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Standing Above, You Watched Me Drown

My struggle My panic Was just amusement to you What was happening didn't matter The water wasn't filling your lungs Wasn't making your chest beat like a drum Counting down the seconds Before your chest collapsed Before your last thought Left Your mind No It was my lungs My chest My thought My mind The very mind that once trusted you That once called you best friend That once was manipulated into believing it was loved By you The most painful part When you were drowning I reached out my hand to help you And you pulled me in You used my body as a ladder You were never struggling It was an act A trick As soon as you could You called out to my demons And they gladly came Screaming for mercy They pulled at my ankles My thighs My torso My last thought explored the feeling of pain Pain leaking into my heart Killing me before the water could Standing above You watched me drown

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 8/23/2015 12:11:00 AM
Ellie,, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the homepage. **SKAT**
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Date: 8/18/2015 7:38:00 AM
Powerful. being pulled down to drown, would be excruciating, being watched while it happened, even worse! Gave me chills...
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Date: 8/13/2015 1:57:00 AM
Congrats on ur awesome winning write Ellie!
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Date: 8/13/2015 1:44:00 AM
Ellie, Congratulations on your win. SKAT LOVE
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Date: 8/7/2015 11:48:00 PM
Hi Ellie, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 8/6/2015 6:18:00 PM
Ellie, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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Date: 8/6/2015 6:03:00 PM
What a great poem! If I may ask, what was the inspiration for this poem?
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Date: 8/6/2015 8:14:00 AM
Great write...love...xxx
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