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Devatchka
lolita Birkeland
Canada, Newfoundland, St. John's

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Nonsense

Ok so I wanna change the past,

Let it go.

Am I so pretentious,

That I think it's all under my control?

 

I tried to control the winds,

I raised my arms and took it in.

I was young and chanted spells,

I felt that power would give me control.

 

When I was 10 I used to vomit,

It wasn't pretty but I had control.

It never changed how I saw my body,

But it made me think I had control.

 

A few years later I stopped eating,

I saw things changing,

I'd found control.

I thought my body was the answer,

But in the end, I lost control.

 

Now I'm grown up

I smoke a pack a day

I drink to calm the pain

No more, no less ashamed

 

But again I lost control,

And now its being shoved into my face.

 

I'm too old to fuck up now,

I've run out of different roles,

But because of what I've done,

I have no soul,

I've lost control.

 


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rachelle11 Comment by: rachelle11 - 2007-08-30 12:38
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this is so honest and gritty! i loved reading it. when i was 15 and a ballet dancer i was also anorexic... thank god i realized my mistake before i got really sick. keep up the amazing writes;) add me if you like.
rachelle
TheSourMindofZPx Comment by: TheSourMindofZPx - 2007-05-19 06:09
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Very interesting piece.
EnigmaticSoul Comment by: EnigmaticSoul - 2007-04-22 13:06
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I really enjoyed reading this. I love how it's written, and that it clearly comes from your heart and soul.
ChazMatthews Comment by: ChazMatthews - 2007-03-17 08:56
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I was going to make the same comment about the joy division song, but someone beat me to it. Anyway, this is good stuff.
Violet Blue Comment by: Violet Blue - 2006-10-07 06:32
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You're never to old to fuck up. Fucking up is part of being human. And the problem is that when we control our own lives we restrain ourselves from having accidental amazing moments. Controls are for people who tie themselves to belief-systems too much, be they religion, capitalism or anorexia. But anyway, I'm babbling. There was a lot to commend in this piece, especially its the way it ended and the repetition of control. Reminded me a bit of that Joy Division song, "She's Lost Control". However, I don't believe you've lost your soul if you've lost control. You've finally found it. And in doing so you won't fuck up so often - not because you're older now but because you've lost control.

Paul :D
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