Lament
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Authenticity
A lament We wear the mask Until we forget who we are We take the real us And hide it in a jar We follow their script Until we forget our voice We follow their directions Until they become our choice We play their game so long Jumping through every hoop That we forget it’s… Continue reading
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The Black Bird
A lament Knife edged talons Black as night And wings, such wings They blot out the light It descends With a terrible cry A bloodcurdling scream That twists the insides A clawed dark cloud Imbued with fears My eyes darken With blood-red tears Each wing’s beat A vicious hurricane As it drags its victim Back… Continue reading
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Cut Adrift
I am adrift on a raft Lost at sea Cast away on an island With no one but me I am in a glass box But the glass is blurred I have given up screaming For I cannot be heard Trapped in a prison Within my own mind My senses stripped away I am deaf,… Continue reading
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Frail
A lament I feel so frailLike an ancient vaseA thin sheet of iceA cracking piece of glass A tiny bit of pressurePlaced in the wrong placeAnd my mind caves inAnd the day goes to waste When I stand up for othersSacrifice myselfStrength comes from nowhereSuddenly I can help But when it is timeFor me to… Continue reading
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Shock
A lament Dark words In cruel script The delivering fingers Are torn and ripped The blackness of a soul That has been rent bare Gloomy whisperings The page will tear What do I do With words like this? With emotions so vast They engulf me like a mist I wrote a poem And the earth… Continue reading
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Morning Dread
A lament This sucks There’s no other way to put it My head is pounding I am stuck in a cesspit Energy drained Like water from a sink A weight on my mind So I can barely think A day stretches before me It seems so long I can’t quite understand How the night is… Continue reading
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What It Feels Like 2
A lament Depression is like Being trapped in a valley Caught between the clashes Of two charging armies Too tired to focus But unable to sleep Too sad to do anything But unable to grieve Yearning to do The things that you love But your mind is too overwhelmed To even pick a pen up… Continue reading
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Scarlet Clouds
A lament Scarlet clouds On orange-splashed skies A doomsday’s morning After a tortured night Blood drenched tears On a pillow of white Misery’s dying embers In the morning reignite An oppressive night Leading to an oppressive day These blood-red clouds Are here to stay Continue reading
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The Past
A lament I fear the slippery slope I fear the gradual slide I fear gravity’s grip I fear what is behind Is my past attached to me? Are the chains still there? Can I escape its clutches Or more fruit will it bear? I yearn for a future Where I am free No longer looking… Continue reading
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Close The Door
A lament Close the door Turn off the lights Snuff the candles And embrace the night Tear down the lampposts Crack each light Break the lanterns Let the darkness inside Let no joy be heard Let laughter be banned Twist every hint of a smile Into the deepest of frowns No jokes, only tragedy No… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 