No One Knows

by BenDietz

Published July 14, 2012

In Poetry

No one knows what it's like,
To be myself
To be here,
To be now.

No one knows how it felt,
When they betrayed me,
When they cast me out,
When they threw me overboard.

No one knows how it was,
Having to find a new ship to sail on,
Having to build to myself up again,
Having to force my mind into new and different places

No one knows,
The pain they caused,
The tears they brought,
The memories they gave.

As they cast me out,
As they wished for my shallow demise,
As they wished for the teeth of shivering sharks to destroy my every bone,
All they truely gave were presents,

Presents of knowledge,
Presents of creativity,
Presents of friendships and bonds.

And the best part is that not one of those traitors,
Not one of those who would quickly turn their backs,
Not one of those two face slimes,
Not one of them knows,
That in their quest for my destruction,
All they gave was showed before my eyes was a grand new creation.
Comments & reviews · 3
TwistedFantasy wrote a review Review · Jul 15, 2012

My. God.

This poem is so beautiful, and I could really connect to it. Which is nice for me, since I usually find it hard to connect to poems that aren't mine. The emotion you put into it is amazing. I loved it.

The only criticism that I might have is that the last line didn't make sense to me too much, you might want to reread it. But overall, I think this poem is emotional and really meaningful. It's just so true, what with the concept of getting torn down and coming out wiser because of it.

Sorry if this is a bad review, I'm kind of new to the concept.

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Amie
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Amie wrote a review Review · Jul 14, 2012

I really like this poem; well done! I like the repitition as this helps to create a flow. I find that this piece really helps to grasp an insight of isolation and how this makes you feel- i love the last line, this helps to add a positive edge of conquering bullies and finding yourself- a lovely write!:)

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JesusLvr18 wrote a review Review · Jul 14, 2012

I. Love. This. Poem! I've attempted to write something like this when I found out about my kidney disease!

No one knows
what it's like

to be chosen

to be broken

from the inside

That's all I got on mine, so kudos to you! You finished your's! Right, onto the reviewing!

I didn't see any spelling or grammer mistakes here, so that's always a plus! I really liked the repetition within the last stanza! It contributed to the flow of the poem! Your stanza organization was good, too. Overall, I'd give this poem a 4 out of 5! It's not the best poem I've ever read, which would be a five, but it's very good! Please write more!

~~Heidi~~



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