Numb

Running away from everything I know
Fearing all I ever knew
Black acid tears burn scars on my face
I should've never let you get close to me
Never let you get to know me
I'm a little too dangerous
A little too smart
Too fast
Too strong
Too dangerous
Faster and faster through the forest 
The blood splashed trees give up their dead
The spirits are my guardians now
You don't need to worry
Approaching the cliff, I see it's manipulative smile
The ground turns to ice under my feet as I slip and fall
The jagged earth digs into my flesh
Soaking it's surface with crimson gore
My eyes burn black as I fall off the edge
My acid tears dig deeper as my mangled corpse falls off the edge
A cascade of blood as my background
The water below is white, pure
But i'm not
The cascade hits before I do, injecting it's deathly toxen
It shouldn't be possible that I'm still alive
Drowning in poison
Bleeding eternally
Acid for tears
I see you at the edge of the cliff
A single tear falls from your face
Comfort felt, only briefly
As your tear turns to fire
And engulfes me
And all I am
Is numb
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Evans Avatar
August 14, 2010 at 2:19 AM
Jenni you are awesome! even though it sounds depressing its the way i feel 90 percent of the time.
Preece Avatar
September 10, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Thanks :)
Fraser Avatar
July 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Excellent write Jenni>>James
Preece Avatar
May 18, 2009 at 7:05 AM
Thank you all so much. What place did I get in the contest?
Esquire Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Dear Jenni,Congratulations on YOUR Well Deserved Honorable Mention in Deborah's Wicked Contest ALWAYS...HG
Smith-Johnsen Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 10:40 AM
Congratulatins on placing in Deborah's poem. W-I-C-K-E-D Eeew! So devilish. Love, Dane
Preece Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 7:07 AM
I won? R u serious?!
Townsend Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 6:34 AM
Great writing, chilling. Congratulations on your HM! Smiles from Lolita
Moreno Avatar
May 13, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Jenni, congrats with your HM...Raul
Winter Avatar
May 13, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations on your win in Debbie's contest! Well done! Love, Shar
Preece Avatar
April 22, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Figure of speech 's all
Guzzi Avatar
April 21, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Good entry for Something Wicked This Way Comes contest..I have one question "My acid tears dig deeper as my mangled corpse falls off the edge" if you're a corpse how are you crying? LIGHT & Love!
Devonshire Avatar
February 13, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Jenni, that numbness will go away as your life moves forward. Speaking on behalf of many poets, we've been there and we've survived. I pray the darkness has lifted and you have found joy again. Carolyn
Preece Avatar
December 15, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Thx
Wiggins Avatar
December 13, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Very deep... *Breana*
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