DULL KNIVES

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    DULL KNIVES

    DULL KNIVES

    Excuse me while I cut a little more
    Pardon me while I do it with no remorse
    I am sorry, I am slamming the door
    Thank you, but no thank you

    You thought you could go back
    Stupid, shallow, dumb, immature
    Scared of what you might have to endure
    You walked away when you were under attack

    A pretty familiar feeling
    A pretty familiar face
    A very familiar space
    You never knew how to deal with it

    You still don’t know how to cope
    You look at a knife, you look at a rope
    You are to chicken shit, you are full of fear
    Still, you fail to allow anyone near

    So excuse me while I cut a little more
    Excuse me if I dig in a little deeper
    I lay here, can’t get off of the floor
    Thank you, but no thank you

    You allow people to see you at your best
    You don’t allow people to see you at your worst
    So proud, you still stick out your chest
    Only to collapse when you are all alone

    Nobody understands, nobody gets it
    That is how it is, that is how you live
    So go on, cut a little more
    Continue to do it with no remorse

    Get stuck in a familiar place
    Get stuck with a familiar feeling
    Slam the door once more
    So hard you fall to the ground

    You can’ rebound, you are tired
    You simply lay there, dull knife in hand
    Then you wonder how it would feel
    If it weren’t dull, if you can cut a little more

    Excuse me, now I have cut too far
    I dug as deep as I could
    I am on the floor, no strength to get up
    Thank me, I am gone now.

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    candysears commented on DULL KNIVES

    05-05-2009

    You just dug a little deeper! What an excellent write.. Blessing!!

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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