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Blighted Within

(to a patient....)

I've defeated myself,
Left myself behind,
Walking over the pieces
Of my crumbling mind,

And I'm diseased
(Deep beneath my skin)
I bleed on the outside-
But I'm blighted within.

My burning walls
Will not set free,
This intoxicating hell,
This demon inside of me.

I have damned myself
With this consuming pain,
As I let this poison
Tear up my veins.

Now my flesh is rotting,
My soul is dying,
There is no heaven,
This drug is lying.

And I'm diseased
(Deep beneath my skin)
I bleed on the outside-
But I'm blighted within...

I'm torn on the surface-
(It's peeling off),
And inside-
I'm empty...

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On Saturday September 15th, 2007, Delphoid-Q (255) writes:

I totally get you here. Especially looking at it from a doctor's perspective.

On Friday October 8th, 2004, Angst Queen (471) writes:

emptiness is not a fun feeling

On Friday September 17th, 2004, stuart_pid (217) writes:

beautiful imagery here, i love the way the last stanza sort of stops short, (doesnt follow the rhythm of the other stanzas i mean) it causes the last lines to echo through the mind reinforcing the poem.

On Monday September 13th, 2004, MEATGRINDER MAN (510) writes:

All I can do is exhale with this one. Hopeful, and hopeless too. ~Shane~

On Sunday September 12th, 2004, Solace (1424) writes:

Crushing stuff, defeated, conceded...like defining a moment alone in silence, but inside theres screaming...

On Sunday September 12th, 2004, indefined (713) writes:

hell yeah, great stuff zhee, delightful read.

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, TheLastDragon (68) writes:

You can feel the darkness of the poem just by reading it. Good write.

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, AMIEVEEL (38) writes:

I like the entire theme of this one. another great piece of your endless talent!

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, Zara Synn (76) writes:

This peice is so full of defeat, yet it still remains so beautiful. You've done a great job with this one; the words you've chosen to tell the story fit together so nicely.

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, Twilight (2102) writes:

"There is no heaven, This drug is lying." awesome lines. i believe thay were th eglue fusing this piece together. a twist is you will. of the measures you go to for an alternate reality.

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, Dayer (201) writes:

wow....that is all I can say, just wow....

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, Nadir (631) writes:

Zhee the way you connect these words is disturbing beyond words. Not in a "I am going to freak in two seconds!" kind of way. But in a saddening, slowly darkening way. Where I am one step behind every word.

On Thursday September 9th, 2004, Nadir (631) writes:

It seemed obvious at first this poem, and it still does to the eye, but the true effect of the words are one step behind of the eye. I am glad I came here. -Nadir-

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