Emotions
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He Carries Sorrow
A man carries sorrow On his back Wandering in exile In a hidden cul-de-sac News spread Of his decline in health And so people gathered round Eager to help They gave advice Stood from afar Suggested exercises To strengthen his arms They advised techniques Got him walking differently Corrected his posture So he did not… Continue reading
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Dark Bubble
A poem on depression I don’t write these words To garner sympathy I write these poems To help you see To understand the depressedThat you meet in lifeTo help you understand What they fight To help you visualise The daily struggle To catch a glimpse Inside their dark bubble To show what helped me To… Continue reading
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The Black Sheep
I am the black sheep In a sea of white The thundering storm cloud Among soft pillows up high I crackle with energy In a world so sedate The force of my emotions Refuses to dissipate I do not speak I can only roar The tragedies I seeI cannot ignore I tried to bleach myself… Continue reading
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The Decay of Silence
A lament Moss grows On unused tongues And damp builds up In wordless lungs Silence heralds A cruel winter And suppressed emotions Will eventually splinter I held in my words To avoid the painBut that wretched painFound me all the same Continue reading
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The Widowed Writer
Sadness isThe bitterness in her bonesThe dark embersGlowering in her soul The darknessIn her empty eyesThe merciless pitBurrowing inside It is the fake laughAnd that fake smileThe eternal prisonHer handpicked trial It is the weightThat holds her backIt is the veilThat drapes her in black It is the burdenThat cannot be sharedThe secret hurtsOf which nobody cares It is the… Continue reading
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Self Sabotage
A caustic emotion Muddies the water Like a belch of octopus ink Before it is slaughtered A desperate squirt In vain protection Leaves the animal In disorientation And in this swirl Of black catastrophe The octopus becomes Its worst enemy And so it swims Right into the trap As jaws thud closed With a thunderous… Continue reading
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Wolves of Wrath
White wolves Mouths of red Gnashing teeth Cruelly wed Sharp barks Sharper bites Silver shadows sulk In streams of moonlight Eyes like fire In scowls of steel Unyielding stance Prepared to kill I call these monsters In close to my chest And bade my anger To finally rest Continue reading
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Burnt Heart
My heart burned black Festering with fury Anger glowered as embers Scorching inside me Bitterness oozed out Viscous like oil My skin blistered with rage Throbbed with boils I knew this anger Would eat me alive So I planted something Deep inside A golden seed Of truth and hope That purged my clogged arteries With… Continue reading
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Needles
A poem about shame A thin needleThrough her headAre the wordsThat her teachers said She feels itEvery single dayAnd there is no wayTo make it go away It sews in patternsOf inferiorityAnd crochets a latticeOf poisonous jealousy How can crueltyBe so intricate?It feels as ifIt was all deliberate So she will makeA pattern of her… Continue reading
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Awakening Beasts
Sleeping beasts Stirring from rest Their heavy-set jawsLaden with dread Their fearsome roars Shake the earth Cause dormant memories To begin to emerge Fearsome dragons Towering giants Attack siege walls With shouts of defiance The ground trembles As emotions awake And the fortress of the mind Is exposed to their rage Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 