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Show Me

I crack and I peel 
like lead laced walls 
I'm a haphazard so please
keep your distant 
I contain many flaws 
I fear no one will love me
maybe I'm a lost cause 
people keep coming and going
like a bunch of rotating glass doors 
we all have sores that will never heal
and I'm not talking about the STD kind 
I'm talking about the wounds
that prevent you from really feeling
see I'm afraid I'll never fall in love
I'd rather lie in the tub and let 
the bubbles tickle as they rise on up 
I know that might be a little graphic 
but it's the truth. Show me the proof. 
So I can stop treating love like a spoof.

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Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 7/18/2009 6:44:00 PM

It's sad to feel that you are so flawed you will never find love. That feeling will change. I know it's hard to put the wounds behind you, but sometimes that's the only way to succeed. We all feel vulnerable when it comes to falling in love. Beautiful, heartfelt writing, Shahana! Love, Carolyn

Rebecca Pasco

Date: 7/14/2009 5:34:00 AM

im feeling this way also.but they still come.lol"I'm a haphazard so please keep your distant " this guy wrote me on myspace and said im going to send u a poem of adult caliber.Does that mean of lyk...adult standard.lyk...a mature poem.(for mature audiences only)lol...idk??

Steve Meadows

Date: 7/13/2009 8:42:00 PM

great imagery i love how you described the bubble rising up good job check out some of my poems