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by Ginette T Belle

"and i'm so lonely i don't even want to be with myself anymore"
so i tried to escape my soul once
run so far away
that i couldn't feel my breath in my body anymore
couldn't taste the astringent fear
that layered every inch of me
just to feel safe
perspective
to draw from someone else's well
to jump beyond this sinking island
i set myself on fire
just to see what would happen
i tried so hard, so long
but i fail like no one else ever could
i tell you through parched lips
this is as good as it gets...

02/02/2004

Author's Note: inspired by a Dido song...could use some work though...

Posted on 02/03/2004
Copyright © 2024 Ginette T Belle

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/04/04 at 01:59 AM

One of your best so far Ginette, and a new favorite of mine! Wish I had written this...glad you did!!

Posted by Rula Shin on 02/05/04 at 02:58 AM

This is truly a beautiful poem, and I love Dido too :-) "i tried to escape my soul once...just to feel safe" - we are all afraid of ourselves sometimes aren't we? The speaker has a lonely and apologetic tone, "but i fail like no one else ever could...this is as good as it gets." It seems to me very reflective as a result. This really spoke to me Ginette, awesome job! :-)

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