Despair In Love,Love In Despair

Why do i find solace in my loneliness
But find sorrow with those wit whom i share the same blood
Why do i hide behind these fake smiles of happiness
When this sorrow and unrest washes over my soul like a flood

Its pathetic how i'm laughing on the outside
Laughing at how everyting is all right
While i'm crying and dying on the inside
Not wanting anyone to see my sad sad plight

Why is it that i continuosly distance myself
from those who are or try to get close
I see love as nothing more than a drug 
that people are addicted to the point of overdose

I am one who finds solace in despair
in sorrow,in sadness,in darkness

I am one who feels pain in love
I see it as evil like a vulture,instead of pure like a dove

Love can build,but it can also destroy
It takes away everything,all of the joy

Despair may seem like incarnated bitterness
But its there to comfort in the face of loneliness

I find myself wishing for the company of the feeling of melancoly
Its as if i can't function without it

Like a flower without an ounce of water
Could this feeling be,truly be love

I see that in the end,that i find myself in a paradox
A large cell with many locks

Two sides of the same coin

Love and Despair,Despair and Love

Despair in Love,Love in Despair

I can't make it disappear
Don't want to make it disappear
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Mack Avatar
February 21, 2011 at 6:10 AM
wow this is very deep. i love it =)
Chappell Avatar
November 6, 2010 at 9:04 AM
good words here my friend
Brown Avatar
June 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Your poetry was a pleasure to read today Harrison. May your weekend be full of love,good health and loads of inspiration. Love, Carol
King Avatar
June 10, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Good poem. I'd say you should work on it more. Fix up the spelling and grammar. Change up a few lines. Great writing ability though. nice work...love nikki.
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