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Candice Vega Poem
The evening star glowing in a dust choked sky.
A girl stands by a window, with a tear in her eye.
She stares at the scene, hardly visible through the grime.
She whispers in the wind, “Bring my Dad home this time”
She opens the window, and climbs outside,
Having a flashlight, in her hand, as her guide.
Its glow shows the sides of the street.
She’s afraid for what the light will meet
Bodies piled everywhere she turns,
She wants to go home, and never return.
What brought this fate upon her town?
All her emotions are stripped and torn down.
A frightening sound explodes in her ear.
Shadows in the road now appear.
She run and hides behind a broken wall
Praying to god the rest doesn’t fall.
Footsteps coming closer to her
She can’t tell who because it’s all a blur
She backs away further so not to be seen in light,
Quieting her heart pounding from fright.
Gun shots and screams fill the air,
All these sounds, her ears couldn’t bear.
A slight whimper slips from her lips,
And over the broken stone she trips.
The shadows run closer, showering her heart with fear,
She wishes they would just disappear.
They pass by her; she fills with delight,
She just wants to see her dad tonight.
She shines the light, to show her place,
And to the shine comes a familiar face.
She doesn’t understand who’s to blame
Because on the tag shows her father’s name.
She holds in her tears and refrains from crying.
She falls to the ground where her dad was lying.
She lifts his arm and buries her face in his chest.
She closes her eyes wanting to forget the rest.
The shadows emerge yet she doesn’t see,
How close the end for her would be.
They look down at her, aim, shoot, and fire.
Being with her dad is her only desire.
The night had ended causing a little girl harm
But she took her last breath, in her father’s arms.
Copyright © Candice Vega | Year Posted 2009
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Candice Vega Poem
Moonlit children & carved smiles
Making every step seem worthwhile
Running away with the stars
Dancing in the wind, not so far
Decaying lungs & broken dreams
A bleeding mouth, drowning screams
Black veins & pale skin
addiction help deep within
Raindrops on lacerated lips
Hidden behind the lunar eclipse
Silver tongue & crippled wings
A spectral thorn & razor blade sings
Toxic showers, its poisons kiss
Suffocated by fake happiness
Plastic lungs & taped confession
Tempted by disguised aggression
Interrupted & separated skies
Peaking through sugar coated lies
Black curtains & paper hearts
Last words spoken before falling apart
Artfully twisting these words into gold
Cries muted & pain that's never old
Breaking free from any sin
Lies snowflakes on burnt skin
Copyright © Candice Vega | Year Posted 2009
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Candice Vega Poem
The monster became a living, walking nightmare
my dive into insanity, no longer perfect, containing a blank stare
I should resist, the monster will find me, run away with me
Pretend to hear my meager complaints, force me to see what I'm afraid to see
Blame and guilt, volleying right and left, up and down
It's crashing me closer, with every step, I'm falling to the ground
It's all a game, just play along, play the game, play it well
Brimming confidence, dissolved in thoughts, of what? I won’t tell
Demons, devil born souls, run quick, run fast, stand my ground
No sense of fear, n sense of foreboding, not even a slight sound
High speed, pursuit of hell, bent on going, bent on crashing
Giving into the power, life's faster, lights flashing
Crash and torment me again, my eyes close after all
The beginning of the end for me, feeling numb after the fall
Is there a way out? I'm different, distant and moved on
Listen to the water, calling, coaxing into death, I'm gone
Endless, empty cloud; dreamless oblivion; oxygen, exhalation
Am I dead? Still alive? Broken into pieces, I need motivation
Reality closes in, walls me in; until there’s nothing there
Death comes behind me, containing a blank stare.
Copyright © Candice Vega | Year Posted 2009
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A corpse in a coffin
Like a turtle in a shell
A torched arm breaks
Like a slice in a bell
A cough in the wind
A mouth draining dread
Sea running free
Grass tinted red
Moon cuts the morning
Stars dance today
Rain whipping down
Shoes slip away
Scoop out the dirt
Tear open the ground
Catch a falling tear
Shake it off, without a sound
Stand on the snow
Lean in real close
Whistle for an answer
Turn around and choke
Crawl over to your car
and zip through the sun
The night has boiled over
The deed is done
Copyright © Candice Vega | Year Posted 2009
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As crystallized ice melts away
And fire breaks the morning
She lies in bed dreaming
What started out as breath taking
Now turns for the worse
And steams her mind
Her breathing, shallow
Her eyes, sunken
Her face, fading
And then, it closes in
There’s nowhere to go
There’s no escape
It’s coming for her
She screams for help
No one answers, she’s alone
Vines entangle her
Thorns bite her flesh
Fear grips her heart
Through the tangle of forest plants
She pushes harder
Trying to escape
She’s trapped by a wall
In desperation she claws at the wall
Breaking fingernails and flesh
She tries climbing, too steep
She wants to turn and disappear
It’s too late, there’s no escape
It’s behind her, it’s here
Choking her every movement
She stops resisting
And…
As the crystallized ice melted away
And the fire broke the morning,
She lay in bed dreaming
Copyright © Candice Vega | Year Posted 2009
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