things I can't explain

I really understand this problem at the moment.....it's very hard for me to explain, and usually it's a male thing, but I am going through this, on the one hand, I am totally passionate, on the other I'm cold as ice.......

nailz100

Wow, I can't believe this piece has received such praise in the presence of such extraordinary minds. I am flattered that anyone would ever call my wording exquisite....truly speechless. I want you all to know that I really do write what I see, feel or think....its always real to me. I can't paint a picture about something I cannot see.

Nothingbetter

nailz100 wrote:

Wow, I can't believe this piece has received such praise in the presence of such extraordinary minds. I am flattered that anyone would ever call my wording exquisite....truly speechless. I want you all to know that I really do write what I see, feel or think....its always real to me. I can't paint a picture about something I cannot see.

Poetry gives us eyes we never knew we had

nailz100

Now all I need is the strength to see with them

Being Enlightened

nailz100 wrote:

Now all I need is the strength to see with them

A bump for nailz--methinks he's in need of reminding.

nailz100

Thank u for reminding me B.E.

DopeBeastie

howdy nailz...

long time, eh?


Rachel