Invisible Scars

The poison of spring has dissolved in my veins;
A second is worth both my future and past.
The more I denied my becoming insane,
The sooner insanity touched me at last.
The silence we hear is the laugh of my fate,
The soundless laugh at the one I forgot -
The yesterday's me - and the force to create
The life I portrayed. But it's less than I've got.
I love the invisible scars of my skin -
The blades of your hands are so tempting, indeed.
These words I give birth to just come from within,
Revealing the truth till the scars start to bleed.
These words cost two hours less than a night -
Mixed feelings are harder to rhyme than small talk.
Two hours more, and the things will go right
As long as I fail my deceiving the clock.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Ahmad Avatar
September 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM
wonderful. I have read two of your poems just now and wanted to read more...and after reading this, I realised that I am becoming your fan.... your poems are so profound that they touch one's soul.... your writing is too deep... I am sinking in the abyss....
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May 23, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Liking it,very vivid:Your compltely gifted
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