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Best Poems Written by Jazzlyn Barden

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Suicide Note

Your tears they were true,
you can’t fake that pain.
The pain of failure, and pain of depression.
Anxiety, and knowing you’re not good enough.

You loved her, and she loved you,
But love wasn’t strong enough to help you pull through.
And the promise ring you gave her,
was your promise of forever.
Only a forever she wouldn’t yet understand.

One.
two.
three.
four.

Now your mother is banging on your bathroom door,
Why are you crying on your bathroom floor?
Why is there blood seeping onto your carpet floor?

Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.

The words they’ve said,
they sealed your fate.

Nine. 
Ten.
Eleven.
Twelve.

The ones you left here,
you didn’t think they could’ve helped.

But now we’ll never know,
How we could’ve helped.
By the time the paramedics get there,
you’re already dead.

No suicide note,
just a lifeless body instead.
How will I know,
what I could’ve done,
to help you from a fate you could’ve overcome.

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Dreams Come True

Dreams come true,
Just not in the way you think they do.
It’s not a Disney movie,
And there’s no fairytale story.

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Psycho

Beautiful Girl,
Changing by her bedroom door.
Hair as blonde as gold,
And skin like porcelain and snow.

Turned around just in time,
To see a man with angry eyes.
Outside her window.
But he doesn’t talk,
He only stares.

No harm will come,
is what she thought.
I’ll go to bed,
By morning he’ll be gone.

But when she woke,
He sat on her bed.
Her breathing hitched,
Scared out of her mind,
She doesn’t wish for death.

But instead of death,
He gives her kiss,
But she sends him away,
Says, “Please don’t come again.”

But later that night,
While the moon shines bright,
He comes back,
The only other soul in sight.

Out of the corner of her eye,
She see’s him there.
Turning around,
She grabs her 45
But when she looks back,
He disappeared,
He’s out of her sight.

Psycho,
Psycho,
Where did you go?
I could’ve sworn you stood there
Right by my window.

You didn’t knock,
didn’t speak,
Just stood outside,
watching me.

In the back of the house,
There was a sound,
Dropping the gun,
There's was nowhere to run.
Is he still here?
Or did he just go?

Psycho,
Psycho,
Why did you come?
You stood by my door,
 and just watched the rain pour.

Without a second thought,
She turned to run,
But it’s too late,
He grabbed her arm.

Screaming in pain,
She asks 'What have you done?'
But he puts a knife to her throat,
And her cries are silent.

Psycho,
Psycho,
Where’d you get that knife,
I beg and plead,
Please don’t end my life.

But it’s too late,
He slit her throat.
Beautiful girl,
Blood as red as a rose.

She lays on her bedroom floor,
Without a pulse.
But now there’s no one in the home,
Where’d the psycho go?
There was never a psycho in her home.

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Car Crash

Car Crash,
Whiplash.
Right before your eyes.

Driver,
Driver,
Why’d you drink and drive?

I’m taking you to court,
For you caused a man to die.

Car Crash,
Whiplash,
Right before your eyes.

Driver,
Driver,
Why’d you drink and drive?

Baby in the back seat,
You caused a child to die,

Car Crash,
Whiplash,
Right before your eyes.

Driver,
Driver,
Why’d you drink in drive?

You killed a mother on her way to the hospital,
about to give birth to a child.

Car crash,
Whiplash,
Right before your eyes.

Driver,
Driver,
Why’d you drink your drive?

You killed your mother, 
and your baby brother,
Leaving to give you a ride.

Maybe next time,
You’ll think about your alcohol intake,
Don’t drink and drive,’
Unless you want someone to die.

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Lightning Flashes

Lightning flashes,
And a new storm brew.
The only sound,
After out the door went you.

You said a few words,
And did some bad things,
But I forgive you,
It won’t happen again.

Lightning flashes,
Illuminating the dark room,
And through the new light,
I see a forming bruise.

Looking down my arms,
I see a few more,
But I forgave you then,
For it can’t get any worse.

Lightning flashes,
And I start to feel calm.
Finally I’m alone,
Safe without any harm.

That won’t last for long,
But I know it’s okay.
He says he loves me,
So of course I will stay.

Lightning flashes,
And in He walks again.
The smell of alcohol and perfume,
Lingers on his skin.

Walking to me,
With a sinister grin.
I’m thrown to the ground,
As He says “It’s good to be home again.”

Lightning flashes,
As He kicks me again.
He’s broken my ribs before,
So I know they’re broken again.

My screams fill the air,
I assume nobody cares.
Or perhaps the storms too loud,
For anybody to hear.

Lightning flashes,
As he punches my face.
Blood streams down my cheek,
As I struggle to stay awake.

Suddenly he stops,
And my vision is blurred.
He kisses my hand,
And says, “I’m sorry if that hurt.”

He says he didn’t mean to hurt me,
And it won’t happen again.
So I smile weakly,
A fall into a bittersweet nothing.

As lightning strikes,
I’m awoken from my sleep,
My whole body aches,
As the pattern of each day…

Repeats itself again.

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Sisters Shadow

Broken child,
run away.
Your perfect sister,
Will stay in place
You’ll be forgotten,
Forever in her shadow
Not good enough,
For the praise of your mother.

Perfect, perfect,
Perfect sister
Perfect grades,
Perfect daughter.
Stays the same

No one will see,
Any of your good deeds.
For your sister is the princess,
The one that they adore.

Silly girl,
What have you done?
You tried to go,
and be up front.

You screwed things up,
Don’t you know,
You’re an invisible child,
Hiding in your sister’s shadow.

Nothing that you do,
Will change the fact,
You’re not good enough,
To be into the light.

Perfect sister,
Perfect grades,
Proud mother,
of her perfect child.

Little sister,
Average grades,
Disappointed mother,
of her Broken and not so perfect child.

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Beautiful Tragedy

Is this what you want?
For me to stay unhappy?
But it’s all good, I’m fine.
Yeah right we know that’s just a lie.

But wait.
they don’t, only I do.
I know it’s a lie.

Every smile on my face,
lie.
It can easily just be erased.
Because it’s not even real.
Because I’m not even happy.

Is this what you want? 
For me to build up walls,
then watch them crumbling down?

For me to hope I’m good enough,
then find out that I’m still worthless.
That’s what you want,
isn’t it?

If that’s what you wanted,
then I hope your happy.
‘Cause all that’s left of me,
is a beautiful tragedy.

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Ocean Air

Walking past the ocean,
There is no current.
There’s no breeze,
And I’m alone,
it’s just me.

I think to myself,
Asking why I am here?
In the dead of the night,
Breathing in the ocean air.

The wind picked up,
And waves start to crash.
I get a thought,
And remember as to why I stand here.

I asked myself,
what it would be like to be the ocean.
To be able to crash like the waves,
And not be judged for it.

To be able to be free,
To cause happiness and give others memories,
that they’ll always be able to hold on to,
Forever and ever.

I would like to 
Just be free.
To be calm with the sea,
Or drift with the wind.

As I think this,
A storm begins to brew,
As I stand in the ocean,
And the waves crash around me.

How did I get here?
Earlier I stood in the stand.
The thought of the ocean,
it pulled me in.

Maybe if I go deeper,
I could find out what it’d be;
To live in the ocean,
And let the current take me.

Closing my eyes,
I breathe in the scent,
The smell of fresh air,
And the salt mixed within.

I smile formed on my face,
And my thoughts took control.
I will stay in the ocean,
No one will care that I’m gone.

I will be all alone,
Maybe I’ll drown.
But I’ll be happy to know what it’s like,
To be like the ocean,
I’ll lay here and ride with the current.

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Remember

Remember our last winter,
The last moment together.
In the backyard woods,
Our last snowfall together.

Remember two years ago,
Late night events still running through my mind.
My hand held in yours to keep warm,
Still sends shivers down my spine.

But go back in time,
Now four years back.
Still in those woods,
Not a care in the world.

You tell me how you feel,
I say I don't feel the same.
But I lied.
Because I didn't think I deserved you.
I'm just a waste of your time.

Go back again,
Eight years ago.
You're waving to me outside the window,
I smile and run out to see you again.

Back into the woods,
To a hut we built ourselves.
We laugh and run until the day comes to an end.

Remember ten years back,
When we first met.
I knew we'd be friends, 
Forever until the end.

But now I'm gone 2,000 miles away,
Conversations cut short.
My smile simply fades.

Day in and day out,
You've been there 'til the end.
I want to go home,
Go back to my friend.

Everyday that goes by,
My heart fills with regret.
I should've told you I loved you,
But now it's too late.

Remember our last winter, 
Our last day spent together.
Your warm breath on my face,
I'll remember forever.

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Without You

With you, 
Every day seemed to end too soon,
With you,
Everything seemed easier to say or do.

With you,
I feel bright,
like a firework in the mid July night.

With you,
I’m able to stay strong,
And be myself.
Throughout the whole day,
And throughout the whole night.

But without you,
I never seemed to have a place,
And when you called,
I’d hate hearing your voice,
Because it reminds me of how I couldn’t stay

Without you,
I felt the need to drink my life away,
So maybe then,
I wouldn’t have to live with all this pain.

Without you,
My views of the world changed.
No more hope,
Just the knowing of what it’s capable of.

Without you,
I lost my home,
The embrace of your arms,
I’m no longer warm

Without you,
I’m a ghost of a whole.
Just a shadow,
Left wandering the world.

Like Peter Pan when he found Wendy,
Except there’s no one here to find me.

But even when it all comes crashing down,
Like lightning in the sky I’ll hold my ground.
I believe that I’ll make it through night,
I’m here to stay, and I’ll  win this fight.