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The Poison Called Despair

A hopeless cause
Lost within the shadows
That haunt thy mind,
Loathing thyself,
Wishing to fade away into the night sky among the stars,
A burden that is just an extra mouth to feed,
Opinions ignored and yell at for them,
Just wanting to escape from the pain of loneliness,
Hiding in your room covering my ears 
To block out yelling from the other room,
The one that truly cared has been lost 
While one makes false promises 
That I am foolish for hoping he might keep,
The painful emotions all bottled up within the confines of my mind,
The only comfort is the silence and peace of being alone
But are burdened with the pain that comes with it,
Looking at the mirror in anger as I see the shadow of myself
For whom is the person hidden deep within my mind 
Locked in a cage,
The days are long nightmares
Made by the pain of reality
Where my only sanctuary is the dreams of sleep
Where I escape to.
The friends I have are hidden from the true self
Of hopeless cause of a friends whom doesn’t deserve
Such good people as friends.

Copyright © Gregory Stires | Year Posted 2015



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Cage I'Ve Made

Darkness rising, 
Void consuming, 
Clouds are dark and crying, 
Shadows haunting the mind, 
Hiding from the stares of judgement, 
Alone in the shadows of darkness 
My thoughts become my enemy, 
Reminded of flaws, past mistakes, and failures, 
Wanting to disappear from this cruel world 
That has cursed my existence 
With the whispers of malice said behind my back, 
Ignored for not being societies image, 
So easy to act like I'm fine 
When in reality my mind cracks 
Piece by piece like a shattering glass, 
Their words filled with malice pierces 
My soul 
Like a spear. 

Honesty is what my opinions are, 
And for that I am considered an a*****e, 
Because they rather hear lies 
Than the honest damn truth 
That they ignore, 
When unlike them 
I face the ugly truth inside, 
I know I have problems, 
I shouldn't dwell on them but its hard not to, 
I am arrogant for I look down upon 
Those who treat life as a game they can 
Make mistakes in, 
But in the game of reality 
One mistake can cost them everything. 

I am a caged bird who has created 
His own prison, 
Made from the shadows 
I run from, 
One day I will break free from 
This cage of shadows 
And soar the night sky with my life shining bright, 
But until then my light will be hidden within the void of this prison, 
Until I reach it and grasp it, 
To eradicate my shadows and step into my light.

Copyright © Gregory Stires | Year Posted 2015


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