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[aid] => mick
[title] => Happier in Denial
[time] => 2005-01-03 20:18:28
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[bodytext] => How much I didn’t want to hear those words The words that set me free How much I didn’t want to hear those words That would save me from me I didn’t want to see the truth I was happier in denial I didn’t want to see the light I didn’t want to feel needful But you had to say those words You had to make me see You had to tell the truth You couldn’t just leave me be I know you wanted to make me feel better On the inside But all you accomplished Was showing me the pain it implied Because before you told me I could still lie Make myself seem happy Make nothing seem awry But now I am forced to see And leave my blissful pain So now maybe I’ll be a little more sane I know you tell me no one’s perfect I still don’t want to hear Show me how much That I actually fear I fear what others think Even though how much I try How much I tell myself that I want to stand out But in reality now I know that inside I do cry I cry at every skeptical look Every time I am out of place Make a fool of myself Or make a simple mistake I know I should be stronger than this I know I shouldn’t cry But the truth has set me free And now I have to deal with this pain with me myself and I [comments] => 1 [counter] => 143 [topic] => 61 [informant] => EverlastingDawn [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => selfstruggles )
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