A Toast To The Fact I'm Not Like Other Writers

By adbates

Fri, 06 Mar 2015
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My words don't cut through hearts like daggers
My poetry isn't intoxicating 
or ethereal 

I won't bring tears to your eyes
or shock the world with my bitter truths

The things I say 
don't tastes like honey on the tongue

The words don't come out 
in rivers of glistening beauty

They come out in choked sobs
that wrack my body 

Everything I say is bitter 
and dry in my mouth

The black ink from my pens
gets smeared by my own tears

The things I write about
have broken my heart
and I'm drunk on the past

I'm pouring another cup of masochism
and you're here to share it with me

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Submitted by Bee on

Hi Adbates.

You share some of the reasons most are moved to write - well done for that. It's a good thing to stand aside from the crowd, especially to have our say. For me, there seems to be hidden disappointment behind your words. I liked the passion and emotion toward the end. Glad to have shared. In poetry / writing, there's room for all, and we're all learning.

Keep writing.

Bee

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

We all have our own thing going on, thanks for sharing yours - and keep doing it!   It's good to know what you want to write, I'm a bit of a butterfly.