Jessie

Today i took all sharp objects
And put them in a bag
With a draw string
And pulled it tight
Then put it away somewhere safe

Theres no way I can chuck these things away
What happens when i need to slice the bread
If I have no knife
Will I have to tare at the loaf like the knife tares my skin
Still being reminded of the reason why I havn't got the knife
And what happens when i need to draw a circle
Will the plate be ok to draw around
but what if the plates too big
Will i get frustrated and smash the plate
Making more sharpe edges to play with
What if the screws need turning to make them tight
Will the screw driver find its way into my hand
Will the screws get tightened
Will I wonder the nail look more inviting than the driver
Will i place it back in the bag
thats the question I ask my self

And you look into my eyes and say
this bag is not here to keep these things from you
Its just here to remind you to put them away
To keep them out of sight
Until you really need them

So I want to know
Why With the pen (which I know is sharp)
have you placed a notepad in the bag
How can the note pad hurt me ?

I look deep
And sweet poetess you know the answer
There may be no god today
There may be no blue skies
No rainbows to warm your soul
No sunshine
Only rain and the bitterness of life
But with the pen and paper you can create
Your own world
Full of magic and belief
shooting stars and beautiful dreams
Or you may just wish to slash at the pages
with the pen and pretend the paper is your wrist

I my self would like for you to spit your pain upon
the sheets of paper so i know how your feeling
And when i know how your feeling
I can try to give the words you need

Be it only to know that some one
gives a dam
about how your feeling right now

Reviews

[Also known as Clare.]

I love this so so so much

[Mandi Emme]

Awesome is all I have to say!!!

[i.am.the.sun.]

the message here is awesome, i loved reading it and the idea behind these words :)
there were some lines though that once you really get going and draw the reader in they sort of jolt the reader back into realizing they're reading something. like in the middle of the second stanza, how many times you say "plate" sort of makes you stumble and takes away from the poem by drawing attention to its structure.
i love the idea of the bag :) very original, very interesting.

[Pebbles]

This was written for a young girl I befriended on hp Kiri... I left behind the need to hurt my self in my younger years, you can move on from here and you can learn to like and love what you have inside ... :) my son also went through a period of cutting himself and hating who he was,though i understood it was so scarey not knowing how to help him x

[Kiri Nells]

This is very meaningful, I actually almost started to cry, remembering my story. Becareful when putting pen to paper; it can destroy your life or make it new. Poetry saved my life, I will attest to that. Literally. I can feel the pain and relate to this poem. I swear, if this was written about yourself, we're twins.