Emulated from Where I’m From By George Ella Lyon
I’m from a land of shadows and gloom
Blood splattered walls and shattered sanity
I’m from a place of unknown struggles and cries of pain
I’m from a darkened mind which begs to be understood;
Forever trying to reason with others but always failing to do so
Beaten memories and broken dreams line the walls of a carnival fueled by my ideas.
Entrails coat the crumbling walls like blood dipped streamers
caused from a past birthday party of mine, in which no one showed
Tossing about the brittle bones of victims,
which are taken forcefully by my slender hands
Long winter nights filled with my silent screams fading into the endless void, never to be heard
I’m from blistering flames of envy and fear
I’m from the shambles of love and death, equally balanced on the scale of my life
Busted blood clots and soft, pink cotton candy dreams violently interject each other within my mind
causing mental hurricanes which leave my head in ruins and tears upon my cheeks, burning into the skin like acid
I’m from a normal family- unlike me
The odd one out
Always the freak that spends her time alone
Writing about the suffering of herself and others
and never telling anyone about her pain
They would never understand me; I was always aware of that fact
I am the weird one in every group
No one wants to talk to me unless they have to
She is a blank face that hides so much emotion
I’m from a realm of unrequited love
Always a crush
and never anything more
One day I will understand that I will always and forever be alone, as I should be…
If it is true that I am crazy
I will be my crazy self with pride
Nothing can change me
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My inspiration for this piece was my personal struggles with my own state of mind. I often have conflicts with myself, believing that I am indeed crazy. My brain contradicts itself often and it sometimes leaves me is emotional turmoil. It makes me feel better that I can write it down in a form that others can read and understand.
Bloody Ladybird Rose By Anonymous
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Emily,
First of all, I would like to comment on the way you use colour in your pieces–very clever. I think the red font for this piece a good choice, especially because there was so much imagery in this poem pertaining to gore and blood.
This was a very dark read, but I loved it for the reason. The dark ones are always the most true. Sometimes our minds can drive us absolutely insane–we’ve all been there. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. We usually can’t run away from our thoughts. I think this what makes this piece so great; it explores the toll that madness can take on us. This is especially conveyed through the phrases “shattered sanity”, “crazy”, and “darkened mind”.
I would just say do an edit for grammatical errors (I saw a few). Other than that, wonderful work.
Your writing has a beautiful darkness to it. Never be ashamed of it. BEAUTIFUL.
Never stop writing,
Jade
At first this poem really shows one person’s struggles about how being different hurts, but then it changes to show how you can embrace yourself and to be you as aggressively as possible. This piece is hauntingly beautiful, just like everything you write!