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We are human.We are not perfect, we are not angelic.
We can be evil, but we are not demonic.
We are not Godly, though some might wish it.
We are only human, but no one will believe it.
I am myself, I am my own being.
I am not controlled, I am untamed and raging.
I am not normal, I am a freak; if you will.
I pride myself on this, I am not run of the mill.
I have some faults, as do we all.
But a few things I am a master of, as are we all.
We all have our fortés, our one special thing we're best at.
We are not Godly, but that doesn't mean we are any less than that.
We are all individuals, unique in our own way.
We are all good at one thing or another, we all have a perfect day.
We are not demonic or angelic, we are not Legion.
We are simply perfect in our imperfection; for we are human.

JudgementJudgement:

You are a mewling coward and weakling
Offal to the world, yet too arrogant to admit it!
Unbridled by the feelings of shame and guilt;
A man who was naught but a self-serving sycophant...
Remember the days that you used to spend
Envious of others who worked harder than you
More and more you would curse at their backs
It was an act that blackened your tongue and soul!
Now as you gaze into the maw of the inferno
Endlessly waiting for the judge's call

Read the first letter of every line, and know the fate for which you fall.

-Chen Yuan Wen, 6th July 2012

I Comfort MyselfWith a warm drink, whispering secrets to my own reflection.

The struggles that plague me, though none may know,

Are only for the ears of my quiet mirror, who smiles

Softly, warmly and with care. He tells me, I'm fine

I've done well for now and soon I may finally rest.

Though the silence continues to press upon me,

Weighing upon my soul like an iron crate.

Still I find comfort in whispering secrets,

If only to my own reflection - holding a warm drink...

-Chen Yuan Wen, 17th October 2012

SorryI'm sorry I'm not worth it
I'm sorry you don't give a damn
I'm sorry I'm not worth loving
And that everything is my fault
I'm sorry I keep getting messed up in all this shit
But now God's just toying with me
Seeing how much pressure I can take till
I'm glass
And I break to pieces
Turn to dust in your hands

Just for LaughsJust for Laughs:

There once was a man named Blue
He was a gentleman living in a shoe
He decided to go out and have a drink of stout
but then he met a thug named Drew

Gimme yo' money b*tch!

Blue was taken aback by his manner of speech
where did this man learn to speak and screech?
For language is meant to be free as a bird
not harsh and cruel like his spoken word

You crazy man? I said gimme yo' money!

Now I say it good sir and I really do
must I teach you to rhyme and listen too?
Repeat after me and follow the beat
Bobby beat his best mate Pete

Look man, I dunno what you're smokin', but I said gimme the cash!

Here's a tongue tw

FEARFEAR:

Frantically he scrambles away from the dark
Eager to be free of his waking nightmare
Acting only upon the instinct within him;
Reminded constantly that he is prey

For some time he hides in the pervasive shadows—
Earnestly praying that he will not be discovered
A single sound is all it takes to jar him;
Running from a creature that he can barely see

From head to toe it is certainly monstrous
Enshrouded in an aura of absolute repugnance
As the acid drips from its cruel jaws,
Rapidly dissolving the ground below

Fearful, he cowers, beneath boxes and cardboard,
Escaping away into a tiny corner of his mind
Alone with only

This is for the ReaderThis is for the Reader:

With the soft touch of his fingers
The piano begins to play, a heart untouched for so long
Bares its secret melody...

-

When I first started out I couldn't avoid just bein' cold
My life revolved the things that I was always told—
I never knew the warmth of standing up to take a bow
It was not a joy that I would ever-ever be allowed
Through all the days I feared that everything would disappear
You held me up and held me close like I was something dear
I never knew I had a part of me that you would like
I guess that's what you feel when you can't even see the light…

-

So this is the only way, that

The price of immortalitythe blood on my lips
the heart torn by guilt
the tears on my face
the sadness that invades me

I killed for the first time
I took a life to feed me
the immortality has a price
that I pay today

A Wonderful DiscoveryBroken rubble littering the floor,
Shadows slither and dance,
Following the broken path,
A trail of soot leads the way,
Abandoned and forgotten,
There lies a world of serenity,
Sweeping away the dust and gravel,discovering,
Small and fragile, but very much there,
A flower beginging to bloom.

What's The Matter Here?What came before the waking?
And what came before the dusk?
If the world continues to keep braking
what will become of us?
It's not as though we have a choice
to listen to one another or follow the
sound of another's voice.

I don't think we don't think.
I don't think we even blink
at the thought of what we've got
or is it what we have or have not?

How then do we make this work?

Did we forget it doesn't need us for it to work?

Did we even know that after all?

Do we really understand?

It's not ours to do with as we wish
we aren't all just a drift like a school of fish.

If you turn then I turn too,
and if I turn then you turn

Experience is Everything and Nothing
Everything that has happened or will happen was meant to happen;
However nothing was meant to last forever, even if it was intended to.
So live life like you meant to do everything that you did do or intend to do.
And don't worry if you or anyone else doesn't understand why everything happened.
Just be thankful that you lived long enough to experience it all.

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To See You Smile

by ~RushAndRuleIt, Aug 21, 2012, 11:42:24 AM
Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

I appreciate the comments

And the favorites

But I really wish
I could see you smile.

To See You Smileby ~RushAndRuleIt

Literature / Poetry / Emotional / Free Verse

©2012-2013 ~RushAndRuleIt

To See You Smile

I showed my art to someone in person the other day, and I realized something. Seeing big numbers under my art isn’t nearly as gratifying as seeing one person’s eyes light up because they’re enjoying something I made.

If you need something to cheer you up, try this: simply revisit one of your artworks. Whether it has 2 favorites or 2000, imagine that many people smiling, their day brightened by your hard work.

#dALinkSystem

For a smile that's paradoxically endearing and alarming, check out Kuroshitsuji Grell Cosplay: Jack The Ripper by =BloodlustDetox!

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~shadowleigh Dec 11, 2012 Student General Artist

This makes me smile so much... and I've had such a bad day.. thank you.

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~HopelessPeanut Oct 27, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Haha that made me laugh XDD

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Mood: Joy

~yoshi-the-kool Sep 27, 2012

well you actually CAN DO THAT by showing your stuff to friends/family and class mates in real life !

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~wezenbeesje Sep 2, 2012 Professional General Artist

Why isn't this a stamp?

Anyway, this is the reason why I'm an entertainer too, so I can people smile!

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=BloodlustDetox Aug 29, 2012

Thanks so much for linking back to me, I appreciate that!

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~RushAndRuleIt Aug 31, 2012

No problem! I'm sure you made plenty of people smile with your art, too.

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*Phoenix-from-Flames Aug 27, 2012

I second that !

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