Expression
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Endless Energy
I am imbuedWith a restless energyA boundless fountainOf bewildering creativity It boils insideMy creaking heartAnd sends electric shocksDown my arms I can’t resistTo it I must bendBut if I let it startIt will never end So I feared this streamOf endless wordsYet holding them inFelt even worse So I relentedTo this colossal forceAs pen and… Continue reading
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Speed of Light
My mind moves At the speed of light I can’t stop it I have tried I can numb it With mindless distractions But then depression Kicks into action I tried to resist it I was afraid That this endless creation Would never fade Until I accepted it And flowed with its rhythm Submitting myself to… Continue reading
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Mourning
A lament Everyone tries toCheer me upBut I have no oneTo mourn my loss I must swallow the darknessHold it in my throatSmile politelyWhile I silently choke My pains are my ownThey cannot be sharedThey are too muchEven for those who care So they build upIn the centre of my chestAnd spill out onto paperThe… Continue reading
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Grey Skies
Once my words Were locked away The sun sunk low And the skies went grey I rotted awayMy passion lost My voice, a stringless harpMy heart, an empty husk In this bleak timeI hid myself away Waiting for wordsTo spring up again And that tide Of beautiful black inkTurned my skies A rosy pink Continue reading
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Stormy Waters (repost)
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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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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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
Dawn & Dusk 