Old poems

Battlesnake

Some stuff I dug out of the archives. . . . .

Catherine Wheel 1997 (aged 11)

Catherine wheel swirling through the air
Playfully twisting without a care
On halloween night you begin to dance
And round and round and round you prance
Dazzling, shimmering to all around
Then you stop, your flames fall to the ground
Alas it was a shame to see you go
But you'll be here, next year I know


Untitled 2000 (aged 15)

Happiness drifts further away
I find it harder still to stay
Bewildered and confused, alone, betrayed
These are some of the feelings I have
Nobody notices, no one cares
They don't see how low I am

I feel like I'm trapped, buried alive
No way to escape and no light from outside
No matter how much I try
Nothing comes of it, everything crumbles and falls
The peices of the puzzle do not fit anymore
I feel like I'm blind and can't find the door

People I trusted, people who cared
Leave me alone at the bottom of stairs
Which twist and wind up through the sky
To a place called normality
No longer seen by my eyes


Life 2002 (aged 16)

Life is endless
Life is meaningless
Life is a battle leaving me tired and broken
I know all the words but never are they spoken
Barbed wire claws all round me
No one hears my screams
Life isn't the diamond that it once seemed

So why don't I do it?
Jump and be free
No can stop this
Its only me
Life is endless
Life is tough
Have I really had enough?


Reading back over all this makes me realise that I don't actually feel that bad anymore, in comparison to what I used to. . . . I hope this helps someone out there see that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Even if its only myself
Heres to the day when I write about fireworks again!

BEAT

very nice,
you have a talent for writing, you should put it to good use