Shattered Glass

My mind is filled with void 
I can't exhale
Nor breathe out.
I'm choking on all these words i cannot speak
Like shattered glass they 
Ache and bleed
So much it hurts on the inside
That i can't even cleanse
Those tiny, insignificant pieces of pain
And free myself from this guilt 
That's digging so deep into my skin.

Break me, crush me
I don't care anymore
Ignore me,
I'm too tired to care back
I'm too bruised to even notice.
It's still my body
That takes hits quietly.

Bitter with all my sore
I've tried to escape
Not my first attempt,
Yet not my last
I'm still breathing
I'm still fighting.

I am no longer my own hero...
Lights out...
I need to rest.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Agustin Avatar
January 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Have a blessed New Year.
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February 7, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Laura Sabau, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing you're poetry. LOVE LINDA
Brown Avatar
February 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Laura. I know this is a late welcome but, I have had some very pressing matters going on. I hope to be back and at full speed in the next week or so. Until then please keep writing and sharing your poetry. Love, Carol
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