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6 Poems
by
Joanna Rozo
HOLLOW
For Ashlei
Your words are hollow
your eyes are empty.
They took everything from you,
except your insanity.
Can I take your place?
Can I live your life?
So you can live mine,
find serenity,
& feel happy.
Lets trade places please,
all the pain you have ever felt
will be in me.
All your suffering memories
will be with me.
I’m tired of looking in your eyes
& seeing nothing.
I wish there was a way
to transmit your unsound mind to me.
I could try continually,
but I know you’ll remain,
hollow.
TRANSMIT
For Ashlei
I can see you crying,
inside my head.
I can hear you screaming,
all in my head.
You don’t deserve this misery.
I wish I could take your pain away,
transmit it to me.
I’m going through some of the same things,
& I would lessen your pain
& increase mine
if only I could.
If only I could.
Your eyes have seen too much corruption,
your heart to much ache.
I wish I could help you.
I want to do something,
but I fear there’s nothing
that would help.
But know my friend,
I would die for you.
THE BROKEN RECORD
Memories from yesterday,
I wish would fade.
Broken record
repeating the same sounds.
Why can’t the memories,
fade away.
I lose my mind
but the painful memories stay.
Like a song stuck in my head,
& no matter what I do
the song repeats itself.
Tears seem to remain,
& my dream to survive,
is gone.
FADE
These bars surround me,
Caging me in like an animal.
No room to move,
all I can do is sit.
Locked up forever,
for being who I am.
But in this cage,
I am nothing,
I am no one.
Is that what you wanted?
To imprison me
until I’m nothing but a memory,
memories fade away.
TRANSFER IT ALL TO ME
For Meghan:
Your depression increase frequently,
& yet you seem so peaceful,
I don’t understand how you do it.
You recently lost someone,
I hope you get through it.
I’m afraid that,
you might loose it.
Where is God right now?
I know he exist.
Is he ignoring you?
Why is he so cruel!?!
I don’t want to see you in a total wreck.
You’re supposed to be the strong one, almost always in a good mood.
Usually you’re lively & hyper.
I don’t want to see you now.
I wish I could do something,
but I don’t know what to do.
Why do you have to suffer?
You’re so kind & honest
you don’t deserve to be tortured.
You’re beautiful inside & out,
You don’t deserve this misery,
You just need some bliss!
I want to take your pain away,
Transfer it all to me.
I long for you to be happy
I want you to enjoy life.
I’d sacrifice everything,
everything & anyone,
to stop
your despair.
MADE OF GLASS
The growth of my despair
has engulfed my insides,
there is no beauty left,
my dove is gone.
The passion for life I had has disintegrated,
& the blissfulness seems to have sunk into the hollow ground.
I tried to shade my feelings with a smile,
but you saw right through me.
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