08-28-2013, 03:55 PM
I have been writing for quite some time. Recently I have begun tapping into the performance aspect and I would love some feedback!
This is the YouTube link and I will also post the actual poem.
http://youtu.be/d-rJN73H_Kw
Please watch and leave a comment.
Things ill never say-
My heart beats so fast the rhythm forms words. They creep up my throat and sit in my mouth. I swallow them down. Your eyes looked different today. They were swirled with a sweet sadness. I know it wasn't for me. I know it will never be for me. I remind myself. Swallow. Stop. Don't. The words begin to burn a hole in my chest. I remind myself. Leave. I went as fast as I could as I imagined myself telling you unimaginable things. On my way home a stranger bumped into me on the street. I whipped my head around as fast as I could. I yelled at him " did you know when you smile you clench your jaw? It's almost as of you're afraid that your smile won't last long. And all I want to do is to pin it to your face so on days when it's gone I can take a picture in my head just so when I go home at night I can relive it again. Because when it's there everything falls into place and when it's there my head comes back from outer space and it sits still in my mind and replays all the words you've ever said. Like that Wednesday you called me "perfect". That Tuesday you said that I was "worth it". That Monday you just couldn't "make it". That Friday you said.... I was your best friend. That Sunday you pulled me aside and whispered in my ear "I think I love her. I think she's it for me....". He looked at me like I was crazy and ran the other way. I'm just glad it was him- and not you- who heard all those words ill never say.
This is the YouTube link and I will also post the actual poem.
http://youtu.be/d-rJN73H_Kw
Please watch and leave a comment.
Things ill never say-
My heart beats so fast the rhythm forms words. They creep up my throat and sit in my mouth. I swallow them down. Your eyes looked different today. They were swirled with a sweet sadness. I know it wasn't for me. I know it will never be for me. I remind myself. Swallow. Stop. Don't. The words begin to burn a hole in my chest. I remind myself. Leave. I went as fast as I could as I imagined myself telling you unimaginable things. On my way home a stranger bumped into me on the street. I whipped my head around as fast as I could. I yelled at him " did you know when you smile you clench your jaw? It's almost as of you're afraid that your smile won't last long. And all I want to do is to pin it to your face so on days when it's gone I can take a picture in my head just so when I go home at night I can relive it again. Because when it's there everything falls into place and when it's there my head comes back from outer space and it sits still in my mind and replays all the words you've ever said. Like that Wednesday you called me "perfect". That Tuesday you said that I was "worth it". That Monday you just couldn't "make it". That Friday you said.... I was your best friend. That Sunday you pulled me aside and whispered in my ear "I think I love her. I think she's it for me....". He looked at me like I was crazy and ran the other way. I'm just glad it was him- and not you- who heard all those words ill never say.