Pieces of Me

Written 5/26/15 'Don't bother picking up the broken pieces They're too sharp to touch And too small to matter'.

Standing at the vanity,
Peering blankly
Into a silver reflection,
There beholds my twin
The other side of me.

Every flaw
Every imperfection
Every ugly word;
Spoken, thought or heard
Is unnerving me.

Severing all ties
To her...
I imagine
Smashing this carbon copy of me.
Watching
As the broken;
Reflective
Fragments
.
.
.
Fall.

Whispering to her
I say;
'Don't bother picking up the broken pieces
They're too sharp to touch

And too small to matter'.
[End]

Author's Note

The entire time I was working on this piece I was thinking of this Evanescence song.
[No, it did not inspire it. The poem just reminded me of the song]

Reviews

[Anne Verona]

Damn. This is one beautiful.. beautiful poem right here. This is just beautiful. And Everybody's Fool by Evanescence just accompanies this poem really well, despite it being a reminder of the poem - especially the line: It never was and never will be. Damn. Sorry. But I just have no words really because this poem just speaks in so many ways, in all manner. Brilliant. Beautiful. Just that.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Wow Anne, I don't know what to say except thank you!

Evanescence must've been on my mind more then I thought, because after I posted this I realized that the line 'and too small to matter' is in one of their songs lol.

[Anne Verona]

No problem :)

Lol. Evanescence is a really great band :) I like them, although I'm not really a hardcore fan. But I do have great respect for their lead singer (and her vocal range). Anyway, I feel myself straying off. Sorry. Again, great poem :)

[GreenEyedPoet]

They are a great band, they happen to be one of my faves. :]
No worries about straying off topic, I do it quite often lol.

[C]

This poem is really ingenious! I can see myself in every words of yours. That's what I'm always looking for! :)

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thanks for checking it out Chelsey! :D

[sereenaoutloud]

Brilliant ...just brilliant..the format, the wording, the raw emotion ..this is something( as you know) i can relate to and it is so hard to change and find the beauty in your own reflection but girl you are shining on here!!
Love it...oh and evanescence...love they music and goes perfectly with this write!

[GreenEyedPoet]

Yea I thought the format would be kind of cool. It isn't something I've done before, so thought I'd try it out lol.
Thank you for the kind words girlie, you are always so sweet to me! :]

And the fact that you like Evanescence makes this comment even better! They are one of my fave bands! :D

[sereenaoutloud]

yep...their albums on my tunes...fave song Tourniquet...just awesome!

[GreenEyedPoet]

This just makes you more awesome, hope you know that lol.
Ahh Tourniquet, great song.
I'd say either Swimming Home or October is my fave.

[sereenaoutloud]

lol "like totally awesome dude"...ok i suck at an america accent hehehe

[GreenEyedPoet]

Well you got it right for a surfer dude lmao.
You crack me up. :P

[sereenaoutloud]

ol my scottish/english accent does not do American ..i should be able to a least mimic by but nope ,,,my kids think it is hilarious but i get the last laugh as they go to school saying Toe mart toe and ZED and they friends are like ...what ? heheh

[GreenEyedPoet]

Heh don't worry about trying to mimic an American accent, yours is way cooler! lol.

[sereenaoutloud]

...... ...lol

[GreenEyedPoet]

I'm serious! :)

[Misery]

Words from the heart shared fearlessly. True art, dear poet, and truth easily recognized.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thank you Misery! :]

[Misery]

Always welcome.

[Dani The Unreviewed]

I can relate to the feeling behind these lines. A very well written poem, and creative. I'm a rating it 100# and...adding to my favorites.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Thanks IM! :]

[Dani The Unreviewed]

You are welcome. Going to read/review more of your writing soon.

[GreenEyedPoet]

Awesome. :]
I hope you enjoy them!

[Jamestown]

Well written and expressed!
I could feel the emotions in this piece,
the don't bother attitude for sure, sad
but is reality for several who just can't
find something to love about themselves:(
Wording really brings the raw emotion to the
forefront, thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[GreenEyedPoet]

I was doing better with trying to like myself, but I'm kind of relapsing right now.

Thanks for checking it out James!