No Longer Care

If my jar of tears is full,
Does that mean I won’t cry anymore?

If I’m already broken in a million pieces,
Does that mean I can no longer break?

If I stick the knife far enough in,
Will I become numb to the pain?

If I bleed until I bleed out,
Does that mean they can no longer hurt me?

If my ears become deaf to their words,
Will I never again have them scar me?

If my skin continues to grow thicker,
Will one day I no longer care?

And if I no longer care,
Does that mean I’ll survive?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Mister Roboto Avatar
July 30, 2011 at 3:59 AM
U will survive...ONLY if you keep writing! You still writing Right!?!
Brown Avatar
June 30, 2011 at 4:29 AM
Congratulations A for your win in the contest of Brian Strand "Up To Thee". Love, Carol P. S. I was away and missed congrats on many of Brian's contest. I try but don't know if I will ever catch up.
Dietrich Avatar
June 10, 2011 at 1:34 PM
wow, here is one I may never have seen if it had not been entered into this contest. I really like this. A fave for this one. And Congratulations on your fine win.
Thanks so much Andrea...ya it's an older one...I wrote last year...but I RARELY write short poems...so it wasn't hard to choose from haha....
Sweetheart Avatar
June 10, 2011 at 5:58 AM
Congrats on your beautiful win in Brian's contest .. a lovely piece of poetry ...
Beck Avatar
December 25, 2010 at 12:09 AM
wow another great poem.....well done indeed
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