Another Exercise in Futility

Z.J. Ascensio
I tell you who you are
You tell me who I am
We're both wrong; We're both right
We won't admit it

We bicker back and forth in text
Each insult worse in the next
We fight until we need a rest
We get nowhere

I close my eyes; I go to bed
Thoughts of you race through my head
Replaying all the words we said
Wish you were here; Wish you were dead

I try to sleep; I toss and turn
The anger leaves my soul to burn
My mind won't let the dreams return
What is the point? What did we learn?

Published by Z.J. Ascensio - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment and Lifestyle

Z.J. Ascensio began writing professionally in 2005. Since then, she s been published on various websites (Yahoo! News and Movies, The Huffington Post, and USA Today College among them) covering a wide range...  View profile

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  • Pat Bartels3/30/2010

    Excellent work.

  • Tara Darity3/19/2010

    wonderful writing!

  • Vincent Van Noir3/19/2010

    Good voice! Very strong.

  • Sheri Rice3/18/2010

    WOW! This is wonderful!

  • Tiffany Bailey3/18/2010

    Great writing! Wish it wasnt so hard on ya though!

  • Rebecca3/18/2010

    Anger is a useless emotion as is anyone that invokes it in you. :)

  • David A. Reinstein, LCSW3/18/2010

    Experience is not learning... only the opportunity for it, right?

  • Michelle M. Hicks3/18/2010

    Wow! Isn't that the truth! I like it!

  • Karen Sanders3/18/2010

    With the right music, that could be a great song!

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