It (#Wattys2016)

By DannyCepul

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| 1st Place for Summer Sun Awards (Beginner's Firsts) | | 2nd Place for the Pinpoint Awards | | Finalist... More

youth
hate
overflow
wrinkled
i lived in chocolates
antidote
oatmeal
dimming lights
im(perfection)
below consciousness
hearts for sale
change
tumbling after
i do
eternity
rhymeless
second place
spiderweb
personal concerto
dear little sister
alone among three
a note to the future
mister perfection
black hole
man
biologically ruined
to not exist
sos
identity
I
a broken heart's preachings
chicken rice
the irony
kids
society's canvas
drowning in you
dancing lessons
trust issues
fever dreams
safety steps
five metres apart
peekaboo
not responding
self confinement
a kindling for friendship
climb to fall
6pm Soup
tongueless
spoiled paint
s p a c e
sunday sorrows
strobe-lights
lost in thought
the moon is overrated
morning thoughts
blinded blue
invader
3.98 (99.5% Whole)
tulips and tobacco
strained fingers
tuesday blues
dreamhouse
wide awake
house of cards
who we are
artificial flavouring
et tu, brutus?
shattered ice
chasing seconds
clown tears
sleep-deprived and uninspired
reasons (why we hate)
malfunctioned sympathy
danial (mind the a)
wingless (i bet them for free)
home hatchery
keep to the curb
potato girls
erase me not
preschool antics
eight years
tea time for two
hel-
funeral for the living
in the name of peace
de-edged
standstill
invisible letters
women: an evolution
women: a transformation
tin cans and diamonds
cd (scratched beyond repair)
dear nina
cardboard pride
lucky (to be breathing)
even angels scream
draft #642
hurry (before the wolves come)
infinite loop
beach trips
bitter cores
a dollar lacking
aim for the heavens
cure to being weird (thankfully, there is none)
who said broken bones can't dance?
hi, i'm a man
the local alien (a panda?)
a poet's insecurities
mind the line
today
society says
Dear Anxiety
Poetry Machine
elephant girl
2016 #BestNine
2017 Vows
Under the Tides
We Are Not Helium
The Executed
Master of Cheese
r e b o o t

sit down and listen

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By DannyCepul


When I tell you that I am depressed,

It does not mean that I am screaming out for help,

Begging for your sympathy, yearning for your empathy,

I do not wish to be showered with your love and your charity,

Nor be shown help with the least bit of sincerity,

Nor do I wish to be given your trashy hospitality.


But just

Sit down and listen.


I will tell you that I have butterflies growing inside me,

Popping out of cocoons, uneasy with insecurity.

I will tell you that within me is a party,

Population? None. Trashed memories? Just plenty!

I will tell you that I am insane,

That I am a mess with nothing to gain,

And I will tell you that I've lost all my hope,

All I see for myself is kicked bucket and rope.


And I...

I feel like life is slipping out of my fingertips.


So, just

Sit down and listen.


Do not ridicule me when I tell you I'm lost,

Do not claim it's a flu when I'm flustered and cross,

And when even grilled cheeses taste boring instead,

Please do not tell me it's all part of my head.

Do not shout, scream, ignore!

Do not lie, hate, uproar!

No, I do not need more.

Those pills make me sore!


I...

I'm feeling just fine, to be honest.


Just please

Sit down and listen.


Because if, one day, I do not have the power,

To rise up and stand and stare at the flowers,

And misery and hatred have climbed up the peak,

And my heart beats so faint, my knees fall down weak,

I will try to remember all those who cared,

Those who used up their time, know the pain that I've shared,


And I will remembers those ears,

Witnesses to stories of deceit and my fears.


And I...

I will eventually pick myself up once again.


So, please just

Sit down and listen.


Because even a minute matters than none.

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