Depression
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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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The Lost Traveller
She had journeyedOn dust-swept roadsCrossing bleak desertsAll on her own But one day she stoppedAt the side of the roadAnd gave up the dreamOf ever making it home An old man found herHis face worn and crackedHe sat down beside herWhilst she lay on her back He told her storiesOf kings and of beggarsWeaved wonderful talesOf triumphs and… Continue reading
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Spit Out The Bones
Take what you need And spit out the bones Take from my words What helps you grow I do not have All the answers But I will share What brought me advances I can only show The path I have taken How my joy From its sleep, was awakened What sticks in the throat What… Continue reading
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Dying Wasteland
Swirling smokeRoaring thunderAs fragile heartsAre torn asunder Dark towersScourges of the skyLay host to shadow birdsAnd their dispiriting cries Gaping ravinesCruel pits of sorrowLine the wayThat leads to tomorrow Hopeful wordsSeem so feebleYet in this wastelandBroken hearts, they cradle Continue reading
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Lone Tree
A lament Cold are the starsAs the bitter winds whipA lone tree on a moorBy darkness, stripped Ravaged by a stormCracked by its shakingIts twisted roots snapIts iron will breaking Cast out from the forestThe tree has been exposedIts branches creak and crackAs the wind ever blows And so when it fallsIt will make no soundAs its hollow… Continue reading
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Scars of Ink
Black shadows On the page Slowly contort Twist and change Shaped by sorrow Into a scar of ink Paper crinkling With a bitter wink This congregation of letters Is silent yet speaks Delightfully elegant But certainly not weak The bruised paper breathes After a writing session Knowing the shadows in the mind Have slightly lessened 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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Survival
Take one step forward No matter how small Keep getting up Every time you fall Invest in yourself And those around you In a world of deception Hold on to the truth When darkness swirls Whispering like a ghoul Reminding you of all the ways That you are a fool Then reach out In that… 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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Wordless Days
I get so bored When I can’t write Because then the ideas Assault my mind They pulsate Inside my head But I can’t articulate them They cannot be said So I sit in my bed While my mind builds worlds Watching the clock hands Endlessly swirl And so I hope And desperately pray That this… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 