OFF THE EDGE

February 25, 2015

I never have time to just cry I hold it in

I never have enough time to break I try and repair it.

I never have enough time to explode and heal myself because that mean I have to show people whats hurting me.

The scares, the scream, the empty rooms, the dead graves that sing surrounding me.

I never have time to cry

YOU WENT DOWN 4 POINTS IN BIOLOGY

WHATS GOING ON WITH YOUR SCIENCE GRADE

IMANI CAN DO IT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T MAKE STRAIGHT A'S

YOU ARE LATE MAYBE YOU MIGHT NOT NEED TO BE VICE PRESIDENT

IMANI PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN

IMANI THIS MY 3RD TIME TELLING YOU

YES MAMA AND AND I SALLOW MY ANGER

STRANGLE MYSELF SO THE TEARS WONT BECOME INTO A HURRICANE AS I DROWN IN THE MIST OF RUNNING AWAY

YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT

I watch my smile turn to dust as the little person in me yells because it takes my sadness and hide it and cover it up so people know that i'm ok

YEAH YOUR GRADES ARE OK

ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU GO TUTORING EVERYDAY

IM SURPRISED YOU EVEN MADE THE TEAM

YOU WILL NEVER GET IT

WHAT MAKES YOU WORTH IT

I TRIED MY BEST BUT ITS NOT ENOUGH

JERRY CRUNCHER YOU FAILED THE TEST

IMANI I NEED TO TALK TO YOU

the 3rd grade YELLS brings pain to my ears as I replay failure failure FAILURE FAILURE FAILURE

YOU ARE IN TROUBLE

CAN YOU HELP ME

CAN YOU HELP CAN YOU HELP ME IMANI

I NEED YOU I NEED YOU

CAN YOU HELP ME IMANI

WHAT'S WRONG IMANI

ASK GOD

IT'S GOING BE OK

IMANI YOU NEVER WAS THERE FOR ME ...

THOSE LAST WORDS AND I FELLED OF THE EDGE..

OFF THE EDGE

WHERE IMANI SHE DROWNED BECAUSE SHE HAD NO MORE TO LOSE AND THIS WORLD TEST HER AS SHE TRIES TO PUT UP A FIGHT LOST HER MIGHT

OFF THE EDGE

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