Depression
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Fog of Confusion
A lament I am lost In a vapour of confusion A maelstrom of misery A fog cloud of pollution Twisting and turning On an outdated map As chittering voices Mock me with laughs On this journey Of desperation I lost my bearings And my sense of direction Then I see A familiar landmark A broken… Continue reading
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Enigma
I am an enigmaA walking contradictionOne day I do the impossibleThe next I am bedridden My mind can masterComplex puzzles and problemsAnd then at the smallest effortSuccumb to exhaustion I can write thingsThat impress even myselfBut then struggle to find the wordsTo ask for help I don’t understand This juxtapositionBut I will find a wayTo… Continue reading
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Hollow Reed (repost)
I am a hollow reed That wails as the wind blows I am mourning church bells Echoing with resonant tone I paint with black This paper, my canvas My words are a seething sea Brooding, tumultuous I do not mince my words They are not for the faint-hearted I will not underplay my emotions Not… Continue reading
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Bitterness (repost)
Stale milk Stagnating inside We harbour envy Then it rots our minds It darkens our corneas Until all is black It poisons our tongue Weaponises it for attack The world melts away Leaving only sharp edges The sun diminishes To darkness, it pledges Your flesh turns cold As the warmth disappears Your emotions embalm No… Continue reading
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Rotten Remnants
A lament My spoken words are woodenRotten remnants of tree carcassSo flimsy and flakyFailing to fulfil their purpose They fall to the groundHollow and frailFor mould and fungusTo turn them stale I plant them carefullyTry to build a forestBut a soft wind blowsLeaving me embarrassed So I embalmed my heartIn thick white waxAnd allowed my… Continue reading
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The Cure (repost)
Writing is the cure To this disease of mine It heals my emotions Brings peace to my mind Life crippled me Writing made me to walk Trauma stole my voice But with writing, I can talk Depression struck me blind Surrounded me with dark Writing gave me new vision Lit my path with its spark… Continue reading
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A Court of Crows
A court of crowsGathers in my mindConspiring so close togetherThat their beaks grind They croak and groanCackle and moanAs they bicker overMy bag of bones Their seditious whispersEcho in my hallsAs they urge my enemiesTo go to war But this councilWill be disbandedWhen my white dove of hopeHas finally landed Continue reading
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Distortion
I once livedIn an alternate realityWhere a strange haze distortedEverything around me Kind facesGlitched into sneersAnd hearty laughterMorphed into jeers Innocuous glancesBecame looks of disdainBeautiful landscapesBecame drab and mundane I heard whispers of derisionIn blanket silenceAnd sustained terrible woundsIn the absence of violence This endless anguishI tirelessly foughtUntil I learned to uprootThe dark, deceptive thoughts Continue reading
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Flames of the Heart
The flames of my heartWere a violent redSpitting and spewingSparks of hatred They raged at the damageDone to my heartAnd resolved to burnUntil all fell apart The flames of my heartBecame a bitter blackSimmering and seethingIn deep, hidden cracks Over them churnedA festering pot of painAs I relived my traumaAgain and again The flames of… Continue reading
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Chrysalis (repost)
Metamorphosis or mutation?A chrysalis or a cage?A life reaching its end Or the beginning of a new stage? I must trust in Him Within these dark walls As pain afflicts me From my back, things crawl None can see the changes No, not even me Until the chrysalis cracks And I fly free Originally posted… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 