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Sharp words through my heart by Simran Colaco, Long Road Sixth Form College
February 2022
To people who are backstabbers or gossipers’ betrayals
I see the colours you’re hiding behind the lifeless words.
You made me hear everything without knowing how I felt
Your words just went across me like a sword
It’s just not about who is real to your face
Words get around and travel in circles
I know you’re a person with no self-esteem
You have so many insecurities
Go deal with yourself first than with others
You better understand yourself before fixing someone else
Some people are polite, some are real but never mind there are fakers too
The bullets from your mouth are stuck into my head
You just broke our hearts with all the crap you said
Did you know the trust we had upon you? …..
There’s no guilt and there is no self-shame, that I can see in you
How many more colours are you concealing beyond the phrases
I need to admonish myself that the world is not innocent
Some are friendly, some jealous and some are selfish and some you never want to know
I know you’re a person with no self-esteem
You have so many insecurities
Go deal with yourself first than maybe glare at others
You better understand yourself before moving towards other hearts
I didn’t wanna destroy the beautiful memories of all the good times we had
I hope that one day you release what you have done
I quiet didn’t expect this from you or maybe I did
Never mind I have heard the words or rumors that came flying across me
There’s no point of releasing now
I see everything but I was turned back from the words I wanted to say
cause I didn’t want to create a scene
I thought of every moment for now
But next time you never know I won’t have the patients you see.
I have a rage burning through my veins wanting to say everything that’s banging in my head
I can’t pretend to be nice anymore.
I had to say this out loud to get it out of my chest.
You can’t break me down
Cause I have the power to stay brilliantly courageous
Now I have expectation while trusting anyone
Sometimes I don’t really care about you but I’m forced to do so.