Anxiety
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The Boy And His Circle
There was a boy Who decided one day That he would neverTake a risk again So he marked out safety With a circle of sticks He sat down in the middle And his tension released But a thought gnawed At the back of his mind What if what was safe Changed over time? How would… Continue reading
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The True Crown
She holds in her hand A broken crown A diadem hidden Behind a crushed frown Glittering with jewels Catching rays of light But their radiant beauty Remains out of sight Kindness as emeralds Love as giant rubies Silky soft sapphires Shimmer in their brooding The cracks enhance Rather than taint Adding texture No jeweller could… Continue reading
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Box of Fears
She packed all her fears Into a little boxShe did this when She was still very young It was not deliberate It was subconscious She did not suppress Her pain on purpose It rattled in her mind For years and years As she filled it with more And more of her fears She did not… Continue reading
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Derailed Thoughts
Thoughts derail Go down wrong paths Get stuck in cycles Of fear and wrath The voice is so familiar It sounded like his own But by the time he realisedHe was too far gone He’s been going in circles For hours now Thought he was solving the problem But it was all a sham A… Continue reading
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Messages From the Deep
Emotions are Messages from the deep Old parts of you Trying to speak A crowd of voices Boiling up from within Each one screaming Urging you to listen Some can guide Some can inform Some are misleading Or by pain, are warped Some can empower you Lead you to change Others ensnare Wrap you in… Continue reading
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Castles of Dark
He fought fearsome foes In abandoned castles of dark Ignored the melancholic whispers That clawed at his heart He crossed bleak landscapes Scaled rivers and fjordsWrestled with bearsAnd fought obsidian swords He subdued dragonsAnd outwitted sorcerersTo the poor and orphansHe gave up his last morsels Who is this man, you askWhat kind of hero is this?To face… Continue reading
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Perfectionism
Crack went the whip Anytime I stoppedIt bit like a viper So hard to shake off Every seat was a flame Every bed laced with nails Rest was the charge An arrest with no bail It read my to-do list When I tried to go to sleep When I collapsed to the ground It dragged… Continue reading
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Pale Lord
A pale lord Sits enthroned Bids I enter Into his world Tells me that There is no hope here That this is the residenceOf all I fear He offers citizenship To this land of gloom Assuring me there is No escape from this doom But I step closer And his crown slips And I see… Continue reading
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Shadow
A foul beast Cleaves to your skin Whispering and murmuring About what is within It speaks of failures From times gone by And any light of success It seeks to undermine It loves to mock By copying your gestures As it fastens itself toYour every footstep It is so haunting But one thing you must… Continue reading
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Fury of the Moon
A lament Imperfection stirs The fury of night The moon glares down Glinting with spite During the day Steps strayed Now to the night A debt must be paid They will hear the grinding Of the moon’s teeth And the incessant howling Of wolves in grief Tossing and turning As the minutes tick away Longing… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 