Anxiety
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Revived Dreams
Dreams die in Fear’s grip Like moulting birds in cages But there’s no dream God can’t bring to life But we do have to be courageous Fear melts in Boldness’ advance But remember it happens in stages Fear tries to have the last word But Bravery adds in new pages Continue reading
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Disappointment
Black pills gleaming Time for the daily dose Thrashing in the water Its vapours form thick smoke I know its taste Its bitter afterburn The spasms in the stomach As it begins to churn Two steps forward Three steps back I know the rhythm And pattern of this dance Time has conditioned me Steeled me… Continue reading
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Struggling
A lament I am exhausted I am run down I fight every day To pick myself off the ground The duvet wraps around me In an iron grip My legs are weak and trembling My mind can barely think Every day I dig deeper Into reserves I didn’t know I had Every day I find… Continue reading
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My Blood is Black
My blood is black And I bleed from pens My tears are black ink Which paper fails to stem I create instead of crying My pains made eternal Hide the dark nights of my soul In the deep cracks of a journal My hand reaches out As I am engulfed by a vapour And my… Continue reading
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Trapped Words
Trapped words In my chest Screaming out Still unsaid A myriad of ideas Swirling in my mind I’m running out of space And I’m running out of time This burden of passion Has no outlet It pierces me with sorrow And fills me with regret This childhood dream Lives in my heart Waiting for the… Continue reading
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Old Chains
A short poem on hope Old chains lie heavy Caked in a layer of rust Our fears leave us bound Hope releases us Continue reading
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The Search
Bruised heart Always burns Bitter wounds Still never learn Empty tables Where friends once sat Dark clouds My emotions entrapped Reaching hands Grasp thin air Paper and pen My mind becomes clear I searched for answers For freedom, for friends It was in quiet reflection That I found peace in the end Continue reading
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Mind Forge
Bring me to the mind forge That deep place within me Where emotions are metals And writing the smithy I enter the mind forge My emotions a metallic mix The impurities are removed The inconsistencies are fixed This page is my mind forge Where emotions are melded Where they are forged in unbreakable iron And… Continue reading
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When Words Were Gone
Life set fire To what I loved most Stole the words from my lips Like an unseen ghost The seat of my ideas My passions, my inspirations Was turned into ash Reduced to a charred wasteland Where words once flowed There was a cavernous void The fountain in my heart Was savagely destroyed Words evaporated… Continue reading
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Anger at Anxiety
I am fury I am rage You fed me lies You caused me pain You wrapped me in chains Made me live in fear You pierced me with sorrow Took everything I held dear In dark you hide Afraid of the light You cast long shadows In hope of causing fright But anxiety, you’re weak… Continue reading
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Dawn & Dusk 