wide awake

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wide awake

A long ten years I think it’s been

Living in my bitter sin

A world of joy I should have known

A piercing knife through the bone

All these memories I dare not save

Buried in a secret grave

No flowers, no tears, no remorse

No marriage, no ring, nor divorce

You broke my wings but I’m not tame

And all the while I’m to blame

In this cage an unseen prison

Filled with rage a tragic vision

I look your way in a glance

And I knew there was no chance

You took my youth and I realize

I see the truth that I despise

Ashamed of my big mistake

Laying here wide awake

It’s 4 am, I should be sleeping

I write these words not worth keeping

I read this back, it sounds so gay

All the words and how I say

My thoughts are there just not coming

In my head a constant humming

My head is throbbing I need a break

The sleep I need I can’t take

My job is waiting and I’m not there

Numb inside I just don’t care

Facing life a simple fact

How I am and how I act

I’m not your minion not your slave

Just fired up to misbehave

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tenderpoison commented on wide awake

08-24-2009

wonderful phrasing, great flow....and you are correct...I understand this completely.

Tempy commented on wide awake

08-20-2009

Numb inside I just don’t care Facing life a simple fact How I am and how I act I’m not your minion not your slave Just fired up to misbehave nice lines

EinStud commented on wide awake

08-02-2009

The poem "wide awake" has a really good flow, and just when I think I get the meaning, I think maybe I am wrong. -Einstud

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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