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The Boy and His MachineShe whispered softly in his ear,
So no one else could hear..

"Sometimes you see right through me,
Like I am made of glass,
You see my rusted soul,
And my heart made of brass.

Can you see the wires,
Underneath my skin?
And can you see the nuts and bolts,
That holds everything in?

I'm slowly falling apart,
And there's nothing you can do,
I'm not a toy that can be mended,
With needles, thread or glue.

Don't try and fix me,
This is how it's always been,
You my boy are human,
And I am a machine."

By Liezyl Steyn

I FellI fell down into a hole of despair,
and felt a pain that no one can bear.
Lost in the dark and stuck without a way,
I feel less pain the longer I stay.
My feelings and emotions are slowly numbing,
my hopes and my dreams are already crumbling.
I fell down and now I can't get back up,
now all I can see is a half empty cup.
Lost my strength and lost my will,
all I can do now is just stay still.
I look up to see the bright eyes,
staring at me while my soul slowly dies.
One step and another yet I still can't see the light,
another step, and I fall back into the night.
Here is a darkness I cannot stand,
my hope is holding on by the l

Don't Kid YourselfDon't kid yourself that I'm happy.

My heart hurts
My eyes water
My soul is scarred
My skin is a concrete wall,
Protecting the porcelain doll within

I don't want to be this way.

I want happiness
I want joy
I want to wake up smiling
I want to go to sleep content
I want a day filled with real laughter,
Not that I force.

People laugh at me
They say that I'm young and I will be happy eventually,
And I believe that is true
But that doesn't mean I want to spend until then feeling this way

Dead, Inside and OutI scream, but nobody hears
I cry, but nobody cares
I look, but I do not find
I try, but I do not die
I wake, but I never really sleep
I eat, but I never really taste
I long, but I never really know
I try to stay, but it is time to go
I slumber, but I do not wake
I crack, but I do not break
I gasp, but I do not breath
I swallow, but I do not sneeze
I am floating, through the pale air
I am moving, though I do not care
I am strangled with tears, yet I do not pout
I am dead, inside and out.

PulsateWhat is a heartbeat,
without the heart?
What is a dream,
without the conscience?
What is a word,
without the letters?
What is a hope,
without the faith?
What is a soul,
without the self?
What is a kiss,
without the love?

What am I,
without you?

I've Felt This Pain, TooWhy do I have to care so much?
It shouldn't bother me when someone is hurting.
It shouldn't bother me when someone doesn't know what to do.
It shouldn't bother me when someone needs help.
But it does. And every single time, I just try to help.

I want to help.
I want them to feel better and to be okay.
But it hurts when the concern I show is shoved aside and put under, "Oh, you're just exaggerating. I'm fine."

You're not fine. You have bags under your eyes, you're shaky and irritable, and whenever I look at you I can see how much pain you're in.
I see it because I've felt it, too.
Maybe not because of the same event happening, or eve

She's a JokeShe creates the jokes,
She made people laugh,
She make a fool out of herself,
Well she knew some people will laugh.

She loves being a child,
She wants to be the pure thing,
The thought of the non-existed ,exist,
She loves her imagination,
And don't want to grow up;
She makes people happy,
And that's all she thinks of.

People see her as stupid,
People see her as the clown,
People make fool out of her,
People hate her for being funny;
They didn't know her life,
By all means, They thought she is the useless bastard.

They don't know,
No they don't!
Outside, she is the most happy and cheerful one,
The one people thought as th

About sadness.I have always waited
waited for insanity to come.
Everything is rated
by others, but I am all alone.
...
Buying things to compensate
all the things I ever lost
All things to abbreviate
the urge of things I needed most.
...
The feeling of happiness
empathy, comprehension
is now filled with loneliness;
sadness with expansion.

Monster(You should be afraid, of the things you cannot see, of the darkness and the shadows, and especially afraid of me. I'm coming for you boy, you better run while you still can.)

Hey boy, I'm a monster,
I could rip your heart in two,
Without reason or regret,
Don't try to look beyond this,
What you see is what you get,
I'm not your girl,
Boy, I'm your threat.

So run away now boy,
This is the only chance you'll get,
Singing ready set...ready set...

Go, oh...

Run, run, run boy, run away from me,
Ohh,
Screaming run, run, run boy, run away from me,
Ahh,
Run, run, run, run boy, run away,
Run, run, run, run, run away,
Run, run, run,

You didn't dare.She smiled,
but it was fake.
She laughed,
but she's about to break.

She reached out,
but no one came,
tried to fake it,
but the pain stayed the same.

This girl, she called to you,
but you didn't care.
Something told you to help,
but you didn't dare.

What would the others say?
The ones who called her a freak.
They may taunt or shun you,
so you choose not to speak.

Then she decides to leave.
Because no one wants her here.
You'll never see her cry.
She'll never shed another tear.

What about thisI'm going numb
I'm losing myself
I think I'm losing my mind

I'm feeling dumb
But no longer care
Everybody thinks I'm fine

It's just a phase they say
It'll fade away

But what about this, what about me
I want to be left alone, can't you see
That you think it's a problem, but I know I'm fine
What about this little way of mine

I'm looking around
And taking it in
But in no time it's out

Trust me it's not wrong
Just my way of dealing
With everything around

You think I'm not ok
just listen when I say

What about this, what about me
I want to be left alone, can't you see
That you think it's a problem, but I know I'm fine
What ab

SinkingRecently I've been sinking
Like a stone into a pond
Having skimmed across the surface
Of life for far too long

Please may I have a new heart
Along with a new mind
I cannot reverse this feeling
No, I'm sorry, not this time

Recently I've been sinking
Into myself like quicksand
No one sees as it swallows me
Each grain a mislaid plan

Please may I crawl inside your love
Mingle hearts until the end
I cannot reverse this feeling
No, I'm sorry, not again

Recently I've been sinking
Such an overused metaphor
But one which is cathartic
When choosing to explore

That I could save you my love
And in time you could save me
As fear and

In Silence I SufferIn the dark silence of night,
by the soft glow of candlelight,
as my sorrow bursts at the seam,
I sit waiting for a fading dream.
One I know I will never see
become a true reality.

Blurry images of days gone by
wreak havoc as I give a sigh.
Some say we feel better after we cry,
but I've watched dreams die,
and I've been forced to say goodbye
without ever being told why.

Tears aren't enough anymore,
for a heart so weary and so sore.
I burst into a fit of rage,
these walls feel more like a cage.
I tear into my skin
as echoes whisper my chagrin.

"You're a failure, a freak!"
The voices seem to shriek.
"Your very nature is a s

AwayI want to fly away,
up, in the sky.
down, back to earth.
I want
I want to go.
Away, anywhere, nowhere, somewhere.
Just go,
Leave, let go, live.
I want to fly away,
somewhere I can stay.

My Master's VoiceI screamed at him "I'm leaving!"
He smiled and said "okay"
I said "no, for once I mean it
This time you wont make me stay"

But bags were never really packed
And that night in our bed I lay
The taste of blood on my lips
Still remained there the next day

I screamed at him "please stop this!
I am the Mother to your child
Baby, I know you have a temper
I know my ways make you so wild"

"But I promise I'll try harder
Not to push your buttons so much"
With that the beast resumed control
As I quiver at each stolen touch

They scream at me to leave him
To them it's such a simple choice
But it's been so long since I've heard
Anything

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Fragile

by *VonDiezyl, Dec 13, 2012, 8:29:07 PM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Songs & Lyrics

I know that you're broken,
And that all your pieces are scattered,
I know that you're bruised,
And that your pale skin is battered.

I can see the scars,
That you're trying to hide,
And I can see the hurt,
Burried beneath your pride.

You're barely holding together,
Your tattered, fraying threads,
The harder you try to keep it in,
The more the hole spreads.

Stop trying to battle alone,
When I'm here with my sword in hand,
I can help you pick up the pieces,
And there'll be nothing we can't withstand.

Don't give up the fight,
My friend who is so fragile,
Take my hand and let me hold you,
Let me love you for a while.

You think that it's not worth it,
And All you want is to give in,
So you run the blade down your arm,
Breaking your soft beautiful skin.

I wish that I could show you,
How much you mean to me,
But you just push me away,
And wallow in your debris.

Why can't you see what I see?
I think that you're amazing,
I love your scars, and your wounds,
And your eyes that are always blazing.

I am giving you my all,
So don't leave me alone,
I'm begging you don't leave me,
Follow me into the unknown.

Don't give up the fight,
My friend who is so fragile,
Take my hand and let me hold you,
Let me love you for a while.

Written by Liezyl Steyn

Fragileby *VonDiezyl

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This is written to all those people who think that they have nothing to live for...just remember, that love is always worth living for

Critique by ~Hyakki-Hikou Dec 14, 2012, 4:36:27 AM

This piece is so moving and captivating! The standard every other rhyme is very effective, and the words choice is phenominal. I also love the fact that you rpeated third verse as the last one, it concluded the peom very well. This is one of those poems that can be a long one, becasue it proficiently flows along. I also like the fact that you added no suurounding adjectives, so the reader can imagine whatever they feel is appropiate. It also conects to many people, even those who think they fall under this catagory are moved. I know I am loved, yet I was still touched by your words. A very well-written verse. Keep it up.

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Critique by ~MarianaErwin555 Dec 14, 2012, 1:47:49 AM

Hello, *VonDiezyl.

The description of this poem really fits. It is really for the people who don't have hope but they don't realize there is, and they can't just find it. The reader encourages his/her friend to realize there is still hope in his/her friend's problem.

The reader encourages him/her not to commit suicide as it just breaks his/her life. Even if he/she looks fragile and must be carried with care, he/she shall not break because of his/her weakness.

The poem has a very sad emotion while the reader tells his/her friend not to take his/her life because of a very bad problem and the more he/she hides the more he/she will have greater chances.

As what the poem says, it is not right to leave friends when they say they are depressed and want to commit suicide.

I hope you have another poem and I hope it will be in a good quality.

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~RogueWolfe Mar 8, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Absolutely beautiful, this reminds me of someone who I thought would hold the sword for me. And they did, for a while...anyways, great poetry

*VonDiezyl Mar 8, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Awww thank you so much ;w;

~herbiebirdie007 Dec 14, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

This honestly made me feel like I wanted to cry, and which is saying a lot because I never cry at anything in literature. I love this poem.

*VonDiezyl Dec 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you so much, I'm really glad that it touched you

~ColdBlackRaven Dec 14, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

With the simple words and rhyming of the poem, you reach out to so many people. This is so relateable I can't tell. And I agree with your description. It brought tears in my eyes, that's how much I agree with you

you've done a great job

*VonDiezyl Dec 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm so glad that you like it ;__; Thank you so much for your kind words

~ColdBlackRaven Dec 15, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

you're very welcome

~BirdGRico Dec 14, 2012 Student General Artist

Very beautiful.
At the first 4 verses I felt a bit reminded of myself. I used to feel that way when I was about 13+ and were bullyed in school (for years.)

I still feel left out often today...or more like... that I'm in some way (or every way?) different from the others. Thus I just wanna be nice to everyone. ._.
*sigh* just wished there was someone for ME with a sword in the hand

*VonDiezyl Dec 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Awww I'm glad that it means something to you then

And I'm always around if you need a friend

~BirdGRico Dec 15, 2012 Student General Artist

That's nice, thank you ^_^

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