Promises, Promises

Promises, Promises

A Poem by JennaMarie
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I can't bear to have you look into my eyes
For I know that if you did, 
You'd see it.
The "it" I try to cover up,
That tearing, churning, wrenching
Thing in me.
I feel it try and rip its way out.
(Funny thing is, I want it to.)
Eighteen years have come and gone
An eternity of imprisoned minutes.
Waste and uselessness.
I long for the freedom of truth,
The calm of existing without pretense 
But each day brings old pain. 
I look to the future
With two eyes.
One, full of hope 
The other, glazed with cynicism.
My view,
Dreaming of something
I know will never come.

© 2011 JennaMarie


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The tricky part is not allowing the cynical eye to eclipse the messages that the clear eye sends to the mind and the soul.

Posted 11 Years Ago


Good write. nice touchy piece of work:)

Posted 12 Years Ago


Pretty good!

Posted 12 Years Ago


This is really great!! I like the viewpoint from two perspectives; great prose, by the way. It flows really well. Beautifully done!!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Beautifully heart wrenching poem.

Posted 12 Years Ago



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