Different feelings

You see heaven

I see hell

You are living inside

I am dying inside

I feel pain

You feel mercy

I feel depressed

You feel joy

I feel alone

You feel love

I see dark

You see light

I have to fight my flashback and nightmares

Where you don’t have to

I cry tears

You smile

 

The difference we feel different feelings 

Reviews

[em]

- yes - there are different worlds - sometimes - even under the same roof - there are different worlds - worlds that people choose to create - refusing to let the bitterness and reality and hardship of pain inside - by choosing to not feel it - and not feel the pain of someone who's suffered too - and so - every single day - they belittle our pain - they discount our agony - they bypass our torment - and every single day - they make us mourn our sadness - as if the sadness weren't enough - they just don't see - that in order to be brave - we don't need closed eyes and cold souls - we need open eyes and torn souls - so that - we can show real courage - in the face of real pain - so that we can be - just who we are - and so that we can shine - but they - they just refuse to get it - and it is because of these people - that we have to try even harder - be belie their lies - and validate - our truth.
you're such an honest, soulful, true, magical poet, dale - i'm amazed at just how clearly you see and how honestly you write - you're genius - is what you are - incredible genius!!!

[.]

. whoa!!!!!!! ... you're a genius, dude!!!!! ... you're a genius at rhymes and a genius as free verse!!!! ... this is one of the most powerful, profound and brilliant poems i have ever read in my entire life ... and i have read thousands and thousands of poems ... and this one is right at the top ... not just for the words but for the meaning ... i know exactly what you mean ... people love us but they don't understand ... they've got to try and understand how it feels for us ... they've got to ... they've got to dip their hand in the pain and give us a healing touch ... that's what real people do ... that's what real people are supposed to do ... but instead ... they give us just words ... only words ... and they go about the business of their lives as if nothing happened ... while we are constantly fighting colossal pain ... every day and every moment ... i am in tears after reading this ... i wish the world was more sensitive ... i wish people who loved us actually cared for how we feel ... i wish they didn't ignore us ... or worse still pretend that our injuries don't exist ... sometimes, i think maybe they are too afraid to believe that someone could be in so much pain ... while for us ... it is a reality ... it gets harder every day ... we have to try and try to even have one clean day ... even one day without tears ... but that doesn't make any sense to them ... they just keep going about the business of their lives without realizing that we might be fighting a war ... the difference truly is the difference in feelings ... that is the perfect line ... the perfect ending to this perfect poem ... about pain and life ... and how difficult it is for us when people don't get it ... i salute your genius and power of expression ... you are a master craftsman ... a spectacular poet ... but more than that ... a spectacular human being with a spectacular soul ...