So since this IS a writing forum when it comes down to it, I thought it might be acceptable to add a few of my poems and see what you all think... I will more than likely add more after this entry and possibly some of my prose writing that isn't set in the realm of Mizahar. Leave comments if you would please Thanks
-Garth Al'Tharia
As For Me
My perpetual dream,
My search for myself,
Forever looked down upon,
Berated and beaten,
Bruised;
Battered;
Bullied into submission
By those who would never understand.
Those who thought little,
Understood less,
And feared so much…
I was scorned for thinking,
Thinking for myself—
As if conformity would have been better.
So through this dump of lies I wade,
This hail of pain,
This world of disdain,
Because,
In simple words:
Anything I have been forced through,
By myself;
My doubt;
My envy;
Has only made me stronger,
More resistant to the world.
But when man receives nothing,
No support;
No change;
No break—
He breaks.
As for me,
I will remain a while longer.
I have some will to fight yet left in me.
I just wish,
In a way,
That you could be the one to stand with me,
Stand firm;
Stand strong;
Stand ready;
Because you matter to me,
To my life;
To my purpose...
To my heart.
And I can't uphold the dream alone.
My feelings speak,
But go unheard
By those who vehemently choose not to listen.
For it is never as simple as happy or sad,
When thoughts begin to race,
And ideas begin to form,
I can never say what I mean to mean.
Whether I mean what I say or not.
I can't bear to have you see me like this...
Especially since you are the cause.
But I can't bear to leave you
Without knowing,
Knowing what you're feeling,
Without having you at ease...
I love you.
I care for you more than anything...
I just don't know what to do...
I never know what to do.
My hand trembles as I try to write the things I cou...
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