sharks don't sleep

[misspeltyouth]

in this society of obsession with confessions of crime,
i feel it's time that i took what is rightfully mine,
half light melts across the carparks and concrete,
she's locked me out and she's hanging out new sheets,
clocks tick in the background as the dust hits the light shafts,
the survivors all cling hard to the remains of their life rafts,
the snow doesn't settle as it lands on the ground,
where she slowly tears apart every toy that she's found,

she says that sharks don't sleep,
and her heart can't mend,
she turns her eyes to the heavens,
waits for something to descend,
or to arise from the maelstrom of letters from friends,
none of which she ever deigns to read to the end,

because she's easily bored by other peoples' lives,
she dreams she is living in a more glorious time,
where she dresses for dinner and the drinks never stop,
instead of working in an office block, right at the top,
she hides away her secrets, keeps them locked in a box,
she doesn't want anyone to know what she's got,

because those sharks never sleep,
she must run 'til the end,
keep the secrets hidden,
that she's sworn to defend,
because if she were to fall,
if her resolve were to bend,
she wouldn't have the strength
to start over again.

[BlueForAQuarter]

I'm not fond of the rhyme scheme in 1 & 3, but I like 2 and 4 a lot. Proper punctuation, etc., would make it easier to read I think.

[Spike]

i wasnt fond of the aabb rhyme scheme but the abab works better.

[darkshines]

Sounds like it would make better lyrics to a song! Which would be good. It's a good poem and I immensely enjoyed it. I didn't quite understand the link between her and you however.

[Asbo1]

I like this.Reminds me of an Alan Bleasedale play a bit.