Fear
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Perfectionism
Crack went the whip Anytime I stoppedIt bit like a viper So hard to shake off Every seat was a flame Every bed laced with nails Rest was the charge An arrest with no bail It read my to-do list When I tried to go to sleep When I collapsed to the ground It dragged… Continue reading
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Pale Lord
A pale lord Sits enthroned Bids I enter Into his world Tells me that There is no hope here That this is the residenceOf all I fear He offers citizenship To this land of gloom Assuring me there is No escape from this doom But I step closer And his crown slips And I see… Continue reading
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Dying Sun
A dying sun Burns red As it dwindles To its death The callous sky Folds and blackens As an endless night Slowly beckons Spidery fingers Puncture clouds As they drag the darkest Of curtains down A furnace of words In your stomach Waits for you To summon your courage Continue reading
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Shadow
A foul beast Cleaves to your skin Whispering and murmuring About what is within It speaks of failures From times gone by And any light of success It seeks to undermine It loves to mock By copying your gestures As it fastens itself toYour every footstep It is so haunting But one thing you must… Continue reading
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Art
A stream of colours Flows down your hand Why it is there You do not understand Are you bleeding? Is this blood? But then why does it leave Such a beautiful smudge? You look at the art That clings to the page It is so elegant But yet so full of pain If the pain… Continue reading
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Fury of the Moon
A lament Imperfection stirs The fury of night The moon glares down Glinting with spite During the day Steps strayed Now to the night A debt must be paid They will hear the grinding Of the moon’s teeth And the incessant howling Of wolves in grief Tossing and turning As the minutes tick away Longing… Continue reading
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Flame
The flame is speaking Steadily it hums As it gently flickers It sings its song I will devour All that you own Right now I am small But soon I will grow I will feast on your dreams Consume your talents I will burn your eloquence And condemn you to silence But when the fire… Continue reading
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A Court of Fear and Loathing
My thoughts gather On this spiral staircase Each one sneering With malevolent face They’ve all prepared Each one has a speech Either some accusation Or a declaration of defeat I spin round In this amphitheatre But my attempts at defence Will have no impact here Their white papers Rain down As cheers of derision Echo… Continue reading
Anxiety, Depression, Emotions, Fear, Guilt, Hope, Pain, Perfectionism, Poetry, Rumination, Trauma, Truth -
Invisibility Cloak
A young man lives In a shroud of smoke His staggering steps hidden For he wears an invisibility cloak He found it one day In a cupboard in his room It promised to hide his secrets Instead, it became his tomb To all who looked at him He looked like he was doing ok But… Continue reading
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I Tried to be Normal
I tried to be normal I really did I tried to be proper Tried to fit in I gave it a good go I promise, I did Made sure to practice Every night before bed I tried to be normal Though it was hard I watched my every word And was always on guard I… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 