Emptiness

Emptiness

Emptiness is everything

And nothing

 

It flows through every inch of me

Waiting to drench me

In its slimy sickening

Poison

 

All I am

All I will be

I can’t breath

 

But I want to feel,

I want to break that concrete wall

Around my still-beating heart

 

Let them see

The good in me

But if I do

Only hurt will follow

 

I live in a broken world

With fake smiles

Fake laughs

Fake lives

 

I am scared

All the time

It even makes me rhyme

 

Though not many know it

And I hardly show it

But

The emptiness is eating me away

 

And before long

I know

I will be nothing 

But a broken

China doll

 

With merely

A broken smile

A broken spirit

 

And a fake life

I don’t wish to

Live

Author's Note

A little dark and emotional. All feedback welcome

J.Michele xx <3

Reviews

[Najam Us Saher]

Well written. The emotions are very well described. I can feel your emotions from the way you have written.

[J.Michele]

thank you :)

[Najam Us Saher]

You're welcome

[Paul Bell]

Like the flow of your poem. Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom, before we rise from the ashes.

[J.Michele]

Thank you Paul :)

[TigerSpirit]

I like this, it almost feels like a lengthy haiku

[J.Michele]

Thank you :)

[TigerSpirit]

You're most welcome :)

[Kayla Smith]

This is absolutely beautiful. There is nothing wrong with being dark and emotional. That's what writing is for. You definitely show your talent by being able to express your emotions in such an elegant way.

[J.Michele]

Thank you very much :)