Obscuring the Dark

Smart and bright,
Bright as light
Always first
Nothing to curse.

Lunch break starts
Boys breaking hearts
She’s there alone
Hard as stone.

Prim and proper
All the time
No one guesses
Her heart’s empty mine.

Now she’s home,
Cold and bitter,
Her shell cracks apart
Like stormy weather.

Her grieving cries
Hidden by lies
Pretence, like a star
Obscuring the dark.

Night passes
Day begins
Smile on her face
Tears rinsed.

No one guesses
At her heart’s hollow,
The fake bright star
That the night has swallowed.

Back to school
Perfect again
Straight A’s for broken
Lucky bargain?

Just another crazy poem…

Dry throat, parched lips
Sure to crack under the sun
Really, Sun, just go away
How much will you burn?

Water, welcome, have a slide
My throat’s dying without you
You should be a permanent guest
Didn’t my love letter reach you?

The earth’s been glaring badly at me
I’m not sure what I’ve done
Looks like it wants to swallow me up
God, that doesn’t really sound fun

Or maybe you could give it a try
Yes, Earth, I’m talking to you
If it’s cooler down there, as I think it is,
I’d love to live with you

There, there, Sky, don’t be hurt
The Earth will always love you
I was just thinking of a vacation
A month, or maybe two?

I could calm her down, you know
Stop her Dance of Death
Nepal’s almost wiped out now
Or have you forgotten that?

Your eyes darken —
Oh, is that thunder I hear?
But if those storm clouds are here to rain
Really, I have no fear

NO! The clouds dissipate,
heating up everything again
Now I’m punching you in the face, Sun
How come you don’t feel the pain?

Sigh, guess there’s nothing I can do
Nothing to have my way
But rain, if you’re listening to me,
Please come right away.

You’re my favourite thing in this world
I love you and will always do
Everyone here is in despair
We’re all calling out for you

Coz that’s what I’m dying for —
The raindrops against my face
Making everything right again,
Even as the pain leaves behind a trace…

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A hot summer day, an irritated girl, a random never-stopping mind…. this is what you get 😉

What did you guys think of it?

Crystals

Stars are shining in the night sky
Reminding me of you
Telling me not to cry
Even though I don’t know what to do

I see their beauty and I stare
Feeling close but not quite there
Realise why daddy said that:

Life is so much like crystals
Don’t let the sparkle confuse
In the end, all you feel is bitter
But the light always gets you through

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I remember the heartbreaks and betrayals
Stabbing like ice on my back
My heart-glass broke in misery
With two thousand permanent cracks

So here’s the night sky and I stare
Feeling close but not quite there
Realise why daddy said that:

Life is so much like crystals
Sparkling and attractive from afar
The most broken are the ones that shine the most
And you have nothing, really, to heal the scars.

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So here I am, remembering
All our golden days
With all their happiness, joy and warmth
So real, even today.

And now I have decided –

Life may be so much like crystals
The sparkle making anyone confused
But I’m not gonna feel bitter
Or sick or tired or even used.

‘Coz life, it’s so much like crystals
The light always shows you the way
The happiness is all that stays with me
The bitterness, it has to go away.

And life is so much like crystals
Each one as broken as can be
But I’ve found a way to heal the scars
And that way is me.

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This is just something that came to my mind one night (I was actually doing Maths then 😛 ) and I just had to write it down. The idea of crystals resembling life in so many ways was just really appealing. Since then I’ve been waiting to post this, but not really getting the chance.

It’s actually more like a song than a poem, and I had even come up with a perfect tune for it when I’d written it, but then I… fell asleep. It was like 1 a.m and I was feeling very sleepy and satisfied, so it was natural. And when I woke up in the morning… the tune was gone. Vanished. Just like that. I’ve tried coming up with other tunes since then, but they’re just not as perfect. So I think I’m gonna let it stay this way, with the faint memory of a vanished tune hanging there beneath the words…

Tell me what you guys think of this poem/song, I’m eager to know your thoughts!

❤

thecrazyperfectionist