On Paper

He was a man

Whose heart had been broken

Too many times

When he felt something he ran

Picked up a pen

and wrote down his life in rhymes

Wrote down his story

Line by line

Stripped of all glory

He let pride resign

Be real, on paper

That´s where he chose to feel

He was a man

Who was tired of being judged

Every face he had to scan

For someone to trust

He was a man

Losing faith in mankind

Wanting to be understood

I wrote down his life wishing it would

Hinder his soul to unreel

On paper, that´s where he chose to feel

Only in words he would show he was harmed

Only on paper would he show he was scarred

On paper write down who you are

When the words were on paper he saw a chance to heal

On paper, that´s where he chose to feel

Reviews

[Devesh]

Awesome again! I just have one question: could you explain these lines please? :

"I wrote down his life wishing it would
Hinder his soul to unreel
On paper, that´s where he chose to feel"

Sorry for asking for the meaning but I don't seem to understand them. Thank you for sharing! :)

[Johanna]

No problem :) I like that you have questions, and reflect over the poems :)

I just meant if your hurting or have been hurt someone.. writing it down helps from completly breaking down, so he choose to feel the pain on paper because it hurts less :)

I hope that makes sense.. at least that were my ideas behind them
:) and thankyou for all your reviews and thoughts! made my day! :)

[Devesh]

It makes perfect sense now! Thanks for explaining! :) You're most welcome, I enjoyed reading your work thoroughly! Glad I made someone's day :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really relate to this...i often have asked myself this question--
why does it seem that emotions tend to bypass me actually feeling them in real life so that they can go directly to the paper...

at times i seem to feel more in the poems than what i actually do in real life.

this poem is very real to me.

[Johanna]

thankyou for your honesty and your review :) Glad you liked it :)

[The 12th Enigma]

Great rhymes, and a Great little story! :)
- I really enjoyed reading this, keep up the great work!

[Johanna]

Thankyou for reading :) I´m glad you liked it :)

[Shaquana Adams]

Hinder his soul to unreel
On paper, that´s where he chose to feel

I love this. Totally relatable and an amazing write :)

[Johanna]

Thankyou so much Shaquana :))

[kumars]

you are very write as writer but what i think you are only competent poetess i have ever seen here. you really deserve some appreciation from me who is not as you described in this poem.

[Johanna]

Wow! what a huge compliment, thankyou so much for reading and reviewing kumars! :) and for your kind words! :))

[Blue]

Johanna, you have a gift. Your thoughts are well-crafted in the eloquence of your poems. I'm impressed. Keep it up, young lady. :)

[Johanna]

Thankyou very much Arzel, means a lot! :))

[00000000000000000000000..]

Omgosh!!!! this is mind blowing Johanna:) This spoke to me:)

[Johanna]

really?:D wow, thankyou :)) I´m glad

[0000000000000000000000000000]

Yes I never lie:) welcome but Thank you too:)

[Avinash]

None of the poems I have read so far has touched me so deeply...thanks a lot for writing this .

[Johanna]

wow that was a huge compliment, and I´m really thankful to be able to move someones heart, thankyou so much for reading avinash :) and I´m happy you liked it :)

[Simon Welsh]

If we never fell apart, we'd never write. Nicely written.

[Johanna]

"If we never fell apart, we´d never write." do you mind if I save thas? what an amazing quote.. and so true, something good always comes out of it..

[Simon Welsh]

Sure, go for it :)

[David Burke]

I love this! :) wonderful job kido

[Johanna]

thankyou ryan :)

[David Burke]

You're welcome :p