Corroded Souls

Sometimes I do imagine,

What it would be like,

To clamp your mouth shut,

Just before you speak your first accursed word.

 

Will the poison of your words corrode you?

 

Or will the honeyed chain of guilt-less nonsense,

Ease up your pain?

 

Will the indirect accusations,

And endless expectations,

Prick your mind until,

You claw out your brain?

 

Or will the plain truth hurt,

As much as it does,

In my mind, right now?

 

The acid you spew forth,

You monsters in disguise!

 

One day, I will burn you

In your own hell.

Author's Note

Venting through words is...good. :)

Reviews

[Ian Faraway]

A lot of anger and a lot of emotion towards someone, I see. :) It's alright. I understand. People say things either because they're ignorant and think they're better, it slips on accident, or they're old people and they can get away with saying "the truth". Either way, this poem was very well done. I loved the imagery and the intense anger. (Something new to read for me). J'adore!

[Legolas]

Good poem. I liked this. writing is always a good way to vent anger or fustration.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

Whew what a vent with words... powerful and catching. Very nice questions used, and spacing of stanzas to part the feelings just right. Very very nice.

[Hotwater]

It relieves the mind... and leaves you feeling satisfied!... let it out! Grrrrrrrr!

Like your style!

*bird*

[unknown]

Whewww gave me chills but an exciting type of chill, i have written a poem like this before, my verbal language can be cruel at times but letting your thoughts speak is better than holding it in. Awesome!

[joshua deathdealer]

This gave me chill bumps and it was defiantly on time. Thanks for sharing this universal piece of art.

[Suditi]

Nothing like venting through writing!
Not only does it make us calmer, but the writing forms a great piece of art..the most raw, honest, heartfelt art.
An intense write.

Or will the plain truth hurt,
As much as it does,
In my mind, right now?

Amazing lines :)

[exotic flotsam]

The poison will corrode everything and everyone in its path. I hod out little hope a conscience will spontaneously evolve. What is spoken is not the acid, it is the speakers heart and soul. Don't be distracted will guilded canned obseqious words. They are an acid web regardless of how their are intended to sound. The burning hell will become the creation of the acid tongued deciever.

[Sagar Waingankar]

Venting is a part of a write! Quite surprised with the space between the image and the lines! Hope it's not the vacant space you have in your mind!