Depression
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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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Depression FM
Depression is like A background radio Tuning into stations Trying to shame you The news bulletins recount Your latest failed projects Talk shows discuss Your many character defects The DJ plays The latest diss tracks A game show host presents A quiz on your dark past I suffered for so long From this abusive broadcast… 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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The Orphan Girl and Her Suns
There is a sadnessEntrenched in her heartA bastion of evilA castle of dark It leeches out poisonIn viscous, black fluidsThis river of despairTurns her dreams into ruins This castle laughsAt her myriad of dawnsWhen one sun risesThe other one starts to fall Until one dayThe castle crackedAs her faint suns of hopeShowed their true impact 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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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
