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Array ( [sid] => 40590 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => no one wants to listen [time] => 2004-03-28 03:26:23 [hometext] => i was gonna stop posting, but i had some free time and old habits are hard to break. this was inspired by something i saw several years ago that just made me sick with anger. [bodytext] => he wanted to give a reason
he wanted to say goodbye
he wanted to say his final words
but no one wanted to listen

oh, everyone wanted to be a hero
and everyone wanted to save their own ***
once the gun came out

but no one wanted to listen

too stupid to even realize
that he could have picked them off
one by one
if he'd wanted to
but the bullet he'd loaded that morning
was meant for only him
after he'd said his final words

words that no one ever heard
because no one wanted to listen

so in his mouth
went the end of the gun
and on the wall
went the back of his head
and he died choking on the bitter taste
of final words unsaid

because no one wanted to listen

his whole world ended
it all came to a halt
with that one loveless blast
and he died with no peace
he died with no closure

he died alone
because no one wanted to listen

so the next time a friend
has something on their mind
before you open your mouth
and speak from your behind
take a single moment
out of your pointless day
to shut the ***** up
and listen

because people are dying
cold and alone
with burdens on their heart
that they need express
but there's no one there
to share them with
because no one wants to listen [comments] => 8 [counter] => 201 [topic] => 13 [informant] => Cancer [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => DarkPoetry )

no one wants to listen

Contributed by Cancer on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 03:26:23 AM in AEST
Topic: DarkPoetry

he wanted to give a reason
he wanted to say goodbye
he wanted to say his final words
but no one wanted to listen

oh, everyone wanted to be a hero
and everyone wanted to save their own ***
once the gun came out

but no one wanted to listen

too stupid to even realize
that he could have picked them off
one by one
if he'd wanted to
but the bullet he'd loaded that morning
was meant for only him
after he'd said his final words

words that no one ever heard
because no one wanted to listen

so in his mouth
went the end of the gun
and on the wall
went the back of his head
and he died choking on the bitter taste
of final words unsaid

because no one wanted to listen

his whole world ended
it all came to a halt
with that one loveless blast
and he died with no peace
he died with no closure

he died alone
because no one wanted to listen

so the next time a friend
has something on their mind
before you open your mouth
and speak from your behind
take a single moment
out of your pointless day
to shut the ***** up
and listen

because people are dying
cold and alone
with burdens on their heart
that they need express
but there's no one there
to share them with
because no one wants to listen

Copyright © Cancer ... [ 2004-03-28 03:26:23]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by STRaNGe_LiNDSeY on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 04:36:13 AM AEST
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oh hunny! that was written so perfectly and so tastefully. im listening. ;) Lay it on me brotha... thanks for sharing

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 05:01:40 AM AEST
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So sad but so true.
We all should be reminded of this daily.
Good write.
Hang tuff.
luv, huggs,
emy

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by jaeann on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 05:30:22 AM AEST
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your work profoundly amazes me.......this truth is one of the few reasons i keep coming back.......keep writing...... if you never post again my friend know you have a nodding head and an insightful tear some where in cally.......

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by Necromant on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 06:00:56 AM AEST
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Geez what a tragic poem! But so true no one wants to listen *sigh* Grand poem! Very well written!
Anne :D

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by Vitreous_Soul on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 06:58:42 AM AEST
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I try to listen...but sadly, every last word of this is true. I can't recall being this worked up over a poem in quite a while. Excellent, i'm glad you decided to share this one.

Truly,
-V.S.

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by silent on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 07:02:03 AM AEST
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Perfect, conveys with such authority and anger what we all need to be aware of.

Really strong emotion in this one, brought it home very well, excellent.

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by WorthlesSanity666 on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 10:55:24 AM AEST
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WOW! That was great!!! Please don't stop posting. I like your poems!!! This opne was really good. I think I enjoyed it because I could identify. Great job! I hope to read more from you!

Re: no one wants to listen (User Rating: 1 )
by AliB on Sunday, 28th March 2004 @ 05:49:27 PM AEST
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Wow indeed!!! Loved the flow of this, a sad tale which I'm sure goes on more than we know, I'm always listening.
Great work, hope you don't disappear from here.

Ali xx

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