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a crack, not a wall
Contributed by
Cancer
on
Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 12:13:25 AM in AEST
Topic:
Suicide
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tap tap
tap tap
leaky faucet words
never quite quit
just grate on nerves set to stun
(the words are liquid halos
ringing my head like a distant planet
warm
squeezing tightly
like the sweaty hands
of a married man)
staring out a one-sided window
at the bricks that stare back in
biting my lip as i examine
tiny cracks in the mortar
wondering if maybe
just maybe
i'm a crack
and not a wall
like a house of cards
i fold
(i cave)
to the will of the Other
to the whim of the Master
manipulated by any hand
that tugs my dirty strings
(perfect teeth
paint-on smile
the wall i guard
the crack i am)
these words aren't mine
these words were never mine
out like another woman
while he sleeps, unaware
whoring myself for words i can't beLIEve
degrading myself for a lie
would you love me if i said your name?
could you love me once the morning comes?
can you love me once you've stripped me down?
will you hold me for a little while?
another night
another knife
held to my wrist
(once gone, not missed)
this time too late
as it sinks in
peeking through the crack
of a thin wall vein
bursting
gushing
like a hymen
(i was only twelve
only worth a five)
the cut looks like a crack in a wall
what they payed to have
just a crack in the wall
my whole life
just a crack
not a wall
(if you can find me
it's free tonight)
Copyright ©
Cancer
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2004-06-28 00:13:25]
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Re: a crack, not a wall
(User Rating: 1 )
by thumper on
Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 08:46:16 AM AEST
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This is such a sad and lonely write. Very expressive. Explains alot. I liked this although it made me a little sad.
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Re: a crack, not a wall
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by pixie on
Monday, 28th June 2004 @ 10:54:56 AM AEST
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wow this is very powerful and very sad,......
pixie xx |
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