ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I'm 22. I'm a grad student at the University of Florida. I play guitar and have been writing songs for the last 6 years. I recently have tried my hand at poetry and short stories. Any feedback is really appreciated. Thanks guys. :-) [August 2003]
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (17) A Foreign War (Songs) A song I wrote about a relationship I was in. [92 words] [Relationships] A Lost Conscience (Poetry) I recently had a bit of drama in my life. I ended up sleeping with a girl that my best friend really liked. I know, not good. But I think it help explains the poem. Any feedback is really appreciated. [173 words] A Midnight Journey (Poetry) I wrote this poem after getting lost in the woods while camping. It ended up kinda as an allusion to death too. By the way, try not to drink and wander. [131 words] [Mind] A Simple Night (Poetry) I wrote this about when you're in a fight or broken up in a relationship and you know it is time to go back. I guess just read. [126 words] [Relationships] By My Soul (Songs) This is a song I wrote about being swept away by the girl of my dreams... only a dream though. [229 words] [Romance] Castles (Foreign) We place these castles on the wall. Never thought they�d crumble, never thought they�d fall. [191 words] [Relationships] Dressed In Black (Poetry) I started this one out as a song and changed it around into a poem. I guess it was just a compilation of feelings I get when being with that special person. [155 words] [Romance] I Killed Her (Poetry) A short poem I wrote about screwing up a relationship. [64 words] [Relationships] On Her Knees (Always) (Songs) A song about having patience in and after a relationship. [146 words] [Relationships] Rise And Fall (Poetry) This is just a poem I wrote about the ups and downs of love. You know you want to r/r. [106 words] [Romance] Second Thought (Poetry) A poem about not having the courage to talk to someone you see... and the regret that follows. [109 words] [Romance] Seventeen (Songs) Song about the past. [121 words] [Mind] The Gambler (Poetry) Not sure why I wrote about this... I don't gamble much. [132 words] The Winding Road (Poetry) I wrote part of this a long time ago and decided to rewrite and add to it.....And here it is for your reviewing pleasure. [168 words] [Relationships] Unrefined (Poetry) A little self exploration piece. [158 words] Until Now (Poetry) Realizations of life. [102 words] [Mind] World Of Color (Poetry) We live in a world of color but nothing is brighter than our shades of grey. [137 words] [Mind]
Love & Hate Eric Richards
I hear the bitterness scratching inside
Feel my hunger breaking in stride
I want to touch this darkness
I want to give you all that my conscience hides
Trust me not to take you to my edge
Fear me because I�ve fallen so many times
It�s all been for the days I�ve lived, the ways I�ve lived
Every day I give in, another dream I�ve sold
Another weakness you could hold
Just something you could fold inside your hands
And now that I know, I can�t help but follow
I need your future because my past is shallow
I want to fill myself with you because I �m hollow
Don�t try to tell me I�m bitter, because I bit down on
Every word that could have changed your mind
Held on to each moment like a break in our twisted rhyme
I am always here waiting for you to recite your lines
Trapped in a circle of memories that are only mine
Here I drift in this oblivion, in this sea that never sleeps
Drowning in the depths of all my passion, doubting all I believe
I held you when you turned away, I loved you when you turned away,
Even when your love for me burned away,
In a way you will never know, but I know it when I scream at night,
A lost voice that seems to deny, the strength it needs to fight
Cause, of you I dream, in spite of my spite
And the pain of your face, still I strain to taste you
Could, this guilt, you face
Could you admit you have broken me
Dare to drink the pain I hold within me
As I stand here longing for the fire you have stolen from me
Can I accept what is now my fate, find the will to survive in this frozen state
This feeling can not rest, perhaps for me it�s too late
Cause now, my love, my love has become hate
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READER'S REVIEWS (5) DISCLAIMER: STORYMANIA DOES NOT PROVIDE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWS. ALL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED BY NON-ASSOCIATED VISITORS, REGARDLESS OF THE WAY THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
"*****Wow, this was awesome, seriously. I loved every single word that you used, it's very emotional and well written. I especially liked these 2 lines: In a way you will never know, but I know it when I scream at night, A lost voice that seems to deny, the strength it needs to fight. I dunno, I just really liked this, dark poems are my favorite to read and write. " -- d donely.
"Wow. Love this! I think you mean "accept" and not "except" in the 3rd to the last line though... Write on!" -- Tessa.
"Thanks for the reviews guys. I almost didn't post this one, it is pretty personal. It sure is accept instead of except. Thanks for the editing. " -- Eric Richards.
"Strange how we turn something as beautiful as love into something as ugly as hate...but an acceptable survival technique! But we remain fools for love... aren't we all? I can't imagine how to write what is NOT "personal" Glad you posted. Really liked this " -- mattie.
"I have to say out of all the deep and dark poems Ive read this one touched closer to home..I enjoyed every line and I think your awesome!" -- Mandy , springville, tn, usa.
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