Emotions
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What It Feels Like
A lament Ennui A creeping mould Spreading over my brain Until it takes hold It paralyses my limbs Weakens my will Punctures my passion And yet it advances still It drains my drive Consuming my joy Tears down my confidence My self-esteem it destroys Colour drains from the world around me Food melts into bland… Continue reading
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What I Feel
On these pages Things are not always as they seem I write what I feel Not always what I mean I may lash out viciously As I am pierced with grief Or write of awaited freedoms Because I desperately need to dream I may open up my insides And let my sorrow pour out My… Continue reading
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I May Exaggerate
I may exaggerateMiscalculate and over-estimate I may badly mistranslate The script of my heart I may fail to moderate Or consistently over-rate Completely misappropriate The feelings in my mind My words may be inadequate Handwriting inelegant And my spelling attempts negligent As I attempt to hit the resonance Of the cry of my soul But… Continue reading
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About
The poems on this blog are written from my experience of depression. In an ocean of darkness, I find writing to be the lighthouse that guides me to hope. Some of these poems are written out of the darkness. They are an outlet for the swell of emotions within me; a way of conveying the… Continue reading
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Stormy Waters
Dark, stormy waters In the glass of my soul Inner turmoil concealed Within this fragile bowl As the darkness thrashes Like a tortured snake Tremors roar inside me The bowl starts to shake I lift open the hatch And let the darkness out My insides feel relief As the troubled waters spout They hurl themselves… Continue reading
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Expectations
Heavy burdens On wearied shoulders ExpectationsAre back-breaking boulders They are like anchors Tie us to the shore Stop us exploring Chasing after more The oceans we do not roam In tame waters we are trapped Our ships list and rot The bows creak and then crack A boat should be free Into the sea released… Continue reading
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Pain on Paper
It’s time The moment has come To inflict some pain onto some paper And to get this over and done You’re hiding in there somewhere It is time to come out Time to shine the light on you And to start working this out This pen gives me power Gives me X-ray vision to my… Continue reading
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The System
The system we live in Needs you depressed Needs you unsatisfied Sent on an impossible quest It has to make sure That you feel inadequate And make you feel you’re always One step from happiness It does this to sell you A momentary relief Temporarily easing the pain But storing up the grief It has… Continue reading
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Old Wounds
Old wounds Left to bleedKept uncovered So they won’t recede We scratch off the scabs Leave them on display We can’t face the healing The long journey of pain Let them be washed And bound up with love Let recovery take place Receive hope from above Continue reading
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A Writer’s Curse
You burn inside me Torture my soul Like a hot iron A pile of fiery coals I think of you through the day In my sleep, you speakWhen I think of you, I hurt I need you like I breathe Only on paper Are you able to live Inside the walls of my mind You… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 