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a new year has dawned...but I am still the same
Clouds in the sky promise more misfortune
my shell is still empty...decaying...forlorn

Seeking a smile...friendly conversation
rooms full of people...yet utterly alone
There once was a time when smiles came to me freely
maybe they sense my soul wears but a frown

It's hard to admit that love I took for granted
my pedestal was steady...built on solid ground
But dreams and desires stole away my stature
repelling...expelling...bidding me farewell

Trying to connect with ego so corrupted
deserving of affection...yet none is what I've found
Everyone has issues...are mine just not important
a mask...a facade...is all that I have worn

Looking for like...since love is not an option
superficial friends...acquaintances abound
My phone never rings except as a wrong number
an afterthought to most....do they even care I'm home

Trying so hard to make myself a person
someone to connect with...and let the walls fall down
I'm weary of life and prospects of more sorrow
rejection is acceptance...emotions that are raw

One must perservere...or sit and suffer greatly
letting self-pity consume what's not yet gone
Scraping and tearing the barriers so gently
lost and morose...the rhythm pulls me down

I can think of nothing to validate existence
visions and memories...of wearing toppled crown
A new year has dawned...but didn't bring me with it
my shell is still empty...decaying...forlorn



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Empty shell
Date: Sunday, 1st January 2006 @ 12:36:10 PM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: crow6279
Despair overcomes...climbing over obstacles
a new year has dawned...but I am still the same
Clouds in the sky promise more misfortune
my shell is still empty...decaying...forlorn

Seeking a smile...friendly conversation
rooms full of people...yet utterly alone
There once was a time when smiles came to me freely
maybe they sense my soul wears but a frown

It's hard to admit that love I took for granted
my pedestal was steady...built on solid ground
But dreams and desires stole away my stature
repelling...expelling...bidding me farewell

Trying to connect with ego so corrupted
deserving of affection...yet none is what I've found
Everyone has issues...are mine just not important
a mask...a facade...is all that I have worn

Looking for like...since love is not an option
superficial friends...acquaintances abound
My phone never rings except as a wrong number
an afterthought to most....do they even care I'm home

Trying so hard to make myself a person
someone to connect with...and let the walls fall down
I'm weary of life and prospects of more sorrow
rejection is acceptance...emotions that are raw

One must perservere...or sit and suffer greatly
letting self-pity consume what's not yet gone
Scraping and tearing the barriers so gently
lost and morose...the rhythm pulls me down

I can think of nothing to validate existence
visions and memories...of wearing toppled crown
A new year has dawned...but didn't bring me with it
my shell is still empty...decaying...forlorn





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