Encrypted Poem by James Darwin Smith II

See through the pale
The void left behind
Absolvent caricatures
Fictitious mass murder
Reality on the decline



Choke on the insensitivity of destiny
Empathetic airs ignored
So much effort
Heart overloaded with care
Guess it is still not good enough



Seek sorrow when falling off the edge
After telling the world of your tedious desires
Hurt that for which felt the most
Nothing like having the wrong kind of pride



Look past me yet again
I am stronger than you will ever know
Rejection, Yes, It takes its toll
But why keep dying inside each time?



Tried and tried and tried
Still, nothing was good enough
Yet, I have finally come to the realization
That you were never around, anyways



Lie to the world
Call me the devil if you may
No worries, none at all
Always know
When you needed me
I was always there



I lived a secret life
No worries, No one will ever know
It takes a powerful soul
To truly conjure up my public desires



You failed
Cold silence will never hurt me again
These tears went from sorrow
To the glue that helped my heart finally mend



No sense in forcing raw unfiltered realism
To that for which feeds off of make pretend



I did all my best
Now I just do not care



In all truthfulness
I hope your life is as glorious as it could ever be
Free yourself
Of any self-burdens
Those for which you hid unemotionally



So long
Sweet release
Goodbye for now?


The pale, the void
Were the memories you shattered,
Once you lost your mind



I tried, but you took me for granted
Still. My hope for you is to have a better life



So long
Sweet release
Goodbye for now?



Only the healing nature of time really knows
After all



Decide