it's a genre of music
it's a subculture, based on being a shabiki of such muziki and wearing certain styles of hair/clothing, (google emo)

it's also used to decribe people, either teasingly au condescendingly, as one of many things

whiny
overdramatic/tragic
histrionic
sappy/sentimental

...basically overemotional au depressed au histrionic

emo has nothing to do with gay, but "emos" often exhibit many feminine and delicate qualities and that's where the stereotype comes from, although it may very well be true that a majority of emo males are gay, bi, au end up discovering that they are so.

emo and goth are too totally different things.

wewe don't need to cut yourself to "be emo"

emo is short for the word emotional, like everyone says. so wewe can see how all the above relates to that.

Pain That Comes Thereafter!
© Jamie-Lisa Mclean
It feels like my whole world is falling apart
maybe I'm trying to hard

trying to push the feelings away
but it just wants to stay

all I want to do is die
drown in all the tears I cry

I sleep to take the pain away
even though I know it will never heal the emotions that I feel

smiles and laughter cover up the pain that comes thereafter
upendo and kisses make new wishes
wishes that will never come true all because of you.

Source: My Cousin Raped Me, Rape Poems link

Two Marafiki Adam and Jesse.They were fighting each other.Because in gym Jesse hit Adam in face.They fought in the gym.Adam kicked Jesse in the stomach.Jesse kicked Adam in the arm.Adam twisted jesse arm back.Jesse twisted Adam's leg back.Then Adam punched Jesse in the face.Then Adam tripped Jesse.Jesse face was bleeding.Then Adam kicked Jesse in the arm and broke it.Then Adam and Jesse beat the crap out of each other.Then Jesse punched Adam in the stomach.Then Adam get up and throw jesse on the ground.Then Adam started kicking Jesse while he was on the ground.Then Jesse got up and beat Adam intill he fell to the ground.Then Jim step in and stoped the fight.Then Adam alisema to Jesse "I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND ANYMORE.Adam and Jesse had alot of scars all over there body.Jesse alisema "ADAM I HATE YOU. WE ARE NOT Marafiki ANYMORE.

-IF I DIE NO ONE WILL MISS ME
-MY LIFE IS CORRUPTED IT HAS NO ENDING
-ITS A NON-ENDING LINE OF LIE AND CHEATS
-MAYBE DEATH ISNT SUCH A BAD THING?
-YOU'LL BE AT REST WITH NO zaidi MESS
-NO zaidi FUSSING NO zaidi CUSSING
-NO zaidi MADNESS NO MORFE SADNESS YOU'LL FINALLY BE PUT TO REST
-NO zaidi DRAMA IN YOUR LIFE
-IT FEEL I ALREDY Lost MY FIGHT
-I CAN'T TAKE THIS NO LONGER...
-EVERYDAY MY PAIN GETS STRONGER
-MY moyo IS ACHING FROM ALL THE STRAIN
-MY EYES ARE BLINDED WITH NOTHING BUTT PAIN
-MY EYES ARE WET WITH TEARS
-I HAVE BEEN THROUGHT THIS FOR YEARS BUTT NOTHING HAS CHANGED
-DEATH ISNT SUCH A BAD THING.
-SUICIDAL THOUGHTS FLOW THROUGH MY MIND
-MAYBE I'LL DO IT THIS TIME
THIS LONG REACE IM RUNNING IS ENDING
THATS IT! IM FINALLY QUITING
HERE IT GO HAS I END MY LIFE
END THE PAIN
END THE FIGHT
CUT IT OFF JUST RIGHT HERE
NO zaidi CRYING NO zaidi TEARS...........

I remember when we first met
And I remember wewe smiling
Can it be true?
That one siku
wewe would be my everything

I remember growing up
I remember the laughter that we shared
And remember wewe taught me
to seize the moment
and one siku I will prove to wewe and me

Can't be right
All m life you've been there for me
And I don't know what I'll do
When wewe leave me in the end
But I wish we could just
Stay together forever
But I know that one siku
You'll have to leave me all the same

I wonder if wewe know
How much I upendo wewe
And beleive that every word is true
You've watched me grow up strong
And I know it might seem wrong
But you've earned your rest
So rest your head and dream for me

Can't be right
All my life you've been there for me
And I don't know what I'll do
When wewe leave me in the end
But I wish we could just
stay together forever
But I know that one siku
You'll leave me all the same.

Falling Away


I am bored with love
and it's passionless limbs
that drape over my bed
in a lethargic state of impotence
while wearing the same red heart
my soul picked up hitchhiking
off highway serendipity

Now here we are
alone in togetherness
trying to build dreams
with two kwa fours and glue,
but even a home
won't tie us together
when our hearts live alone

Poetic vows cliched
into nothingness
like all words do, eventually
and we allowed
our bodies to become
another pair of hollow shadows
that make upendo to a wall
instead of each other
and we wonder why
the roses are dying

INTOXICATING LOVE

Can't breathe anymore
All fellings lurk behind a broken door
I'm afraid, I'm AFRAID!!!!!!

I don't know Why
I'm still drawn to you
Why, I can't live without you
Why, I feel so sick around you
But it makes me want wewe even more

I feel a sickness
Is it love, is it lust
Your never the cure
Your nothing but a placebo

I feel so Lost I don't know where i've been
I feel so worthless now wewe make me feel unclean

I don't know Why
I'm still drawn to you
Why, I can't live without you
Why, I feel so sick around you
But it makes me want wewe even more

I don't care anymore
If wewe hurt me, abuse me as wewe please
Cuz I'm already infected kwa your disease
I want wewe to know
I'll stay with wewe til the end
and forever and ever more, FOREVER MORE!!!!!

I don't know Why
I'm still drawn to you
Why, I can't live without you
Why, I feel so sick around you
But it makes me want wewe even more
WANT! YOU! EVEN! MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emos they wear black and wear make-up,
wewe call them an emo and they don't give a fuck.
They're strong, independent and don't need your help,
they have their Marafiki and don't need anyone else.

Some people think they cut their wrists for attention,
but maybe all they want is a little bit of affection.
And people will call them names and condemn,
well, it doesn't make them happy au help them.

If wewe don't like them don't talk to them but please,
don't make them know how inside pain feels.
I know I may say this a lot,
but...don't u think that emos r hot?!