An Impossible Friend.

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Not excatly the best, but well, I've been holding it in for a long time and I think I'd burst if I didn't remove it somehow. There's much more to this poem, but I don't want to bore anyone who reads it. You can ripe this piece apart and jump on it like you've never seen a poem before. But actually, its for me. (Must notify Icy that I posted something atleast, or she'll eat me alive xD Joking.)
So, um, enjoy?






I don't want to be your one-month friend,
Nor your back-up friend!
I don't want to be your last option,
Just... want a true friend.

You had so many friends on your list,
Yet you befriended me,
I though I found that friend.
My true friend.

But suddenly, chitter-chatter behind my back.
You ignored me, rejected me,
Once you gained your 'power' back,
You just tossed me away, just like a hat.

Oh, how you betrayed me,
You shared my secrets with the world!
Oh, how you treated me,
You treated me like shit.

"Impossible, is 'I'm possible.'" A wise man once said.
But, oh, the lies I see in his words,
The lies I live,
In this world.

Lunchtime in school,
Why is it that I eat alone now?
What happen to that group of friends,
Those who I used to call when they were lonely.

Why is it now, that they don't do the same.
Why is it that, I'm your back-up friend?
Is it to not make you look like a fool,
Being all so alone in this school?

Is this how you roll?
In sick pile of shit.
Raise one's hope,
To let in fall down hard?

When I go home,
I go in all smiles.
But in my heart,
Is a wounded soul.

I've gone to many places
Under different names,
But one same hope,
All to just vanish into thin air.

Is it written 'STUPID' on my face?
Or 'You can play with my feelings, I'm inhuman!'
Tell me, what is it?!
Why is it the same everywhere?

"When God closes a door, He opens another one,
When He doesn't, He opens a window.
When He doesn't, He kicks an entire all down."
Here's one for the road: "When He does non, you're stuck."

And, you can be so unbelieveable!
After my unusual rantings and outbursts,
And sometimes my awkward teary smile,
You pretend you can't see it, nor feel it.

God, why?!
Why don't you see underneath this women I place above me?
Its right there!
Am... I such a good actor?

Forgive me,
If you expected more 'maturity',
So hear me loud, hear me clear.
I'm so done from here.

If I'd to die,
I doubt you'd notice my absense.
Those suicide kids?
I used to pity them.
Now, I want to be one of them.

Forgive me,
Damn, you should ask for my forgivness!
After all, you played with my feelings,
Like a child plays with her favourite doll.

"You show respect, you get respect."
Well, there's non coming from me.
Goodbye, 'old' friend.
I'm going to find me a true friend.





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If I were to have a super power, it would be to time-travel, so that I could turn back time, and erase your very existence.




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Okay, so.. HI!
I like your idea, and this is a great topic and you manage to express the betrayal and sadness one must surely feel in a situation like this. I do though believe, that this piece is a bit too long because many stanzas are alike and you could fit all the same imformation with fewer lines. I like the flow, and structure though, the rythm was good too :D
I have a few nitpicks though;
* "Impossible, is 'I'm possible.' - I don't really get this line and what it brings to the poem, maybe it's just me who doesn't get it but I don't see how this has anything to do with the theme of this poem... I just found it odd.
* "Those who I used to call when they were lonely." - This line too, is a bit odd. When you say you used to call them when they were lonely it doesn't say that it's given you should sit with them for lunch.. It kinda sounds like they only needed you when they were alone and had nobody else.. If you'd said "Those who used to keep me company when I was lonely" or something like that then that would mean they had your back and abandoning you now would be more of a betrayal. Do you get what I mean.. Sometimes I just talk and talk and try to get what I'm thinking in to words but everyone ends up getting zero but.. you get it don't you? (A)
* Then it was this line "If I'd to die" It means.. "If I would to die" right? And that's not grammatically right.. either erase the "to" or change "would" to "had" or "were" :)

That was it for me.. I like the ending though! It's hopeful which is good after having read such a depressing poem!

Good Luck & Keep Writing

// Demoness
"Some say the world will end in fire;
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice." - Robert Frost




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I would have eaten you like a... well thing that eats things so pretty much every living creature. I'm no good with analogies today!
Onto the review and I'm not first here! GAH!
*ehem*
This had a clear message to it. I definitely know the feeling you're trying to describe with this poem and can really relate to it which is why I think it's successful. But every great piece has it's flaws so here come my nitpicks:

Justtrying wrote:You just tossed me away, just like a hat.
I'm not fond of this line at all. It sounds like a bad attempt at rhyming and when the rest of your piece doesn't rhyme I can't understand why you put it in. You may want to consider changing it to something else.

Justtrying wrote:"Impossible, is 'I'm possible.'" A wise man once said.
But, oh, the lies I see in his words,
The lies I live,
In this world.

The thought behind this stanza is good, but I don't feel it flows as well as the others. Is there a way you can rearrange it to make it fit?

Justtrying wrote:Is it written 'STUPID' on my face?
I'd put the stupid in italics instead. I'm not too big of capitalized words.

Other than that it was well written, if not a little long as Demoness has already pointed out. Your grammer was good in most parts and I couldn't find any spelling mistakes - ah, Microsoft word whtever would we do without you? Now there's a good idea for a poem!
Over and out :)




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I like this but it is very long! (Like the other two said) Your message is very obvious and trust me I know that feeling.
I like how the poem flows for most of it but there are a few lines that don’t really flow/bring anything to the poem.

I don’t know what it is but for me this line doesn’t seem right (just an opinion)

Here's one for the road: "When He does non, you're stuck."


Other than that it was good and powerful and a bit depressing
:) Sorry I wasn’t much help; I’m not very good with poems
Keep it up
Chels
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't. -- Blaise Pascal




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I don't want to be your one-month friend,
Nor your back-up friend!
I don't want to be your last option,
Just... want a true friend.

You had so many friends on your list,
Yet you befriended me,
I though I found that friend.
My true friend.

But suddenly, chitter-chatter behind my back.
You ignored me, rejected me,
Once you gained your 'power' back,
You just tossed me away, just like a hat. This seem like an extremely forced rhyme.

Oh, how you betrayed me,
You shared my secrets with the world!
Oh, how you treated me,
You treated me like shit. Perhaps try something more meaningful.

"Impossible, is 'I'm possible.'" A wise man once said.
But, oh, the lies I see in his words,
The lies I live,
In this world.

Lunchtime in school,
Why is it that I eat alone now?
What happen to that group of friends,
Those who I used to call when they were lonely.

Why is it now, that they don't do the same.
Why is it that, I'm your back-up friend?
Is it to not make you look like a fool,
Being all so alone in this school? Just in school? You saying this effected you deeply, but school is just part of your life.

Is this how you roll?
In sick pile of shit. I don't think your getting across the point... Basically it sounds like they rolled around in shit. Also like you're cussing when its not needed and isn't helping the emotion of the poem.
Raise one's hope,
To let in fall down hard?

When I go home,
I go in all smiles. Its more like you should put a comma here, since you started the line below with "But"
But in my heart,
Is a wounded soul.

I've gone to many places
Under different names,
But one same hope,
All to just vanish into thin air.

Is it written 'STUPID' on my face?
Or 'You can play with my feelings, I'm inhuman!'
Tell me, what is it?!
Why is it the same everywhere?

"When God closes a door, He opens another one,
When He doesn't, He opens a window.
When He doesn't, He kicks an entire all down."
Here's one for the road: "When He does non, you're stuck."

And, you can be so unbelieveable!
After my unusual rantings and outbursts,
And sometimes my awkward teary smile,
You pretend you can't see it, nor feel it.

God, why?!
Why don't you see underneath this women woman I place above me? This line is too long so it messed up the flow.
Its right there!
Am... I such a good actor?

Forgive me,
If you expected more 'maturity',
So hear me loud, hear me clear.
I'm so done from here.

If I'd to die,
I doubt you'd notice my absense.
Those suicide kids?
I used to pity them.
Now, I want to be one of them.

Forgive me,
Damn, you should ask for my forgivness!
After all, you played with my feelings,
Like a child plays with her favourite doll.

"You show respect, you get respect."
Well, there's non coming from me.
Goodbye, 'old' friend.
I'm going to find me a true friend.


Spell Check whats in red.

You used the same words at the end of your lines a lot. Some of your rhymes are almost rhymes or seem really forced. You have a good idea here, but it needs a lot of work. It seems like a beginners poem, and that you drag it on in parts. Not all of it is bad you just need to work on it.

Remember to spell check all your poems before you post them. If you don't have spell check here's a good site (It also helps with grammar) : http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/

Nice try!

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-Boo
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