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Diamond In the Rough

I am breaking down inside
These walls are falling down,
The ropes are becoming untied

How can I explain what is going on
When I am mute and lonely
How to explain this black swan

Life is changing before my eyes
I am the middle, yet the oldest
And I deal with these nightly cries

Why do I have to sacrifice so much?
For an older sister
Who is out of touch

Why am I keeping balance steady
When I am drowning in ruin
I am not ready

I am sick everyday
Having to rough it out,
And pretend in every way

Why do I ask, but want no answer
Can't we rewind life
I wanted to be a ballerina, or a dancer

Life is tough for all
But I am searching for the eject button
I'll fly high, then fall

You don't understand the cracks in my heart
Where you put yourself forth
And set me apart

And here I am like glue
Keeping these pieces together
Stuck to all of you

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Mohan Chutani

Date: 8/24/2014 6:57:00 PM

Princess, inner feelings expressed very well. hope you got the eject and found peace with creative self. Mohan

Mohan Chutani
Date: 8/24/2014 7:51:00 PM

everyone struggles in this world. one needs to learn to accept them and make peace with self ultimately. One's creativity in positive directions can do wonders. requires only small steps at a time. god is kind and always lends support. we do not know his ways of doing so but having faith itself heals. light and love, Mohan

Princess Xia
Date: 8/24/2014 7:32:00 PM

The struggles really get to me when I am at the point of writing about them. The release I feel after having written isn't much of a release at all... just that the real world has corrupted my dreams.

Carol Eastman

Date: 8/23/2014 1:07:00 PM

You're great at expressing your feelings on paper. I hope it helps... Remember, you're never alone, even when you think you are... And we'll be reading and listening.

Princess Xia
Date: 8/24/2014 7:31:00 PM

Thank you.. Having support helps

Robert Lindley

Date: 8/23/2014 11:34:00 AM

Hang in to triumph. Write your thoughts, sling the ink and do not let your heart sink! Although you may fail to see it now there is a light at the end of that long dark tunnel. Trust me, I know so well of that which I speak! Great write!!!

Princess Xia
Date: 8/24/2014 7:30:00 PM

I've been walking through a tunnel, ran to a dim light I saw... it was just a firefly.

Carrie Richards

Date: 8/22/2014 9:28:00 PM

There is a lot said between the lines of this poem......one can imagine some real feelings expressed. I hope it helps to write them out! Good wishes Xia !!

Princess Xia
Date: 8/23/2014 10:55:00 AM

Writing is an escape. When I write about my troubles, then people should worry... because that mean it's really getting to me.