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Stenciled Smiles on Paper HeartsI don't like to feel this way
There must be something I can say
Cause I hate just watching you
When I know the pain you're going through

Listen…

You're not alone; I've been where you are
Contemplating where I'll place my next scar
Hiding razor kisses underneath long sleeves
It doesn't make it better; nothing is achieved

Believe me…

All you'll earn are the scars you've got and
The lesson learned is the lesson forgotten
You feel like no one's there, no one cares what you do
Let me put it to you straight: That is never true

I Know…

I was shunned, pushed away many times before
Then I realized it was I who had closed the door
I to

If Ever I Lost YouWhat weighs on your mind?
What's taking up your time?
You tell me not to worry and you swear you're really fine

Please open up to me
Tell me of your fears
You know I'll kiss the scars and I'll wipe away your tears

Don't keep it to yourself
You know you're not alone
I couldn't live my life without you ever coming home

I'd be so lost inside
I wouldn't recognize
The person that I see in the reflection of your eyes

Just tell me you're okay, and that you love me too
I don't know what I'd do
If ever I lost you…

Hurts Like HeavenOh. My.
God, it hurts like heaven;
Longing for all your affection,
Every bit of your attention,
You're a divine intervention.
In this life that's turned to hell.

I can't help it when I reminisce,
In moments that are just like this,
I remember when we had our kiss,
And now how much I really miss,
You...

The times when we weren't separated,
Were the best memories that I've created,
To reunite is long awaited,
I feel like I'm incarcerated,
In my own personal hell.

I can't help it when I think of you...
I hope one day we'll say "I do."
But for now I have to struggle through,
Until the day I get to you...

It won't be long, lov

Tears to RainWhen you cry
I'll pick up the pieces
Here's my heart
I want you to keep this
So you'll be fine
Let me take the fall
For you...

It's only just begun
It only hurts just once
I'll shield you from the pain
Till all the tears you cry turn to rain...

Every word I speak is true...
Every single 'I love you...'

Wonder.Do you fear your own death?
Is it hard to conceive?
Draw in your last breath, then-
Your last breath will leave.

Isn't it strange to think,
That there's a timer above your head?
A countdown you can't see,
That finishes when you're dead.

Don't you ever wonder,
What it'll be like when you're gone?
I bet the world will keep on spinning.
There will be another dawn.

But the harsh reality behind it-
We're all going to die.
There's no reason to try to fight it
Not even to question why.

It makes me wish that I could have a little more to give,
Because I'm not afraid of how I'll die...

I'm afraid of how I'll
Live...

Feather FragileHer heart is feather fragile
Hidden so deep inside
Fractured and hard to handle
Her broken lullaby

Ghostly words echoing through her
A coldness like winter
Any moment may undo her
Lonely and splintered

Clouds heavy with the tears of an angel
That was caught and is hopelessly tangled
In the web of lies that the world has weaved
A fabrication she thought she believed
Her halo slips and it falls to the cold ground
Shatters asunder; not a single sound
Her tears soon follow and they washed away
Any little hope that might have remained

Her heart, so feather fragile
Behind a lock and a matching key
Nobody will ever handle
This hea

On LoveLove not forever
Love for an eternity
Because it's longer

HauntedI hear this haunted voice; it whispers lies
It keeps me up at night; it plays my fears
Allowing no sleep for these tired eyes
Telling me things that I don't want to hear

Am I really heartless or am I numb?
Is this simply darkness of am I blind?
Try to claw my way back into the sun
Leave a bloody trail for others to find

Following the sound of a lonely heart
Brought only false hope that I might be freed
I was led astray in the howling dark
The one way out is through the blood I bleed

I've given up hope of living in peace
I only wish now that my heart would cease

Savior.I have this darkness deep inside me,
It's what influenced this writing.
I can't control it, I can't fight it,
Barely know it, and can't hide it.

I'm just a mess with no ambition;
So much less than I envisioned.
How much more can I endure?
I don't know, I'm not too sure...

I'm not myself when I'm alone,
And yet I find I'm on my own.
I'm like a lock without a key,
There is no perfect fit for me!...

You're not alone.
Don't think like that.
Pick your head up.
I believe in you.
You can do it.
I love you...

Are you here to prove me wrong?
To make me see the brighter dawn?
With this darker side, this part of me,
How can you love

Part Mirage, Part NightmareI try to fight, the feelings I, hide inside
And the piosonus thoughts they bring
But darling, they're all that's left
They're all of you, that I've kept
You're still all I want, you're all I need
You're everything, that I believe

But when you're gone
My heart threatens to collapse
Because it's broken in two
And it's missing its other half

Please don't leave, please stay with me...
I can't breathe...
I'm on the edge of insanity...

Part mirage, part nightmare...
Please come back!
I just need to know you're there...

For me...

I know that I've, said I'm fine
That everything, is alright
But darling, I miss the feeling
Of your

Deafening Voices...Why does every single day
Seem to stay the same
Shade of lifeless grey
Can nothing ease the pain?

When I see your face
My heart begins to race
I long for your embrace
I'd kill for just a taste
(Of your sweet kiss)

But when I look around
You're nowhere to be found
I hear the maddening thoughts
As they begin to sound
Off as

[Chorus]
Deafening voices
Inside of my head
Whispering words
That are best left unsaid

Destructive emotions
Locked inside my mind
They chip me away
Just a little at a time
[End Chorus]

There have always been
Things I've held inside
That I wish I could confess
Or just get off of my mind

When I he

HurricaneI don't really know
How all of this came to be
When I already know
She can do better than me

I feel like she's the desert
And whenever I hold her hand
I realize that makes me
Nothing more than a grain of sand

I can't help but ask myself
How is it that she's with me?
I'm just a mess when I'm alone
And I'm fucking up constantly

She's amazing...
In every way, shape, and form
Like the calm of the night
Or like the eye of a storm

(And if that storm were to break...)

I always have the thought
That if people were rain
l would be just a drop
And she'd be the hurricane...

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Never Bow Down. (Failure In Denial)

by ~Invoking, Dec 27, 2012, 11:30:34 AM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

Your poisoned words are your weapon of choice,
Paralyzing me with just the sound of your voice.
Whispering your lies and getting under my skin,
But I can see right through you 'cause you're so paper thin!

Are you really so heartless?
Behind your lies is there any truth?
Can you tell I don't want this!?
I will never bow down to you!

You say across my skin is where my short comings compile,
And that my scars remind you I'm a failure in denial!
No matter what you've always had the upper hand,
Holding me under for reasons none understand!

GOD DAMN!!

Are you really so heartless?
Behind your lies is there any truth?
Can you tell I don't want this!?
And that I'll never
Bow
Down
To
You!

Never Bow Down. (Failure In Denial)by ~Invoking

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

"You're just a failure in denial" - Words directed toward me from a specific member of my family.

That hurt... that hurt me deep...
I -refuse- to believe that. I am not a failure. I- I'm not in denial...

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*EDIT 12/28/12*
I simply cannot find the words to reply to each of your comments. It really warms my heart, though, to know that the dA community has my back. Thank you all who faved and commented your highly encouraging words <3

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~HEROCARYS Jan 26, 2013

No one can be a failure we simply are when we're not and we're not when we are. How can we tell what is truely right or wrong, we only know what we're told. People may say we're wrong but actually we're not it's just we didn't give the anwser they wanted. To say one is in denial is inaccurate, it's just some of us don't want to see things as they are, some of us don't like reality and reality doesn't like us.
This little piece I did is really random but I think it fits that statement in the description pretty well.

I quite like this piece it really speaks to me. I'm amazed at how you can capture my attention so quickly when I start reading, I litrally can't not read this!

This is brilliant I really like it.

~Invoking Jan 26, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Wow, that is actually very understandable, what you wrote up there. Our perception of right and wrong is based off of what we are told and what we know. -That- is brilliant.

~HEROCARYS Jan 26, 2013

Why thank you. I was a bit unsure I what I wrote was understandable or not but I'm glad it showed what I beleive

Sometimes right and wrong seems like a boundary that others have set up and whether we try to climb it or not is up to us.

~symphonyoftheheart Dec 28, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

im sorry i think they are very wrong if that helps and i love the way you speak the truth you are a beautiful writer!

~IvoryBeastofWinter Dec 28, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Success, like beauty, in usually within the eye of the beholder. Many have blinded themselves to the true definition of those words. Honestly, those who would prefer to become blind are the true failures; they would rather take the easy path instead of enduring the struggles. So keep on making these beautiful creations - even if it doesn't seem like much coming from a complete stranger, you're successful to me.

~NightCreatureLurking Dec 27, 2012

No, You're not.

~SewedHeart Dec 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I guess we're in somewhat the same predicament?
I stopped posting art a long time ago, even though now I can say I've improved.

But a family member of mine, one who I hold so very dear to me, has thrown away my scultpures, and "lost" my art, one's I've given to her. She's lied to my face on how "great" it was, only for me to find out she didn't mean it.

But admittedly, I'm not good enough. It really stings to give up something that I really loved but you on the otherhand, have something going for you! This is wonderful, and I'm really a critical person. Don't give up, please!
At least think about this way, even though you don't know me at all, and this is the first time I've ever even seen your work, please continue on your work for me, for someone who's given up their dream.