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Trade School Haiku 3I open my eyes
Sit up painfully
That headboard's a bitch

Slow walk to the sink
looking in the mirror
Wes Craven would be proud

All a blur
Looking fresh faced
Somebody shoot me

Awkward glance at breakfast
My heart sinks
Holy Shit, it's still alive

Stagger into class
No instructor
Time to watch a DVD

Assignments delivered
Deadline given
Ice Queen sulks

"More time" she says
Instructor facepalms
Hit my head on desk repeatedly

Only her
Seething silently
She eats babies

Trade is over
I'm still alive
Evil Bigglesworth still lives

Back where I started
Roommate enters
I'm so tired of you

Another invades
I'm at ease
His
Trade School Haiku 2Set my alarm
Can't sleep for the radio
Turn that shit off!

Locker inspection
Where's my food?
The cow mountain cometh

Glance in RA's office
Noshing on my snackage
How dare they!

Lunchtime begins
Chaos ensues
Can someone fart or something?

Thankful for friends
Calming my nerves
I still want to stab him

©A. DeMario 2012
Trade School Haiku 1Roll off bed
Frost between toes
Close that window

Brush my teeth
Comb unruly hair
What to wear today

Brief look in locker
Sigh bitterly
I need a smaller size

Heading down hall
Flatulence behind me
Roommate smiles impishly

Breakfast is served
Holding out my plate
I'm supposed to eat that?

Wandering slowly
Through tired eyes
I hear you dammit!

Coffee is a Godsend
Tastes like garbage
Looks like motor oil

Waiting outside classroom
Quick glance at watch
I can't feel my face

Others are arriving
Estrogen Army approaches
How depressing

Only guy in class
Should be lucky
Whatever you say

May be pretty
Some are sweet
Most
Those EyesThose eyes watch me hungrily, feeding silently upon my pain
Thoughtfully waiting for me to break again
My frigid response is always the same
Gnawing on my soul with it's hungry flames

I could choose to accept it as it bleeds my soul dry
Or choose to fight back instead of letting it try
I could be virtuous and ask it why
Swallowing my dread as I look it in the eye

It would be too easy if I were to let it win
Far too simple if I were to let it in
Curbing it's satisfaction will be where I begin
Because steeping in darkness feels like a sin

Whispers honey-sweet, so soft in my ear
So gently instigating my worries and fears
Savagely I
Should IShould I feel threatened knowing someone is better
And should I lose sleep knowing I'm none the wiser
Happiness is such a relative thing
It can be relative; fleeting and fickle

Sometimes it comes naturally
Other times it outweighs your biggest achievement
The shortsighted only wonder why
They have more than that guy, and yet he's smiling like the Sun rising

Thorns of envy have no mercy, and do not discriminate
If destroying them will give some release, then why does it hurt you as much as you deny it

In the end we want stability; a middle ground

I worked too hard learning to stand upon the razors edge
Taming the blade
Letting it
Short of BreathWhy
I didn't choose this
I never wanted this
Craving more
Being pulled under by a ceaseless current of shame
I fear drowning
Helpless under a rushing flood of failure
Save me
Give me your hand
Reaching out and pushing me back under
Slowly killing me with your kindness
As the torrent pulls me down
Drowning my resolve
Eroding my optimism
As my very joy is swept away
I don't want your help God damn it
You never even gave it when I really needed it
This is my fault, I know
No more shame
My losses make me short of breath
Taking in enough air to stay alive
I have the courage to swim free
Attempting now would be dangerous
Keep

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Taken on my way to a portrait shoot. It was just too perfect.
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*GUDRUN355 Nov 18, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Lovely!
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Mood: Joy ~dreamingshadow18 Nov 18, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks. Somehow the rain makes things stand out just a little bit more.
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*GUDRUN355 Nov 19, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
It's a lovely photo.
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